MIAA National Champions | Notable MIAA Alumni
1912: Original Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association formed -- Cape Girardeau State Teachers, Kirksville State Teachers, Maryville State Teachers, Springfield State Teachers, Warrensburg State Teachers, Central Coll., Central Wesleyan, Culver-Stockton, Drury, Missouri Valley, Missouri Wesleyan, Tarkio, Westminster, and William Jewell.
1924: The MIAA reorganized to include only the five regional state colleges -- Central, Northwest, Northeast, Southwest and Southeast. Sports include football basketball and outdoor track & field.
1931: Tennis added as a conference sport.
1932: Indoor track added as an MIAA sport.
1934: Golf added as a conference sport.
1935: Missouri School of Mines (now Missouri-Rolla) joins the MIAA.
1957: MIAA joins the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) College Division.
1958: Cross country added as an MIAA sport.
1963: Southwest Missouri State's men's golf squad wins MIAA's first NCAA College Division championship.
1964: Missouri Mines changes its name to University of Missouri-Rolla
1965: Wrestling and swimming added as MIAA sports
1966: Baseball added as an MIAA sport
1970: Lincoln University joins the MIAA.
1974: Southwest Missouri State wins the NCAA Division II Men's Cross Country Championship.
1980: University of Missouri-St. Louis joins the MIAA.
1981: Men's soccer added as a conference sport... Ken B. Jones is appointed as MIAA's first full-time commissioner... Southwest Missouri State leaves for NCAA Division I.
1982: The MIAA begins sponsoring championships in women's athletics -- volleyball, softball, basketball, cross country, track & field and tennis.
1984: Central Missouri becomes the first school in NCAA history to have its men's and women's basketball squads earn national championships in the same season. Southeast Missouri State also wins an NCAA Division II National Championship in men's cross country.
1985: Southeast Missouri State claims NCAA Division II Men's Indoor Track National Championship.
1986: Southwest Baptist University joins the MIAA.
1989: Missouri Southern, Missouri Western, Pittsburg State and Washburn join MIAA... Men's soccer championship suspended.
1991: Southeast Missouri State leaves for NCAA Division I... Emporia State joins the MIAA... MIAA establishes Sports Information Office... Pittsburg State, in just its third season as an NCAA Division II member, wins the Football National Championship with a 20-6 win over Jacksonville (Ala.) State.
1992: Missouri Southern State's softball squad, also in it's third season in Division II play, defeats California State-Hayward, 1-0, to win the national championship... Conference name changed to Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association.
1994: Central Missouri knocks off Florida Southern, 14-9, to capture the NCAA Division II Baseball Championship... Men's soccer championship play resumes... First Ken B. Jones Award for MIAA Student-Athlete of the Year given.
1996: Missouri-St. Louis completes final season before moving to the Great Lakes Valley Conference... Northeast Missouri State changes its name to Truman State University.
1997: Ken B. Jones retires on June 30 after 16 years of service as commissioner to the conference... MIAA chief executive officers select former Metro Conference and Gulf South Conference commissioner Ralph McFillen as his successor... New MIAA office established in Overland Park, Kan.
1998: Northwest Missouri State became the first football team in NCAA Division II history to post a 15-0 record, as the Bearcats won their first national title in any sport with a 24-6 win over Carson-Newman (Tenn.).
1999: Lincoln forfeits membership in the MIAA at the conclusion of the 1998-99 academic year... Men's soccer championship discontinued... Women's soccer added as a championship sport... Northwest Missouri State wins the longest NCAA Championship football game at any level, defending the Division II National Title with a 58-52, four-overtime win over Carson-Newman (Tenn.) at Florence, Ala.
2000: The MIAA enters agreement with Mineral Water Bowl, where the top team from the conference not making the NCAA-II Football Playoffs will take on a representative from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference the first Saturday in December.
2002: On Oct. 17, 26,695 football fans at Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium watch Northwest Missouri State defeat Pittsburg State, 29-6 -- the largest crowd ever to witness an MIAA event.
2003: First MIAA Basketball Tournament played at Kansas City's Municipal Auditorium. Central Missouri wins its second NCAA Division II Baseball Championship.
2005: Washburn wins the NCAA Division II women's basketball championship. Missouri-Rolla completes final MIAA season.
2006: Fort Hays State University joins the MIAA. Central Missouri State changes its name to University of Central Missouri.
2007: Nebraska-Omaha accepted as 11th member of MIAA, to begin play in 2008-09. Ralph McFillen retires as commissioner, succeeded by Jim Johnson. Southwest Baptist announces intention to play football as an independent in 2008.
2008: MIAA introduces new logo. MIAA Baseball Tournament played at Community America Ballpark in Kansas City, Kan., for the first time. Women's golf added as a conference sport.
2009: MIAA conducts first TitleFest, crowning eight champions over a 10-week span from March through May in the Kansas City metropolitan area in the sports of men's and women's basketball, men's and women's golf, men's and women's tennis, softball and baseball; Lincoln is approved for re-admission, effective 2010-11.
2010: Dr. Robert Boerigter succeeds Jim Johnson as MIAA Commissioner.
2010-11: Central Oklahoma, Northeastern State, Nebraska Kearney, and Lindenwood accepted as 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th conference institutions, beginning in 2012-13; Nebraska Omaha leaves for NCAA Division I.
2012-13: Men's Soccer and Wrestling returned as MIAA sports. Central Oklahoma claimed the Softball National Championship in the Spring. Truman completed its membership on June 1, 2013.
2013-14: Northwest Missouri opens 2013-14 by going 15-0 and winning their fourth football national championship and Central Missouri claimed the national title in men's basketball. The Lincoln women's track and field team would make it one championship in every season as they claimed the outdoor national title.
2014-15: The 2014-15 season sported two national champions and they were both won by the Central Missouri women's track and field team as they claimed both the indoor and outdoor title.
2015-16: In 2015-16 the MIAA again got a national championship in every season as the Northwest Missouri football team started things out with their fifth national title. The Lincoln women's track and field team would then earn the indoor national championship while Pittsburg State earned the outdoor national championship.
2016-17: Northwest Missouri opened 2016-17 by winning their sixth national championship and second in a row in Kansas City. Women's Bowling was added as an MIAA sport and the first championship was contested during March. Dr. Bob Boerigter retired as the league's commissioner and Mike Racy took over the helm in February.
2017-18: The MIAA won five national championships during the academic year. Central Missouri completed an undefeated season in Women's Soccer for the association's first National Championship of the year. In winter sports, Pittsburg State claimed the Men's Indoor Track and Field title and Central Missouri won the Women's Basketball Championship. For the spring season, Central Oklahoma Women's Rowing and Lincoln Women's Outdoor Track and Fied both achieved Titles on the same day. Southwest Baptist and Lindenwood announced it planned to withdrawl from the MIAA effective in Summer 2019.
2018-19: The Association announced the addition of Newman University and Rogers State as associate members effective of July 1, 2019. The MIAA moved its office to Hy-Vee Arena in the historic west bottoms district of Kansas City. Northwest Missouri men's basketball became the sixth team, in any sports in the Association, to be undefeated national champions. Central Oklahoma women's rowing and Lincoln women's outdoor track and field repeated as national champions.
2019-20: On March 21, 2020, the Association and its member institutions announce the suspension of all MIAA intercollegiate sports activities (practice and competition) due to the global pandemic of COVID-19. The NCAA canceled all of its championships for the remaining 2019-20 academic year. The MIAA announced the appointment of a COVID-19 Task Force responsible for monitoring and addressing COVID-19 issues for the conference office and MIAA member institutions.
2020-21: The MIAA announced a plan to delay the start of all fall intercollegiate athletic practices until the week of August 31, with the start of competition delayed until the week of September 28. NCAA Division II President’s Council canceled all 2020 NCAA Division II Fall Championships. Winter and spring sport schedules were limited to conference-only matchups. Northwest Missouri claimed the Association's first post-pandemic national title in winning the 2021 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball National Championship.
2021-22: The MIAA won four national championships during the academic year. In the winter seasons, Nebraska Kearney captured the NCAA title at the Division II Wrestling National Championship and Northwest Missouri men's basketball became the first-ever program to win three consecutive national titles after winning the 2022 Division II Men's Basketball National Championship. In the spring, the men of Pittsburg State took home the championship title at the 2022 Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championships and Rogers State won the MIAA's first national championship in softball since 2013.
2022-23: Newman University and Rogers State University are approved as full members of the MIAA, effective with the 2022-23 academic year. In January 2023, Lincoln University announces that they will leave the MIAA following the conclusion of the 2023-24 academic year and join the GLVC. The MIAA captured three NCAA titles in the winter and spring of 2023. Central Oklahoma won the title at the 2023 NCAA Division II Wrestling National Championships. The men of Pittsburg State track and field earned the year's sweep, taking home the championship finish at both the 2023 NCAA Division II Indoor and Outdoor National Championships. It was the Gorillas third consecutive NCAA title and second straight outdoor title.
2023-24: The league totaled four national championship teams and two national runner-up teams. Pittsburg State's track and field programs continued to dominate. After the Gorilla men won the indoor national title and the Gorilla women finished second at the 2024 indoor national championship, Pitt State swept the team titles at the 2024 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field National Championships to be the first Division II institution to win both men’s and women’s titles at the event since 2008. The Central Oklahoma Bronchos captured their second consecutive national title at the 2024 NCAA Division II Wrestling Naitonal Championships and the Washburn women's soccer team fell 1-0 in the 2023 NCAA Division II Women's Soccer National Championship match. At the NCAA Convention in January of 2024, the Division II football membership approved a proposal to add Week Zero to Division II football. The approval will allow football institutions to schedule contests one week earlier than the Division’s previous start date and extends the regular season from 11 weeks to 12.
2024-25: The University of Arkansas-Fort Smith became a full time MIAA member on July 1, 2024.