Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

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The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) is a competitive collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division II.

The GLIAC was founded in June 1972. Member institutions are located in the midwestern United States in the States of Michigan and Ohio, with affiliate members in Indiana and Illinois. Charter members include Ferris State, Grand Valley State, Lake Superior State, Northwood, and Saginaw Valley State. Former members include Oakland (1972-1997) and Westminster (1997-2000).

Sponsorship of football was dropped by the GLIAC after the 1989 season. Conference schools sponsoring football joined with football-playing members of the Heartland Football Conference to form the Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference (MIFC), which began play in 1990. The MIFC merged with the GLIAC in July 1999 and the GLIAC resumed sponsorship of football that fall.

Tiffin University joined the GLIAC on July 1, 2008. Gannon University and Mercyhurst College left the GLIAC for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference on July 1, 2008.

July 1, 2016. Malone University left the GLIAC for the Great Midwest Athletic Conference.

July 1, 2017. University of Findlay, Hillsdale College, Lake Erie College, Ohio Dominican University, & Walsh University left the GLIAC for the Great Midwest Athletic Conference. Also, Davenport University & Purdue University Northwest move up from NAIA to join the GLIAC.

July 1, 2018 Tiffin University will leave the GLIAC for the Great Midwest Athletic Conference. University of Wisconsin-Parkside will join the GLIAC. They will be coming from the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC).

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Member schools

Current members

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• Membership History
• Tiffin -- joins the Great Midwest Athletic Conference in 2018.

Future member

Affiliate members

• Indianapolis -- football was an affiliate member in 1999-2012; swimming & diving (M / W) was an affiliate member in 2000-2013.

Future affiliate members

Former members

Former affiliate members

Membership timeline

The GLIAC dropped football after the 1989 season and resumed it for the 1999 season.

 Full member (all sports)   Full member (non-football)   Associate member (football-only)   Associate member (sport) 

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Sports

The GLIAC sponsors the following 21 sports:

Men's sponsored sports by school

• Ashland -- Tennis (M) begins play in 2018.

Women's sponsored sports by school

• Ashland -- Lacrosse (W) begins play in 2018.
• Davenport -- Swimming & Diving (W) begins play in 2018.

Other sponsored sports by school

• ^? -- D-I sport
• UW-Parkside Wrestling will compete Independently after the 2017-18 season.

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Championships

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National Championships

GLIAC schools have won 39 NCAA National Championships:

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Football Facilities

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References

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External links

• Official website

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