The River States Conference was founded in 1916 as the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The league underwent a re-branding to best reflect its membership and changed its name to the River States Conference on July 1, 2016.

The River States Conference has 12 member institutions representing four states -- Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, and West Virginia. The Ohio River flows through the center of the geographic region of the conference and connects the five states.

The River States Conference sponsors championships in 17 championship sports, and its members are affiliated nationally with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).

River States Conference members include Brescia (Ky.) University, Indiana University East, Indiana University Kokomo, Indiana University Columbus, Indiana University Southeast, Kentucky Christian University, Midway (Ky.) University, Oakland City (Ind.) University, the University of Rio Grande (Ohio), Shawnee State (Ohio) University, St. Mary-of-the-Woods (Ind.) College and WVU Tech.

The River States Conference's 18 championship sports are: Baseball, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Women's Golf, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Softball, Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis, Men's Indoor Track & Field, Men's Outdoor Track & Field, Women's Indoor Track & Field, Women's Outdoor Track & Field, Men's Volleyball and Women's Volleyball.

Mailing Address:
River States Conference
PO Box 388
Middletown, OH 45042

RSC Links:
Website: RiverStatesConference.com
Facebook /RiverStatesConference
Twitter @RiverStatesConf

NAIA Links:
Website: NAIA.org
Twitter @Play_NAIA @NAIA_News
Facebook: /PlayNAIA