Red River Athletic Conference
Red River Athletic Conference | |
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RRAC | |
Established | 1998 |
Association | NAIA |
Members | 14 (13 in 2022) |
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Region | South Central United States |
Headquarters | Waco, Texas |
Commissioner | Tony Stigliano |
Website | www |
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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[]
Former members[]
Membership timeline[]
Full member (non-football) Associate member (sport)
Sports[]
A divisional format is used for basketball (M / W), softball, and volleyball. | |
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West
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The Red River Athletic Conference sponsors championships in seven men's and eight women's sports.
Sport | Men's | Women's |
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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[]
- Red River Athletic Conference
- College sports in Louisiana
- College sports in New Mexico
- College sports in Oklahoma
- College sports in Texas
- Sports organization stubs