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{{short description|US college athletic conference}}
{{Infobox sports league
| name            = American Rivers Conference
| title           = American Rivers Conference
| logo            = American Rivers Conference Logo.png
| logo_size       = 250px
| founded         = 1922
| association     = [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]
| division        = [[NCAA Division III|Division III]]
| teams           = 9 (8 in 2026)
| sports          = 22
| mens            = 11
| womens          = 11
| region          = [[Iowa]], [[Nebraska]]
| formerly        = Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC)
| headquarters    = [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]]
| commissioner    = Marie Stroman
| since           = 2023
| website         = [http://rollrivers.com/index.aspx rollrivers.com]
| map             = File:ARC-USA-states.png
| map_size        = 250
| color           = #007e37; border: 2px solid #000000
| font_color      = #FFFFFF
}}
The '''American Rivers Conference''' ('''A-R-C''') is an [[List of NCAA conferences|intercollegiate athletic conference]] that competes in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) [[NCAA Division III|Division III]]. From 1927 until August 9, 2018, it was known officially as the '''Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference''' ('''IIAC''') and commonly as the '''Iowa Conference'''.

==History==
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Association began in 1890.<ref>Iowa. [https://search.lib.uiowa.edu/primo-explore/fulldisplay/01IOWA_ALMA21421336140002771/] Retrieved Jul 26, 2025</ref><ref>The Muscatine Journal. May 16, 1890.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/542191031/?match=1&terms=%22Iowa%20Intercollegiate%20Athletic%20Association%22] Retrieved Jul 26, 2025</ref> The A-R-C dates back to December 8, 1922, when representatives from 12 colleges from the '''Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Association''' merged. Charter members were [[Buena Vista University|Buena Vista College]], [[Central College (Pella, Iowa)|Central University of Iowa]], [[Ellsworth Community College|Ellsworth College]], [[Iowa Wesleyan University|Iowa Wesleyan College]], [[Luther College (Iowa)|Luther College]], [[Morningside University|Morningside College]], [[Parsons College]], [[St. Ambrose University|St. Ambrose College]], [[Simpson College]], [[Upper Iowa University]], [[Westmar University|Western Union College]] and [[William Penn University|Penn College]]. [[Des Moines University (1865–1929)|Des Moines University]] was voted into the conference at that meeting as well.

The first Conference constitution was published in January 1923. Also that year, Judge Hubert Utterback of Des Moines, Iowa was named the first conference commissioner and Iowa Teachers (now known as the [[University of Northern Iowa]]) was accepted as a member. Columbia College (now known as [[Loras College]]) was admitted in 1926. Ellsworth left the conference in 1927. That spring, the conference's name was changed to the "Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference." After a three-year ban, athletics were reinstated at the [[University of Dubuque]] in 1928–29, and it joined the conference in 1929. [[Wartburg College]] was admitted to the conference in 1936, beginning competition the following year. Morningside dropped out in 1936 because of inactivity. William Penn was suspended from the conference in 1949 for using ineligible players. The school was back in the conference in 1951, though it did not compete in football until later. In 1951, St. Ambrose and Loras dropped from football competition.

The Iowa Conference reorganized in 1953, effective with the 1954–55 school year. Nine schools remained in the conference: Buena Vista, Central, Dubuque, Iowa Wesleyan, Luther, Parsons, Simpson, Upper Iowa and Wartburg. William Penn was re-admitted to the conference in 1960, effective in the spring of 1962. Parsons left the conference around 1963, while Iowa Wesleyan left effective June 1, 1965. Loras re-joined the conference in 1986, increasing the conference membership to nine schools, which continued until 1997 when Coe and Cornell left the Midwest Conference to join the IIAC. The Conference was at 11 schools until its 80th-anniversary year (2001–02) when William Penn decided to leave and switch its affiliation from the NCAA to the NAIA. The IIAC became a nine-school conference when Upper Iowa reclassified to [[NCAA Division II]] prior to the start of the 2003–04 academic year and fell back to eight schools with Cornell's return to the Midwest Conference following the 2011–12 academic year.

The conference expanded beyond the borders of Iowa in 2016 with the addition of [[Nebraska Wesleyan University]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nwusports.com/news/2015/7/20/GEN_0720151523.aspx|title=Nebraska Wesleyan to Join Iowa Conference in 2016-17|publisher=Nebraska Wesleyan University|date=July 20, 2015|access-date=July 21, 2015}}</ref> On August 9, 2018, the league changed its name to the '''American Rivers Conference''' to reflect its current makeup.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://rollrivers.com/news/2018/8/7/american-rivers-conference.aspx |title=#RiversRise; Iowa Conference Now American Rivers Conference |publisher=American Rivers Conference |date=August 9, 2018 |access-date=August 9, 2018}}</ref>

===Chronological timeline===
* 1922 – On December 8, 1922, the American Rivers Conference was founded as the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Association (IIAA). Charter members included [[Buena Vista University|Buena Vista College]] (now Buena Vista University), [[Central College (Iowa)|Central University of Iowa]] (now Central College), [[Des Moines University (1865–1929)|Des Moines University]], [[Ellsworth Community College|Ellsworth College]] (now Ellsworth Community College), [[Iowa Wesleyan University|Iowa Wesleyan College]] (later Iowa Wesleyan University), [[Luther College (Iowa)|Luther College]], [[Morningside University|Morningside College]] (now Morningside University), [[Parsons College]], [[St. Ambrose University|St. Ambrose College]] (now St. Ambrose University), [[Simpson College]], [[Upper Iowa University|Upper Iowa College]] (now Upper Iowa University), [[Westmar University|Western Union College]] (later Westmar University) and [[William Penn University|Penn College]] (now William Penn University), beginning the 1922–23 academic year.
* 1923 – [[University of Northern Iowa|Iowa State Teachers College]] (now the University of Northern Iowa) joined the IIAA in the 1923–24 academic year.
* 1926 – [[Loras College|Columbia College of Iowa]] joined the IIAA in the 1926–27 academic year.
* 1927:
** Ellsworth left the IIAA after the 1926–27 academic year.
** The IIAA was rebranded as the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the spring season, beginning the 1927–28 academic year.
* 1929:
** Des Moines U. left the IIAC as the school ceased operations after the 1928–29 academic year.
** The [[University of Dubuque]] joined the IIAC in the 1929–30 academic year.
* 1935 – Northern Iowa left the IIAC fully align with the [[North Central Conference|North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]] (NCIAC) after the 1934–35 academic year.
* 1936 – Morningside left the IIAC to fully align with the NCIAC after the 1935–36 academic year.
* 1937 – [[Wartburg College]] joined the IIAC in the 1937–38 academic year.
* 1949 – William Penn was suspended for two seasons by the IIAC after the 1948–49 academic year.
* 1951 – William Penn was reinstated back to the IIAC in the 1951–52 academic year.
* 1954 – Loras, St. Ambrose, Westmar and William Penn left the IIAC after the 1953–54 academic year.
* 1960 – William Penn rejoined the IIAC, beginning the 1962 spring season of the 1961–62 academic year.
* 1965 – Iowa Wesleyan left the IIAC after the 1964–65 academic year.
* 1986 – Loras rejoined the IIAC in the 1986–87 academic year.
* 1997 – [[Coe College]] and [[Cornell College]] joined the IIAC in the 1997–98 academic year.
* 2001 – William Penn left the IIAC for a second time to join the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics]] (NAIA) and the [[Midwest Collegiate Conference]] (MCC) after the 2000–01 academic year.
* 2003 – Upper Iowa left the IIAC to join the [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] ranks of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) as an [[NCAA Division II independent schools|NCAA D-II Independent]] (which would later join the [[Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference]] (NSIC) beginning the 2006–07 academic year) after the 2002–03 academic year.
* 2012 – Cornell left the IIAC to rejoin the [[Midwest Conference]] (MWC) after the 2011–12 academic year.
* 2016 – [[Nebraska Wesleyan University]] joined the IIAC in the 2016–17 academic year.
* 2018 – On August 9, 2018, the IIAC was rebranded as the American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) in the 2018–19 academic year.
* 2026 – Luther will leave the A-R-C to join the MWC after the 2025–26 academic year.

==Member schools==
===Current members===
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}}

The A-R-C currently has nine full members; all are [[Private university|private]] schools:

{| 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.}}
|-
| '''[[Buena Vista University]]'''
| [[Storm Lake, Iowa]]
| 1891
| [[Presbyterian Church (USA)|Presbyterian]]
| 2,775
| [[Buena Vista Beavers|Beavers]]
| 1922
|-
| '''[[Central College (Iowa)|Central College]]'''
| [[Pella, Iowa]]
| 1853
| [[Reformed Church in America|Reformed]]
| 1,575
| [[Central Dutch|Dutch]]
| 1922
|-
| '''[[Coe College]]'''
| [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]]
| 1851
| Presbyterian
| 1,355
| [[Coe Kohawks|Kohawks]]
| 1997
|-
| '''[[University of Dubuque]]'''
| [[Dubuque, Iowa]]
| 1852
| Presbyterian
| 1,361
| [[Dubuque Spartans|Spartans]]
| 1929
|-
| '''[[Loras College]]'''
| [[Dubuque, Iowa]]
| 1839
| [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]<br />{{small|([[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque|Archdiocese of Dubuque]])}}
| 1,550
| [[Loras Duhawks|Duhawks]]
| 1926<br />1986{{efn|group=full|Loras was dropped from the IIAC after the 1953–54 school year because it was determined they were "too strong" for the other members to play against. Loras rejoined the IIAC in the 1986–87 school year.}}
|-bgcolor=ffa0a0
| '''[[Luther College (Iowa)|Luther College]]'''
| [[Decorah, Iowa]]
| 1861
| [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America|Lutheran ELCA]]
| 2,573
| [[Luther Norse|Norse]]
| 1922
|-
| '''[[Nebraska Wesleyan University]]'''
| [[Lincoln, Nebraska]]
| 1887
| [[United Methodist Church|United Methodist]]
| 1,600
| [[Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves|Prairie Wolves]]
| 2016
|-
| '''[[Simpson College]]'''
| [[Indianola, Iowa]]
| 1860
| United Methodist
| 1,966
| [[Simpson Storm|Storm]]
| 1922
|-
| '''[[Wartburg College]]'''
| [[Waverly, Iowa]]
| 1852
| Lutheran ELCA
| 1,804
| [[Wartburg Knights|Knights]]
| 1936
|}

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

===Former members===
The A-R-C had 11 former full members, all but one were [[Private university|private]] schools:

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Institution
! Location{{efn|group=former|All cities were located in the State of Iowa.}}
! 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
|-
| '''[[Cornell College]]'''
| [[Mount Vernon, Iowa|Mount Vernon]]
| 1853
| [[United Methodist Church|United Methodist]]
| 1,155
| [[Cornell Rams|Rams]]
| 1997
| 2012
| [[Midwest Conference|Midwest (MWC)]]
|-
| '''[[Des Moines University (1865–1929)|Des Moines University]]'''
| [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]
| 1898
| Not-for-profit
| N/A
| N/A
| 1922
| 1929
| Closed in 1929
|-
| '''[[Ellsworth Community College|Ellsworth College]]'''{{efn|group=former|Currently known as [[Ellsworth Community College]] since 1968.}}
| [[Iowa Falls, Iowa|Iowa Falls]]
| 1890
| Public
| 1,000
| [[Ellsworth Panthers|Panthers]]
| 1922
| 1927
| [[Iowa Community College Athletic Conference|Iowa (ICCAC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=NJCAA|Currently an [[National Junior College Athletic Association|NJCAA]] athletic conference.}}
|-
| '''[[University of Northern Iowa|Iowa State Teachers College]]'''{{efn|group=former|Currently known as the [[University of Northern Iowa]] since 1967.}}
| [[Cedar Falls, Iowa|Cedar Falls]]
| 1876
| Public
| 12,607
| [[Northern Iowa Panthers|Panthers]]
| 1923
| 1935
| [[Missouri Valley Conference|Missouri Valley (MVC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D1|Currently an [[NCAA Division I]] athletic conference.}}
|-
| '''[[Iowa Wesleyan University|Iowa Wesleyan College]]'''{{efn|group=former|Later known as [[Iowa Wesleyan University]] beginning in 2015.}}
| [[Mount Pleasant, Iowa|Mount Pleasant]]
| 1842
| United Methodist
| 850
| [[Iowa Wesleyan Tigers|Tigers]]
| 1922
| 1965
| Closed in 2023
|-
| '''[[Morningside University|Morningside College]]'''{{efn|group=former|Currently known as [[Morningside University]] since 2021.}}
| [[Sioux City, Iowa|Sioux City]]
| 1894
| United Methodist
| 1,149
| [[Morningside Mustangs|Mustangs]]
| 1922
| 1936
| [[Great Plains Athletic Conference|Great Plains (GPAC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=NAIA|Currently an [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]] athletic conference.}}
|-
| '''[[Parsons College]]'''
| [[Fairfield, Iowa|Fairfield]]
| 1875
| Presbyterian
| 1,500
| [[Parsons Wildcats|Wildcats]]
| 1922
| 1963
| Closed in 1973
|-
| '''[[St. Ambrose University|St. Ambrose College]]'''{{efn|group=former|Currently known as [[St. Ambrose University]] since 1987.}}
| [[Davenport, Iowa|Davenport]]
| 1882
| [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]<br />{{small|([[Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport|Diocese of<br />Davenport]])}}
| 2,829
| [[St. Ambrose Fighting Bees|Fighting Bees]]
| 1922
| 1954{{efn|group=full|St. Ambrose was dropped from the IIAC after the 1953–54 school year because it was determined they were "too strong" for the other members to play against.}}
| [[Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference|Chicagoland (CCAC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=NAIA|Currently an [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]] athletic conference.}}
|-
| '''[[Upper Iowa University]]'''
| [[Fayette, Iowa|Fayette]]
| 1857
| Nonsectarian
| 6,000
| [[Upper Iowa Peacocks|Peacocks]]
| 1922
| 2003
| [[Great Lakes Valley Conference|Great Lakes Valley (GLVC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D2|Currently an [[NCAA Division II]] athletic conference.}}
|-
| '''[[Westmar University|Westmar College]]'''{{efn|group=former|Later known as [[Westmar University]] from 1995 until its closure in late 1997.}}
| [[Le Mars, Iowa|Le Mars]]
| 1887
| United Methodist
| 1,000
| [[Westmar Eagles|Eagles]]
| 1922
| 1954{{efn|group=full|Westmar was dropped from the IIAC after the 1953–54 school year because it was determined they were "too weak" for the other members to play against.}}
| Closed in 1997
|-
| '''[[William Penn University]]'''{{efn|group=former|Formerly known as [[William Penn University|William Penn College]] until 2000.}}
| [[Oskaloosa, Iowa|Oskaloosa]]
| 1873
| [[Quakers|Society of Friends]]
| 1,795
| [[William Penn Statesmen|Statesmen]]
| 1922<br />1962
| 1954<br />2001{{efn|group=former|William Penn was suspended from the conference from 1949–50 to 1950–51 and then removed from the IIAC for being "too weak" after the 1953–54 school year; William Penn would later rejoin the IIAC from the 1962 spring season (1961–62 school year) to 2000–01.}}
| [[Heart of America Athletic Conference|Heart of America (HAAC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=NAIA|Currently an [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]] athletic conference.}}
|}

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

===Membership timeline===
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==Sports==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ '''Conference sports'''
! Sport !! Men's !! Women's
|-
|{{left}}[[College baseball|Baseball]] || {{Y}} ||
|-
|{{left}}[[College basketball|Basketball]] || {{Y}} || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[Cheerleading|Cheer]] & [[Dance squad|Dance]] || || {{Y}}{{efn|group=upper-alpha|name=Invite|The American Rivers Conference has a policy in which sports may be sponsored as an invited if petitioned by a group of schools. Cheer & Dance, Men's & Women's Swimming & Diving, and Women's Wrestling have all successfully petitioned to be sponsored through an invitational.}}
|-
|{{left}}[[Cross country running|Cross country]] || {{Y}} || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[American football|Football]] || {{Y}} ||
|-
|{{left}}[[Golf]] || {{Y}} || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[College soccer in the United States|Soccer]] || {{Y}} || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[College softball|Softball]] || || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[Swimming (sport)|Swimming]] & [[Diving (sport)|Diving]] || {{Y}}{{efn|group=upper-alpha|name=Invite}} || {{Y}}{{efn|group=upper-alpha|name=Invite}}
|-
|{{left}}[[Tennis]] || {{Y}} || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[Track and field|Track & field (indoor)]] || {{Y}} || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[Track and field|Track & field (outdoor)]] || {{Y}} || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[Volleyball]] ||  || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[Collegiate wrestling|Wrestling]] || {{Y}} || {{Y}}{{efn|group=upper-alpha|name=Invite}}
|}
;Notes
{{reflist|group=upper-alpha}}

===Men's sponsored sports by school===
{{seealso|American Rivers Conference baseball tournament}}
{{seealso|American Rivers Conference men's basketball tournament}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:75%;"
|-
! School!! Baseball !! Basketball !! Cross<br>Country !! Football !! Golf !! Soccer !! Swimming<br>& Diving !! Tennis !! Track & Field<br>(Indoor) !! Track & Field<br>(Outdoor)!! Wrestling !! Total A-R-C<br>Sports
|-
| Buena Vista       || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 10
|-
| Central           || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 10
|-
| Coe               || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 11
|-
| Dubuque           || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 10
|-
| Loras             || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 11
|-
| Luther            || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 11
|-
| Nebraska Wesleyan  || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 11
|-
| Simpson           || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 11
|-
| Wartburg          || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 10
|}

====Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the American Rivers Conference that are played by American Rivers schools====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! School !! Gymnastics 
!Ice Hockey!! Lacrosse !! Shooting<br>Sports{{efn|group=upper-alpha|name=NCAA|Not sponsored by the NCAA.}} !! Volleyball
|-
| Coe              || 
| || || {{abbr|NCSSAA|National Collegaite Shooting Sports Athletic Association}} ||
|-
| Dubuque          || 
|[[Northern Collegiate Hockey Association|NCHA]]|| [[Midwest Lacrosse Conference|MLC]] || ||
|-
| Loras            || 
| || || || [[College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin|CCIW]]
|-
| Simpson          || [[Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League|EIGL]] 
| || || {{abbr|NCSSAA|National Collegaite Shooting Sports Athletic Association}} || Independent
|-
| Wartburg         || 
| || || {{abbr|SCTP|Scholastic Clay Target Program}} ||
|}
;Notes
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===Women's sponsored sports by school===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:80%;"
|-
! School!! Basketball !! Cheer<br>& Dance{{efn|group=upper-alpha|name=NCAA|Not sponsored by the NCAA.}}!!Cross<br>Country !! Golf !! Soccer !! Softball !! Swimming<br>& Diving !! Tennis !! Track & Field<br>(Indoor) !! Track & Field<br>(Outdoor)!! Volleyball !! Wrestling{{efn|group=upper-alpha|De facto Division I sport. The NCAA holds a single women's wrestling championship meet open to members of all divisions.}} !! Total A-R-C<br>Sports
|-
| Buena Vista       || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} ||  11
|-
| Central           || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} ||  11
|-
| Coe               || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}}{{efn|group=upper-alpha|Coe will add women's wrestling in 2026–27.}} ||  11
|-
| Dubuque           || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}}||  11
|-
| Loras             || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}}||  12
|-
| Luther            || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} ||  11
|-
| Nebraska Wesleyan || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} ||  11
|-
| Simpson           || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} ||  12
|-
| Wartburg          || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} ||  11
|}
====Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the American Rivers Conference that are played by American Rivers schools====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! School !! Gymnastics !! Shooting<br>Sports{{efn|group=upper-alpha|name=NCAA}} !! Triathlon{{efn|group=upper-alpha|name=Emerging|Part of the [[NCAA Emerging Sports for Women]] program.}}
|-
| Central           || || || Independent
|-
| Coe               || || {{abbr|NCSSAA|National Collegaite Shooting Sports Athletic Association}} || Independent 
|-
| Simpson           || Independent || {{abbr|NCSSAA|National Collegaite Shooting Sports Athletic Association}} ||
|-
| Wartburg         || || {{abbr|SCTP|Scholastic Clay Target Program}} ||
|}
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==References==
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