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===Former members===
===Former members===
The MWC had eight former full members, all were [[Private university|private]] schools:

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!Institution
!Location
!Location
!Founded
!Founded
!Affiliation
⚫
!Joined
⚫
!Left
!Type
!Enrollment
!Enrollment
!Nickname
!Nickname
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| [[Northfield, Minnesota]]
| [[Northfield, Minnesota]]
| 1866
| 1866
| Nonsectarian
| 1921
| 1983
| Private
| 2,105
| 2,105
| [[Carleton Knights|Knights]]
| [[Carleton Knights|Knights]]
| 1921–22
⚫
| [[Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|MIAC]]
| 1982–83
⚫
| [[Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|Minnesota (MIAC)]]
|-
|-
| '''[[Carroll University]]'''
| '''[[Carroll University]]'''
| [[Waukesha, Wisconsin]]
| [[Waukesha, Wisconsin]]
| 1846
| 1846
⚫
| [[Presbyterian Church (USA)|Presbyterian (PCUSA)]]
| 1992
| 2016
⚫
| Private/Presbyterian ([[Presbyterian Church (USA)|PCUSA]])
| 2,789
| 2,789
| [[Carroll Pioneers|Pioneers]]
| [[Carroll Pioneers|Pioneers]]
| 1992–93
⚫
| [[College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin|CCIW]]
| 2015–16
⚫
| [[College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin|Illinois–Wisconsin (CCIW)]]
|-
|-
| {{sort|Chicago|'''[[University of Chicago]]'''}}{{efn|group=former|Chicago has re-joined the MWC as an affiliate member for football and baseball.}}
| {{sort|Chicago|'''[[University of Chicago]]'''}}{{efn|group=former|Chicago has re-joined the MWC as an affiliate member for football and baseball.}}
| [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]]
| [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]]
| 1890
| 1890
| Nonsectarian
| 1976
| 1987
| Private
| 13,400
| 13,400
| [[Chicago Maroons|Maroons]]
| [[Chicago Maroons|Maroons]]
| 1976–77
⚫
| [[University Athletic Association|UAA]]
| 1986–87
⚫
| [[University Athletic Association|University (UAA)]]
|-
|-
| '''[[Coe College]]'''
| '''[[Coe College]]'''
| [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]]
| [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]]
| 1851
| 1851
| Presbyterian (PCUSA)
| 1921
| 1997
| Private/Presbyterian ([[Presbyterian Church (USA)|PCUSA]])
| 1,355
| 1,355
| [[Coe Kohawks|Kohawks]]
| [[Coe Kohawks|Kohawks]]
| 1921–22
⚫
| [[American Rivers Conference|ARC]]
| 1996–97
⚫
| [[American Rivers Conference|American Rivers (ARC)]]
|-
|-
| '''[[Hamline University]]'''
| '''[[Hamline University]]'''
| [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul, Minnesota]]
| [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul, Minnesota]]
| 1854
| 1854
⚫
| [[United Methodist Church|United Methodist]]
| 1922
| 1930
⚫
| Private/[[United Methodist Church|Methodist]]
| 1,944
| 1,944
| [[Hamline Pipers|Pipers]]
| [[Hamline Pipers|Pipers]]
| 1922–23
⚫
| [[Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|MIAC]]
| 1929–30
⚫
| [[Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|Minnesota (MIAC)]]
|-
|-
| '''[[Millikin University]]'''
| '''[[Millikin University]]'''
| [[Decatur, Illinois]]
| [[Decatur, Illinois]]
| 1901
| 1901
| Presbyterian (PCUSA)
| 1922
| 1925
| Private/Presbyterian ([[Presbyterian Church (USA)|PCUSA]])
| 2,200
| 2,200
| [[Millikin Big Blue|Big Blue]]
| [[Millikin Big Blue|Big Blue]]
| 1922–23
⚫
| [[College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin|CCIW]]
| 1924–25
⚫
| [[College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin|Illinois–Wisconsin (CCIW)]]
|-
|-
| {{sort|Saint Norbert|'''[[St. Norbert College]]'''}}
| {{sort|Saint Norbert|'''[[St. Norbert College]]'''}}
| [[De Pere, Wisconsin]]
| [[De Pere, Wisconsin]]
| 1898
| 1898
⚫
| [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]<br>{{small|([[Premonstratensians]])}}
| 1982
| 2021
⚫
| Private/[[Catholic Church in the United States|Catholic]] ([[Premonstratensians]])
| 2,095
| 2,095
| [[St. Norbert Green Knights|Green Knights]]
| [[St. Norbert Green Knights|Green Knights]]
| 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]]'''}}
| [[Northfield, Minnesota]]
| [[Northfield, Minnesota]]
| 1874
| 1874
⚫
| [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America|Lutheran ELCA]]
| 1952
| 1974
⚫
| Private/Lutheran ([[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America|ELCA]])
| 2,900
| 2,900
| [[St. Olaf Oles|Oles]]
| [[St. Olaf Oles|Oles]]
| 1952–53
⚫
| [[Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|MIAC]]
| 1973–74
⚫
| [[Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|Minnesota (MIAC)]]
|}
|}


Revision as of 22:30, 4 May 2022

Midwest Conference
AssociationNCAA
CommissionerHeather Benning (since 2014)
Sports fielded
  • 20
    • men's: 10
    • women's: 10
DivisionDivision III
RegionUpper Midwest
Official websitemidwestconference.org
Locations
Location of teams in {{{title}}}

The Midwest Conference (MWC) is a college 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

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 74, 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]

Member schools

Current members

The MWC currently has nine full members, all are private schools:

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 1,105 Blueboys (men's)
Lady Blues (women's) 		1982      
Blue & Grey & White
Knox College Galesburg, Illinois 1837 Nonsectarian 1,399 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) 		1,300 Fighting Scots 1924    
Red & White
Ripon College Ripon, Wisconsin 1851 Nonsectarian 967 Red Hawks 1923    
Red & White
Notes
  1. ^ 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

The MWC currently has one affiliate member, which is also a private school:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined MWC
sport(s) 		Primary
conference
University of Chicago[a] Chicago, Illinois 1890 Private 13,400 Maroons 2017–18fb.;
2018–19bsb. 		football;
baseball 		University (UAA)
Notes
  1. ^ Chicago had been a full member of the MWC from 1976–77 to 1986–87.

Former members

The MWC had eight former full members, all were private schools:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Current
conference
Carleton College Northfield, Minnesota 1866 Nonsectarian 2,105 Knights 1921–22 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
  1. ^ Chicago has re-joined the MWC as an affiliate member for football and baseball.

Former affiliate members

Institution Location Founded Joined Left Type Enrollment Nickname MWC
sport 		Primary
conference
Macalester College Saint Paul, Minnesota 1874 2014–15 2020–21 Private 2,221 Scots football MIAC

Membership timeline

Macalester CollegeCarroll UniversitySt. Nobert CollegeIllinois CollegeUniversity of ChicagoLake Forest CollegeSt. Olaf CollegeGrinnell CollegeMonmouth CollegeRipon College (Wisconsin)Millikin UniversityHamline UniversityLawrence UniversityKnox College (Illinois)Cornell CollegeCoe CollegeCarleton KnightsBeloit College

Sports

As of 2021, the MWC sponsors the following sports:

Conference sports
Sport Men's Women's
Baseball
Green tickY
Basketball
Green tickY
Green tickY
Cross country
Green tickY
Green tickY
Football
Green tickY
Golf
Green tickY
Green tickY
Indoor track
Green tickY
Green tickY
Outdoor track
Green tickY
Green tickY
Soccer
Green tickY
Green tickY
Softball
Green tickY
Swimming & Diving
Green tickY
Green tickY
Tennis
Green tickY
Green tickY
Volleyball
Green tickY

Conference facilities

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

References

  1. ^ "Carroll University leaving Midwest Conference for CCIW". www.jsonline.com.
  2. ^ "Football Season Preview". Midwest Conference. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  3. ^ "NACC Welcomes St. Norbert College as Full Member in 2020-21" (Press release). Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference. April 3, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2019.

External links

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