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The MIAA is one of the nation’s oldest conferences and one of the most successful in NCAA Division II. The conference dates all the way back to 1912 and currently has 14 full-time members. The MIAA also has its own streaming network called The MIAA Network. Below is more information about the Association.

The MIAA’s 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 54 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 storied past and tradition of excellence, click here.

The MIAA Footprint
The footprint of the conference reaches four states: Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma with schools in the metro area of Kansas City, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Wichita. A fun fact is the Association has two schools located a few blocks away from State Capitol buildings in Kansas and Missouri with the Oklahoma State Capitol a couple of miles away from an MIAA campus! To learn more about each member of the MIAA, click here. 

The MIAA Conference Office
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 in Hy-Vee Area which is a one-of-a-kind and state-of-the-art facility with 12 full-sized basketball courts. The 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 Hy-Vee Arena over the year, giving the Association’s office a unique branding opportunity! To learn more about the MIAA’s office, click here. 

Mike Racy oversees the conference and the conference office staff as the full-time Commissioner. The office has four full-time employees with assistance from an intern over the year and correspondent for The MIAA Network. To see the MIAA Conference Office staff, click here. 

The MIAA’s 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 AAC (Athletic Administrators Council) which is made up of senior woman administrators and athletic directors and the IRC (Institutional Representatives Council) which is SWAs, ADs, and faculty athletic representatives. 

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. 

The student-athletes have a voice in the MIAA as well! The annual SAAC Summit provides student-athletes with the chance to talk, discuss and suggest any new rules or changes to the current rules to be approved by the three councils. To see the current officers and committees in the MIAA, click here. 
 
The MIAA’s Championships
The MIAA currently conducts championships in 18 sports. For men’s athletics, champions are crowned in football, cross country, basketball, indoor and outdoor track & field, baseball, tennis, golf, and wrestling. Championships are awarded in women’s athletics for volleyball, cross country, soccer, basketball, indoor and outdoor track & field, softball, golf, and tennis.

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 see the full-list of 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 BlueFrame Technology and allows each school to produce its own games. Broadcasts can be viewed on a desktop, mobile devices, and Internet-connected television devices anywhere in the world. 

The MIAA Network content is available live, via live DVR, and is also immediately archived for on-demand viewing after each event. Fans can find all of the action on The MIAA Network website and on The MIAA Network apps for Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, and Roku. Any revenue generated by the Network is directed back to the schools as well! 

The MIAA Network is not only a resource for fans but students as well. Universities have taken the opportunity to have students on their campuses get hands-on experience by broadcasting and producing games. The hands-on experience can be used as class credit towards a degree or an added experience towards their career goal. 

A unique experience that The MIAA Network has is during the MIAA Basketball Championships. The Championships are completely broadcasted and produced by students from various universities in the Association. It is one of the only Championships to be streamed, broadcasted, and produced entirely by students in the NCAA! 

The MIAA Members (Joined The MIAA)
University of Central Missouri (1912)
University of Central Oklahoma (2012-13)
Emporia State University (1991)
Fort Hays State University (2006)
Lincoln University (2010)
Missouri Southern State University (1989)
Missouri Western State University (1989)
Newman University (2022)
University of Nebraska at Kearney (2012-13)
Northeastern State University (2012-13)
Northwest Missouri State University (1912)
Pittsburg State University (1989)
Rogers State University (2022)
Washburn University (1989)