Mid-Continent Conference

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The Mid-Continent Conference was created in 1982 as the Association of Mid-Continent Universities (or AMCU, pronounced Am-cue), which it was known as until 1989. The initial AMCU line-up included Cleveland State, Eastern Illinois, Illinois-Chicago, Northern Iowa, SW Missouri State, Valparaiso, Western Illinois and Wisconsin-Green Bay.

On November 3, 2005, Eastern Illinois University and South Dakota State University joined the conference as associate members, participating only in swimming and diving competition. On April 19, 2006, Chicago State University announced they would be leaving the conference to play as a Division I independent. The school officially departs on June 30, 2006. On May 17, 2006, Valparaiso University announced they would be leaving the conference for the Horizon League after the 2006-2007 academic year.

On June 1, 2007, the MCC will change names and become the Summit League.

Source: Mid-Continent Conference & Wikipedia