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The River States Conference, known for most of its history as the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, is a conference participating in the NAIA's Division II, with member institutions in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. In the past, it has also included schools in Missouri, Tennessee, and Virginia. Its headquarters are in Middletown, Ohio.
Historically, it had been a Kentucky-only conference, but first expanded outside the state in 1964. The conference adopted its current name in 2016 to better reflect its membership base; only four of its 13 members at that time were located in Kentucky.
Current members[]
- Alice Lloyd (joined in 1983, left in 1992, rejoined in 2005)
- Brescia (joined in 1984)
- IU Columbus (joined in 2023 as IUPUC, representing the former Indiana University–Purdue University Columbus, which was largely converted to a new Indiana University campus in 2024)
- IU East (joined in 2007)
- IU Kokomo (joined in 2013)
- IU Southeast (joined in 1994)
- Midway (joined in 1991 as a women's college; became coeducational in 2016 and started sponsoring men's sports in 2017)
- Oakland City (joined in 1968, left in 1975, rejoined in 2020)
- Rio Grande (joined in 1964, left in 1971, rejoined in 2014)
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (joined in 2021)
- Shawnee State (joined in 2023)
- WVU Tech (joined in 2015)
Future members[]
- Kentucky Christian – joining in 2025
Former members[]
- Asbury (1971–2021) – now in the NCAA Division III Collegiate Conference of the South (CCS)
- Bellarmine (1951–1964) — now in the NCAA Division I Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN)
- Berea (1926–2014) — now in the NCAA Division III Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC)
- Bethel (TN) (1999–2006) — now in the Mid-South Conference
- Campbellsville (1964–1995) — now in the Mid-South Conference
- Carlow (2012–2023) – now in the NCAA Division III Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC)
- Centre (1926–1962) — now in the NCAA Division III Southern Athletic Association
- Cincinnati Christian (2008–2019) — closed in December 2019
- Clinch Valley (1971–1994) — now in the NCAA Division II South Atlantic Conference under its current athletic identity of UVA Wise
- Cumberland (KY) (1966–1995) — now in the Mid-South Conference under its current name of Cumberlands
- Eastern Kentucky (1927–1948) — now in the ASUN
- Georgetown (KY) (1966–1995) — now in the Mid-South Conference
- Kentucky Wesleyan (1926–1955) — now in the NCAA Division II Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC)
- Lindsey Wilson (1984–2000) — now in the Mid-South Conference
- Louisville (1926–1948) — now in the NCAA Division I Atlantic Coast Conference
- Mid-Continent (2000–2006) — closed in 2014
- Morehead State (1931–1948) — now in the NCAA Division I Ohio Valley Conference
- Mountain State (2007–2012) — closed in 2012
- Murray State (1933–1948) — now in the NCAA Division I Missouri Valley Conference
- Ogden (1926–1927) — merged into the school now known as Western Kentucky University in 1927
- Ohio Christian (2015–2024) – left the NAIA for the National Christian College Athletic Association
- Ohio Valley (2021) – closed in December 2021
- Pikeville (1958–2000) — now in the Appalachian Athletic Conference
- Point Park (2012–2024) – now in the NCAA Division II Mountain East Conference
- St. Louis Pharmacy (2003–2014) — now in the American Midwest Conference under its current athletic identity of UHSP
- Spalding (1992–2007) — now in the NCAA Division III St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
- Thomas More (1955–1991) — now in the NCAA Division II G-MAC
- Transylvania (1926–2001) — now in the NCAA Division III HCAC
- Union (KY) (1933–1995) — now in the Appalachian Athletic Conference under its current name of Union Commonwealth
- Western Kentucky (1926–1948) — now in the NCAA Division I Conference USA
Gallery of logos[]
Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference logo