# Minnesota College Athletic Conference

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 currently compete 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 19 full members, all of which are public schools:
| Institution | Location (Population) | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Colors | Varsity Teams |
| Alexandria Technical and Community College | Alexandria, Minnesota (14,335) | 1961 | Public | 2,549 | Legends | ? | Black & Crimson | 4 |
| Anoka-Ramsey Community College | Coon Rapids, Minnesota (61,476) | 1965 | Public | 4,501 | Golden Rams | ? | Blue & Gold | 7 |
| Central Lakes College | Brainerd, Minnesota (14,395) | 1938 | Public | 6,000 | Raiders | ? | Navy & Red | 8 |
| Century College | White Bear Lake, Minnesota (24,883) | 1967 | Public | 12,000 | Wood Ducks | ? | Green & Yellow | 2 |
| Hibbing Community College | Hibbing, Minnesota (16,214) | 1916 | Public | 700 | Cardinals | ? | Cardinal & White | 6 |
| Itasca Community College | Grand Rapids, Minnesota (11,126) | 1922 | Public | 1,400 | Vikings | ? | Blue & White | 7 |
| Lake Superior College | Duluth, Minnesota (86,697) | 1995 | Public | 5,800 | IceHawks | ? | Blue & Yellow | 6 |
| Mesabi Range College | Virginia, Minnesota (8,423) | 1970 | Public | 1,700 | Norse | ? | Forest & Gold | 7 |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College | Fergus Falls, Minnesota (14,119) | 1960 | Public | 6,464 | Spartans | ? | Blue & Gold | 7 |
| Minnesota West Community & Technical College | Worthington, Minnesota (13,947) | 1936 | Public | ? | Bluejays | ? | Blue & White | 7 |
| Northland Community & Technical College | Thief River Falls, Minnesota (8,749) | 1949 | Public | 4,135 | Pioneers | ? | Navy & Red | 7 |
| Rainy River Community College | International Falls, Minnesota (6,424) | 1967 | Public | 350 | Voyageurs | ? | Red & Black | 5 |
| Ridgewater College | Willmar, Minnesota (19,610) | 1965 | Public | 5,500 | Warriors | ? | Scarlet & Gray | 7 |
| Riverland Community College | Austin, Minnesota (24,718) | 1940 | Public | 4,900 | Blue Devils | ? | Blue & White | 6 |
| Rochester Community & Technical College | Rochester, Minnesota (106,769) | 1915 | Public | 8,000 | Yellow Jackets | ? | Navy & Gold | 10 |
| St. Cloud Technical College | St. Cloud, Minnesota (65,842) | 1948 | Public | ? | Cyclones | ? | Forest & Gold | 5 |
| Southwest Wisconsin Technical College (Southwest Tech) | Fennimore, Wisconsin (2,497) | 1967 | Public | ? | Chargers | ? | Blue & Gold | 2 |
| Vermilion Community College | Ely, Minnesota (3,460) | 1922 | Public | 711 | Ironmen & Ironwomen | ? | Blue & Gold | 6 |
| Western Technical College | La Crosse, Wisconsin (51,320) | 1912 | Public | 8,000 | Cavaliers | ? | Red & Black | 4 |

#### Notes

* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 North Division volleyball member
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 Central Division baseball member
* 1 2 3 4 White Division clay target member
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 South Division volleyball member
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 South Division men's basketball member
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 South Division women's basketball member
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 South Division softball member
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 North Division men's basketball member
* 1 2 3 4 5 North Division women's basketball member
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 North Division softball member
* 1 2 3 4 Red Division clay target member
* 1 2 3 4 5 South Division baseball member
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 North Division baseball member
* 1 2 Blue Division clay target member
* 1 2 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 | 3,500 | Mystics | ? | Green & White | clay target, wrestling | Mon-Dak (NJCAA Region XIII) |
| Dakota College at Bottineau | Bottineau, North Dakota | 1906 | Public | 655 | Lumberjacks | 2014 | Green & White | clay target | Mon-Dak (NJCAA Region XIII) |
| Lake Region State College | Devils Lake, North Dakota | 1941 | Public | 1,657 | Royals | 2019 | Royal & White | clay target | Mon-Dak (NJCAA Region XIII) |
| North Dakota State College of Science | Wahpeton, North Dakota | 1903 | Public | 2,707 | Wildcats | 2014 | Red & Black | clay target football | Mon-Dak (NJCAA Region XIII) |
| Pine Technical & Community College | Pine City, Minnesota | 1965 | Public | 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 | 1,976 | Thunder | ? | 2023 | Orange & Black | Discontinued athletics |

#### Notes

* ↑ Part of the North Dakota University System.
* 1 2 Part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System.

## Sports

Teams which compete in the Minnesota College Athletic Conference. :
| 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 :
| 2002 Minnesota Community College Conference football standings vteConf.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 C&T 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 C&T 24, Northland (MN) 14 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-champions^ – MCCC playoff participant | 2003 Minnesota Community College Conference football standings vteConf.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 C&T #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 C&T 14, Mesabi Range 12 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-champions # – MCCC playoff participant | 2007 Minnesota College Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  North Division Vermilion x#  4 –0  7 –3   Rainy River #  3 –1  6 –4   Northland  2 –2  6 –3   Itasca  1 –3  3 –6   Mesabi Range  0 –4  2 –7   South Division Rochester C&T x#y$  5 –0  11 –0   Central Lakes #y  4 –1  7 –4   Ridgewater  2 –3  5 –4   Minnesota State C&T  2 –3  3 –6   Minnesota West C&T  2 –3  2 –7   Fond du Lac  0 –5  0 –9   Championship: Rochester C&T 38, Central Lakes 18 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant # – MCAC playoff participant |
| 2008 Minnesota College Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  North Division Vermilion x^  3 –1  8 –3   Mesabi Range x$^  3 –1  6 –5   Fond du Lac  2 –2  2 –7   Itasca  0 –4  1 –8   Northland (MN) #  0 –4  0 –9   South Division Minnesota West C&T x^  3 –1  7 –3   Central Lakes x^  3 –1  7 –3   Rochester C&T x  3 –1  8 –3   Ridgewater  1 –3  5 –4   Minnesota State C&T  0 –4  2 –7   Championship: Mesabi Range 6, Vermilion 0 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-champions^ – MCAC playoff participant # – Northland forfeited all wins from the 2008 season | 2015 Minnesota College Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  Eastern Division No. 6 Rochester C&T xy$  5 –0  11 –1   No. 17 Central Lakes  4 –1  8 –3   Itasca  2 –3  5 –4   Fond du Lac  2 –3  4 –5   Mesabi Range  1 –4  2 –6   Vermilion  1 –4  1 –7   Western Division No. 13 NDSCS xy  5 –0  8 –3   Dakota College  3 –2  6 –4   Ridgewater  3 –2  4 –5   Minnesota West C&T  2 –3  2 –7   Northland (MN)  1 –4  2 –6   Minnesota State C&T  0 –5  1 –7   Championship: Rochester C&T 45, NDSCS 41 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participantRankings from NJCAA poll | 2016 Minnesota College Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  Eastern Division No. 12 Central Lakes #xy$  5 –0  11 –1   Rochester C&T #  4 –1  6 –5   Itasca #  3 –2  5 –4   Vermilion #  2 –3  2 –7   Mesabi Range  1 –4  1 –7   Fond du Lac  0 –5  2 –6   Western Division No. 20 NDSCS #xy  4 –1  9 –2   Ridgewater #x  4 –1  6 –4   Northland (MN) #  3 –2  5 –4   Dakota College #  2 –3  4 –5   Minnesota State C&T  2 –3  3 –5   Minnesota West C&T  0 –5  1 –7   Championship: Central Lakes 36, NDSCS 28 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant # – MCAC playoff participant Rankings from NJCAA poll |
| 2017 Minnesota College Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  Eastern Division Central Lakes #x  4 –1  8 –2   Rochester C&T x  4 –1  6 –3   Mesabi Range #xy  4 –1  7 –5   Vermilion #  1 –4  3 –6   Itasca  1 –4  2 –6   Fond du Lac  1 –4  1 –7   Western Division Dakota College #x  5 –0  8 –2   Northland (MN) #y$  3 –2  9 –3   NDSCS  3 –2  5 –4   Ridgewater #  2 –3  3 –6   Minnesota West C&T  1 –4  2 –6   Minnesota State C&T  1 –4  1 –7   Championship: Northland 68, Mesabi Range 35 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant # – MCAC playoff participant | 2018 Minnesota College Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  Eastern Division Central Lakes #x  6 –0  7 –3   Mesabi Range #  4 –1  7 –3   Itasca  3 –2  6 –3   Rochester C&T  1 –4  1 –6   Vermilion  1 –4  1 –7   Fond du Lac #  1 –5  3 –6   Western Division Northland (MN) #xy$  5 –0  8 –3   NDSCS #y  4 –1  9 –2   Dakota College #  3 –2  5 –4   Minnesota West C&T  1 –4  3 –5   Minnesota State C&T  0 –4  1 –6   Ridgewater  0 –2  0 –4   Championship: Northland 34, NDSCS 10 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant # – MCAC playoff participant Ridgewater canceled their season with three games remaining, including two conference games | 2019 Minnesota College Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  East Division Mesabi Range #x  5 –0  7 –2   Itasca #y  3 –2  8 –4   Rochester C&T #  3 –2  6 –3   Central Lakes #y$  2 –3  6 –5   Vermilion  2 –3  2 –6   Fond du Lac  0 –5  0 –9   West Division NDSCS #x  4 –0  8 –2   Minnesota West C&T #  2 –2  6 –4   Northland (MN) #  2 –2  3 –6   Dakota College #  1 –2  3 –5   Minnesota State C&T  0 –3  1 –6   Championship: Central Lakes 47, Itasca 19 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant # – MCAC playoff participant |
| 2021 Minnesota College Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  No. 4 NDSCS  7 –0  9 –1   No. 3 Itasca y  6 –1  9 –1   Rochester C&T  3 –3  4 –4   No. 5 Minnesota State C&T y  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   Championship: Canceled y – Championship game participantThe 2021 MCAC Championship was canceled due to COVID-19 concerns and no conference champion was named | 2022 Minnesota College Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  No. 3 Minnesota State C&T y  6 –0  9 –1   No. 1 NDSCS y$^  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   Championship: NDSCS 19, Minnesota State C&T 0 $ – Conference championy – Championship game participant^ – Red Grange Bowl participantRankings from NJCAA Division III poll | 2023 Minnesota College Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  No. 2 Rochester C&T y$^  5 –1  8 –3   No. 3 NDSCS y  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   Championship: Rochester C&T 24, NDSCS 16 $ – Conference championy – Championship game participant^ – Red Grange Bowl participantRankings from NJCAA Division III poll |
| 2024 Minnesota College Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  No. 3 NDSCS y$  6 –0  9 –2   Rochester C&T  4 –2  5 –5   Mesabi Range y  3 –3  4 –4   Minnesota State C&T  3 –3  4 –5   Vermilion  3 –3  3 –3   Central Lakes  2 –4  2 –4   Minnesota West C&T  0 –6  0 –8   Championship: NDSCS 30, Mesabi Range 29 $ – Conference championy – Championship game participantRankings from NJCAA Division III poll |