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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.
Along with the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference, it is the largest Division II all-sports conference; both leagues will have 18 members in the upcoming 2020–21 school year. The LSC underwent a major expansion in 2019, absorbing seven members from the disbanding Heartland Conference and also adding one school upgrading from Division III.
Current members
- Angelo State (joined in 1968)
- Arkansas–Fort Smith (joined in 2019)
- 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)
- Texas A&M - Commerce (charter member)
- 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)
Former members
- Abilene Christian (1973–2013) – now in the NCAA Division I Southland Conference; joining the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in July 2021
- Central Oklahoma (1987–2011) – now in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA)
- East Central (1995–2011) – now in the Great American Conference
- Harding (1995–2000) – now in the Great American Conference
- Houston (1945–1949) – now in the NCAA Division I American Athletic 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; joining the WAC in July 2021
- McMurry (1964–1972) – now in the NCAA Division III American Southwest Conference
- North Texas (1931–1949) – now in the NCAA Division I Conference USA
- 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 Southland Conference; joining the WAC in July 2021
- 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; joining the WAC in July 2021
- Sul Ross State (1950–1988) – now in the NCAA Division III American Southwest 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
