Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

Formerly	Northern Teachers Athletic Conference (1932–1942) State Teacher's College Conference of Minnesota (1942–1962) Northern Intercollegiate Conference (1962–1992) Northern Sun Conference (women's, 1979–1992)
Association	NCAA
Founded	1932;92 years ago (1932)
Commissioner	Erin Lind (since July 1, 2014)
Sports fielded	18
Division	Division II
No. of teams	15 (16 in 2025)
Headquarters	Saint Paul, Minnesota
Region	West North Central States
Official website	northernsun.org
Locations

The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level, which operates in the Upper Midwest of the United States. Nine of its members are in Minnesota, with three members in South Dakota, two members in North Dakota, and one member in Nebraska. ^[1] It was founded in 1932. ^[2] With the recent NSIC expansion, the original six member schools have been reunited. ^[3]

The conference sponsors 18 sports; ^[4] ten for women and eight for men. Both men and women compete in basketball, cross country, golf, and indoor and outdoor track and field. Men compete in baseball, football, and wrestling. Women compete in soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, and volleyball. The NSIC is the only Division II conference that sponsors soccer for women but not men (two other D-II conferences do not sponsor soccer for either sex).

History

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

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62miles

Augustana

Jamestown

Winona State

Wayne State

Southwest
Minnesota State

Sioux Falls

St. Cloud State

Northern State

Minot State

Minnesota–Duluth

Minnesota–Crookston

Minnesota State–Moorhead

Minnesota State

Mary

Concordia

Bemidji State

  

Location of NSIC members: full and future. Not shown: men's wrestling associate Parkside.

The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference was founded in 1932 as the Northern Teachers Athletic Conference. Charter members included Bemidji State Teachers College (Bemidji State University), Duluth State Teachers College (University of Minnesota Duluth), Mankato State Teachers College (Minnesota State University, Mankato), Moorhead State Teachers College (Minnesota State University Moorhead), St. Cloud State Teachers College (St. Cloud State University), and Winona State Teachers College (Winona State University). In 1942 the conference name was changed to the State Teacher's College Conference of Minnesota. The conference switched its name to the Northern Intercollegiate Conference (NIC) in 1962. In the spring of 1992 the NSIC was formed out of the merger of the NIC, the men's conference, and the women's Northern Sun Conference (NSC).

In 1992, the NSIC joined NCAA Division II after being long time members of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). ^[5]

In the 1998–99 academic year, the NSIC became an expanded eight-team league from a previous seven-member conference by adding Wayne State College, and in 1999–2000 became a 10-member conference by adding Concordia University, St. Paul, and the University of Minnesota Crookston. The conference existed as an eight-member league from 2004–05 until 2005–06 with the departure of Minnesota–Duluth to the now defunct North Central Conference, and the University of Minnesota Morris to NCAA Division III. The University of Mary and Upper Iowa University were admitted in the fall of 2006 to again expand the NSIC to 10 members.

In 2007 the NSIC Board of Directors voted to expand the conference to 14 schools. League presidents voted to accept into membership Augustana College (now Augustana University), St. Cloud State, Minnesota–Duluth, and Minnesota State. These four schools were members of the North Central Conference which disbanded after the 2007–2008 academic year. They became official members of the NSIC on July 1, 2008.

On January 20, 2010, the NSIC Board of Directors voted to expand the conference again, this time to 16 members. The league accepted into membership the University of Sioux Falls and Minot State University. Both schools moved from the NAIA, with USF leaving the Great Plains Athletic Conference, and Minot State leaving the Dakota Athletic Conference. The two schools became active members in the 2012–13 academic year.

The NSIC and its member institutions have been members of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Mankato State won the NAIA wrestling national titles in 1958 and 1959, while Moorhead State won a wrestling national title in 1964. ^[6] Forty-one wrestlers have claimed individual national titles in wrestling. Nine individuals have won national titles in Men's Swimming and Diving. ^[7] Northern State claimed national titles in women's basketball in 1992 and 1994. ^[8] Seven individuals have won individual titles in men's indoor track and field. ^[9] Four individuals have won national titles in women's indoor track and field. Eleven athletes have won national titles in men's outdoor track and field. ^[10] Six female athletes have won individual titles in outdoor track and field. ^[11] Winona State won two team titles in women's gymnastics. In 1992, the NSIC entered the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). In the Fall of 1995, the NSIC and its member institutions became eligible for championship competition in the NCAA Division II ranks. The Northern Sun earned its first Division II national championship in a team sport sponsored by the conference when Winona State won the men's basketball championship in 2005–06. ^[12]

Since becoming affiliated with NCAA Division II, NSIC members have won 23 team national championships and has also crowned 77 individual national champions.

Chronological timeline

Since 1932, 18 institutions have competed in the NSIC. Although all six charter members are in the conference today, only three of them have remained in the conference for the 80 years of its existence: Bemidji State, Minnesota State–Moorhead, and Winona State.

• 1932: The Northern Teacher's Athletic Conference was founded with six charter members: Bemidji State Teachers College (now Bemidji State University), Duluth State Teachers College (now the University of Minnesota Duluth), Mankato State Teachers College (now Minnesota State University, Mankato), Moorhead State Teachers College (now Minnesota State University Moorhead), St. Cloud State Teachers College (now St. Cloud State University) and Winona State Teachers College (now Winona State University).
• 1942: The conference changed its name to the State Teacher's College Conference of Minnesota.
• 1947: Duluth State Teachers College was renamed the University of Minnesota Duluth.
• 1951: Minnesota–Duluth left for the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC). The conference was left with five teams. ^[13]
• 1957: The Michigan College of Mining and Technology (now Michigan Technological University) joined the STCCM to give the league six members. Bemidji State Teachers College was renamed Bemidji State College. Mankato State Teachers College was renamed Mankato State College. Moorhead State Teachers College becomes known as Moorhead State College. St. Cloud State Teachers College becomes St. Cloud State College and Winona State Teachers College becomes Winona State College.
• 1962: The conference changed its name to the Northern Intercollegiate Conference (NIC).
• 1964: The Michigan College of Mining and Technology renamed itself to Michigan Technological University.
• 1966: The University of Minnesota Morris joined the NIC, membership stands at seven schools.
• 1968: Mankato State left the NIC to join the North Central Conference (NCC), leaving the conference with six members.
• 1969: Southwest Minnesota State College joined the NIC as the seventh member.
• 1975: Minnesota–Duluth re-joined the NIC, giving the NIC eight teams. Bemidji State College was renamed Bemidji State University. Mankato State College was renamed Mankato State University and Moorhead State College was renamed Moorhead State University. Also, St. Cloud State College was renamed to St. Cloud State University and Winona State College was renamed to Winona State University. Southwest Minnesota State College also underwent a name change, becoming Southwest State University.
• 1978: Mankato State re-joined the NIC and Northern State College (now Northern State University) joined the league as the ninth and tenth teams, respectively.
• 1979: The Northern Sun Conference (NSC) was created for women's athletics.
• 1980: Michigan Tech left for the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC), leaving the NIC with nine teams.
• 1981: St. Cloud State and Mankato State left for the NCC. The NIC was left with seven members.
• 1989: Northern State College was renamed to Northern State University.
• 1992: The Northern Intercollegiate Conference (men's conference) and the Northern Sun Conference (women's conference) merged to form the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The NSIC joins NCAA Division II.
• 1995: The NSIC became eligible for NCAA Division II championship competition, moving from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
• 1998: Mankato State University was renamed Minnesota State University, Mankato.
• 1998: Wayne State College joined as the NSIC's eighth member.
• 1999: Concordia University, St. Paul and the University of Minnesota Crookston joined to give the NSIC 10 teams.
• 2000: Moorhead State University was renamed Minnesota State University Moorhead.
• 2003: Minnesota–Morris left the NSIC and drops down to the NCAA Division III level and the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC), dropping NSIC membership to nine teams. Also, Southwest State University changed its name to Southwest Minnesota State University. ^[14]
• 2004: Minnesota–Duluth left the NSIC to join the NCC, leaving the NSIC with eight schools.
• 2006: The University of Mary and Upper Iowa University joined the NSIC to bring membership back up to 10 schools. ^[15]
• 2008: The North Central Conference disbanded as various members in that league make a move to NCAA Division I. Former NSIC members Minnesota–Duluth, Minnesota State, and St. Cloud State re-joined the Northern Sun. Another NCC refugee, Augustana College (now Augustana University) joined the NSIC for the first time, increasing membership to 14 schools.
• 2012: Minot State University and the University of Sioux Falls begin full membership after joining NCAA Division II from the NAIA. This gave the league its largest membership at 16 schools.
• 2012: Lindenwood University and the University of Nebraska at Kearney, both members of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association became associate members of the NSIC in the sport of women's swimming & diving. Following the end of the 2013–14 season, both schools left the NSIC to join the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) for that sport.
• 2019: Minnesota–Crookston and St. Cloud State discontinued their football programs at the end of the 2019–20 academic year.
• 2021: The University of Wisconsin–Parkside, athletically branded as Parkside, joined as an affiliate member for wrestling.
• 2023: Upper Iowa left for the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) for the 2023–24 athletic season, leaving the NSIC with 15 teams.
• 2025: The University of Jamestown will join the NSIC, bringing the membership total back to 16 schools.

Member schools

Current members

The NSIC currently has 15 full members, all but four are public schools:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Colors
Augustana University	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	1860	Lutheran ELCA	2,086	Vikings	2008
Bemidji State University	Bemidji, Minnesota	1919	Public	4,279	Beavers	1932
Concordia University–St. Paul	Saint Paul, Minnesota	1893	Lutheran LCMS	5,502	Golden Bears	1999
University of Mary	Bismarck, North Dakota	1959	Catholic	3,794	Marauders	2006
Minnesota State University, Mankato	Mankato, Minnesota	1868	Public	14,482	Mavericks	1932; 1978; 2008 [lower-alpha 1]
Minnesota State University Moorhead	Moorhead, Minnesota	1888	Public	5,088	Dragons	1932
University of Minnesota Crookston	Crookston, Minnesota	1906	Public	2,303	Golden Eagles	1999
University of Minnesota Duluth	Duluth, Minnesota	1902	Public	9,675	Bulldogs	1932; 1975; 2008 [lower-alpha 2]
Minot State University	Minot, North Dakota	1913	Public	2,777	Beavers	2012
Northern State University	Aberdeen, South Dakota	1901	Public	3,344	Wolves	1978
St. Cloud State University	St. Cloud, Minnesota	1869	Public	10,093	Huskies	1932; 2008 [lower-alpha 3]
University of Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	1883	Baptist	1,594	Cougars	2012
Southwest Minnesota State University	Marshall, Minnesota	1967	Public	6,531	Mustangs	1969
Wayne State College	Wayne, Nebraska	1910	Public	4,773	Wildcats	1998
Winona State University	Winona, Minnesota	1858	Public	6,165	Warriors	1932

Notes

1. Minnesota State–Mankato left the NSIC after the 1967–68 school year, then re-joined from 1978–79 to 1980–81 and again effective in the 2008–09 school year.
2. Minnesota–Duluth left the NSIC after the 1950–51 school year, then re-joined from 1975–76 to 2003–04 and again effective in the 2008–09 school year.
3. St. Cloud State left the NSIC after the 1980–81 school year, before re-joining effective the 2008–09 school year.

Future member

The NSIC will have one new member, a private school: ^[16]

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joining	Colors	Current Conference
University of Jamestown	Jamestown, North Dakota	1883	Presbyterian (PCUSA)	1,256	Jimmies	2025		North Star (NSAA) [lower-alpha 1]

Notes

1. Currently an NAIA athletic conference.

Affiliate members

The NSIC currently has one affiliate member, which is also a public school:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	NSIC sport	Primary conference
University of Wisconsin–Parkside	Somers, Wisconsin	1968	Public	4,464	Rangers	2021–22	men's wrestling	Great Lakes (GLIAC)

Former members

The NSIC had three former full members, two were public schools and one was a private school:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Left	Subsequent conference(s)	Current conference
Michigan Technological University	Houghton, Michigan	1885	Public	7,009	Huskies	1957	1980	Great Lakes Intercollegiate (GLIAC) (1980–present)
University of Minnesota Morris	Morris, Minnesota	1960		1,900	Cougars	1966	2003	Upper Midwest (UMAC) [lower-alpha 1] (2003–present)
Upper Iowa University	Fayette, Iowa	1857	Nonsectarian	3,661	Peacocks	2006	2023	Great Lakes Valley (GLVC) (2023–present)

Notes

1. Currently an NCAA Division III athletic conference.

Former affiliate members

The NSIC had two former affiliate members, one was a public school and the other was a private school:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Left	NSIC sport	Primary conference
Lindenwood University	St. Charles, Missouri	1827	Presbyterian	4,822	Lady Lions	2012–13	2013–14	women's swimming & diving	Ohio Valley (OVC) [lower-alpha 1]
University of Nebraska at Kearney	Kearney, Nebraska	1905	Public	7,504	Lopers				Mid-America (MIAA)

Notes

1. Currently an NCAA Division I athletic conference.

Membership timeline

 Full member (all sports)  Full member (non-football)  Associate member (football-only)  Associate member (sport) 

Sports

A divisional format is used for basketball (M / W) and football (with Concordia–St. Paul in the North as Minnesota–Crookston and St. Cloud State no longer sponsor football after the 2019 fall season).
North Bemidji State Mary Minnesota State–Moorhead Minnesota–Crookston Minnesota–Duluth Minot State Northern State St. Cloud State	South Augustana Concordia–St. Paul Minnesota State Sioux Falls Southwest Minnesota State Upper Iowa Wayne State Winona State

Conference sports

Sport	Men's	Women's
Baseball	Y	N
Basketball	Y	Y
Cross Country	Y	Y
Football	Y	N
Golf	Y	Y
Soccer	N	Y
Softball	N	Y
Swimming & Diving	N	Y
Tennis	N	Y
Track & Field Indoor	Y	Y
Track & Field Outdoor	Y	Y
Volleyball	N	Y
Wrestling	Y	N

Men's sponsored sports by school

School	Baseball	Basketball	Cross Country	Football	Golf	Track & Field Indoor	Track & Field Outdoor	Wrestling	Total NSIC Sports
Augustana	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Bemidji State	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	4
Concordia–St. Paul	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	7
Mary	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	7
Minnesota State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
MSU–Moorhead	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	6
Minnesota–Crookston	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N	N	N	4
Minnesota–Duluth	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N	6
Minot State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Northern State	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	7
St. Cloud State	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	Y	3
Sioux Falls	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Southwest Minnesota State	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	7
Wayne State	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N	6
Winona State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	5
Totals	14	15	13	13	8	11	11	10	95
Affiliate members
Parkside								Y	1
Future members
Jamestown	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8

Women's sponsored sports by school

School	Basketball	Cross Country	Golf	Soccer	Softball	Swimming & Diving	Tennis	Track & Field Indoor	Track & Field Outdoor	Volleyball	Total NSIC Sports
Augustana	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	10
Bemidji State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	9
Concordia–St. Paul	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	9
Mary	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	9
Minnesota State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	10
MSU–Moorhead	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	10
Minnesota–Crookston	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N	N	Y	7
Minnesota–Duluth	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Minot State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	Y	8
Northern State	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	8
St. Cloud State	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	9
Sioux Falls	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	10
Southwest Minnesota State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	10
Wayne State	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	Y	7
Winona State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	9
Totals	15	15	11	15	15	7	11	14	14	15	131
Future members
Jamestown	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	9

Other sponsored sports by school

School		Men						Women
		Ice Hockey [lower-alpha 1]	Soccer	Swimming & Diving	Tennis	Volleyball		Acrobatics & Tumbling [lower-alpha 2]	Gymnastics [lower-alpha 1]	Ice Hockey [lower-alpha 1]	Lacrosse	Skiing [lower-alpha 1]	Wrestling [lower-alpha 2]
Augustana		CCHA		GLIAC	MIAA			IND
Bemidji State		CCHA								WCHA
Concordia–St. Paul											GLIAC
Jamestown			TBA			TBA							TBA
Minnesota State		CCHA								WCHA
Minnesota–Duluth		NCHC								WCHA
St. Cloud State		NCHC	GLIAC	GLIAC						WCHA		CCSA [lower-alpha 3]
Winona State									WIAC

Notes

1. De facto Division I sport. The NCAA championships in bowling, women's gymnastics and the coeducational sport of skiing are open to members of all three divisions. In men's and women's ice hockey, the NCAA championship tournaments are open to members of Divisions I and II.
2. Recognized by the NCAA as part of its Emerging Sports for Women program. The national championship is currently organized by the National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association.
3. While the NCAA-sponsored sport of skiing has coeducational teams with men's and women's squads, and covers both Alpine and Nordic disciplines, St. Cloud State fields only a women's Nordic team.

In addition to the above teams, at least two conference schools are now sponsoring esports: SMSU and Concordia-St Paul.

Conference stadiums

School	Football stadium	Capacity	Basketball arena	Capacity	Baseball Fields	Capacity
Augustana	Kirkeby–Over Stadium	6,500	Sanford Pentagon	3,250	Ronken Field	500
Bemidji State	Chet Anderson Stadium	4,000	BSU Gymnasium	2,500	BSU Field	250
Concordia–St. Paul	Sea Foam Stadium	3,500	Gangelhoff Center	3,200	Barnes Field	2,500
Mary	Bismarck Community Bowl	7,000	McDowell Activity Center	2,500	Bismarck Municipal Ball Park	2,000
Minnesota State	Blakeslee Stadium	7,500 [17]	Taylor Center	4,800 [18]	Bowyer Field	450
MSU–Moorhead	Alex Nemzek Stadium	5,000	Alex Nemzek Fieldhouse	3,500	Non-Baseball School	NA
Minnesota–Crookston	Non-Football School	N/A	Lysaker Gymnasium	3,500	UMC Baseball Field	300
Minnesota–Duluth	Griggs Field at James S. Malosky Stadium	4,000	Romano Gymnasium	2,759	Wade Stadium	4,200
Minot State	Herb Parker Stadium	4,500	MSU Dome	10,000	Corbett Field	2,000
Northern State	Dacotah Bank Stadium	4,500	Wachs Arena	8,057	Fossum Field	2,500
Sioux Falls	Bob Young Field	5,400	Stewart Center	2,000	Sioux Falls Stadium	4,500
St. Cloud State	Non-Football School	N/A	Halenbeck Hall	6,927	Joe Faber Field	2,000
Southwest Minnesota State	Mattke Field at the Regional Events Center	3,500	R/A Facility	4,000	Legion Field
Wayne State	Memorial Stadium	3,500	Rice Auditorium	2,500	Pete Chapman Baseball Complex
Winona State	Maxwell Field at Warrior Stadium	3,500	McCown Gymnasium	3,500	Loughrey Field	500

School	Soccer stadium	Capacity	Softball Field	Capacity	Volleyball Arena	Capacity
Augustana	Morstad Field		Bowden Field		Elmen Center	4,000
Bemidji State	BSU Soccer Complex		BSU Softball Field		BSU Gymnasium	2,500
Concordia–St. Paul	Sea Foam Stadium	3,500	Carlander Field		Gangelhoff Center	3,200
Mary	Bismarck Community Bowl	7,000	University of Mary Softball Field		McDowell Activity Center	2,500
Minnesota State	The Pitch		MNSU Softball Diamond		Taylor Center	4,800 [19]
MSU–Moorhead	Nemzek Soccer Field		Nemzek Softball Field		Alex Nemzek Fieldhouse	3,500
Minnesota–Crookston	UMC Soccer Field		UMC Softball Field		Lysaker Gymnasium	3,500
Minnesota–Duluth	Griggs Field at James S. Malosky Stadium	4,000	Junction Ave Field	250	Romano Gymnasium	2,759
Minot State	Herb Parker Stadium	4,500	South Hill Softball Complex		MSU Dome	10,000
Northern State	Northern State Athletic and Recreation Fields		Moccasin Creek Complex		Wachs Arena	8,057
Sioux Falls	USF Soccer Field	300	Sherman Park	300	Stewart Center	2,000
St. Cloud State	Husky Stadium	4,198	Selke Field Husky Dome		Halenbeck Hall	6,927
Southwest Minnesota State	Mattke Field at the Regional Events Center	3,500	Mustang Field		PE Gym	2,000
Wayne State	WSC Soccer Field		Pete Chapman Softball Complex		Rice Auditorium	2,500
Winona State	Maxwell Field at Warrior Stadium	3,500	Maynard R Johnson Field		McCown Gymnasium	3,500

National champions

NCAA Division II

The NSIC has had 27 national championship teams in NCAA Division II play:

NCAA Division II National Champions

Year	School	Sport
2006	Winona State	Men's Basketball
2007	Concordia–St. Paul	Volleyball
2008	Minnesota–Duluth	Football
2008	Concordia–St. Paul	Volleyball
2008	Winona State	Men's Basketball
2009	Concordia–St. Paul	Volleyball
2009	Minnesota State	Women's Basketball
2010	Concordia–St. Paul	Volleyball
2010	Minnesota–Duluth	Football
2011	Augustana	Women's Cross Country
2011	Concordia–St. Paul	Volleyball
2012	Concordia–St. Paul	Volleyball
2013	Concordia–St. Paul	Volleyball
2015	St. Cloud State	Wrestling
2016	St. Cloud State	Wrestling
2016	Augustana	Men's Basketball
2016	Concordia–St. Paul	Volleyball
2017	Minnesota State	Softball
2017	Concordia–St. Paul	Volleyball
2018	St. Cloud State	Wrestling
2018	Augustana	Baseball
2019	St. Cloud State	Wrestling
2019	Augustana	Softball
2021	St. Cloud State	Wrestling
2022	Minnesota State	Women's Indoor Track & Field
2024	Minnesota State	Women's Basketball
2024	Minnesota State	Men's Basketball

NAIA

NAIA National Champions

Year	School	Sport
1958	Mankato State	Wrestling
1959	Mankato State	Wrestling
1964	Moorhead State	Wrestling
1985	Winona State	Women's Gymnastics
1987	Winona State	Women's Gymnastics
1992	Northern State	Women's Basketball
1994	Northern State	Women's Basketball

Commissioners

The NSIC has had five full-time commissioners in its history.

1. Tom Wistrcill (1993–1997)
2. Kurt Patberg (1997–2000)
3. Mike Lockrem (2000–2003)
4. Butch Raymond (2004–2014)
5. Erin Lind (2014–present)

Conference championships

Last updated November 25, 2023

Includes Regular Season and Tournament Championships

School	Total Championships	Men's Championships	Women's Championships
Minnesota–Duluth	212	94	118
Minnesota State	179	141	38
Winona State	131	81	50
MSU-Moorhead	126	99	27
St. Cloud State	86	69	17
Augustana	75	26	49
Southwest Minnesota State	59	20	39
Bemidji State	52	39	13
Northern State	47	31	16
Concordia–St. Paul	42	5	37
Wayne State	31	17	14
Mary	26	1	25
Minnesota–Morris	16	15	1
Michigan Tech	9	9	0
Upper Iowa	7	3	4
Sioux Falls	3	2	1
Minot State	3	1	2
Minnesota–Crookston	1	1	0
Wisconsin–Parkside	1	1	0

Football

NSIC Championships Won or Shared Per School

School	Conference		Division
	Titles	Last Title	Titles	Last Title
Minnesota State	22	2022	10	2022
Minnesota–Duluth	20	2021	12	2019
Winona State	18	2007	3	2022
St. Cloud State	15	2011	1	2011
MSU-Moorhead	14	1995	0	N/A
Bemidji State	7	2022	4	2022
Michigan Tech	7	1974	—	—
Minnesota–Morris	6	1984	—	—
Northern State	3	1999	1	2015
Concordia–St. Paul	2	2005	0	N/A
Augustana	2	2023	3	2021
Sioux Falls	1	2016	2	2021
Southwest Minnesota State	1	1990	0	N/A
Wayne State	1	2022	1	2008
Mary	0	N/A	0	N/A
Upper Iowa	0	N/A	0	N/A

NSIC All-Time Standings (1932–2023) School W L T Pct Minnesota–Duluth 340 102 5 .766 Sioux Falls 123 40 0 .755 Minnesota State 273 92 8 .743 Augustana 134 70 0 .657 St. Cloud State 238 154 9 .605 Michigan Tech 71 53 1 .572 Winona State 314 279 8 .529 Northern State 195 176 3 .525 MSU-Moorhead 293 294 9 .499 Bemidji State 282 305 9 .481 Wayne State 128 149 0 .462 Minnesota–Morris 99 117 4 .459 Concordia–St. Paul 104 173 0 .375 Southwest Minnesota State 166 288 5 .367 Upper Iowa 67 144 0 .318 Mary 57 156 0 .268 Minot State 29 135 0 .177 Minnesota–Crookston 25 211 0 .106

NSIC North Division All-Time Standings (2008-2022) School W L Pct. Minnesota–Duluth 87 5 .946 Bemidji State 64 28 .696 St. Cloud State 54 26 .675 Northern State 51 41 .554 MSU-Moorhead 41 51 .446 Mary 30 62 .326 Minot State 16 52 .235 Concordia–St. Paul 1 11 .083 Minnesota–Crookston 6 74 .075 NSIC South Division All-Time Standings (2008-2022) School W L Pct. Minnesota State 80 12 .870 Sioux Falls 49 19 .721 Winona State 59 33 .641 Augustana 56 36 .609 Wayne State 39 53 .424 Concordia–St. Paul 25 55 .313 Southwest Minnesota State 26 66 .283 Upper Iowa 16 76 .174

NSIC Champions

Year School Record 1932 Duluth State Mankato State MSU-Moorhead St. Cloud State 2-1-0 1933 St. Cloud State 4-0-0 1934 MSU-Moorhead 4-0-0 1935 MSU-Moorhead 4-0-0 1936 St. Cloud State 4-0-0 1937 Duluth State 3-0-0 1938 Duluth State Mankato State 3-0-0 1939 Winona State 4-0-0 1940 St. Cloud State 4-0-0 1941 St. Cloud State 4-0-0 1942 Mankato State St. Cloud State 4-0-0 1943 World War II (no champion) 1944 World War II (no champion) 1945 World War II (no champion) 1946 Duluth State Mankato State 2-0-2 3-0-1 1947 Bemidji State MSU-Moorhead Winona State 3-1-0

Year School Record 1948 Mankato State Minnesota–Duluth St. Cloud State 4-1-0 1949 Mankato State 3-1-0 1950 Bemidji State Mankato State 3-0-1 1951 St. Cloud State 4-0-0 1952 Mankato State MSU-Moorhead St. Cloud State 3-1-0 1953 St. Cloud State 4-0-0 1954 St. Cloud State 4-0-0 1955 St. Cloud State 4-0-0 1956 St. Cloud State 3-0-1 1957 Bemidji State Winona State 3-1-0 1958 Mankato State 5-0-0 1959 Bemidji State Mankato State Michigan Tech 4-1-0 1960 Mankato State 4-0-1 1961 Mankato State 5-0-0 1962 Winona State 5-0-0 1963 Michigan Tech 4-1-0 1964 Winona State 5-0-0 1965 Michigan Tech 4-1-0

Year School Record 1966 MSU-Moorhead 4-1-0 1967 St. Cloud State 5-0-0 1968 Mankato State Winona State 4-1-0 1969 Michigan Tech 4-1-0 1970 Michigan Tech Minnesota–Morris St. Cloud State 5-1-0 1971 MSU-Moorhead 6-0-0 1972 Michigan Tech 6-0-0 1973 MSU-Moorhead 5-1-0 1974 Michigan Tech 6-0-0 1975 Minnesota–Morris 6-0-0 1976 Minnesota–Morris 7-0-0 1977 Minnesota–Morris 7-0-0 1978 Minnesota–Morris 8-0-0 1979 Minnesota–Duluth MSU-Moorhead 7-1-0 1980 Minnesota–Duluth 8-0-0 1981 MSU-Moorhead 6-0-0 1982 MSU-Moorhead 5-0-1 1983 Winona State 5-1-0 1984 Minnesota–Morris MSU-Moorhead 5-1-0 1985 Minnesota–Duluth 6-0-0 1986 Minnesota–Morris 4-0-2

Year School Record 1987 Minnesota–Duluth 5-1-0 1988 MSU-Moorhead 6-0-0 1989 MSU-Moorhead 5-1-0 1990 Minnesota–Duluth Northern State Southwest State 5-1-0 1991 MSU-Moorhead 5-0-0 1992 Northern State 5-1-0 1993 Winona State 5-1-0 1994 Winona State 5-0-1 1995 Minnesota–Duluth MSU-Moorhead 5-0-1 1996 Minnesota–Duluth 6-0-0 1997 Winona State 6-0-0 1998 Winona State 6-0-0 1999 Northern State 8-0-0 2000 Winona State 7-1-0 2001 Winona State 9-0-0 2002 Minnesota–Duluth 9-0-0 2003 Concordia–St. Paul Winona State 7-1-0 2004 Winona State 7-0-0 2005 Concordia–St. Paul Winona State 6-1-0 2006 Bemidji State 8-0-0 2007 Winona State 9-0-0

	North Division		South Division		NSIC Overall
Year	School	Record	School	Record	School	Record
2008	Minnesota–Duluth	6-0	Minnesota State Wayne State	5-1 5-1	Minnesota–Duluth	10-0
2009	Minnesota–Duluth	6-0	Minnesota State	6-0	Minnesota–Duluth	10-0
2010	Minnesota–Duluth	6-0	Augustana Winona State	5-1 5-1	Minnesota–Duluth	10-0
2011	Minnesota–Duluth St. Cloud State	5-1 5-1	Minnesota State	6-0	Minnesota State Minnesota–Duluth St. Cloud State	8-2 8-2 8-2
2012 *	Bemidji State Minnesota–Duluth	6-1 6-1	Winona State	6-1	Minnesota–Duluth	10-1
2013	Minnesota–Duluth	7-0	Minnesota State	7-0	Minnesota State	11-0
2014	Minnesota–Duluth	7-0	Minnesota State	7-0	Minnesota–Duluth Minnesota State	11-0
2015	Minnesota-Duluth Northern State Bemidji State	6-1	Minnesota State Augustana	6-1	Minnesota State	10-1
2016	Minnesota-Duluth	7-0	Sioux Falls	7-0	Sioux Falls	11-0
2017	Minnesota-Duluth	7-0	Minnesota State	7-0	Minnesota State	11-0
2018	Minnesota-Duluth	7-0	Minnesota State	7-0	Minnesota–Duluth Minnesota State	11-0
2019	Minnesota-Duluth	7-0	Minnesota State	7-0	Minnesota State	11-0
2020	n/a		n/a		n/a
2021	Bemidji State	6-0	Augustana Sioux Falls	5-1	Bemidji State Minnesota Duluth Augustana	9-2
2022	Bemidji State	6-0	Minnesota State Winona State	5-1	Bemidji State Minnesota State Wayne State	9-2

Year	School	Record
2023 **	Augustana	9-1-0

*Minnesota State finished 2012 with an 11-0 overall conference record and 7-0 division record, however the conference and division titles were stripped after Mankato was found to have played with two ineligible players. Minnesota–Duluth (overall) and Winona State (South Division) were granted the 2012 titles retroactively. Mankato's win–loss record, however, remains the same.

**Following the 2022 season Upper Iowa left the conference. This led to a removal of the North and South divisions during the 2023 season.

Volleyball

NSIC Championships Per School School Conference Tournament Titles Last Title Titles Last Title Minnesota–Duluth 24 2018 3 2018 Concordia–St. Paul 14 2017 7 2023 Southwest Minnesota State 4 2016 2 2017 Wayne State 3 2023 1 2007 St. Cloud State 2 2021 2 2022 MSU-Moorhead 2 2000 0 N/A Northern State 2 2019 0 N/A Bemidji State 1 1988 0 N/A Augustana 0 N/A 0 N/A Mary 0 N/A 0 N/A Minnesota–Crookston 0 N/A 0 N/A Minnesota State 0 N/A 0 N/A Upper Iowa 0 N/A 0 N/A Winona State 0 N/A 0 N/A The NSIC Tournament was only held from 2004 to 2007, then resumed in 2012.

NSIC All-Time Standings (1979 to 2019) School W L Pct Tournament W L Minnesota–Duluth 480 64 .882 13 5 Concordia–St. Paul 327 65 .834 26 6 Wayne State 279 113 .717 10 12 Southwest Minnesota State 420 190 .689 18 9 Augustana 139 101 .579 1 6 Minnesota State 149 115 .564 0 5 MSU-Moorhead 319 272 .540 5 3 Sioux Falls 77 83 .481 1 4 Winona State 277 333 .454 3 10 Northern State 256 309 .453 4 12 St. Cloud State 102 171 .374 2 1 Upper Iowa 97 179 .351 1 3 Bemidji State 186 424 .305 0 4 Minnesota–Morris 73 239 .234 0 0 Minnesota–Crookston 81 310 .207 0 4 Minot State 26 134 .163 0 0 Mary 39 236 .142 0 1

NSIC Regular Season Champions

Year School 1979 Minnesota–Duluth 1980 Minnesota–Duluth 1981 Minnesota–Duluth 1982 St. Cloud State 1983 Minnesota–Duluth 1984 Minnesota–Duluth 1985 Minnesota–Duluth Southwest State 1986 Minnesota–Duluth 1987 Minnesota–Duluth

Year School 1988 Bemidji State Minnesota–Duluth 1989 Minnesota–Duluth 1990 Minnesota–Duluth 1991 Minnesota–Duluth 1992 MSU-Moorhead 1993 Minnesota–Duluth 1994 Minnesota–Duluth 1995 Minnesota–Duluth 1996 Minnesota–Duluth

Year School 1997 Minnesota–Duluth 1998 Minnesota–Duluth 1999 Minnesota–Duluth 2000 MSU-Moorhead 2001 Southwest State Wayne State 2002 Minnesota–Duluth 2003 Concordia–St. Paul 2004 Concordia–St. Paul 2005 Concordia–St. Paul 2006 Concordia–St. Paul 2007 Concordia–St. Paul

Year School 2008 Concordia–St. Paul 2009 Concordia–St. Paul 2010 Concordia–St. Paul 2011 Concordia–St. Paul Minnesota–Duluth 2012 Concordia–St. Paul Minnesota–Duluth Southwest Minnesota State 2013 Concordia–St. Paul 2014 Minnesota–Duluth 2015 Concordia-St. Paul 2016 Concordia-St. Paul Southwest Minnesota State

Year School 2017 Concordia-St. Paul 2018 Northern State Minnesota Duluth 2019 Northern State 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 2021 St. Cloud State 2022 Wayne State 2023 Wayne State

NSIC Tournament Champions

Year	School
2004	Concordia–St. Paul
2005	Concordia–St. Paul
2006	Concordia–St. Paul
2007	Wayne State
2008-2011 (Not Held)
2012	Southwest Minnesota State
2013	Minnesota–Duluth
2014	Minnesota–Duluth
2015	Concordia-St. Paul
2016	Concordia-St. Paul
2017	Southwest Minnesota State
2018	Minnesota-Duluth
2019	Concordia-St. Paul
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19
2021	St. Cloud State
2022	St. Cloud State
2023	Concordia-St. Paul

Men's Basketball

NSIC championships won per school

School	Conference		Division		Tournament
	Titles	Last Title	Titles	Last Title	Titles	Last Title
Minnesota State	17	2013-14	3	2018-19	2	2014
Minnesota–Duluth	16	2001-02	1	2021-22	2	2003
St. Cloud State	16	1975-76	2	2013-14	2	2010
Winona State	14	2007-08	0	N/A	5	2011
Northern State	14	2022-23	5	2022-23	6	2021
Bemidji State	9	2011-12	1	2013-14	0	N/A
MSU-Moorhead	6	2016-17	3	2016-17	2	2023
Augustana	3	2021-22	4	2021-22	1	2016
Minnesota–Morris	3	1993-94	—	—	—	—
Southwest Minnesota State	2	2008-09	2	2017-18	2	2017
Michigan Tech	2	1979-80	—	—	—	—
Wayne State	1	1999-00	2	2020-21	1	2000
Sioux Falls	0	N/A	2	2022-23	0	N/A

NSIC All-Time Standings (1932–33 to 2021–22)

School	W	L	Pct	Tournament
				W	L
Augustana	204	91	.692	16	12
Northern State	477	228	.685	35	14
St. Cloud State	496	285	.635	16	12
Minnesota State	421	242	.635	21	11
Minnesota–Duluth	477	323	.596	17	14
Winona State	598	531	.530	31	17
MSU-Moorhead	574	565	.504	19	20
Sioux Falls	104	103	.502	7	8
Upper Iowa	160	175	.478	10	12
Southwest Minnesota State	389	432	.474	27	19
Wayne State	201	248	.448	10	20
Minot State	128	170	.430	2	9
Bemidji State	487	661	.424	10	17
Minnesota–Morris	196	289	.404	0	3
Michigan Tech	95	166	.364	0	0
Mary	121	212	.363	4	12
Concordia–St. Paul	158	289	.353	4	17
Minnesota–Crookston	79	370	.176	1	10

NSIC Regular Season Champions

Year School Record 1932-33 Mankato State 6-2 1933-34 Duluth State 6-1 1934-35 Duluth State 7-1 1935-36 Duluth State 8-1 1936-37 Duluth State 8-0 1937-38 Winona State 7-1 1938-39 Winona State 7-1 1939-40 Bemidji State 8-1 1940-41 Bemidji State St. Cloud State 6-2 6-2 1941-42 Bemidji State 9-1 1942-43 St. Cloud State 5-1 1943-44 World War II (no champion) 1944-45 World War II (no champion) 1945-46 St. Cloud State 6-0 1946-47 Mankato State 8-2 1947-48 Mankato State 8-2 1948-49 Mankato State 9-1 1949-50 Mankato State 6-2 1950-51 Bemidji State Mankato State Winona State 6-2 6-2 6-2 1951-52 Bemidji State 7-1 1952-53 Mankato State 11-3 1953-54 Mankato State 7-2 1954-55 Mankato State 7-1 1955-56 Mankato State 7-2 1956-57 Bemidji State St. Cloud State 6-2 6-2 1957-58 St. Cloud State 7-1 1958-59 St. Cloud State 8-2

Year School Record 1959-60 Mankato State St. Cloud State 9-1 9-1 1960-61 Mankato State 9-1 1961-62 St. Cloud State 7-3 1962-63 Michigan Tech St. Cloud State 8-2 8-2 1963-64 St. Cloud State 9-1 1964-65 MSU-Moorhead St. Cloud State 8-2 8-2 1965-66 St. Cloud State 9-1 1966-67 Bemidji State 12-0 1967-68 St. Cloud State 12-0 1968-69 St. Cloud State Winona State 10-2 10-2 1969-70 St. Cloud State 10-2 1970-71 MSU-Moorhead 11-1 1971-72 Winona State 11-1 1972-73 Winona State 12-0 1973-74 Winona State 10-2 1974-75 Winona State 11-1 1975-76 St. Cloud State 9-3 1976-77 Minnesota–Morris 12-2 1977-78 Minnesota–Morris 12-2 1978-79 Mankato State 14-2 1979-80 Michigan Tech 16-2 1980-81 MSU-Moorhead 13-3 1981-82 Minnesota–Duluth MSU-Moorhead 10-2 10-2 1982-83 Minnesota–Duluth 10-2 1983-84 Minnesota–Duluth Northern State 10-2 10-2 1984-85 Northern State 9-3

Year School Record 1985-86 Minnesota–Duluth 11-1 1986-87 Minnesota–Duluth 11-1 1987-88 Minnesota–Duluth 12-0 1988-89 Minnesota–Duluth 12-0 1989-90 Minnesota–Duluth 11-1 1990-91 Minnesota–Duluth 10-2 1991-92 Minnesota–Duluth 10-2 1992-93 Northern State 11-1 1993-94 Minnesota–Morris 10-2 1994-95 Northern State 10-2 1995-96 Northern State 10-2 1996-97 Minnesota–Duluth Northern State 10-2 10-2 1997-98 Northern State 11-1 1998-99 Northern State Winona State 10-2 10-2 1999-00 Wayne State Winona State 15-3 15-3 2000-01 Southwest Minnesota State 17-1 2001-02 Minnesota–Duluth Northern State 14-4 14-4 2002-03 Northern State 15-3 2003-04 Bemidji State 14-2 2004-05 Winona State 12-2 2005-06 Winona State 13-1 2006-07 Winona State 18-0 2007-08 Winona State 18-0 2008-09 Southwest Minnesota State 17-3 2009-10 Minnesota State 17-3 2010-11 Minnesota State 19-3 2011-12 Bemidji State 16-6

	North Division		South Division		NSIC Overall
Year	School	Record	School	Record	School	Record
2012-13	St. Cloud State	15-7	Minnesota State	18-4	Minnesota State	18-4
2013-14	Bemidji State MSU-Moorhead St. Cloud State	15-7 15-7 15-7	Minnesota State	19-3	Minnesota State	19-3
2014-15	MSU-Moorhead	20-2	Augustana	20-2	Augustana MSU-Moorhead	20-2
2015-16	MSU-Moorhead	19-3	Augustana	21-1	Augustana	21-1
2016-17	MSU-Moorhead	19-3	Southwest Minnesota State	17-5	MSU-Moorhead	19-3
2017-18	Northern State	20-2	Southwest Minnesota State	17-5	Northern State	20-2
2018-19	Northern State	18-4	Minnesota State Augustana Wayne State	14-8	Northern State	18-4
2019-20	Northern State	18-4	Sioux Falls	17-5	Northern State	18-4
2020-21	Northern State	13-1	Wayne State	10-4	No team awarded (*)
2021-22	Minnesota Duluth	16-4	Augustana	17-2	Augustana	17-2
2022-23	Northern State	19-3	Sioux Falls	13-9	Northern State	19-3

(*)-Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no regular season conference champion was awarded during the 2020-21 season, only the winner of the North and South division were awarded.

NSIC Tournament Champions

Main article: Northern Sun men's basketball tournament

Year	School
2000	Wayne State
2001	Winona State
2002	Minnesota–Duluth
2003	Minnesota–Duluth
2004	Northern State
2005	Northern State
2006	Winona State
2007	Winona State
2008	Winona State
2009	St. Cloud State
2010	St. Cloud State
2011	Winona State
2012	Southwest Minnesota State
2013	Minnesota State
2014	Minnesota State
2015	Augustana
2016	Augustana
2017	Southwest Minnesota State
2018	Northern State
2019	Northern State
2020	Northern State
2021	Northern State
2022	MSU-Moorhead
2023	MSU-Moorhead

Women's Basketball

NSIC Championships Per School

School	Conference		Division		Tournament
	Titles	Last Title	Titles	Last Title	Titles	Last Title
Minnesota–Duluth	14	2022-23	4	2022-23	8	2023
Northern State	7	2017-18	4	2017-18	2	2017
Concordia–St. Paul	5	2012-13	2	2018-19	4	2014
Southwest Minnesota State	4	2001-02	0	N/A	1	2002
St. Cloud State	4	2021-22	2	2021-22	2	2020
Bemidji State	3	1986-87	0	N/A	0	N/A
MSU-Moorhead	6	2018-19	4	2018-19	0	N/A
Wayne State	5	2014-15	2	2014-15	3	2012
Augustana	1	2017-18	3	2020-21	2	2018
Minnesota State	1	2008-09	2	2022-23	0	N/A
Minnesota–Morris	1	1981-82	—	—	0	N/A
Winona State	1	2015-16	1	2015-16	1	2011
Sioux Falls	0	N/A	1	2019-20	1	2017
Mary	0	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
Minnesota–Crookston	0	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
Minot State	0	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A

NSIC All-Time Standings (1979-80 to 2020–21)

School	W	L	Pct	Tournament
				W	L
Minnesota–Duluth	426	192	.689	30	13
Augustana	199	96	.675	22	12
Wayne State	297	151	.663	25	19
Northern State	402	212	.655	26	19
Concordia–St. Paul	284	164	.634	26	15
Sioux Falls	131	80	.621	17	9
Minnesota State	206	131	.611	13	13
St. Cloud State	207	149	.581	17	8
MSU-Moorhead	385	291	.570	17	23
Mary	175	155	.530	6	11
Winona State	279	398	.412	17	21
Southwest Minnesota State	267	411	.394	8	17
Bemidij State	230	448	.339	3	18
Minot State	71	139	.338	1	9
Minnesota–Crookston	132	294	.310	5	13
Minnesota–Morris	88	198	.308	0	3
Upper Iowa	38	294	.114	0	10

NSIC Regular Season Champions

Year School Record 1979-80 Bemidji State St. Cloud State Southwest State 5-2 5-2 5-2 1980-81 Southwest State 7-0 1981-82 Minnesota–Morris MSU-Moorhead St. Cloud State 10-4 10-4 10-4 1982-83 St. Cloud State 14-0 1983-84 St. Cloud State 12-0 1984-85 Minnesota–Duluth MSU-Moorhead 7-3 7-3 1985-86 Bemidji State 11-1 1986-87 Bemidji State 12-0 1987-88 Northern State 11-1

Year School Record 1988-89 Minnesota–Duluth 11-1 1989-90 Minnesota–Duluth 11-1 1990-91 Minnesota–Duluth 12-0 1991-92 Northern State 10-2 1992-93 Minnesota–Duluth 11-1 1993-94 Northern State 12-0 1994-95 Minnesota–Duluth Northern State 11-1 11-1 1995-96 Minnesota–Duluth 12-0 1996-97 Northern State 11-1 1997-98 Minnesota–Duluth Northern State 10-2 10-2 1998-99 Minnesota–Duluth 10-2

Year School Record 1999-00 Minnesota–Duluth 16-2 2000-01 Southwest Minnesota State 17-1 2001-02 Southwest Minnesota State 14-4 2002-03 Minnesota–Duluth 15-3 2003-04 Concordia–St. Paul 15-1 2004-05 MSU-Moorhead 12-2 2005-06 Wayne State 13-1 2006-07 Concordia–St. Paul 15-3 2007-08 Concordia–St. Paul 16-2 2008-09 Minnesota State 19-1 2009-10 Concordia–St. Paul 17-3 2010-11 Wayne State 21-1 2011-12 Wayne State 20-2

	North Division		South Division		NSIC Overall
Year	School	Record	School	Record	School	Record
2012-13	St. Cloud State	14-8	Concordia–St. Paul	19-3	Concordia–St. Paul	19-3
2013-14	Northern State	17-5	Wayne State	19-3	Wayne State	19-3
2014-15	Northern State	16-6	Wayne State	18-4	Wayne State	18-4
2015-16	Northern State MSU-Moorhead	17-5	Winona State	20-2	Winona State	20-2
2016-17	MSU-Moorhead	20-2	Augustana	17-5	MSU-Moorhead	20-2
2017-18	Northern State MSU-Moorhead	19-3	Augustana	19-3	Northern State MSU-Moorhead Augustana	19-3
2018-19	MSU-Moorhead	19-3	Concordia-St. Paul	17-5	MSU-Moorhead	19-3
2019-20	Minnesota-Duluth	20-2	Sioux Falls	17-5	Minnesota-Duluth	20-2
2020-21	Minnesota-Duluth	9-1	Augustana	10-3	No team awarded (*)
2021-22	St. Cloud State Minnesota-Duluth	19-2	Minnesota State	16-5	St. Cloud State Minnesota-Duluth	19-2
2022-23	Minnesota-Duluth	21-1	Minnesota State	19-3	Minnesota Duluth	21-1

(*)-Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no regular season conference championship was awarded during the 2020-21 season, on the North and South division champions were awarded.

NSIC Tournament Champions

Year	School
2000	Minnesota–Duluth
2001	Minnesota–Duluth
2002	Southwest Minnesota State
2003	Minnesota–Duluth
2004	Minnesota–Duluth
2005	Concordia–St. Paul
2006	Wayne State
2007	Concordia–St. Paul
2008	Concordia–St. Paul
2009	St. Cloud State
2010	Wayne State
2011	Winona State
2012	Wayne State
2013	Augustana
2014	Concordia–St. Paul
2015	Northern State
2016	Sioux Falls
2017	Northern State
2018	Augustana
2019	Minnesota-Duluth
2020	St. Cloud State
2021	Minnesota-Duluth
2022	Minnesota-Duluth
2023	Minnesota-Duluth

Baseball

NSIC Championships Per School

School	Conference		Tournament
	Titles	Last Title	Titles	Last Title
Winona State	21	2001	3	2007
Minnesota State	11	2021	7	2022
St. Cloud State	10	2015	4	2023
Southwest Minnesota State	4	2002	4	2002
Minnesota–Duluth	4	2016	0	N/A
Wayne State	3	2009	5	2006
Augustana	3	2023	3	2019
Bemidji State	2	1997	0	N/A
MSU-Moorhead	2	1983	0	N/A
Northern State	1	1993	0	N/A
Minnesota–Morris	1	1970	0	N/A
Minot State	1	2018	0	N/A
Concordia–St. Paul	0	N/A	2	2008
Mary	0	N/A	0	N/A
Minnesota–Crookston	0	N/A	0	N/A
Upper Iowa	0	N/A	0	N/A

NSIC Regular Season Champions

The NSIC Tournament was used to determine the overall NSIC Champion from 2002 to 2006.

Year School 1960 Mankato State 1961 Winona State 1962 Winona State 1963 MSU-Moorhead Winona State 1964 St. Cloud State 1965 St. Cloud State 1966 Winona State 1967 St. Cloud State 1968 Mankato State 1969 St. Cloud State 1970 Minnesota–Morris St. Cloud State 1971 St. Cloud State 1972 Winona State 1973 Winona State

Year School 1974 Southwest State 1975 Winona State 1976 St. Cloud State 1977 Winona State 1978 St. Cloud State 1979 Mankato State 1980 Mankato State Winona State 1981 Mankato State 1982 Bemidji State 1983 MSU-Moorhead 1984 Winona State 1985 Winona State 1986 Winona State 1987 Winona State 1988 Winona State

Year School 1989 Winona State 1990 Winona State 1991 Winona State 1992 Minnesota–Duluth 1993 Minnesota–Duluth Northern State 1994 Southwest State 1995 Winona State 1996 Southwest State 1997 Bemdiji State 1998 Winona State 1999 Minnesota–Duluth 2000 Winona State 2001 Winona State 2002 Southwest State 2003 Concordia–St. Paul Wayne State

Year School 2004 Wayne State 2005 Wayne State 2006 Wayne State 2007 Wayne State 2008 Wayne State 2009 Wayne State 2010 Minnesota State 2011 Minnesota State 2012 Minnesota State 2013 St. Cloud State 2014 Minnesota State 2015 St. Cloud State 2016 Minnesota Duluth 2017 Minnesota State 2018 Minot State 2019 Augustana 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 2021 Minnesota State

Year School 2022 Augustana 2023 Augustana

NSIC Tournament Champions

Year	School
1996	Southwest State
1997	Southwest State
1998	Winona State
1999	Southwest State
2000	Winona State
2001	Wayne State
2002	Southwest State
2003	Concordia–St. Paul Wayne State
2004	Wayne State
2005	Wayne State
2006	Wayne State
2007	Winona State
2008	Concordia–St. Paul
2009	Minnesota State
2010	Minnesota State
2011	St. Cloud State
2012	Minnesota State
2013	Minnesota State
2014	Augustana
2015	St. Cloud State
2016	St. Cloud State
2017	Minnesota State
2018	Augustana
2019	Augustana
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19
2021	Minnesota State
2022	Minnesota State
2023	St. Cloud State

Softball

NSIC Championships Per School School Conference Tournament Titles Last Title Titles Last Title Minnesota–Duluth 14 2013 5 2023 Southwest Minnesota State 10 2009 3 2007 Augustana 6 2023 3 2022 Minnesota State 5 2017 4 2021 Winona State 5 2019 7 2018 Concordia–St. Paul 1 2001 4 2006 Bemidji State 1 1999 0 N/A MSU-Moorhead 1 1990 0 N/A Wayne State 0 N/A 1 2010 Upper Iowa 0 N/A 1 2016 Mary 0 N/A 0 N/A Minnesota–Crookston 0 N/A 0 N/A Northern State 0 N/A 0 N/A St. Cloud State 0 N/A 0 N/A

NSIC All-Time Standings (1984 to 2019) School W L T Pct Tournament W L Augustana 243 54 0 .818 31 20 Minnesota–Duluth 408 121 0 .771 47 35 Minnesota State 229 70 0 .766 30 16 Winona State 444 146 0 .753 66 36 Southwest Minnesota State 374 250 1 .599 46 38 Wayne State 259 199 0 .566 31 34 Concordia–St. Paul 244 201 0 .548 38 23 Sioux Falls 104 95 0 .523 7 12 Mary 158 168 0 .485 7 12 Minot State 94 103 0 .477 7 10 Upper Iowa 154 174 0 .470 6 15 St. Cloud State 140 159 1 .468 8 10 MSU-Moorhead 234 378 0 .382 21 26 Northern State 201 384 1 .344 12 32 Bemidji State 182 441 1 .292 15 30 Minnesota–Morris 36 192 1 .159 0 14 Minnesota–Crookston 36 400 1 .084 0 10

NSIC Regular Season Champions

Year School 1984 Minnesota–Duluth 1985 Southwest State 1986 Southwest State 1987 Minnesota–Duluth 1988 Minnesota–Duluth 1989 Minnesota–Duluth 1990 MSU-Moorhead 1991 Minnesota–Duluth 1992 Minnesota–Duluth 1993 Southwest State 1994 Southwest State 1995 Minnesota–Duluth 1996 Minnesota–Duluth 1997 Minnesota–Duluth 1998 Minnesota–Duluth

Year School 1999 Bemidji State Southwest State 2000 Minnesota–Duluth 2001 Concordia–St. Paul 2002 Minnesota–Duluth 2003 Minnesota–Duluth Winona State 2004 Southwest Minnesota State 2005 Winona State 2006 Southwest Minnesota State 2007 Southwest Minnesota State Winona State 2008 Southwest Minnesota State 2009 Southwest Minnesota State 2010 Augustana

Year School 2011 Augustana 2012 Minnesota State 2013 Minnesota–Duluth Minnesota State 2014 Minnesota State 2015 Augustana 2016 Minnesota State 2017 Minnesota State 2018 Winona State 2019 Winona State 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Augustana 2022 Augustana 2023 Augustana

NSIC Tournament Champions

Year	School
1984	Minnesota–Duluth
1985-1995 (Not Held)
1996	Minnesota–Duluth
1997	Southwest State
1998	Southwest State
1999	Winona State
2000	Minnesota–Duluth
2001	Concordia–St. Paul
2002	Minnesota–Duluth
2003	Winona State
2004	Concordia–St. Paul
2005	Concordia–St. Paul
2006	Concordia–St. Paul
2007	Southwest Minnesota State
2008	Winona State
2009	Winona State
2010	Wayne State
2011	Augustana
2012	Minnesota State
2013	Minnesota State
2014	Winona State
2015	Winona State
2016	Upper Iowa
2017	Minnesota State
2018	Winona State
2019	Augustana
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Minnesota State
2022	Augustana
2023	Minnesota-Duluth

Women's Soccer

NSIC Championships Per School School Conference Tournament Titles Last Title Titles Last Title Winona State 11 2011 6 2010 Minnesota-Duluth 5 2003 5 2009 Minnesota State 6 2022 8 2019 Bemidji State 2 2021 2 2023 Minot State 1 2016 1 2012 Concordia-St. Paul 1 2019 0 N/A MSU-Moorhead 1 1996 0 N/A St. Cloud State 1 2023 0 N/A Mary 0 N/A 2 2007 Augustana 0 N/A 1 2015 Northern State 0 N/A 0 N/A Southwest Minnesota State 0 N/A 0 N/A Wayne State 0 N/A 0 N/A Sioux Falls 0 N/A 0 N/A Minnesota Crookston 0 N/A 0 N/A 1997-2001 Tournament Champion declared NSIC Champion NSIC All-Time Standings (1996 to 2022) School W L T Pct Tournament W L T Minnesota State 166 19 17 .864 25 2 5 Winona State 212 68 18 .742 35 15 2 Augustana 131 50 21 .700 10 10 0 Minot State 94 39 15 .686 7 7 2 Minnesota-Duluth 152 81 28 .657 26 9 2 Bemidji State 161 109 30 .587 8 17 2 St. Cloud State 100 72 30 .569 2 8 2 Mary 105 83 32 .550 8 7 3 Upper Iowa 93 100 27 .484 4 8 1 Northern State 117 139 40 .463 8 14 2 Concordia-St. Paul 111 147 27 .437 4 13 0 Southwest Minnesota State 112 163 25 .415 7 19 1 Minnesota-Morris 16 24 2 .405 2 4 0 Wayne State 86 168 30 .356 9 11 1 MSU-Moorhead 72 204 22 .279 5 10 0 Sioux Falls 23 105 11 .205 0 0 0 Minnesota Crookston 40 217 24 .182 0 4 0

NSIC Champions By Year The NSIC Tournament was used to determine the NSIC Champion from 1997 to 2001. Year School 1996 MSU-Moorhead 1997 Minnesota-Duluth 1998 Minnesota-Duluth 1999 Winona State 2000 Winona State 2001 Minnesota-Duluth 2002 Winona State Minnesota-Duluth 2003 Minnesota-Duluth 2004 Winona State 2005 Winona State 2006 Winona State 2007 Winona State 2008 Winona State 2009 Winona State 2010 Winona State 2011 Winona State 2012 Minnesota State 2013 Minnesota State 2014 Minnesota State 2015 Minnesota State 2016 Minot State 2017 Minnesota State 2018 Bemidji State 2019 Concordia-St. Paul 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Bemidji State 2022 Minnesota State 2023 St. Cloud State

Women's Tennis

NSIC Championships Per School

School	Conference
	Titles	Last Title
Augustana	13	2023
Southwest Minnesota State	9	1992
Winona State	8	2007
Minnesota-Duluth	6	2004
St. Cloud State	1	2009
Upper Iowa	1	2008
Bemidji State	1	1999
MSU-Moorhead	0	N/A
Mary	0	N/A
Sioux Falls	0	N/A
Minnesota State	0	N/A
Minnesota Crookston	0	N/A

Before 2007, Tournament Champion determined Team Titles

Men's Cross Country

NSIC Championships Per School

School	Conference
	Titles	Last Title
MSU-Moorhead	15	2007
Augustana	13	2023
Minnesota-Duluth	12	2003
Minnesota State	5	2008
Northern State	2	2004
Sioux Falls	1	2018
Winona State	1	1988
Wayne State	1	2005
Mary	0	N/A
Concordia-St. Paul	0	N/A
Minot State	0	N/A
Southwest Minnesota State	0	N/A
Upper Iowa	0	N/A
Minnesota Crookston	0	N/A

Women's Cross Country

NSIC Championships Per School

School	Conference
	Titles	Last Title
Minnesota-Duluth	15	2015
Augustana	8	2022
MSU-Moorhead	6	2007
Mary	4	2019
Northern State	2	1986
Bemidji State	2	1989
Winona State	2	2023
Wayne State	1	2006
Minot State	0	N/A
Minnesota State	0	N/A
St. Cloud State	0	N/A
Sioux Falls	0	N/A
Concordia-St. Paul	0	N/A
Upper Iowa	0	N/A
Southwest Minnesota State	0	N/A
Minnesota Crookston	0	N/A

Wrestling

NSIC Championships Per School

School	Conference
	Titles	Last Title
St. Cloud State	16	2021-22
MSU-Moorhead	13	2005
Minnesota State	9	2008-09
Southwest Minnesota State	7	2001
Minnesota-Duluth*	5	1994
Minnesota Morris	4	1982
Winona State*	4	1971
Northern State	3	2020-21
Bemidji State*	3	1976
Upper Iowa	3	2010
Augustana	1	2010-11
Wisconsin-Parkside	1	2022-23
Mary	0	N/A
Minot State	0	N/A

*=No Longer Sponsors Wrestling

Men's Golf

NSIC Championships Per School

School	Conference
	Titles	Last Title
Minnesota State	19	2018
Bemidji State	16	2023
Winona State	15	2021
St. Cloud State	6	2014
Minnesota-Duluth*	4	1985
MSU-Moorhead*	4	1972
Northern State*	1	1991
Concordia-St. Paul	1	2022
Minnesota-Morris	1	1996
Michigan Tech	1	1967
Minnesota Crookston	1	2002

*=No Longer Sponsors Men's Golf

Women's Golf

NSIC Championships Per School

School	Conference
	Titles	Last Title
Augustana	12	2023
Southwest Minnesota State	6	2005
Winona State	5	1998
Upper Iowa	2	2007-08
Minnesota-Duluth*	2	1990
Bemidji State	1	1999
Concordia-St. Paul	1	2008-09
Minnesota State	1	2018-19

Men's Indoor Track and Field

NSIC Championships Per School

School	Conference
	Titles	Last Title
MSU-Moorhead	22	2011
Minnesota State	14	2023
Minnesota-Duluth	10	2004
Northern State	2	2005
Wayne State	2	2007
Bemidji State	1	2000
Mary	1	2008

Women's Indoor Track and Field

NSIC Championships Per School

School	Conference
	Titles	Last Title
Minnesota-Duluth	14	2014
Mary	9	2020
Minnesota State	6	2023
Winona State	2	2006
Northern State	1	1993
Augustana	1	2010
MSU-Moorhead	1	1992

Men's Outdoor Track and Field

NSIC Championships Per School

School	Conference
	Titles	Last Title
Minnesota State	35	2023
MSU-Moorhead	21	2011
Minnesota-Duluth	11	2004
Wayne State	3	2008
Bemidji State	1	2005

Women's Outdoor Track and Field

NSIC Championships Per School

School	Conference
	Titles	Last Title
Minnesota-Duluth	14	2009
MSU-Moorhead	10	2006
Mary	10	2021
Minnesota State	4	2023
Northern State	2	1993
Winona State	2	2017
Augustana	1	2011

Swimming and Diving

NSIC Championships Per School

School	Conference
	Titles	Last Title
St. Cloud State	5	2020
Minnesota State	3	2022
Augustana	1	2023

See also

• 2010 NSIC men's basketball tournament

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External links

• Official website