Horizon League
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The Horizon League is a collegiate athletic conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. Headquartered in Indianapolis, the league's eleven member schools are located in and near the Great Lakes region.
Formerly | Midwestern City Conference (1979–1985) Midwestern Collegiate Conference (1985–2001) |
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Association | NCAA |
Founded | 1979; 45 years ago (1979) |
Commissioner | Julie Roe Lach (since 2021) |
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Division | Division I |
Subdivision | non-football |
No. of teams | 11 + 7 affiliate members |
Headquarters | Indianapolis, Indiana |
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Official website | horizonleague |
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The Horizon League founded in 1979 as the Midwestern City Conference. The conference changed its name to Midwestern Collegiate Conference in 1985 and then the Horizon League in 2001. The conference started with a membership of six teams and has fluctuated in size with 24 different schools as members at different times. The League currently has 11 members.
The Horizon League currently sponsors 19 sports and is a non-football conference.