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The West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference was a conference that last participated in the NCAA's Division II in 2013. It was founded in 1924 and was affiliated with the NAIA until 1995.
The WVIAC's postseason tournament had been played every year since 1936, making it the oldest postseason tournament in continuous existence. It predated the NCAA tournament (1939), the NIT (1938) and the NAIA national tournament (1937).
In June 2012, the nine football-playing members of the WVIAC announced plans to break away to form a new conference. All but one of these schools eventually joined with several non-football schools, including one legacy WVIAC member, to form the Mountain East Conference (MEC).
Final members[]
- Alderson Broaddus (1932–2013) — left for the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC), now in the MEC
- Bluefield State (1955–2013) — now an NCAA Division II independent
- Charleston (WV) (1924–2013) — now in the MEC
- Concord (1924–2013) — now in the MEC
- Davis & Elkins (1924–2013) — left for the G-MAC, now in the MEC
- Fairmont State (1924–2013) — now in the MEC
- Glenville State (1924–2013) — now in the MEC
- Ohio Valley (1999–2013) — now in the G-MAC
- Pitt–Johnstown (2006–2013) — now in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC)
- Seton Hill (2006–2013) — now in the PSAC
- Shepherd (1949–2013) — left for the MEC, now in the PSAC
- West Liberty (1924–2013) — now in the MEC
- West Virginia State (1955–1994, 1995–2013) — now in the MEC
- West Virginia Wesleyan (1924–1986, 1988–2013) — now in the MEC
- Wheeling Jesuit (1957–2013) — now in the MEC under its current name of Wheeling
Members leaving before 2013[]
- Alderson (1924–1932) — merged into Alderson Broaddus
- Bethany (1924–1962)
- Broaddus (1924–1932) — merged into Alderson Broaddus
- Marshall (1925–1949)
- Morehead State (1929–1933)
- Mountain State (1946–1977)
- Potomac State (1924–1963)
- Salem International (1924–2010) — now known as Salem
- West Virginia (1924–1927)
- West Virginia Tech (1924–2006)