MIAA Facts & Figures | MIAA Membership Map | MIAA Strategic Plan | MIAA 'WE CARE' | Association Values The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association is one of the nation’s oldest and most successful athletic conferences in the NCAA. A charter member of NCAA Division II, the MIAA dates all the way back to 1912 and currently has 14 full-time members. The Association also has its own streaming platform called The MIAA Network. Below is more information about the Association. MIAA HISTORY & SUCCESS: Over the past 110 years, the MIAA has gained the reputation of being one of the best NCAA Division II conferences in the nation. Student-athletes have won 62 NCAA Division II team championships and well over 400 individual national titles. In the classroom, hundreds of student-athletes have earned Academic All-America and All-District honors. To learn more about the Association's past and tradition of excellence, click here. MIAA FOOTPRINT: The footprint of the conference reaches five states: Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma with schools in the metro area of Kansas City, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Wichita. To learn more about the MIAA footprint, click here. ACTIVE MIAA MEMBERS (YEAR JOINED) University of Arkansas-Fort Smith (2024) University of Central Missouri (1912) University of Central Oklahoma (2012-13) Emporia State University (1991) Fort Hays State University (2006) Missouri Southern State University (1989) Missouri Western State University (1989) Newman University (2022) University of Nebraska Kearney (2012-13) Northeastern State University (2012-13) Northwest Missouri State University (1912) Pittsburg State University (1989) Rogers State University (2022) Washburn University (1989) MIAA HEADQUARTERS: The conference office is located in Kansas City’s historic West Bottom’s District, just blocks away from the city’s downtown business and entertainment area. The office is headquartered inside Kansas City's HyVee Area, which is a one-of-a-kind and state-of-the-art facility with 12 full-sized basketball courts. The Arena, formerly known as Kemper Arena, is a hub for local, regional, and national sporting events for all ages in numerous events. It is estimated that over 500,000 people will visit HyVee Arena over the year, giving the Association’s office a unique branding opportunity. Mike Racy oversees the conference and the conference office staff as the full-time Commissioner. Commissioner Racy is supported by four full-time employees. To view the MIAA conference office staff, click here. MIAA GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE: When it comes to how the Association operates, the MIAA has three administrative councils and dozens of committees comprised of head coaches and administrators from around the conference. The three administrative councils that approve amendments or rule changes are the CEO Council which consists of University Presidents, the Athletic Administrators Council (AAC) which is made up of senior woman administrators and athletic directors and the Institutional Representatives Council (IRC) which is SWAs, ADs, and Faculty Athletic Representatives (FARs). Each head coach in the MIAA is apart of the coaching group for their sport and the group can suggest rule changes or new rules for the conference to be approved by the AAC, IRC and CEO Councils. Like the coaches group, any committee within the Association can suggest new rules or rule changes to the three councils. To view the current officers and committees in the MIAA, click here. Student-athletes have a voice in the MIAA as well! The Association hosts an annual SAAC Summit to provide student-athletes the opportunity to connect with peers and discuss MIAA rules and regulations. The MIAA's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is also allowed the privilege of recommending new rules or changes to the league's current legislation, if approved by the Association's three councils. For more information about the MIAA's SAAC, click here. MIAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: The MIAA currently hosts postseason championships for 16 sports: baseball, basketball (men's and women's), cross country (men's and women's), golf (men's and women's) tennis (men's and women's), softball, volleyball, women's soccer, and indoor and outdoor track and field (men's and women's). For men’s athletics, the MIAA also crowns a Regular Season Champion in the sports of baseball, basketball, football, golf, tennis and wrestling. For women's athletics, an MIAA Regular Season Champions are awarded in the sports of basketball, soccer, softball and volleyball. Championship venues for all sports are hosted by some of the top facilities in the midwest. Men’s and women’s basketball has played at Kansas City’s historic Municipal Auditorium, which has hosted more than 10 NCAA Final Fours dating back to the early 1940s. Campus facilities and regional event centers and courses also offer student-athletes in various sports some of the finest championship experiences in the NCAA. To find more information on MIAA championships, click here. THE MIAA NETWORK: Fans or family can follow their favorite team or student-athlete anywhere in the world and whenever they want, thanks to The MIAA Network! The Network is a platform powered by HUDL and allows each school to broadcasts its own games and special events. Broadcasts can be viewed on a desktop, mobile devices, and Internet-connected television devices anywhere in the world. The MIAA Network content is available to watch live or on demand with broadcasts immediately archived fans to access and watch back at anytime. MIAA Network subscribers can find all of the action on www.TheMIAANetwork.com and on The MIAA Network apps for Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, and Roku. The MIAA Network is not only a resource for fans but the overall student body as well. Universities have taken the opportunity to have students on their campuses get hands-on experience by broadcasting and producing games, and on-campus events such as graduation. The hands-on experience can be used as class credit towards a degree or an added experience towards their career goal. The MIAA Network also provides a unique opportunity for broadcasting students during the MIAA's annual men's and women's basketball championships in Kansas City. The championships are completely produced and broadcast by students from various MIAA universities. It is one of the only championships to be streamed, broadcast, and produced entirely by students in the NCAA. And the best part? Revenue generated by The MIAA Network is directed back to our MIAA institutions!