Upper Midwest Athletic Conference

Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC)
Established	1972
Association	NCAA
Division	Division III
Members	7 full, 5 associate
Sports fielded	16 (men's: 8; women's: 8)
Region	Upper Midwest
Former names	Twin Rivers Conference
Headquarters	Saint Paul, Minnesota
Commissioner	Corey Borchardt (since 2008)
Website	umacathletics.com
Locations

The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) is a college-level athletic conference. The UMAC is a member-conference of the NCAA Division III. The UMAC was formerly affiliated with the NAIA. Corey Borchardt is the current commissioner of the UMAC, and was appointed to the position in 2008. The UMAC was started in 1972 as the Twin Rivers Conference, and assumed its current name in 1983. Member institutions are located in Minnesota 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.

In 2008, North Central University located in Minneapolis, Minnesota became an associate member of the UMAC in five sports: men's & women's cross country, men's golf, and men's & women's tennis. For 2012-13 NCU became an associate member in 16 sports. On April 2, 2013 it was announced that starting in 2013-14 NCU will be a full member of the UMAC. Eureka College, Greenville College, MacMurray College and Westminster College became associate members of the UMAC in football in 2009.

Member schools

Full members

Institution	Nickname	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Varsity Teams	Joined
Bethany Lutheran College	Vikings	Mankato, Minnesota	1927	Private/Lutheran (ELS)	550	10	2004
Crown College	Storm	St. Bonifacius, Minnesota	1916	Private/Christian and Missionary Alliance	1,300	11	1994
Martin Luther College	Knights	New Ulm, Minnesota	1995	Private/Lutheran (WELS)	800	15	1995
University of Minnesota Morris	Cougars	Morris, Minnesota	1960	Public	1,900	16	2003
Northland College	LumberJacks (men's) LumberJills (women's)	Ashland, Wisconsin	1906	Private/United Church of Christ	700	12	1998
Northwestern College	Eagles	Roseville, Minnesota	1902	Private/ Non-denominational	2,944	16	1972
College of St. Scholastica	Saints	Duluth, Minnesota	1912	Private/Catholic	3,309	16	1995

Associate members

Institution	Nickname	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Varsity Teams	Joined	Primary Conference	UMAC Sport
North Central University	Rams	Minneapolis, Minnesota	1930	Private/Assemblies of God	1200	14	2008	NCAA D-III Independent NCCAA Independent	All sports except football
Eureka College	Red Devils	Eureka, Illinois	1855	Private/Christian Church	680	16	2009	SLIAC	football
Greenville College	Greenville Panthers	Greenville, Illinois	1892	Private/Free Methodist	1,200	14	2009	SLIAC	football
MacMurray College	Highlanders	Jacksonville, Illinois	1846	Private	683	10	2009	SLIAC	football
Westminster College	Blue Jays	Fulton, Missouri	1851	Private/Presbyterian	1,050	8	2009	SLIAC	football

Former members

Full members

Institution	Nickname	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined	Left	Current Conference
Concordia University, Saint Paul	Golden Bears	St. Paul, Minnesota	1893	Private	2800	?	1999	NSIC
Dr. Martin Luther College	Knights	New Ulm, Minnesota	1884	Private	?	?	1995	incorporated into Martin Luther College in 1995
Loras College	Duhawks	Dubuque, Iowa	1839	Private	1,610	?	1986	IIAC
Mount Senario College	Fighting Saints	Ladysmith, Wisconsin	1930	Private	?	1972	2002	disbanded athletics on December 2001 closed on August 31, 2002
Northwestern College (Wisconsin)	Trojans	Watertown, Wisconsin	1865	Private	?	?	1995	incorporated into Martin Luther College in 1995
Pillsbury Baptist Bible College	Comets	Owatonna, Minnesota	1877	Private	142	?	1988	closed in 2008
Presentation College	Saints	Aberdeen, South Dakota	1922	Private	786	2002	2012	NCCAA Independent
Viterbo University	V-Hawks	La Crosse, Wisconsin	1890	Private	3,192	?	?	MCC

Associate members

Institution	Nickname	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined	Left	Primary Conference	UMAC Sport
Blackburn College	Beavers	Carlinville, Illinois	1837	Private	590	2002-03	2007-08	SLIAC	football
Maranatha Baptist Bible College	Crusaders	Watertown, Wisconsin	1968	Private	950	?	2007-08	NAC	football
Principia College	Panthers	Elsah, Illinois	1910	Private	550	2002-03	2007-08	SLIAC	football
Rockford College	Regents	Rockford, Illinois	1847	Private	983	2002-03	2007-08	NAC	football
Trinity Bible College	Lions	Ellendale, North Dakota	1948	Private	333	1997-98	2007-08	NCCAA Independent	football
Westminster College	Blue Jays	Fulton, Missouri	1851	Private	1,050	2002-03	2007-08	SLIAC	football

Conference facilities

School	Football stadium	Capacity	Basketball arena	Capacity
Bethany Lutheran	Non-football school	N/A	Sports and Fitness Center	800
Crown	Storm Field	1,400	Wild Athletic Center	700
Martin Luther	MLC Bowl	2,200	Luther Student Center	700
Minnesota-Morris	Big Cat Stadium	3,500	UMM P.E. Center	4,000
Northland	Non-football school	N/A	Kendrigan Gymnasium	1,000
Northwestern	Reynolds Field	1,500	Ericksen Center	1,500
St. Scholastica	Duluth Public Schools Stadium and Griggs Field	TBA 4,000	Reif Gymnasium	1,600
North Central	Non-football school	N/A	Clark-Danielson Gymnasium	NA
Eureka	Pete FioRito Stadium at McKinzie Field	2,500
Greenville	Francis Stadium	2,000
MacMurray	Freesen Field	3,000
Westminster	Priest Field	1,000

Football champions

Year	Champion(s)
1974	Northwestern College (MN)
1975	Northwestern College (MN)
1976	Concordia-Saint Paul Loras Maranatha Baptist Bible College Northwestern College (MN) Northwestern (WI)
1977	Concordia-Saint Paul Dr. Martin Luther College
1978	Northwestern College (WI)
1979	Northwestern College (MN)
1980	Mount Senario
1981	Concordia-Saint Paul Northwestern College (MN)
1982	Concordia-Saint Paul Mount Senario Northwestern College (MN)
1983	Mount Senario Northwestern College (MN)
1984	Northwestern College (MN)
1985	Mount Senario
1986	Northwestern College (MN)
1987	Mount Senario
1988	Concordia-Saint Paul
1989	Mount Senario
1990	Maranatha Baptist Bible College Northwestern College (MN)
1991	Concordia-Saint Paul
1992	Mount Senario
1993	Mount Senario
1994	Mount Senario
1995	Northwestern College (MN)
1996	Maranatha Baptist Bible College Martin Luther College
1997	Mount Senario
1998	Maranatha Baptist Martin Luther College Mount Senario
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
2007	Northwestern College (MN)
2008	Northwestern College (MN)
2009	North Division: Martin Luther College South Division: Greenville
2010	Greenville
2011*	St. Scholastica
2012	Greenville Northwestern St. Scholastica

*- 2011 was the first year the UMAC Champion received an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Playoffs.

Ice hockey affiliations

The UMAC does not sponsor ice hockey. Two member schools sponsor men's hockey as a varsity sport. Northland is a member of Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association and St. Scholastica is a member of Northern Collegiate Hockey Association.

External links

• Official website