[2] Formed in December 1926,[3] the members were the Michigan State Normal Hurons (now Eastern Michigan University),[1] the Western State Normal Hilltoppers (now Western Michigan University),[4] the Central State Teachers Chippewas (now Central Michigan University),[5] and the College of the City of Detroit Tartars (now Wayne State University).
Sports sponsored by the MCC included baseball,[6] football,[1] men's basketball,[7] track,[3] and tennis.
Detroit City College had tendered their resignation due their teams not being strong enough in all sports.
[2] Michigan State Normal won the football championship from 1927 through 1930,[8] sharing the championship with Western State Teachers College for a co-championship in 1929.
[10] Western State won men's basketball championships in 1930, 1931,[11] and 1932.