Great Midwest Conference

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NCAA Division I athletic conference defunct sports conference

The Great Midwest Conference was a former NCAA Division I athletic conference that operated in the early 1990s, primarily featuring universities from the Midwestern United States before its members were absorbed into Conference USA.

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf NCAA Division I athletic conference ⓘ
defunct sports conference ⓘ
abbreviation GMC ⓘ
absorbedInto Conference USA ⓘ
classification Division I non-football conference ⓘ
competitionLevel major college ⓘ
conferenceRealignmentContext 1990s NCAA conference realignment ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dissolved 1995 ⓘ
endTime 1995 ⓘ
era early 1990s ⓘ
footnote member schools often played football in other conferences or as independents ⓘ
geographicFocus Midwest ⓘ
governingBody National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
hadAutomaticBid NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament ⓘ
surface form: NCAA men's basketball tournament

NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament ⓘ
surface form: NCAA women's basketball tournament
memberInstitution DePaul University ⓘ
Marquette University ⓘ
University of Memphis ⓘ
surface form: Memphis State University

Saint Louis University ⓘ
Tulane University ⓘ
University of Alabama at Birmingham ⓘ
University of Cincinnati ⓘ
University of Dayton ⓘ
University of Louisville ⓘ
University of North Carolina at Charlotte ⓘ
University of South Florida ⓘ
University of Southern Mississippi ⓘ
Virginia Tech ⓘ
membershipType universities ⓘ
mostMembersJoined Conference USA at formation ⓘ
NCAAdivision NCAA Division I ⓘ
surface form: Division I
predecessorTo Conference USA men's basketball competition ⓘ
Conference USA women's basketball competition ⓘ
primarySportEmphasis basketball ⓘ
region Midwestern United States ⓘ
sponsoredSport men's basketball ⓘ
other NCAA Division I sports ⓘ
women's basketball ⓘ
sport college athletics ⓘ
startTime 1991 ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
subdivision NCAA Division I ⓘ
successor Conference USA ⓘ
type collegiate athletic conference ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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Conference USA → reorganizedFrom → Great Midwest Conference ⓘ