The Mason–Dixon Conference is a defunct NCAA Division II (former NCAA College Division ) athletics conference, formed in 1936 and disbanded in 1974. Its members were predominantly from states bordering the eponymous Mason–Dixon line .
Originally for track and field only, it was established in 1936 by Waldo Hamilton and Dorsey Griffith who both coached the sport at Johns Hopkins University and The Catholic University of America respectively. Its main purpose was to provide an annual championship meet for smaller colleges. The circuit began with nine member schools. Besides the institutions for which the founders represented, the others were American University , Gallaudet University , Randolph–Macon College , University of Baltimore , University of Delaware , Washington College and Western Maryland College .
Within four years it began to include other sports. Men's basketball was added in 1940. The Mason–Dixon Conference sought to “solidify small college athletics and to stimulate a competitive spirit.” (Wikipedia)
1,052 1952 Mason-Dixon 1 Baltimore 1,053 1952 Mason-Dixon 2 Gallaudet 1,054 1952 Mason-Dixon 3 Loyola (Md.) 1,127 1953 Mason-Dixon 1 Baltimore 33 1,128 1953 Mason-Dixon 2 Gallaudet 29 1,129 1953 Mason-Dixon 3 Loyola (Md.) 22 1,130 1953 Mason-Dixon 4 Johns Hopkins 16 1,131 1953 Mason-Dixon 5 Catholic 14 1,132 1953 Mason-Dixon 6 Towson 12 1,133 1953 Mason-Dixon 7 McDaniel 4 1,231 1954 Mason-Dixon 1 Gallaudet 26 1,232 1954 Mason-Dixon 1 Johns Hopkins 26 1,233 1954 Mason-Dixon 3 Baltimore 20 1,234 1954 Mason-Dixon 3 Catholic 20 1,235 1954 Mason-Dixon 5 Loyola (Md.) 17 1,236 1954 Mason-Dixon 6 Towson 14 1,237 1954 Mason-Dixon 7 McDaniel 9 1,321 1955 Mason-Dixon 1 Gallaudet 37 1,322 1955 Mason-Dixon 2 Baltimore 34 1,323 1955 Mason-Dixon 3 Towson 32 1,324 1955 Mason-Dixon 4 Johns Hopkins 20 1,325 1955 Mason-Dixon 5 Catholic 18 1,326 1955 Mason-Dixon 6 Loyola (Md.) 17 1,327 1955 Mason-Dixon 7 McDaniel 11 1,328 1955 Mason-Dixon 8 American 0 1,442 1956 Mason-Dixon 1 Baltimore 63 1,443 1956 Mason-Dixon 2 Towson 49 1,444 1956 Mason-Dixon 3 McDaniel 30 1,445 1956 Mason-Dixon 4 Catholic (D.C.) 23 1,446 1956 Mason-Dixon 5 Gallaudet 22 1,447 1956 Mason-Dixon 6 Johns Hopkins 21 1,448 1956 Mason-Dixon 7 American 2 1,599 1957 Mason-Dixon 1 Baltimore 76 1,600 1957 Mason-Dixon 2 Gallaudet 43 1,601 1957 Mason-Dixon 2 Towson 43 1,602 1957 Mason-Dixon 4 Loyola (Md.) 23 1,603 1957 Mason-Dixon 5 McDaniel 12 1,604 1957 Mason-Dixon 6 Catholic 10 1,605 1957 Mason-Dixon 7 American 4 1,790 1958 Mason-Dixon 1 Baltimore 69 1,791 1958 Mason-Dixon 1 Gallaudet 52 1,792 1958 Mason-Dixon 2 Towson 27 1,793 1958 Mason-Dixon 3 Catholic 23 1,794 1958 Mason-Dixon 4 McDaniel 18 1,795 1958 Mason-Dixon 5 American 14 1,796 1958 Mason-Dixon 6 Johns Hopkins 7 1,962 1959 Mason-Dixon 1 Baltimore 55 1,963 1959 Mason-Dixon 2 American 40 1,964 1959 Mason-Dixon 3 Gallaudet 39 1,965 1959 Mason-Dixon 4 Towson 27 1,966 1959 Mason-Dixon 5 Catholic 19 1,967 1959 Mason-Dixon 6 Johns Hopkins 18 1,968 1959 Mason-Dixon 7 Loyola (Md.) 7 1,969 1959 Mason-Dixon 8 McDaniel 1 2,189 1960 Mason-Dixon 1 American 74 2,190 1960 Mason-Dixon 2 Baltimore 35 2,191 1960 Mason-Dixon 3 Johns Hopkins 27 2,192 1960 Mason-Dixon 4 Hampden-Sydney 26 2,193 1960 Mason-Dixon 5 McDaniel 25 2,194 1960 Mason-Dixon 6 Gallaudet 22 2,195 1960 Mason-Dixon 7 Loyola (Md.) 18 2,196 1960 Mason-Dixon 8 Catholic 13 2,197 1960 Mason-Dixon 9 Towson 4 2,420 1961 Mason-Dixon 1 Baltimore 68 2,421 1961 Mason-Dixon 2 Johns Hopkins 54 2,422 1961 Mason-Dixon 3 American 46 2,423 1961 Mason-Dixon 4 Gallaudet 39 2,424 1961 Mason-Dixon 5 Loyola (Md.) 33 2,425 1961 Mason-Dixon 6 Hampden-Sydney 30 2,426 1961 Mason-Dixon 7 Catholic 15 2,427 1961 Mason-Dixon 7 Towson 15 2,428 1961 Mason-Dixon 9 McDaniel 14 2,682 1962 Mason-Dixon 1 Baltimore 76 2,683 1962 Mason-Dixon 2 Loyola (Md.) 65 2,684 1962 Mason-Dixon 3 American 34 2,685 1962 Mason-Dixon 4 McDaniel 30 2,686 1962 Mason-Dixon 5 Gallaudet 29 2,687 1962 Mason-Dixon 6 Johns Hopkins 28 2,688 1962 Mason-Dixon 7 Hampden-Sydney 13 2,689 1962 Mason-Dixon 8 Catholic 11 3,032 1963 Mason-Dixon 1 Old Dominion 98 3,033 1963 Mason-Dixon 2 Baltimore 45 3,034 1963 Mason-Dixon 3 Johns Hopkins 39 3,035 1963 Mason-Dixon 4 Loyola (Md.) 37 3,036 1963 Mason-Dixon 5 Hampden-Sydney 29 3,037 1963 Mason-Dixon 6 American 26 3,038 1963 Mason-Dixon 7 McDaniel 18 3,039 1963 Mason-Dixon 8 Towson 17 3,040 1963 Mason-Dixon 9 Gallaudet 13 3,041 1963 Mason-Dixon 10 Catholic 4