Mason–Dixon Conference | |
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Classification | NCAA Division II |
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 II (former NCAA College Division) athletics conference, formed in 1936[1] and disbanded in 1974. Its members were predominantly from states bordering the eponymous Mason–Dixon line.
Originally for track and field only, it was established in 1936 by Waldo Hamilton and Dorsey Griffith who both coached the sport at Johns Hopkins University and The Catholic University of America respectively. Its main purpose was to provide an annual championship meet for smaller colleges.[2] The circuit began with nine member schools. Besides the institutions for which the founders represented, the others were American University, Gallaudet University, Randolph–Macon College, University of Baltimore, University of Delaware, Washington College and Western Maryland College.
Within four years it began to include other sports. Men's basketball was added in 1940.[3] The Mason–Dixon Conference sought to "solidify small college athletics and to stimulate a competitive spirit."[1]
Founding members[]
School | Joined[4] | Left | Location |
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American University | 1936 | 1966 | Washington, D.C. |
The Catholic University of America | 1936 | 1976[3] | Washington, D.C. |
Gallaudet University | 1936 | 1974 | Washington, D.C. |
Johns Hopkins University | 1936 | 1974 | Baltimore, Maryland |
Randolph–Macon College | 1936 | 1974 | Ashland, Virginia |
University of Baltimore | 1936 | 1978[5] | Baltimore, Maryland |
University of Delaware | 1936 | 1947 | Newark, Delaware |
Washington College | 1936 | 1950 | Chestertown, Maryland |
Western Maryland College | 1936 | 1974 | Westminster, Maryland |
Other members[]
School | Joined[4] | Left | Location |
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Bridgewater College | 1948 (?) | 1976 | Bridgewater, Virginia |
Emory & Henry College | 1975 | 1976 | Emory-Meadowview, Virginia |
Guilford College | 1991 | — | Greensboro, North Carolina |
Hampden-Sydney College | pre-1946 | 1976 | Hampden-Sydney, Virginia |
Loyola College | 1940 | 1977 | Baltimore, Maryland |
Maryville College | 1980 | 1987 | Baltimore, Maryland |
Mount St. Mary's University | 1948 (?) | 1974 | Emmitsburg, Maryland |
St. John's College | 1936[1] | — | Annapolis, Maryland |
Shepherd University | 1964 | 1968 | Shepherdstown, West Virginia |
Towson State College | 1969 | 1974 | Towson, Maryland |
University of Maryland, Baltimore County | 1972 | 1978 | Catonsville, Maryland |
Washington and Lee University | 1975 | 1976 | Lexington, Virginia |
Football champions[]
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See also[]
- List of defunct college football conferences
- Chesapeake Conference
- Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC)
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "American University Athletics Timeline". American University. 2009. http://www.aueagles.com/fan_central/history. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
- ↑ Student Athlete Handbook – Methodist University Athletics. Archived 2012-01-14 at the Wayback Machine Section 1, Part E: Mason Dixon Track & Field Conference.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 McManes, Chris. "Flight of the Cardinals: A 100-year history of CUA men's basketball," The Catholic University of America Athletics, Monday, November 1, 2010.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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.
- ↑ McMullen, Paul. "With 8 in state taking plunge, UB was first to drown in Division I pool," The Baltimore Evening Sun, Tuesday, November 6, 1990.