. The conference was formerly known as the
, but changed its name when it expanded into Kansas. It participates in the NCAA Division II.
The MIAA sponsors 16 conference championships (8 men's, 8 women's) in these sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf (men's), soccer (women's), softball, tennis, track and field (indoor and outdoor), and volleyball (women's). MIAA schools with additional sports (swimming and men's soccer) usually compete independently or as part of a nearby conference.
. Southwest Missouri State University (now called
joined the conference on July 1, 2008. On July 3, 2007, Southwest Baptist University was granted independent status for their football team, while all remaining teams will stay in the MIAA.
Lincoln University of Missouri (after revitalizing its dormant football program) was re-admitted to the MIAA by a vote of the CEO Council on January 30, 2009. The Blue Tigers will begin membership in the 2010-11 academic year.
On July 8, 2009, the MIAA CEO Council voted to remain a 12-team league for the foreseeable future, denying an application by
(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.
Southwest Baptist will rejoin the MIAA in football for the 2013 football season, which will mean the schools can then play an 11-game conference football schedule with no non-conference games. Currently, only schools in the Football Bowl Subdivision (Division I-A) are allowed to schedule 12 regular season games.
| Joined |
Institution |
Nickname |
City |
State |
Founded |
Affiliation |
Enrollment |
| 1912 |
University of Central MissouriThe University of Central Missouri is a four-year public institution in Warrensburg, Missouri.- History :...
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Mules and Jennies The sports teams at the University of Central Missouri are known as the Mules and Jennies . They participate in the NCAA's Division II and in the MIAA Conference.Men's sports*Baseball*Basketball*Cross country*Football*Golf...
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Warrensburg Warrensburg is a city in Johnson County, Missouri, United States. The population was 16,340 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Johnson County. The Warrensburg Micropolitan Statistical Area consists of Johnson County. It is home to the University of Central Missouri.-History:Warrensburg...
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MOMissouri is a state in the Midwest region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. Missouri is the 18th most populous state with a 2008 estimated population of 5,911,605. It comprises 114 counties and one independent city....
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1871 |
Public |
10,604 |
| 1991 |
Emporia State UniversityEmporia State University or ESU is a university in the city of Emporia in Lyon County, Kansas, just east of the Flint Hills...
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HornetsThe Emporia State Hornets are the sports teams of Emporia State University located in Emporia, Kansas. They participate in the NCAA's Division II and in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association...
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EmproiaEmporia is a city in and the county seat of Lyon County, Kansas, United States. The population was 26,760 at the 2000 census. Emporia lies between Topeka and Wichita at the intersection of U.S. Route 50 with Interstates 335 and 35 on the Kansas Turnpike...
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KSKansas is a state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa tribe, who inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south wind," although this was...
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1863 |
Public |
6,288 |
| 2006 |
Fort Hays State University Fort Hays State University is a public, co-educational university located in Hays, Kansas. It is the fourth-largest of the six state universities governed by the Kansas Board of Regents, with an enrollment of approximately 9,500 students .- History :FHSU was founded in 1902 as the Western Branch...
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Tigers |
Hays Hays is a city and the county seat of Ellis County, Kansas, near the intersection of Interstate 70 and U.S. Highway 183. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 20,013....
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KS |
1902 |
Public |
8,500 |
| 1989 |
Missouri Southern State UniversityMissouri Southern State University is a public, state university located in Joplin, Missouri. Missouri Southern State University was formerly Missouri Southern State College and is also known as Missouri Southern, MSSU, or MoSo for short. Established in 1937 as Joplin Junior College, Missouri...
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Lions |
Joplin Joplin is a city in southern Jasper County and northern Newton County in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Missouri. Joplin is the largest city in Jasper County, though it is not the county seat. In 2008, the population was estimated at 49,775 and the surrounding Metropolitan Statistical...
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MO |
1937 |
Public |
5,000 |
| 1989 |
Missouri Western State University Missouri Western State University is a public university in Saint Joseph, Missouri. The school enrolls 5,470 undergraduate students and 65 graduate students....
|
Griffons |
St. JosephSaint Joseph is the largest city in Northwest Missouri, serving as the county seat for Buchanan County. With a 2007 estimated population of 73,912, Saint Joseph is the eighth largest city in the state. The St...
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MO |
1915 |
Public |
5,100 |
| 2008 |
University of Nebraska at OmahaThe University of Nebraska at Omaha is the Omaha campus of the University of Nebraska system, and is the third-largest institution of higher education in Nebraska, after the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and Metropolitan Community College. After its foundation as Omaha University in 1908, the...
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Mavericks The UNO Mavericks are the sports teams of the University of Nebraska at Omaha. They participate in the NCAA's Division II and in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association, except in ice hockey...
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OmahaOmaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
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NENebraska is a state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha....
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1908 |
Public |
14,903 |
| 1912 |
Northwest Missouri State University Northwest Missouri State University is a state university in Maryville, Missouri. Founded in 1905 as a teachers college, it is a university offering undergraduate and graduate classes. The campus, based on the design for Forest Park at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, is the official Missouri...
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Bearcats The Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats football team has appeared in six NCAA Division II national title games since going 0-11 in Mel Tjeerdsma's first season in 1994.The Bearcats have made the playoffs in 13 seasons...
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MaryvilleMaryville is a city in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States. The population was 10,581 at the 2000 census. The town, organized on February 14 1845, was named for Mrs. Mary Graham, wife of Amos Graham then the county clerk. Mary was the first caucasian woman to have lived within the boundaries of...
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MO |
1905 |
Public |
6,400 |
| 1989 |
Pittsburg State UniversityPittsburg State University, also called Pitt State or PSU, is a public university with approximately 7,100 students located in Pittsburg, Kansas. A large percentage of the student population consists of residents within the Pittsburg region; the gender proportion is relatively equal. Almost 89% of...
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Gorillas |
Pittsburg Pittsburg is a city in Crawford County, in Southeast Kansas, United States. It lies 90 miles west of Springfield, Missouri, and 137 miles northeast of Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is the most populous city in Crawford County and in Southeastern Kansas...
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KS |
1903 |
Public |
6,600 |
| 1986 |
Southwest Baptist UniversitySouthwest Baptist University is a private institute of higher education affiliated with the Missouri Baptist Convention which is part of the Southern Baptist Convention. In 2003 there were approximately 3,600 students attending at one of SBU's four campuses in Bolivar, Mountain View, Salem, and...
|
Bearcats |
BolivarBolivar is the county seat of Polk County, Missouri, United States. The population was 9,143 at the 2000 census. The city was named for Bolivar, Tennessee, home to many of the original settlers. The town is perhaps best known as the location of Southwest Baptist University and it was ranked...
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MO |
1878 |
Private/Baptist |
3,600 |
| 1912 |
Truman State UniversityTruman State University is a public liberal arts and sciences university in Missouri and a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. About 5,700 students attend Truman, pursuing degrees in 43 undergraduate and 9 Graduate programs. It is located in Kirksville in northeastern Missouri...
|
Bulldogs |
KirksvilleKirksville is the county seat of Adair County, Missouri, United States. It is located in Benton Township. The population was 16,988 at the 2000 census. Kirksville also anchors a micropolitan area that comprises Adair and Schuyler counties. The city is perhaps best known as the location of...
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MO |
1867 |
Public |
5,950 |
| 1989 |
Washburn UniversityWashburn University is a co-educational, public, institution of higher learning located in Topeka, Kansas, USA. The university offers a number of undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in law and business...
|
Ichabods and Lady Blues |
TopekaTopeka is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County. It is situated along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. The population was 122,377 at the 2000 census, and it was estimated...
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KS |
1865 |
Public |
7,251 |
| 2010 |
Lincoln University of Missouri |
Blue Tigers |
Jefferson CityJefferson City is the capital of the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Cole County. Located in Callaway and Cole counties, it is the principal city of the Jefferson City metropolitan area, which encompasses the entirety of both counties. As of 2008, the population was 40,771...
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MO |
1866 |
Public |
3,156 |
When the conference was created it consisted of private and public schools. In 1924 it 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
Lincoln University was removed from the conference in 1999 because it did not have a football program since 1989. Lincoln has since revitalized its football program.
| Joined |
School |
Left |
Conference |
| 1912 |
Central Methodist College |
1924 |
Missouri College Athletic Union The Heart of America Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA. Member institutions are located in Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri in the United States....
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| 1912 |
Central Wesleyan College Central Wesleyan College was a private college sponsored by the Methodist Church in Warrenton, Missouri from 1864 to 1941.-History:The school has it roots in the German and English College founded in 1854 in Quincy, Illinois to train ministers for the German Methodist Episcopal Church...
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1924 |
Missouri College Athletic Union The Heart of America Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA. Member institutions are located in Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri in the United States....
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| 1912 |
Culver-Stockton College Culver-Stockton College is a private, residential, four-year, liberal arts college located in Canton, Missouri. Culver-Stockton College offers a liberal arts education with practical learning experiences. The campus is located on on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River. Culver-Stockton...
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1924 |
Missouri College Athletic Union The Heart of America Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA. Member institutions are located in Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri in the United States....
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| 1912 |
Drury College Drury University is a private liberal arts college in Springfield, Missouri.The university enrolls about 1,550 undergraduates, over 2,000 adult part-time undergraduates and around 400 graduate students in six master's programs...
|
1924 |
Missouri College Athletic Union The Heart of America Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA. Member institutions are located in Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri in the United States....
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| 1912 |
Missouri Valley College Missouri Valley College is a private, four-year liberal arts college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church . The campus is in Marshall, Missouri.The college was founded in 1889 and now supports 27 academic majors and an enrollment of 1,425 students...
|
1924 |
Missouri College Athletic Union The Heart of America Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA. Member institutions are located in Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri in the United States....
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| 1912 |
Missouri Wesleyan College Missouri Wesleyan College was a college in Cameron, Missouri from 1883 until 1930.The school school opened as the Cameron Institute and became the college in 1887 after the Methodists acquired it.The college was best known for its music department....
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1924 |
Missouri College Athletic Union The Heart of America Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA. Member institutions are located in Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri in the United States....
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| 1912 |
Tarkio College |
1924 |
Missouri College Athletic Union The Heart of America Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA. Member institutions are located in Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri in the United States....
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| 1912 |
Westminister College |
1924 |
Missouri College Athletic Union The Heart of America Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA. Member institutions are located in Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri in the United States....
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| 1912 |
William Jewell CollegeWilliam Jewell College is a private, four-year liberal arts college of 1,050 undergraduate students located in Liberty, Missouri, U.S. It was founded in 1849 by members of the Missouri Baptist Convention and other civic leaders which included Robert James, a Baptist minister and Robert S. James,...
|
1924 |
Missouri College Athletic Union The Heart of America Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA. Member institutions are located in Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri in the United States....
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| 1912 |
Southwest Missouri State University |
1981 |
NCAA Division I |
| 1912 |
Southeast Missouri State UniversitySoutheast Missouri State University is a public, accredited university located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, not far from the banks of the Mississippi River. The institution, having started as a normal school, has a traditional strength in teacher education...
|
1991 |
NCAA Division I |
| 1980 |
University of Missouri-St. Louis |
1996 |
Great Lakes Valley ConferenceThe Great Lakes Valley Conference is a highly competitive intercollegiate athletic conference which competes at the NCAA's Division II level...
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| 1970 |
Lincoln University of Missouri |
1999 |
Heartland ConferenceThe Heartland Conference is an NCAA Division II college athletic conference founded in 1999. The majority of members are in Texas, with additional members in Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri.-Member schools:...
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| 1935 |
University of Missouri-Rolla Missouri University of Science and Technology , is an institution of higher learning located in Rolla, Missouri, and part of the University of Missouri System...
|
2005 |
Great Lakes Valley ConferenceThe Great Lakes Valley Conference is a highly competitive intercollegiate athletic conference which competes at the NCAA's Division II level...
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| School |
Football |
Basketball |
| Stadium |
Capacity |
Arena |
Capacity |
| Central Missouri |
Audrey J. Walton Stadium Audrey J. Walton Stadium is a stadium in Warrensburg, Missouri. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the University of Central Missouri. The stadium holds 10,000 people and opened in 1928....
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10,000 |
UCM Multipurpose Building UCM Multipurpose Building is a 8,500 seat multi-purpose arena in Warrensburg, Missouri. It was built in 1976. It is the home of the University of Central Missouri Mules and Jennies basketball teams.-External links:*...
|
8,500 |
| Emporia State |
Welch Stadium Welch Stadium is a sport stadium in Emporia, Kansas. The facility is primarily used by the Emporia State University football and track & field teams. It is named to honor long-time Emporia State coach and athletic director Fran Welch...
|
7,000 |
White Auditorium The William Lindsay White Auditorium is a 5,000 seat multi-purpose arena in Emporia, Kansas. It was built in 1940 and is the home of the Emporia State University Hornets Men's and Women's basketball teams. It also hosts the Kansas High School 6A Basketball State championships. The building was...
|
5,000 |
| Fort Hays State |
Lewis Field |
6,100 |
Gross Memorial Coliseum The Gross Memorial Coliseum is a 6,814 seat multi-purpose arena in Hays, Kansas. It was built in 1973. It is the home of the Fort Hays State University Tigers women's volleyball team, as well as the men's and women's basketball teams...
|
6,814 |
| Lincoln University |
Dwight T. Reed Stadium |
3,000 |
Jason Gymnasium |
2,000 |
| Missouri Southern |
Fred G. Hughes Stadium |
7,000 |
Leggett & Platt Athletic Center |
3,240 |
| Missouri Western |
Spratt Stadium Spratt Stadium is a 7,500 seat stadium in St. Joseph, Missouri on the campus of Missouri Western State University.In 2010 it will become the summer training camp for the Kansas City Chiefs.-History:...
|
6,000 |
MWSU Fieldhouse |
3,750 |
| Nebraska-Omaha |
Al F. Caniglia Field Al F. Caniglia Field, is a stadium located on the campus of the University of Nebraska at Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska. It seats 9,500 fans and is the home of the NCAA Division II college football UNO Mavericks football and track teams.....
|
9,500 up to 15,000 |
Sapp Fieldhouse |
3,500 |
| Northwest Missouri State |
Bearcat StadiumBearcat Stadium is the football stadium of the Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats in Maryville, Missouri and is the oldest continuous site for any NCAA Division II school....
|
6,500 |
Bearcat Arena Bearcat Arena is a 2,500 seat multi-purpose arena in Maryville, Missouri. It was built in 1959 and renovated in 1993. It is the home of the Northwest Missouri State University basketball and volleyball teams....
|
2,500 |
| Pittsburg State |
Carnie Smith Stadium Carnie Smith Stadium is the football stadium for Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, KansasBuilt in 1923 tt was originally named for the first college president William Aaron Brandenburg. In 1987 it was renamed for Carnie Smith who led the school to NAIA National Football Championships in...
|
8,344 |
John Lance Arena John Lance Arena is a 6,500 seat multi-purpose arena in Pittsburg, Kansas. It was built in 1971. It is the home of the Pittsburg State University Gorillas basketball teams....
|
6,500 |
| Southwest Baptist |
Plaster Stadium Plaster Stadium is a 3,000-capacity stadium in Bolivar, Missouri where it serves as home to Southwest Baptist University.The stadium was completed in 1985 and is named for Robert W. Plaster, who was a major contributor to the project.-External links:* *...
|
2,500 |
Meyer Wellness & Sports Center |
2,500 |
| Truman State |
Stokes Stadium |
4,000 |
Pershing Arena |
3,000 |
| Washburn |
Moore Bowl |
7,200 |
Lee Arena |
3,904 |
Southwest Baptist did not play a conference football schedule in 2008. It will remain a football independent through 2012 and resume a full MIAA slate in 2013.