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Summit League

American college athletic conference

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# The Summit League **The Summit League** (informally referred to as **The Summit**) is an NCAA Division I intercollegiate athletic conference. Its member institutions are primarily concentrated in the Midwestern United States, spanning a geographic footprint that reaches from Minnesota in the east to the Dakotas, Nebraska, and Colorado in the west, and extending south to Missouri and Oklahoma. ### History and Rebranding The conference has undergone several identity shifts since its inception: * **1982:** Founded as the **Association of Mid-Continent Universities**. * **1989:** Rebranded as the **Mid-Continent Conference**. * **2007:** Adopted its current name, **The Summit League**, on June 1. ### Administration The league maintains its headquarters in **Sioux Falls, South Dakota**, which also serves as the long-term host site for the conference's flagship basketball championships. The organization oversees competition in various men's and women's sports, providing a pathway to NCAA postseason tournament berths for its member programs.

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