Red River Athletic Conference

Red River Athletic Conference
Red River Athletic Conference
RRAC
Established	1998
Association	NAIA
Members	14 (13 in 2022)
Sports fielded	15 men's: 7; women's: 8; ;
Region	South Central United States
Headquarters	Waco, Texas
Commissioner	Tony Stigliano
Website	www.redriverconference.com
Locations

The Red River Athletic Conference is an affiliate of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The conference's 14 member institutions are located in Texas, Louisiana, and New Mexico.

History[]

The conference began competition in 1998 with 16 charter members.^[1] The conference at present counts 14 members, one of the most recent additions being Texas A&M-Texarkana in 2016.^[2] In 2018, St. Thomas Houston announced its departure from the conference to join the NCAA Division III's Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference as a provisional member in 2019.^[3] In March 2020, Texas A&M University–San Antonio was approved for membership into the NAIA and it was simultaneously announced that the Jaguars would begin competition in the conference starting in the 2020–21 academic year,^[4] followed by Xavier University of Louisiana and Louisiana Christian University (formerly Louisiana College) in September and October respectively.^[5]^[6] Xavier and Louisiana Christian officially joined the RRAC in 2021–22.

On January 20, 2022, the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) invited founding Red River member Wiley College to become the GCAC's first Texas institution, effective later in July.^[7]

Member schools[]

Current members[]

Institution	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined
University of Houston–Victoria	Victoria, Texas	1973	Public	4,407	Jaguars	2015
Huston–Tillotson University	Austin, Texas	1881	Private (Methodist, Church of Christ)	800	Rams	1998
Jarvis Christian College	Hawkins, Texas	1912	Private (Disciples of Christ)	550	Bulldogs	1998
Louisiana Christian University	Pineville, Louisiana	1906	Private (Southern Baptist)	1,200	Wildcats	2021
Louisiana State University of Alexandria	Alexandria, Louisiana	1959	Public	3,378	Generals	2014
Louisiana State University Shreveport	Shreveport, Louisiana	1967	Public	4,200	Pilots	2010
Our Lady of the Lake University	San Antonio, Texas	1895	Private/Catholic	2,660	Saints	2008
Paul Quinn College	Dallas, Texas	1872	Private (A.M.E. Church)	700	Tigers	1998
University of the Southwest	Hobbs, New Mexico	1962	Private (Christian)	550	Mustangs	1998
Texas College	Tyler, Texas	1894	Private (C.M.E. Church)	800	Steers	1998
Texas A&M University–San Antonio	San Antonio, Texas	2009	Public	7,000	Jaguars	2020
Texas A&M University–Texarkana	Texarkana, Texas	1971	Public	1,865	Eagles	2016
Wiley College	Marshall, Texas	1873	Private (United Methodist)	1,250	Wildcats	1998
Xavier University of Louisiana	New Orleans, Louisiana	1925	Private/Catholic	3,200	Gold Rush/ Gold Nuggets	2021

Former members[]

Institution	Location	Founded	Nickname	Joined	Left	Current Conference
Bacone College	Muskogee, Oklahoma	1880	Warriors	1998	2015	NAIA Independent
Houston Baptist University	Houston, Texas	1960	Huskies	1998	2007	Southland (NCAA D-I)
Langston University	Langston, Oklahoma	1897	Lions	1998	2018	Sooner
Northwestern Oklahoma State University	Alva, Oklahoma	1897	Rangers	1998	2002	Great American (NCAA D-II)
Northwood University	Cedar Hill, Texas	1966	Knights	1998	2013	Dropped sports
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma	Chickasha, Oklahoma	1908	Drovers	1998	2000	Sooner
Southwestern Adventist University	Keene, Texas	1893	Knights	1998	2002	USCAA
Southwestern Assemblies of God University	Waxahachie, Texas	1927	Lions	1998	2013	Sooner
Texas A&M International University	Laredo, Texas	1969	Dustdevils	1998	2006	Lone Star (NCAA D-II)
Texas Wesleyan University	Fort Worth, Texas	1890	Rams	2001	2013	Sooner
University of St. Thomas	Houston, Texas	1947	Celts	2011	2019	SCAC (NCAA D-III)
University of Texas at Brownsville	Brownsville, Texas	1991	Ocelots	1998	2015	Merged in 2015 with University of Texas–Pan American
University of Texas Permian Basin	Odessa, Texas	1973	Falcons	1998	2006	Lone Star (NCAA D-II)

Membership timeline[]

Full member (non-football) Associate member (sport)

Sports[]

A divisional format is used for basketball (M / W), softball, and volleyball.
East Jarvis Christian Louisiana College LSU Alexandria LSU Shreveport Texas College Texas A&M-Texarkana Xavier	West Houston-Victoria Huston-Tillotson Our Lady of the Lake Paul Quinn Southwest Texas A&M-San Antonio Wiley

The Red River Athletic Conference sponsors championships in seven men's and eight women's sports.

Conference sports
Sport	Men's	Women's
Baseball	Y
Basketball	Y	Y
Cross Country	Y	Y
Golf	Y	Y
Soccer	Y	Y
Softball		Y
Tennis	Y	Y
Track & Field Outdoor	Y	Y
Volleyball		Y

References[]

^ "Looking Back at the Past 15 Years of RRAC Basketball". Victory Sports Network. June 18, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
^ "LSUA Joins the Red River Athletic Conference". LSU Alexandria. October 23, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
^ "UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS ANNOUNCES NCAA DIVISION III EXPLORATORY MEMBERSHIP". USTCelts.com. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
^ VSN Staff (March 31, 2020). "NAIA Approves Five Institutions for Membership". Victory Sports Network. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
^ "Xavier University Of Louisiana To Become RRAC's 13th Member Institution In 2021-22". Victory Sports Network. September 14, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
^ "Louisiana College accepted into NAIA, joins RRAC and SAC". Crescent City Sports. October 5, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
^ "GCAC Extends Membership To Oakwood University, Wiley College, Southern University at New Orleans". Gulf Coast Athletic Conference. January 20, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2022.

External links[]

Official website

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[1] "Looking Back at the Past 15 Years of RRAC Basketball". Victory Sports Network. June 18, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2015.

[2] "LSUA Joins the Red River Athletic Conference". LSU Alexandria. October 23, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2015.

[3] "UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS ANNOUNCES NCAA DIVISION III EXPLORATORY MEMBERSHIP". USTCelts.com. Retrieved February 14, 2018.

[2020NAIAnewmembers-4] VSN Staff (March 31, 2020). "NAIA Approves Five Institutions for Membership". Victory Sports Network. Retrieved March 31, 2020.

[5] "Xavier University Of Louisiana To Become RRAC's 13th Member Institution In 2021-22". Victory Sports Network. September 14, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020.

[6] "Louisiana College accepted into NAIA, joins RRAC and SAC". Crescent City Sports. October 5, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020.

[7] "GCAC Extends Membership To Oakwood University, Wiley College, Southern University at New Orleans". Gulf Coast Athletic Conference. January 20, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2022.

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