Northern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

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Northern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
ConferenceIndependent
Founded1983
CommissionerDan Hovestol
Sports fielded
  • basketball
No. of teams10
Region Upper Midwest
Official website NIAC website

The Northern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference is an independent college athletic conference. The NIAC is made up of ten schools in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Manitoba. The NIAC sponsors men's and women's basketball for member institutions.

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The conference features five Christian colleges (Canadian Mennonite, Free Lutheran Bible, Oak Hills Christian, Providence and Trinity Bible) as well as four Native American schools: Leech Lake Tribal (Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe), Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College (Three Affiliated Tribes), Sisseton Wahpeton College (Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate) and Turtle Mountain (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa).

History

Leech Lake Tribal and Red Lake Nation joined the NIAC in 2013. [1]

Canadian Mennonite [2] and Cankdeska Cikana were added to the league for the 2016–17 season.

Expansion for 2017-18 included Providence University College, Red River College and Sisseton Wahpeton College bringing the member total to ten. [3]

Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College was admitted to the NIAC for the 2019–20 season.

Member schools

InstitutionLocationFoundedEnrollmentNickname
Canadian Mennonite University Winnipeg, Manitoba 19991,750Blazers
Free Lutheran Bible College Plymouth, Minnesota 1966140Conquerors
Leech Lake Tribal College Cass Lake, Minnesota 1990267Lakers
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College New Town, North Dakota 1973300Storm
Oak Hills Christian College Bemidji, Minnesota 1927175Wolfpack
Providence University College Otterburne, Manitoba 1925464Pilots
Red River College Winnipeg, Manitoba 193832,000Rebels
Sisseton Wahpeton College Sisseton, South Dakota 1979250Mustangs
Trinity Bible College Ellendale, North Dakota 1948333Lions
Turtle Mountain Community College Belcourt, North Dakota 1972630Mighty Mikinocks

Former members

Champions

YearMen's championScoreMen's Runner upHost CityWomen's championScoreWomen's Runner up
2006Providence
2007Providence
2008St. Cloud Technical
2009St. Cloud TechnicalSt. Cloud Technical
2010St. Cloud TechnicalTrinity Bible
2011CrossroadsTrinity Bible
2012Trinity BibleTrinity Bible
2013Turtle MountainTrinity Bible
2014Trinity Bible95-81Turtle Mountain Bemidji, MN Trinity Bible75-57Turtle Mountain
2015Trinity Bible87-78AFLBS Ellendale, ND Turtle Mountain74-33Leech Lake Tribal
2016Turtle Mountain80-70Trinity Bible Belcourt, ND Trinity Bible65-57 [4] [5] Turtle Mountain
2017Trinity Bible98-72AFLBS Bemidji, MN Turtle Mountain74-67Trinity Bible
2018Leech Lake Tribal95-81Providence Fort Toten, ND Sisseton Wahpeton88-86Canadian Mennonite
2019Sisseton Wahpeton103-85Leech Lake Tribal Sisseton, SD Providence73-60Trinity Bible
2020Red River91-82Sisseton Wahpeton Bemidji/Cass Lake Canadian Mennonite72-71Providence

References

  1. ↑ "Area tribal colleges to start hoops programs, join Oak Hills in NIAC". Bemidji Pioneer. 20 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Shooting Two: CMU Basketball Adds New US College Conference Affiliation". CMU Blazer Athletics. 31 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Providence and Red River College basketball joining NIAC in 2017-2018 Season". MCAC Athletics. 26 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Lions Win NIAC Conference Tournament". Trinity Bible College. 20 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Trinity Bible nabs NIAC awards". Aberdeen News. 26 February 2016.
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