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|name = Midwest Conference |
| name = Midwest Conference |
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| logo = Midwest Conference logo.svg |
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| logo_size = 200 |
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|established = 1921 |
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| founded = 1921 |
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|logo = Midwest Conference logo.svg |
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| association = [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] |
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|logo_size = 200 |
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| division = [[NCAA Division III|Division III]] |
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|association = [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] |
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| teams = 9 |
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|division = [[NCAA Division III|Division III]] |
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| sports = 20 |
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|subdivision = |
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| mens = 10 |
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| womens = 10 |
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| region = [[Upper Midwest]] |
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|mens = 10 |
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| formerly = Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference and Midwest Athletic Conference for Women |
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|womens = 10 |
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| headquarters = [[Grinnell, Iowa]] |
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| commissioner = Heather Benning |
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|former_names = Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference and Midwest Athletic Conference for Women |
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| since = 2014 |
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|hq_city = Grinnell |
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| website = [http://www.midwestconference.org midwestconference.org] |
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|hq_state = Iowa |
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| map = Midwest-USA-states.png |
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|commissioner = Heather Benning |
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| map_size = 250 |
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|since = 2014 |
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| color = #000000 |
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|website = [http://www.midwestconference.org midwestconference.org] |
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The '''Midwest Conference''' ('''MWC''') is a [[college athletic conference]] affiliated with the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]'s [[Division III (NCAA)|Division III]]. Member institutions are located in the [[Midwestern United States]] in the states of [[Illinois]], [[Iowa]], and [[Wisconsin]]. The Midwest Conference was created in 1994 with the merger of the '''Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference''', which had been sponsoring men's sports since 1921, and the '''Midwest Athletic Conference for Women''', which was formed in 1977. |
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The '''Midwest Conference''' ('''MWC''') is an [[List of NCAA conferences|intercollegiate athletic conference]] affiliated with the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]'s [[Division III (NCAA)|Division III]]. Member institutions are located in the [[Midwestern United States]] in the states of [[Illinois]], [[Iowa]], and [[Wisconsin]]. The Midwest Conference was created in 1994 with the merger of the '''Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference''', which had been sponsoring men's sports since 1921, and the '''Midwest Athletic Conference for Women''', which was formed in 1977. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The organization of the '''Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference''' ('''MCAC''') was conceived at a meeting at [[Coe College]] on May 12, 1921. Charter members were [[Beloit College]], [[Carleton College]], [[Coe College]], [[Cornell College]], [[Knox College (Illinois)]] and [[Lawrence University]]. [[Hamline University]] and [[Millikin University]] joined the league in December 1921, but both of them later withdrew: Hamline after the 1929–30 academic year, and Millikin after the 1924–25 academic year. |
The organization of the '''Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference''' ('''MCAC''') was conceived at a meeting at [[Coe College]] on May 12, 1921. Charter members were [[Beloit College]], [[Carleton College]], [[Coe College]], [[Cornell College]], [[Knox College (Illinois)]] and [[Lawrence University]]. [[Hamline University]] and [[Millikin University]] joined the league in December 1921, but both of them later withdrew: Hamline after the 1929–30 academic year, and Millikin after the 1924–25 academic year. |
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[[Ripon College (Wisconsin)|Ripon College]] joined the conference in 1923, followed by [[Monmouth College]] in 1924, [[Grinnell College]] in 1940 and [[Lake Forest College]] in 1974. [[Illinois College]] and [[St. Norbert College]] joined in 1982 and [[Carroll University]] followed in 1992. Carleton withdrew following the 1982–83 academic year. [[St. Olaf College]] also competed in the conference from 1952 to |
[[Ripon College (Wisconsin)|Ripon College]] joined the conference in 1923, followed by [[Monmouth College]] in 1924, [[Grinnell College]] in 1940 and [[Lake Forest College]] in 1974. [[Illinois College]] and [[St. Norbert College]] joined in 1982 and [[Carroll University]] followed in 1992. Carleton withdrew following the 1982–83 academic year. [[St. Olaf College]] also competed in the conference from 1952 to 1974, as did the [[University of Chicago]] from 1976 to 1987. Coe and Cornell withdrew following the 1996–97 academic year with Cornell rejoining the league starting in the 2012–13 year. [[Macalester College]] joined as a football-only member starting in 2014. The [[University of Chicago]] returned as a football-only member in 2017, and added baseball to its conference membership in the 2019 season (2018–19 school year). |
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The MWC split into North and South divisions for football, men's and women's tennis, baseball, and softball from 2012 through 2016. Divisional play ended with the departure of [[Carroll University|Carroll]] after the 2015–16 school year,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jsonline.com/sports/statecolleges/carroll-university-leaving-midwest-conference-for-cciw-b99256013z1-256783281.html|title=Carroll University leaving Midwest Conference for CCIW|website=www.jsonline.com}}</ref> and resumed for football only with the addition of the [[University of Chicago]] as an affiliate member for the 2017–18 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://midwestconference.org/news/2017/8/29/football-season-preview.aspx|title=Football Season Preview|website=Midwest Conference|language=en|access-date=2017-08-30}}</ref> St. Norbert left in 2021 for the [[Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.naccsports.org/general/2018-19/releases/20190403150irt |title=NACC Welcomes St. Norbert College as Full Member in 2020-21 |publisher=Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference |date=April 3, 2019 |access-date=April 14, 2019}}</ref> |
The MWC split into North and South divisions for football, men's and women's tennis, baseball, and softball from 2012 through 2016. Divisional play ended with the departure of [[Carroll University|Carroll]] after the 2015–16 school year,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jsonline.com/sports/statecolleges/carroll-university-leaving-midwest-conference-for-cciw-b99256013z1-256783281.html|title=Carroll University leaving Midwest Conference for CCIW|website=www.jsonline.com}}</ref> and resumed for football only with the addition of the [[University of Chicago]] as an affiliate member for the 2017–18 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://midwestconference.org/news/2017/8/29/football-season-preview.aspx|title=Football Season Preview|website=Midwest Conference|language=en|access-date=2017-08-30}}</ref> St. Norbert left in 2021 for the [[Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.naccsports.org/general/2018-19/releases/20190403150irt |title=NACC Welcomes St. Norbert College as Full Member in 2020-21 |publisher=Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference |date=April 3, 2019 |access-date=April 14, 2019}}</ref> |
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===Chronological timeline=== |
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* 1921: The Midwest Conference (MWC) was founded as the Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference (MCAC). Charter members included [[Beloit College]], [[Carleton College]], [[Coe College]], [[Cornell College]], [[Knox College (Illinois)|Knox College]] and [[Lawrence University|Lawrence College]] (now Lawrence University), effective beginning the 1921–22 academic year. |
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* 1922: [[Hamline University]] and [[Millikin University|Millikin College]] (now Millikin University) joined the MCAC, effective in the 1922–23 academic year. |
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* 1923: [[Ripon College (Wisconsin)|Ripon College]] joined the MCAC, effective in the 1923–24 academic year. |
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* 1924: [[Monmouth College]] joined the MCAC, effective in the 1924–25 academic year. |
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* 1925: Millikin left the MCAC, effective after the 1924–25 academic year. |
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* 1930: Hamline left the MCAC, effective after the 1929–30 academic year. |
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* 1940: [[Grinnell College]] joined the MCAC, effective in the 1940–41 academic year. |
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* 1941: Carleton withdrew from the conference in June 1941.<ref>{{cite news |last=McHugh |first=Roy |title=Carleton Still At Odds With Midwest |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gazette/143326449/ |newspaper=[[The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)|Cedar Rapids Gazette]] |location=[[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]] |date=July 24, 1941 |page=11 |access-date=March 13, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref> |
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* 1946: Carleton rejoined the conference, effective for the spring 1946 track season.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Carleton Returns To Midwest Loop In All Athletics |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gazette/143327147/ |newspaper=[[The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)|Cedar Rapids Gazette]] |location=[[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]] |date=March 16, 1946 |page=3 |access-date=March 13, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref> |
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* 1952: [[St. Olaf College]] joined the MCAC, effective in the 1952–53 academic year. |
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* 1974: St. Olaf left the MCAC, effective after the 1973–74 academic year. |
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* 1974: [[Lake Forest College]] joined the MCAC, effective in the 1974–75 academic year. |
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* 1976: The [[University of Chicago]] joined the MCAC, effective in the 1976–77 academic year. |
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* 1982: [[Illinois College]] and [[St. Norbert College]] joined the MCAC, effective in the 1982–83 academic year. |
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* 1983: Carleton left the MCAC, effective after the 1982–83 academic year. |
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* 1987: U. of Chicago left the MCAC to join the [[University Athletic Association]] (UAA), effective after the 1986–87 academic year. |
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* 1992: [[Carroll University|Carroll College]] joined the MCAC, effective in the 1992–93 academic year. |
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* 1994: The MCAC has been rebranded when the conference merged with the women's-only [[Midwest Athletic Conference for Women]] (MACW; founded since the 1977–78 school year) to become the Midwest Conference (MWC), effective in the 1994–95 academic year. |
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* 1997: Coe and Cornell left the MWC, effective after the 1996–97 academic year. |
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* 2012: Cornell re-joined back to the MWC, effective in the 2012–13 academic year. |
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* 2014: [[Macalester College]] joined the MWC as an affiliate member for football, effective in the 2014 fall season (2014–15 academic year). |
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* 2016: Carroll left the MWC to join the [[College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin]] (CCIW), effective after the 2015–16 academic year. |
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* 2017: The University of Chicago re-joined back to the MWC, but as an affiliate member for football, effective in the 2017 fall season (2017–18 academic year). |
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* 2018: The University of Chicago added baseball into its MWC affiliate membership, effective in the 2019 spring season (2018–19 academic year). |
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* 2021: St. Norbert left the MWC to join the [[Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference]] (NACC), effective after the 2020–21 academic year. |
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* 2021: Macalester left the MWC as an affiliate member for football, effective after the 2020 fall season (2020–21 academic year). |
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==Member schools== |
==Member schools== |
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Every member in the history of the MWC and its predecessor conferences, whether full, affiliate, current, or former, has been a [[Private university|private]] school. |
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===Current members=== |
===Current members=== |
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The MWC currently has nine full members. |
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |
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!Institution |
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!Location |
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! Institution |
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!Founded |
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! Location |
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!Joined |
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! Founded |
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!Type<br>(all private) |
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! Affiliation |
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!Enrollment |
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! Enrollment |
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!Nickname |
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! Nickname |
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!Colors |
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! Joined |
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! Colors |
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|[[Beloit College]] |
| '''[[Beloit College]]''' |
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|[[Beloit, Wisconsin]] |
| [[Beloit, Wisconsin]] |
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|1846 |
| 1846 |
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| Nonsectarian |
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|1921 |
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| 1,358 |
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|Nonsectarian |
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| [[Beloit Buccaneers|Buccaneers]] |
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|1,358 |
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| 1921 |
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|[[Beloit Buccaneers|Buccaneers]] |
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|College Blue & Vegas Gold |
| {{color box|#00365c|border=silver}} {{color box|#cd8829|border=silver}}<br>College Blue & Vegas Gold |
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|- |
|- |
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|[[Cornell College]] |
| '''[[Cornell College]]''' |
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|[[Mount Vernon, Iowa]] |
| [[Mount Vernon, Iowa]] |
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|1853 |
| 1853 |
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| [[United Methodist Church|United Methodist]] |
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|1921<br>2012{{efn|group=m|Cornell left the Midwest Conference to compete in the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC; now known as the [[American Rivers Conference]]) in the 1997–98 school year, and rejoined the MWC for the 2012–13 school year.}} |
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| 1,176 |
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|[[United Methodist Church|United Methodist]] |
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| [[Cornell Rams|Rams]] |
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|1,176 |
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| 1921,<br />2012{{efn|group=full|Cornell left the MWC to join the [[American Rivers Conference|Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]] (IIAC; now known as the American Rivers Conference) after the 1996–97 school year; before re-joining back, effective in the 2012–13 school year.}} |
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|[[Cornell Rams|Rams]] |
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| {{color box|#523178|border=silver}} {{Color box|white|border=silver}}<br>Purple & White |
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|Purple & White |
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|- |
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|[[Grinnell College]] |
| '''[[Grinnell College]]''' |
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|[[Grinnell, Iowa]] |
| [[Grinnell, Iowa]] |
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|1846 |
| 1846 |
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| Nonsectarian |
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|1940 |
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| 1,638 |
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|Nonsectarian |
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| [[Grinnell Pioneers|Pioneers]] |
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|1,638 |
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| 1940 |
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|[[Grinnell Pioneers|Pioneers]] |
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| {{color box|#da291c|border=silver}} {{Color box|black|border=silver}}<br>Scarlet & Black |
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|Scarlet & Black |
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|- |
|- |
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|[[Illinois College]] |
| '''[[Illinois College]]''' |
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|[[Jacksonville, Illinois]] |
| [[Jacksonville, Illinois]] |
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|1829 |
| 1829 |
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| [[United Church of Christ|UCC]] & [[Presbyterian Church (USA)|PCUSA]] |
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|1982 |
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| 1,029 |
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|[[United Church of Christ|UCC]] & [[Presbyterian Church (USA)|PCUSA]] |
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| [[Illinois College Blueboys|Blueboys]] &<br />[[Illinois College Lady Blues|Lady Blues]] |
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|1,105 |
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| 1982 |
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|[[Illinois College Blueboys|Blueboys]] (men's)<br>[[Illinois College Lady Blues|Lady Blues]] (women's) |
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| {{color box|#003591|border=silver}} {{color box|#818a90|border=silver}} {{Color box|white|border=silver}}<br>Blue & Grey & White |
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|Blue & White |
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|- |
|- |
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|[[Knox College (Illinois)|Knox College]] |
| '''[[Knox College (Illinois)|Knox College]]''' |
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|[[Galesburg, Illinois]] |
| [[Galesburg, Illinois]] |
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|1837 |
| 1837 |
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| Nonsectarian |
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|1921 |
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| 1,058 |
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|Nonsectarian |
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| [[Knox Prairie Fire|Prairie Fire]] |
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|1,399 |
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| 1921 |
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|[[Knox Prairie Fire|Prairie Fire]] |
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| {{color box|#6c2dc7|border=silver}} {{Color box|#fdd017|border=silver}}<br>Purple & Gold |
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|Purple & Gold |
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|- |
|- |
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|[[Lake Forest College]] |
| '''[[Lake Forest College]]''' |
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|[[Lake Forest, Illinois]] |
| [[Lake Forest, Illinois]] |
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|1857 |
| 1857 |
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| Nonsectarian |
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|1974 |
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| 1,395 |
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|Nonsectarian |
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| [[Lake Forest Foresters|Foresters]] |
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|1,395 |
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| 1974 |
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|[[Lake Forest Foresters|Foresters]] |
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| {{color box|#ce1126|border=silver}} {{Color box|black|border=silver}}<br>Red & Black |
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|Red & Black |
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|- |
|- |
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|[[Lawrence University]] |
| '''[[Lawrence University]]''' |
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|[[Appleton, Wisconsin]] |
| [[Appleton, Wisconsin]] |
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|1847 |
| 1847 |
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| Nonsectarian |
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|1921 |
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| 1,489 |
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|Nonsectarian |
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| [[Lawrence Vikings|Vikings]] |
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|1,489 |
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| 1921 |
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|[[Lawrence Vikings|Vikings]] |
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| {{color box|#003d6a|border=silver}} {{color box|#97999c|border=silver}} {{Color box|white|border=silver}}<br>Blue & Grey & White |
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|Blue & White |
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|- |
|- |
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|[[Monmouth College]] |
| '''[[Monmouth College]]''' |
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|[[Monmouth, Illinois]] |
| [[Monmouth, Illinois]] |
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|1853 |
| 1853 |
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| Presbyterian<br>{{small|([[Presbyterian Church (USA)|PCUSA]])}} |
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|1924 |
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| 767 |
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|Presbyterian ([[Presbyterian Church (USA)|PCUSA]]) |
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| [[Monmouth Fighting Scots|Fighting Scots]] |
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|1,300 |
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| 1924 |
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|[[Monmouth Fighting Scots|Fighting Scots]] |
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| {{color box|#a40c34|border=silver}} {{Color box|white|border=silver}}<br>Red & White |
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|Red & White |
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|- |
|- |
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|[[Ripon College (Wisconsin)|Ripon College]] |
| '''[[Ripon College (Wisconsin)|Ripon College]]''' |
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|[[Ripon, Wisconsin]] |
| [[Ripon, Wisconsin]] |
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|1851 |
| 1851 |
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| Nonsectarian |
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|1923 |
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| 766 |
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|Nonsectarian |
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| [[Ripon Red Hawks|Red Hawks]] |
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|967 |
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| 1923 |
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|[[Ripon Red Hawks|Red Hawks]] |
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| {{color box|#9d2235|border=silver}} {{Color box|black|border=silver}}<br>Red & White |
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|Red & White |
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;Notes |
;Notes |
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===Affiliate members=== |
===Affiliate members=== |
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The MWC currently has one affiliate member. |
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!Institution |
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!Location |
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! Institution |
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!Founded |
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! Location |
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!Joined |
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! Founded |
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!Type |
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! Affiliation |
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!Enrollment |
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! Enrollment |
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!Nickname |
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! Nickname |
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!MWC sport |
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! Joined |
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!Primary conference |
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! MWC<br />sport(s) |
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! Primary<br />conference |
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|- |
|- |
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| {{sort|Chicago|[[University of Chicago]]}} |
| rowspan=2 | {{sort|Chicago|'''[[University of Chicago]]'''}}{{efn|group=aff|Chicago had been a full member of the MWC from 1976–77 to 1986–87.}} |
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|[[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]] |
| rowspan=2 | [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]] |
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|1890 |
| rowspan=2 | 1890 |
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| rowspan=2 | Nonsectarian |
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|2017–18<br><small>(football)</small><br>2018–19<br><small>(baseball)</small> |
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| rowspan=2 | 13,400 |
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|Private |
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| rowspan=2 | [[Chicago Maroons|Maroons]] |
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|13,400 |
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| 2017–18 |
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|[[Chicago Maroons|Maroons]] |
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|[[Chicago Maroons football| |
| [[Chicago Maroons football|Football]] |
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|[[University Athletic Association|UAA]] |
| rowspan=2 | [[University Athletic Association|University (UAA)]] |
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|- |
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| 2018–19 |
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| Baseball |
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* Chicago had been a full conference member from 1976–77 to 1986–87. |
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===Former members=== |
===Former members=== |
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The MWC had eight former full members. |
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!Institution |
!Institution |
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!Location |
!Location |
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!Founded |
!Founded |
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!Affiliation |
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!Enrollment |
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!Nickname |
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!Joined |
!Joined |
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!Left |
!Left |
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!Current<br />conference |
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!Type |
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!Enrollment |
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!Nickname |
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!Current conference |
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|[[Carleton College]] |
| '''[[Carleton College]]''' |
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|[[Northfield, Minnesota]] |
| [[Northfield, Minnesota]] |
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|1866 |
| 1866 |
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| Nonsectarian |
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|1921 |
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| 2,105 |
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|1983 |
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| [[Carleton Knights|Knights]] |
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|Private |
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| 1921–22<br>1946 |
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|2,105 |
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| 1941<br>1982–83 |
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|[[Carleton Knights|Knights]] |
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|[[Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|MIAC]] |
| [[Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|Minnesota (MIAC)]] |
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|- |
|- |
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| [[Carroll University]] |
| '''[[Carroll University]]''' |
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| [[Waukesha, Wisconsin]] |
| [[Waukesha, Wisconsin]] |
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| 1846 |
| 1846 |
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| [[Presbyterian Church (USA)|Presbyterian (PCUSA)]] |
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| 1992 |
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| 2016 |
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| Private/Presbyterian ([[Presbyterian Church (USA)|PCUSA]]) |
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| 2,789 |
| 2,789 |
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| [[Carroll Pioneers|Pioneers]] |
| [[Carroll Pioneers|Pioneers]] |
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| 1992–93 |
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| [[College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin|CCIW]] |
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| 2015–16 |
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| [[College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin|Illinois–Wisconsin (CCIW)]] |
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|- |
|- |
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| {{sort|Chicago|[[University of Chicago]]}} |
| {{sort|Chicago|'''[[University of Chicago]]'''}}{{efn|group=former|Chicago has rejoined the MWC as an affiliate member for football and baseball.}} |
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|[[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]] |
| [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]] |
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|1890 |
| 1890 |
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| Nonsectarian |
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| 1976 |
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| |
| 13,400 |
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| [[Chicago Maroons|Maroons]] |
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|Private |
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| 1976–77 |
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|13,400 |
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| 1986–87 |
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|[[Chicago Maroons|Maroons]] |
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|[[University Athletic Association|UAA]] |
| [[University Athletic Association|University (UAA)]] |
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|- |
|- |
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|[[Coe College]] |
| '''[[Coe College]]''' |
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|[[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]] |
| [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]] |
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|1851 |
| 1851 |
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| Presbyterian (PCUSA) |
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|1921 |
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| 1,355 |
|||
|1997 |
|||
| [[Coe Kohawks|Kohawks]] |
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|Private/Presbyterian ([[Presbyterian Church (USA)|PCUSA]]) |
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| 1921–22 |
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|1,355 |
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| 1996–97 |
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|[[Coe Kohawks|Kohawks]] |
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|[[American Rivers Conference|ARC]] |
| [[American Rivers Conference|American Rivers (ARC)]] |
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|- |
|- |
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|[[Hamline University]] |
| '''[[Hamline University]]''' |
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|[[Saint Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul, Minnesota]] |
| [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul, Minnesota]] |
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|1854 |
| 1854 |
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| [[United Methodist Church|United Methodist]] |
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|1922 |
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| 1,944 |
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|1930 |
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| [[Hamline Pipers|Pipers]] |
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|Private/[[United Methodist Church|Methodist]] |
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| 1922–23 |
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|1,944 |
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| 1929–30 |
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|[[Hamline Pipers|Pipers]] |
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|[[Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|MIAC]] |
| [[Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|Minnesota (MIAC)]] |
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|- |
|- |
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|[[Millikin University]] |
| '''[[Millikin University]]''' |
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|[[Decatur, Illinois]] |
| [[Decatur, Illinois]] |
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|1901 |
| 1901 |
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| Presbyterian (PCUSA) |
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|1922 |
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| 2,200 |
|||
|1925 |
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| [[Millikin Big Blue|Big Blue]] |
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|Private/Presbyterian ([[Presbyterian Church (USA)|PCUSA]]) |
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| 1922–23 |
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|2,200 |
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| 1924–25 |
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|[[Millikin Big Blue|Big Blue]] |
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|[[College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin|CCIW]] |
| [[College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin|Illinois–Wisconsin (CCIW)]] |
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|- |
|- |
||
| {{sort|Saint Norbert|[[St. Norbert College]]}} |
| {{sort|Saint Norbert|'''[[St. Norbert College]]'''}} |
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| [[De Pere, Wisconsin]] |
| [[De Pere, Wisconsin]] |
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| 1898 |
| 1898 |
||
| [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]<br>{{small|([[Premonstratensians]])}} |
|||
| 1982 |
|||
| 2021 |
|||
| Private/[[Catholic Church in the United States|Catholic]] ([[Premonstratensians]]) |
|||
| 2,095 |
| 2,095 |
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| [[St. Norbert Green Knights|Green Knights]] |
| [[St. Norbert Green Knights|Green Knights]] |
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| 1982–83 |
|||
| [[Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference|NACC]] |
|||
| 2020–21 |
|||
| [[Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference|Northern (NACC)]] |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
| {{sort|Saint Olaf|[[St. Olaf College]]}} |
| {{sort|Saint Olaf|'''[[St. Olaf College]]'''}} |
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|[[Northfield, Minnesota]] |
| [[Northfield, Minnesota]] |
||
|1874 |
| 1874 |
||
| [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America|Lutheran ELCA]] |
|||
|1952 |
|||
| 2,900 |
|||
|1974 |
|||
| [[St. Olaf Oles|Oles]] |
|||
|Private/Lutheran ([[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America|ELCA]]) |
|||
| 1952–53 |
|||
|2,900 |
|||
| 1973–74 |
|||
|[[St. Olaf Oles|Oles]] |
|||
|[[Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|MIAC]] |
| [[Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|Minnesota (MIAC)]] |
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|} |
|} |
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;Notes: |
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===Former affiliate members=== |
===Former affiliate members=== |
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!Institution |
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |
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!Location |
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! Institution |
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!Founded |
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! Location |
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!Joined |
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! Founded |
|||
!Left |
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! Affiliation |
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!Type |
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!Enrollment |
! Enrollment |
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!Nickname |
! Nickname |
||
! Joined |
|||
!MWC sport |
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! Left |
|||
!Primary conference |
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! MWC<br />sport |
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! Primary<br />conference |
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|- |
|- |
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|[[Macalester College]] |
| '''[[Macalester College]]''' |
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|[[Saint Paul, Minnesota]] |
| [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]] |
||
|1874 |
| 1874 |
||
| [[Presbyterian Church (USA)|Presbyterian (USA)]] |
|||
|2014 |
|||
| 2,221 |
|||
|2021 |
|||
| [[Macalester Scots|Scots]] |
|||
|Private |
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| 2014–15 |
|||
|2,221 |
|||
| 2020–21 |
|||
|[[Macalester Scots|Scots]] |
|||
|football |
| football |
||
|[[Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|MIAC]] |
| [[Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|Minnesota (MIAC)]] |
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|} |
|} |
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bar:1 color:FullxF from:1921 till:1922 text:[[Beloit College|Beloit]] ( |
bar:1 color:FullxF from:1921 till:1922 text:[[Beloit College|Beloit]] (1921–present) |
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bar:1 color:Full from:1922 till:1951 |
bar:1 color:Full from:1922 till:1951 |
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bar:1 color:FullxF from:1951 till:1959 |
bar:1 color:FullxF from:1951 till:1959 |
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bar:1 color:Full from:1959 till:end |
bar:1 color:Full from:1959 till:end |
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bar:2 color:FullxF from:1921 till:1922 text:[[Carleton |
bar:2 color:FullxF from:1921 till:1922 text:[[Carleton College|Carleton]] (1921–1983) |
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bar:2 color:Full from:1922 till:1983 |
bar:2 color:Full from:1922 till:1983 |
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bar:3 color:FullxF from:1921 till:1922 text:[[Coe College|Coe]] ( |
bar:3 color:FullxF from:1921 till:1922 text:[[Coe College|Coe]] (1921–1997) |
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bar:3 color:Full from:1922 till:1997 |
bar:3 color:Full from:1922 till:1997 |
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bar:4 color:FullxF from:1921 till:1922 text:[[Cornell College|Cornell ( |
bar:4 color:FullxF from:1921 till:1922 text:[[Cornell College|Cornell (Ia.)]] (1921–1997) |
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bar:4 color:Full from:1922 till:1997 |
bar:4 color:Full from:1922 till:1997 |
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bar:4 color:Full from:2012 till:end text:( |
bar:4 color:Full from:2012 till:end text:(2012–present) |
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bar:5 color:FullxF from:1921 till:1922 text:[[Knox College (Illinois)|Knox ( |
bar:5 color:FullxF from:1921 till:1922 text:[[Knox College (Illinois)|Knox (Ill.)]] (1921–present) |
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bar:5 color:Full from:1922 till:end |
bar:5 color:Full from:1922 till:end |
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bar:6 color:FullxF from:1921 till:1922 text:[[Lawrence University|Lawrence]] ( |
bar:6 color:FullxF from:1921 till:1922 text:[[Lawrence University|Lawrence]] (1921–present) |
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bar:6 color:Full from:1922 till:end |
bar:6 color:Full from:1922 till:end |
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bar:7 color:Full from:1922 till:1930 text:[[Hamline University|Hamline]] ( |
bar:7 color:Full from:1922 till:1930 text:[[Hamline University|Hamline]] (1922–1930) |
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bar:8 color:Full from:1922 till:1925 text:[[Millikin University|Millikin]] ( |
bar:8 color:Full from:1922 till:1925 text:[[Millikin University|Millikin]] (1922–1925) |
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bar:9 color:Full from:1923 till:end text:[[Ripon College (Wisconsin)|Ripon ( |
bar:9 color:Full from:1923 till:end text:[[Ripon College (Wisconsin)|Ripon (Wisc.)]] (1923–present) |
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bar:10 color:Full from:1924 till:1974 text:[[Monmouth College|Monmouth ( |
bar:10 color:Full from:1924 till:1974 text:[[Monmouth College|Monmouth (Ill.)]] (1924–present) |
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bar:10 color:FullxF from:1974 till:1976 |
bar:10 color:FullxF from:1974 till:1976 |
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bar:10 color:Full from:1976 till:end |
bar:10 color:Full from:1976 till:end |
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bar:11 color:Full from:1940 till:end text:[[Grinnell College|Grinnell]] ( |
bar:11 color:Full from:1940 till:end text:[[Grinnell College|Grinnell]] (1940–present) |
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bar:12 color:Full from:1952 till:1974 text:[[St. Olaf College|St. Olaf]] ( |
bar:12 color:Full from:1952 till:1974 text:[[St. Olaf College|St. Olaf]] (1952–1974) |
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bar:13 color:Full from:1974 till:end text:[[Lake Forest College|Lake Forest]] ( |
bar:13 color:Full from:1974 till:end text:[[Lake Forest College|Lake Forest]] (1974–present) |
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bar:14 color:Full from:1976 till:1987 text:[[University of Chicago|Chicago]] ( |
bar:14 color:Full from:1976 till:1987 text:[[University of Chicago|Chicago]] (1976–1987) |
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bar:14 color:AssocF from:2017 till:2018 text:( |
bar:14 color:AssocF from:2017 till:2018 text:(2017–present) |
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bar:14 color:AssocOS from:2018 till:end |
bar:14 color:AssocOS from:2018 till:end |
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bar:15 color:FullxF from:1982 till:1983 text:[[Illinois College]] ( |
bar:15 color:FullxF from:1982 till:1983 text:[[Illinois College]] (1982–present) |
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bar:15 color:Full from:1983 till:end |
bar:15 color:Full from:1983 till:end |
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bar:16 color:FullxF from:1982 till:1983 text:[[St. |
bar:16 color:FullxF from:1982 till:1983 text:[[St. Norbert College|St. Norbert]] (1982–2021) |
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bar:16 color:Full from:1983 till:1998 |
bar:16 color:Full from:1983 till:1998 |
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bar:16 color:FullxF from:1998 till:1999 |
bar:16 color:FullxF from:1998 till:1999 |
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bar:16 color:Full from:1999 till:2021 |
bar:16 color:Full from:1999 till:2021 |
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bar:17 color:Full from:1992 till:2016 text:[[Carroll University|Carroll ( |
bar:17 color:Full from:1992 till:2016 text:[[Carroll University|Carroll (Wisc.)]] (1992–2016) |
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bar:18 color:AssocF from:2014 till:2021 text:[[Macalester College|Macalester]] ( |
bar:18 color:AssocF from:2014 till:2021 text:[[Macalester College|Macalester]] (2014–2021) |
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bar:N color:powderblue from:1921 till:1994 text:Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference (MCAC) |
bar:N color:powderblue from:1921 till:1994 text:Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference (MCAC) |
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|[[Basketball]]|| |
|[[Basketball]]||{{center|{{Y}}}}||{{center|{{Y}}}} |
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|- |
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|[[Cross country running|Cross country]]|| |
|[[Cross country running|Cross country]]||{{center|{{Y}}}}||{{center|{{Y}}}} |
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|[[College football|Football]]|| |
|[[College football|Football]]||{{center|{{Y}}}}|| |
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|- |
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|[[Golf]]|| |
|[[Golf]]||{{center|{{Y}}}}||{{center|{{Y}}}} |
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|- |
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|[[Track and field|Indoor track]] || |
|[[Track and field|Indoor track]] ||{{center|{{Y}}}}||{{center|{{Y}}}} |
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|- |
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|[[Track and field|Outdoor track]] || |
|[[Track and field|Outdoor track]] ||{{center|{{Y}}}}||{{center|{{Y}}}} |
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|- |
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|[[College soccer|Soccer]]|| |
|[[College soccer in the United States|Soccer]]||{{center|{{Y}}}}||{{center|{{Y}}}} |
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|- |
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|[[Softball]] || || |
|[[Softball]] || || {{center|{{Y}}}} |
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|- |
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|[[Swimming (sport)|Swimming]] & [[Diving (sport)|Diving]] || |
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|[[Tennis]] || |
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|3,500 |
|3,500 |
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|Willmore Center |
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|Storzer Gymnasium |
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|1, |
|1,200 |
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|Francis Field |
|Francis Field |
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==See also== |
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* [[Midwest Conference |
* [[Midwest Conference men's basketball tournament]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
Latest revision as of 03:26, 3 June 2024
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Formerly | Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference and Midwest Athletic Conference for Women |
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Association | NCAA |
Founded | 1921 |
Commissioner | Heather Benning (since 2014) |
Sports fielded |
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Division | Division III |
No. of teams | 9 |
Headquarters | Grinnell, Iowa |
Region | Upper Midwest |
Official website | midwestconference.org |
Locations | |
The Midwest Conference (MWC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in the Midwestern United States in the states of Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin. The Midwest Conference was created in 1994 with the merger of the Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference, which had been sponsoring men's sports since 1921, and the Midwest Athletic Conference for Women, which was formed in 1977.
History
[edit]The organization of the Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference (MCAC) was conceived at a meeting at Coe College on May 12, 1921. Charter members were Beloit College, Carleton College, Coe College, Cornell College, Knox College (Illinois) and Lawrence University. Hamline University and Millikin University joined the league in December 1921, but both of them later withdrew: Hamline after the 1929–30 academic year, and Millikin after the 1924–25 academic year.
Ripon College joined the conference in 1923, followed by Monmouth College in 1924, Grinnell College in 1940 and Lake Forest College in 1974. Illinois College and St. Norbert College joined in 1982 and Carroll University followed in 1992. Carleton withdrew following the 1982–83 academic year. St. Olaf College also competed in the conference from 1952 to 1974, as did the University of Chicago from 1976 to 1987. Coe and Cornell withdrew following the 1996–97 academic year with Cornell rejoining the league starting in the 2012–13 year. Macalester College joined as a football-only member starting in 2014. The University of Chicago returned as a football-only member in 2017, and added baseball to its conference membership in the 2019 season (2018–19 school year).
The MWC split into North and South divisions for football, men's and women's tennis, baseball, and softball from 2012 through 2016. Divisional play ended with the departure of Carroll after the 2015–16 school year,[1] and resumed for football only with the addition of the University of Chicago as an affiliate member for the 2017–18 season.[2] St. Norbert left in 2021 for the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference.[3]
Chronological timeline
[edit]- 1921: The Midwest Conference (MWC) was founded as the Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference (MCAC). Charter members included Beloit College, Carleton College, Coe College, Cornell College, Knox College and Lawrence College (now Lawrence University), effective beginning the 1921–22 academic year.
- 1922: Hamline University and Millikin College (now Millikin University) joined the MCAC, effective in the 1922–23 academic year.
- 1923: Ripon College joined the MCAC, effective in the 1923–24 academic year.
- 1924: Monmouth College joined the MCAC, effective in the 1924–25 academic year.
- 1925: Millikin left the MCAC, effective after the 1924–25 academic year.
- 1930: Hamline left the MCAC, effective after the 1929–30 academic year.
- 1940: Grinnell College joined the MCAC, effective in the 1940–41 academic year.
- 1941: Carleton withdrew from the conference in June 1941.[4]
- 1946: Carleton rejoined the conference, effective for the spring 1946 track season.[5]
- 1952: St. Olaf College joined the MCAC, effective in the 1952–53 academic year.
- 1974: St. Olaf left the MCAC, effective after the 1973–74 academic year.
- 1974: Lake Forest College joined the MCAC, effective in the 1974–75 academic year.
- 1976: The University of Chicago joined the MCAC, effective in the 1976–77 academic year.
- 1982: Illinois College and St. Norbert College joined the MCAC, effective in the 1982–83 academic year.
- 1983: Carleton left the MCAC, effective after the 1982–83 academic year.
- 1987: U. of Chicago left the MCAC to join the University Athletic Association (UAA), effective after the 1986–87 academic year.
- 1992: Carroll College joined the MCAC, effective in the 1992–93 academic year.
- 1994: The MCAC has been rebranded when the conference merged with the women's-only Midwest Athletic Conference for Women (MACW; founded since the 1977–78 school year) to become the Midwest Conference (MWC), effective in the 1994–95 academic year.
- 1997: Coe and Cornell left the MWC, effective after the 1996–97 academic year.
- 2012: Cornell re-joined back to the MWC, effective in the 2012–13 academic year.
- 2014: Macalester College joined the MWC as an affiliate member for football, effective in the 2014 fall season (2014–15 academic year).
- 2016: Carroll left the MWC to join the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW), effective after the 2015–16 academic year.
- 2017: The University of Chicago re-joined back to the MWC, but as an affiliate member for football, effective in the 2017 fall season (2017–18 academic year).
- 2018: The University of Chicago added baseball into its MWC affiliate membership, effective in the 2019 spring season (2018–19 academic year).
- 2021: St. Norbert left the MWC to join the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC), effective after the 2020–21 academic year.
- 2021: Macalester left the MWC as an affiliate member for football, effective after the 2020 fall season (2020–21 academic year).
Member schools
[edit]Every member in the history of the MWC and its predecessor conferences, whether full, affiliate, current, or former, has been a private school.
Current members
[edit]The MWC currently has nine full members.
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Colors |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beloit College | Beloit, Wisconsin | 1846 | Nonsectarian | 1,358 | Buccaneers | 1921 | College Blue & Vegas Gold |
Cornell College | Mount Vernon, Iowa | 1853 | United Methodist | 1,176 | Rams | 1921, 2012[a] |
Purple & White |
Grinnell College | Grinnell, Iowa | 1846 | Nonsectarian | 1,638 | Pioneers | 1940 | Scarlet & Black |
Illinois College | Jacksonville, Illinois | 1829 | UCC & PCUSA | 1,029 | Blueboys & Lady Blues |
1982 | Blue & Grey & White |
Knox College | Galesburg, Illinois | 1837 | Nonsectarian | 1,058 | Prairie Fire | 1921 | Purple & Gold |
Lake Forest College | Lake Forest, Illinois | 1857 | Nonsectarian | 1,395 | Foresters | 1974 | Red & Black |
Lawrence University | Appleton, Wisconsin | 1847 | Nonsectarian | 1,489 | Vikings | 1921 | Blue & Grey & White |
Monmouth College | Monmouth, Illinois | 1853 | Presbyterian (PCUSA) |
767 | Fighting Scots | 1924 | Red & White |
Ripon College | Ripon, Wisconsin | 1851 | Nonsectarian | 766 | Red Hawks | 1923 | Red & White |
- Notes
- ^ Cornell left the MWC to join the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC; now known as the American Rivers Conference) after the 1996–97 school year; before re-joining back, effective in the 2012–13 school year.
Affiliate members
[edit]The MWC currently has one affiliate member.
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | MWC sport(s) |
Primary conference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of Chicago[a] | Chicago, Illinois | 1890 | Nonsectarian | 13,400 | Maroons | 2017–18 | Football | University (UAA) |
2018–19 | Baseball |
- Notes
- ^ Chicago had been a full member of the MWC from 1976–77 to 1986–87.
Former members
[edit]The MWC had eight former full members.
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Current conference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carleton College | Northfield, Minnesota | 1866 | Nonsectarian | 2,105 | Knights | 1921–22 1946 |
1941 1982–83 |
Minnesota (MIAC) |
Carroll University | Waukesha, Wisconsin | 1846 | Presbyterian (PCUSA) | 2,789 | Pioneers | 1992–93 | 2015–16 | Illinois–Wisconsin (CCIW) |
University of Chicago[a] | Chicago, Illinois | 1890 | Nonsectarian | 13,400 | Maroons | 1976–77 | 1986–87 | University (UAA) |
Coe College | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | 1851 | Presbyterian (PCUSA) | 1,355 | Kohawks | 1921–22 | 1996–97 | American Rivers (ARC) |
Hamline University | St. Paul, Minnesota | 1854 | United Methodist | 1,944 | Pipers | 1922–23 | 1929–30 | Minnesota (MIAC) |
Millikin University | Decatur, Illinois | 1901 | Presbyterian (PCUSA) | 2,200 | Big Blue | 1922–23 | 1924–25 | Illinois–Wisconsin (CCIW) |
St. Norbert College | De Pere, Wisconsin | 1898 | Catholic (Premonstratensians) |
2,095 | Green Knights | 1982–83 | 2020–21 | Northern (NACC) |
St. Olaf College | Northfield, Minnesota | 1874 | Lutheran ELCA | 2,900 | Oles | 1952–53 | 1973–74 | Minnesota (MIAC) |
- Notes
- ^ Chicago has rejoined the MWC as an affiliate member for football and baseball.
Former affiliate members
[edit]The MWC had one former affiliate member.
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | MWC sport |
Primary conference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Macalester College | Saint Paul, Minnesota | 1874 | Presbyterian (USA) | 2,221 | Scots | 2014–15 | 2020–21 | football | Minnesota (MIAC) |
Membership timeline
[edit]Sports
[edit]As of 2021[update], the MWC sponsors the following sports:
Sport | Men's | Women's |
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Baseball | ||
Basketball | ||
Cross country | ||
Football | ||
Golf | ||
Indoor track | ||
Outdoor track | ||
Soccer | ||
Softball | ||
Swimming & Diving | ||
Tennis | ||
Volleyball |
Conference facilities
[edit]School | Football field | Capacity | Basketball arena | Capacity | Baseball field |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beloit | Strong Stadium | 3,000 | Flood Arena | 2,500 | Ballpark at Strong Stadium |
Chicago | Stagg Field | 1,650 | Member only in football and baseball | J. Kyle Anderson Field | |
Cornell | Ash Park Stadium | 2,500 | Multi-Sport Center | 2,000 | Ash Park Field |
Grinnell | Rosenbloom Field | 5,000 | Darby Gym | 1,250 | Grinnell Baseball Diamond |
Illinois College | England Stadium | 3,000 | Sherman Gymnasium | 1,600 | Joe Brooks Field |
Knox | Knosher Bowl | 4,000 | Memorial Gym | 3,000 | Blodgett Field |
Lake Forest | Farwell Field | 1,000 | Lake Forest Sports Center | 1,200 | No Baseball Team |
Lawrence | Banta Bowl | 5,255 | Alexander Gym | 1,280 | Whiting Field |
Macalester | Macalester Stadium | 4,000 | Football-only member | ||
Monmouth | Bobby Woll Memorial Field | 2,000 | Glennie Gymnasium | 1,600 | Glasgow Field |
Ripon | Ingalls Field | 3,500 | Willmore Center | 1,200 | Francis Field |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Carroll University leaving Midwest Conference for CCIW". www.jsonline.com.
- ^ "Football Season Preview". Midwest Conference. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
- ^ "NACC Welcomes St. Norbert College as Full Member in 2020-21" (Press release). Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference. April 3, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- ^ McHugh, Roy (July 24, 1941). "Carleton Still At Odds With Midwest". Cedar Rapids Gazette. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. p. 11. Retrieved March 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Carleton Returns To Midwest Loop In All Athletics". Cedar Rapids Gazette. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. March 16, 1946. p. 3. Retrieved March 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .