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The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC), commonly known as the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) from approximately 1910 through the late 1960s, is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level, which operates in the western United States. Most member schools are in Colorado, with additional members in Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Utah.

Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
FormerlyColorado Faculty Athletic Conference (1909–1910)
Rocky Mountain Faculty Athletic Conference (1910–1967)
AssociationNCAA
Founded1909
CommissionerChris Graham (since 2013)
Sports fielded
  • 22
    • men's: 11
    • women's: 11
DivisionDivision II
No. of teams15
HeadquartersColorado Springs, Colorado
RegionMountain States and Great Plains
Official websitermacsports.org
Locations
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History

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Founded in 1909, the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference is the fifth oldest active college athletic conference in the United States, the oldest in NCAA Division II, and the sixth to be founded after the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the Big Ten Conference, the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the Ohio Athletic Conference, and the Missouri Valley Conference. For its first 30 years, the RMAC was considered a major conference, equivalent to today's NCAA Division I, before seven of its larger members left in 1938 to form the Mountain States Conference, also called the Skyline Conference.

The original name of Colorado Faculty Athletic Conference was changed to Rocky Mountain Faculty Athletic Conference (RMFAC) on May 7, 1910. The presidents assumed control of the league from the faculty in 1967 and changed the name to Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. The Colorado Athletic Conference dissolved in 1996, with the RMAC absorbing the remaining CAC teams. The RMAC became an NCAA member in 1992 after competing in the NAIA through 1991.[1][2]

Timeline

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Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Member Locations
 
 
300km
200miles
 
MSU Denver
 
Westminster
 
New Mexico
Highlands
 
Black Hills State
 
South Dakota Mines
 
Chadron State
 
Colorado Mines
 
CSU Pueblo
 
UCCS
 
Adams State
 
Fort Lewis
 
Colorado Mesa
 
Western Colorado
 
Regis
 
Colorado Christian
Location of RMAC members:
  full member
  • 1909: On 6 March 1909, the Colorado Faculty Athletic Conference was formed. The four charter members were: the University of Colorado, Colorado Agricultural College (now Colorado State University), Colorado College, and the Colorado School of Mines.
  • 1910: After its debut season, the league changed its name to the Rocky Mountain Faculty Athletic Conference (RMFAC). The University of Denver and the University of Utah joined the league, but Colorado College dropped out after a falling out with Colorado Mines. Membership was at five schools.
  • 1914: Colorado College re-joined the RMFAC. Utah State University also joined the league to bring membership up to seven.
  • 1917: Montana State University joined the RMFAC as the eighth member.
  • 1918: Brigham Young University (BYU) joined the RMFAC as the ninth member.
  • 1921: The University of Wyoming joined the RMFAC to bring membership up to ten.
  • 1924: Western State College (now Western Colorado University) and the University of Northern Colorado joined the RMFAC, bringing membership up to 12 members.
  • 1937: Colorado, Colorado State, Brigham Young, Utah, Utah State, Wyoming, and Denver left the conference to form the Skyline Conference. The five remaining members of the RMFAC were Colorado College, Colorado Mines, Montana State, Northern Colorado, and Western State.
  • 1948: Idaho State University joined the RMFAC as the sixth member.
  • 1956: Adams State College (now Adams State University) joined the RMFAC as the seventh member.
  • 1958: Idaho State left the RMFAC, and membership was brought back down to six.
  • 1959: Montana State left the RMFAC, and membership was brought back down to five.
  • 1967: The RMFAC changed its name to the current Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC). Eleven schools joined the conference in 1967. They were: Emporia State University, Fort Hays State University, Fort Lewis College, the University of Nebraska at Omaha (now athletically branded as Omaha), Pittsburg State University, the University of Southern Colorado (now Colorado State University Pueblo), Southern Utah State University (now Southern Utah University), Regis College (now Regis University), Washburn University, Western New Mexico University and Westminster College (now Westminster University) of Utah. Colorado College was not included in this new league. The new league was divided into two divisions: Mountains and Plains.
  • 1968: New Mexico Highlands University joined the RMAC.
  • 1969: New Mexico Highlands left the RMAC due to financial aid restrictions.
  • 1972: For economic reasons, the two divisions were split into two separate conferences. The Mountain Division kept the RMAC name while the Plains Division became known as the Great Plains Athletic Conference. The two allied conferences worked under the name of the Mountain and Plains Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MPIAA). RMAC membership stood at eight with Adams State, Colorado Mines, Fort Lewis, Regis, Southern Utah State, Western New Mexico, Western State, and Westminster. Northern Colorado ended up leaving the association to become independent.
  • 1974: New Mexico Highlands re-joined the RMAC as the ninth member.
  • 1975: Mesa College (now Colorado Mesa University), became the 10th member of the RMAC.
  • 1976: The MPIAA was dissolved for economic reasons, and the two conferences went their separate ways. CSU–Pueblo switched conferences and joined the RMAC as its 11th member.
  • 1978: The RMAC began sponsoring women's championships.
  • 1979: Westminster dropped athletics and, as a result, left the RMAC, leaving the league with ten members.
  • 1983: Regis left the RMAC to become independent, leaving the league with nine teams.
  • 1986: Southern Utah left the RMAC, dropping membership to eight.
  • 1988: New Mexico Highlands withdrew from the conference to shrink the membership to seven schools.
  • 1989: Chadron State College, Kearney State College (now the University of Nebraska at Kearney), and Wayne State College announced intentions to join; Fort Hays State would also re-join the RMAC.
  • 1990: Wayne State and Nebraska–Kearney withdrew their interest in joining the RMAC after staying for one season. Western New Mexico and CSU–Pueblo also announced that they were leaving the RMAC. Fort Lewis announced its intention to leave, however, it stayed on as an associate member of the conference. New Mexico Highlands re-joined the RMAC again.
  • 1992: The RMAC became affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level.
  • 1994: Fort Lewis once again became a full member of the RMAC. Nebraska-Kearney also was voted into membership.
  • 1996: Colorado Christian University and Metropolitan State College of Denver joined the RMAC. Regis and CSU–Pueblo re-joined the league. Also, the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (now athletically branded as UCCS) and the University of Denver joined the RMAC as an affiliate and associate members, respectively. The RMAC, at that time comprising fourteen schools, was split into two seven-team divisions.
  • 1997:
    • Denver left to move up to Division I.
    • Colorado-Colorado Springs became a full member.
    • San Francisco State University joined the RMAC as an associate member in wrestling only.
  • 2006: Fort Hays State left the RMAC for the MIAA, although it did remain in the RMAC as an associate member in wrestling. Western New Mexico re-joined the conference, keeping membership at 14 schools.
  • 2007:
  • 2008:
  • 2009: Northern State University and Minnesota State University Moorhead joined the RMAC as associate members in swimming.
  • 2012:
    • Nebraska–Kearney left the RMAC to join the MIAA.
    • Black Hills State University moved from the NAIA to NCAA Division II and joined the RMAC to keep the number of full members at 14.
    • Fort Hays State wrestling left once the MIAA began sponsoring that sport.
    • Minnesota State–Moorhead and Northern State women's swimming left when their full-time home of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference began sponsoring the sport.
  • 2013:
  • 2014: South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T or South Dakota Mines) joined the RMAC.[3]
  • 2015:
    • Westminster (Utah) re-joined the RMAC.[4][5] Rockhurst added men's lacrosse to its RMAC membership.
    • Oklahoma Baptist University joined in women's lacrosse, plus men's and women's swimming.
  • 2016:
  • 2017:
  • 2018:
    • Dixie State became an all-sports RMAC member.
    • California Baptist ended its RMAC associate memberships to move to Division I; both swimming teams joined CBU's new home of the WAC, while wrestling became an independent (that sport would later be accepted by the Big 12 Conference effective in 2022).
    • Rockhurst men's lacrosse left the RMAC to join the school's other sports in the GLVC.
    • The RMAC dropped men's tennis as a conference sport.
  • 2019:
    • Dixie State announced it would leave the RMAC to join Division I and the WAC in 2020.
    • Lindenwood and Rockhurst women's lacrosse left the RMAC to join the school's other sports in the GLVC.
    • The RMAC dropped women's tennis as a conference sport.
  • 2023:
  • 2024:

Member schools

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Current members

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The RMAC currently has 15 full members, all but three are public schools:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Colors
Adams State University Alamosa, Colorado 1921 Public 3,138 Grizzlies 1956    
Black Hills State University Spearfish, South Dakota 1883 Public 3,425 Yellow Jackets 2012    
Chadron State College Chadron, Nebraska 1911 Public 2,250 Eagles 1989    
Colorado Christian University Lakewood, Colorado 1914 Christian
(Evangelical) 		8,964 Cougars 1996    
University of Colorado–Colorado Springs
(UCCS) 		Colorado Springs, Colorado 1965 Public 11,431 Mountain Lions 1997[a]    
Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction, Colorado 1925 Public 8,905 Mavericks 1975      
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, Colorado 1873 Public 7,408 Orediggers 1909    
Colorado State University–Pueblo
(CSU Pueblo) 		Pueblo, Colorado 1933 Public 6,617 ThunderWolves 1967;
1976;
1996[b] 		   
Fort Lewis College Durango, Colorado 1911 Public 3,360 Skyhawks 1967;
1994[c] 		     
Metropolitan State University of Denver
(MSU Denver) 		Denver, Colorado 1965 Public 16,995 Roadrunners 1996    
New Mexico Highlands University Las Vegas, New Mexico 1893 Public 2,645 Cowboys & Cowgirls 1968;
1974;
1990[d] 		   
Regis University Denver, Colorado 1877 Catholic
(Jesuit) 		4,668 Rangers 1967;
1996[e] 		   
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
(South Dakota Mines) 		Rapid City, South Dakota 1885 Public 2,493 Hardrockers 2014[f]    
Western Colorado University Gunnison, Colorado 1901 Public 3,551 Mountaineers 1924    
Westminster University Salt Lake City, Utah 1875 Nonsectarian 1,287 Griffins 1967;
2015[g] 		   
Notes
  1. ^ Colorado–Colorado Springs (UCCS) was an associate member of the RMAC only during the 1996–97 school year for some sports before accepting full membership, effective in the 1997–98 school year.
  2. ^ Colorado State–Pueblo left the RMAC after the 1971–72 school year then re-joined from 1976–77 to 1989–90 before re-joining effective in the 1996–97 school year.
  3. ^ Fort Lewis was an affiliate member of the RMAC from 1990–91 to 1993–94 before re-joining as a full member, effective in the 1994–95 school year.
  4. ^ New Mexico Highlands left the RMAC after the 1968–69 school year then re-joined from 1974–75 to 1987–88 before re-joining effective in the 1990–91 school year.
  5. ^ Regis left the RMAC after the 1982–83 school year before re-joining effective in the 1996–97 school year.
  6. ^ The South Dakota Mines men's and women's basketball and men's soccer teams joined the RMAC a year after becoming a full member for other sports (2015–16); while its football team joined the RMAC two years after (2016–17).
  7. ^ Westminster left the RMAC after the 1978–79 school year before re-joining effective in the 2015–16 school year.

Affiliate members

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The RMAC currently has six affiliate members; three are private schools, while the other three are public schools:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Colors RMAC
sport(s) 		Primary
conference
Concordia University Irvine Irvine, California 1976 Lutheran LCMS 2,564 Golden Eagles 2023     men's lacrosse Pacific West (PacWest)
Dominican University of California San Rafael, California 1890 Catholic 1,889 Penguins 2024       men's lacrosse Pacific West (PacWest)
University of Nebraska at Kearney[a] Kearney, Nebraska 1905 Public 6,275 Lopers 2014     women's swimming & diving Mid-America (MIAA)
Oklahoma Christian University Edmond, Oklahoma 1950 Churches
of Christ 		2,213 Eagles & Lady Eagles 2017     men's swimming & diving;
women's swimming & diving 		Lone Star (LSC)
Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia 1965 Public 30,380 Red Leafs 2023       men's swimming & diving;
women's swimming & diving;
men's wrestling;
women's wrestling 		Great Northwest (GNAC)
Texas Woman's University Denton, Texas 1901 Public 16,238 Pioneers 2023     women's wrestling Lone Star (LSC)
Notes
  1. ^ Nebraska–Kearney was a full member during the 1989–90 school year; and from 1994–95 to 2011–12.


Former members

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The RMAC had 21 former full members, all but three were public schools:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Current
conference
Brigham Young University Provo, Utah 1875 LDS Church 34,100 Cougars 1918 1938 Big 12[a]
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, Colorado 1876 Public 33,246 Buffaloes 1909 1938 Big 12[a]
Colorado College Colorado Springs, Colorado 1874 Nonsectarian 2,011 Tigers 1909;
1914 		1910;
1967[b] 		Southern (SCAC)[c]
Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado 1870 Public 34,166 Rams 1909 1938 Mountain West[a]
(Pac-12[a] in 2026)
University of Denver[d] Denver, Colorado 1864 Nonsectarian 11,952 Pioneers 1910 1938 Summit[a]
Emporia State University Emporia, Kansas 1863 Public 5,887 Hornets 1967 1972 Mid-America (MIAA)
Fort Hays State University[e] Hays, Kansas 1902 Public 14,658 Tigers 1967;
1989 		1972;
2006[f] 		Mid-America (MIAA)
Idaho State University Pocatello, Idaho 1901 Public 12,805 Bengals 1948 1958 Big Sky[a]
Montana State University Bozeman, Montana 1893 Public 16,766 Bobcats 1917 1959 Big Sky[a]
University of Nebraska Omaha Omaha, Nebraska 1908 Public 15,431 Mavericks 1967 1972 Summit[a]
University of Nebraska at Kearney[g] Kearney, Nebraska 1905 Public 7,504 Lopers 1989[h];
1994 		1990;
2012[i] 		Mid-America (MIAA)
University of Northern Colorado Greeley, Colorado 1889 Public 12,862 Bears 1924 1972 Big Sky[a]
Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, Kansas 1903 Public 7,102 Gorillas 1967 1972 Mid-America (MIAA)
Southern Utah University Cedar City, Utah 1897 Public 10,196 Thunderbirds 1967 1986 Western (WAC)[a]
University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 1850 Public 33,000 Utes 1910 1938 Big 12[a]
Utah State University Logan, Utah 1888 Public 27,691 Aggies 1915 1938 Mountain West[a]
(Pac-12[a] in 2026)
Utah Tech University[j][k] St. George, Utah 1911 Public 12,650 Trailblazers 2018 2020 Western (WAC)[a]
Washburn University Topeka, Kansas 1865 Public 7,971 Ichabods 1967 1972 Mid-America (MIAA)
Wayne State College Wayne, Nebraska 1910 Public 4,202 Wildcats 1989[h] 1990 Northern Sun (NSIC)
Western New Mexico University Silver City, New Mexico 1893 Public 3,820 Mustangs 1967;
2006 		1990;
2016[l] 		Lone Star (LSC)
University of Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming 1886 Public 12,450 Cowboys 1921 1938 Mountain West[a]
Notes
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Currently an NCAA Division I athletic conference
  2. ^ Colorado College withdrew from the RMAC from 1910–11 to 1913–14.
  3. ^ Currently an NCAA Division III athletic conference.
  4. ^ Denver was an affiliate member during the 1996–97 school year.
  5. ^ Fort Hays State competed in the RMAC as an affiliate member for wrestling from 2006–07 to 2011–12.
  6. ^ Fort Hays State withdrew from the RMAC from 1972–73 to 1988–89.
  7. ^ Nebraska–Kearney remains in the RMAC as an affiliate in women's swimming & diving.
  8. ^ a b Provisional member.
  9. ^ Nebraska–Kearney withdrew from the RMAC from 1990–91 to 1993–94.
  10. ^ Dixie State competed in the RMAC as an affiliate member for football from the 2016 to 2017 fall seasons (2016–17 to 2017–18 school years).
  11. ^ Dixie State officially changed its name to Utah Tech University as of July 1st, 2022.
  12. ^ Western New Mexico withdrew from the RMAC from 1990–91 to 2005–06.

Former affiliate members

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The RMAC had 12 former affiliate members, all but five were private schools:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left RMAC
sport(s) 		Primary
conference[a]
California Baptist University Riverside, California 1950 Baptist 11,491 Lancers 2013 2018 men's swimming & diving;
women's swimming & diving;
wrestling 		Western (WAC)[b][c]
Grand Canyon University Phoenix, Arizona 1949 For-profit
(Nondenominational) 		25,000 Antelopes 2007wr.;
2008m.sw.;
2008w.sw. 		2013wr.;
2013m.sw.;
2013w.sw. 		wrestling;
men's swimming & diving;
women's swimming & diving 		Western (WAC)[b][d]
University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, Texas 1881 Catholic
(CCIW) 		9,366 Cardinals 2008m.sw.;
2008w.sw. 		2013m.sw.;
2013w.sw. 		men's swimming & diving;
women's swimming & diving 		Southland[b][e]
Lindenwood University St. Charles, Missouri 1827 Presbyterian 4,822 Lions 2013w.lax.;
2014m.sw.;
2014w.sw. 		2019w.lax.;
2016m.sw.;
2016w.sw. 		women's lacrosse;
men's swimming & diving;
women's swimming & diving 		Ohio Valley (OVC)[b][f]
Maryville University St. Louis, Missouri 1872 Catholic 5,504 Saints 2016 2017 men's lacrosse Great Lakes Valley (GLVC)
Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, Minnesota 1887 Public 5,547 Dragons 2009 2012 women's swimming & diving Northern Sun (NSIC)
Montana State University Billings Billings, Montana 1927 Public 4,600 Yellowjackets 2007m.ten.;
2007w.ten. 		2015m.ten.;
2015w.ten. 		men's tennis;
women's tennis 		Great Northwest (GNAC)[g]
Northern State University Aberdeen, South Dakota 1901 Public 3,431 Wolves 2009 2012 women's swimming & diving Northern Sun (NSIC)
Oklahoma Baptist University Shawnee, Oklahoma 1910 Baptist 2,097 Bison 2016 2010 women's lacrosse
men's swimming & diving
women's swimming & diving 		Great American (GAC)[h]
Rockhurst University Kansas City, Missouri 1910 Catholic 2,746 Hawks 2013w.lax.;
2015m.lax. 		2019w.lax.;
2018m.lax. 		women's lacrosse;
men's lacrosse 		Great Lakes Valley (GLVC)
San Francisco State University San Francisco, California 1899 Public 30,155 Gators 1997 2024 men's wrestling California (CCAA)[i]
University of Texas Permian Basin Odessa, Texas 1973 Public 7,628 Falcons 2008m.sw.;
2008w.sw. 		2013m.sw.;
2013w.sw. 		men's swimming & diving;
women's swimming & diving 		Lone Star (LSC)[j]
Notes
  1. ^ Except as noted, this matches the school's current affiliation in its former RMAC sports.
  2. ^ a b c d Currently an NCAA Division I athletic conference.
  3. ^ California Baptist is a men's wrestling member of the Big 12 Conference.
  4. ^ Grand Canyon no longer sponsors men's wrestling.
  5. ^ UIW houses swimming & diving in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.
  6. ^ The OVC sponsors none of Lindenwood's former RMAC sports. All three sports currently compete in the Summit League.
  7. ^ MSU Billings no longer sponsors tennis.
  8. ^ Oklahoma Baptist no longer sponsors women's lacrosse.
  9. ^ The CCAA does not sponsor men's wrestling. San Francisco State competes in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation for that sport only.
  10. ^ The LSC does not sponsor swimming & diving for either sex. UTPB is a men's and women's member of the single-sport New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference.

Membership timeline

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A total of 54 different schools have been associated with the RMAC, either through full or associate membership. Of those schools, only Colorado Mines has been with the conference every year since it was founded in 1909.

Dominican University of CaliforniaTexas Woman's UniversitySimon Fraser UniversityConcordia University IrvineOklahoma Christian UniversityOklahoma Baptist UniversityMaryville UniversityUtah Tech UniversitySouth Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyRockhurst UniversityLindenwood UniversityCalifornia Baptist UniversityBlack Hills State UniversityNorthern State UniversityMinnesota State University MoorheadUniversity of Texas Permian BasinUniversity of the Incarnate WordMontana State University BillingsGrand Canyon UniversitySan Francisco State UniversityUniversity of Colorado Colorado SpringsMetropolitan State University of DenverColorado Christian UniversityUniversity of Nebraska at KearneyWayne State CollegeChadron State CollegeColorado Mesa UniversityNew Mexico Highlands UniversityWestminster University (Utah)Western New Mexico UniversityWashburn UniversitySouthern Utah UniversityRegis UniversityPittsburg State UniversityUniversity of Nebraska OmahaFort Lewis CollegeFort Hays State UniversityEmporia State UniversityColorado State University PuebloAdams State UniversityIdaho State UniversityWestern Colorado UniversityUniversity of Northern ColoradoBrigham Young UniversityMontana State UniversityUtah State UniversityUniversity of WyomingUniversity of UtahUniversity of DenverColorado State UniversityColorado School of MinesColorado CollegeUniversity of Colorado Boulder

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Conference sports
Sport Men's Women's
Baseball  Y
Basketball  Y  Y
Cross Country  Y  Y
Football  Y
Golf  Y  Y
Lacrosse  Y  Y
Soccer  Y  Y
Softball  Y
Swimming & Diving  Y  Y
Track & Field Indoor  Y  Y
Track & Field Outdoor  Y  Y
Volleyball  Y
Wrestling  Y  Y

Men's sponsored sports by school

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School Baseball Basketball Cross
Country 		Football Golf Lacrosse Soccer Swimming
& Diving 		Track
& Field
Indoor 		Track
& Field
Outdoor 		Wrestling Total
RMAC
Sports
Adams State  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y 10
Black Hills State  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y 5
Chadron State  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y 6
Colorado Christian  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y 6
Colorado Mesa  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y 11
Colorado Mines  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y 10
CSU Pueblo  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y 9
Fort Lewis  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y 5
Metropolitan State  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y 7
New Mexico Highlands  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y 5
Regis  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y 5
South Dakota Mines  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y 7
UCCS  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y 6
Western Colorado  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y 6
Westminster  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y 7
Totals 9 15 15 10 9 3+2 11 2+3 13 13 7+1 105
Affiliate Members
Concordia–Irvine  Y 1
Dominican  Y 1
Oklahoma Baptist  Y 1
Oklahoma Christian  Y 1
Simon Fraser  Y  Y 2

Women's sponsored sports by school

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School Basketball Cross
Country 		Golf Lacrosse Soccer Softball Swimming
& Diving 		Track
& Field
Indoor 		Track
& Field
Outdoor 		Volleyball Wrestling Total
RMAC
Sports
Adams State  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y 10
Black Hills State  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y 8
Chadron State  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y 8
Colorado Christian  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y 7
Colorado Mesa  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y 11
Colorado Mines  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y 8
CSU Pueblo  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y 10
Fort Lewis  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y 9
Metropolitan State  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y 8
New Mexico Highlands  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y 7
Regis  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y 7
South Dakota Mines  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y 6
UCCS  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y 8
Western Colorado  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y 7
Westminster  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y 8
Totals 15 15 12 6 13 12 5+4 14 14 15 3+2 121
Affiliate Members
Nebraska–Kearney  Y 1
Oklahoma Baptist  Y 1
Oklahoma Christian  Y 1
Simon Fraser  Y  Y 2
Texas Woman's  Y 1

Other sponsored sports by school

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School Men Women Co-ed
Tennis Beach
Volleyball ‡ 		Tennis Skiing ‡
Colorado Mesa PacWest IND PacWest
CSU Pueblo IND
Metro State PacWest PacWest
Westminster RMISA
  • ‡ — D-I sport

Conference facilities

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School Football Basketball
Stadium Capacity Arena Capacity
Adams State Rex Stadium 2,800 Plachy Hall 500
Black Hills State Lyle Hare Stadium 4,200 Donald E. Young Center 3,500
Chadron State Elliott Field at Don Beebe Stadium 3,500 Chicoine Center 1,750
Colorado Christian
non-football school
 Colorado Christian Event Center 1,500
Colorado Mesa Stocker Stadium 8,000 Brownson Arena 1,800
Colorado School of Mines Campbell Field 4,090 Lockridge Arena 3,000
CSU Pueblo Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl 6,500 Massari Arena 3,900
Fort Lewis Ray Dennison Memorial Field 4,000 Whalen Gymnasium 2,750
MSU Denver
non-football school
 Auraria Event Center 2,300
New Mexico Highlands Perkins Stadium 5,000 Wilson Complex 4,250
Regis
non-football school
 Regis Field House 1,800
South Dakota Mines O'Harra Stadium 4,000 King Center 3,000
UCCS
non-football school
 Gallogly Events Center 1,250
Western Colorado Mountaineer Bowl 4,000 Paul Wright Gymnasium 1,800
Westminster
non-football school
 Behnken Field House 1,200

Football champions

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Main article: List of Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football champions

Basketball champions

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Main article: RMAC Men's Basketball Shootout

References

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  1. ^ RMAC History
  2. ^ University of Southern Colorado (1975-2003)
  3. ^ "Western State Colorado University - SDSM&T approved as 15th member of the RMAC". Gomountaineers.com. January 20, 2014. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  4. ^ Morton, Aaron (February 11, 2014). "Westminster looks to make move to the NCAA Division II ranks". Deseret News.
  5. ^ Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. "Westminster approved to become member of NCAA Division II". August 4, 2015.
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