Founded in 1920, the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference sponsors championships in 22 sports; 11 for men and 11 for women. Conference teams are all affiliated with the NCAA Division III and the MIAC is recognized as one of the toughest NCAA Division III intercollegiate athletic conferences in the country. The MIAC offers championships in the following sports each year: football, men's soccer, women's soccer, men's cross country, women's cross country, men's golf, women's golf, volleyball (women), men's hockey, women's hockey, men's basketball, women's basketball, men's swimming, women's swimming, men's indoor track, women's indoor track, softball (women), baseball (men), men's tennis, women's tennis, men's outdoor track and women's outdoor track. The members of the MIAC, all private undergraduate colleges in Minnesota, are Augsburg College, Bethel University, Carleton College, Concordia College-Moorhead, Gustavus Adolphus College, Hamline University, Macalester College, the College of Saint Benedict (women only), St. Catherine University (women only), Saint John's University (men only), Saint Mary's University, St. Olaf College, and the University of St. Thomas.