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  Methodist Affiliated Colleges & Universities. Sorted by City, then by State 

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 Name   Level   (Estab.)   [Affil.

 City, State 

 Team Name   Conference 

1

McMurry University  B (1923) [M]

Abilene, TX

War Hawks ♦American Southwest Conf.

1

Ohio Northern Univ.  B (1871) [M]

Ada, OH

Polar Bears ♦Ohio Athletic Conf.

1

Adrian College  B (1859) [M]

Adrian, MI

Bulldogs ♦Mich. Intercoll. Athl. Assn.

1

Albion College  B (1835) [M]

Albion, MI

Britons ♦Mich. Intercoll. Athl. Assn.

1

Univ. of Mount Union  B (1846) [M]

Alliance, OH

Purple Raiders ♦Ohio Athletic Conf.

1

Alaska Pacific Univ.  G (1957) [M]

Anchorage, AK

  (No intercollegiate sports)

1

Lebanon Valley College  D (1866) [M]

Annville, PA

Flying Dutchmen ♦Middle Atlantic Conf.

1

Randolph-Macon College  B (1830) [M]

Ashland, VA

Yellow Jackets ♦Old Dominion Athl. Conf.

1

Tennessee Wesleyan Univ.  B (1857) [M]

Athens, TN

Bulldogs & Lady Bulldogs ♦Appalachian Athl. Conf.

1

Clark Atlanta Univ.  R2 (1865) [M]

Atlanta, GA

Panthers ♦Southern Intercoll. Athl. Conf.

2

Emory University  R1 (1836) [M]

Atlanta, GA

Eagles ♦University Athl. Assoc.

1

Paine College  B (1882) [M]

Augusta, GA

Lions  (No intercollegiate sports)

1

Huston-Tillotson Univ.  G (1881) [M]

Austin, TX

Rams ♦Red River Athletic Conf.

1

Baker University  D (1858) [M]

Baldwin City, KS

Wildcats ♦Heart of America Athl. Conf.

1

Union College, KY  B (1879) [M]

Barbourville, KY

Bulldogs & Lady Bulldogs ♦Appalachian Athl. Conf.

1

Oklahoma Wesleyan Univ.  B (1959) [M]

Bartlesville, OK

Eagles ♦Kansas Collegiate Athl. Conf.

1

Baldwin Wallace Univ.  G (1845) [M]

Berea, OH

Yellow Jackets ♦Ohio Athletic Conf.

1

Rocky Mountain College  B (1878) [M]

Billings, MT

Battlin' Bears ♦Frontier Conference

1

Birmingham-Southern College  B (1856) [M]

Birmingham, AL

Panthers ♦Southern Athl. Assoc.

1

Illinois Wesleyan Univ.  B (1850) [M]

Bloomington, IL

Titans ♦College Conf. of Ill. & Wisc.

1

Brevard College  B (1934) [M]

Brevard, NC

Tornadoes ♦USA South Athl. Conf.

1

West Virginia Wesleyan College  G (1890) [M]

Buckhannon, WV

Bobcats & Lady Bobcats ♦Mountain East Conf.

1

Southern Wesleyan Univ.  G (1906) [M]

Central, SC

Warriors & Lady Warriors ♦Conference Carolinas

1

Lindsey Wilson College  B (1903) [M]

Columbia, KY

Blue Raiders ♦Mid-South Conference

2

Columbia College, SC  B (1854) [M]

Columbia, SC

Fighting Koalas ♦Appalachian Athl. Conf.

1

Hendrix College  B (1876) [M]

Conway, AR

Warriors ♦Southern Athl. Assoc.

1

Andrew College  B (1854) [M]

Cuthbert, GA

Fighting Tigers ♦Georgia Collegiate Athl. Assoc.

1

Paul Quinn College  B (1872) [M]

Dallas, TX

Tigers ♦Red River Athletic Conf.

1

Bethune-Cookman Univ.  G (1904) [M]

Daytona Beach, FL

Wildcats ♦Southwestern Athl. Conf.

1

Ohio Wesleyan Univ.  B (1842) [M]

Delaware, OH

Battling Bishops ♦North Coast Athl. Conf.

1

Duke University  R1 (1838) [M]

Durham, NC

Blue Devils ♦Atlantic Coast Conf.

1

Emory and Henry College  G (1836) [M]

Emory, VA

Wasps ♦South Atlantic Conf.

1

Univ. of Evansville  G (1854) [M]

Evansville, IN

Purple Aces ♦Missouri Valley Conf.

1

Miles College  B (1898) [M]

Fairfield, AL

Golden Bears ♦Southern Intercoll. Athl. Conf.

1

Central Methodist Univ.  G (1854) [M]

Fayette, MO

Eagles ♦Heart of America Athl. Conf.

1

Methodist University  D (1956) [M]

Fayetteville, NC

Monarchs ♦USA South Athl. Conf.

1

Texas Wesleyan Univ.  G (1890) [M]

Fort Worth, TX

Rams ♦Sooner Athl. Conf.

1

Southwestern University  B (1872) [M]

Georgetown, TX

Pirates ♦Southern Collegiate Athl. Conf.

1

DePauw University  B (1837) [M]

Greencastle, IN

Tigers ♦North Coast Athl. Conf.

 

 

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Bennett College  B (1873) [M]

Greensboro, NC

Belles ♦Independent

2

Greensboro College  B (1838) [M]

Greensboro, NC

Pride ♦USA South Athl. Conf.

1

Greenville University  B (1892) [M]

Greenville, IL

Panthers ♦St. Louis Intercoll. Athl. Conf.

1

Centenary University  G (1867) [M]

Hackettstown, NJ

Cyclones ♦Atlantic East Conf.

1

High Point University  D (1924) [M]

High Point, NC

Panthers ♦Big South Conference

1

Rust College  B (1866) [M]

Holly Springs, MS

Bearcats ♦Gulf Coast Athl. Conf.

1

Houghton College  G (1883) [M]

Houghton, NY

Highlanders ♦Empire 8

1

Univ. of Indianapolis  D (1902) [M]

Indianapolis, IN

Greyhounds ♦Great Lakes Valley Conf.

1

Simpson College  B (1860) [M]

Indianola, IA

Storm ♦American Rivers Conf.

1

Millsaps College  G (1890) [M]

Jackson, MS

Majors & Lady Majors ♦Southern Athl. Assoc.

2

Lane College  B (1882) [M]

Jackson, TN

Dragons ♦Southern Intercoll. Athl. Conf.

1

Edward Waters University  B (1866) [M]

Jacksonville, FL

Tigers & Lady Tigers ♦Southern Intercoll. Athl. Conf.

1

LaGrange College  G (1831) [M]

LaGrange, GA

Panthers ♦Collegiate Conf. of the South

1

Florida Southern College  D (1883) [M]

Lakeland, FL

Moccasins ♦Sunshine State Conf.

1

McKendree University  D (1828) [M]

Lebanon, IL

Bearcats ♦Great Lakes Valley Conf.

1

Nebraska Wesleyan Univ.  G (1887) [M]

Lincoln, NE

Prairie Wolves ♦American Rivers Conf.

1

Philander Smith College  B (1882) [M]

Little Rock, AR

Panthers & Lady Panthers ♦Gulf Coast Athl. Conf.

1

Randolph College  B (1891) [M]

Lynchburg, VA

Wildcats ♦Old Dominion Athl. Conf.

1

Wesleyan College  B (1836) [M]

Macon, GA

Wolves ♦Collegiate Conf. of the South

1

Drew University  D (1867) [M]

Madison, NJ

Rangers ♦Landmark Conference

1

Indiana Wesleyan Univ.  G (1920) [M]

Marion, IN

Wildcats ♦Mid-States Football Assn. ♦Crossroads League

1

Wiley College  B (1873) [M]

Marshall, TX

Wildcats ♦Gulf Coast Athl. Conf.

1

Central Christian College of Kansas  B (1884) [M]

McPherson, KS

Tigers ♦Sooner Athl. Conf.

1

Wesleyan University  D (1831) [M]

Middletown, CT

Cardinals ♦New England Small Coll. Athl.

1

Pfeiffer University  G (1885) [M]

Misenheimer, NC

Falcons ♦USA South Athl. Conf.

1

Dakota Wesleyan Univ.  B (1885) [M]

Mitchell, SD

Tigers ♦Great Plains Athl. Conf.

1

Huntingdon College  B (1854) [M]

Montgomery, AL

Hawks ♦Collegiate Conf. of the South

1

Iowa Wesleyan College  B (1842) [M]

Mount Pleasant, IA

Tigers ♦Continental Athl. Conf.

1

Cornell College  B (1853) [M]

Mount Vernon, IA

Rams ♦Midwest Conference

1

North Central College  G (1861) [M]

Naperville, IL

Cardinals ♦College Conf. of Ill. & Wisc.

1

Meharry Medical College  D (1876) [M]

Nashville, TN

  (No intercollegiate sports)

1

Dillard University  B (1869) [M]

New Orleans, LA

Bleu Devils ♦Gulf Coast Athl. Conf.

1

Roberts Wesleyan University  B (1866) [M]

North Chili, NY

Redhawks ♦East Coast Conference

1

Nebraska Methodist College  D (1891) [M]

Omaha, NE

  (No intercollegiate sports)

1

Claflin University  G (1869) [M]

Orangeburg, SC

Panthers & Lady Panthers ♦Central Intercoll. Athl. Assn.

1

Kentucky Wesleyan College  B (1858) [M]

Owensboro, KY

Panthers ♦Great Midwest Athl. Conf.

1

Univ. of Tennessee Southern  B (1870) [M]

Pulaski, TN

FireHawks ♦Southern States Athl. Conf.

1

Albright College  B (1856) [M]

Reading, PA

Lions ♦Middle Atlantic Conf.

1

North Carolina Wesleyan College  B (1956) [M]

Rocky Mount, NC

Battling Bishops ♦USA South Athl. Conf.

1

Hamline University  D (1854) [M]

Saint Paul, MN

Pipers ♦Minnesota Intercoll. Ath. Conf

 

 

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Willamette University  G (1842) [M]

Salem, OR

Bearcats ♦Northwest Conference

1

Kansas Wesleyan Univ.  B (1886) [M]

Salina, KS

Coyotes ♦Kansas Collegiate Athl. Conf.

1

Livingstone College  B (1879) [M]

Salisbury, NC

Blue Bears ♦Central Intercoll. Athl. Assn.

1

Seattle Pacific Univ.  D (1891) [M]

Seattle, WA

Falcons ♦Great Northwest Athl. Conf.

1

Centenary College of Louisiana  G (1825) [M]

Shreveport, LA

Gentlemen (Gents) & Ladies ♦Southern Collegiate Athl. Conf.

1

Morningside University  B (1894) [M]

Sioux City, IA

Mustangs ♦Great Plains Athl. Conf.

1

Wofford College  B (1854) [M]

Spartanburg, SC

Terriers ♦Southern Conference

1

Spring Arbor University  B (1873) [M]

Spring Arbor, MI

Cougars ♦Crossroads League

1

Texas College  B (1894) [M]

Tyler, TX

Steers ♦Red River Athletic Conf.

1

Southern Methodist Univ.  R2 (1911) [M]

University Park, TX

Mustangs ♦American Athl. Conf.

1

Virginia Wesleyan University  G (1961) [M]

Virginia Beach, VA

Marlins ♦Old Dominion Athl. Conf.

1

Reinhardt Univ.  B (1883) [M]

Waleska, GA

Eagles ♦Appalachian Athl. Conf.

1

American Univ.  R2 (1893) [M]

Washington, DC

Eagles ♦Patriot League

1

Otterbein University  G (1847) [M]

Westerville, OH

Cardinals ♦Ohio Athletic Conf.

1

Wilberforce Univ.  B (1856) [M]

Wilberforce, OH

Bulldogs ♦Continental Athl. Conf.

1

Lycoming College  B (1812) [M]

Williamsport, PA

Warriors ♦Landmark Conference

1

Shenandoah Univ.  D (1875) [M]

Winchester, VA

Hornets ♦Old Dominion Athl. Conf.

1

Southwestern College, KN  B (1885) [M]

Winfield, KS

Moundbuilders ♦Kansas Collegiate Athl. Conf.

1

Young Harris College  B (1886) [M]

Young Harris, GA

Mountain Lions ♦Conference Carolinas

 

 

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Total number of rows shown is 98.

Number of different Cities is 94

Number of Cities occurring once is 90

Most frequent City with 2 rows
( •Atlanta •Columbia •Greensboro •Jackson )

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1.Abilene, Texas (McMurry University)
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Summary for Methodist Affiliated Colleges & Universities.

 

Total number of rows shown is 98

Number of different Cities is 94.

Number of Cities occurring once is 90

Most frequent City with 2 rows
( •Atlanta •Columbia •Greensboro •Jackson )



NOTES: The Initial Listing is for "State/Public Colleges & Univs in All States Sorted by States". Use  affiliation  and  level  tabs for selected institutions. For a summary of the listing, select the  options  tab, then  summary ... or find a summary at the end of the listing. For a particular listing, select the  options  tab, then  special list .

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State Codes

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 HI = Hawaii
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