The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA. It is commonly called "The Kansas Conference", and as the name implies, all members are located in Kansas. The KCAC ranks among the oldest conferences in the United States, tracing its history to 1890.
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