The IIAA was originally known as the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference consisting of a ton of teams from Illinois. It was formed in 1908 and disbanded after the 1969-1970 season. In the 1949-1950 season two schools from Michigan, Central Michigan and Eastern Michigan joined the conference and to my understanding weren't thrilled about being in a conference with the name Illinois as they were from Michigan. Thus the name changed that year from Illinois to Interstate.
From what I have been able to find IIAC sponsored wrestling from the 1952-1953 season up through the end of the conference in 1969-1970.
Here are the teams that won IIAC Titles who no longer have wrestling programs.
Illinois State (8) 1953, 1954, 1955, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969
Southern Illinois-Carbondale (4) 1956, 1959, 1961, 1962
Eastern Illinois (2) 1963, 1968
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