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====== Midwestern Collegiate Conference ===== | ====== Midwestern Collegiate Conference ===== | ||
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- | The Midwestern Collegiate Conference (now the Horizon League) was formed in 1979 by six NCAA Division I schools that originally dubbed themselves the Midwestern City 6, and officially the Midwestern City Conference (or MCC) soon thereafter. The charter members included Butler, Evansville, Loyola, Oklahoma City, Oral Roberts and Xavier. Marquette, an independent at the time of the league' | + | In 1985, the conference' |
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- | The conference again changed its name to the Horizon League on June 4, 2001, in part to avoid being confused with the Mid-Continent Conference. For most of its existence it has generally been considered one of the top mid-major conferences in the country, particularly in men's basketball. | + | Other former members of the MCC include four charter members - **Evansville**, |
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+ | The conference again changed its name to the Horizon League on June 4, 2001, in part to avoid being confused with the Mid-Continent Conference. | ||
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+ | For most of its existence it has generally been considered one of the top mid-major conferences in the country, particularly in men's basketball. | ||
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