Ohio Athletic Conference

The Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference which competes in the NCAA's Division III. All member institutions are located in Ohio. Formed in 1902, it is the third oldest athletic conference in the United States. In its history, 31 schools have been members of the OAC. The enrollments of the current nine member institutions range from around 1,000 to 4,500. Its current commissioner is Bethany Donnelly. Former commissioners include Mike Cleary, who was the first General Manager of a professional basketball team to hire an African American head coach, and would later run the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).

History

The Ohio Athletic Conference was found in 1902 with six charter members—Case Tech, Kenyon, Oberlin, Ohio State, Ohio Wesleyan, and Western Reserve. By 1934, the conference reached an all-time high of twenty-four members,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> seeing many schools come and go throughout the upcoming decades. By 2000, the conference solidified to its current form with the addition of its final school, Wilmington, to ten members.

On January 18, 2024, John Carroll University announces departure from the OAC to the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC), beginning in the 2025–26 academic year.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>

Conference timeline

• 1902 – The Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) was founded. Charter members included Case Institute of Technology, Kenyon College, Oberlin College, Ohio State University, Ohio Wesleyan University and Western Reserve University, beginning the 1902–03 academic year.
• 1907 – Denison University, Heidelberg College (now Heidelberg University) and the College of Wooster joined the OAC in the 1907–08 academic year.
• 1909 – Wittenberg College (now Wittenberg University) joined the OAC in the 1909–10 academic year.
• 1910 – The University of Cincinnati and Ohio University joined the OAC in the 1910–11 academic year.
• 1911 – Miami University joined the OAC in the 1911–12 academic year.
• 1912 – Ohio State left the OAC after the 1911–12 academic year.
• 1914 – Mount Union College (now the University of Mount Union) joined the OAC in the 1914–15 academic year.
• 1915 – The University of Akron and Baldwin Wallace College (now Baldwin Wallace University) joined the OAC in the 1915–16 academic year.
• 1916 – Ohio Northern University joined the OAC in the 1916–17 academic year.
• 1919 – Baldwin Wallace left the OAC after the 1918–19 academic year.
• 1920 – Hiram College joined the OAC in the 1920–21 academic year.
• 1921 – Otterbein College (now Otterbein University) and St. Xavier College (now Xavier University) joined the OAC in the 1921–22 academic year.
• 1922 – Muskingum College (now Muskingum University) joined the OAC in the 1922–23 academic year.
• 1923 – Baldwin Wallace rejoined the OAC for a second time in the 1923–24 academic year.
• 1924 – Cincinnati left the OAC after the 1923–24 academic year.
• 1926 – Marietta College joined the OAC in the 1926–27 academic year.
• 1927 – Capital University joined the OAC in the 1927–28 academic year.
• 1928 – Denison, Miami, Ohio, Ohio Wesleyan and Wittenberg left the OAC to form the Buckeye Conference, alongside Cincinnati (who left 4 years prior), after the 1927–28 academic year.
• 1931 – Ashland College (now Ashland University) joined the OAC in the 1931–32 academic year.
• 1932:
  • Western Reserve left the OAC after the 1931–32 academic year.
  • John Carroll University, Kent State College (now Kent State University) and Toledo University (now the University of Toledo) joined the OAC in the 1932–33 academic year.
• 1933 – Bowling Green State College (now Bowling Green State University) joined the OAC, with Denison rejoining for a second time as well, in the 1933–34 academic year.
• 1934 – Wittenberg rejoined the OAC for a second time in the 1934–35 academic year.
• 1935 – Hiram left the OAC after the 1934–35 academic year.
• 1936:
  • Baldwin Wallace, Case Tech, John Carroll, Toledo and Xavier were suspended from the OAC for a violation of the opening date of football practice, all of them (except Xavier) were re-instated back the following school year.
  • Akron and Xavier left the OAC after the 1935–36 academic year.
• 1942 – Bowling Green State left the OAC after the 1941–42 academic year.
• 1944 – Akron rejoined the OAC for a second time in the 1944–45 academic year, with football rejoining in the 1948 fall season (1948–49 academic year).
• 1947:
  • Ohio Northern left the OAC after the 1946–47 academic year.
  • Ohio Wesleyan rejoined the OAC for a second time in the 1947–48 academic year.
• 1948 – Ashland and Case Tech, alongside Baldiwn Wallace for a second time, left the OAC after the 1947–48 academic year.
• 1949 – John Carroll and Toledo left the OAC after the 1948–49 academic year.
• 1951:
  • Kent State left the OAC after the 1950–51 academic year.
  • Hiram rejoined the OAC for a second time in the 1951–52 academic year.
• 1961 – Baldwin Wallace rejoined the OAC for a third time in the 1961–62 academic year.
• 1966 – Akron left the OAC for a second time after the 1965–66 academic year.
• 1971 – Hiram left the OAC for a second time after the 1970–71 academic year.
• 1973 – Ohio Northern rejoined the OAC for a second time in the 1973–74 academic year.
• 1984 – Kenyon, Oberlin and Wooster left the OAC, alongside Denison and Ohio Wesleyan for a second time, to form the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) after the 1983–84 academic year.
• 1989:
  • Wittenberg left the OAC for a second time after the 1988–89 academic year.
  • Hiram rejoined the OAC for a third time, alongside John Caroll who rejoined for a second time, both effective in the 1989–90 academic year.
• 1999 – Hiram left the OAC for a third time after the 1998–99 academic year.
• 2000 – Wilmington College of Ohio joined the OAC in the 2000–01 academic year.
• 2011 – Defiance College joined the OAC as an associate member for men's and women's swimming and diving in the 2011–12 academic year.
• 2012 – Transylvania University joined the OAC as an associate member for men's and women's swimming and diving in the 2012–13 academic year.
• 2014 – Defiance left the OAC as an affiliate member for men's and women's swimming and diving after the 2013–14 academic year.
• 2015 – Manchester University joined the OAC as an associate member for men's and women's swimming and diving in the 2015–16 academic year.
• 2017 – Manchester and Transylvania left the OAC as affiliate members for men's and women's swimming and diving after the 2016–17 academic year.
• 2025 – John Carroll left the OAC to join the NCAC after the 2024–25 academic year.

Member schools

Current members

The OAC currently has nine full members, all are private schools:

Institution	LocationTemplate:Efn	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	JoinedTemplate:Efn	Colors
Baldwin Wallace University	Berea	1845	Nonsectarian	3,220	Yellow Jackets	1915; 1923;Template:Efn 1961Template:Efn	Template:Color box Template:Color box
Capital University	Bexley	1830	Lutheran ELCA	2,617	Comets	1927	Template:Color box Template:Color box
Heidelberg University	Tiffin	1850	United Church of Christ	1,086	Student Princes	1907	Template:Color box Template:Color box Template:Color box
Marietta College	Marietta	1835	Nonsectarian	1,198	Pioneers	1926	Template:Color box Template:Color box
Template:Sort	Alliance	1846	Nonsectarian	2,130	Purple Raiders	1914	Template:Color box Template:Color box
Muskingum University	New Concord	1837	Presbyterian	2,117	Fighting Muskies	1922	Template:Color box Template:Color box
Ohio Northern University	Ada	1871	United Methodist	3,015	Polar Bears	1916; 1973Template:Efn	Template:Color box Template:Color box Template:Color box
Otterbein University	Westerville	1847	United Methodist	3,080	Cardinals	1921	Template:Color box Template:Color box
Wilmington College	Wilmington	1870	Quakers	1,046	Quakers	2000	Template:Color box Template:Color box

Notes

Former members

The OAC had 21 former full members, all but seven were private schools:

Institution	LocationTemplate:Efn	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	JoinedTemplate:Efn	LeftTemplate:Efn	Colors	Current conference
Template:SortTemplate:Efn	Akron	1870	Public	18,730	Zips	1915; 1944	1936; 1966	Template:Color box Template:Color box	Mid-American (MAC)Template:Efn
Ashland University	Ashland	1878	Brethren	6,626	Eagles	1931	1948	Template:Color box Template:Color box	Great Midwest (G-MAC)Template:Efn
Bowling Green State University	Bowling Green	1910	Public	17,540	Falcons	1933	1942	Template:Color box Template:Color box	Mid-American (MAC)Template:Efn
Case Institute of TechnologyTemplate:Efn	Cleveland	1880	Nonsectarian	N/A	variousTemplate:Efn	1902	1948	Template:Color box Template:Color box<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	University (UAA)Template:Efn
Template:Sort	Cincinnati	1819	Public	45,949	Bearcats	1910	1924	Template:Color box Template:Color box	Big 12Template:Efn
Template:Sort	Dayton	1850	Catholic Template:Small	11,241	Flyers	1926	1934	Template:Color box Template:Color box	Atlantic 10 (A-10)Template:Efn
Denison UniversityTemplate:Efn	Granville	1831	Nonsectarian	2,100	Big Red	1907; 1933	1928; 1984	Template:Color box Template:Color box	North Coast (NCAC)
Hiram CollegeTemplate:Efn	Hiram	1850	Disciples of Christ	1,395	Terriers	1920; 1951; 1989	1935; 1971; 1999	Template:Color box Template:Color box	Presidents' (PAC)
John Carroll UniversityTemplate:Efn	University Heights	1886Template:Efn	Catholic Template:Small	2,922	Blue Streaks	1932; 1989	1948; 2025	Template:Color box Template:Color box	North Coast (NCAC)
Kent State University	Kent	1910	Public	28,122	Golden Flashes	1932	1951	Template:Color box Template:Color box	Mid-American (MAC)Template:Efn
Kenyon College	Gambier	1824	Episcopal/Anglican	1,640	Lords & Ladies	1902	1984	Template:Color box Template:Color box	North Coast (NCAC)
Miami University	Oxford	1809	Public	19,933	RedHawksTemplate:Efn	1911	1928	Template:Color box Template:Color box	Mid-American (MAC)Template:Efn
Oberlin College	Oberlin	1833	Nonsectarian	2,850	Yeomen & Yeowomen	1902	1984	Template:Color box Template:Color box	North Coast (NCAC)
Template:Sort	Columbus	1870	Public	61,369	Buckeyes	1902	1912	Template:Color box Template:Color box	Big TenTemplate:Efn
Template:SortTemplate:Efn	Athens	1804	Public	28,750	Bobcats	1910	1925	Template:Color box Template:Color box	Mid-American (MAC)Template:Efn
Template:SortTemplate:Efn	Delaware	1842	United MethodistTemplate:Efn	1,850	Battlin' Bishops	1902; 1947	1928; 1984	Template:Color box Template:Color box	North Coast (NCAC)
Template:Sort	Toledo	1872	Public	20,304	Rockets	1932	1947	Template:Color box Template:Color box	Mid-American (MAC)Template:Efn
Western Reserve UniversityTemplate:Efn	Cleveland	1826	Nonsectarian	N/A	variousTemplate:Efn	1902	1932	Template:Color box Template:Color box<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	University (UAA)Template:Efn
Wittenberg UniversityTemplate:Efn	Springfield	1845	Lutheran ELCA	2,050	Tigers	1909; 1934	1928; 1989	Template:Color box Template:Color box	North Coast (NCAC)
Template:Sort	Wooster	1866	Nonsectarian	1,827	Fighting Scots	1907	1984	Template:Color box Template:Color box	North Coast (NCAC)
Xavier University	Cincinnati	1831	Catholic Template:Small	7,112	Musketeers	1921	1936	Template:Color box Template:Color box Template:Color box	Big EastTemplate:Efn

Notes

Former associate members

The OAC had three former associate members, all private schools. This included the only schools outside of Ohio that had any level of OAC membership.

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	JoinedTemplate:Efn	LeftTemplate:Efn	Colors	OAC sport	Primary conference
Defiance College	Defiance, Ohio	1850	United Church of Christ	1,000	Yellow Jackets	2011	2014	Template:Color box Template:Color box	Men's swimming & diving	Wolverine–Hoosier (WHAC)Template:Efn
						2011	2014		Women's swimming & diving
Manchester University	North Manchester, Indiana	1860	Church of the Brethren	1,250	Spartans	2015	2017	Template:Color box Template:Color box	Men's swimming & diving	Heartland (HCAC)
						2015	2017		Women's swimming & diving
Transylvania University	Lexington, Kentucky	1780	Disciples of Christ	1,120	Pioneers	2012	2017	Template:Color box Template:Color box	Men's swimming & diving	Heartland (HCAC)
						2012	2017		Women's swimming & diving

Notes

Membership timeline

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Sports

In 2023–24, the OAC sponsors the following championships:

Conference sports

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Facilities

School	Football stadium	Capacity	Basketball arena	Capacity	Baseball field	Capacity	Softball field	Capacity
Baldwin Wallace	George Finnie Stadium	10,000	Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium	2,800	Heritage Field		Rhoem Athletic Complex
Capital	Bernlohr Stadium	3,000	Capital Center	2,100	Clowson Field		Clowson Field
Heidelberg	Hoernemann Stadium	1,300	Seiberling Gymnasium		Peaceful Valley		Frann's Field
Marietta	Don Drumm Stadium	5,000	Ban Johnson Arena	1,457	Don Schaly Stadium	1,500	Marietta Field
Mount Union	Mount Union Stadium	5,600	McPherson Academic and Athletic Complex	3,000	23rd Street Field		23rd Street Field
Muskingum	McConagha Stadium	5,000	Anne C. Steele Center	2,500	Mose Morehead Field		Donna J. Newberry Field
Ohio Northern	Dial–Roberson Stadium	3,500	ONU Sports Center		Wander Field		ONU Softball Field
Otterbein	Memorial Stadium	2,400	Rike Center	3,100	Fishbaugh Field		Otterbein Softball Field
Wilmington	Williams Stadium	3,500	Fred Raizk Arena	3,500	Tewksbury-Delaney Field		WC Softball Field

OAC Tournament Championship History

Men's Swimming & Diving

• 2017–2025: John Carroll
• 2006–2016: Ohio Northern

Women's Swimming & Diving

• 2017–2025: John Carroll
• 2015–2016: Mount Union

Women's Basketball

• 2022–2025: Baldwin-Wallace
• 2021: John Carroll
• 2020: Baldwin-Wallace
• 2019: John Carroll
• 2018: Marietta
• 2017: Ohio Northern
• 2016: Mount Union
• 2015: Baldwin-Wallace
• 2014: Capital
• 2013: Ohio Northern
• 2010–2012: Mount Union
• 2009: Capital

Men's Basketball

• 2024–2025: John Carroll
• 2023: Mount Union
• 2020–2021: Marietta
• 2020: Mount Union
• 2019: Baldwin-Wallace
• 2018: John Carroll
• 2017: Marietta
• 2016: John Carroll
• 2015: Mount Union
• 2014: Wilmington
• 2013: Marietta
• 2012: Capital
• 2011: Marietta
• 2010: Wilmington
• 2009: John Carroll
• 2008: Heidelberg
• 2007: Capital
• 2005–2006: Baldwin-Wallace
• 2003–2004: John Carroll
• 2002: Otterbein
• 1999–2001: Ohio Northern
• 1998: Baldwin-Wallace
• 1997: Mount Union
• 1996: Baldwin-Wallace
• 1995: Ohio Northern

• 1991–1994: Otterbein
• 1990: Muskingum
• 1989: Otterbein
• 1988: Muskingum
• 1987: Wittenberg
• 1986: Otterbein
• 1985: Wittenberg
• 1984: Capital
• 1981–1983: Wittenberg
• 1980: Ohio Northern
• 1979: Wittenberg
• 1978: Otterbein
• 1977: Muskingum
• 1976: Oberlin
• 1974–1975: Wittenberg
• 1973: Wooster
• 1972: Wittenberg
• 1971: Capital
• 1970: Oberlin
• 1969: Wittenberg
• 1968: Dennison
• 1967: Baldwin-Wallace
• 1964–1966: Akron
• 1960–1963: Wittenberg

Football

• 2017–2025: Mount Union
• 2016: John Carroll
• 1995–2015: Mount Union
• 1994: Baldwin Wallace/John Carroll/Mount Union
• 1992–1993: Mount Union
• 1991: Baldwin-Wallace
• 1990: Mount Union
• 1989: John Carroll
• 1988: Baldwin-Wallace/Wittenberg
• 1987: Capital
• 1985–1986: Mount Union
• 1982–1984: Baldwin-Wallace
• 1981: Wittenberg
• 1980: Baldwin-Wallace
• 1979: Wittenberg
• 1977–1978: Baldwin-Wallace
• 1976: Wittenberg
• 1973–1974: Wittenberg
• 1972: Heidelberg
• 1971: Ohio Wesleyan
• 1970: Wittenberg (vacated)
• 1969: Wittenberg
• 1968: Baldwin Wallace
• 1967: Ohio Wesleyan
• 1961–1966: Wittenberg
• 1960: Muskingum
• 1959: Heidelberg

Men's soccer

• 2024: Otterbein
• 2023: Ohio Northern
• 2018–2022: John Carroll
• 2017: Otterbein
• 2016: John Carroll
• 2015: Ohio Northern
• 2014: Heidelberg
• 2010–2013: Ohio Northern
• 2009: Capital/Ohio Northern
• 2008: Ohio Northern
• 2004: Wilmington
• 2000: Wilmington

Women's soccer

• 2021–2024: Otterbein
• 2020: John Carroll
• 2019: Ohio Northern
• 2018: Otterbein
• 2017: Ohio Northern
• 2016: Mount Union
• 2013–2015: Capital
• 2012: Ohio Northern
• 2011: Capital
• 2010: Otterbein

Baseball

• 2024–2025: Baldwin-Wallace
• 2023: John Carroll
• 2020–2022: Marietta
• 2019: Otterbein
• 2018: Baldwin-Wallace
• 2017: Otterbein
• 2015–2016: Marietta
• 2014: John Carroll
• 2013: Mount Union
• 2011–2012: Marietta
• 2008–2010: Heidelberg
• 2005–2007: Otterbein
• 2004: Heidelberg
• 2003: Otterbein
• 1990–2002: Marietta
• 1989: Otterbein
• 1986–1988: Marietta
• 1985: Baldwin-Wallace
• 1984: Marietta
• 1982–1983: Ohio Northern
• 1977–1981: Marietta
• 1976: Ohio Northern
• 1975: Marietta
• 1974: Ohio Northern
• 1971–1973: Marietta
• 1970: Marietta/Mount Union
• 1969: Ohio Wesleyan
• 1968: Wittenberg
• 1967: Hiram
• 1966: Wittenberg
• 1965: Ohio Wesleyan
• 1964: Mount Union
• 1963: Wittenberg
• 1962: Hiram
• 1961: Ohio Wesleyan
• 1960: Wittenberg

Women's volleyball

• 2020–2024: Otterbein
• 2018–2019: Ohio Northern
• 2017: Otterbein
• 2016: Ohio Northern
• 2015: Heidelberg
• 2011–2014: Mount Union
• 2010: Heidelberg
• 2009: Ohio Northern
• 2008: Heidelberg

Men's golf

• 2025: John Carroll
• 2023–2024: Otterbein
• 2022: John Carroll
• 2021: Otterbein
• 2015–2019: Otterbein
• 2014: Baldwin Wallace
• 2013: Otterbein
• 2012: Mount Union
• 2010–2011: Otterbein
• 2009: Ohio Northern
• 2008: Otterbein
• 2007: Mount Union
• 2006: Baldwin-Wallace
• 1998–2005: Otterbein
• 1997: John Carroll
• 1996: Otterbein
• 1994–1995: John Carroll
• 1992–1993: Otterbein
• 1991: Heidelberg/Hiram
• 1990: John Carroll
• 1988–1989: Wittenberg
• 1987: Muskingum

Men's wrestling

• 2021–2025: Baldwin-Wallace
• 2020: Mount Union
• 2016–2019: Baldwin Wallace
• 2015: Mount Union
• 2013–2014: Heidelberg
• 2011–2012: Mount Union
• 2006–2010: Heidelberg
• 2002–2005: John Carroll
• 2001: Ohio Northern
• 2000: Muskingum
• 1998–1999: John Carroll
• 1995–1997: Mount Union
• 1991–1994: John Carroll
• 1985–1990: Mount Union
• 1982–1984: Capital
• 1980–1981: Ohio Northern
• 1979: Muskingum
• 1975–1978: Ohio Northern
• 1974: Mount Union
• 1971–1973: Baldwin-Wallace
• 1970: Wittenberg
• 1968–1969: Denison
• 1967: Hiram
• 1965–1966: Baldwin-Wallace
• 1964: Hiram
• 1963: Baldwin-Wallace
• 1959–1962: Hiram

Men's cross country

• 2016–2024: John Carroll
• 2012–2015: Mount Union
• 2006–2011: Ohio Northern
• 2000–2005: Otterbein

Women's cross country

• 2019–2024: John Carroll
• 2015–2018: Otterbein
• 2014: Mount Union
• 2008–2013: Ohio Northern
• 2007: Baldwin-Wallace
• 2006: Ohio Northern
• 2000–2005: Otterbein

Men's lacrosse

• 2025: Ohio Northern
• 2024: John Carroll
• 2016–2022: John Carroll
• 2013–2015: Otterbein

Women's lacrosse

• 2025: Mount Union
• 2022–2024: Capital
• 2021: John Carroll
• 2014–2019: Mount Union

External links

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