UPPER MIDWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

'Upper Midwest Athletic Conference'
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference
'Data'
Classification	NCAA Division III
Established	1972
Members	8
Sports fielded	16 (8 men's, 8 women's)
Region	Midwestern United States
States	3 - Minnesota, Wisconsin, South Dakota
Past names	Twin Rivers Conference
Headquarters	New Ulm, Minnesota

The 'Upper Midwest Athletic Conference' ('UMAC') is a college-level athletic conference. The UMAC and its affiliated schools are in the process of transitioning to NCAA Division III which will be completed by the fall of 2008. The UMAC was formerly affiliated with the NAIA.
The UMAC was started in 1972 as the 'Twin Rivers Conference', the UMAC assumed its current name in the early 1980s. Member institutions are located in Minnesota, South Dakota and Wisconsin in addition there are football only members located in Illinois, Missouri, North Dakota, and Wisconsin.
The UMAC sponsors intercollegiate competition in men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's football, men's and women's golf, men's and women's soccer, women's softball, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track and field, and women's volleyball.

Contents

Member institutions

Football

2007 Football-only members

Conference Facilities

Football only members facilities

Former members

Past football champions

External links

Member institutions

Institution	Nickname	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Varsity Teams	Joined UMAC
Bethany Lutheran College	Vikings	Mankato, Minnesota	1927	Private/Lutheran (ELS)	550	10	2004
College of Saint Scholastica	Saints	Duluth, Minnesota	1912	Private/Catholic	3,309	16	1995
Crown College	Storm	St. Bonifacius, Minnesota	1916	Private/Christian and Missionary Alliance	1,300	11
Martin Luther College	Knights	New Ulm, Minnesota	1995	Private/Lutheran (WELS)	800	15	1995
Northland College	LumberJacks LumberJills	Ashland, Wisconsin	1906	Private/United Church of Christ	700	12	1998
Northwestern College	Eagles	Roseville, Minnesota	1902	Private/ Non-denominational	2,944	16	1972
Presentation College	Saints	Aberdeen, South Dakota	1951	Private/Catholic	770	11	2002
UM-Morris	Cougars	Morris, Minnesota	1960	Public	1,900	16	2003

Football

Four UMAC schools (Crown, Martin Luther, UM-Morris and Northwestern), along with Blackburn College, Principia College and Westminster College of the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC), Maranatha Baptist Bible College and Rockford College of the Northern Athletics Conference, and Trinity Bible College from the NCCAA form the UMAC football conference.
In 2008, Blackburn College, Principia College and Westminster College will join the SLIAC football conference. Maranatha Baptist Bible College and Rockford will join the Northern Athletics Conference. The College of Saint Scholastica will began a football progam in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference.

2007 Football-only members

Institution	Nickname	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Varsity Teams	Joined UMAC
Blackburn College	Beavers	Carlinville, Illinois	1837	Private/Presbyterian	590		2002
Maranatha Baptist Bible College	Crusaders	Watertown, Wisconsin	1968	Private/Baptist	2,300
Principia College	Panthers	Elsah, Illinois	1912	Private	600		2002
Rockford College	Regents	Rockford, Illinois	1847	Private	1,395		2002
Trinity Bible College	Lions	Ellendale, North Dakota	1948	Private/Assemblies of God	300	8	1997
Westminster College	Blue Jays	Fulton, Missouri	1851	Private/Presbyterian	1050	8	2002

Conference Facilities

School	Football stadium	Capacity	Basketball arena	Capacity
Bethany Lutheran College	''Non-football school''	N/A	Sports and Fitness Center	800
College of St. Scholastica	''Non-football school in 2007''	N/A	Reif Gymnasium	1,600
Crown College	Storm Field	1,400	Wilde Athletic Center	700
Martin Luther College	MLC Bowl	2,200	Luther Student Center
Northland College	''Non-football school''	N/A	Kendrigan Gymnasium	1,000
Northwestern College	Reynolds Field	1,500	Ericksen Center	1,500
Presentation College	''Non-football school''	N/A	Strode Center	1,500
UM-Morris	Big Cat Stadium	3,500	UMM P.E. Center	4,000

Football only members facilities

School	Football stadium	Capacity
Blackburn College	Blackburn Stadium	1,000
Maranatha Baptist Bible College	Maranatha Field	1,000
Principia College	Clark Field	800
Rockford College	Greeley Field	1,000
Trinity Bible College	Bob Tatum Field	500
Westminster College	Priest Field	1,000

Former members

★ Concordia University, Saint Paul - Joined NCAA Division II and the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference in 1999.

★ Dr. Martin Luther College - Was incorporated into Martin Luther College in 1995.

★ Loras College - Joined NCAA Division III and the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in 1986.

★ Mount Senario College - From 1972 until school disbanded athletics in December 2001. School closed August 31, 2002.

★ Northwestern College (Wisconsin) - Was incorporated into Martin Luther College in 1995.

★ Pillsbury Baptist Bible College - Member of the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA)

★ Viterbo University

Past football champions

Year	Champion(s)
1974	Northwestern College (MN)
1975	Northwestern College (MN)
1976	Concordia-St. Paul, Loras, Northwestern College (MN), Northwestern (WI), and Maranatha Baptist Bible College
1977	Concordia-St. Paul and Dr. Martin Luther College
1978	Northwestern College (MN)
1979	Northwestern College (MN)
1980	Mount Senario
1981	Northwestern College (MN) and Concordia-St. Paul
1982	Northwestern College (MN), Concordia-St. Paul, and Mount Senario
1983	Northwestern College (MN) and Mount Senario
1984	Northwestern College (MN)
1985	Mount Senario
1986	Northwestern College (MN)
1987	Mount Senario
1988	Concordia-St. Paul
1989	Mount Senario
1990	Northwestern College (MN) and Maranatha Baptist Bible College
1991	Concordia-St. Paul
1992	Mount Senario
1993	Mount Senario
1994	Mount Senario
1995	Northwestern College (MN)
1996	Maranatha Baptist Bible College and Martin Luther College
1997	Mount Senario
1998	Martin Luther College, Mount Senario, and Maranatha Baptist
1999	Mount Senario
2000	Mount Senario
2001	Northwestern College (MN)
2002	Northwestern College (MN)
2003	Westminster College
2004	Westminster College
2005	Northwestern College (MN)
2006	University of Minnesota-Morris

External links

★ Upper Midwest Athletic Conference - official site