title: Central Intercollegiate Conference
text: # Central Intercollegiate Conference
  
  The Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) was an American intercollegiate athletic conference that operated from 1928 to 1968. It was less often referred to as the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIAC), particularly towards the beginning of its existence. Formed in late 1927, the conference initially had seven members, all located in the state of Kansas, and began play in early 1928. Many of the league's members went on to form the Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC) in 1976.
  
  ## Member schools
  
  ### Final members
  
  | Institution | Location | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Subsequent conference | Current conference |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Kansas State Teachers College | Emporia, Kansas | Public | 5,887 | Hornets | 1927–28 | 1967–68 | various | Mid-America (MIAA) (NCAA D-II) (1991–92 to present) |
  | Kansas State Teachers College in Hays | Hays, Kansas | Public | 14,658 | Tigers | 1927–28 | 1967–68 | various | Mid-America (MIAA) (NCAA D-II) (2006–07 to present) |
  | Kansas State Teachers College in Pittsburg | Pittsburg, Kansas | Public | 7,102 | Gorillas | 1927–28 | 1967–68 | various | Mid-America (MIAA) (NCAA D-II) (1989–90 to present) |
  | University of Omaha | Omaha, Nebraska | Public | 15,431 | Indians | 1959–60 | 1967–68 | various | Summit (NCAA D-I) (2012–13 to present) |
  | Washburn University | Topeka, Kansas | Public | 7,971 | Ichabods | 1927–28, 1940–41 | 1932–33, 1967–68 | various | Mid-America (MIAA) (NCAA D-II) (1989–90 to present) |
  
  **Notes**
  
  * ↑ Currently known as Emporia State University since 1977.
  * ↑ Emporia State had joined various subsequent conference affiliations: the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) from 1968–69 to 1971–72; the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) from 1972–73 to 1975–76; the Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC) from 1976–77 to 1988–89; and as an NCAA D-II Independent from 1989–90 to 1990–91.
  * ↑ Currently known as Fort Hays State University since 1977.
  * ↑ Fort Hays State had joined various subsequent conference affiliations: the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) from 1968–69 to 1971–72 (also from 1989–90 to 2005–06 on its second stint); the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) from 1972–73 to 1975–76; and the Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC) from 1976–77 to 1988–89.
  * ↑ Currently known as Pittsburg State University since 1977.
  * ↑ Pittsburg State had joined various subsequent conference affiliations: the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) from 1968–69 to 1971–72; the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) from 1972–73 to 1975–76; and the Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC) from 1976–77 to 1988–89.
  * ↑ Currently known as the University of Nebraska at Omaha since 1968.
  * ↑ Nebraska–Omaha is now competing as the Mavericks since the 1971–72 school year.
  * ↑ Nebraska–Omaha had joined various subsequent conference affiliations: the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) from 1968–69 to 1971–72; the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) from 1972–73 to 1975–76; the North Central Conference (NCC) from 1976–77 to 2007–08; the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) from 2008–09 to 2010–11; and as an NCAA D-I Independent during the 2011–12 school year.
  * ↑ Washburn had joined various subsequent conference affiliations: as an Independent from 1933–34 to 1939–40; the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) from 1968–69 to 1971–72; the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) from 1972–73 to 1975–76; and the Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC) from 1976–77 to 1988–89.
  
  ### Former members
  
  | Institution | Location | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Subsequent conference | Current conference |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | College of Emporia | Emporia, Kansas | Presbyterian | N/A | Fighting Presbies | 1927–28 | 1939–40 | various | Closed in 1974 |
  | Rockhurst College | Kansas City, Missouri | Catholic (Jesuit | 2,746 | Hawks | 1948–49 | 1950–51 | various | Great Lakes Valley (GLVC) (NCAA D-II) (2005–06 to present) |
  | St. Benedict's College | Atchison, Kansas | Catholic (Benedictines) | 2,189 | Ravens | 1937–38 | 1961–62 | NAIA Independent (1962–63 to 1990–91) | Heart of America (HAAC) (1991–92 to present) |
  | Southwestern College | Winfield, Kansas | United Methodist | 1,650 | Moundbuilders | 1927–28 | 1957–58 | Kansas (KCAC) (1958–59 to present) | Kansas (KCAC) (1958–59 to present) |
  | Municipal University of Wichita | Wichita, Kansas | Public | 15,778 | Shockers | 1927–28 | 1939–40 | various | The American (NCAA D-I) (2017–18 to present) |
  
  **Notes**
  
  * ↑ The College of Emporia had joined various subsequent conference affiliations: the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) from 1940–41 to 1970–71; and the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) from 1971–72 to 1973–74.
  * ↑ Currently known as Rockhurst University since 1999.
  * ↑ Rockhurst had joined various subsequent conference affiliations: as an NAIA Independent from 1951–52 to 1997–98; as an NCAA D-II Independent during the 1998–99 school year; and the Heartland from 1999–2000 to 2004–05.
  * ↑ Currently known as Benedictine College since 1971.
  * ↑ Currently known as Wichita State University since 1964.
  * ↑ Wichita State had joined various subsequent conference affiliations: as an NAIA Independent from 1940–41 to 1944–45; and the Missouri Valley Conference from 1945–46 to 2016–17.
  
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