American Southwest Conference

The American Southwest Conference, ASC, is a NCAA Division III conference. Founded in 1976 as the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (TIAA) the ASC contains many schools from the state of Texas. Initally, and for many years, only Texas institutions were members. But with the addition of schools from Arkansas and Mississippi in the 90s the conference decided to rename itself to the American Southwest Conference in 1996. The ASC has experienced a lot of growth, especially in the 90s, including adding 6 teams in 1997 and 2 more in 1998.

The ASC:

• Austin College
• Concordia University at Austin
• University of Dallas
• East Texas Baptist University
• Hardin-Simmons University
• Howard Payne University
• LeTourneau University
• Louisiana College
• University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
• McMurry University
• Mississippi College
• University of the Ozarks
• Schreiner College
• Sul Ross State University
• University of Texas at Dallas
• Texas Lutheran University

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