The MIAA Footprint
The footprint of the conference reaches four states: Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma with schools in the metro area of Kansas City, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Wichita. To see the MIAA Map, click here.
The Membership Success
Considered to be one of the best conferences in all of NCAA Division II, the MIAA has claimed
58 team national championships and over 400 individual national titles. The Association won at least one national championship every season from 2008-09 to 2023-24. In the span of national dominance, 33 national titles were won including five teams going undefeated.
Academically, the MIAA has produced hundreds of Academic All-America and Academic All-Districts selections. Forty-seven MIAA student-athlete has won the NCAA’s Elite 90 Award as the top student-athlete in their national championship. View all MIAA Elite 90 Award winners.
Each member of the Association has been regarded as one of the top academic institutions in the region. The MIAA membership has over 108,000 students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs.
MIAA Alumni
The MIAA has an alumni network of approximately 800,000 throughout the world. Numerous alumni have been successful in their career fields from athletics, business, politics or academics. To see notable alumni from MIAA Institutions, click here.
Membership
| School |
Location |
Founded |
Joined |
Type |
Enrollment |
| Arkansas-Fort Smith |
Fort Smith, Ark. |
1928 |
2024 |
Public |
5,880 |
| Central Missouri |
Warrensburg, Mo. |
1871 |
1912 |
Public |
14,148 |
| Central Oklahoma |
Edmond, Okla. |
1890 |
2012 |
Public |
16,428 |
| Emporia State |
Emporia, Kan. |
1863 |
1991 |
Public |
5,887 |
| Fort Hays State |
Hays, Kan. |
1902 |
2006 |
Public |
14,658 |
| Missouri Southern |
Joplin, Mo. |
1937 |
1989 |
Public |
6,229 |
| Missouri Western |
St. Joseph, Mo. |
1915 |
1989 |
Public |
5,388 |
| Nebraska Kearney |
Kearney, Neb. |
1905 |
2012 |
Public |
7,504 |
| Newman |
Wichita, Kan. |
1933 |
2022* |
Private |
2,623 |
| Northeastern State |
Tahlequah, Okla. |
1909 |
2012 |
Public |
8,276 |
| Northwest Missouri |
Maryville, Mo. |
1905 |
1912 |
Public |
6.530 |
| Pittsburg State |
Pittsburg, Kan. |
1903 |
1989 |
Public |
7,102 |
| Rogers State |
Claremore, Okla. |
1909 |
2022* |
Public |
4,300 |
| Washburn |
Topeka, Kan. |
1865 |
1989 |
Public |
7,971 |
*Newman and Rogers State were associate members from 2019-2022.