Where is Miami (Ohio)? Location, city and more to know about RedHawks basketball program
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Miami (Ohio) is one of five schools to produce a Super Bowl-winning quarterback and a U.S. president, but basketball is now what the RedHawks are known for.
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After an undefeated regular season in 2026, Miami is officially on the map -- if you can find it.
The RedHawks of Miami aren't from Florida, or even from a city named Miami. Still, they lay claim to the name just as the Hurricanes of Miami do, and their success on the basketball court is starting to remind many that there is more than one Miami.
Here's what you need to know about Miami (Ohio)'s location, including city and conference.
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Where is Miami (Ohio) located?
Well, we know Miami (Ohio) is in Ohio, but is it in a city called Miami, Ohio? No, because that city doesn't exist.
Miami (Ohio) is actually in Oxford, Miami, about 35 miles northwest of Cincinnati and only a brief drive away from the Ohio-Indiana border. Oxford is also about an hour's drive from Dayton.
There is a Miami County in Ohio, but Miami (Ohio) isn't in it, naturally. Instead, Miami University is located in the Miami Valley region of Ohio.
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What conference is Miami (Ohio) in?
Miami (Ohio) plays in the Mid-American Conference (MAC), which will have 12 members after Northern Illinois leaves in July of 2026. Of those 12 schools, six are in Ohio: Miami, Akron, Kent State, Ohio, Bowling Green (which is not in Bowling Green, Kentucky) and Toledo.
The RedHawks have been in the MAC since 1947, one year after the conference was founded.
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Miami (Ohio) name origin
Miami (Ohio) isn't trying to steal the University of Miami's shine. Not only does Miami (Ohio) predate the University of Miami, but it also predates the state of Florida altogether. Miami University of Ohio was founded in 1809, though construction was paused during the War of 1812 and classes didn't actually begin until 1824.
The name originates from the school's region in Ohio, which is known as the Miami Valley region. Butler County, which includes Miami University, is in the southwest corner of the Miami Valley region. The valley took its name from the Miami people, a Native American nation.
Miami, Florida, received its name from the Miami River, which is derived from the Mayaimi people. Despite the similar name, the Mayaimi people had no known connection to the Miami people of Ohio and surrounding regions who inspired the name for Miami University of Ohio.
The nickname RedHawks is also a tribute to the Miami people. Miami (Ohio) played as the Redskins from 1931 until 1997, when the school switched to RedHawks after the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma withdrew its support for the previous nickname.