American Southwest Conference
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| Established | 1996 |
| Association | NCAA |
| Division | Division III |
| Members | 13 |
| Sports fielded | 16 (men's: 8; women's: 8) |
| Region | Gulf Coast |
| Headquarters | Richardson, Texas |
| Commissioner | Amy Carlton (since 2006) |
| Website | ascsports.org |
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The American Southwest Conference (ASC) is a college athletic conference, founded in 1996, whose member schools compete in the NCAA's Division III. The schools are located in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi. The conference competes in baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, football, men's and women's golf, men's and women's soccer, softball, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track and field and women's volleyball.
The American Southwest Conference shares operates from the same headquarters complex in the Dallas suburb of Richardson as the Lone Star Conference.
The American Southwest Conference was announced in May 1996. The new league included some former members of the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (TIAA). Founding members of the ASC were Howard Payne University, Austin College, Hardin–Simmons University, McMurry University, Mississippi College, Sul Ross State University, the University of Dallas and the University of the Ozarks.
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