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Kansas Collegiate Athletic ConferenceThe Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (or KCAC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA. It is commonly called "The Kansas Conference", and as the name implies, all members are located in Kansas. The KCAC ranks among the oldest conferences in the United States, tracing its history to 1890. History On February 15, 1890, the Kansas Intercollegiate Athletic Association was formed in the first successful attempt to organize Kansas colleges for the purposes of promoting and regulating amateur intercollegiate athletics. In addition to the private universities and colleges, the conference also included Kansas Agriculture College (now Kansas State University), Kansas University, and Washburn University. About 1902 the association allied with the Kansas College Athletic Conference, the first group to adopt a definite set of rules and regulations. By the 1920s the conference had changed its name to Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference and had grown to include 17 regular members and 2 allied members. In 1923 seven colleges withdrew to form the Central Conference. On December 1, 1928, the Kansas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference was formally disbanded and replaced by a new Kansas College Athletic Conference which included 6 members and formed the present legal entity. It was commonly referred to as the "Little Six", in contrast to the Big Six which eventually became the current Big 12. By 1968 the conference grew to include 12 members. It was organized into Northern and Southern divisions until 1970 when three colleges withdrew to join Missouri-based conferences. In the mid-1970s the name was changed to its current form. Members The conference is currently comprised of ten independent or private institutions of higher learning from within Kansas. The members (and year admitted): Former members - (since December 1, 1928)
Sports The KCAC sponsors athletic competition in mens baseball, mens and womens basketball, mens and womens cross country, mens football, womens golf, mens and womens soccer, womens softball, mens and womens tennis, mens and womens track and field, and womens volleyball. External links
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