Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association

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Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) logo.svg
FormerlyMissouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1912–1992)
Association NCAA
Founded1912
Commissioner Mike Racy (since 2017)
Sports fielded
  • 19
    • men's: 10
    • women's: 9
Division Division II
No. of teams14
Headquarters Kansas City, Missouri
Region Central United States
Official website www.themiaa.com
Locations
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The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level, headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. Its fourteen member institutions, of which all but one are public schools, are located in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma. The MIAA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization [1] incorporated in Missouri. [2]

Contents

Originally named the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the conference was established in 1912 with 14 members, two of which are still current members. Six members (Central Methodist, Central Wesleyan, Culver-Stockton, Missouri Valley, Missouri Wesleyan, Tarkio College, Westminster, and William Jewell) were later removed from the conference in 1924 when it decided to only include the public schools. A majority of the charter members that left in 1924 have shut down their operations, or merged with another school. Over the next century, nearly twenty schools have joined and left the conference, with a few affiliate members. Some of those schools have reclassified to NCAA Division I.

The conference's current 14-campus makeup resulted when Lincoln departed the conference while Arkansas-Fort Smith joined the league for the 2024-25 season.

The current MIAA commissioner is Mike Racy.

History and overview

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Original logo for the MIAA

The MIAA currently sponsors 20 sports – ten men's and ten women's. MIAA schools with additional sports compete independently or as part of a nearby conference. On July 1, 1992, the MIAA entered a new era when the conference changed its name from the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association to the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. The name change originated in 1989, when Pittsburg State University and Washburn University became the first schools outside the state of Missouri to gain membership in the MIAA. [3]

Founding and former members

The MIAA was established in 1912 with 14 member institutions. It included the five state teachers colleges in Missouri – Warrensburg Teachers College (now the University of Central Missouri), Northeast Missouri State Teachers College (now Truman State University), Northwest Missouri State Teacher's College (now Northwest Missouri State University), Southeast Missouri State Teacher's College (now Southeast Missouri State University), and Southwest Missouri State Teacher's College (now Missouri State University). It also included nine private schools – Central Methodist University, Central Wesleyan College, Culver–Stockton College, Drury University, Missouri Valley College, Missouri Wesleyan College, Tarkio College, Westminster College, and William Jewell College. Only Central Missouri and Northwest Missouri State remain members in the MIAA.

In 1924 the conference reorganized to include only public schools, and conference records tend to begin with that date. The schools left behind in the reorganization went on to later form the Missouri College Athletic Union, which would in time become the current Heart of America Athletic Conference in the NAIA. [4]

First expansions of the conference

The Missouri School of Mines, later the University of Missouri-Rolla and now the Missouri University of Science & Technology, joined in 1935 to bring membership to six schools. The membership remained at six until Lincoln University joined in 1970, followed by the University of Missouri-St. Louis in 1980.

1980s

Southwest Missouri State left the MIAA after the 1980–81 season to move on to NCAA Division I. In 1986, Southwest Baptist University brought the conference membership back to eight schools. In 1989, Pittsburg State, Washburn, Missouri Southern State College and Missouri Western State College – formerly members of the Central States Intercollegiate Conference – began competition in the 1989–90 season. [5]

1990s and 2000s

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MIAA logo from 1990 to 2012.

Southeast Missouri State left the MIAA following the 1990–91 season to move on to NCAA Division I, and was replaced by Emporia State University in the 1991–92 season. Missouri-St. Louis left the MIAA in 1996, as did Missouri–Rolla in 2005. Lincoln forfeited membership in 1999.

Fort Hays State University joined the MIAA in 2006 and the University of Nebraska Omaha entered the league in 2008. [6] [7]

On July 3, 2007, Southwest Baptist was granted independent status for their football team, while all remaining teams will stay in the MIAA. [8]

On July 8, 2009, the MIAA CEO Council voted to remain a 12-team league for the foreseeable future, denying an application by Rockhurst University (which does not have a football team but wanted to compete in other sports). The vote ended short term speculation about the League expanding to 16 teams divided into two divisions. [9]

2010s

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Locations of MIAA member institutions

Lincoln rejoined the conference in 2010 [10] and in that same year, the MIAA CEO Council voted to extend invitations to the University of Central Oklahoma and Northeastern State University to become members of the league beginning in 2012–13, as well as Lindenwood University and the University of Nebraska at Kearney. [11] In 2012, the schools started to only play each other in football and play no non-conference games. At first, the teams that were closest geographically played each other every year and would rotate through the other conference members in other years. The move to expand the league was spurred at least in part after Northwest Missouri during its national championship game run had problems finding non-conference teams that would play it resulting in 2010 with it having 10-game rather than 11-game schedule. [12] In 2011, Nebraska–Omaha joined the Summit League and moved to Division I after the 2010–11 season. [13]

As Nebraska–Omaha departed in 2011, the membership of the MIAA downsized to 11. Central Oklahoma, Northeastern State, Nebraska–Kearney, and Lindenwood all joined in 2012–13, pushing the membership to 15. The league returned to 14 institutions when Truman left in 2013 to join the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC). [14]

Southwest Baptist rejoined the MIAA in football for the 2013 football season, which meant that the schools would then play an 11-game conference football schedule with no non-conference games. In 2014, Southwest Baptist and Lincoln joined the GLVC for football only. This puts it so that all of the football schools in the MIAA can play each other now, instead of rotating. [15]

On February 8, 2018, Newman University announced that it had accepted an invitation to join the league as an associate member in all 14 sports it sponsors beginning with the 2019–20 athletic season. [16] On May 31, 2018, the MIAA announced that Southwest Baptist would be withdrawing its membership from the MIAA to join the Great Lakes Valley Conference full-time, effective August 1, 2019. [17] Lindenwood followed Southwest Baptist on October 4, 2018 announcing they would be joining the GLVC as well, effective July 1, 2019. [18] On October 18, 2018 Rogers State University in Claremore, Oklahoma announced that it would be joining the league as an associate member, aborting a move to the Lone Star Conference. [19] They became full members on July 1, 2022. [20]

After more than 25 years at its current office at 17th and Main Streets, The MIAA announced that it was moving its offices to the newly renovated Hy-Vee Arena, which is formerly known as Kemper Arena. [21]

MIAA and GAC announced a partnership in June 2018 to combine their men’s tennis and men’s soccer leagues in both sports from 2019–20 academic year. Under the agreement, the MIAA will organize the tennis league and the GAC will organize the soccer. [22]

2020 to present

On January 26, 2023, Lincoln announced it was departing the MIAA following two stints of membership inside the association spanning 43 years. [23] On June 26, 2023, Arkansas-Fort Smith announced they had accepted an invitation to become a full-time member of the league. [24] Both changes occurred in time for the 2024-25 season.

MIAA Commissioners
TenureCommissioner
1981–1997Ken B. Jones
1997–2007 Ralph McFillen
2007–2010 Jim Johnson
2010–2017 Bob Boerigter
2017–present Mike Racy

Commissioners

In July 1981, Ken B. Jones was appointed as the first full-time MIAA commissioner. He held the position for 16 years, retiring in 1997. [25] Ralph McFillen succeeded Jones, serving 10 years until retiring in 2007. [26] Jim Johnson then succeeded McFillen in July 2007 and served as commissioner until September 2010. [27] Bob Boerigter succeeded Johnson on September 20, 2010 as commissioner and retired on January 27, 2017. [27] [28] On September 7, 2016, it was announced that Mike Racy would become the fifth commissioner of the MIAA, effective January 30, 2017. [29]

Chronological timeline

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Member schools

Current members

The MIAA currently has 14 full members, all but one are public schools:

InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoinedColors
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Fort Smith, Arkansas 1928 Public 5,379 Lions 2024   
University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, Missouri 187111,637 Mules &
Jennies
1912   
University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, Oklahoma 189013,250 Bronchos 2012   
Emporia State University Emporia, Kansas 18635,280 Hornets 1991   
Fort Hays State University Hays, Kansas 190214,102 Tigers 2006   
Missouri Southern State University Joplin, Missouri 19374,144 Lions 1989   
Missouri Western State University St. Joseph, Missouri 19154,006 Griffons 1989   
University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, Nebraska 19056,041 Lopers 2012   
Newman University Wichita, Kansas 1933 Catholic 2,617 Jets 2019 [a]    
Northeastern State University Tahlequah, Oklahoma 1909Public6,631 RiverHawks 2012   
Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, Missouri 19058,505 Bearcats 1912   
Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, Kansas 19036,017 Gorillas 1989   
Rogers State University Claremore, Oklahoma 19093,173 Hillcats 2019 [a]    
Washburn University Topeka, Kansas 18655,460 Ichabods 1989   
Notes
  1. 1 2 Newman and Rogers State joined MIAA in 2019 as associate members in all sports. They were granted to upgrade to full membership in the 2022–23 academic year.

Affiliate members

The MIAA currently has five affiliate members, three are private schools and two are public schools.

InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoinedMIAA
sport(s)
Primary
conference
Augustana University Sioux Falls, South Dakota 1860 Lutheran ELCA 2,113 Vikings 2021–22men's tennis Northern Sun (NSIC)
Harding University Searcy, Arkansas 1886 Churches
of Christ
6,009 Bisons 2019–20men's tennis Great American (GAC)
Ouachita Baptist University Arkadelphia, Arkansas 1886 Baptist 1,716 Tigers 2019–20m.ten.;
2023–24m.wr.
men's tennis
men's wrestling
Great American (GAC)
Southeastern Oklahoma State University Durant, Oklahoma 1909Public3,889 Savage Storm 2019–20men's tennis Great American (GAC)
Southern Arkansas University Magnolia, Arkansas 1909Public4,138 Muleriders 2019–20men's tennis Great American (GAC)

Former members

The MIAA had 17 former full members, all but six were private schools. School names and nicknames listed here reflect those used in the final school year each institution was an MIAA member.

InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoinedLeftCurrent
conference
Central Methodist University Fayette, Missouri 1854 United Methodist 1,094 Eagles 19121924 Heart of America (HAAC) [a]
Central Wesleyan College Warrenton, Missouri Methodist Church N/AN/AClosed in 1941
Culver-Stockton College Canton, Missouri 1853 Disciples of Christ 1,066 Wildcats Heart of America (HAAC) [a]
Drury University Springfield, Missouri 1873 UCC & DOC 1,409 Panthers Great Lakes Valley (GLVC)
Lincoln University Jefferson City, Missouri 1866Public1,794 Blue Tigers 1970;
2010
1999;
2024 [b]
Great Lakes Valley (GLVC)
Lindenwood University St. Charles, Missouri 1827 Presbyterian 4,822 Lions &
Lady Lions
20122019 Ohio Valley (OVC) [c]
Missouri Valley College Marshall, Missouri 18891,728 Vikings 19121924Heart of America (HAAC) [a]
Missouri Wesleyan College Cameron, Missouri 1883MethodistN/AN/AN/A [d]
University of Missouri-Rolla [e] Rolla, Missouri 1870 Public [f] 6,086 Miners 19352005Great Lakes Valley (GLVC)
University of Missouri-St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri 196310,977 Tritons 19801996 [g]
University of Nebraska Omaha [h] Omaha, Nebraska 1908Public [i] 15,431 Mavericks 20082011 Summit [c]
Southeast Missouri State University [j] Cape Girardeau, Missouri 1873Public12,860 Indians &
Otahkians [k]
19121991Ohio Valley (OVC) [c]
Southwest Baptist University Bolivar, Missouri 1878 Baptist 2,379 Bearcats 19862019Great Lakes Valley (GLVC)
Southwest Missouri State University [l] Springfield, Missouri 1905Public26,000 Bears &
Lady Bears
19121981 Missouri Valley (MVC) [c]
Tarkio College Tarkio, Missouri 1883 UPCUSA N/A Owls 1924Closed in 1992
Truman State University [m] Kirksville, Missouri 1867Public4,389 Bulldogs 2013 [n] Great Lakes Valley (GLVC)
Westminster College Fulton, Missouri 1851Presbyterian1,050 Blue Jays 1924 St. Louis (SLIAC) [o]
William Jewell College Liberty, Missouri 1849Nonsectarian738 Cardinals Great Lakes Valley (GLVC)
Notes
  1. 1 2 3 Currently an NAIA athletic conference.
  2. Lincoln (Mo.) left the MIAA after the 1998–99 school year, before re-joining back in the 2010–11 school year.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Currently an NCAA Division I athletic conference.
  4. Missouri Wesleyan was merged into Baker University from 1926 until it closed in 1930.
  5. Joined as Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy. Later became the University of Missouri at Rolla in 1964, with the "at" replaced by an en dash in 1968. The current name known as Missouri University of Science & Technology was adopted since 2008.
  6. Part of the University of Missouri System.
  7. UMSL joined the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) in 1995 but did not begin competition until after the 1995–96 school year because of its commitments to the final season of competition in the MIAA, hence it joined effective in the 1996–97 school year.
  8. While the institutional name has not changed, UNO's athletic branding changed from "Nebraska-Omaha" (or "UNO") to the current "Omaha" once the school moved to Division I.
  9. Part of the University of Nebraska System.
  10. Joined as Missouri State Normal School–Third District. Later became Southeast Missouri State Teachers College in 1919, with "Teachers" dropped in 1946 and the current name adopted since 1973.
  11. During SEMO's MIAA tenure, it used "Indians" for men's teams and "Otahkians" for women's teams. The current nickname of Redhawks was adopted for all teams since 2004.
  12. Joined as Missouri State Normal School–Fourth District. Later became Southwest Missouri State Teachers College in 1919, with "Teachers" dropped in 1945 and "College" replaced by "University" in 1973. The current name of Missouri State University was adopted since 2005.
  13. Joined as Missouri State Normal School–First District. Later became Northeast Missouri State Teachers College in 1919, with "Teachers" dropped in 1968 and "College" replaced by "University" in 1972. The current name of Truman State University was adopted since 1996.
  14. Truman left for the GLVC after the 2012–13 school year, while it remained in the MIAA as an affiliate member for wrestling until the 2013–14 school year.
  15. Currently an NCAA Division III athletic conference.

Former affiliate members

The MIAA had nine former affiliate members, all were private schools:

InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoinedLeftMIAA
sport(s)
Primary
conference
Current
conference
in former
MIAA sport
Drury University [a] Springfield, Missouri 1873 UCC & DOC 1,409 Panthers 2016–172018–19women's bowling Great Lakes Valley (GLVC)
Elmhurst College Elmhurst, Illinois 1871 United Church of Christ 2,748 Bluejays 2016–172018–19women's bowling Illinois–Wisconsin (CCIW) [b]
Harding University Searcy, Arkansas 1924 Churches of Christ 6,009 Bisons 2012–132014–15men's soccer Great American (GAC)
Maryville University St. Louis, Missouri 1872 Catholic 5,504 Saints 2016–172018–19women's bowling Great Lakes Valley (GLVC)
McKendree University Lebanon, Illinois 1828 United Methodist 1,702 Bearcats 2016–172018–19women's bowling Great Lakes Valley (GLVC)
Nebraska Wesleyan University Lincoln, Nebraska 1877United Methodist1,600 Prairie Wolves 2016–172016–17women's bowling American Rivers (ARC) [b] Dropped sport [30]
Oklahoma Baptist University Shawnee, Oklahoma 1909 Baptist 2,097 Bison 2019–202021–22men's tennis Great American (GAC) Dropped sport
Southern Nazarene University Bethany, Oklahoma 1899 Nazarene 2,110 Crimson Storm 2012–132014–15men's soccer Great American (GAC)
Upper Iowa University Fayette, Iowa 1857 Nonsectarian 3,661 Peacocks 2012–132018–19men's soccer Great Lakes Valley (GLVC)
Notes
  1. Drury was a full member of the MIAA from 1912–13 to 1923–24.
  2. 1 2 Currently an NCAA Division III athletic conference.

Membership timeline

University of Arkansas-Fort SmithAugustana UniversitySouthern Arkansas UniversitySoutheastern Oklahoma State UniversityOuachita Baptist UniversityOklahoma Baptist UniversityRogers State UniversityNewman University (Kansas)Nebraska Wesleyan UniversityMcKendree UniversityMaryville UniversityElmhurst CollegeUpper Iowa UniversitySouthern Nazarene UniversityNortheastern State UniversityUniversity of Nebraska at KearneyLindenwood UniversityHarding UniversityUniversity of Central OklahomaUniversity of Nebraska OmahaFort Hays State UniversityEmporia State UniversityWashburn UniversityPittsburg State UniversityMissouri Western State UniversityMissouri Southern State UniversitySouthwest Baptist UniversityUniversity of Missouri-St. LouisLincoln University (Missouri)Missouri University of Science and TechnologyWilliam Jewell CollegeWestminster College (Missouri)Tarkio CollegeMissouri Wesleyan CollegeMissouri Valley CollegeDrury UniversityCulver-Stockton CollegeCentral Wesleyan CollegeCentral Methodist UniversitySouthwest Missouri State UniversitySoutheast Missouri State UniversityNorthwest Missouri State UniversityTruman State UniversityUniversity of Central MissouriMid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association

 Full member (all sports)  Full member (non-football)  Associate member (other sports) 

Sports

The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association sponsors championship competition in ten men's and nine women's NCAA sanctioned sports.

Conference sports
SportMen'sWomen's
Baseball Green check.svg
Basketball Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Cross Country Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Football Green check.svg
Golf Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Soccer Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Softball Green check.svg
Tennis Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Track and field [a] Green check.svgGreen check.svg
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Wrestling Green check.svg

Men's sponsored sports by school

SchoolBaseballBasketballCross
Country
FootballGolfTennisTrack
& Field
Indoor
Track
& Field
Outdoor
WrestlingTotal
MIAA
Sports
Arkansas-Fort SmithGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg5
Central MissouriGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg8
Central OklahomaGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg5
Emporia StateGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg7
Fort Hays StateGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg8
Missouri SouthernGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg7
Missouri WesternGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg7
Nebraska-KearneyGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg7
NewmanGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg6
Northeastern StateGreen check.svgGreen check.svg [b] Green check.svg3
Northwest Missouri StateGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg7
Pittsburg StateGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg7
Rogers StateGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg6
WashburnGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg8
Totals13141210116+510105+191+6
Associate Members
AugustanaGreen check.svg1
HardingGreen check.svg1
Ouachita BaptistGreen check.svgGreen check.svg2
Southeastern OklahomaGreen check.svg1
Southern ArkansasGreen check.svg1

Women's sponsored sports by school

SchoolBasketballCross
Country
GolfSoccerSoftballTennisTrack
& Field
Indoor
Track
& Field
Outdoor
VolleyballTotal
MIAA
Sports
Arkansas-Fort SmithGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg5
Central MissouriGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg8
Central OklahomaGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg9
Emporia StateGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg8
Fort Hays StateGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg9
Missouri SouthernGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg8
Missouri WesternGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg9
Nebraska-KearneyGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg9
NewmanGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg7
Northeastern StateGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg5
Northwest Missouri StateGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg9
Pittsburg StateGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg7
Rogers StateGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg7
WashburnGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg8
Totals141311131310111112108
Notes
  1. Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor.
  2. Northeastern State's football program competes as a D-II independent. [31]

Other sponsored sports by school

SchoolMenWomen
SoccerBowlingRowingSwimming
& Diving
Lacrosse
Central Missouri GLVC
Central Oklahoma GNAC
Fort Hays GAC
Missouri Western GLVC
Nebraska-Kearney RMAC
Newman GAC GLVC
Northeastern State GAC
Rogers State GAC

Facilities

SchoolFootball StadiumCapacityBasketball ArenaCapacity
Arkansas-Fort Smith
non-football school
Stubblefield Center
3,000
Central Missouri Audrey J. Walton Stadium
12,000
UCM Multipurpose Building
6,500
Central Oklahoma Chad Richison Stadium
10,000
Hamilton Field House
3,000
Emporia State Francis G. Welch Stadium
7,000
William L. White Auditorium
5,000
Fort Hays State Lewis Field Stadium
6,362
Gross Memorial Coliseum
7,200
Missouri Southern Fred G. Hughes Stadium
7,000
Leggett & Platt Athletic Center
3,200
Missouri Western Spratt Stadium
7,200
MWSU Fieldhouse
3,750
Nebraska-Kearney Ron & Carol Cope Stadium
5,250
Health and Sports Center
6,000
Newman
non-football school
Fugate Gymnasium
1,242
Northeastern State Doc Wadley Stadium
8,300
NSU Event Center
3,100
Northwest Missouri State Bearcat Stadium
6,500
Bearcat Arena
2,500
Pittsburg State Carnie Smith Stadium
7,950
John Lance Arena
6,500
Rogers State
non-football school
Claremore Expo Center
2,000
Washburn Yager Stadium at Moore Bowl
7,200
Lee Arena
4,000

NCAA Division II team championships

Championships

Football

MIAA Champions

Volleyball

The MIAA champion was determined via postseason tournament from 1982 to 1992, and 2006 to 2007. From 2003 to 2005, separate regular season and tournament champions were crowned.

MIAA Championships per school
SchoolTitlesLast
Title
Tournament
Titles
Central Missouri2420141
Truman620073
Nebraska–Kearney620195
Washburn420110
Missouri Western120170
Central Oklahoma20150
Emporia State20080
MIAA Champions

Men's basketball

MIAA Regular Season champions
MIAA Tournament champions

Women's basketball

MIAA Regular Season champions

N – North Division Champion (89–90 only)
S – South Division Champion (89–90 only)

Baseball

MIAA Championships won or shared per school
SchoolConferenceTournament
TitlesLast
Title
TitlesLast
Title
Central Missouri262019132019
Northwest Missouri State720180n/a
Emporia State6201722014
Southeast Missouri519870n/a
Missouri Southern3201522015
Southwest Missouri State319790n/a
Missouri-Rolla219720n/a
Missouri Western120130n/a
Missouri-St. Louis119840n/a
Pittsburg State119990n/a
Central Oklahoma120180n/a
Nebraska-Omaha0n/a12009
Lindenwood0n/a12017
Northeastern State0n/a0n/a
Fort Hays0n/a0n/a
Rogers State0n/a0n/a
Washburn0n/a0n/a
Newman0n/a0n/a
MIAA Champions
MIAA Tournament Champions
YearSchool
2001Central Missouri
2002Central Missouri
2003Central Missouri
2004Central Missouri
2005Central Missouri
2006Central Missouri
2007Emporia State
2008Central Missouri
2009Nebraska-Omaha
2010Central Missouri
2011Central Missouri
2012Central Missouri
2013Missouri Southern
2014Emporia State
2015Missouri Southern
2016Central Missouri
2017Lindenwood
2018Central Missouri
2019Central Missouri
2020Cancelled due to COVID-19

Softball

MIAA Championships won or shared per school
SchoolConferenceTournament
TitlesLast
Title
TitlesLast
Title
Emporia State9201492018
Central Missouri8201512015
Truman6200422003
Missouri Southern5200112001
Central Oklahoma3201922019
Missouri Western2201622016
Washburn220180n/a
Northwest Missouri State219990n/a
Nebraska-Omaha1201112011
Missouri-St. Louis119890n/a
Southeast Missouri119910n/a
Fort Hays State0n/a12013
Rogers State0n/a0n/a
Northeastern State0n/a0n/a
Nebraska Kearney0n/a0n/a
Pittsburg State0n/a0n/a
Newman0n/a0n/a
Lincoln0n/a0n/a
MIAA Champions By Year

Wrestling

MIAA Championships won or shared by school

(prior to 2012, all championships were decided by the tournament champions)

SchoolConferenceTournament
TitlesLast
Title
TitlesLast
Title
Central Missouri819830n/a
Northwest Missouri State619860n/a
Truman519790n/a
Nebraska-Kearney42018–1962018
Central Oklahoma22019–200n/a
Lindenwood12014–150n/a
Lincoln119760n/a
Southeast Missouri State119810n/a

Men's golf

Women's golf

Men's tennis

Women's tennis

Men's indoor track and field

Women's indoor track and field

See also

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The Mid-States Football Association (MSFA) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The conference sponsors only football. Member institutions are located in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio. The MSFA was organized in 1993, and on-field competition began in 1994. The conference is divided into two leagues, the Mideast League and the Midwest League. The two MSFA league champions each earn an automatic bid to the NAIA football national championship playoffs. MSFA member schools have won eight NAIA football national championships.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association</span>

The Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) is a college athletic conference whose member schools compete in men's volleyball. The conference footprint is centered in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Missouri in the west to Ohio in the east, and also extends into North Carolina and will expand into Kentucky in the spring 2026 season. Many of the conference's schools also participate in the similarly named Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association in men's volleyball at the club level.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Heartland Conference</span> Defunct US collegiate athletic conference

The Heartland Conference was a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)'s Division II level, which was founded in 1999. The majority of members were in Texas, with additional members in Arkansas, Kansas, and Oklahoma. The conference office was located in Waco, Texas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Great Lakes Valley Conference</span> NCAA Division II college athletic conference

The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. Its fifteen member institutions are located in the U.S. states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Missouri. There are also four associate members who participate in sports not sponsored by their home conference.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NCAA men's volleyball tournament</span> Annual volleyball competition

The NCAA men's volleyball tournament, officially titled the NCAA national collegiate men's volleyball championship, is an annual competition that determines the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship in American college men's volleyball. It had been the only NCAA championship in the sport from 1970 until 2012, when the NCAA launched a Division III championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Great Lakes Football Conference</span>

The Great Lakes Football Conference (GLFC) was a football-only conference that competed in NCAA Division II for six seasons. Bill Massoels, Athletic Director at St. Joseph's College, served as its commissioner, and the league was headquartered at the college in Rensselaer, Indiana. St. Joseph's was also the catalyst of a previous failed attempt to form a conference of the same name in the late 1990s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">American Midwest Conference</span> College athletic conference

The American Midwest Conference (AMC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) with 12 member institutions located in Arkansas and Missouri in the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lindenwood Lions</span> Athletic teams of Lindenwood University

The Lindenwood Lions and Lady Lions are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Lindenwood University, located in St. Charles, Missouri, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the NCAA Division I ranks, primarily competing in the Ohio Valley Conference for most of its sports since the 2022–23 academic year.

The Lindenwood Lions football team represents Lindenwood University in football. Lindenwood is a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). The Lions were provisional members of the NCAA Division I FCS for the 2022 season before becoming an active member during the 2023–2024 academic year.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Southwest Baptist Bearcats</span> Athletic teams representing Southwest Baptist University

The Southwest Baptist University Bearcats are the sports teams of Southwest Baptist University located in Bolivar, Missouri. They participate in the NCAA's Division II Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC). The Bearcats had competed in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) since 1986. In 2014, the Bearcats as well as the Lincoln Blue Tigers began competing in the GLVC as a football member-only team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Southwest Baptist Bearcats football</span> College football team

The Southwest Baptist University Bearcats football program represents Southwest Baptist University in college football and competes in the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA). In 2014, Southwest Baptist became a football-only member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference and remains a football-only member through the 2018–19 school year, after which it will become a full GLVC member. Prior to this SBU was in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association from 1988 to 2007 and 2012 to 2013, the rest of the athletic programs are in the MIAA. SBU's home games are played at Plaster Stadium in Bolivar, Missouri.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Great American Conference</span> NCAA Division II college athletic conference

The Great American Conference (GAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level, with headquarters located in Russellville, Arkansas. Athletic competition began play during the 2011–12 school year. Its twelve all-sports member schools are located in Arkansas and Oklahoma in the South Central United States. The conference also has four men's soccer affiliate members, two in Kansas and two in Oklahoma.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football season</span> Sports season

The 2014 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football season was made up of 12 United States college athletic programs that compete in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) under the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for the 2014 college football season. The season began play on August 31, 2014, and ended November 16, 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football season</span> Sports season

The 2015 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football season was contested by twelve United States collegiate athletic programs that compete in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) under the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for the 2015 college football season. The season began on Thursday, September 3, 2015.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Central States Intercollegiate Conference</span>

The Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC) was an American intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1976 to 1989. It was known to be one of the toughest NAIA conferences in the nation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Emporia State Hornets football team</span> American college football season

The 2019 Emporia State Hornets football team represented Emporia State University in the 2019 NCAA Division II football season. The Hornets played their home games on Jones Field at Francis G. Welch Stadium in Emporia, Kansas, as they had done since 1937. 2019 is the 122nd season in school history. The Hornets were led by head coach Garin Higgins, who was in his 18th season overall, and 13th season at Emporia State as head coach. Emporia State has been a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) since 1991.

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