In January 1914, a questionnaire regarding a possible conference was sent out to the larger institutions in Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Oklahoma.
Only Texas A&M failed to express an opinion; all other schools were positive.
"No school should be omitted that hasn't the money to keep itself going and be able to play members of the association", Baylor representative C.A.
In late April and early May, eight institutions met to create the Southwest Conference, to which Baylor was invited and did become a charter member in December of that year.
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