Great Lakes Valley Conference

Great Lakes Valley Conference
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Data
Classification	NCAA Division II
Established	1978
Members	13
Sports fielded	15 (7 men’s, 8 women’s)
Region	Central United States
States	5 - Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Kentucky
Headquarters	Indianapolis, Indiana
Locations

The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) is a highly competitive intercollegiate athletic conference which competes at the NCAA's Division II level. Member teams are located in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, and Wisconsin.

The GLVC is considered one of the top small college basketball conferences in the nation and placed a team in the men's NCAA Division II final over 11 straight years from 1994 to 2004.

In October 2008 Maryville University (MO) and The University of Illinois at Springfield (UIS) accepted invitations to join the GLVC and will begin competing in the conference in the fall of 2009.

Membership

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Team Nickname
Bellarmine University	Louisville, Kentucky	1950	Private/Roman Catholic	3,134	Knights
Drury University	Springfield, Missouri	1873	Private/Disciples of Christ	5,100	Panthers
University of Indianapolis	Indianapolis, Indiana	1902	Private/United Methodist	4,300	Greyhounds
Kentucky Wesleyan College	Owensboro, Kentucky	1858	Private/Methodist	681	Panthers
Lewis University	Romeoville, Illinois	1932	Private/Roman Catholic Lasallian	5,200	Flyers
Maryville University	St. Louis, Missouri	1872	Private	3,400	Saints
Missouri University of Science and Technology	Rolla, Missouri	1870	Public	6,100	Miners
Northern Kentucky University	Highland Heights, Kentucky	1968	Public	13,910	Norse
Quincy University	Quincy, Illinois	1860	Private/Roman Catholic	1,269	Hawks
Rockhurst University	Kansas City, Missouri	1910	Private/Roman Catholic Jesuit	3,000	Hawks
Saint Joseph's College	Rensselaer, Indiana	1889	Private/Roman Catholic	991	Pumas
University of Illinois at Springfield	Springfield, Illinois	1969	Public	4,855	Prairie Stars
University of Southern Indiana	Evansville, Indiana	1965	Public	10,040	Screaming Eagles
University of Missouri–St. Louis	St. Louis, Missouri	1963	Public	15,548	Tritons
University of Wisconsin-Parkside	Kenosha, Wisconsin	1968	Public	5,000	Rangers

Member teams compete in baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball, indoor track, and outdoor track & field.

External links

• GLVC Communication
• GLVC Home Page