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Conference Memberships and National Affiliations<\/h1>\n

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The remarkable success of ACU Wildcat athletics through the years is a tribute to the student-athletes, the coaches and the tradition of winning permeating the program. ACU recruits its student-athletes for their academic and spiritual qualities, as well as their abilities in athletics.<\/span><\/p>\n

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1919-24<\/p>\n

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Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)<\/p>\n

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Texas Conference (NAIA\/NCAA)<\/p>\n

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independent (NAIA\/NCAA)<\/p>\n

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Gulf Coast Conference (NAIA\/NCAA)<\/p>\n

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1957-63<\/p>\n

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independent (NAIA\/NCAA)<\/p>\n

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Southland Conference (NCAA)<\/p>\n

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2013-21<\/p>\n

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2021<\/p>\n

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Western Athletic Conference (NCAA)<\/p>\n

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