Ohio Valley ConferenceThe Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the Midwestern and SoutheasternUnited States. It participates in Division I of the NCAA, with its football programs competing in the Football Championship Subdivision, the lower of two levels of Division I football competition. The OVC has 11 members, six of which (plus two football-only members) compete in football in the conference.Athletic conferenceAn athletic conference is a collection of sports teams which play competitively against each other in a sports league. In many cases conferences are subdivided into smaller divisions, with the best teams competing at successively higher levels. Conferences often, but not always, include teams from a common geographic region.
Western Illinois UniversityWestern Illinois University (WIU) is a public university in Macomb, Illinois, United States. It was founded in 1899 as Western Illinois State Normal School. As the normal school grew, it became Western Illinois State Teachers College. Once Western Illinois started offering graduate degrees, it again changed its name to Western Illinois State College. Western Illinois has an additional campus in Moline. HistoryWestern Illinois University was founded on April 24, 1899.
Purdue Fort Wayne MastodonsThe Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons, formerly known as the IPFW Mastodons and Fort Wayne Mastodons, are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Purdue University Fort Wayne (PFW). The school's athletic program includes 14 varsity sports teams. Their mascot is a Mastodon named Don, and the school colors are black and gold.
Kansas City RoosThe Kansas City Roos, known before July 1, 2019, as the UMKC Kangaroos and also sometimes called the Kansas City Kangaroos, are the intercollegiate teams representing the University of Missouri–Kansas City that compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The Roos formerly competed in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) but, as of July 1, 2020 the Kansas City Roos became members of the Summit League in all 14 varsity sports.
NCAA Division IHighest division of the National Collegiate Athletic AssociationNCAA Division I logoNCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest division of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, which accepts players globally.
West Coast ConferenceThe West Coast Conference (WCC) — known as the California Basketball Association from 1952 to 1956 and then as the West Coast Athletic Conference until 1989 — is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with NCAA Division I consisting of 10 member schools across the states of California, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington. All of the full members are private institutions, with all but one being faith-based.
St. Thomas Tommies (Minnesota)The St. Thomas Tommies are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Saint Thomas in Minnesota. The school's athletic program includes 21 varsity sports teams. Their mascot is a tiger named Tommie, and the school colors are purple and gray.
NCAA Division IIINCAA Division III (D-III) is the lowest division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States. D-III consists of athletic programs at colleges and universities that do not offer athletic scholarships to student-athletes. The NCAA's first split was into two divisions, the University and College Divisions, in 1956. The College Division was formed for smaller schools that did not have the resources of the major athletic programs across the country.
Midwestern United StatesCensus region of the United StatesRegion in the United StatesThe Midwestern United States (also referred to as the Midwest, the Heartland, the American Midwest, Middle America, or the Middle West) is one of the four census regions defined by the United States Census Bureau. It occupies the northern central part of the United States. It was officially named the North Central Region by the U.S. Census Bureau until 1984.
University of DenverPrivate university in Denver, Colorado, USThe University of Denver (DU) is a privateresearch university in Denver, Colorado, United States. Founded in 1864, it had an enrollment of approximately 6,600 undergraduate students and 6,200 graduate students in 2024. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research spending and doctorate production".
Sioux Falls, South DakotaCity in South Dakota, United StatesSioux Falls ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Dakota. It is the county seat of Minnehaha County and also extends into northern Lincoln County. The population was 192,517 at the 2020 census (estimated at 209,289 in 2024). The Sioux Falls metropolitan area, with an estimated 308,000 residents, accounts for more than one-third of South Dakota's population.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.