Missouri Valley Conference

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Founded in 1907, the Missouri Valley Conference is the nation's second oldest Division I collegiate athletic conference. The beginnings of the conference trace to eight administrators representing five institutions, who met at the Midland Hotel in Kansas City, Mo., on Jan. 12, 1907. The five schools which formed the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association were Washington University of St. Louis, and the state universities of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. Two months after the initial meeting, two more schools -- Drake University and Iowa State College -- were admitted. Some consider the MVC formed from the split of the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MVIAA) in 1928. Several schools of that conference formed the MVC, while others retained the MVIAA name, which would ultimately become the Big Eight Conference. Both conferences claim the same history.

[edit] 2012 Conference Members

• Bradley University
• Creighton University
• University of Evansville
• Illinois State University
• Indiana State University
• Missouri State University
• Southern Illinois University
• Wichita State University

Additionally Drake University (Dropped 1974) and University of Northern Iowa (Dropped 2009) do not sponsor baseball.

[edit] Former Members

• University of Cincinnati (1957-1970)
• University of Detroit Mercy (1949-1957)
• University of Houston (1951-1960)
• University of Louisville (1963-1975)
• New Mexico State University (1971-1983)
• University of Memphis (1967-1973)
• Oklahoma State University (1947?-1957)
• Saint Louis University (1947?-1974)
• University of Tulsa (1948-1980)
• Washington University in Saint Louis (1947)

[edit] Conference Baseball Champions

• 1947 Oklahoma A&M College
• 1948 Oklahoma A&M College
• 1949 Oklahoma A&M College
• 1950 Bradley University
• 1951 University of Houston
• 1952 Saint Louis University
• 1953 University of Houston
• 1954 Oklahoma A&M College
• 1955 Oklahoma A&M College
• 1956 Bradley University
• 1957 Bradley University
• 1958 University of Cincinnati
• 1959 Bradley University
• 1960 University of Houston
• 1961 University of Cincinnati
• 1962 Bradley University
• 1963 Saint Louis University
• 1964 Saint Louis University
• 1965 Saint Louis University
• 1966 Saint Louis University
• 1967 University of Cincinnati
• 1968 Bradley University
• 1969 University of Tulsa
• 1970 University of Tulsa
• 1971 University of Tulsa
• 1972 University of Tulsa
• 1973 University of Tulsa
• 1974 University of Tulsa
• 1975 University of Tulsa
• 1976 Southern Illinois University
• 1977 Southern Illinois University
• 1978 Southern Illinois University
• 1979 Indiana State University
• 1980 Wichita State University
• 1981 Southern Illinois University
• 1982 Wichita State University
• 1983 Indiana State University
• 1984 Indiana State University
• 1985 Wichita State University
• 1986 Indiana State University
• 1987 Wichita State University
• 1988 Wichita State University
• 1989 Indiana State University
• 1990 Southern Illinois University
• 1991 Wichita State University
• 1992 Wichita State University
• 1993 Wichita State University
• 1994 Illinois State University
• 1995 Indiana State University
• 1996 Missouri State University
• 1997 Missouri State University
• 1998 Wichita State University
• 1999 Wichita State University
• 2000 Wichita State University
• 2001 University of Northern Iowa
• 2002 Wichita State University
• 2003 Wichita State University
• 2004 Wichita State University
• 2005 Wichita State University
• 2006 University of Evansville
• 2007 Creighton University
• 2008 Wichita State University
• 2009 Wichita State University
• 2010 Illinois State University
• 2011 Creighton University

Source: Missouri Valley Conference & Wikipedia