Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) is an College Athletic Conference which competes in the NCAA's Division III. As the name implies, member schools are located in the state of Minnesota; also, all of the member schools are private, with all but one having a religious affiliation, and only two being non-sectarian.

History
On March 15, 1920, a formal constitution was adopted and the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference was born, with Carleton College, Gustavus Adolphus College, Hamline University, Macalester College, St. John's University, St. Olaf College and the University of St. Thomas.

Concordia College-Moorhead joined the MIAC in 1921, Augsburg College in 1924 and St. Mary's University in 1926. Carleton dropped membership in 1925, rejoining in 1983. St. Olaf left in 1950, returning in 1975. University of Minnesota Duluth was a member of the MIAC from 1950 to 1975. Bethel University joined in 1978. The MIAC initiated women's competition in 1981-1982, and it was after this that the College of St. Catherine (1983) and the College of St. Benedict (1985) joined the league.

Augsburg did not participate in intercollegiate football from 1935 through 1938. The Conference did not play sports from the fall 1943 to the spring of 1945 due to World War II. St. Mary's discontinued its football program in 1955. Macalester became an independent in football in 2002, but still retains its MIAC membership in other sports. Wrestling was dropped as a conference sponsored sport after the 2002-03 season. St. Catherine and St. Benedict, being both women's colleges, also do not sponsor football. Together with St. John's (one of only a handful of men's colleges), St. Benedict forms a joint academic institution, known commonly by the acronym CSB/SJU.

Sports
Member teams compete in football (men's), soccer (men's and women's), cross country (men's and women), golf (men's and women), volleyball (women's), basketball (men's and women), ice hockey (men's and women), indoor track and field (men's and women), swimming and diving (men's and women), baseball (men's), tennis (men's and women), track and field (men's and women) and softball (women's). The conference no longer sponsors men's wrestling or men's and women's Nordic skiing.

Football trophies games

 * The Goat Trophy (Carleton College v. Saint Olaf College)
 * The Hammer (Augsburg College v. Hamline University) started 2005
 * The Holy Grail (St. John's University v. University of St. Thomas)
 * The Troll (Concordia College v. Saint Olaf College)
 * Wilson Brothers Cup (Hamline University vs. University of St. Thomas)

Trophy games between MIAC football members and non football members

 * The Old Paint Bucket (Macalester College v. Hamline University)
 * Book of Knowledge (Carleton College v. Macalester College) — since 1999
 * Power Bowl (Concordia College v. Minnesota State University-Moorhead) — 1999-2007 (formerly the American Crystal Sugar Bowl — 1984-1999 — the matchup dated back to 1919)
 * Victory Bell (Loras College (Iowa) vs. University of St. Thomas)

MIAC football titles won (1920-2008)

 * c = shared championship
 * * No Longer a MIAC member
 * ** No Longer competes in MIAC football
 * *** No Longer competes in football
 * No football played in 1943-1944 due to World War II

Men's basketball titles won (1920-21 to 2008-09)

 * Not played 1943-44 to 1944-45
 * c = shared championship
 * * No Longer a Member of the MIAC

Women's basketball titles won (1981-82 to 2008-09)

 * c = shared championship

Men's hockey (1922-23 - 2008-09)

 * Hockey not played 1942-43 to 1945-46
 * c = shared championship
 * * No longer a member of the MIAC
 * ** Does not have a varsity hockey team has a club team
 * % No longer a hockey member - now has a club team

Women's hockey (1998-99 - 2008-09)

 * c = shared championship
 * * Does not have a varsity hockey team has a club team

Conference Facilities
* plays an independent football schedule

Executive Director of MIAC
The Executive Director services as the conference "commissioner", the position was created in 1994.


 * Carlyle Carter 1994-2005
 * Dan McKane 2005-