The Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (TIAA) was an
NCAA Division III
NCAA Division III (D-III) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States. D-III consists of athletic programs at colleges and universities that choose not to offer athletic scholarships to their stu ...
college athletic conference that operated from 1976 to 1996. Its members were all located in the US state of
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
. When the association dissolved in 1996, most of the teams joined the newly formed
American Southwest Conference
The American Southwest Conference (ASC) is a college athletic conference, founded in 1996, whose member schools compete in the NCAA's Division III. The schools are located in Texas and Arkansas. The conference competes in baseball, men's and wome ...
which included teams from other states.
Member schools
Final members
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Former members
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Membership timeline
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bar:1 color:Full from:1976 till:1996 text:Austin College
Austin College is a private liberal arts college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA) and located in Sherman, Texas.[ASC ASC may refer to:
Educational institutions
* Anglican Schools Commission, Australia
* Andres Soriano Colleges of Bislig, located in Surigao del Sur, Philippines
* Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia
Organizations Australia
* Australian Singing ...](_blank)
bar:1 color:OtherC2 from:2006 till:end text: SCAC
bar:2 color:Full from:1976 till:1996 text:McMurry McMurry is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Frank Morton McMurry (1862–1936), American educator
* John E. McMurry, whose name is given to the McMurry reaction
*Lillian McMurry (1921–1999), American record producer
See also ...
(1976–1996)
bar:2 color:OtherC1 from:1996 till:2012 text:ASC ASC may refer to:
Educational institutions
* Anglican Schools Commission, Australia
* Andres Soriano Colleges of Bislig, located in Surigao del Sur, Philippines
* Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia
Organizations Australia
* Australian Singing ...
bar:2 shift:(-20) color:OtherC2 from:2012 till:end text:Heartland
Heartland or Heartlands may refer to:
Businesses and organisations
* Heartland Bank, a New Zealand-based financial institution
* Heartland Inn, a chain of hotels based in Iowa, United States
* Heartland Alliance, an anti-poverty organization i ...
bar:2 color:OtherC1 from:2014 till:end text:ASC ASC may refer to:
Educational institutions
* Anglican Schools Commission, Australia
* Andres Soriano Colleges of Bislig, located in Surigao del Sur, Philippines
* Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia
Organizations Australia
* Australian Singing ...
bar:3 color:Full from:1976 till:1996 text: Sul Ross State (1976–1996)
bar:3 color:OtherC1 from:1996 till:end text:ASC ASC may refer to:
Educational institutions
* Anglican Schools Commission, Australia
* Andres Soriano Colleges of Bislig, located in Surigao del Sur, Philippines
* Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia
Organizations Australia
* Australian Singing ...
bar:4 color:Full from:1976 till:1991 text: Tarleton State (1976–1991)
bar:4 color:OtherC1 from:1991 till:1994 text: NAIA Ind.
bar:4 color:OtherC2 from:1994 till:end text: Lone Star
bar:5 color:Full from:1976 till:1981 text: Trinity (Tex.) (1976–1981)
bar:5 shift:(40) color:OtherC1 from:1981 till:1989 text: D-III Ind.
bar:5 color:OtherC2 from:1989 till:end text: SCAC
bar:6 color:Full from:1979 till:1982 text: Lubbock Christian (1979–1982)
bar:6 shift:(110) color:OtherC1 from:1982 till:1994 text: NAIA Ind.
bar:6 color:OtherC2 from:1994 till:2013 text:Sooner
Sooners is the name given to settlers who entered the Unassigned Lands in what is now the state of Oklahoma before the official start of the Land Rush of 1889. The Unassigned Lands were a part of Indian Territory that, after a lobbying campaign ...
bar:6 color:OtherC1 from:2013 till:2019 text:Heartland
Heartland or Heartlands may refer to:
Businesses and organisations
* Heartland Bank, a New Zealand-based financial institution
* Heartland Inn, a chain of hotels based in Iowa, United States
* Heartland Alliance, an anti-poverty organization i ...
bar:6 color:OtherC2 from:2019 till:end text: Lone Star
bar:7 color:Full from:1987 till:1996 text: Howard Payne (1987–1996)
bar:7 color:OtherC1 from:1996 till:end text:ASC ASC may refer to:
Educational institutions
* Anglican Schools Commission, Australia
* Andres Soriano Colleges of Bislig, located in Surigao del Sur, Philippines
* Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia
Organizations Australia
* Australian Singing ...
bar:8 color:AssocF from:1987 till:1990 text:
bar:8 color:Full from:1990 till:1995 text: Midwestern State (1990–1995)
bar:8 shift:(70) color:OtherC1 from:1995 till:end text: Lone Star
bar:9 color:Full from:1989 till:1996 text:Dallas
Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...
(1989–1996)
bar:9 color:OtherC1 from:1996 till:2011 text:ASC ASC may refer to:
Educational institutions
* Anglican Schools Commission, Australia
* Andres Soriano Colleges of Bislig, located in Surigao del Sur, Philippines
* Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia
Organizations Australia
* Australian Singing ...
bar:9 color:OtherC2 from:2001 till:2011 text: D-III Ind.
bar:9 color:OtherC1 from:2011 till:end text: SCAC
bar:10 color:Full from:1990 till:1996 text: Hardin–Simmons (1990–1996)
bar:10 shift:(50) color:OtherC1 from:1996 till:end text:ASC ASC may refer to:
Educational institutions
* Anglican Schools Commission, Australia
* Andres Soriano Colleges of Bislig, located in Surigao del Sur, Philippines
* Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia
Organizations Australia
* Australian Singing ...
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Championships
Baseball
*1988 Sul Ross
*1989 Tarleton State
*1990 Sul Ross
*1991 Tarleton State
*1992 Howard Payne
*1993 Howard Payne
*1994 Howard Payne
*1995 Hardin–Simmons
*1996 Sul Ross
Men's basketball
*1977 Tarleton State
*1978 McMurry
*1979 McMurry
*1980 McMurry
*1981 McMurry
*1982 McMurry
*1983 Lubbock Christian
*1984 McMurry/Tarleton State
*1985 McMurry
*1986 McMurry
*1987 McMurry
*1988 Howard Payne
*1989 Tarleton State
*1990 Tarleton State
*1991 Tarleton State
*1992 Howard Payne/Hardin–Simmons
*1993 Hardin–Simmons
*1994 McMurry
*1995 Howard Payne
*1996 Howard Payne/McMurry
Women's basketball
*1977 Tarleton State
*1978 Tarleton State
*1979 Tarleton State
*1980 Tarleton State
*1981 Tarleton State
*1982 Tarleton State/McMurry
*1983 Tarleton State
*1984 Tarleton State
*1985 Tarleton State/Sul Ross
*1986 Tarleton State
*1987 Sul Ross
*1988 Tarleton State
*1989 Tarleton State
*1990 Howard Payne
*1991 Tarleton State
*1992 Sul Ross
*1993 Hardin–Simmons
*1994 Hardin–Simmons/Howard Payne
*1995 Hardin–Simmons/Howard Payne/Sul Ross
*1996 Hardin–Simmons
Football
*1976 Trinity
*1977 Tarleton State
*1978 Tarleton State
*1979 Austin College
*1980 McMurry
*1981 Austin College/Sul Ross
*1982 Sul Ross
*1983 McMurry/Sul Ross
*1984 Austin College
*1985 Austin College/Sul Ross
*1986 Tarleton State
*1987 Tarleton State
*1988 Austin College
*1989 Tarleton State/Howard Payne
*1990 Tarleton State
*1991 Midwestern State
*1992 Howard Payne
*1993 Hardin–Simmons
*1994 Hardin–Simmons/Midwestern State/Howard Payne
*1995 Howard Payne/Hardin–Simmons
Men's golf
*1977 McMurry
*1978 Trinity
*1979 McMurry
*1980 McMurry
*1981 McMurry
*1982 McMurry
*1983 McMurry
*1984 Tarleton State
*1985 Sul Ross
*1986 McMurry
*1987 McMurry
*1988 Howard Payne
*1989 Howard Payne
*1990 Tarleton State
*1991 Tarleton State
*1992 Midwestern State
*1993 Hardin–Simmons
*1994 McMurry
*1995 McMurry
*1996 McMurry
Men's tennis
*1980 Sul Ross
*1981 Sul Ross
*1982 Sul Ross
*1983 Sul Ross
*1984 Austin College
*1985 Sul Ross
*1986 Austin College
*1987 McMurry
*1988 Sul Ross
*1989 Tarleton State
*1990 Tarleton State
*1991 Tarleton State/Howard Payne
*1992 Tarleton State
*1993 Hardin–Simmons
*1994 Hardin–Simmons
*1995 Hardin–Simmons
*1996 Hardin–Simmons
Women's tennis
*1980 Sul Ross
*1981 Sul Ross
*1982 Sul Ross
*1983 Sul Ross
*1984 Austin College
*1985 Sul Ross
*1986 Austin College
*1987 McMurry
*1988 Sul Ross
*1989 Tarleton State
*1990 Tarleton State
*1991 Tarleton State/Howard Payne
*1992 Sul Ross
*1993 Hardin–Simmons
*1994 Hardin–Simmons
*1995 Hardin–Simmons
*1996 Howard Payne
Men's track & field
*1977 Tarleton State
*1978 Tarleton State
*1979 Tarleton State
*1980 Tarleton State
*1981 Tarleton State
*1982 Tarleton State
*1983 Tarleton State
*1984 McMurry
*1985 McMurry
*1986 Tarleton State
*1987 Tarleton State
*1988 Tarleton State
*1989 Tarleton State
*1990 Tarleton State
*1991 Tarleton State
*1992 Howard Payne
*1993 Howard Payne
*1994 Howard Payne
*1995 Howard Payne
*1996 Howard Payne
Women's track & field
*1977 Tarleton State
*1978 Tarleton State
*1979 Tarleton State
*1980 Sul Ross
*1981 Tarleton State
*1982 Tarleton State
*1983 Tarleton State
*1984 Tarleton State
*1985 Tarleton State
*1986 Tarleton State
*1987 Tarleton State
*1988 Tarleton State
*1989 Tarleton State
*1990 Tarleton State
*1991 Tarleton State
*1992 Howard Payne
*1993 Howard Payne
*1994 Howard Payne
*1995 Howard Payne
*1996 Howard Payne
Volleyball
*1976 Sul Ross
*1977 Sul Ross
*1978 Tarleton State
*1979 Sul Ross
*1980 Sul Ross
*1981 Sul Ross
*1982 Sul Ross
*1983 Tarleton State
*1984 Sul Ross
*1985 Sul Ross
*1986 Sul Ross
*1987 Howard Payne
*1988 Tarleton State/Howard Payne
*1989 Howard Payne
*1990 Howard Payne
*1991 Sul Ross
*1992 Howard Payne
*1993 Midwestern State
*1994 Howard Payne
*1995 Howard Payne
See also
*
Lone Star Conference
The Lone Star Conference (LSC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. Member institutions are located in the southwestern United States, with schools in Tex ...
*
American Southwest Conference
The American Southwest Conference (ASC) is a college athletic conference, founded in 1996, whose member schools compete in the NCAA's Division III. The schools are located in Texas and Arkansas. The conference competes in baseball, men's and wome ...
References
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Sports in Texas
Sports organizations established in 1976
Organizations disestablished in 1996