ðə lˈiːɡ ɹɪˈoːɹɡənˌaɪzd ɐɡˈɛn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt wɛn bˈɛtəndˌoːɹf, klˈɪntən ænd mˈʌskɐtˌiːn lˈɛft tə dʒˈɔɪn ðə nˈuːli fˈɔːɹmd mˌɪsɪsˈɪpi æθlˈɛɾɪk kˈɑːnfɹəns; dˈuːbjuːk wˈɑːlɚt dʒˈɔɪnd æt ðæt tˈaɪm tə mˌeɪk ðɪ ˌɛmvˌiːsˈiː ɐn ˈeɪttˈiːm kˈɑːnfɹəns.
The league reorganized again in 1978 when Bettendorf, Clinton and Muscatine left to join the newly formed Mississippi Athletic Conference; Dubuque Wahlert joined at that time to make the MVC an eight-team conference.