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| Association | NCAA |
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| Founded | 1888 |
| Commissioner | Dr. Christopher Brown (Since July 2022) |
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| Division | Division III |
| No. of teams | 9 |
| Headquarters | PO Box 3 Jamestown, MI 49427 |
| Region | Midwestern United States |
| Official website | www |
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The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) is an athletic conference that competes in the NCAA's Division III. There are nine teams in the conference, all located in the states of Michigan and Indiana. The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association was established on March 24, 1888, making it the oldest college athletic conference in the United States.[1] The current members of the MIAA include Adrian College, Albion College, Alma College, Calvin University, Hope College, Kalamazoo College, University of Olivet, Saint Mary's College of Notre Dame, Indiana, and Trine University, formerly known as Tri-State University. Olivet, Alma and Albion are the only charter members remaining in the conference. Former members include such colleges as Michigan State University, previously Michigan Agricultural College, (1888–1907), Eastern Michigan University, previously Michigan State Normal College, (1892–1926), Hillsdale College (1888–1961), and Defiance College (1997–2000).
The members of the MIAA were unchanged from 1961 until 1997 when Defiance College of Ohio and Saint Mary's College of Indiana were invited to join. Defiance College and Saint Mary's College of Indiana were the first colleges from outside of Michigan to be admitted to the conference. Adrian, Albion, Alma, Calvin, Hope, Kalamazoo, Olivet and Saint Mary's have not been members of any other conference. In 2002, the league accepted Wisconsin Lutheran College as an associate member for the purpose of competing only in football. Wisconsin Lutheran College left the MIAA for another conference in 2007. The newest member of the MIAA was accepted in the 2004–05 season, Tri-State University. Tri-State University changed their name to Trine University in 2008.
- ^ "History of the MIAA – America's Oldest Collegiate Conference". www.miaa.org. Retrieved October 15, 2008.