Gateway Collegiate Athletic
A former conference: six schools on file. Our membership records under this name start in 1985. 1988 champion: Western Illinois.
2026 standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | Rank | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Youngstown State | 4–1 | 6–2 | 6 | ||
 North Dakota | 3–1 | 6–2 | 11 | ||
 South Dakota | 3–1 | 6–2 | 9 | ||
 South Dakota State | 2–1 | 5–2 | 1 | ||
 Northern Iowa | 2–1 | 3–3 | 19 | ||
 Illinois State | 1–2 | 6–2 | 13 | ||
 Southern Illinois | 1–3 | 3–5 | |||
 Indiana State | 0–3 | 2–5 | |||
 Murray State | 0–3 | 1–6 |
In the template’s own order, its tiebreakers applied. Rank: STATS Poll. Standings: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA): 2026 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings (license).
Champions
Most titles
| Western Illinois | 1 | last 1988 |
| Eastern Illinois | 1 | last 1986 |
By year
| 1988 | Western Illinois |
| 1986 | Eastern Illinois |
Conference titles as each program’s Wikipedia infobox lists them (CC BY-SA), shared titles counted for every co-champion; the conference’s earlier names count as the same conference.
Schools
Every school and its years (6)
Members
- Eastern Illinois 1985–1991
- Illinois State 1986–1991
- Indiana State 1986–1991
- Northern Iowa 1985–1991
- Southern Illinois 1985–1991
- Western Illinois 1985–1991
Football membership as CollegeFootballData.com records it under this conference’s name, from 1985; a school’s separate stays are listed apart.
Who came and went
| Season | School | Move | Announced | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Illinois State | Joined from MVC (football only) | Source | |
| 1986 | Indiana State | Joined (independent before) (football only) | Source | |
| 1986 † | Southern Illinois | Joined from MVC (football only) | Source | |
| 1985 | Eastern Illinois | Joined from Mid-Continent Conference (football only) | Source | |
| 1985 | Northern Iowa | Joined from Mid-Continent Conference (football only) | Source | |
| 1985 | Southern Illinois | Joined from MVC (Held dual membership for one year) (football only) | Source | |
| 1985 | Western Illinois | Joined from Mid-Continent Conference (football only) | Source |
Football moves from Wikipedia’s lists of NCAA Division I conference changes; the season is the first one played in the new conference, and the date the one the lists or their sources give for the announcement. † Our membership records (CollegeFootballData.com) date the move to another season, or don’t show it. SportsDataverse’s football memberships agree with ours in all 40 team-seasons from 1985. the member tables in the conference’s Wikipedia article agree with ours in all 14 team-seasons from 1985. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); memberships: SportsDataverse.