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{{Infobox sports league
| name         = Upper Midwest Athletic Conference
| logo         = Upper Midwest Athletic Conference.png
| logo_size    = 200
| founded      = {{start date and age|1972}}
| association  = [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]
| division     = [[NCAA Division III|Division III]]
| teams        = 7 full, 2 associate
| sports       = 18
| mens         = 9
| womens       = 9
| region       = [[Upper Midwest]]
| formerly     = Twin Rivers Conference (1972–1983)
| headquarters = [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]]
| commissioner = Corey Borchardt
| since        = 2008
| website      = {{url|https://umacathletics.com/| umacathletics.com}}
| map          = Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Map.svg
| map_size     = 200
| color        = #000000; {{box-shadow border|a|#74D2E7|2px}}
| font_color   = #FFFFFF
}}

The '''Upper Midwest Athletic Conference''' ('''UMAC''') is an [[List of NCAA conferences|intercollegiate athletic conference]] that competes in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) [[NCAA Division III|Division III]] since the 2008–09 season. 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 running|cross country]], men's [[American football|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 indoor and outdoor [[track and field]], and women's [[volleyball]].

[[Greenville College]] and [[Westminster College (Missouri)|Westminster College]] became associate members of the UMAC in football in 2009, followed by [[Finlandia University]] in 2021.

In March 2023, Finlandia announced it was closing.<ref name="byefin">{{cite web |title=Finlandia University will not enroll students for the Fall 2023 semester |website=finlandia.edu |date=March 2, 2023 |url=https://www.finlandia.edu/about/teachout/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=March 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306173153/https://www.finlandia.edu/about/teachout/}}</ref>

==History==
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===Chronological timeline===
* 1972 – The UMAC was founded as the '''Twin Rivers Conference''' ('''TRC'''), originally an athletic conference affiliated with the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics]] (NAIA). Charter members included [[Concordia University, Saint Paul|Concordia College, Saint Paul]] (now Concordia University, Saint Paul), [[Dr. Martin Luther College]], [[Loras College]], [[Mount Senario College]], [[University of Northwestern – St. Paul|Northwestern College of Minnesota]] (now the University of Northwestern – St. Paul), [[Martin Luther College|Northwestern College of Wisconsin]] and [[Pillsbury Baptist Bible College]], beginning the 1972–73 academic year.
* 1974 – [[Maranatha Baptist University|Maranatha Baptist Bible College]] (now Maranatha Baptist University) joined the TWC as an associate member for football in the 1974 fall season (1974–75 academic year).
* 1976 – [[Viterbo University|Viterbo College]] (now Viterbo University) joined the TRC in the 1976–77 academic year.
* 1983 – The TRC was rebranded as the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference, beginning the 1983–84 academic year.
* 1986 – Loras left the UMAC to join the [[American Rivers Conference|Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]] (IIAC) after the 1985–86 academic year.
* 1988 – Pillsbury Baptist Bible and Viterbo left the UMAC after the 1987–88 academic year.
* 1994 – [[Crown College (Minnesota)|Crown College]] joined the UMAC in the 1994–95 academic year.
* 1995:
** Dr. Martin Luther and Northwestern (Wisc.) merged to become [[Martin Luther College]]. Both institutions therefore left the UMAC as a result of the merger, effective after the 1994–95 academic year. And immediately Martin Luther joined the UMAC, beginning the 1995–96 academic year.
** The [[College of St. Scholastica]] joined the UMAC in the 1995–96 academic year.
* 1997 – [[Trinity Bible College and Graduate School|Trinity Bible College]] joined the UMAC as an associate member for football in the 1997 fall season (1997–98 academic year).
* 1998 – [[Northland College (Wisconsin)|Northland College of Wisconsin]] joined the UMAC in the 1998–99 academic year.
* 1999 – Concordia–Saint Paul left the UMAC to join [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] ranks of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) and the [[Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference]] (NSIC) after the 1998–99 academic year.
* 2002:
** Mount Senario left the UMAC during the 2001–02 academic year; as the school disbanded its athletics program in December 2001 without completing the rest of the school year; which would the school later ceased operations on 31 August 2002.
** [[Presentation College, South Dakota|Presentation College of South Dakota]] joined the UMAC in the 2002–03 academic year.
** [[Blackburn College (Illinois)|Blackburn College]], [[Principia College]], [[Rockford University|Rockford College]] (now Rockford University) and [[Westminster College (Missouri)|Westminster College of Missouri]] joined the UMAC as associate members for football in the 2002 fall season (2002–03 academic year).
* 2003 – The [[University of Minnesota Morris|University of Minnesota at Morris]] (a.k.a. Minnesota–Morris) joined the UMAC in the 2003–04 academic year.
* 2004 – [[Bethany Lutheran College]] joined the UMAC in the 2004–05 academic year.
* 2008:
** Blackburn, Principia, Maranatha Baptist, Rockford, Trinity Bible and Westminster (Mo.) left the UMAC as associate members for football after the 2007 fall season (2007–08 academic year).
** The UMAC became affiliated with the [[NCAA Division III]] ranks, beginning the 2008–09 academic year.
** [[North Central University]] joined the UMAC as an associate member for certain sports in the 2008–09 academic year.
* 2009 – [[Eureka College]], [[Greenville University|Greenville College]] (now Greenville University) and [[MacMurray College]] joined the UMAC as associate members for football (with Westminster (Mo.) rejoining back) in the 2009 fall season (2009–10 academic year).
* 2012 – Presentation left the UMAC to join the NAIA as an [[NAIA independent schools|Independent]] within the Association of Independent Institutions (AII) after the 2011–12 academic year; which would later join the [[North Star Athletic Association]] (NSAA), beginning the 2013–14 school year.
* 2013:
** North Central (Minn.) became a full member of the UMAC for all sports in the 2013–14 academic year.
** [[Iowa Wesleyan University|Iowa Wesleyan College]] (now Iowa Wesleyan University) joined the UMAC as an associate member for football in the 2013 fall season (2013–14 academic year).
* 2015 – The [[University of Wisconsin–Superior]] joined the UMAC in the 2015–16 academic year.
* 2018 – Eureka left the UMAC as an associate member for football after the 2017 fall season (2017–18 academic year).
* 2020 – MacMurray left the UMAC as an associate member for football after the 2019 fall season (2019–20 academic year); as the school would later drop its athletics program and cease operations.
* 2021:
** Iowa Wesleyan left the UMAC as an associate member for football after the 2020 fall season (2020–21 academic year).
** St. Scholastica left the UMAC to join the [[Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]] (MIAC) after the 2020–21 academic year.
* 2021 – [[Finlandia University]] joined the UMAC as an associate member for football in the 2021 fall season (2021–22 academic year).
* 2023 – Finlandia left the UMAC as an associate member for football after the 2022 fall season (2022–23 academic year); as the school would later drop its athletics program and cease operations.<ref name="byefin" />
* 2025 – Northland left the UMAC after the 2024–25 academic year; as the school would cease operations.

==Member schools==
===Current members===
====Full members====
The UMAC currently has seven full members, all but two are [[Private university|private]] schools:

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Varsity<br />teams
! Joined{{efn|group=full|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}
|-
| '''[[Bethany Lutheran College]]'''
| [[Mankato, Minnesota]]
| 1927
| [[Evangelical Lutheran Synod|Lutheran ELS]]
| 550
| [[Bethany Lutheran Vikings|Vikings]]
| 15
| 2004
|-
| '''[[Crown College (Minnesota)|Crown College]]'''
| [[St. Bonifacius, Minnesota]]
| 1916
| [[Christian and Missionary Alliance]]
| 1,300
| [[Crown Storm|Polars]]
| 18
| 1994
|-
| '''[[Martin Luther College]]'''
| [[New Ulm, Minnesota]]
| 1995
| [[Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod|Lutheran WELS]]
| 800
| [[Martin Luther Knights|Knights]]
| 15
| 1995
|-
| '''[[University of Minnesota Morris|University of Minnesota–Morris]]'''
| [[Morris, Minnesota]]
| 1960
| Public
| 1,900
| [[Minnesota–Morris Cougars|Cougars]]
| 16
| 2003
|-
| '''[[North Central University]]'''
| [[Minneapolis|Minneapolis, Minnesota]]
| 1930
| [[Assemblies of God USA|Assemblies of God]]
| 1,200
| [[North Central Rams|Rams]]
| 15
| 2013{{efn|group=full|North Central was an associate member for several sports from the 2008–09 to 2012–13 school years.}}
|-
| '''[[University of Northwestern - St. Paul|University of Northwestern–Saint Paul]]'''
| [[Roseville, Minnesota]]
| 1902
| [[Nondenominational Christianity|Nondenominational]] 
| 2,944
| [[Northwestern Eagles|Eagles]]
| 16
| 1972
|-
| '''[[University of Wisconsin–Superior]]'''
| [[Superior, Wisconsin]]
| 1893
| Public
| 2,589
| [[Wisconsin–Superior Yellowjackets|Yellowjackets]]
| 15
| 2015
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=full}}

====Associate members====
The UMAC currently has five associate members, all but one are [[Private university|private]] schools:

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined{{efn|group=assoc|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}
! UMAC<br />sport(s)
! Primary<br />conference
|-
| rowspan=3 | '''[[Greenville University]]'''
| rowspan=3 | [[Greenville, Illinois]]
| rowspan=3 | 1892
| rowspan=3 | [[Free Methodist Church|Free Methodist]]
| rowspan=3 | 1,200
| rowspan=3 | [[Greenville Panthers|Panthers]]
| 2009
| Football
| rowspan=3 | [[St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|St. Louis (SLIAC)]]
|-
| 2023
| Men's tennis
|-
| 2023
| Women's tennis
|-
| rowspan=2 | '''[[Mississippi University for Women]]'''<br />(MUW)
| rowspan=2 | [[Columbus, Mississippi]]
| rowspan=2 | 1884
| rowspan=2 | Public
| rowspan=2 | 2,339
| rowspan=2 | [[MUW Owls|Owls]]
| 2023
| Men's tennis
| rowspan=2 | [[St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|St. Louis (SLIAC)]]
|-
| 2023
| Women's tennis
|-
| rowspan=2 | '''[[Principia College]]'''
| rowspan=2 | [[Elsah, Illinois]]
| rowspan=2 | 1912
| rowspan=2 | [[Church of Christ, Scientist|Scientist]]
| rowspan=2 | 323
| rowspan=2 | [[Principia Panthers|Panthers]]
| 2023
| Men's tennis
| rowspan=2 | [[St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|St. Louis (SLIAC)]]
|-
| 2023
| Women's tennis
|-
| rowspan=2 | '''[[Webster University]]'''
| rowspan=2 | [[Webster Groves, Missouri]]
| rowspan=2 | 1915
| rowspan=2 | Catholic<br />{{small|([[Sisters of Loretto]])}}
| rowspan=2 | 5,000
| rowspan=2 | [[Webster Gorloks|Gorloks]]
| 2023
| Men's tennis
| rowspan=2 | [[St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|St. Louis (SLIAC)]]
|-
| 2023
| Women's tennis
|-
| rowspan=3 | '''[[Westminster College (Missouri)|Westminster College]]'''
| rowspan=3 | [[Fulton, Missouri]]
| rowspan=3 | 1851
| rowspan=3 | [[Presbyterian Church (USA)|Presbyterian]]
| rowspan=3 | 1,050
| rowspan=3 | [[Westminster Blue Jays|Blue Jays]]
| 2009{{efn|group=assoc|Westminster was formerly an associate member for football from the 2002 to 2007 fall seasons (2002–03 to 2007–08 school years).}}
| Football
| rowspan=3 | [[St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|St. Louis (SLIAC)]]
|-
| 2023
| Men's tennis
|-
| 2023
| Women's tennis
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=assoc}}

===Former members===
====Full members====
The UMAC had ten former full members, which all were [[Private university|private]] schools:

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined{{efn|group=former|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}
! Left{{efn|group=former|Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.}}
! Current<br />conference
|-
| '''[[Concordia University (Saint Paul)|Concordia University, Saint Paul]]'''
| [[St. Paul, Minnesota]]
| 1893
| [[Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod|Lutheran LCMS]]
| 2,800
| [[Concordia Golden Bears|Golden Bears]]
| 1972
| 1999
| [[Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference|Northern Sun (NSIC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D2|Currently an [[NCAA Division II]] athletic conference.}}
|-
| '''[[Martin Luther College|Dr. Martin Luther College]]'''
| [[New Ulm, Minnesota]]
| 1884
| [[Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod|Lutheran WELS]]
| N/A
| [[Dr. Martin Luther Lancers|Lancers]]
| 1972
| 1995
| N/A{{efn|group=former|name=MLC|Dr. Martin Luther and Northwestern (Wis.) were merged to form [[Martin Luther College]] in 1995.}}
|-
| '''[[Loras College]]'''
| [[Dubuque, Iowa]]
| 1839
| [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]<br />{{small|([[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque|Archdiocese of Dubuque]])}}
| 1,610
| [[Loras Duhawks|Duhawks]]
| 1972
| 1986
| [[American Rivers Conference|American Rivers (ARC)]]
|-
| '''[[Mount Senario College]]'''
| [[Ladysmith, Wisconsin]]
| 1930
| Nonsectarian
| N/A
| [[Mount Senario Fighting Saints|Fighting Saints]]
| 1972
| 2002
| N/A{{efn|group=former|Mount Scenario disbanded its athletics program in December 2001 without completing the rest of the 2001–02 school year, before closing the school on August 31, 2002.}}
|-
| '''[[Martin Luther College|Northwestern College (Wisconsin)]]'''
| [[Watertown, Wisconsin]]
| 1865
| [[Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod|Lutheran WELS]]
| N/A
| [[Northwestern Trojans|Trojans]]
| 1972
| 1995
| N/A{{efn|group=former|name=MLC}}
|-
| '''[[Northland College (Wisconsin)|Northland College]]'''
| [[Ashland, Wisconsin]]
| 1892
| [[United Church of Christ]]
| 262
| [[Northland LumberJacks|LumberJacks]] &<br />[[Northland LumberJills|LumberJills]]
| 1998
| 2025
| Closed in 2025
|-
| '''[[Pillsbury Baptist Bible College]]'''
| [[Owatonna, Minnesota]]
| 1877
| [[Independent Baptist]]
| 142
| [[Pillsbury Baptist Bible Comets|Comets]]
| 1972
| 1988
| Closed in 2008
|-
| '''[[Presentation College, South Dakota|Presentation College]]'''
| [[Aberdeen, South Dakota]]
| 1922
| Catholic<br />{{small|([[Presentation Sisters]])}}
| 786
| [[Presentation Saints|Saints]]
| 2002
| 2012
| Closed in 2023
|-
| '''[[College of St. Scholastica|The College of St. Scholastica]]'''
| [[Duluth, Minnesota]]
| 1912
| Catholic<br />{{small|([[Benedictines]])}}
| 3,309
| [[St. Scholastica Saints|Saints]]
| 1995
| 2021
| [[Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|Minnesota (MIAC)]]
|-
| '''[[Viterbo University]]'''
| [[La Crosse, Wisconsin]]
| 1890
| Catholic<br />{{small|([[Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration|FSPA]])}}
| 3,192
| [[Viterbo V-Hawks|V-Hawks]]
| 1976
| 1988
| [[Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference|Chicagoland (CCAC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=NAIA|Currently an [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]] athletic conference.}}
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=former}}

====Associate members====
The UMAC had eight former associate members, all were [[Private university|private]] schools. School names and nicknames reflect those in use during the final school year in which each competed in the UMAC.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined{{efn|group=fass|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}
! Left{{efn|group=fass|Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.}}
! UMAC<br />sport(s)
! Primary<br />conference
|-
| '''[[Blackburn College (Illinois)|Blackburn College]]'''
| [[Carlinville, Illinois]]
| 1837
| [[Presbyterianism|Presbyterian]]<br />{{small|([[Presbyterian Church (USA)|PCUSA]])}}
| 590
| [[Blackburn Beavers|Beavers]]
| 2002
| 2008
| rowspan="9" | Football
| [[St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|St. Louis (SLIAC)]]
|-
| '''[[Eureka College]]'''
| [[Eureka, Illinois]]
| 1855
| [[Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)|Disciples of Christ]]
| 680
| [[Eureka Red Devils|Red Devils]]
| 2009
| 2018
| [[St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|St. Louis (SLIAC)]]
|-
| '''[[Finlandia University]]'''
| [[Hancock, Michigan]]
| 1896
| [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]]<br />{{small|([[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America|ELCA]])}}
| 507
| [[Finlandia Lions|Lions]]
| 2021
| 2023
| Closed in 2023
|-
| '''[[Iowa Wesleyan University]]'''
| [[Mt. Pleasant, Iowa]]
| 1842
| [[United Methodist Church|United Methodist]]
| 571
| [[Iowa Wesleyan Tigers|Tigers]]
| 2013
| 2021
| Closed in 2023
|-
| '''[[Maranatha Baptist University|Maranatha Baptist Bible College]]'''{{efn|group=fass|Currently known as Maranatha Baptist University since 2013.}}
| [[Watertown, Wisconsin]]
| 1968
| [[Foundations Baptist Fellowship International|Baptist]]
| 950
| [[Maranatha Baptist Sabercats|Crusaders]]{{efn|group=fass|Maranatha Baptist changed its nickname from Crusaders to Sabercats in 2014.}}
| 1974
| 2008
| [[NCAA Division III independent schools|D-III Independent]]
|-
| '''[[MacMurray College]]'''
| [[Jacksonville, Illinois]] 
| 1846
| United Methodist
| 683
| [[MacMurray Highlanders|Highlanders]]
| 2009
| 2010
| Closed in 2020
|-
| '''[[Principia College]]'''
| [[Elsah, Illinois]]
| 1910
| [[Church of Christ, Scientist|Scientist]]
| 550
| [[Principia Panthers|Panthers]]
| 2002
| 2008
| [[St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|St. Louis (SLIAC)]]
|-
| '''[[Rockford University|Rockford College]]'''{{efn|group=fass|Currently known as Rockford University since 2013.}}
| [[Rockford, Illinois]]
| 1847
| Nonsectarian
| 983
| [[Rockford Regents|Regents]]
| 2002
| 2008
| [[Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference|Northern (NACC)]]
|-
| '''[[Trinity Bible College and Graduate School|Trinity Bible College]]'''
| [[Ellendale, North Dakota]]
| 1948
| [[Assemblies of God USA|Assemblies of God]]
| 333
| [[Trinity Bible Lions|Lions]]
| 1997
| 2008
| [[National Christian College Athletic Association|NCCAA]] Independent
|}

;Notes
{{notelist|group=fass}}

===Membership timeline===
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  bar:2 color:Full from:1972 till:1995 text:[[Martin Luther College|Dr. Martin Luther]] (1972–1995)

  bar:3 color:Full from:1972 till:1986 text:[[Loras College|Loras]] (1972–1986)

  bar:4 color:Full from:1972 till:2002 text:[[Mount Senario College|Mount Senario]] (1972–2002)

  bar:5 color:Full from:1972 till:end text:[[University of Northwestern – St. Paul|Northwestern (Minn.)]] (1972–present)

  bar:6 color:Full from:1972 till:1995 text:[[Martin Luther College|Northwestern (Wisc.)]] (1972–1995)

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  bar:10 color:Full from:1994 till:end text:[[Crown College (Minnesota)|Crown]] (1994–present)

  bar:11 color:Full from:1995 till:end text:[[Martin Luther College|Martin Luther]] (1995–present)

  bar:12 color:Full from:1995 till:2021 text:[[College of St. Scholastica|St. Scholastica]] (1995–2021)

  bar:13 color:AssocF from:1997 till:2008 text:[[Trinity Bible College and Graduate School|Trinity Bible]] (1997–2008)

  bar:14 color:FullxF from:1998 till:2025 text:[[Northland College (Wisconsin)|Northland (Wisc.)]] (1998–2025)

  bar:15 color:Full from:2002 till:2012 text:[[Presentation College, South Dakota|Presentation]] (2002–2012)

  bar:16 color:AssocF from:2002 till:2008 text:[[Blackburn College (Illinois)|Blackburn]] (2002–2008)

  bar:17 color:AssocF from:2002 till:2008 text:[[Principia College|Principia]] (2002–2008)
  bar:17 color:AssocOS from:2023 till:end text:(2023–present)

  bar:18 color:AssocF from:2002 till:2008 text:[[Rockford University|Rockford]] (2002–2008)

  bar:19 color:AssocF from:2002 till:2008 text:[[Westminster College (Missouri)|Westminster (Mo.)]] (2002–2008; 2009–present)
  bar:19 color:AssocF from:2009 till:end text:

  bar:20 color:Full from:2003 till:end text:[[University of Minnesota Morris|Minnesota–Morris]] (2003–present)

  bar:21 color:FullxF from:2004 till:end text:[[Bethany Lutheran College|Bethany Lutheran]] (2004–present)

  bar:22 color:AssocOS from:2008 till:2013 text:[[North Central University|North Central (Minn.)]] (2013–present)
  bar:22 color:FullxF from:2013 till:end text:

  bar:23 color:AssocF from:2009 till:2018 text:[[Eureka College|Eureka]] (2009–2018)

  bar:24 color:AssocF from:2009 till:end text:[[Greenville University|Greenville]] (2009–present)

  bar:25 color:AssocF from:2009 till:2020 text:[[MacMurray College|MacMurray]] (2009–2020)

  bar:26 color:AssocF from:2013 till:2021 text:[[Iowa Wesleyan University|Iowa Wesleyan]] (2013–2021)

  bar:27 color:FullxF from:2015 till:end text:[[University of Wisconsin–Superior|Wisconsin–Superior]] (2015–present)

  bar:28 color:AssocF from:2021 till:2023 text:[[Finlandia University|Finlandia]] (2021–2023)

  bar:29 color:AssocOS from:2023 till:end text:[[Mississippi University for Women|MUW]] (2023–present)

  bar:30 color:AssocOS from:2023 till:end text:[[Webster University|Webster]] (2023–present)

  bar:N color:Bar1 from:1972 till:1983 text:Twin Rivers Conference (TRC)
  bar:N color:Bar2 from:1983 till:end text:Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC)

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==Conference sports==
{{see also|Upper Midwest Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament}}
{| class="wikitable" style=
|+ '''Conference sports'''
!Sport||Men's||Women's
|-
|[[Baseball]]||{{center|{{Y}}}}||
|-
|[[Basketball]]||{{center|{{Y}}}}||{{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
|[[Cross country running|Cross Country]]||{{center|{{Y}}}}||{{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
|[[American football|Football]]||{{center|{{Y}}}}||
|-
|[[Golf]]||{{center|{{Y}}}}||{{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
| Indoor [[Track and field]]||{{center|{{Y}}}}||{{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
|[[Soccer]]||{{center|{{Y}}}}||{{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
|[[Softball]]|| ||{{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
|[[Tennis]]||{{center|{{Y}}}}||{{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
|[[Track and field]]||{{center|{{Y}}}}||{{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
|[[Volleyball]]|| ||{{center|{{Y}}}}
|}

==Conference facilities==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!School
!Football stadium
!Capacity
!Basketball arena
!Capacity
|-
|Bethany Lutheran 
|''Non-football school''
|N/A
|Sports and Fitness Center
|800
|-
|Crown
|Old National Bank Stadium
|1,400
|Wild Athletic Center
|700
|-
|Greenville
|[[Francis Field (Greenville)|Francis Stadium]]
|2,000
| colspan=2 align=center | ''Football-only member''
|-
|Martin Luther
|MLC Bowl
|2,200
|Luther Student Center
|700
|-
|Minnesota–Morris
|Big Cat Stadium
|3,500
|Cougar Sports Center (CSC) 
|4,000
|-
|North Central
|''Non-football school''
|N/A
|Clark-Danielson Gymnasium
|NA
|-
|Northwestern 
|[[Reynolds Field (Northwestern)|Reynolds Field]]
|1,500
|Ericksen Center
|1,500
|-
|Westminster
|Priest Field
|1,000
| colspan=2 align=center | ''Football-only member''
|-
|Wisconsin–Superior
| ''Non-football school''
| N/A
| Mertz Mortorelli Gymnasium 
| 2,500
|}

==Football champions==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!Year
!Champion(s)
|-
|1974
|Northwestern (MN)
|-
|1975 
|Northwestern (MN)
|-
|1976
|Concordia-Saint Paul <br>  Loras <br>  Maranatha Baptist Bible College<br> Northwestern (MN) <br> Northwestern (WI) 
|-
|1977
|Concordia-Saint Paul <br> Dr. Martin Luther College
|-
|1978
|Northwestern (WI)
|-
|1979 
|Northwestern (MN)
|-
|1980
|Mount Senario
|-
|1981
|Concordia-Saint Paul <br> Northwestern (MN)
|-
|1982
|Concordia-Saint Paul <br> Mount Senario <br> Northwestern (MN)
|-
|1983
|Mount Senario <br> Northwestern (WI)
|-
|1984 
|Northwestern (MN)
|-
|1985
|Mount Senario
|-
|1986
|Northwestern (WI)
|-
|1987 
|Mount Senario
|-
|1988 
|Concordia-Saint Paul
|-
|1989
|Mount Senario
|-
|1990
|Maranatha Baptist Bible College <br> Northwestern (MN)
|-
|1991
|Concordia-Saint Paul <br> Northwestern (WI)
|-
|1992
|Mount Senario
|-
|1993
|Mount Senario
|-
|1994
|Mount Senario
|-
|1995
|Northwestern 
|-
|1996
|Maranatha Baptist Bible College <br> Martin Luther 
|-
|1997
|Mount Senario
|-
|1998
|Maranatha Baptist <br> Martin Luther <br> Mount Senario
|-
|1999
|Mount Senario
|-
|2000
|Mount Senario 
|-
|2001
|Northwestern 
|-
|2002
|Northwestern 
|-
|2003
|Westminster 
|-
|2004
|Westminster 
|-
|2005
|Northwestern 
|-
|2006
|Minnesota-Morris 
|-
|2007
|Northwestern 
|-
|2008
|Northwestern 
|-
|2009
|'''North Division:''' Martin Luther <br> '''South Division:''' Greenville
|-
|2010
|Greenville
|-
|2011*
|St. Scholastica
|-
|2012
|Greenville <br>Northwestern<br>St. Scholastica 
|-
|2013
|St. Scholastica 
|-
|2014
|St. Scholastica 
|-
|2015
|St. Scholastica
|-
|2016
|Northwestern 
|-
|2017
|Eureka 
|-
|2018
|Martin Luther 
|-
|2019
|Martin Luther
|-
|2020
|No season COVID-19
|-
|2021
|Greenville
|-
|2022
|Northwestern
|-
|2023
|Minnesota-Morris
|-
|2024
|Northwestern
|-
|2025
|
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>- 2011 was the first year the UMAC Champion received an automatic bid to the [[NCAA Division III National Football Championship|NCAA Division III Playoffs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/128718758.html |title=UMAC: A Division III playoff bid for the first time |newspaper=Star Tribune |date=August 31, 2011 |access-date=June 21, 2012}}</ref>

==Yearly football standings==
{| cellpadding="5"
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2002 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2003 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2004 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2005 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2006 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2007 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2008 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2009 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2010 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2011 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2012 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2013 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2014 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2015 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2016 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2017 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2018 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2019 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2020 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2021 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2022 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2023 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2024 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings}}
|}

==Ice hockey affiliations==
The UMAC does not sponsor [[ice hockey]]. UW-Superior is the one UMAC member school sponsor men's and women's ice hockey as a varsity sport and is a member of the [[Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]]. Former schools such as the College of St. Scholastica also sponsored Ice Hockey but played in the [[Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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