Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference

Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
AssociationNCAA
Founded1987 (as Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference)
CommissionerJay Jones (since 2019)
Sports fielded
  • 18
    • men's: 9
    • women's: 9
DivisionDivision III
No. of teams10
HeadquartersCarmel, Indiana
RegionOhio Valley
Official websiteheartlandconf.org
Locations
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The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio. Founded as the Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference (ICAC) in 1987, it reincorporated under its current name in 1998 with the addition of several schools from Ohio.

Original members of the HCAC included Anderson, Bluffton, Franklin, Hanover, Manchester, Mount St. Joseph, Wabash, and Wilmington. Of the ten current members, six were founding members of the former ICAC.

Former members include DePauw (1987–1998), Taylor (1988–1991), Wabash (1987–1999), Wilmington (1998–2000), and Defiance (2000–2024). Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology (1988–1998) re-joined as of July 1, 2006.