Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Explained

The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference that competes in the NCAA's Division III. In women's gymnastics, it competes alongside Division I and II members, as the NCAA sponsors a single championship event open to members of all NCAA divisions. As the name implies, member teams are located in the state of Wisconsin, although there are three associate members from Minnesota and one from Illinois. All full members are part of the University of Wisconsin System.

History

In 1913, representatives from Wisconsin's eight normal schools—Superior Normal School (now the University of Wisconsin–Superior), River Falls State Normal School (now the University of Wisconsin-River Falls), Stevens Point Normal School (now the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point), La Crosse State Normal School (now the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse), Oshkosh State Normal School (now the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh), Whitewater Normal School (now the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater), Milwaukee State Normal School (now the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee) and Platteville Normal School (now the University of Wisconsin–Platteville)—met in Madison to organize the Inter-Normal Athletic Conference of Wisconsin. The Stout Institute (now the University of Wisconsin–Stout) joined in 1914, followed by Eau Claire State Normal School (now the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire) in 1917.^[1]

The conference evolved with the growing educational mission of its member schools. It changed its name to the Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference in 1926, and the Wisconsin State College Conference in 1951. Finally, in 1964, it became the Wisconsin State University Conference.

In 1971, the member schools of the WSUC joined with the University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of Wisconsin–Parkside and Carthage College to form the Wisconsin Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. By 1975, UW–Milwaukee, Carroll College, the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay and Marquette University had also joined. With the dissolution of the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women in 1982, the member schools joined their male counterparts in either the NCAA or NAIA. By 1993, the non-NCAA Division III members had all dropped out, resulting in the WWIAC having the same membership as the WSUC. Under the circumstances, a merger was inevitable. In 1996, Gary Karner was named commissioner of both the WSUC and the WWIAC. The two conferences formally merged in 1997 to form the current WIAC.

Effective with the 2001–02 academic year, Lawrence University joined the conference in the sport of wrestling. Three Minnesota schools, Gustavus Adolphus College, Hamline University and Winona State University, became members of the conference in the sport of women's gymnastics during the 2004–05 academic year. In 2009–10, the conference added men’s soccer as a sponsored sport with the announcement of Michigan school Finlandia University as an affiliate member. Lawrence discontinued its affiliation with the WIAC in wrestling.

The conference remained unusually stable over the years; the only changes in full membership being the departures of UW–Milwaukee in 1964 and UW–Superior in 2015.

Centennial celebration

The ninth-oldest conference in the nation, the WIAC celebrated its centennial year during the 2012–13 academic year.^[2] Additionally, the WIAC is the most successful NCAA Division III conference in history, boasting NCAA National Championships in 14 different sports.^[3] At the beginning of the 2011–12 academic year, the conference had claimed a nation-leading 92 NCAA National Championships.^[4]

To celebrate its centennial, the conference named All-Time Teams in each sport that is currently or was previously recognized as a "championship" sport within the conference.^[5] Furthermore, the WIAC commissioned a commemorative work of art, created by Tim Cortes,^[6] and has also created a two-year calendar in celebration of its centennial.^[7]

The celebration was headlined by its Centennial Banquet held on August 4, 2012, at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin. Among the honorees at the event were the All-Time Team members and the inaugural class to the WIAC Hall of Fame.

Chronological timeline

• 1913 – The WIAC was founded as the Inter-Normal Athletic Conference of Wisconsin (INACW). Charter members included La Crosse State Normal School (now the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse), Milwaukee State Normal School (now the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee), Oshkosh State Normal School (now the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh), Platteville Normal School (now the University of Wisconsin–Platteville), River Falls State Normal School (now the University of Wisconsin–River Falls), Stevens Point Normal School (now the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point), Superior Normal School (now the University of Wisconsin–Superior) and Whitewater Normal School (now the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater), beginning the 1913–14 academic year.
• 1914 – Stout Institute (now the University of Wisconsin–Stout) joined the INACW in the 1914–15 academic year.
• 1917 – Eau Claire State Normal School (now the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire) joined the INACW in the 1917–18 academic year.
• 1926 – The INACW was rebranded as the Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference (WSTCC), beginning the 1926–27 academic year.
• 1951 – The WSTCC was rebranded as the Wisconsin State College Conference (WSCC), beginning the 1951–52 academic year.
• 1964:
  • Wisconsin–Milwaukee (UW Milwaukee) left the WSTCC to become an NCAA College Division Independent after the 1963–64 academic year.
  • The WSCC was rebranded as the Wisconsin State University Conference (WSUC), beginning the 1964–65 academic year.
  • The WSCC was also affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), beginning the 1964–65 academic year.
• 1993 – The WSUC left the NAIA and became affiliated as a member of the Division III ranks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), beginning the 1993–94 academic year.
• 1997 – The WSUC was merged with the Wisconsin Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WWIAC, a women's athletic conference) and was rebranded as the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC), beginning the 1997–98 academic year.
• 2001 – Lawrence University joined the WIAC as an affiliate member for men's wrestling in the 2001–02 academic year; although it began competition a season later.
• 2004 – Gustavus Adolphus College, Hamline University and Winona State University joined the WIAC as affiliate members for women's gymnastics in the 2004–05 academic year.
• 2009:
  • Lawrence left the WIAC as an affiliate member for men's wrestling after the 2008–09 academic year.
  • Finlandia University joined the WIAC as an affiliate member for men's soccer in the 2009 fall season (2009–10 academic year).
• 2015:
  • Finlandia left the WIAC as an affiliate member for men's soccer after the 2014 fall season (2014–15 academic year).
  • Wisconsin–Superior (UW Superior) left the WIAC to join the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) after the 2014–15 academic year; while remaining in the conference as an affiliate member for men's & women's ice hockey, beginning the 2015–16 school year.
• 2017 – The Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech or IIT) joined the WIAC as an affiliate member for baseball in the 2018 spring season (2017–18 academic year).
• 2018:
  • Illinois Tech (IIT) left the WIAC as an affiliate member for baseball after the 2018 spring season (2017–18 academic year).
  • Finlandia rejoined the WIAC as an affiliate member (this time for baseball) in the 2019 spring season (2018–19 academic year).
• 2019 – Northland College joined the WIAC as an affiliate member for men's and women's ice hockey in the 2019–20 academic year.
• 2023:
  • Finlandia left the WIAC as an affiliate member for baseball after the 2023 spring season (2022–23 academic year); as the school ceased operations.
  • Three institutions joined the WIAC as affiliate members, all effective in the 2024 spring season (2023–24 academic year):
    • Colorado College and Southwestern University of Texas for women's lacrosse
    • and Rutgers University–Camden, Ramapo College, the State University of New York at Oneonta (SUNY Oneonta) and The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) for men's tennis
• 2024:
  • Ramapo left the WIAC as an affiliate member for men's tennis after the 2024 spring season (2023–24 academic year).
  • Augsburg University and College of Saint Benedict (with Hamline alongside) joined the WIAC affiliate members for women's lacrosse in the 2025 spring season (2024–25 academic year).
• 2025:
  • Northland (Wisc.) left the WIAC as an affiliate member for men's and women's ice hockey after the 2024–25 academic year; as the school announced its closure.
  • Beloit College joined the WIAC as an affiliate member for men's and women's ice hockey in the 2025–26 academic year.
• 2026:
  • SUNY Oneonta will leave the WIAC as an affiliate member for men's tennis to join the Empire 8 at the end of the 2026 spring season (2025–26 academic year).
  • Greenville University will join the WIAC as an affiliate member for women's gymnastics, beginning the 2026–27 academic year.

Member schools

Current members

The WIAC currently has eight full members, all are public schools:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Colors
University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire	Eau Claire	1916	Public	10,043[8]	Blugolds	1917
University of Wisconsin–La Crosse	La Crosse	1909	Public	9,708	Eagles	1913
University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh	Oshkosh	1871	Public	15,111	Titans	1913
University of Wisconsin–Platteville	Platteville	1866	Public	8,134	Pioneers	1913
University of Wisconsin–River Falls	River Falls	1874	Public	5,725	Falcons	1913
University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point	Stevens Point	1894	Public	8,792	Pointers	1913
University of Wisconsin–Stout	Menomonie	1891	Public	7,555	Blue Devils	1914
University of Wisconsin–Whitewater	Whitewater	1868	Public	11,722	Warhawks	1913

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Affiliate members

The WIAC currently has thirteen affiliate members, all but five are private schools:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Colors	WIAC sport(s)	Primary conference
Augsburg University		1869	Lutheran ELCA	3,152	Auggies	2024		Women's lacrosse	Minnesota (MIAC)
Beloit College		1846	Nonsectarian	1,358	Buccaneers	2025		Men's ice hockey	Midwest (MWC)
						2025		Women's ice hockey
	St. Joseph, Minnesota	1913	Catholic	1,410	Bennies	2024		Women's lacrosse	Minnesota (MIAC)
Colorado College	Colorado Springs, Colorado	1874	Nonsectarian	2,266	Tigers	2023		Women's lacrosse	Southern (SCAC)
Gustavus Adolphus College	St. Peter, Minnesota	1862	Lutheran ELCA	2,600	Golden Gusties	2004		Gymnastics	Minnesota (MIAC)
Hamline University	Saint Paul, Minnesota	1854	United Methodist	2,100	Pipers	2004		Gymnastics	Minnesota (MIAC)
						2024		Women's lacrosse
Rutgers University–Camden	Camden, New Jersey	1950	Public	5,450	Scarlet Raptors	2023		Men's tennis	New Jersey (NJAC)
Simpson College	Indianola, Iowa	1860	Private	1,225	Storm	2024		Gymnastics	American Rivers (ARC)
Southwestern University	Georgetown, Texas	1840	United Methodist	1,536	Pirates	2023		Women's lacrosse	Southern (SAA)
State University of New York at Oneonta [9]	Oneonta, New York	1889	Public	6,543	Red Dragons	2023		Men's tennis	S.U. New York (SUNYAC)
The College of New Jersey	Ewing, New Jersey	1855	Public	7,400	Lions	2023		Men's tennis	New Jersey (NJAC)
University of Wisconsin–Superior	Superior, Wisconsin	1893	Public	2,294	Yellowjackets	2015		Men's ice hockey	Upper Midwest (UMAC)
						2015		Women's ice hockey
Winona State University	Winona, Minnesota	1858	Public	8,896	Warriors	2004		Gymnastics	Northern Sun (NSIC)

Notes:

Future affiliate members

The WIAC has one future affiliate member, which is a private school:

Notes:

Former members

The WIAC had two former full members, both were public schools:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Left	Current conference
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee	Milwaukee	1885	Public	22,767	Cardinals	1913	1964	Horizon
University of Wisconsin–Superior	Superior	1893	Public	2,294	Yellowjackets	1913	2015	Upper Midwest (UMAC)

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Former affiliate members

The WIAC had five former affiliate members, all but one were private schools:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Left	WIAC sport(s)	Current conference
Finlandia University	Hancock, Michigan	1896	Lutheran ELCA	500	Lions	2009	2015	Men's soccer	Closed in 2023
						2018	2023	Baseball
Illinois Institute of Technology	Chicago, Illinois	1890	Nonsectarian	2,977	Scarlet Hawks	2017	2018	Baseball	Northern (NACC)
Lawrence University	Appleton, Wisconsin	1847	Nonsectarian	1,555	Vikings	2002	2009	Men's wrestling	Midwest (MWC)
Northland College	Ashland, Wisconsin	1906	United Church of Christ	700	LumberJacks &<br>LumberJills	2019	2025	Men's ice hockey	Closed in 2025
						2019	2025	Women's ice hockey
Ramapo College	Mahwah, New Jersey	1969	Public	5,145	Roadrunners	2023	2024	Men's tennis	New Jersey (NJAC)

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Membership timeline

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Sports

Member institutions field men's and women's teams in cross country, basketball, ice hockey, track and field, and swimming and diving. Men's teams are fielded for baseball, football, and wrestling. Women's teams are fielded for golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball.

See main article: WIAC men's basketball tournament.

See main article: WIAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Men's	Women's
Track and field (indoor)
Track and field (outdoor)

Men's sponsored sports by school

School	Baseball	Basketball	Cross country	Football	Ice hockey	Soccer	Swimming & diving	Tennis	Track & field (indoor)	Track & field (outdoor)	Wrestling	Total WIAC sports
Wisconsin–Eau Claire												11
Wisconsin–La Crosse												9
Wisconsin–Oshkosh												8
Wisconsin–Platteville												8
Wisconsin–River Falls												7
Wisconsin–Stevens Point												11
Wisconsin–Stout												8
Wisconsin–Whitewater												10
Totals	8	8	8	8	4+1	6	5	4+3	8	8	6	77

Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the WIAC

School	Golf	Volleyball
Wisconsin–Eau Claire	Ind.	No
Wisconsin–Stevens Point	Ind.	Ind.
Wisconsin–Stout	Ind.	No

Women's sponsored sports by school

School	Basketball	Cross country	Golf	Gymnastics	Ice hockey	Lacrosse	Soccer	Softball	Swimming & diving	Tennis	Track & field (indoor)	Track & field (outdoor)	Volleyball	Total WIAC sports
Wisconsin–Eau Claire														13
Wisconsin–La Crosse														12
Wisconsin–Oshkosh														11
Wisconsin–Platteville														8
Wisconsin–River Falls														11
Wisconsin–Stevens Point														12
Wisconsin–Stout														11
Wisconsin–Whitewater														11
Totals	8	8	8	5+4	3+1	5+5	8	8	5	7	8	8	8	89+8

Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the WIAC

School	Bowling	Wrestling
Wisconsin–Stevens Point	No	Ind.
Wisconsin–Whitewater	Ind.	No

National championship teams

NCAA Division III national championships

Listed below are the NCAA Division III team national championships won by WIAC members.

• Baseball

UW–Oshkosh: 1985, 1994
UW–Whitewater: 2005, 2014, 2025

• Men's basketball

UW–Whitewater: 1984, 1989, 2012, 2014
UW–Platteville: 1991, 1995, 1998, 1999
UW–Stevens Point: 2004, 2005, 2010, 2015
UW–Oshkosh: 2019

• Women's Basketball

UW–Stevens Point: 1987, 2002
UW–Oshkosh: 1996

• Men's Cross Country

UW–Oshkosh: 1988, 1989, 1990, 2002
UW–La Crosse: 1996, 2001, 2005, 2024, 2025
UW–Eau Claire: 2015

• Women's Cross Country

UW–La Crosse: 1983
UW–Oshkosh: 1987, 1988, 1991, 1996
UW–Eau Claire: 2009

• Football

UW–La Crosse: 1992, 1995
UW–River Falls: 2025
UW–Whitewater: 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014

• Men's Golf

UW–Eau Claire: 2001

• Men's Ice Hockey

UW–River Falls: 1988, 1994
UW–Stevens Point: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2016, 2019
UW–Superior: 2002
UW–Eau Claire: 2013

• Softball

UW–Stevens Point: 1998
UW–Eau Claire: 2008

• Women's Ice Hockey

UW-River Falls: 2024, 2025

• Men's Indoor Track & Field

UW–La Crosse: 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2023, 2024, 2025
UW–Oshkosh: 2009
UW–Eau Claire: 2015, 2016, 2022

• Men's Outdoor Track & Field

UW–La Crosse: 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2024, 2025
UW–Oshkosh: 2009
UW–Eau Claire: 2019, 2022

• Women's Indoor Track & Field

UW–Oshkosh: 1994–96, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2013, 2014
UW–La Crosse: 2015, 2023

• Women's Outdoor Track & Field

UW–La Crosse: 1983, 1984, 2015, 2023
UW–Oshkosh: 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011
UW–River Falls: 2008

• Women's Volleyball

UW–Whitewater: 2002, 2005
UW–Eau Claire: 2021
UW-Oshkosh: 2025

Non-NCAA national championships

Many members of the WIAC have also won national championships from organizations other than the NCAA, including: NAIA, AIAW, NGCA, and National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA).^[10]

UW–Eau Claire

Women's Cross Country: 1984^

Men's Ice Hockey: 1984^

Women's Swimming and Diving: 1983^, 1987^, 1988^

UW–La Crosse

Women's Basketball: 1981^^

Men's Bowling: 1967^, 1968^, 1969^

Football: 1985^

Men's Gymnastics: 1975^, 1976^, 1977^

Women's Gymnastics: 1986*, 1988*, 1995*, 1997*, 1999*, 2001*, 2002*, 2003*, 2004*, 2005*, 2006*, 2008*, 2009*, 2010*, 2011*, 2015*, 2016*, 2025*

Women's Outdoor Track and Field: 1982^^

UW–Oshkosh

Men's Gymnastics: 1973^, 1974^, 1978^, 1979^, 1980^ (and NCAA Div. II), 1981^ (and NCAA Div. II), 1982^ (and NCAA Div. II), 1983^

Women's Gymnastics: 1980^^, 1986^, 1989*, 2007*, 2022*, 2023*

UW–River Falls

Men's Ice Hockey: 1983^

UW–Stout

Men's Gymnastics: 1984^

UW–Whitewater

Women's Golf: 1985%

Women's Gymnastics: 2012*, 2013*, 2014*, 2017*, 2018*

UW–Superior (former member)

Men's Ice Hockey: 1976^

Marquette University (former member)

Women's Cross Country: 1982^

UW–Green Bay (former member)

Women's Swimming and Diving: 1984^

UW–Parkside (former member)

Women's Cross Country: 1980^

^ National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)

^^ Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW)

* National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA)

% National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA)

Conference facilities

School	Football stadium	Capacity	Basketball arena	Capacity
UW–Eau Claire	Carson Park	6,500	Sonnentag Event Center	5,000
UW–La Crosse	Veterans Memorial Stadium	10,000	Mitchell Hall	2,880
UW–Oshkosh	Titan Stadium	9,800	Kolf Sports Center	5,800
UW–Platteville	Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium	10,000	Williams Fieldhouse	2,300
UW–River Falls	Ramer Field	4,800	Don Page Arena	2,149
UW–Stevens Point	Goerke Field	4,000	Quandt Fieldhouse	3,281
UW–Stout	Don and Nona Williams Stadium	4,500	Johnson Fieldhouse	1,800
UW–Whitewater	Forrest Perkins Stadium	21,000[11]	Williams Center	3,000

Notes and References

1. Web site: History . WIAC Sports.
2. WIAC Announces Plans For Celebrating Its Centennial . WIAC .
3. Web site: Quick Facts . WIAC Sports.
4. Web site: National Championship Teams . deviated . https://web.archive.org/web/20111015105334/https://wiacsports.com/sports/2010/7/23/GEN_0723103641.aspx?tab=nationalchampionshipteams . 2011-10-15 . WIAC Sports.
5. Web site: All-Time Teams . WIAC Sports.
6. WIAC Centennial Artwork Now Available . WIAC .
7. Web site: WIAC Centennial Calendars Now Available . WIAC Sports.
8. Web site: The University of Wisconsin System Education Reports & Statistics, Enrollments . November 30, 2019 . University of Wisconsin System.
9. Web site: Oneonta Men's Tennis to Join Empire 8 as Affiliate Member . oneontaathletics.com.
10. Web site: National Championship Teams . 2023-06-03 . WIAC Sports.
11. Web site: 2024-10-29 . Top single-game attendance . D3football.com.