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Formerly | Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference and Midwest Athletic Conference for Women |
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Association | NCAA |
Founded | 1921 |
Commissioner | Heather Benning (since 2014) |
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Division | Division III |
No. of teams | 9 |
Headquarters | Grinnell, Iowa |
Region | Upper Midwest |
Official website | midwestconference.org |
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The Midwest Conference (MWC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in the Midwestern United States in the states of Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin. The Midwest Conference was created in 1994 with the merger of the Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference, which had been sponsoring men's sports since 1921, and the Midwest Athletic Conference for Women, which was formed in 1977.