Great Lakes Valley Conference
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.
The University of Illinois at Springfield (UIS) and Maryville University (MO) will know by the end of October 2008 if they will be getting a formal invitation to join the GLVC starting 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
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 Southern Indiana Evansville, Indiana 1965
Public
10,040
Screaming Eagles
Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, Missouri 1870
Public
6,100
Miners
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 .
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