# Association of Mideast Colleges

The Association of Mideast Colleges was a short-lived NCAA Division III conference composed of member schools located in the Midwestern United States. The league existed from 1991 to 1996.

## Member schools
### Final members

| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Subsequent conference(s) | Current conference |
| Bluffton University | Bluffton, Ohio | 1899 | Mennonite | 1,094 | Beavers | 1991 | 1996 | D-III Independent (1996–98) | Heartland (HCAC) (1998–present) |
| Mount St. Joseph University | Delhi Township, Ohio | 1920 | Catholic (S.C.C.) | 1,889 | Lions | 1995 | 1996 | D-III Independent (1996–98) | Heartland (HCAC) (1998–present) |
| Thomas More University | Crestview Hills, Kentucky | 1921 | Catholic (Diocese of Covington/ Benedictines) | 1,963 | Saints | 1991 | 1996 | various | Great Midwest (G-MAC) (2023–present) |
| Wilmington College | Wilmington, Ohio | 1870 | Quakers | 990 | Quakers | 1991 | 1996 | D-III Independent (1996–98) Heartland (HCAC) (1998–2000) | Ohio (OAC) (2000–present) |

#### Notes

* ↑ Currently an NAIA athletic conference.
* ↑ Thomas More had joined the following subsequent conferences: as an NCAA D-III Independent from 1996–97 to 2004–05; the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) from 2005–06 to 2017–18; the American Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA) during the 2018–19 school year; and the Mid-South Conference (MSC) from 2019–20 to 2022–23.
* ↑ Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.

### Former members

| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Subsequent conference(s) | Current conference |
| Defiance College | Defiance, Ohio | 1850 | United Church of Christ | 1,000 | Yellow Jackets | 1991 | 1995 | various | Wolverine–Hoosier (WHAC) (2024–present) |

#### Notes

* ↑ Defiance had joined the following subsequent conferences: as an D-III Independent from 1995–96 to 1996–97; Michigan (MIAA) from 1997–1998 to 1999–2000; and Heartland (HCAC) from 2000–01 to 2023–24.
* ↑ Currently an NAIA athletic conference.

### Membership timeline

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

## Football champions

* 1991 – Thomas More
* 1992 – Thomas More
* 1993 – Thomas More
* 1994 – Bluffton and Thomas More
* 1995 – Thomas More

## Yearly football standings

1991 Association of Mideast Colleges football standings :
| 1991 Association of Mideast Colleges football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Thomas More $ 3 –0 –010 –0 –0 Defiance 2 –1 –08 –2 –0 Wilmington (OH) 1 –2 –01 –9 –0 Bluffton 0 –3 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1992 Association of Mideast Colleges football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Thomas More $^ 3 –0 –09 –2 –0 Defiance 2 –1 –09 –1 –0 Bluffton 1 –2 –01 –8 –0 Wilmington (OH) 0 –3 –02 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 1993 Association of Mideast Colleges football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Thomas More $ 3 –0 –08 –2 –0 Defiance 2 –1 –09 –1 –0 Wilmington (OH) 1 –2 –06 –4 –0 Bluffton 0 –3 –03 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1994 Association of Mideast Colleges football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Thomas More + 2 –1 –07 –3 –0 Bluffton + 2 –1 –04 –5 –0 Defiance 1 –2 –06 –4 –0 Wilmington (OH) 1 –2 –03 –6 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1995 Association of Mideast Colleges football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Thomas More $ 3 –0 –010 –0 –0 Mount St. Joseph 1 –2 –05 –4 –0 Bluffton 1 –2 –05 –5 –0 Wilmington (OH) 1 –2 –02 –6 –1 $ – Conference champion |