Lake Michigan Conference - Michigan - was created in 1997.
Michigan Collegiate Hockey Conference was created in 1991.
Michigan State previously played in the Michigan Collegiate Athletic Association which is currently the oldest of all collegiate leagues. Michigan State was then known as Michigan Agricultural College. In 1907 Michigan State became an independent and in 1949 announced that the school would be joining the Big Ten Conference.
Currently, the Big Ten is in charge of scheduling all conference games. Michigan and Michigan State are both members of the Legends Division, and will continue to play each other in football every season unless one of the teams is moved to the Leaders Division (which would not happen unless a team is added or removed from the conference at large). Even prior to MSU joining the Big Ten in 1950, the two teams played each other annually. The last time Michigan and Michigan State did not play a football game was 1909.
The Central Michigan University Chippewas currently play in the Mid-American Conference and are among the highest ranked teams in winning percentages.
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The University of Michigan's decision to support Michigan State University's admission to the Big Ten Conference was influenced by a desire to strengthen the conference's regional presence and competitiveness. This support was likely rooted in a shared commitment to enhancing collegiate athletics in Michigan and fostering rivalries that would benefit both institutions. Ultimately, the collaboration between these universities helped solidify the Big Ten's status as a premier athletic conference.
They play on PAC-10 conference
The division one colleges in Michigan are, with the commonly known name of the school in parenthesis:University of Michigan (Michigan)Michigan State University (Michigan State)Central Michigan University (Central Michigan)Eastern Michigan University (Eastern Michigan)Western Michigan University (Western Michigan)
Mid-American Conference (MAC)
American Football Conference of the NFL.
The AFC or the American Football Conference.