Missouri State University accepts an invitation to join Conference USA
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KY3— The Bears will compete in CUSA in the sports of football, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, women’s soccer, women’s cross country, men’s and women’s golf, women’s tennis, women’s track and field, and beach volleyball.
Springfield News-Leader—Missouri State accepts invitation to join Conference USA, leave Missouri Valley Conference. This story will be updated. Missouri State announced it will depart the Missouri Valley Conference and join Conference USA as a full-league...
STLtoday.com—Missouri State to move from Missouri Valley Conference to Conference USA. The decision to accept the invitation and leave the St. Louis based-MVC will place Missouri State in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The Bears joined the MVC in 1990.
ESPN—Missouri State heads to FBS, joining Conference USA in 2025. Missouri State will move up to the highest tier of Division I college football and join Conference USA in 2025, the league announced Friday.