at Brownsville joined the RRAC, effective in the 2006-07 academic year. 2007 - Houston Christian left the RRAC and the NAIA to join the NCAA Division I ranks as an Division I Independent (which would later join the Great West Conference, effective beginning the 2008-09 academic year), effective after the 2006-07 academic year. 2008 - Our Lady of the Lake University joined the RRAC, effective in the 2008-09 academic year. 2010 - Louisiana State University Shreveport joined the RRAC, effective in the 2010-11 academic year. 2012 - The University of St. Thomas joined the RRAC, effective in the 2012-13 academic year. 2013 - Northwood–Texas, SAGU and Texas Wesleyan left the RRAC to join the Sooner, effective after the 2012-13 academic year. 2014 - Louisiana State University in Alexandria joined the RRAC, effective in the 2014-15 academic year. 2015 - Two institutions left the RRAC to join their respective new home primary conferences: Texas–Brownsville (UTB) athletics was discontinued due to the merger with the University of Texas–Pan American (UTPA) to become the University of Texas–Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), and Bacone to join the Sooner, effective after the 2014-15 academic year. 2015 - The University of Houston–Victoria joined the RRAC, effective in the 2015-16 academic year. 2016 - Texas A&M University–Texarkana joined the RRAC, effective in the 2016-17 academic year. 2018 - Langston left the RRAC to join the Sooner, effective after the 2017-18 academic year. 2019 - St. Thomas (Tex.) left the RRAC to join the NCAA Division III ranks and the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC), effective after the 2018-19 academic year. 2020 - Texas A&M University–San Antonio joined the RRAC, effective in the 2020-21 academic year. 2021 - Louisiana College and Xavier University of Louisiana joined the RRAC, effective in the 2021-22 academic year. 2022 - Wiley left the RRAC to join the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC), effective in the 2022-23 academic year. Member schools Current members The RRAC currently has 13 full members, all but five are private schools: Notes Former members The RRAC had 14 former full members, all but five were private schools: Notes Membership timeline Sports The Red River Athletic Conference sponsors championships in seven men's and eight women's sports. References External links College sports in Louisiana College sports in New Mexico College sports in Texas