Big Central Soccer Conference Explained

Big Central Soccer Conference
Sport:Association football
Founded:1987
Organizer:NCAA
Divisions:Division I
Country:United States
Region:Big Central
Continent:or
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The Big Central Soccer Conference was a Division I soccer conference in the NCAA. It was originally known as the Big Central Six Soccer Conference. The founding members were Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIU Edwardsville or SIUE), Quincy College (now Quincy University), Marquette University, Northern Illinois University, and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (now athletically branded as "Milwaukee"), with the University of Cincinnati joining in 1988.[1]

Three of the founding members—Quincy, SIU Edwardsville, and Wisconsin–Milwaukee—were Division II schools that played Division I men's soccer (Milwaukee moved to Division I for all sports in 1990, and SIUE did the same in 2008). The conference existed from 1987 through 1990 with nine member schools in its short history. In 1991, the primary conferences of all but the two remaining Division II schools, SIU Edwardsville and Quincy, sponsored competition in men's soccer. Since only the two Division II schools had a need for the Big Central, the conference ceased to exist, and those two, Quincy and SIUE, joined the division II Great Lakes Valley Conference[2] in all sports following a brief period as independents and two seasons in the Mid-Continent Conference.[3]

Members

Standings

Sources:[4] [6] [12] [14] [7] [9] [10] [11]

Regular season champions

(From above)

Tournament champions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SIUE kickers hope new league means playoffs. August 18, 1987. Alton Telegraph. 25 (on 19). 31 March 2013. Alton, Illinois.
  2. Web site: Home . glvcsports.com.
  3. Web site: Record Book. thesummitleague.org.
  4. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/cinn/sports/m-soccer/auto_pdf/2010supplement.pdf Supplement
  5. Web site: Drake Men's Soccer Yearbook . 2012-12-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120512064816/http://www.godrakebulldogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=15700&ATCLID=1566432 . 2012-05-12 . dead .
  6. http://www.guide.provations.com/louisville/louisville2011soccermens#pg65 Louisville Cardinals
  7. Web site: All-Time Series Histories - Marquette University Official Athletic Site . 2012-12-25 . 2013-01-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130127032708/http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/050112aaa.html . dead .
  8. Marquette did not adopt its current nickname of Golden Eagles until 1994.
  9. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/niu/sports/m-soccer/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/11-record-book.pdf Record book
  10. Web site: 2012 QU Men's Soccer Media Guide. issuu. 4 February 2024.
  11. Web site: 2009 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Men's Soccer Guide.
  12. Web site: 2012 Milwaukee Panthers Men's Soccer Media Guide. 2012. University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. 60. 3 November 2012. 4 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121204213155/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/wiml/sports/m-soccer/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/2012_MSOC_MG.pdf. dead.
  13. Wisconsin–Milwaukee now brands itself for athletic purposes as "Milwaukee".
  14. Web site: Men's Soccer.
  15. Web site: Tuned into tournament. Schwabe. David. November 6, 1990. The Milwaukee Sentinel. Page C1. 31 October 2012.

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