Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference
The Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference (NIIC) was a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division III level. The conference was formed in 1969. Member institutions were located in the Midwestern United States in the states of Illinois and Iowa. After the 2005–06 academic year, the NIIC merged with the Lake Michigan Conference to form a new league called the Northern Athletics Conference (now known as the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference).[1]
Member schools
Final members
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Subsequent conference(s) |
Current conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora University[a] | Aurora, Illinois | 1893 | Nonsectarian | 2,309 | Spartans
|
1970 | 2006 | Northern (NACC) (2006–present) | |
| Benedictine University[a] | Lisle, Illinois | 1887 | Catholic (Benedictines) |
2,740 | Eagles
|
1969 | 2006 | Northern (NACC) (2006–present) | |
| Clarke University | Dubuque, Iowa | 1843 | Catholic (B.V.M.) |
1,075 | Crusaders[b]
|
1988 | 2006 | NAIA Independent (2006–07; 2015–16) Midwest (MCC) (2007–15) |
Heart of America (HAAC)[c] (2016–present) |
| Concordia University Chicago[a] | River Forest, Illinois | 1864 | Lutheran LCMS | 1,361 | Cougars
|
1969 | 2006 | Northern (NACC) (2006–present) | |
| Dominican University | River Forest, Illinois | 1901 | Catholic (Dominican) |
1,697 | Stars
|
1990 | 2006 | Northern (NACC) (2006–present) | |
| Eureka College | Eureka, Illinois | 1855 | Disciples of Christ |
680 | Red Devils
|
1996 | 2006 | St. Louis (SLIAC) (2006–present) | |
| Rockford University[a] | Rockford, Illinois | 1847 | Nonsectarian | 1,272 | Regents
|
1969 | 2006 | Northern (NACC) (2006–present) | |
- Notes
Former members
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Subsequent conference(s) |
Current conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George Williams College[a]
|
Williams Bay, Wisconsin | 1890 | Nondenominational | N/A | Indians
|
1970 | 1971 | N/A[b] | |
| Judson University[a] | Elgin, Illinois | 1963 | Evangelical Christian |
1,231 | Eagles
|
1973 | 1996 | Chicagoland (CCAC)[c] (1996–present) | |
| Olivet Nazarene University | Bourbonnais, Illinois | 1907 | Nazarene | 4,579 | Tigers
|
1974 | 1996 | Chicagoland (CCAC)[c] (1996–present) | |
| Trinity International University[a] | Deerfield, Illinois | 1897 | Evangelical Christian |
2,688 | Trojans
|
1969 | 1996 | Chicagoland (CCAC)[c] (1996–present) | |
- Notes
References
- ^ "About the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference". Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference. Retrieved 2020-11-11.