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.
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.