McKendree Bearcats

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McKendree Bearcats
University	McKendree University
Conference	GLVC (primary) MIVA (men's volleyball through 2024–25) WWPA (men's and women's water polo)
NCAA	Division II
Location	Lebanon, Illinois
Varsity teams	39 (18 men's and 18 women's and 3 co-ed)
Football stadium	Leemon Field
Basketball arena	Melvin Price Convocation Center
Baseball stadium	Hypes Field
Mascot	Bogie
Nickname	Bearcats
Colors	Purple and white[1]
Website	mckbearcats.com

The McKendree Bearcats are the intercollegiate athletic programs that represent McKendree University, located in Lebanon, Illinois, United States, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the NCAA Division II ranks, primarily competing in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) as a provisional member since the 2012–13 academic year (achieving D-II full member status in 2013–14).

Prior to joining the NCAA, the Bearcats previously competed in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) as members of the American Midwest Conference (with the exception of football where they played in the Midwest League of the Mid-States Football Association (MSFA) from 1987–88 to 2010–11, as well as an NAIA/NCAA Division II Independent during the 2011–12 school year. They also competed in the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) from 1912–13 to 1937–38.