Editing Border Conference (section)

==Member schools==
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|mark-title1=[[University of Arizona|Arizona]]
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|mark-title2=[[Arizona State University|ASU]]
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|mark-title3=[[Hardin-Simmons University|Hardin-Simmons]]
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|mark-title4=[[University of New Mexico|New Mexico]]
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|mark-title5=[[New Mexico State University|New Mexico State]]
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|mark-title6=[[Northern Arizona University|Northern Arizona]]
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|mark-title7=[[Texas Tech University|Texas Tech]]
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|mark-title8=[[University of Texas at El Paso|UTEP]]
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|mark-title9=[[West Texas A&M University|West Texas A&M]]
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===Final members===
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined
! Left
! Subsequent<br>conference(s)
! Current<br>conference(s)
|-
| {{sort|Arizona|'''[[University of Arizona]]'''}}
| [[Tucson, Arizona]]
| 1885
| Public
| 43,625
| [[Arizona Wildcats|Wildcats]]
| 1931
| 1962
| [[Western Athletic Conference|Western (WAC)]]<br>(1962–78)<br>[[Pac-12 Conference|Pacific-12 (Pac-12)]]<br>(1978–2024)
| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]<br>2024–present
|-
| '''[[Arizona State University]]'''{{efn|group=former|Formerly known as Arizona State Teachers College at Tempe until 1958.}}
| [[Tempe, Arizona]]
| 1885
| Public
| 71,946
| [[Arizona State Sun Devils|Sun Devils]]
| 1931
| 1962
| [[Western Athletic Conference|Western (WAC)]]<br>(1962–78)<br>[[Pac-12 Conference|Pacific-12 (Pac-12)]]<br>(1978–2024)
| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]<br>2024–present
|-
| '''[[Hardin–Simmons University]]'''
| [[Abilene, Texas]]
| 1891
| [[Baptist General Convention of Texas|Baptist]]
| 2,333
| [[Hardin–Simmons Cowboys|Cowboys]] &<br>[[Hardin–Simmons Cowboys|Cowgirls]]
| 1941
| 1962
| various{{efn|group=final|Hardin–Simmons joined the following subsequent conferences: [[NCAA University Division|Univ. Division Independent]] in 1962–63; [[NCAA College Division|College Division Independent]] from 1963–64 to 1972–73; [[NCAA Division III independent schools|NCAA D-III Independent]] from 1973–74 to 1989–90; and the [[Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1976–1997)|Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association]] (TIAA) from 1990–91 to 1995–96.}}
| [[American Southwest Conference|American Southwest]]{{efn|group=former|name=D3|Currently an [[NCAA Division III]] athletic conference.}}<br>(1996–present)
|-
| '''[[New Mexico State University]]'''{{efn|group=final|Formerly known as the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts (New Mexico A&M) until 1960.}}
| [[Las Cruces, New Mexico]]
| 1888
| Public
| 21,694
| [[New Mexico State Aggies|Aggies]]
| 1931
| 1962
| various{{efn|group=final|New Mexico State joined the following subsequent conferences: as an [[NCAA University Division]] Independent from 1962–63 to 1969–70; the [[Missouri Valley Conference]] (MVC) from 1970–71 to 1982–83; the [[Big West Conference]] from 1983–84 to 1999–2000; the [[Sun Belt Conference]] from 2000–01 to 2004–05; and the [[Western Athletic Conference]] (WAC) from 2005–06 to 2022–23.}}
| [[Conference USA|Conf. USA (C-USA)]]<br>(2023–present)
|-
| {{sort|Texas–El Paso|'''[[University of Texas at El Paso]]'''}}{{efn|group=final|Formerly known as the College of Mines and Metallurgy of the University of Texas (Texas Mines), later Texas Western College until 1967.}}
| [[El Paso, Texas]]
| 1914
| Public
| 25,151
| [[UTEP Miners|Miners]]
| 1935{{efn|group=final|The UTEP men's basketball team joined the Border a few years after it became a full member for other sports (1938–39).}}
| 1962
| [[NCAA University Division|University Division Independent]]<br>(1962–67)<br>[[Western Athletic Conference|Western (WAC)]]<br>(1967–2005)
| [[Conference USA|Conf. USA (C-USA)]]<br>(2005–present)<br>{{small|([[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]] in 2026)}}
|-
| '''[[West Texas A&M University]]'''{{efn|group=final|Formerly known as West Texas State Teachers College until 1990.}}
| [[Canyon, Texas]]
| 1910
| Public
| 10,169
| [[West Texas A&M Buffaloes|Buffaloes]]
| 1941
| 1962
| various{{efn|group=final|West Texas A&M joined the following subsequent conferences: as an [[NCAA University Division]] Independent from 1962–63 to 1971–72; the [[Missouri Valley Conference]] from 1972–73 to 1985–86; and as an [[NCAA Division II independent schools|NCAA D-II Independent]] from 1991–92 to 1992–93.}}
| [[Lone Star Conference|Lone Star (LSC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D2|Currently an [[NCAA Division II]] athletic conference.}}<br>(1986–91; 1993–present)
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=final}}

===Previous members===
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Type
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined
! Left
! Subsequent<br>conference(s)
! Current<br>conference
|-
| '''[[Northern Arizona University]]'''{{efn|group=former|Formerly known as Arizona State Teachers College at Flagstaff until 1966.}}
| [[Flagstaff, Arizona]]
| 1899
| Public
| 22,791
| [[Northern Arizona Lumberjacks|Lumberjacks]]
| 1931{{efn|group=former|The Northern Arizona men's basketball team joined the Border a year after it became a full member for other sports (1932–33).}}
| 1953
| [[Frontier Conference (1940–1962)|New Mexico/Frontier]]<br>(1953–62)<br>[[NAIA independent schools|NAIA Independent]]<br>(1962–70)
| [[Big Sky Conference|Big Sky]]<br>(1970–present)
|-
| {{sort|New Mexico|'''[[University of New Mexico]]'''}}
| [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]]
| 1889
| Public
| 25,441
| [[New Mexico Lobos|Lobos]]
| 1931
| 1951
| [[Skyline Conference (1938–1962)|Skyline]]<br>(1951–62)<br>[[Western Athletic Conference|Western (WAC)]]<br>(1962–99)
| [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West (MWC)]]<br>(1999–present)
|-
| '''[[Texas Tech University]]'''{{efn|group=former|Formerly known as Texas Technological College until 1969.}}
| [[Lubbock, Texas]]
| 1923
| Public
| 40,666
| [[Texas Tech Red Raider|Red Raiders]]
| 1932
| 1957{{efn|group=former|The Texas Tech men's basketball team competed on an Independent schedule on its final season in the Border for its transition to the [[Southwest Conference]] as a full member.}}
| [[Southwest Conference|Southwest (SWC)]]<br>(1957–96)
| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]<br>(1996–present)
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=former}}

===Membership timeline===
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         id:AssocF value:rgb(0.98,0.5,0.445) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member for football only
         id:AssocOS value:rgb(0.5,0.691,0.824) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member in some sports, but not all (consider identifying in legend or a footnote)
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  bar:1 color:Full from:1931 till:1962 text:[[University of Arizona|Arizona]] (1931–1962)
  bar:1 color:OtherC2 from:1962 till:1978 text:[[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]
  bar:1 color:OtherC1 from:1978 till:2024 text:[[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]]
  bar:1 color:Big12 from:2024 till:end text:[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]

  bar:2 color:Full from:1931 till:1962 text:[[Arizona State University|Arizona State Teachers–Tempe]] (1931–1962)
  bar:2 color:OtherC2 from:1962 till:1978 text:[[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]
  bar:2 color:OtherC1 from:1978 till:2024 text:[[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]]
  bar:2 color:Big12 from:2024 till:end text:[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]

  bar:3 color:Full from:1931 till:1953 text:[[Northern Arizona University|Arizona State Teachers–Flagstaff]] (1931–1953)
  bar:3 shift:(35) color:OtherC2 from:1953 till:1962 text:[[Frontier Conference (1940–1962)|NMIC]]
  bar:3 color:Ind from:1962 till:1970 text:[[NAIA independent schools|NAIA Ind]]
  bar:3 color:OtherC1 from:1970 till:end text:[[Big Sky Conference|Big Sky]]

  bar:4 color:Full from:1931 till:1951 text:[[University of New Mexico|New Mexico]] (1931–1951)
  bar:4 color:OtherC1 from:1951 till:1962 text:[[Skyline Conference (1938–1962)|Skyline]]
  bar:4 color:OtherC2 from:1962 till:1999 text:[[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]
  bar:4 color:OtherC1 from:1999 till:end text:[[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]

  bar:5 color:Full from:1931 till:1962 text:[[New Mexico State University|New Mexico A&amp;M]] (1931–1962)
  bar:5 color:Ind from:1962 till:1970 text:[[NCAA University Division|UD Ind]]
  bar:5 color:OtherC2 from:1970 till:1983 text:[[Missouri Valley Conference|MVC]]
  bar:5 color:OtherC1 from:1983 till:2005 text:[[Big West Conference|Big West]]
  bar:5 color:OtherC2 from:2005 till:2023 text:[[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]
  bar:5 color:OtherC1 from:2023 till:end text:[[Conference USA|CUSA]]

  bar:6 color:Full from:1932 till:1957 text:[[Texas Tech University|Texas Technological]] (1932–1957)
  bar:6 color:FullxF from:1957 till:1960 text:[[Southwest Conference]]
  bar:6 color:OtherC1 from:1960 till:1996 
  bar:6 color:Big12 from:1996 till:end text:[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]

  bar:7 color:Full from:1935 till:1962 text:[[University of Texas at El Paso|Texas Mines]] (1935–1962)
  bar:7 color:Ind from:1962 till:1967 text:[[NCAA University Division|UD Ind]]
  bar:7 color:OtherC2 from:1967 till:2005 text:[[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]
  bar:7 color:OtherC1 from:2005 till:2026 text:[[Conference USA|CUSA]]
  bar:7 color:OtherC2 from:2026 till:end text:[[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]

  bar:8 color:Full from:1941 till:1962 text:[[Hardin-Simmons University|Hardin-Simmons]] (1941–1962)
  bar:8 color:Ind from:1962 till:1973 text:pre-DIII Ind
  bar:8 color:Ind from:1973 till:1990 text:[[NCAA Division III independent schools|DIII Ind]]
  bar:8 color:OtherC2 from:1990 till:1996 text:[[Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1976–1997)|TIAA]]
  bar:8 color:OtherC1 from:1996 till:end text:[[American Southwest Conference|American Southwest]]

  bar:9 color:Full from:1941 till:1962 text:[[West Texas A&amp;M University|West Texas Teachers']] (1941–1962)
  bar:9 color:Ind from:1962 till:1972 text:[[NCAA University Division|UD Ind]]
  bar:9 color:OtherC2 from:1972 till:1986 text:[[Missouri Valley Conference|MVC]]
  bar:9 color:OtherC1 from:1986 till:1991 text:[[Lone Star Conference|LSC]]
  bar:9 color:Ind from:1991 till:1993 text:[[NCAA Division II independent schools|DII Ind]]
  bar:9 shift:(20) color:OtherC1 from:1993 till:end text:[[Lone Star Conference|LSC]]

  bar:N color:red from:1931 till:1962  text:Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association
  bar:N color:blue from:1962 till:end  text:Post-Border

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{{Font color||{{RGB|190|186|218}}|Full members&nbsp;}}<br>{{Font color||{{RGB|141|211|199}}|Full members (non-football)&nbsp;}}<br>{{Font color||{{RGB|217|217|217}}|Independent&nbsp;}}<br>{{Font color||{{RGB|255|255|179}}|Other Conference&nbsp;}}<br>{{Font color||{{RGB|253|180|98}}|Other Conference&nbsp;}}<br>{{Font color||{{RGB|255|125|125}}|[[Big 12 Conference]]&nbsp;}}

===Current conference affiliations of former members===
The nine former football-playing members of the Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association are currently affiliated with the following nine conferences:
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!School
!Current Conference
!Division
|-
|[[Arizona Wildcats|Arizona]]
|[[Big 12 Conference]]
|[[FBS Division I]]
|-
|[[Arizona State Sun Devils|Arizona State]]
|[[Big 12 Conference]]
|[[FBS Division I]]
|-
|[[Hardin-Simmons Cowboys|Hardin-Simmons]]
|[[American Southwest Conference]]
|[[NCAA Division III|Division III]]
|-
|[[New Mexico Lobos|New Mexico]]
|[[Mountain West Conference]]
|[[FBS Division I]]
|-
|[[New Mexico State Aggies|New Mexico State]]
|[[Conference USA]]
|[[FBS Division I]]
|-
|[[Northern Arizona Lumberjacks|Northern Arizona]]
|[[Big Sky Conference]]
|[[Football Championsip Subdivision|FCS Division I]]
|-
|[[Texas Tech Red Raiders|Texas Tech]]
|[[Big 12 Conference]]
|[[FBS Division I]]
|-
|[[UTEP Miners|UTEP]]
|[[Conference USA]]
|[[FBS Division I]]
|-
|[[West Texas A&M Buffaloes|West Texas A&M]]
|[[Lone Star Conference]]
|[[NCAA Division II|Division II]]
|}