The Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), headquartered in Livonia, Michigan. The conference consists of twelve colleges and universities located in the U.S. states of Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio. Founded in 1992, the conference was created as a successor group for the now-defunct NAIA District 23.

History

The WHAC announced on January 27, 2012, added bowling and lacrosse for both men and women as conference sports effective the fall of 2012, becoming the first NAIA conference to offer championships in these sports. Men's ice hockey was added as a conference sport effective the fall of 2017, making the WHAC the first conference in the NAIA to offer ice hockey as a conference championship sport. Initially, the five conference members that sponsor ice hockey will participate in a conference championship.

Chronological timeline

Member schools

Current members

The WHAC currently has 13 full members, all but one are private schools:

Affiliate members

The WHAC currently has nine affiliate members, all are private schools:

Former members

The WHAC had four former full members, all were private schools:

Former affiliate members

The WHAC had one former affiliate member, which was also a private school:

Membership timeline

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Sports

WHAC offers 14 men's and 13 women's sports.