Big Central Soccer Conference
| Sport | Association football |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1987 |
| Ceased | 1991 |
| Organising body | NCAA |
| Divisions | Division I |
| Country | United States |
| Region | Big Central |
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.[2][3][4][5][6] 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[7] in all sports following a brief period as independents and two seasons in the Mid-Continent Conference.[8]
Members[edit]
- Cincinnati Bearcats (1988–90)[2]
- Drake Bulldogs (1988–1990)[3]
- Louisville Cardinals (1989–90)[4]
- Marquette Warriors (1987–88)[9][10]
- Northern Illinois Huskies (1987–89)[11]
- Quincy Hawks (1987–90)[12]
- SIU Edwardsville Cougars (1987–90)[13]
- Wisconsin–Milwaukee Panthers (1987–1990)[5][14]
- Wright State Raiders (1990)[6]
Standings[edit]
Sources:[2][4][5][6][9][11][12][13]
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Regular season champions[edit]
(From above)
- 1987 Quincy & SIUE
- 1988 Quincy
- 1989 UW-Milwaukee* & Cincinnati
- 1990 UW-Milwaukee
- * = Top seed on tiebreaker.
Tournament champions[edit]
- 1987 No tourney
- 1988 Quincy[2]
- 1989 Northern Illinois (Beat UW-M on PKs)[11]
- 1990 Wisconsin-Milwaukee[5][15]
References[edit]
- ^ "SIUE kickers hope new league means playoffs". Alton, Illinois: Alton Telegraph. August 18, 1987. pp. 25 (on 19). Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ^ a b c d Supplement Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Drake Men's Soccer Yearbook". Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
- ^ a b c Louisville Cardinals provations.com [dead link]
- ^ a b c d "2012 Milwaukee Panthers Men's Soccer Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. 2012. p. 60. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Men's Soccer".
- ^ "Home". glvcsports.com.
- ^ "Record Book" (PDF). thesummitleague.org.
- ^ a b "All-Time Series Histories - Marquette University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
- ^ Marquette did not adopt its current nickname of Golden Eagles until 1994.
- ^ a b c Record book Archived 2012-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "2012 QU Men's Soccer Media Guide". issuu. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ a b "2009 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Men's Soccer Guide".
- ^ Wisconsin–Milwaukee now brands itself for athletic purposes as "Milwaukee".
- ^ Schwabe, David (November 6, 1990). "Tuned into tournament". The Milwaukee Sentinel. pp. Page C1. Retrieved October 31, 2012.