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| Conference | NCAA |
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| Founded | 1922 |
| Ceased | 2008 |
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| Division | Division II |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Headquarters | Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
| Region | Midwest |
| Official website | http://northcentral.prestosports.com |
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The North Central Conference (NCC), also known as North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, was a college athletic conference which operated in the north central United States. It participated in the NCAA's Division II.
The NCC was formed in 1922. Charter members of the NCC were South Dakota State College (now South Dakota State University), College of St. Thomas (now the University of St. Thomas), Des Moines University, Creighton University, North Dakota Agricultural College (now North Dakota State University), the University of North Dakota, Morningside College (now Morningside University), the University of South Dakota, and Nebraska Wesleyan University.
The University of Northern Iowa was a member of the NCC from 1934 until 1978. UNI currently competes in Division I in the Missouri Valley Conference; in FCS football, it competes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. In 2002 Morningside College left the NCC to join the NAIA. The University of Northern Colorado left the conference in 2003, followed in 2004 by North Dakota State University and South Dakota State University. These three schools all transitioned their athletics programs from Division II to Division I; they became founding members of the Division I FCS Great West Football Conference, which started play in the fall of 2004. Since that time, Northern Colorado moved on to the Big Sky Conference in all sports in 2006. In the fall of 2006, North Dakota State and South Dakota State were admitted to The Summit League; they have also moved on to rejoin old conference mate Northern Iowa in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.
It was announced on November 29, 2006, that the 2007–08 athletic season would be the final season for the NCC and that the conference would cease operations on July 1, 2008. [1]
The NCC had seven full members in the conference's final season, one was a private school:
The NCC had two affiliate members for football only in the conference's final season, both of which are public schools.
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Sport played | Current primary conference | Current conference in former NCC sport |
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| Central Washington University | Ellensburg, Washington | 1891 | Public | 12,342 | Wildcats | 2006 | 2008 | football | Great Northwest (GNAC) (2001–present) | Lone Star (LSC) (2022–present) |
| Western Washington University | Bellingham, Washington | 1893 | Public | 16,142 | Vikings | Dropped sport |
The NCC had nine other full members during the conference's tenure, two were private schools:
The NCC sponsored baseball, men's and women's basketball, football, cross-country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and wrestling.
Six of the seven members of the NCC sponsored Division I ice hockey, and five still do. In men's hockey, after a major conference realignment that took effect in 2013, Minnesota–Duluth, Nebraska–Omaha, North Dakota, and St. Cloud State field teams in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference, while Minnesota State–Mankato is a member of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). Before the realignment, all of these schools had been members of the WCHA for men's hockey. All of these schools, except for Omaha, have women's teams in the WCHA (Omaha women's hockey is a club sport). The women's side of the WCHA was not affected by this realignment.
| School | Conference | Tournament | ||
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| Titles | Last Title | Titles | Last Title | |
| South Dakota State | 20 | 2002 | 2 | 2002 |
| North Dakota | 18 | 1995 | 3 | 1994 |
| South Dakota | 13 | 2007 | 2 | 2007 |
| North Dakota State | 10 | 1995 | 0 | N/A |
| Northern Iowa | 8 | 1969 | 0 | N/A |
| Morningside | 5 | 1983 | 0 | N/A |
| Creighton | 4 | 1927 | 0 | N/A |
| St. Cloud State | 4 | 2003 | 2 | 2003 |
| Minnesota State | 4 | 2008 | 1 | 2006 |
| Nebraska-Omaha | 4 | 2005 | 2 | 2008 |
| Augustana | 3 | 1989 | 0 | N/A |
| Northern Colorado | 1 | 1989 | 0 | N/A |
The NCC Tournament was held from 1991–1994, then it was brought back and used from 2001-2008.
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| Year | School |
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| 1991 | South Dakota State |
| 1992 | North Dakota |
| 1993 | North Dakota |
| 1994 | North Dakota |
| Tournament would stop in 1994 and be brought back in 2001 | |
| 2001 | St. Cloud State |
| 2002 | South Dakota State |
| 2003 | St. Cloud State |
| 2004 | Nebraska-Omaha |
| 2005 | South Dakota |
| 2006 | Minnesota State |
| 2007 | South Dakota |
| 2008 | Nebraska-Omaha |
| School | Conference | Tournament | ||
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| Titles | Last Title | Titles | Last Title | |
| North Dakota | 11 | 2007 | 7 | 2007 |
| North Dakota State | 10 | 2004 | 0 | N/A |
| South Dakota | 5 | 2008 | 1 | 2008 |
| Nebraska-Omaha | 3 | 1982 | 0 | N/A |
| South Dakota State | 2 | 2003 | 0 | N/A |
| St. Cloud State | 1 | 1989 | 0 | N/A |
| Minnesota State | 1 | 1986 | 0 | N/A |
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| Year | School |
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| 2001 | North Dakota |
| 2002 | North Dakota |
| 2003 | North Dakota |
| 2004 | North Dakota |
| 2005 | North Dakota |
| 2006 | North Dakota |
| 2007 | North Dakota |
| 2008 | South Dakota |
| School | Conference | |
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| Titles | Last Title | |
| North Dakota State | 26 | 1994 |
| North Dakota | 24 | 2006 |
| South Dakota State | 14 | 1963 |
| Northern Iowa | 12 | 1964 |
| South Dakota | 10 | 2005 |
| Nebraska-Omaha | 9 | 2007 |
| Northern Colorado | 5 | 2002 |
| Morningside | 3 | 1956 |
| Creighton | 2 | 1927 |
| Minnesota State | 2 | 1993 |
| Augustana | 1 | 1959 |
| Minnesota-Duluth | 1 | 2005 |
| St. Cloud State | 1 | 1989 |
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| School | Conference | |
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| Titles | Last Title | |
| North Dakota State | 11 | 2003 |
| Nebraska-Omaha | 8 | 2000 |
| Northern Colorado | 5 | 1995 |
| Augustana | 4 | 2003 |
| Minnesota-Duluth | 4 | 2007 |
| South Dakota State | 1 | 2000 |
| North Dakota | 0 | N/A |
| St. Cloud State | 0 | N/A |
| Minnesota State | 0 | N/A |
| Morningside | 0 | N/A |
| South Dakota | 0 | N/A |
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| School | Conference | |
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| Titles | Last Title | |
| Nebraska-Omaha | 10 | 2008 |
| Augustana | 9 | 2006 |
| Minnesota State | 4 | 2007 |
| St. Cloud State | 3 | 2004 |
| North Dakota State | 2 | 2002 |
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| School | Conference | |
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| Titles | Last Title | |
| Minnesota State | 21 | 2007 |
| South Dakota State | 10 | 1995 |
| Northern Iowa | 7 | 1972 |
| Nebraska-Omaha | 4 | 2008 |
| Morningside | 4 | 1980 |
| North Dakota | 2 | 1967 |
| St. Cloud State | 1 | 1991 |
| Augustana | 1 | 2003 |
| Northern Colorado | 1 | 1998 |
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| School | Conference | Tournament | ||
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| Titles | Last Title | Titles | Last Title | |
| Minnesota State | 5 | 2007 | 1 | 2003 |
| Northern Colorado | 4 | 2001 | 0 | N/A |
| Nebraska-Omaha | 4 | 2006 | 4 | 2004 |
| Year | School |
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| 1996 | Northern Colorado |
| 1997 | Northern Colorado |
| 1998 | Minnesota State |
| 1999 | Northern Colorado |
| 2000 | Minnesota State |
| 2001 | Minnesota State Northern Colorado |
| 2002 | Nebraska-Omaha |
| 2003 | Minnesota State |
| 2004 | Nebraska-Omaha |
| 2005 | Nebraska-Omaha |
| 2006 | Nebraska-Omaha |
| 2007 | Minnesota State |
| Year | School |
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| 2000 | Nebraska-Omaha |
| 2001 | Nebraska-Omaha |
| 2002 | Nebraska-Omaha |
| 2003 | Minnesota State |
| 2004 | Nebraska-Omaha |
| School | Football Stadium | Stadium capacity |
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| Augustana | Howard Wood Field | 10,000 |
| Central Washington | Tomlinson Stadium | 4,000 |
| Minnesota Duluth | Griggs Field at James S. Malosky Stadium | 4,000 |
| Minnesota State | Blakeslee Stadium | 7,500 |
| Nebraska-Omaha | Al F. Caniglia Field | 9,500 |
| North Dakota | Alerus Center | 13,500 |
| North Dakota State | Fargodome | 19,000 |
| St. Cloud State | Husky Stadium | 4,198 |
| South Dakota | DakotaDome | 10,000 |
| South Dakota State | Coughlin-Alumni Stadium | 16,000 |
| Western Washington | Civic Stadium | 5,000 |
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