College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin ( CCIW ) is a college athletic conference which competes in the NCAA ' s Division III . CCIW schools have accounted for 46 national championships in NCAA Division III competition , including 15 in men ’ s cross country , six in men ’ s basketball , six in men ’ s outdoor track and field , four in football and men ' s indoor track and field , three in women ' s soccer , two in women ' s outdoor track & field , women ' s basketball and men ’ s soccer and one apiece in baseball and women ' s indoor track and field . Elmhurst College won a pair of NCAA Division III Volleyball Championships ( 1983 and 1985 ) , and North Central College won a women ’ s basketball title ( 1983 ) before the conference began sponsorship of women ’ s athletics in 1986 - 87 . North Central men ' s cross country won its 13th national title in program history during the fall of 2009 , while the North Central men ' s indoor track & field team captured the 2010 national championship . The Cardinals made it clean sweep by winning the men ' s outdoor track & field title in the spring of 2010 . In addition , the Illinois Wesleyan women ' s outdoor track & field team , as well as the baseball team , took home national titles , giving the CCIW five national championships during the 2009 - 10 season . North Central defended its titles in men ' s indoor track & field and outdoor track & field in the spring of 2011 while the Cardinals won their second men ' s cross country title in three seasons in the fall of 2011 and their third - straight indoor track & field title in 2012 . Illinois Wesleyan won the conference ' s second women ' s basketball national title in 2012 . History . The conference was formed with nine charter members ( Augustana College , Carthage College , Elmhurst College , Illinois College , Illinois Wesleyan University , Lake Forest College , Millikin University , North Central College and Wheaton College ) on April 26 , 1946 , in Jacksonville , Ill . , and opened competition in the 1946 - 47 academic year as the College Conference of Illinois . In 1967 , the name was changed to the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin , to recognize Carthage , which moved to Kenosha , Wis . in 1962 , and Carroll University , which entered the conference in 1955 . The CCIW sponsors 21 sports : baseball , men ’ s and women ’ s basketball , men ’ s and women ’ s cross country , football , men ’ s and women ’ s golf , men ’ s and women ’ s soccer , softball , men ’ s and women ’ s swimming , men ’ s and women ’ s tennis , men ’ s and women ’ s indoor track & field , men ’ s and women ’ s outdoor track & field , volleyball and wrestling . CCIW membership has experienced several changes since its inception . After Carthage left in 1952 , Illinois College withdrew the following year ( 1953 ) . Elmhurst and Wheaton withdrew following the 1959 - 60 academic year . Wheaton re - joined for all sports but football in 1967 ( and for football in 1970 ) . Elmhurst re - joined in the fall of 1967 for all sports but football ( and for football in 1968 ) . Carroll joined during the 1955 spring sports season ( 1954 - 55 academic season ) . Carthage returned in the fall of 1961 , and North Park University entered the following fall ( 1962 ) . Lake Forest dropped out at the end of the 1962 - 63 season . The last member to leave the CCIW was Carroll following the 1991 - 92 season . In 2007 , Rose – Hulman Institute of Technology , located in Terre Haute , Ind . , joined the CCIW as an associate member for men ' s and women ' s swimming . Member schools . Current members . The league currently has 8 full members : Sports . The CCIW sponsors competition in men ' s baseball , men ' s and women ' s basketball , men ' s and women ' s cross country , men ' s football , men ' s golf , men ' s and women ' s soccer , women ' s softball , men ' s and women ' s swimming , men ' s and women ' s tennis , men ' s and women ' s indoor track and field , men ' s and women ' s outdoor track and field , women ' s volleyball , and men ' s wrestling .