(Radio Iowa) Belmont University has accepted an invitation to become the 11th member of the Missouri Valley Conference. The Nashville, Tennessee school will begin competition in the fall of 2022. Valley commissioner Jeff Jackson.

Jackson says there are no immediate plans to add a 12th school.

Jackson says a basketball schedule could be put together with 11 teams.

Belmont is the first addition to the Valley since Valparaiso joined in 2017. The Bruins have been a member of the Ohio Valley Conference since 2012.