Mason-Dixon Conference

Mason-Dixon Conference
Classification	NCAA Division III
Years of Existence	1936–1974
Members	10–15
Sports fielded	Baseball, Basketball, Football, Soccer, Track, Tennis, Wrestling
Region	South Atlantic States
States/Districts	Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, Washington, D.C.

The Mason-Dixon Conference is a defunct NCAA Division III athletics conference, formed in 1936^[1] and disbanded in 1974.

When the conference was formed in 1936, it was used for track and field only. Within four years it began to include all sports, including baseball, basketball, football, soccer, tennis and wrestling.^[1] The Mason-Dixon Conference sought to "solidify small college athletics and to stimulate a competitive spirit."^[1]

Members

School	Joined[2]	Left	Location
Bridgewater College	1948 (?)	—	Bridgewater, Virginia
Catholic University	1982 1999	1983 —	Washington, D.C.
University of Delaware	1946	1947	Newark, Delaware
Emory & Henry College	1975	—	Emory-Meadowview, Virginia
Gallaudet University	1948 (?)	1974	Washington, D.C.
Guilford College	1991	—	Greensboro, North Carolina
Hampden-Sydney College	1945 !pre-1946	—	Hampden-Sydney, Virginia
Johns Hopkins University	1945 !pre-1946	1974	Baltimore, Maryland
Maryland State Teacher's College (Towson University)	1969	1974	Towson, Maryland
Maryville College	1980	1987	Baltimore, Maryland
Mount St. Mary's University	1948 (?)	1974	Emmitsburg, Maryland
Randolph-Macon College	1945 !pre-1946	1950	Ashland, Virginia
Shepherd University	1964	1968	Shepherdstown, West Virginia
Washington and Lee University	1975	—	Lexington, Virginia
Washington College	1948 (?)	1950	Chestertown, Maryland
Western Maryland College (McDaniel College)	1945 !pre-1946	1974	Westminster, Maryland
Loyola College	1960	1974	Baltimore, Maryland
University of Baltimore	1960	1974	Baltimore, Maryland

See also

• List of defunct college football conferences

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "American University Athletics Timeline". American University. 2009. http://www.aueagles.com/fan_central/history. Retrieved 28 December 2009. 
2. ^ Morse, Jon F. (2009). "OLD DOMINION (pre-1946-) MASON-DIXON (pre-1946-1974)". NCAA Division III Conference Alignments. jonfmorse.com. http://www.jonfmorse.com/level/sports/cfb/confs/d3.shtml#odac. Retrieved 28 December 2009.