Carleton competes in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC), which consists of 13 NCAA Division III private institutions. Competition is strong, with several teams consistently earning regional rankings. The Knights are one of these teams, finishing second in the conference in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2011 while ranking among the top 15 teams in the Central Region each of the past six seasons. They won the MIAC tournament in 2010 as well as a bid to the NCAA tournament, and finished that season ranked sixth in the Central Region and top 30 in the nation. The Carleton tennis team has also enjoyed success in the classroom, being named a national Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Team the past five seasons.