The River States Conference (RSC), formerly known as the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC), is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Although it was historically a Kentucky-only conference, it has now expanded to include members in Indiana, Ohio, and West Virginia, and at various times in the past has also had members in Missouri, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Virginia.

History

In March 2016, the KIAC announced it would change its name to the River States Conference, effective July 1, 2016, to better reflect its membership, which has expanded beyond Kentucky and now includes members in Pennsylvania, Indiana, Ohio, and West Virginia.

Chronological timeline

Member schools

Current members

The River States currently has 12 full members, with six being public schools, five being private schools, and one member that operates public and private institutions within a single entity.

Future members

Former members

The River States has thirty former full members, all but six were private schools. School names and nicknames reflect those used in the final school year each institution was a conference member:

Membership timeline

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Conference sports

The River States Conference currently sponsors 17 sports (8 men's and 9 women's).