Minnesota College Athletic Conference

Minnesota College Athletic Conference
FormerlyMinnesota Community College Conference
AssociationNJCAA
Founded1967
CommissionerPeter Watkins
Sports fielded
  • 17
    • men's: 9
    • women's: 8
No. of teams20 full + 3 associate members
HeadquartersRochester, Minnesota
RegionMinnesota, North Dakota and northern Wisconsin – NJCAA Region 13
Official websitemcacsports.org

The Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC), formerly the Minnesota Community College Conference (MCCC), is a junior college collegiate athletic conference in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). The 23 member institutions are located in the Midwest, including Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin and they compete primarily at the NJCAA Division III level in most sports. The MCAC was established in the fall of 1967.

History

North Dakota State College of Science (NDSCS) and Dakota College at Bottineau joined the conference in football only beginning with the 2014 season.

In 2017, the MCAC partnered with USA High School Clay Target League to form the first two-year college varsity Clay target league. Clay target programs grew from five schools at the inception of the league to 12 programs in 2020.

Southwest Wisconsin Technical College joined the MCAC in the fall of 2018, competing in clay target and golf. Pine Technical and Community College and Lake Region State College joined the MCAC in the fall of 2018, competing in clay target. Century College joined the MCAC in the spring of 2019, competing in the NJCAA sports of baseball and women's volleyball. Century eliminated the women's softball team, women's soccer team and men's soccer team in 2018. NDSCS added clay target in the fall of 2019. Alexandria Technical & Community College joined the MCAC in the fall of 2019 and announced their intent to become a member of the NJCAA in the fall 2020.

Dakota College at Bottineau and Northland Community & Technical College announced the discontinuation of football after the fall of 2019.

Member schools

Current members

The MCAC currently has 20 full members, all but one are public schools:[1]

Institution Location
(Population) 		Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Colors Varsity
Teams 		Division
Alexandria Technical and Community College Alexandria, Minnesota
(14,335) 		1961 Public[a] 2,549 Legends ? Black & Crimson 4 [b][c][d]
Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids, Minnesota
(61,476) 		1965 Public[a] 4,501 Golden Rams ? Blue & Gold 7 [e][f][g][c][h]
Central Lakes College Brainerd, Minnesota
(14,395) 		1938 Public[a] 6,000 Raiders ? Navy & Red 8 [b][i][j][c][k][l]
Century College White Bear Lake, Minnesota
(24,883) 		1967 Public[a] 12,000 Wood Ducks ? Green & Yellow 2 [e][m]
Hibbing Community College Hibbing, Minnesota
(16,214) 		1916 Public[a] 700 Cardinals ? Cardinal & White 6 [b][i][n][k][l]
Itasca Community College Grand Rapids, Minnesota
(11,126) 		1922 Public[a] 1,400 Vikings ? Blue & White 7 [b][i][j][n][k][l]
Lake Superior College Duluth, Minnesota
(86,697) 		1995 Public[a] 5,800 Ice Hawks ? Blue & Yellow 6 [l]
Mesabi Range College Virginia, Minnesota
(8,423) 		1970 Public[a] 1,700 Norse ? Forest & Gold 7 [b][i][j][n][k]
Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls, Minnesota
(14,119) 		1960 Public[a] 6,464 Spartans ? Blue & Gold 7 [e][f][g][c][h]
Minnesota West Community & Technical College Worthington, Minnesota
(13,947) 		1936 Public[a] ? Bluejays ? Blue & White 7 [e][f][g][m][h][o]
Northland Community & Technical College Thief River Falls, Minnesota
(8,749) 		1949 Public[a] 4,135 Pioneers ? Navy & Red 7 [b][i][j][n][k][o]
Rainy River Community College International Falls, Minnesota
(6,424) 		1967 Public[a] 350 Voyageurs ? Red & Black 5 [b][i][j][n][k]
Ridgewater College Willmar, Minnesota
(19,610) 		1965 Public[a] 5,500 Warriors ? Scarlet & Gray 7 [e][f][g][c][h][d]
Riverland Community College Austin, Minnesota
(24,718) 		1940 Public[a] 4,900 Blue Devils ? Blue & White 6 [e][f][g][m][h]
Rochester Community & Technical College Rochester, Minnesota
(106,769) 		1915 Public[a] 8,000 Yellow Jackets ? Navy & Gold 10 [e][f][g][m][h]
St. Cloud Technical College St. Cloud, Minnesota
(65,842) 		1948 Public[a] ? Cyclones ? Forest & Gold 5 [e][f][g][c][h]
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
(Southwest Tech) 		Fennimore, Wisconsin
(2,497) 		1967 Public[p] ? Chargers ? Blue & Gold 2 [d]
Vermilion Community College Ely, Minnesota
(3,460) 		1922 Public[a] 711 Ironmen &
Ironwomen 		? Blue & Gold 6 [b][i][n][k][d]
Western Technical College La Crosse, Wisconsin
(51,320) 		1912 Public[p] 8,000 Cavaliers ? Red & Black 4 [e][g][m]
Notes
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h North Division volleyball member
  3. ^ a b c d e f Central Division baseball member
  4. ^ a b c d White Division clay target member
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i South Division volleyball member
  6. ^ a b c d e f g South Division men's basketball member
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h South Division women's basketball member
  8. ^ a b c d e f g South Division softball member
  9. ^ a b c d e f g North Division men's basketball member
  10. ^ a b c d e North Division women's basketball member
  11. ^ a b c d e f g North Division softball member
  12. ^ a b c d Red Division clay target member
  13. ^ a b c d e South Division baseball member
  14. ^ a b c d e f North Division baseball member
  15. ^ a b Blue Division clay target member
  16. ^ a b Part of the Wisconsin Technical College System.

Associate members

The MCAC currently has six associate members, all are public schools:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Colors MCAC
sport(s) 		Current
conference
Bismarck State College Bismarck, North Dakota 1939 Public[a] 3,500 Mystics ? Green & White clay target, wrestling Mon-Dak
(NJCAA Region XIII)
Dakota College at Bottineau Bottineau, North Dakota 1906 655 Lumberjacks 2014 Green & White clay target
Lake Region State College Devils Lake, North Dakota 1941 1,657 Royals 2019 Royal & White clay target
North Dakota State College of Science Wahpeton, North Dakota 1903 2,707 Wildcats 2014 Red & Black clay target
football
Pine Technical & Community College[2] Pine City, Minnesota 1965 Public[b] 2,020 ? ? Green & White clay target none
Williston State College Williston, North Dakota 1957 Public 855 Tetons ? Green & White clay target Mon-Dak
(NJCAA Region XIII)

Former members

The MCAC has one former full member, which was a public school:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Colors Current
conference
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Cloquet, Minnesota 1987 Public[b] 1,976 Thunder ? 2023 Orange & Black Discontinued athletics
Notes

Sports

Teams which compete in the Minnesota College Athletic Conference.[3]
Sport Men's Women's
Baseball
17
-
Basketball
17
17
Clay target
12
12
Football
9
-
Golf
3
-
Soccer
4
4
Softball
-
14
Volleyball
-
17
Wrestling
6
-

Yearly football standings

2002 Minnesota Community College Conference football standings
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  • e
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Northern Division
Northland (MN) x^   5 – 0     9 – 3  
Hibbing ^   3 – 2     6 – 4  
Rainy River   3 – 2     5 – 4  
Mesabi Range   3 – 2     3 – 6  
Itasca   1 – 4     1 – 8  
Vermilion   0 – 5     3 – 6  
Southern Division
Rochester (MN) x$^   4 – 0     11 – 1  
Ridgewater ^   3 – 1     7 – 3  
Fergus Falls   2 – 2     4 – 5  
Minnesota West   1 – 3     3 – 6  
Central Lakes   0 – 4     1 – 8  
MCCC championship: Rochester (MN) 24, Northland (MN) 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – MCCC playoff participant
2003 Minnesota Community College Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Northern Division
Mesabi Range x^   5 – 0     10 – 1  
Hibbing ^   5 – 1     5 – 4  
Vermilion   3 – 2     5 – 4  
Northland (MN)   2 – 3     4 – 5  
Rainy River   1 – 4     1 – 8  
Itasca   0 – 5     0 – 9  
Southern Division
Rochester (MN) x$^   4 – 0     9 – 3  
Minnesota West ^   3 – 1     6 – 3  
Ridgewater   2 – 2     6 – 3  
Fergus Falls   1 – 3     4 – 5  
Central Lakes   0 – 4     2 – 7  
MCCC championship: Rochester (MN) 14, Mesabi Range 12
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – MCCC playoff participant
2021 Minnesota College Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
NDSCS $   7 – 0     9 – 1  
Itasca   6 – 1     9 – 1  
Rochester C&T   3 – 3     4 – 4  
Minnesota State C&T   3 – 4     6 – 4  
Minnesota West C&T   3 – 4     4 – 6  
Central Lakes   3 – 4     3 – 6  
Vermilion   2 – 4     2 – 6  
Mesabi Range   0 – 7     0 – 9  
Rankings from NJCAA Division III poll
2022 Minnesota College Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Minnesota State C&T $   6 – 0     9 – 1  
No. 2 NDSCS ^   5 – 1     9 – 2  
Rochester C&T   3 – 3     5 – 5  
Central Lakes   2 – 3     4 – 4  
Mesabi Range   2 – 4     2 – 6  
Minnesota West C&T   1 – 4     2 – 6  
Vermilion   0 – 4     0 – 5  
Rankings from NJCAA Division III poll
2023 Minnesota College Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Rochester C&T $^   5 – 1     8 – 3  
No. 3 NDSCS   4 – 1     8 – 3  
No. 4 Mesabi Range   4 – 2     5 – 4  
Minnesota State C&T   4 – 2     4 – 4  
Central Lakes   3 – 4     4 – 6  
Vermilion   1 – 5     1 – 6  
Minnesota West C&T   0 – 6     0 – 7  
Rankings from NJCAA Division III poll

See also

References

  1. ^ "MCAC Members". www.mcac-sports.com. Minnesota College Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  2. ^ "MCAC".
  3. ^ "MCAC Sports". www.mcac-sports.com. Minnesota College Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2014.

External links

  • Official website