Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association

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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<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> incorporated in Missouri.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On July 3, 2007, Southwest Baptist was granted independent status for their football team, while all remaining teams will stay in the MIAA.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2010s

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Locations of MIAA member institutions, 2019–2024

Lincoln rejoined the conference in 2010<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2011, Nebraska–Omaha joined the Summit League and moved to Division I after the 2010–11 season.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Lindenwood followed Southwest Baptist on October 4, 2018 announcing they would be joining the GLVC as well, effective July 1, 2019.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> They became full members on July 1, 2022.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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. <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On June 26, 2023, Arkansas-Fort Smith announced they had accepted an invitation to become a full-time member of the league. <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Both changes occurred in time for the 2024-25 season.

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1981–1997	Ken 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ralph McFillen succeeded Jones, serving 10 years until retiring in 2007.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Jim Johnson then succeeded McFillen in July 2007 and served as commissioner until September 2010.<ref name=CJOnline>Template:Cite web</ref> Bob Boerigter succeeded Johnson on September 20, 2010 as commissioner and retired on January 27, 2017.<ref name=CJOnline/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On September 7, 2016, it was announced that Mike Racy would become the fifth commissioner of the MIAA, effective January 30, 2017.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>

Chronological timeline

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1912 – The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) was founded as the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Charter members included Missouri – Warrensburg Teachers College (now the University of Central Missouri), Missouri State Normal School of the First District (now Truman State University), Missouri State Normal School of the Fifth District (now Northwest Missouri State University), Missouri State Normal School of the Third District (now Southeast Missouri State University), Missouri State Normal School of the Fourth District (now Missouri State University), Central College of Missouri (now Central Methodist University), Central Wesleyan College, Christian University of Missouri (now Culver–Stockton College), Drury College (now Drury University), Missouri Valley College, Missouri Wesleyan College, Tarkio College, Westminster College and William Jewell College, beginning the 1912–13 academic year.
1924 – Central Methodist, Central Wesleyan, Culver–Stockton, Drury, Missouri Valley, Missouri Wesleyan, Tarkio, Westminster (Mo.) and William Jewell left the MIAA to form the Missouri College Athletic Union (MCAU) after the 1923–24 academic year.
1935 – The Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy (later the University of Missouri–Rolla, now the Missouri University of Science and Technology [Missouri S&T]) joined the MIAA in the 1935–36 academic year.
1957 – The MIAA was granted full membership status within the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the College Division ranks in the 1957–58 academic year.
1970 – Lincoln University of Missouri joined the MIAA in the 1970–71 academic year.
1980 – The University of Missouri at St. Louis joined the MIAA in the 1980–81 academic year.
1981 – Southwest Missouri State (now Missouri State) left the MIAA to become an NCAA D–II Independent (which would later join the Division I ranks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Association of Mid-Continent Universities (AMCU, now the Summit League), beginning the 1982–83 school year) after the 1980–81 academic year.
1986 – Southwest Baptist University joined the MIAA in the 1986–87 academic year.
1989 – Missouri Southern State College (now Missouri Southern State University), Missouri Western State College (now Missouri Western State University), Pittsburg State University and Washburn University joined the MIAA in the 1989–90 academic year.
1991:
- Southeast Missouri State left the MIAA to join the NCAA Division I ranks and the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) after the 1990–91 academic year.
- Emporia State University joined the MIAA in the 1991–92 academic year.
1992 – The MIAA has been rebranded as the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) in the 1992–93 academic year.
1996 – Missouri–St. Louis (UMSL) left the MIAA to join the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) after the 1995–96 academic year.
1999 – Lincoln (Mo.) left the MIAA to join the Heartland Conference after the 1998–99 academic year.
2005 – Missouri–Rolla (UMR, now Missouri S&T) left the MIAA to join the GLVC after the 2004–05 academic year.
2006 – Fort Hays State University joined the MIAA in the 2006–07 academic year.
2008 – The University of Nebraska at Omaha joined the MIAA in the 2008–09 academic year.
2010 – Lincoln (Mo.) rejoined the MIAA in the 2010–11 academic year.
2011 – Nebraska–Omaha left the MIAA to join the NCAA Division I ranks as an NCAA D-I Independent (which would later join the Summit League, beginning the 2012–13 school year) after the 2010–11 academic year.
2012:
- The University of Central Oklahoma, Lindenwood University, the University of Nebraska at Kearney and Northeastern State University joined the MIAA in the 2012–13 academic year.
- Harding University, Southern Nazarene University and Upper Iowa University joined the MIAA as affiliate members for men's soccer, all effective in the 2012 fall season (2012–13 academic year).
2013:
- Truman State (formerly Northeast Missouri State) left the MIAA to join the GLVC after the 2012–13 academic year; while remaining in the MIAA as an affiliate member for men's wrestling just for the 2013–14 school year.
- Newman University joined the MIAA as an associate member for men's wrestling in the 2013–14 academic year.
2015 – Harding and Southern Nazarene left the MIAA as affiliate members for men's soccer, both effective after the 2014 fall season (2014–15 academic year).
2016 – Elmhurst College, Maryville University, McKendree University and Nebraska Wesleyan University (with Drury rejoining for that sport) joined the MIAA as affiliate members for women's bowling, all effective in the 2017 spring season (2016–17 academic year).
2019:
- Lindenwood and Southwest Baptist left the MIAA to join the GLVC after the 2018–19 academic year.
- Six institutions left the MIAA as affiliate members, all effective after the 2018–19 academic year:
  - Drury, Elmhurst, Maryville, McKendree and Nebraska Wesleyan for women's bowling (the latter school dropped said sport)
  - and Upper Iowa for men's soccer
- Rogers State University (alongside Newman) joined the MIAA as associate members for all sports in the 2019–20 academic year.
- Oklahoma Baptist University, Ouachita Baptist University, Southeastern Oklahoma State University and Southern Arkansas University (with Harding rejoining for that sport; as it previously competed on men's soccer) joined the MIAA as affiliate members for men's tennis, all effective in the 2020 spring season (2019–20 academic year).
2021 – Augustana University joined the MIAA as an affiliate member for men's tennis in the 2022 spring season (2021–22 academic year).
2022:
- Oklahoma Baptist left the MIAA as an affiliate member for men's tennis after the 2022 spring season (2021–22 academic year); as the school dropped the sport.
- Newman and Rogers State were granted to upgrade to full membership for all sports in the 2022–23 academic year.
2023 – Ouachita Baptist added men's wrestling to its MIAA affiliate membership in the 2023–24 academic year.
2024:
- Lincoln (Mo.) left the MIAA a second time to join the GLVC after the 2023–24 academic year.
- The University of Arkansas–Fort Smith (Arkansas–Fort Smith or UAFS) joined the MIAA in the 2024–25 academic year.

Member schools

Current members

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

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	JoinedTemplate:Efn	Colors
Template:Sort	Fort Smith, Arkansas	1928	Public	5,379	Lions	2024	Template:College color boxes
Template:Sort	Warrensburg, Missouri	1871		11,637	Mules & Jennies	1912	Template:College color boxes
Template:Sort	Edmond, Oklahoma	1890		13,250	Bronchos	2012	Template:College color boxes
Emporia State University	Emporia, Kansas	1863		5,280	Hornets	1991	Template:College color boxes
Fort Hays State University	Hays, Kansas	1902		14,102	Tigers	2006	Template:College color boxes
Missouri Southern State University	Joplin, Missouri	1937		4,144	Lions	1989	Template:College color boxes
Missouri Western State University	St. Joseph, Missouri	1915		4,006	Griffons	1989	Template:College color boxes
Template:Sort	Kearney, Nebraska	1905		6,041	Lopers	2012	Template:College color boxes
Newman UniversityTemplate:Efn	Wichita, Kansas	1933	Catholic Template:Small	2,617	Jets	2019Template:Efn	Template:College color boxes
Northeastern State University	Tahlequah, Oklahoma	1909	Public	6,631	RiverHawks	2012	Template:College color boxes
Northwest Missouri State University	Maryville, Missouri	1905		8,505	Bearcats	1912	Template:College color boxes
Pittsburg State University	Pittsburg, Kansas	1903		6,017	Gorillas	1989	Template:College color boxes
Rogers State University	Claremore, Oklahoma	1909		3,173	Hillcats	2019Template:Efn	Template:College color boxes
Washburn University	Topeka, Kansas	1865		5,460	Ichabods	1989	Template:College color boxes

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Affiliate members

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

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	JoinedTemplate:Efn	MIAA sport(s)	Primary conference
Augustana University	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	1860	Lutheran ELCA	2,113	Vikings	2021	men's tennis	Northern Sun (NSIC)
Harding UniversityTemplate:Efn	Searcy, Arkansas	1886	Churches of Christ	6,009	Bisons	2019	men's tennis	Great American (GAC)
Ouachita Baptist University	Arkadelphia, Arkansas	1886	Baptist	1,716	Tigers	2019Template:Sup 2023Template:Sup	men's tennis men's wrestling	Great American (GAC)
Southeastern Oklahoma State University	Durant, Oklahoma	1909	Public	3,889	Savage Storm	2019	men's tennis	Great American (GAC)
Southern Arkansas University	Magnolia, Arkansas	1909	Public	4,138	Muleriders	2019	men's tennis	Great American (GAC)

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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.

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	JoinedTemplate:Efn	LeftTemplate:Efn	Current conference
Central Methodist University	Fayette, Missouri	1854	United Methodist	1,094	Eagles	1912	1924	Heart of America (HAAC)Template:Efn
Central Wesleyan College	Warrenton, Missouri	1854	Methodist Church	N/A	N/A			Closed in 1941
Culver–Stockton College	Canton, Missouri	1853	Disciples of Christ	1,066	Wildcats			Heart of America (HAAC)Template:Efn
Drury UniversityTemplate:Efn	Springfield, Missouri	1873	UCC & DOC	1,409	Panthers			Great Lakes Valley (GLVC)
Lincoln University	Jefferson City, Missouri	1866	Public	1,794	Blue Tigers	1970 2010	1999 2024Template:Efn	Great Lakes Valley (GLVC)
Lindenwood University	St. Charles, Missouri	1827	Presbyterian	4,822	Lions & Lady Lions	2012	2019	Ohio Valley (OVC)Template:Efn
Missouri Valley College	Marshall, Missouri	1889	Presbyterian	1,728	Vikings	1912	1924	Heart of America (HAAC)Template:Efn
Missouri Wesleyan College	Cameron, Missouri	1883	Methodist	N/A	N/A	1912	1924	N/ATemplate:Efn
Template:Sort Template:Efn	Rolla, Missouri	1870	Public Template:Efn	6,086	Miners	1935	2005	Great Lakes Valley (GLVC)
Template:Sort	Template:Sort	1963	Public Template:Efn	10,977	Tritons	1980	1996Template:Efn	Great Lakes Valley (GLVC)
Template:Sort Template:Efn	Omaha, Nebraska	1908	PublicTemplate:Efn	15,431	Mavericks	2008	2011	Summit Template:Efn
Southeast Missouri State UniversityTemplate:Efn	Cape Girardeau, Missouri	1873	Public	12,860	Indians & Otahkians Template:Efn	1912	1991	Ohio Valley (OVC)Template:Efn
Southwest Baptist University	Bolivar, Missouri	1878	Baptist	2,379	Bearcats	1986	2019	Great Lakes Valley (GLVC)
Southwest Missouri State UniversityTemplate:Efn	Springfield, Missouri	1905	Public	26,000	Bears & Lady Bears	1912	1981	Missouri Valley (MVC)Template:Efn
Tarkio College	Tarkio, Missouri	1883	UPCUSA	N/A	Owls		1924	Closed in 1992
Truman State UniversityTemplate:Efn	Kirksville, Missouri	1867	Public	4,389	Bulldogs		2013Template:Efn	Great Lakes Valley (GLVC)
Westminster College	Fulton, Missouri	1851	Presbyterian	1,050	Blue Jays		1924	St. Louis (SLIAC)Template:Efn
William Jewell College	Liberty, Missouri	1849	Nonsectarian	738	Cardinals		1924	Great Lakes Valley (GLVC)

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Former affiliate members

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

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	JoinedTemplate:Efn	LeftTemplate:Efn	MIAA sport(s)	Primary conference	Current conference in former MIAA sport
Drury UniversityTemplate:Efn	Springfield, Missouri	1873	UCC & DOC	1,409	Panthers	2016	2019	women's bowling	Great Lakes Valley (GLVC)
Elmhurst College	Elmhurst, Illinois	1871	United Church of Christ	2,748	Bluejays	2016	2019	women's bowling	Illinois–Wisconsin (CCIW)Template:Efn
Harding UniversityTemplate:Efn	Searcy, Arkansas	1924	Churches of Christ	6,009	Bisons	2012	2015	men's soccer	Great American (GAC)
Maryville University	Template:Sort	1872	Catholic Template:Small	5,504	Saints	2016	2019	women's bowling	Great Lakes Valley (GLVC)
McKendree University	Lebanon, Illinois	1828	United Methodist	1,702	Bearcats	2016	2019	women's bowling	Great Lakes Valley (GLVC)
Nebraska Wesleyan University	Lincoln, Nebraska	1877	United Methodist	1,600	Prairie Wolves	2016	2017	women's bowling	American Rivers (ARC)Template:Efn	Dropped sport<ref>Bowling Season Suspended For 2016–17 – Nebraska Wesleyan University Athletics</ref>
Oklahoma Baptist University	Shawnee, Oklahoma	1909	Baptist	2,097	Bison	2019	2022	men's tennis	Great American (GAC)	Dropped sport
Southern Nazarene University	Bethany, Oklahoma	1899	Nazarene	2,110	Crimson Storm	2012	2015	men's soccer	Great American (GAC)
Upper Iowa University	Fayette, Iowa	1857	Nonsectarian	3,661	Peacocks	2012	2019	men's soccer	Great Lakes Valley (GLVC)

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Membership timeline

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Sports

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

**Conference sports**
Sport	Men's	Women's
Template:Left Baseball	Template:Y
Template:Left Basketball	Template:Y	Template:Y
Template:Left Cross Country	Template:Y	Template:Y
Template:Left Football	Template:Y
Template:Left Golf	Template:Y	Template:Y
Template:Left Soccer	Template:Y	Template:Y
Template:Left Softball		Template:Y
Template:Left Tennis	Template:Y	Template:Y
Template:Left Track and field Template:Efn	Template:Y	Template:Y
Template:Left Volleyball		Template:Y
Template:Left Wrestling	Template:Y

Men's sponsored sports by school

School	Baseball	Basketball	Cross Country	Football	Golf	Tennis	Track & Field Indoor	Track & Field Outdoor	Wrestling	Total MIAA Sports
Arkansas–Fort Smith	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y		Template:Y	Template:Y				5
Central Missouri	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y		Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	8
Central Oklahoma	Template:Y	Template:Y		Template:Y	Template:Y				Template:Y	5
Emporia State	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y		Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y		7
Fort Hays State	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y		Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	8
Missouri Southern	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y		Template:Y	Template:Y		7
Missouri Western	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y		Template:Y	Template:Y		7
Nebraska–Kearney		Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y		Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	7
Newman	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y		Template:Y	Template:Y			Template:Y	6
Northeastern State	Template:Y	Template:Y		Template:Efn	Template:Y					3
Northwest Missouri State	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y		Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y		7
Pittsburg State	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y		Template:Y	Template:Y		7
Rogers State	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y		Template:Y		Template:Y	Template:Y		6
Washburn	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y		8
Totals	13	14	12	10	11	6+5	10	10	5+1	91+6
Associate Members
Augustana						Template:Y				1
Harding						Template:Y				1
Ouachita Baptist						Template:Y			Template:Y	2
Southeastern Oklahoma						Template:Y				1
Southern Arkansas						Template:Y				1

Women's sponsored sports by school

School	Basketball	Cross Country	Golf	Soccer	Softball	Tennis	Track & Field Indoor	Track & Field Outdoor	Volleyball	Total MIAA Sports
Arkansas–Fort Smith	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y			Template:Y			Template:Y	5
Central Missouri	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y		Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	8
Central Oklahoma	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	9
Emporia State	Template:Y	Template:Y		Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	8
Fort Hays State	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	9
Missouri Southern	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y		Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	8
Missouri Western	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	9
Nebraska–Kearney	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	9
Newman	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y			Template:Y	7
Northeastern State	Template:Y		Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y				5
Northwest Missouri State	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	9
Pittsburg State	Template:Y	Template:Y		Template:Y	Template:Y		Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	7
Rogers State	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y		Template:Y	Template:Y		7
Washburn	Template:Y	Template:Y		Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	8
Totals	14	13	11	13	13	10	11	11	12	108

Notes

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Other sponsored sports by school

School	Men	Women
School	Soccer	Bowling	Rowing	Swimming & 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

School	Football stadium	Capacity	Basketball arena	Capacity
Arkansas–Fort Smith	Template:Center		Stubblefield Center	Template:Right
Central Missouri	Audrey J. Walton Stadium	Template:Right	UCM Multipurpose Building	Template:Right
Central Oklahoma	Chad Richison Stadium	Template:Right	Hamilton Field House	Template:Right
Emporia State	Francis G. Welch Stadium	Template:Right	William L. White Auditorium	Template:Right
Fort Hays State	Lewis Field Stadium	Template:Right	Gross Memorial Coliseum	Template:Right
Missouri Southern	Fred G. Hughes Stadium	Template:Right	Leggett & Platt Athletic Center	Template:Right
Missouri Western	Spratt Stadium	Template:Right	MWSU Fieldhouse	Template:Right
Nebraska–Kearney	Ron & Carol Cope Stadium	Template:Right	Health and Sports Center	Template:Right
Newman	Template:Center		Fugate Gymnasium	Template:Right
Northeastern State	Doc Wadley Stadium	Template:Right	NSU Event Center	Template:Right
Northwest Missouri State	Bearcat Stadium	Template:Right	Bearcat Arena	Template:Right
Pittsburg State	Carnie Smith Stadium	Template:Right	John Lance Arena	Template:Right
Rogers State	Template:Center		Claremore Expo Center	Template:Right
Washburn	Yager Stadium at Moore Bowl	Template:Right	Lee Arena	Template:Right

NCAA Division II team championships

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Year	Sport	School
1963	Men's golf	Southwest Missouri State
1974	Men's cross country	Southwest Missouri State
1984	Men's basketball	Central Missouri
1984	Women's basketball	Central Missouri
1984	Men's cross country	Southeast Missouri State
1985	Men's indoor track & field	Southeast Missouri State
1991	Football	Pittsburg State
1992	Softball	Missouri Southern
1994	Baseball	Central Missouri
1998	Football	Northwest Missouri State
1999	Football	Northwest Missouri State
2003	Baseball	Central Missouri
2005	Women's basketball	Washburn
2009	Wrestling	Nebraska–Omaha
2009	Football	Northwest Missouri State

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Year	Sport	School
2010	Women's basketball	Emporia State
2010	Wrestling	Nebraska–Omaha
2011	Wrestling	Nebraska–Omaha
2011	Football	Pittsburg State
2013	Wrestling	Nebraska–Kearney<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>
2013	Softball	Central Oklahoma<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>
2013	Football	Northwest Missouri State
2014	Men's basketball	Central Missouri
2014	Women's outdoor track & field	Lincoln
2015	Women's indoor track & field	Central Missouri
2015	Women's indoor track & field	Central Missouri
2015	Football	Northwest Missouri State
2016	Women's indoor track & field	Lincoln
2016	Women's outdoor track & field	Pittsburg State
2016	Football	Northwest Missouri State
2017	Men's basketball
2019	Men's basketball
2022	Men's outdoor track & field	Pittsburg State
2023	Men's outdoor track & field	Pittsburg State

School	W	L	T	Pct
Pittsburg State	247	65	1	Template:Winpct
Northwest Missouri State	391	217	14	Template:Winpct
Nebraska–Omaha	17	10	0	Template:Winpct
Truman	299	202	20	Template:Winpct
Missouri Western	183	130	1	Template:Winpct
Southeast Missouri State	177	130	14	Template:Winpct
Emporia State	154	142	0	Template:Winpct
Central Missouri	311	290	21	Template:Winpct
Southwest Missouri State	127	123	17	Template:Winpct
Washburn	150	165	0	Template:Winpct
Fort Hays State	76	85	0	Template:Winpct
Central Oklahoma	50	58	0	Template:Winpct
Missouri-Rolla	142	253	16	Template:Winpct
Missouri Southern	113	200	0	Template:Winpct
Lindenwood	25	48	0	Template:Winpct
Nebraska–Kearney	40	107	0	Template:Winpct
Southwest Baptist	41	156	1	Template:Winpct
Lincoln	26	152	1	Template:Winpct
Northeastern State	15	93	0	Template:Winpct

MIAA all–time standings (1924–25 to 2019–20)
School	W	L	Pct	Tournament
School	W	L	Pct	W	L
Rogers State	15	4	Template:Winpct	1	1
Washburn	360	198	Template:Winpct	39	23
Southwest Missouri State	362	213	Template:Winpct	1	1
Nebraska–Omaha	38	24	Template:Winpct	4	2
Central Missouri	749	496	Template:Winpct	36	32
Fort Hays State	160	113	Template:Winpct	11	11
Northwest Missouri State	704	534	Template:Winpct	48	25
Missouri Southern	317	246	Template:Winpct	24	24
Southeast Missouri State	366	342	Template:Winpct	10	7
Missouri Western	289	270	Template:Winpct	26	22
Central Oklahoma	81	76	Template:Winpct	9	7
Nebraska–Kearney	79	77	Template:Winpct	6	6
Lindenwood	68	68	Template:Winpct	1	5
Missouri–St. Louis	112	116	Template:Winpct	3	9
Pittsburg State	272	288	Template:Winpct	20	23
Southwest Baptist	262	320	Template:Winpct	13	20
Truman	460	635	Template:Winpct	9	14
Emporia State	221	305	Template:Winpct	7	19
Northeastern State	60	95	Template:Winpct	2	6
Lincoln	196	379	Template:Winpct	7	8
Missouri–Rolla	240	593	Template:Winpct	3	10
Newman	3	16	Template:Winpct	0	0

MIAA all–time standings (1982–83 to 2018–19)
School	W	L	Pct	Tournament
School	W	L	Pct	W	L
Central Missouri	440	195	Template:Winpct	43	29
Washburn	387	153	Template:Winpct	39	20
Emporia State	364	148	Template:Winpct	44	15
Pittsburg State	334	208	Template:Winpct	12	28
Missouri Western	310	233	Template:Winpct	34	21
Northwest Missouri State	281	357	Template:Winpct	15	22
Missouri Southern	245	278	Template:Winpct	13	22
Southwest Baptist	243	339	Template:Winpct	10	24
Truman	161	351	Template:Winpct	3	12
Fort Hays State	154	96	Template:Winpct	14	9
Missouri–Rolla	117	243	Template:Winpct	1	12
Southeast Missouri State	104	18	Template:Winpct	11	7
Lincoln	73	357	Template:Winpct	1	6
Central Oklahoma	67	73	Template:Winpct	7	6
Missouri–St. Louis	59	143	Template:Winpct	0	4
Nebraska–Kearney	56	80	Template:Winpct	1	5
Northeastern State	45	92	Template:Winpct	2	5
Lindenwood	36	102	Template:Winpct	6	5
Nebraska–Omaha	23	39	Template:Winpct	0	1

Year	School	Record
1992–93	Washburn	16–0
1993–94	Missouri Western	16–0
1994–95	Missouri Western	15–1
1995–96	Central Missouri Missouri–Rolla Pittsburg State	12–4
1996–97	Missouri Western	14–4
1997–98	Emporia State	16–0
1998–99		15–1
1999–00		16–2
2000–01		17–1
2001–02	Missouri Western	16–2
2002–03	Washburn	15–3
2003–04	Emporia State Washburn	15–3

History and overview

Founding and former members

First expansions of the conference

1980s

1990s and 2000s

2010s

2020 to present

Commissioners

Chronological timeline

Member schools

Current members

Affiliate members

Former members

Former affiliate members

Membership timeline

Sports

Men's sponsored sports by school

Women's sponsored sports by school

Other sponsored sports by school

Facilities

NCAA Division II team championships

Championships

Football

Volleyball

Men's basketball

Women's basketball

Baseball

Softball

Wrestling

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

References

External links