Midwest Athletic Association
The Midwest Athletic Association was an intercollegiate athletic conference of historically black colleges and universities that existed from 1926 to 1966. It was later known as the Midwest Conference from 1962 to 1963 and as the Midwestern Conference from 1964 to 1966. The conference's membership was widespread, with members located in Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, and West Virginia.Members
- The following is an incomplete list of the membership of the Midwest Athletic Association.
| Institution | Location | Founded | Nickname | Joined | Left | Current
Conference |
| Grambling, Louisiana | 1901 | Tigers | 1952 | 1957 | SWAC |
| Frankfort, Kentucky | 1886 | Thorobreds | 1945 | 1966 | SIAC |
| Nashville, Tennessee | 1912 | Tigers | 1945 | 1966 | Ohio Valley |
Midwest Athletic Association
- 1926 – Wilberforce
- 1927 – Bluefield
- 1928 – Bluefield
- 1929 – Wilberforce
- 1930 – Wilberforce
- 1931 – Wilberforce
- 1932 – Kentucky State
- 1933 – Wilberforce
- 1934 – Kentucky State
- 1935 – Wilberforce
- 1936 – West Virginia State
- 1937 – Kentucky State
- 1938 – Kentucky State
- 1939 – Wilberforce
- 1940 – Wilberforce
- 1941 – Kentucky State
- 1942 – Kentucky State
- 1943 – No champion
- 1944 – No champion
- 1945 – Tennessee A&I
- 1946 – Tennessee A&I
- 1947 – Tennessee A&I
- 1948 – Wilberforce State
- 1949 – Tennessee A&I
- 1950 – Wilberforce State
- 1951 – Wilberforce State
- 1952 – Lincoln and Texas Southern
- 1953 – Lincoln
- 1954 – Tennessee A&I
- 1955 – Grambling
- 1956 – Tennessee A&I
- 1957 – Jackson State and Tennessee A&I
- 1958 – Lincoln
- 1959 – Tennessee A&I
- 1960 – Tennessee A&I
- 1961 – Tennessee A&I
Midwest Conference
- 1962 – Lincoln
- 1963 – Tennessee A&I
Midwestern Conference
- 1964 – Tennessee A&I
- 1965 – Tennessee A&I
- 1966 – Tennessee A&I
