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The Lone Star Conference (known as the LSC) is a conference participating in the NCAA's Division II. It was founded in 1931. The LSC has its headquarters in the Dallas–Fort Worth suburb of Richardson, Texas, sharing office space with the NCAA Division III American Southwest Conference.
Its current membership of 17 makes it the second-largest Division II all-sports conference, behind the 18 members of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. The LSC will add an 18th member in 2025.
Current members[]
- Angelo State (joined in 1968)
- Cameron (joined in 1988, withdrew in 1994, rejoined in 1996)
- Dallas Baptist (joined in 2019)
- Eastern New Mexico (joined in 1984)
- Lubbock Christian (joined in 2019)
- Midwestern State (joined in 1948, withdrew in 1949, rejoined in 1995)
- Oklahoma Christian (joined in 2019)
- St. Edward's (joined in 2019)
- St. Mary's (joined in 2019)
- Sul Ross State (joined in 1950, left in 1976, rejoined in 2024)
- Texas A&M International (joined in 2019)
- Texas A&M - Kingsville (joined in 1954)
- Texas Woman's (women's basketball only, joined in 1989)
- UT Permian Basin (joined in 2018)
- UT Tyler (joined in 2019)
- West Texas A&M (joined in 1986, withdrew in 1989, rejoined in 1993)
- Western New Mexico (joined in 2016)
Future members[]
- UT Dallas (joining in 2025)
Former members[]
- Abilene Christian (1973–2013) – now in the NCAA Division I Western Athletic Conference (WAC)
- Arkansas–Fort Smith (2019–2024) – now in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA)
- Central Oklahoma (1987–2011) – now in the MIAA
- East Central (1995–2011) – now in the Great American Conference
- East Texas A&M (1931–1996 as East Texas State, 1996–2022 as Texas A&M–Commerce) - now in the NCAA Division I Southland Conference
- Harding (1995–2000) – now in the Great American Conference
- Houston (1945–1949) – now in the NCAA Division I Big 12 Conference
- Howard Payne (1956–1987) – now in the NCAA Division III American Southwest Conference
- Incarnate Word (2010–2013) – now in the NCAA Division I Southland Conference
- Lamar (1950–1965) – now in the NCAA Division I Southland Conference
- McMurry (1964–1972) – now in the NCAA Division III American Southwest Conference
- North Texas (1931–1949) – now in the NCAA Division I American Athletic Conference
- Northeastern State (1995–2011) – now in the MIAA
- Ouachita Baptist (1995–2000) – now in the Great American Conference
- Sam Houston State (1931–1949) – now in the NCAA Division I Conference USA
- Southeastern Oklahoma State (1995–2011) – now in the Great American Conference
- Southwestern Oklahoma State (1995–2011) – now in the Great American Conference
- Stephen F. Austin (charter member, withdrew 1984) – now in the NCAA Division I Southland Conference
- Tarleton State (1968–1976, 1994–2020) – now in the WAC
- Texas State (1931–1984) – now in the NCAA Division I Sun Belt Conference
- Trinity (TX) (1932–1934, 1946–1949, 1957–1988)– now in the NCAA Division III Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference