# Central States Intercollegiate Conference

The Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC) was an American intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1976 to 1989. It was known to be one of the toughest NAIA conferences in the nation.

## History

In 1976, four members from the Great Plains Athletic Conference decided to move away from that conference, which was affiliated with the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and form the Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC). Those were Fort Hays State College (now Fort Hays State University), Kansas State College of Emporia (now Emporia State University), Kansas State College of Pittsburg (now Pittsburg State University) and Washburn University. Other institutions who joined the CSIC were Kearney State College (now the University of Nebraska at Kearney) and Wayne State College, who competed in the Nebraska College Conference; and Missouri Southern State College (now Missouri Southern State University) and Missouri Western State College (now Missouri Southern State University), who competed as NAIA independents.
In 1987, all institutions in the CSIC applied for NCAA membership, with the announcement of four schools Missouri Southern, Missouri Western, Pittsburg State and Washburn already becoming a member of the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA, now the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association), effective beginning in the 1989–90 school year.

## Member schools
### Final members

The CSIC consisted of eight members:
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Subsequent conference(s) | Current conference |
| Emporia State University | Emporia, Kansas | 1863 | Public | 5,887 | Hornets & Lady Hornets | 1976 | 1989 | NAIA/D-II Independent (1989–91) | Mid-America (MIAA) (1991–present) |
| Fort Hays State College | Hays, Kansas | 1902 | Public | 14,658 | Tigers | 1976 | 1989 | Rocky Mountain (RMAC) (1989–2006) | Mid-America (MIAA) (2006–present) |
| Missouri Southern State University | Joplin, Missouri | 1937 | Public | 6,229 | Lions | 1976 | 1989 | Mid-America (MIAA) (1989–present) | Mid-America (MIAA) (1989–present) |
| Missouri Western State University | St. Joseph, Missouri | 1915 | Public | 5,388 | Griffons | 1976 | 1989 | Mid-America (MIAA) (1989–present) | Mid-America (MIAA) (1989–present) |
| University of Nebraska at Kearney | Kearney, Nebraska | 1905 | Public | 7,504 | Lopers | 1976 | 1989 | Rocky Mountain (RMAC) (1989–90; 1994–2012) NAIA/D-II Independent (1990–94) | Mid-America (MIAA) (2012–present) |
| Pittsburg State University | Pittsburg, Kansas | 1903 | Public | 7,102 | Gorillas | 1976 | 1989 | Mid-America (MIAA) (1989–present) | Mid-America (MIAA) (1989–present) |
| Washburn University | Topeka, Kansas | 1865 | Public | 7,971 | Ichabods & Lady Blues | 1976 | 1989 | Mid-America (MIAA) (1989–present) | Mid-America (MIAA) (1989–present) |
| Wayne State College | Wayne, Nebraska | 1910 | Public | 4,202 | Wildcats | 1976 | 1989 | Rocky Mountain (RMAC) (1989–90) NAIA/D-II Independent (1990–98) | Northern Sun (NSIC) (1998–present) |

#### Notes

* ↑ Formerly known as Kansas State College of Emporia until 1977.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.
* ↑ Formerly known as Fort Hays State College until 1977.
* ↑ Formerly known as Missouri Southern State College until 2003.
* ↑ Formerly known as Missouri Western State College until 2005.
* ↑ Formerly known as Kearney State College until 1991.
* 1 2 Provisional member status.
* ↑ Formerly known as Kansas State College of Pittsburg until 1977.

### Membership timeline
## Sports

Conference sports :
| Sport | Men's | Women's |
| Baseball | Y | |
| Basketball | Y | Y |
| Cross Country | Y | Y |
| Football | Y | |
| Soccer | Y | Y |
| Softball | | Y |
| Track & Field | Y | Y |
| Volleyball | | Y |