Midwest Conference

Midwest Conference
FormerlyMidwest Collegiate Athletic Conference and Midwest Athletic Conference for Women
AssociationNCAA
Founded1921 (1921)
CommissionerHeather Benning (since 2014)
Sports fielded
  • 20
    • men's: 10
    • women's: 10
DivisionDivision III
No. of teams9 (10 in 2026)
HeadquartersGrinnell, Iowa
RegionUpper Midwest
Official websitemidwestconference.org
Locations

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.