The Heartland Conference is an NCAA Division II college athletic conference founded in 1999. The majority of members are in Texas, with additional members in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri.
Member schools
The Heartland Conference included the following schools for the 2005-2006 school year:
| Institution |
Location |
Founded |
Affiliation |
Enrollment |
Year Joined |
| Dallas Baptist University |
Dallas, Texas |
1898 |
Private/Baptist |
4,988 |
2002 |
| University of the Incarnate Word |
San Antonio, Texas |
1881 |
Private/Catholic |
4,800 |
1999 |
| Lincoln University |
Jefferson City, Missouri |
1866 |
Public |
3,600 |
1999 |
| Newman University |
Wichita, Kansas |
1933 |
Private/Catholic |
2,200 |
2006 |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State University |
Goodwell, Oklahoma |
1909 |
Public |
1,200 |
2002 |
| St. Edward's University |
Austin, Texas |
1852 |
Private/Catholic |
4,500 |
1999 |
| St. Mary’s University |
San Antonio, Texas |
1852 |
Private/Catholic |
4,500 |
1999 |
| Texas A&M International University |
Laredo, Texas |
1969 |
Public |
4,298 |
2006 |
| University of Texas of the Permian Basin |
Odessa, Texas |
1973 |
Public |
3,400 |
2006 |
Sports
The Heartland Conference sponsors 13 sports, 7 for women and 6 for men. Both men and women compete in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, and tennis. Men compete in baseball and women compete in softball and volleyball.
Former Members
In Fall 2005, founding members Drury University and Rockhurst University left the Heartland Conference to join the Great Lakes Valley Conference. On July 1, 2006, Western New Mexico University left to join the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. On July 1, 2007, Montana State University - Billings left to join the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
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