| College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) |
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|---|---|
| Established | 1946 |
| Association | NCAA |
| Division | Division III |
| Members | 8 |
| Sports fielded | 21 (men's: 11; women's: 10) |
| Region | Upper Midwest |
| Former names | College Conference of Illinois |
| Headquarters | Naperville, Illinois |
| Commissioner | Chris Martin (since 2002) |
| Website | cciw.org |
| Locations | |
The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) is a college athletic conference which competes in the NCAA's Division III. Its member teams are located in Illinois and Wisconsin. CCIW schools have won 35 Division III national championships since 1973.[1] The conference was founded in 1946 as the College Conference of Illinois (CCI). The present name was adopted in 1967 in recognition of Carthage, which had moved to its Kenosha, Wisconsin campus in 1962, and Carroll, which had joined the conference in 1955.
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The league currently has 8 full members:
| Institution | Location | Team Name | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Year Joined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augustana College | Rock Island, Illinois
(39,684) |
Vikings | 1860 | Private/Lutheran (ELCA) | 2,513 | 1946 |
| Carthage College | Kenosha, Wisconsin
(96,950) |
Red Men | 1847 | Private/Lutheran (ELCA) | 2,374 | 1946 |
| Elmhurst College | Elmhurst, Illinois
(43,298) |
Bluejays | 1871 | Private/United Church of Christ | 2,748 | 1946 |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | Bloomington, Illinois
(74,975) |
Titans | 1850 | Private/Methodist | 2,113 | 1946 |
| Millikin University | Decatur, Illinois
(81,500) |
Big Blue | 1901 | Private/Presbyterian | 2,118 | 1946 |
| North Central College | Naperville, Illinois
(144,560) |
Cardinals | 1861 | Private/Methodist | 2,167 | 1946 |
| North Park University | Chicago, Illinois
(2,853,114) |
Vikings | 1891 | Private/Evangelical Covenant | 1,814 | 1962 |
| Wheaton College | Wheaton, Illinois
(55,676) |
Thunder | 1860 | Private/Evangelical Protestant | 2,282 | 1946 |
Note: Carthage left the conference in 1952 but returned in 1961. Elmhurst and Wheaton left the conference in 1960 but returned in 1967.
| Institution | Location | Team Name | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Year Joined | Sports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Hulman | Terre Haute, Indiana
(59,614) |
Fightin' Engineers | 1874 | Private | 1,840 | 2008 | Swimming |
| Institution | Location | Team Name | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Year Joined | Year Left | Current Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll University | Waukesha, Wisconsin | Pioneers | 1846 | Private/Presbyterian | 2,493 | 1955 | 1992 | Midwest Conference |
| Illinois College | Jacksonville, Illinois | Blueboys | 1829 | Private | 973 | 1946 | 1953 | Midwest Conference |
| Lake Forest College | Lake Forest, Illinois | Foresters | 1857 | Private | 1,441 | 1946 | 1963 | Midwest Conference |
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.
| Year | Sport | School |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Men's Outdoor Track and Field | North Central |
| 2010 | Men's Indoor Track and Field | North Central |
| 2009 | Men's Cross Country | North Central |
| 2008 | Women's Indoor Track and Field | Illinois Wesleyan |
| 2008 | Women's Outdoor Track and Field | Illinois Wesleyan |
| 2007 | Women's Soccer | Wheaton |
| 2006 | Women's Soccer | Wheaton |
| 2005 | Women's Basketball | Millikin |
| 2004 | Women's Soccer | Wheaton |
| 2000 | Men's Outdoor Track and Field | North Central |
| 1999 | Men's Cross Country | North Central |
| 1998 | Men's Cross Country | North Central |
| 1998 | Men's Outdoor Track and Field | North Central |
| 1997 | Men's Basketball | Illinois Wesleyan |
| 1997 | Men's Cross Country | North Central |
| 1997 | Men's Soccer | Wheaton |
| 1994 | Men's Outdoor Track and Field | North Central |
| 1993 | Men's Cross Country | North Central |
| 1992 | Men's Cross Country | North Central |
| 1989 | Men's Outdoor Track and Field | North Central |
| 1989 | Men's Indoor Track and Field | North Central |
| 1987 | Men's Basketball | North Park |
| 1987 | Men's Cross Country | North Central |
| 1986 | Football | Augustana |
| 1985 | Football | Augustana |
| 1985 | Men's Basketball | North Park |
| 1985 | Volleyball | Elmhurst |
| 1984 | Football | Augustana |
| 1984 | Men's Soccer | Wheaton |
| 1983 | Football | Augustana |
| 1983 | Women's Basketball | North Central |
| 1983 | Volleyball | Elmhurst |
| 1982 | Men's Cross Country | North Central |
| 1981 | Men's Cross Country | North Central |
| 1980 | Men's Basketball | North Park |
| 1979 | Men's Basketball | North Park |
| 1979 | Men's Cross Country | North Central |
| 1978 | Men's Basketball | North Park |
| 1978 | Men's Cross Country | North Central |
| 1976 | Men's Cross Country | North Central |
| 1975 | Men's Cross Country | North Central |
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