Great Midwest Conference

The Great Midwest Conference was an NCAA Division I athletics conference that existed from 1991 to 1995.

For the current NCAA Division II conference, see Great Midwest Athletic Conference.
Great Midwest Conference
Established1990
Dissolved1995
AssociationNCAA
DivisionDivision I
Members7
RegionMidwestern United States
CommissionerMichael L. Slive[1]
Locations

It was formed in 1990 with six members--Cincinnati and Memphis State (now Memphis) from the Metro Conference; UAB from the Sun Belt Conference; Marquette and Saint Louis from the Midwestern Collegiate Conference (now the Horizon League), and independent DePaul. Dayton joined in 1993. Cleveland State and Detroit-Mercy had some interest from coaches, while Louisville and Tulane were heavily favored by athletic directors.[2]

In 1995, six of the schools in the Great Midwest (except for Dayton, who joined the Atlantic 10 Conference) joined with UNC Charlotte, Louisville, Southern Mississippi, Tulane, and South Florida of the Metro and Houston of the dissolving Southwest Conference and formed Conference USA.

Members
Institution Nickname Location Founded Type Enrollment Joined Left
University of Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati, Ohio 1819 Public 41,357 1991 1995
University of Dayton Flyers Dayton, Ohio 1850 Private 11,186 1993 1995
DePaul University Blue Demons Chicago, Illinois 1898 Private 24,966 1991 1995
Marquette University Golden Eagles Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1881 Private 12,002 1991 1995
University of Memphis Tigers Memphis, Tennessee 1912 Public 22,365 1991 1995
Saint Louis University Billikens St. Louis, Missouri 1818 Private 13,785 1991 1995
University of Alabama at Birmingham * (UAB) Blazers Birmingham, Alabama 1936 Public 17,999 1991 1995

Notes: Dayton and Saint Louis are in the Atlantic 10 Conference; Following the July 2013 split of the original Big East Conference into two leagues, DePaul and Marquette moved to the non-football conference that retained the Big East name, while Cincinnati moved to the football-sponsoring American Athletic Conference. At the time of the Big East split, Memphis moved from C-USA to The American.

Membership timeline
University of DaytonUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamSaint Louis UniversityUniversity of MemphisMarquette UniversityDePaul UniversityUniversity of Cincinnati

Subsequent conference affiliations
TeamLeft forCurrent home
CincinnatiConference USAAmerican Athletic Conference
Memphis StateConference USAAmerican Athletic Conference
Saint LouisConference USAAtlantic 10 Conference
UABConference USA
DaytonAtlantic 10 Conference

Championships
Main article: Great Midwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The following were the locations of the GMC men's basketball tournament.

See also

References
  1. NCAA (2005). "Florida Gators basketball" (PDF). University of Florida. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
  2. Ledbetter, Darryl O.; Flaherty, Tom (30 November 1993). "UWM, UWGB leaving?; Midwestern Collegiate makes plans to expand". The Milwaukee Journal. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
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