Great Lakes Valley Conference

What Great Lakes Valley Conference does

The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) is a collegiate athletic conference and a committed member of NCAA Division II since 1978. The conference coordinates intercollegiate athletics competition among its member institutions in the Great Lakes region of the United States, providing a structured competitive framework that includes game scheduling, official standings and results tracking, and conference-wide events and awards programs. As a private membership organization, GLVC is governed collectively by its member universities and colleges, with NCAA Division II providing the regulatory framework, championship access, and governance alignment.

The conference operates a single unified digital property — glvcsports.com — which serves as the official hub for events, results, standings, galleries, and news. The website is built and maintained on the Sidearm Sports platform (deployed under a 2021 responsive design framework), and there are no mobile apps, public APIs, or AI-driven features in the offering. Distribution of conference competition occurs through member institution athletics programs, with the conference website functioning as the primary digital distribution channel for schedules and results.

GLVC's business model is that of a traditional NCAA collegiate athletic conference membership organization: the entity is not publicly traded, does not disclose revenue figures, and does not report funding rounds. Revenue mechanics are not described in available materials but, consistent with peer Division II conferences, would plausibly derive from member institution dues, NCAA distributions, and sponsor relationships surfaced on the conference website. No headcount, management team, or office location data is publicly available.

Name

Great Lakes Valley Conference

Legal name

Great Lakes Valley Conference

Website

https://glvcsports.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Great Lakes Valley Conference is a private NCAA Division II collegiate athletic conference, established in 1978, that coordinates intercollegiate competition, scheduling, standings, and championships among member universities in the Great Lakes region of the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Collegiate Athletic Conference

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Collegiate Athletic Conferences & Associations (MPAKACAA)

Keywords

• Collegiate athletics
• NCAA Division II
• Athletic conference
• Intercollegiate sports
• University athletics

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) is a private collegiate athletic conference and NCAA Division II member since 1978 that governs and coordinates intercollegiate athletic competition among its member universities in the Great Lakes region of the United States. It operates as a membership organization overseen by a Board of Directors drawn from its member institutions, delivering scheduling, championships, officiating, and related athletic administration services. Its public-facing digital hub is glvcsports.com, built and operated in partnership with Sidearm Sports.

Product overview

Great Lakes Valley Conference operates a single unified website platform that serves as the official digital hub for the conference. The website provides real-time sports coverage including event schedules, results, team standings, news stories, galleries, and sponsor information for NCAA Division II athletics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GLVC Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Membership Membership-based conference governance and competition service providing NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletic scheduling, championships, officiating, and shared administration for universities and colleges in the Great Lakes region of the United States. Members are represented on a Board of Directors that oversees the conference.
• Official GLVC Website (glvcsports.com)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• NCAA Division IIflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1978The Great Lakes Valley Conference is a committed member of NCAA Division II since 1978. This membership provides the conference with official regulatory standing within collegiate athletics, access to NCAA championship events, and alignment with NCAA rules and governance structures.
• Sidearm SportscoreTechnology or IntegrationSidearm Sports provides the website platform infrastructure for the Great Lakes Valley Conference official website (glvcsports.com). The platform handles the conference's digital presence including events, results, standings, and content management.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• Peach Belt Conference: NCAA Division II conference with parallel membership-based governance, competitive scheduling, and NCAA championship framework — directly comparable in structure and function to GLVC.
• Gulf South Conference: NCAA Division II conference with a similar structure of member institutions, regular-season competition, and NCAA championship participation — directly comparable to GLVC at the conference-governance level.
• Conference Carolinas: NCAA Division II conference with comparable member-institution membership model, sport slate, and NCAA championship participation to GLVC, serving as a near-substitute for student-athletes and schools evaluating conference affiliation.
• Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC): Long-established NCAA Division II conference with a comparable roster of member institutions and similar governance, scheduling, and championship operations as GLVC.
• Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC): Another NCAA Division II athletic conference operating in a similar Midwestern footprint with comparable membership structure, sport offerings, and digital presence. The most direct functional peer to GLVC.
• Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA): NCAA Division II conference in the central United States with parallel competition structure, member-institution model, and NCAA D2 championship access — a close operational peer to GLVC.
• Northeast-10 Conference: NCAA Division II conference operating across multiple states with comparable member-institution governance, sport offerings, and championship operations to GLVC.

Broad incumbents

• National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA): The national governing body that oversees GLVC's Division II operations. While not a direct competitor, NCAA sets the regulatory framework, championship access, and structural rules that define GLVC's operating envelope.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/great-lakes-valley-conference

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Investors

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Investments

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