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Northwest Missouri State Bearcats | |
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University | Northwest Missouri State University |
Conference | The MIAA |
NCAA | Division II |
Athletic director | Andy Peterson |
Location | Maryville, Missouri |
Varsity teams | 14 |
Football stadium | Bearcat Stadium |
Basketball arena | Bearcat Arena |
Mascot | Bobby the Bearcat |
Nickname | Bearcat |
Colors | Bearcat green and white[1] |
Website | www |
The Northwest Missouri State Bearcats are the athletic teams for Northwest Missouri State University, located in Maryville, Missouri. The Bearcats play in the NCAA Division II. Northwest is a founding member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association in 1912 and has remained in the conference ever since. From their founding until 1937, they competed in the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). From 1937 to 1957, they competed in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics before joining NCAA Division II. Northwest has appeared in ten Division II football title games (winning six) since 1998. The men's basketball team appeared in an AAU title game in 1930, and won the Division II title in 2017, 2019, 2021, and 2022.