Editing Lone Star Conference (section)

==Member schools==
===Current members===
The LSC currently has 17 full members. All but five are [[Public university|public]] schools. Reclassifying members in yellow.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined{{efn|group=full|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}
! class="unsortable" | Colors
|-
| '''[[Angelo State University]]'''
| [[San Angelo, Texas]]
| 1928
| [[Public university|Public]]
| 10,928
| [[Angelo State Rams|Rams]] &<br>[[Angelo State Rams|Rambelles]]
| 1968{{efn|group=full|The Angelo State men's basketball team joined the LSC a year after becoming a full member for other sports (1969–70); while its football team joined the LSC two years after (1970–71).}}
| {{college color boxes|Angelo State Rams}}
|-
| '''[[Cameron University]]'''
| [[Lawton, Oklahoma]]
| 1908
| Public
| 3,418
| [[Cameron Aggies|Aggies]]
| 1988;<br>1996{{efn|group=full|Cameron left the LSC after the 1993–94 school year; before rejoining in the 1996–97 school year.}}
| {{college color boxes|Cameron Aggies}}
|-
| '''[[Dallas Baptist University]]'''{{efn|group=full|Despite being a co-educational institution, Dallas Baptist still does not field women's basketball.}}
| [[Dallas|Dallas, Texas]]
| 1898
| [[Baptist General Convention of Texas|Baptist]]
| 4,348
| [[Dallas Baptist Patriots|Patriots]]
| 2019{{efn|group=full|Dallas Baptist competed in the LSC as an affiliate member for men's and women's indoor track & field, and men's and women's outdoor track & field during the 2018–19 school year.}}
| {{college color boxes|Dallas Baptist Patriots}}
|-
| '''[[Eastern New Mexico University]]'''
| [[Portales, New Mexico]]
| 1934
| Public
| 4,991
| [[Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds|Greyhounds]]
| 1984
| {{college color boxes|Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds}}
|-
| '''[[Lubbock Christian University]]'''
| [[Lubbock, Texas]]
| 1957
| [[Churches of Christ|Churches<br>of Christ]]
| 1,596
| [[Lubbock Christian Chaparrals and Lady Chaps|Chaparrals]] &<br>[[Lubbock Christian Chaparrals and Lady Chaps|Lady Chaps]]
| 2019{{efn|group=full|Lubbock Christian competed in the LSC as an affiliate member for men's and women's indoor track & field, and men's and women's outdoor track & field from 2016–17 to 2018–19.}}
| {{college color boxes|Lubbock Christian Chaparrals}}
|-
| '''[[Midwestern State University]]'''
| [[Wichita Falls, Texas]]
| 1922
| Public
| 5,784
| [[Midwestern State Mustangs|Mustangs]]
| 1948;<br>1995{{efn|group=full|Midwestern State left the LSC after the 1948–49 school year; before rejoining in the 1995–96 school year as a provisional member for non-football sports, with men's & women's basketball returning in the 1996–97 school year, and football returning in the 1997 fall season (1997–98 school year).}}
| {{college color boxes|Midwestern State Mustangs}}
|-
| '''[[Oklahoma Christian University]]'''
| [[Oklahoma City|Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]]
| 1950
| Churches<br>of Christ
| 2,602
| [[Oklahoma Christian Eagles and Lady Eagles|Eagles]] &<br>[[Oklahoma Christian Eagles and Lady Eagles|Lady Eagles]]
| 2019
| {{college color boxes|Oklahoma Christian Eagles}}
|-
| {{sort|Saint Edward's|'''[[St. Edward's University]]'''}}
| [[Austin, Texas]]
| 1885
| [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]<br>{{small|([[Congregation of Holy Cross|C.S.C.]])}}
| 3,470
| [[St. Edward's Hilltoppers|Hilltoppers]]
| 2019
| {{college color boxes|St. Edward's Hilltoppers}}
|-
| {{sort|Saint Mary's|'''[[St. Mary's University, Texas|St. Mary's University]]'''}}
| [[San Antonio|San Antonio, Texas]]
| 1852
| Catholic<br>{{small|([[Society of Mary (Marianists)|Marianists]])}}
| 3,253
| [[St. Mary's Rattlers|Rattlers]]
| 2019
| {{college color boxes|St. Mary's Rattlers}}
|-bgcolor=#ffffao
| '''[[Sul Ross State University]]'''
| [[Alpine, Texas]]
| 1917
| Public
| 1,987
| [[Sul Ross State Lobos|Lobos]]
| 1950;<br>2024{{efn|group=future|Sul Ross State left the LSC after the 1975–76 school year; before rejoining in the 2024–25 school year.}}
| {{college color boxes|Sul Ross Lobos}}
|-
| {{sort|Texas A&M–International|'''[[Texas A&M International University]]'''}}
| [[Laredo, Texas]]
| 1969
| Public
| 8,505
| [[Texas A&M International Dustdevils|Dustdevils]]
| 2019
| {{college color boxes|Texas A&M International Dustdevils}}
|-
| {{sort|Texas A&M–Kingsville|'''[[Texas A&M University–Kingsville]]'''}}
| [[Kingsville, Texas]]
| 1925
| Public
| 6,092
| [[Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas|Javelinas]]
| 1954
| {{college color boxes|Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas}}
|-
| '''[[Texas Woman's University]]'''{{efn|group=full|Despite being a co-educational institution since 1994, Texas Woman's still does not field men's sports.}}
| [[Denton, Texas]]
| 1901
| Public
| 15,877
| [[Texas Woman's Pioneers|Pioneers]]
| 1989
| {{college color boxes|Texas Woman's Pioneers}}
|-
| {{sort|Texas–Permian Basin|'''[[University of Texas Permian Basin]]'''}}
| [[Odessa, Texas]]
| 1973
| Public
| 5,848
| [[UT Permian Basin Falcons|Falcons]]
| 2016
| {{college color boxes|Texas–Permian Basin Falcons}}
|-
| {{sort|Texas–Tyler|'''[[University of Texas at Tyler]]'''}}
| [[Tyler, Texas]]
| 1971
| Public
| 9,317
| [[Texas–Tyler Patriots|Patriots]]
| 2019
| {{college color boxes|Texas–Tyler Patriots}}
|-
| '''[[West Texas A&M University]]'''
| [[Canyon, Texas]]
| 1910
| Public
| 9,241
| [[West Texas A&M Buffaloes|Buffaloes]]
| 1986;<br>1994{{efn|group=full|West Texas A&M left the LSC after the 1990–91 school year; before rejoining in the 1994–95 school year for non-football sports, with men's & women's basketball returning in the 1995–96 school year, and football returning in the 1996 fall season (1996–97 school year).}}
| {{college color boxes|West Texas A&M Buffaloes}}
|-
| '''[[Western New Mexico University]]'''
| [[Silver City, New Mexico]]
| 1893
| Public
| 3,378
| [[Western New Mexico Mustangs|Mustangs]]
| 2016
| {{college color boxes|Western New Mexico Mustangs}}
|}

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

===Future members===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
! scope="col" | Institution
! scope="col" | Location
! scope="col" | Founded
! scope="col" | Affiliation
! scope="col" | Enrollment
! scope="col" | Nickname
! scope="col" | Joining{{efn|group=future|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Colors
! scope="col" | Current<br>conference
|-
| '''[[University of Texas at Dallas]]'''<br>(UT Dallas)
| [[Richardson, Texas]]
| 1961
| Public
| 31,570
| [[UT Dallas Comets|Comets]]
| 2025
| {{college color boxes|Texas–Dallas Comets}}
| [[American Southwest Conference|American Southwest (ASC)]]{{efn|group=future|name=DIII|Currently an [[NCAA Division III]] athletic conference.}}
|}

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

===Affiliate members===
The LSC currently has two affiliate members, both of which are [[Public university|public]] schools.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined{{efn|group=aff|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}
! class="unsortable" | Colors
! LSC<br>sport(s)
! Primary<br>conference
|-
| '''[[Central Washington University]]'''
| [[Ellensburg, Washington]]
| 1891
| rowspan="2" | Public
| 10,145
| [[Central Washington Wildcats|Wildcats]]
| rowspan="2" | 2022<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.yakimaherald.com/sports/college_sports/cwu_sports/central-washington-gnac-football-members-to-join-lone-star-conference/article_c1c1b020-b4f5-5351-b2ee-af435a096e05.html|title=Central Washington, GNAC football members to join Lone Star Conference|publisher=Yakima Herald-Republic|date=November 18, 2021 |access-date=November 18, 2021}}</ref>
| {{college color boxes|Central Washington Wildcats}}
| rowspan="2" | football
| rowspan="2" | [[Great Northwest Athletic Conference|Great Northwest (GNAC)]]
|-
| '''[[Western Oregon University]]'''
| [[Monmouth, Oregon]]
| 1856
| 6,233
| [[Western Oregon Wolves|Wolves]]
| {{college color boxes|Western Oregon Wolves}}
|}

{{notelist|group=aff}}

===Former members===
The LSC had 20 former full members, 13 of which were [[Public university|public]] schools.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined{{efn|group=former|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}
! Left{{efn|group=former|Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.}}
! Current<br>conference
|-
| '''[[Abilene Christian University]]'''
| [[Abilene, Texas]]
| 1906
| [[Churches of Christ|Churches<br>of Christ]]
| 5,334
| [[Abilene Christian Wildcats|Wildcats]]
| 1973
| 2013
| [[Western Athletic Conference|Western (WAC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D1|Currently an [[NCAA Division I]] athletic conference.}}{{efn|group=former|name=UAC|The football team competes in the [[NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision|Division I FCS]] [[United Athletic Conference]].}}
|-
| {{sort|Arkansas–Fort Smith|'''[[University of Arkansas–Fort Smith]]'''}}
| [[Fort Smith, Arkansas]]
| 1928
| Public
| 5,379
| [[Arkansas–Fort Smith Lions|Lions]]
| 2019
| 2024
| [[Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association|Mid-America (MIAA)]]
|-
| {{sort|Central Oklahoma|'''[[University of Central Oklahoma]]'''}}
| [[Edmond, Oklahoma]]
| 1890
| [[Public university|Public]]
| 16,428
| [[Central Oklahoma Bronchos|Bronchos]]
| 1987{{efn|group=former|The Central Oklahoma men's and women's basketball and football teams joined the LSC a year after becoming a full member for other sports (1988–89).}}
| 2011
| [[Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association|Mid-America (MIAA)]]
|-
| '''[[East Central University]]'''
| [[Ada, Oklahoma]]
| 1909
| Public
| 4,447
| [[East Central Tigers|Tigers]]
| 1995
| 2011
| [[Great American Conference|Great American (GAC)]]
|-
| '''[[Harding University]]'''{{efn|group=former|Harding competed in the LSC as an affiliate member for men's and women's indoor track & field, and men's and women's outdoor track & field from 2012–13 to 2014–15.}}
| [[Searcy, Arkansas]]
| 1924
| Churches<br>of Christ
| 6,009
| [[Harding Bisons|Bisons]] &<br>[[Harding Bisons|Lady Bisons]]
| 1995
| 2000
| [[Great American Conference|Great American (GAC)]]
|-
| {{sort|Houston|'''[[University of Houston]]'''}}
| [[Houston|Houston, Texas]]
| 1927
| Public
| 47,090
| [[Houston Cougars|Cougars]]
| 1945
| 1949
| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]{{efn|group=former|name=D1}}
|-
| '''[[Howard Payne University]]'''
| [[Brownwood, Texas]]
| 1889
| [[Baptist General Convention of Texas|Baptist]]
| 1,400
| [[Howard Payne Yellow Jackets|Yellow Jackets]]
| 1956
| 1987
| nowrap | [[American Southwest Conference|American Southwest (ASC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D3|Currently an [[NCAA Division III]] athletic conference.}}
|-
| {{sort|Incarnate Word|'''[[University of the Incarnate Word]]'''}}
| [[San Antonio|San Antonio, Texas]]
| 1881
| [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]<br>{{small|([[Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word|C.C.I.W.]])}}
| 9,366
| [[Incarnate Word Cardinals|Cardinals]]
| 2010
| 2013
| [[Southland Conference|Southland (SLC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D1}}
|-
| '''[[Lamar University]]'''
| [[Beaumont, Texas]]
| 1923
| Public
| 16,191
| [[Lamar Cardinals and Lady Cardinals|Cardinals]]
| 1950
| 1965
| [[Southland Conference|Southland (SLC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D1}}
|-
| '''[[McMurry University]]'''{{efn|group=former|McMurry competed in the LSC as an affiliate member for football during the 2014 fall season (2014–15 school year); also competed as an affiliate member for men's and women's indoor track & field, and men's and women's outdoor track & field during the 2013–14 school year.}}
| [[Abilene, Texas]]
| 1923
| [[United Methodist Church|United<br>Methodist]]
| 1,430
| [[McMurry War Hawks|War Hawks]]
| 1964
| 1972
| [[American Southwest Conference|American Southwest (ASC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D3}}
|-
| {{sort|North Texas|'''[[University of North Texas]]'''}}
| [[Denton, Texas]]
| 1890
| Public
| 42,372
| [[North Texas Mean Green|Mean Green]]
| 1931
| 1949
| [[American Athletic Conference|American (AAC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D1}}
|-
| '''[[Northeastern State University]]'''
| [[Tahlequah, Oklahoma]]
| 1909
| Public
| 8,276
| [[Northeastern State RiverHawks|RiverHawks]]
| 1995
| 2011
| [[Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association|Mid-America (MIAA)]]
|-
| '''[[Ouachita Baptist University]]'''
| [[Arkadelphia, Arkansas]]
| 1886
| [[Arkansas Baptist State Convention|Baptist]]
| 1,569
| [[Ouachita Baptist Tigers|Tigers]]
| 1995
| 2000
| [[Great American Conference|Great American (GAC)]]
|-
| '''[[Sam Houston State University]]'''
| [[Huntsville, Texas]]
| 1879
| Public
| 21,679
| [[Sam Houston Bearkats|Bearkats]]
| 1931
| 1984
| [[Conference USA|Conf. USA (C-USA)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D1}}
|-
| '''[[Southeastern Oklahoma State University]]'''
| [[Durant, Oklahoma]]
| 1909
| Public
| 3,889
| [[Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage Storm|Savage Storm]]
| 1995
| 2011
| [[Great American Conference|Great American (GAC)]]
|-
| '''[[Southwestern Oklahoma State University]]'''
| [[Weatherford, Oklahoma]]
| 1901
| Public
| 5,154
| [[Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs|Bulldogs]]
| 1996
| 2011
| [[Great American Conference|Great American (GAC)]]
|-
| '''[[Stephen F. Austin State University]]'''
| [[Nacogdoches, Texas]]
| 1921
| Public
| 11,946
| nowrap | [[Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks and Ladyjacks|Lumberjacks]] &<br>[[Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks and Ladyjacks|Ladyjacks]]
| 1931
| 1984
| [[Western Athletic Conference|Western (WAC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D1}}{{efn|group=former|name=UAC}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Tarleton State University]]'''
| rowspan="2" | [[Stephenville, Texas]]
| rowspan="2" | 1899
| rowspan="2" | Public
| rowspan="2" | 13,996
| rowspan="2" | [[Tarleton State Texans|Texans]]
| 1968
| 1976
| rowspan="2" | [[Western Athletic Conference|Western (WAC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D1}}{{efn|group=former|name=UAC}}
|-
| 1994
| 2020{{efn|group=former|Tarleton State withdrew from the LSC from 1976–77 to 1993–94. Its football program returned during the 1995 fall season (1995–96 school year).}}
|-
| {{sort|Texas A&M–Commerce|'''[[East Texas A&M University|Texas A&M University–Commerce]]'''}}{{efn|group=former|Currently known as East Texas A&M University since November 2024.}}
| [[Commerce, Texas]]
| 1889
| Public
| 12,013
| [[East Texas A&M Lions|Lions]]
| 1931
| 2022
| [[Southland Conference|Southland (SLC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D1}}
|-
| '''[[Texas State University]]'''
| [[San Marcos, Texas]]
| 1899
| Public
| 38,231
| [[Texas State Bobcats|Bobcats]]
| 1931
| 1984
| [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt (SBC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D1}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Trinity University (Texas)|Trinity University]]'''
| rowspan="2" | [[San Antonio|San Antonio, Texas]]
| rowspan="2" | 1869
| rowspan="2" | Nonsectarian
| rowspan="2" | 2,487
| rowspan="2" | [[Trinity Tigers|Tigers]]
| 1932
| 1934
| rowspan="2" | [[Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference|Southern (SCAC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D3}}
|-
| 1946
| 1949{{efn|group=former|Trinity (Tex.) withdrew from the LSC from 1934–35 to 1945–46.}}
|}

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

===Former affiliate members===
The LSC had two former affiliate members, both of which were also [[Public university|public]] schools:

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined{{efn|group=faff|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}
! Left{{efn|group=faff|Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.}}
! LSC<br>sport(s)
! Primary<br>conference<br>while<br>competing<br>in LSC sport
! Current<br>primary<br>conference
|-
| '''[[Oklahoma Panhandle State University]]'''
| [[Goodwell, Oklahoma]]
| 1909
| Public
| 1,207
| [[Oklahoma Panhandle State Aggies|Aggies]]
| 2016
| 2017
| football
| [[Heartland Conference|Heartland]]
| [[Sooner Athletic Conference|Sooner (SAC)]]{{efn|group=faff|name=NAIA|Currently an [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]] athletic conference.}}
|-
| '''[[Simon Fraser University]]'''
| [[Burnaby|Burnaby, British Columbia]]
| 1965
| Public
| 35,604
| [[Simon Fraser Red Leafs|Red Leafs]]
| 2022
| 2023
| football{{efn|group=faff|Simon Fraser currently has the sport discontinued from the school's athletic program following the end of the 2022 fall season (2022–23 school year).}}
| colspan=2 | [[Great Northwest Athletic Conference|Great Northwest (GNAC)]]
|}

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

===Membership timeline===
<timeline>
DateFormat = yyyy
ImageSize = width:900 height:auto barincrement:20
Period = from:1931 till:2031
TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal
PlotArea = right:5 left:5 bottom:40 top:5

Colors =
          id:line value:black
          id:bg value:white
          id:Full value:rgb(0.7,0.9,0.8) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member in all sports
          id:FullxF value:rgb(0.9,0.8,0.7) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member in all sports except for football
          id:AssocF value:rgb(0.9,0.7,0.8) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member for football only
          id:AssocOS value:rgb(0.8,0.9,0.7) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member for another sport only
          id:OtherC1 value:rgb(0.996,0.996,0.699) # Use this color to denote a team that has moved in another conference
          id:OtherC2 value:rgb(0.988,0.703,0.383) # Use this color to denote a team that has moved in another conference when the other color has already been used

PlotData =
 width:15 textcolor:black shift:(5,-5) anchor:from fontsize:s

 bar:1 color:Full from:1931 till:1949 text:[[University of North Texas|North Texas]] (1931–1949)

 bar:2 color:Full from:1931 till:1984 text:[[Sam Houston State University|Sam Houston State]] (1931–1984)

 bar:3 color:Full from:1931 till:1984 text:[[Stephen F. Austin State University|Stephen F. Austin]] (1931–1984)

 bar:4 color:Full from:1931 till:2022 text:[[East Texas A%26M University|East Texas A&M]] (1931–2022)

 bar:5 color:Full from:1931 till:1984 text:[[Texas State University|Texas State]] (1931–1984)

 bar:6 color:Full from:1932 till:1934 text:[[Trinity University (Texas)|Trinity (Tex.)]] (1932–1934)
 bar:6 color:Full from:1946 till:1949 text:(1946–1949)

 bar:7 color:Full from:1945 till:1949 text:[[University of Houston|Houston]] (1945–1949)

 bar:8 color:FullxF from:1948 till:1949 text:[[Midwestern State University|Midwestern State]] (1948–1949)
 bar:8 color:FullxF from:1995 till:1997 text:(1995–present)
 bar:8 color:Full from:1997 till:end

 bar:9 color:Full from:1950 till:1963 text:[[Lamar University|Lamar]] (1950–1965)
 bar:9 color:FullxF from:1963 till:1965

 bar:10 color:Full from:1950 till:1976 text:[[Sul Ross State University|Sul Ross State]] (1950–1976)
 bar:10 color:Full from:2024 till:end text:(2024–present)

 bar:11 color:FullxF from:1954 till:1955 text:[[Texas A%26M University–Kingsville|Texas A&M–Kingsville]] (1954–present)
 bar:11 color:Full from:1955 till:end

 bar:12 color:FullxF from:1956 till:1957 text:[[Howard Payne University|Howard Payne]] (1956–1987)
 bar:12 color:Full from:1957 till:1987

 bar:13 color:AssocOS from:1964 till:1965 text:[[McMurry University|McMurry]] (1964–1972)
 bar:13 color:FullxF from:1965 till:1966 text:
 bar:13 color:Full from:1966 till:1972
 bar:13 color:AssocOS from:2013 till:2014 text:(2013–2015)
 bar:13 color:AssocF from:2014 till:2015

 bar:14 color:Full from:1968 till:end text:[[Angelo State University|Angelo State]] (1968–present)

 bar:15 color:FullxF from:1968 till:1970 text:[[Tarleton State University|Tarleton State]] (1968–1976)
 bar:15 color:Full from:1970 till:1976
 bar:15 color:FullxF from:1994 till:1995 text:(1994–2020)
 bar:15 color:Full from:1995 till:2020

 bar:16 color:Full from:1973 till:2013 text:[[Abilene Christian University|Abilene Christian]] (1973–2013)

 bar:17 color:Full from:1984 till:end text:[[Eastern New Mexico University|Eastern New Mexico]] (1984–present)

 bar:18 color:Full from:1986 till:1990 text:[[West Texas A%26M University|West Texas A&M]] (1986–1991) (1994–present)
 bar:18 color:FullxF from:1989 till:1991
 bar:18 color:FullxF from:1994 till:1995
 bar:18 color:Full from:1995 till:end

 bar:19 color:Full from:1987 till:2011 text:[[University of Central Oklahoma|Central Oklahoma]] (1987–2011)

 bar:20 color:Full from:1988 till:1993 text:[[Cameron University|Cameron]] (1988–1994; 1996–present)
 bar:20 color:FullxF from:1993 till:1994
 bar:20 color:FullxF from:1996 till:end

 bar:21 color:FullxF from:1989 till:end text:[[Texas Woman's University|Texas Woman's]] (1989–present)

 bar:22 color:FullxF from:1995 till:1997 text:[[East Central University|East Central]] (1995–2011)
 bar:22 color:Full from:1997 till:2011

 bar:23 color:FullxF from:1995 till:1997 text:[[Harding University|Harding]] (1995–2000)
 bar:23 color:Full from:1997 till:2000
 bar:23 color:AssocOS from:2012 till:2015 text:(2012–2015)

 bar:24 color:FullxF from:1995 till:1997 text:[[Northeastern State University|Northeastern State]] (1995–2011)
 bar:24 color:Full from:1997 till:2011

 bar:25 color:FullxF from:1995 till:1997 text:[[Ouachita Baptist University|Ouachita Baptist]] (1995–2000)
 bar:25 color:Full from:1997 till:2000

 bar:26 color:FullxF from:1995 till:1997 text:[[Southeastern Oklahoma State University|Southeastern Oklahoma]] (1995–2011)
 bar:26 color:Full from:1997 till:2011

 bar:27 color:FullxF from:1996 till:1997 text:[[Southwestern Oklahoma State University|Southwestern Oklahoma]] (1996–2011)
 bar:27 color:Full from:1997 till:2011

 bar:28 color:Full from:2010 till:2013 text:[[University of the Incarnate Word|Incarnate Word]] (2010–2013)

 bar:29 shift:(-70) color:AssocF from:2016 till:2017 text:[[Oklahoma Panhandle State University|Oklahoma Panhandle State]] (2016–2017)

 bar:30 shift:(-60) color:Full from:2016 till:end text:[[University of Texas Permian Basin|Texas–Permian Basin]] (2016–present)

 bar:31 shift:(-60) color:Full from:2016 till:end text:[[Western New Mexico University|Western New Mexico]] (2016–present)

 bar:32 color:AssocOS from:2016 till:2019 text:
 bar:32 shift:(-80) color:FullxF from:2019 till:end text:[[Lubbock Christian University|Lubbock Christian]] (2019–present)

 bar:33 color:AssocOS from:2018 till:2019 text:
 bar:33 shift:(-80) color:FullxF from:2019 till:end text:[[Dallas Baptist University|Dallas Baptist]] (2019–present)

 bar:34 shift:(-80) color:FullxF from:2019 till:2024 text:[[University of Arkansas–Fort Smith|Arkansas–Fort Smith]] (2019–2024)

 bar:35 shift:(-80) color:FullxF from:2019 till:end text:[[Oklahoma Christian University|Oklahoma Christian]] (2019–present)

 bar:36 shift:(-80) color:FullxF from:2019 till:end text:[[St. Edward's University|St. Edward's]] (2019–present)

 bar:37 shift:(-80) color:FullxF from:2019 till:end text:[[St. Mary's University, Texas|St. Mary's]] (2019–present)

 bar:38 shift:(-80) color:FullxF from:2019 till:end text:[[Texas A%26M International University|Texas A&M International]] (2019–present)

 bar:39 shift:(-80) color:FullxF from:2019 till:end text:[[University of Texas at Tyler|Texas–Tyler]] (2019–present)

 bar:40 shift:(-90) color:AssocF from:2022 till:end text:[[Central Washington University|Central Washington]] (2022–present)

 bar:41 shift:(-90) color:AssocF from:2022 till:2023 text:[[Simon Fraser University|Simon Fraser]] (2022-2023)
 
 bar:42 shift:(-90) color:AssocF from:2022 till:end text:[[Western Oregon University|Western Oregon]] (2022–present)

 bar:43 shift:(-80) color:FullxF from:2025 till:end text:[[University of Texas at Dallas|Texas–Dallas]] (2025–future)

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#> If the chart uses more than one bar color, add a legend by selecting the appropriate fields from the following three options (use only the colors that are used in the graphic.) Leave a blank line after the end of the timeline, then add a line with the selected values from the list, separated by a space.
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{{Font color||{{RGB|229|204|178}}|&nbsp;Full member (non-football)&nbsp;}}
{{Font color||{{RGB|229|178|204}}|&nbsp;Associate member (football-only)&nbsp;}}
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{{Font color||{{RGB|178|229|204}}|&nbsp;Full member (all sports)&nbsp;}}
{{Font color||{{RGB|229|204|178}}|&nbsp;Full member (non-football)&nbsp;}}
{{Font color||{{RGB|229|178|204}}|&nbsp;Associate member (football)&nbsp;}}
{{Font color||{{RGB|204|229|178}}|&nbsp;Associate member (sport)&nbsp;}}