The University of Indianapolis announced today it is leaving the Great Lakes Valley Conference — the conference it helped found in 1978 — and joining the Great Midwest Athletic Conference.
UIndy was the only remaining charter member of the GLVC, having competed in the conference since its founding. That 48-year run produced one of the most accomplished mid-major athletic programs in the country. The Greyhounds have finished in the top ten of the Division II Learfield Directors’ Cup standings twelve times since 2011-12, including a second-place finish in 2023-24 and a third-place finish in 2025-26, and have won every GLVC All-Sports Trophy. Five NCAA national championships. Consistent postseason runs across nearly every sport the program fields.
The football program is where this move gets most interesting for Indiana sports fans. The G-MAC currently fields football through several of its member institutions , and UIndy’s program — which has been among the better Division II football programs in the Midwest — now enters a conference with new opponents, new rivalries, and a new competitive landscape. The Greyhounds have made five appearances in the NCAA Division II baseball World Series, including as recently as 2026 , and their football program carries the same competitive ambition.
For Indiana high school athletes being recruited by UIndy, the conference change doesn’t alter the program’s ability to compete or develop players. What it changes is the Saturday afternoon matchups — and for a program sitting in the middle of Indianapolis, new conference opponents mean new crowds, new travel, and new games worth circling on the calendar.
The Greyhounds built something real in the GLVC. They’re taking it with them.
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