Michigan Collegiate Conference
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The Michigan Collegiate Conference was an athletic conference
that existed in the United States
for six years, from 1927 through 1932.
Formed in December 1926, the members were Michigan State Normal
(now Eastern Michigan University), Western State Teachers College
(now Western Michigan University), Central State Teachers College
(now Central Michigan University), and the College of the City of Detroit
(now Wayne State).
Sports sponsored by the MCC included baseball, football, men's basketball, track, and tennis.
Michigan State Normal won the football championship from 1927 through 1930, sharing the championship with Western State Teachers College for a co-championship in 1929.
Western State Teachers College won the baseball championship four years and tied a fifth year.
Detroit City College won the men's basketball championship in 1927-1928, going 18-1 over all, with their sole loss to Manhattan College
. Western State won men's basketball championships in 1930, 1931, and 1932.
Athletic conference
An athletic conference is a collection of sports teams, playing competitively against each other at the professional, collegiate, or high school level. In many cases conferences are subdivided into smaller and smaller divisions, with the best teams competing at successively higher levels...
that existed in the United States
United States
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for six years, from 1927 through 1932.
Formed in December 1926, the members were Michigan State Normal
Eastern Michigan Eagles
The Eastern Michigan Eagles, formerly known as the Eastern Michigan Hurons, are the athletic teams for Eastern Michigan University. Altogether, they have won three NCAA Division II national championships and 13 NAIA Division I national championships in five different sports The Eastern Michigan...
(now Eastern Michigan University), Western State Teachers College
Western Michigan Broncos
The Western Michigan Broncos are a NCAA Division I FBS team representing Western Michigan University. They compete in the Mid-American Conference in men's baseball, basketball, football, soccer and tennis; and women's basketball, cross-country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, track and field,...
(now Western Michigan University), Central State Teachers College
Central Michigan Chippewas
The Central Michigan Chippewas are the sixteen men's and women's athletics teams of Central Michigan University. CMU was a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference from 1950-1970. The school's athletics programs are affiliated with the NCAA and compete in the Mid-American...
(now Central Michigan University), and the College of the City of Detroit
Wayne State Warriors
The Wayne State Warriors are the represent Wayne State University, located in Detroit, Michigan. The university is a member of the NCAA at the Division II level, WSU competes in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for all sports except fencing, which competes in the Midwest...
(now Wayne State).
Sports sponsored by the MCC included baseball, football, men's basketball, track, and tennis.
Michigan State Normal won the football championship from 1927 through 1930, sharing the championship with Western State Teachers College for a co-championship in 1929.
Western State Teachers College won the baseball championship four years and tied a fifth year.
Detroit City College won the men's basketball championship in 1927-1928, going 18-1 over all, with their sole loss to Manhattan College
Manhattan College
Manhattan College is a Roman Catholic liberal arts college in the Lasallian tradition in New York City, United States. Despite the college's name, it is no longer located in Manhattan but in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, roughly 10 miles north of Midtown. Manhattan College offers...
. Western State won men's basketball championships in 1930, 1931, and 1932.