Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

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Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
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FormerlyNorthern 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
Founded1932;92 years ago (1932)
CommissionerErin Lind (since July 1, 2014)
Sports fielded
  • 18
Division Division II
No. of teams15 (16 in 2025)
Headquarters Saint Paul, Minnesota
Region West North Central States
Official website northernsun.org
Locations
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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]

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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
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
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Augustana
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Jamestown
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Winona State
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Wayne State
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Southwest
Minnesota State
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Sioux Falls
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St. Cloud State
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Northern State
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Minot State
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Minnesota–Duluth
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Minnesota–Crookston
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Minnesota State–Moorhead
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Minnesota State
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Mary
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Concordia
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Bemidji State
Location of NSIC members: Location dot teal.svg full and Location dot orange.svg 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:

InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoinedColors
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 1868Public14,482 Mavericks 1932;
1978;
2008 [lower-alpha 1]
   
Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, Minnesota 1888Public5,088 Dragons 1932   
University of Minnesota Crookston Crookston, Minnesota 1906Public2,303 Golden Eagles 1999   
University of Minnesota Duluth Duluth, Minnesota 1902Public9,675 Bulldogs 1932;
1975;
2008 [lower-alpha 2]
   
Minot State University Minot, North Dakota 1913Public2,777 Beavers 2012   
Northern State University Aberdeen, South Dakota 1901Public3,344 Wolves 1978   
St. Cloud State University St. Cloud, Minnesota 1869Public10,093 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 1967Public6,531 Mustangs 1969   
Wayne State College Wayne, Nebraska 1910Public4,773 Wildcats 1998   
Winona State University Winona, Minnesota 1858Public6,165 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]

InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoiningColorsCurrent 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:

InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoinedNSIC
sport
Primary
conference
University of Wisconsin–Parkside Somers, Wisconsin 1968Public4,464 Rangers 2021–22men's wrestling Great Lakes (GLIAC)

Former members

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

InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoinedLeftSubsequent
conference(s)
Current
conference
Michigan Technological University Houghton, Michigan 1885Public7,009 Huskies 19571980 Great Lakes Intercollegiate (GLIAC)
(1980–present)
University of Minnesota Morris Morris, Minnesota 19601,900 Cougars 19662003 Upper Midwest (UMAC) [lower-alpha 1]
(2003–present)
Upper Iowa University Fayette, Iowa 1857 Nonsectarian 3,661 Peacocks 20062023 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:

InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoinedLeftNSIC
sport
Primary
conference
Lindenwood University St. Charles, Missouri 1827 Presbyterian 4,822 Lady Lions 2012–132013–14women's swimming & diving Ohio Valley (OVC) [lower-alpha 1]
University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, Nebraska 1905Public7,504 Lopers Mid-America (MIAA)
Notes
  1. Currently an NCAA Division I athletic conference.

Membership timeline

University of JamestownUniversity of Wisconsin–ParksideUniversity of Nebraska at KearneyLindenwood UniversityUniversity of Sioux FallsMinot State UniversityAugustana UniversityUpper Iowa UniversityUniversity of MaryUniversity of Minnesota CrookstonConcordia University, St. PaulWayne State CollegeNorthern State UniversitySouthwest Minnesota State UniversityUniversity of Minnesota MorrisMichigan Technological UniversityWinona State UniversitySt. Cloud State UniversityMinnesota State University MoorheadMinnesota State University, MankatoUniversity of Minnesota DuluthUniversityNorthern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

 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
SportMen'sWomen's
Baseball Green check.svgRed x.svg
Basketball Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Cross Country Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Football Green check.svgRed x.svg
Golf Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Soccer Red x.svgGreen check.svg
Softball Red x.svgGreen check.svg
Swimming & Diving Red x.svgGreen check.svg
Tennis Red x.svgGreen check.svg
Track & Field Indoor Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Track & Field Outdoor Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Volleyball Red x.svgGreen check.svg
Wrestling Green check.svgRed x.svg

Men's sponsored sports by school

SchoolBaseballBasketballCross
Country
FootballGolfTrack
& Field
Indoor
Track
& Field
Outdoor
WrestlingTotal
NSIC
Sports
AugustanaGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg8
Bemidji StateGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgRed x.svgRed x.svg4
Concordia–St. PaulGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svg7
MaryGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg7
Minnesota StateGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg8
MSU–MoorheadRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg6
Minnesota–CrookstonGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgRed x.svgRed x.svg4
Minnesota–DuluthGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svg6
Minot StateGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg8
Northern StateGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg7
St. Cloud StateGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgRed x.svgRed x.svgRed x.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svg3
Sioux FallsGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg8
Southwest Minnesota StateGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg7
Wayne StateGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svg6
Winona StateGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgRed x.svgRed x.svg5
Totals14151313811111095
Affiliate members
ParksideGreen check.svg1
Future members
JamestownGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg8

Women's sponsored sports by school

SchoolBasketballCross
Country
GolfSoccerSoftballSwimming
& Diving
TennisTrack
& Field
Indoor
Track
& Field
Outdoor
VolleyballTotal
NSIC
Sports
AugustanaGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg10
Bemidji StateGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg9
Concordia–St. PaulGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg9
MaryGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg9
Minnesota StateGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg10
MSU–MoorheadGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg10
Minnesota–CrookstonGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svg7
Minnesota–DuluthGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg8
Minot StateGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg8
Northern StateGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg8
St. Cloud StateGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg9
Sioux FallsGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg10
Southwest Minnesota StateGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg10
Wayne StateGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg7
Winona StateGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg9
Totals1515111515711141415131
Future members
JamestownGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg9

Other sponsored sports by school

SchoolMenWomen
Ice
Hockey [lower-alpha 1]
SoccerSwimming
& Diving
TennisVolleyballAcrobatics &
Tumbling [lower-alpha 2]
Gymnastics [lower-alpha 1] Ice
Hockey [lower-alpha 1]
LacrosseSkiing [lower-alpha 1] Wrestling [lower-alpha 2]
Augustana CCHA GLIAC MIAA IND
Bemidji State CCHA WCHA
Concordia–St. Paul GLIAC
JamestownTBATBATBA
Minnesota State CCHA WCHA
Minnesota–Duluth NCHC WCHA
St. Cloud State NCHC GLIAC GLIAC WCHA CCSA [lower-alpha 3]
Winona State WIAC
Notes
  1. 1 2 3 4 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. 1 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

SchoolFootball stadiumCapacityBasketball arenaCapacityBaseball FieldsCapacity
Augustana Kirkeby–Over Stadium 6,500 Sanford Pentagon 3,250Ronken Field500
Bemidji State Chet Anderson Stadium 4,000BSU Gymnasium2,500BSU Field250
Concordia–St. Paul Sea Foam Stadium 3,500 Gangelhoff Center 3,200Barnes Field2,500
JamestownRollie Greeno Field at Charlotte and Gordon Hansen StadiumHarold Newman Arena2,000Jack Brown Stadium
MaryBismarck Community Bowl7,000McDowell Activity Center2,500Bismarck Municipal Ball Park2,000
Minnesota State Blakeslee Stadium 7,500 [17] Taylor Center4,800 [18] Bowyer Field450
MSU–Moorhead Alex Nemzek Stadium 5,000Alex Nemzek Fieldhouse3,500Non-baseball school
Minnesota–CrookstonNon-football schoolLysaker Gymnasium3,500UMC Baseball Field300
Minnesota–Duluth Griggs Field at James S. Malosky Stadium 4,000Romano Gymnasium2,759 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 8,057Fossum Field2,500
Sioux FallsBob Young Field5,400Stewart Center2,000 Sioux Falls Stadium 4,500
St. Cloud StateNon-football school Halenbeck Hall 6,927 Joe Faber Field 2,000
Southwest Minnesota State Mattke Field at the Regional Events Center 3,500 R/A Facility 4,000Legion Field
Wayne StateMemorial Stadium3,500Rice Auditorium2,500Pete Chapman Baseball Complex
Winona State Maxwell Field at Warrior Stadium 3,500McCown Gymnasium3,500Loughrey Field500

National champions

NCAA Division II

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

NCAA Division II National Champions

YearSchoolSport
2006Winona StateMen's Basketball
2007Concordia–St. PaulVolleyball
2008Minnesota–DuluthFootball
2008Concordia–St. PaulVolleyball
2008Winona StateMen's Basketball
2009Concordia–St. PaulVolleyball
2009Minnesota StateWomen's Basketball
2010Concordia–St. PaulVolleyball
2010Minnesota–DuluthFootball
2011AugustanaWomen's Cross Country
2011Concordia–St. PaulVolleyball
2012Concordia–St. PaulVolleyball
2013Concordia–St. PaulVolleyball
2015St. Cloud StateWrestling
2016St. Cloud StateWrestling
2016AugustanaMen's Basketball
2016Concordia–St. PaulVolleyball
2017Minnesota StateSoftball
2017Concordia–St. PaulVolleyball
2018St. Cloud StateWrestling
2018AugustanaBaseball
2019St. Cloud StateWrestling
2019AugustanaSoftball
2021St. Cloud StateWrestling
2022Minnesota StateWomen's Indoor Track & Field
2024Minnesota StateWomen's Basketball
2024Minnesota StateMen's Basketball

NAIA

NAIA National Champions

YearSchoolSport
1958Mankato StateWrestling
1959Mankato StateWrestling
1964Moorhead StateWrestling
1985Winona StateWomen's Gymnastics
1987Winona StateWomen's Gymnastics
1992Northern StateWomen's Basketball
1994Northern StateWomen'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

SchoolTotal
Championships
Men's
Championships
Women's
Championships
Minnesota–Duluth21294118
Minnesota State17914138
Winona State1318150
MSU-Moorhead1269927
St. Cloud State866917
Augustana752649
Southwest Minnesota State592039
Bemidji State523913
Northern State473116
Concordia–St. Paul42537
Wayne State311714
Mary26125
Minnesota–Morris16151
Michigan Tech990
Upper Iowa734
Sioux Falls321
Minot State312
Minnesota–Crookston110
Wisconsin–Parkside110

Football

NSIC Championships Won or Shared Per School
SchoolConferenceDivision
TitlesLast
Title
TitlesLast
Title
Minnesota State222022102022
Minnesota–Duluth202021122019
Winona State18200732022
St. Cloud State15201112011
MSU-Moorhead1419950N/A
Bemidji State7202242022
Michigan Tech71974
Minnesota–Morris61984
Northern State3199912015
Concordia–St. Paul220050N/A
Augustana2202332021
Sioux Falls1201622021
Southwest Minnesota State119900N/A
Wayne State1202212008
Mary0N/A0N/A
Upper Iowa0N/A0N/A
NSIC Champions
North DivisionSouth DivisionNSIC Overall
YearSchoolRecordSchoolRecordSchoolRecord
2008Minnesota–Duluth6-0Minnesota State
Wayne State
5-1
5-1
Minnesota–Duluth10-0
2009Minnesota–Duluth6-0Minnesota State6-0Minnesota–Duluth10-0
2010Minnesota–Duluth6-0Augustana
Winona State
5-1
5-1
Minnesota–Duluth10-0
2011Minnesota–Duluth
St. Cloud State
5-1
5-1
Minnesota State6-0Minnesota State
Minnesota–Duluth
St. Cloud State
8-2
8-2
8-2
2012 *Bemidji State
Minnesota–Duluth
6-1
6-1
Winona State6-1Minnesota–Duluth10-1
2013Minnesota–Duluth7-0Minnesota State7-0Minnesota State11-0
2014Minnesota–Duluth7-0Minnesota State7-0Minnesota–Duluth
Minnesota State
11-0
2015Minnesota-Duluth
Northern State
Bemidji State
6-1Minnesota State
Augustana
6-1Minnesota State10-1
2016Minnesota-Duluth7-0Sioux Falls7-0Sioux Falls11-0
2017Minnesota-Duluth7-0Minnesota State7-0Minnesota State11-0
2018Minnesota-Duluth7-0Minnesota State7-0Minnesota–Duluth
Minnesota State
11-0
2019Minnesota-Duluth7-0Minnesota State7-0Minnesota State11-0
2020n/an/an/a
2021Bemidji State6-0Augustana
Sioux Falls
5-1Bemidji State
Minnesota Duluth
Augustana
9-2
2022Bemidji State6-0Minnesota State
Winona State
5-1Bemidji State
Minnesota State
Wayne State
9-2
YearSchoolRecord
2023 **Augustana9-1-0

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

Men's Basketball

NSIC championships won per school
SchoolConferenceDivisionTournament
TitlesLast
Title
TitlesLast
Title
TitlesLast
Title
Minnesota State172013-1432018-1922014
Minnesota–Duluth162001-0212021-2222003
St. Cloud State161975-7622013-1422010
Winona State142007-080N/A52011
Northern State142022-2352022-2362021
Bemidji State92011-1212013-140N/A
MSU-Moorhead62016-1732016-1722023
Augustana32021-2242021-2212016
Minnesota–Morris31993-94
Southwest Minnesota State22008-0922017-1822017
Michigan Tech21979-80
Wayne State11999-0022020-2112000
Sioux Falls0N/A22022-230N/A
NSIC All-Time Standings (1932–33 to 2021–22)
SchoolWLPctTournament
WL
Augustana20491.6921612
Northern State477228.6853514
St. Cloud State496285.6351612
Minnesota State421242.6352111
Minnesota–Duluth477323.5961714
Winona State598531.5303117
MSU-Moorhead574565.5041920
Sioux Falls104103.50278
Upper Iowa160175.4781012
Southwest Minnesota State389432.4742719
Wayne State201248.4481020
Minot State128170.43029
Bemidji State487661.4241017
Minnesota–Morris196289.40403
Michigan Tech95166.36400
Mary121212.363412
Concordia–St. Paul158289.353417
Minnesota–Crookston79370.176110
NSIC Regular Season Champions
North DivisionSouth DivisionNSIC Overall
YearSchoolRecordSchoolRecordSchoolRecord
2012-13St. Cloud State15-7Minnesota State18-4Minnesota State18-4
2013-14Bemidji State
MSU-Moorhead
St. Cloud State
15-7
15-7
15-7
Minnesota State19-3Minnesota State19-3
2014-15MSU-Moorhead20-2Augustana20-2Augustana
MSU-Moorhead
20-2
2015-16MSU-Moorhead19-3Augustana21-1Augustana21-1
2016-17MSU-Moorhead19-3Southwest Minnesota State17-5MSU-Moorhead19-3
2017-18Northern State20-2Southwest Minnesota State17-5Northern State20-2
2018-19Northern State18-4Minnesota State
Augustana
Wayne State
14-8Northern State18-4
2019-20Northern State18-4Sioux Falls17-5Northern State18-4
2020-21Northern State13-1Wayne State10-4No team awarded (*)
2021-22Minnesota Duluth16-4Augustana17-2Augustana17-2
2022-23Northern State19-3Sioux Falls13-9Northern State19-3

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

Women's Basketball

NSIC Championships Per School
SchoolConferenceDivisionTournament
TitlesLast
Title
TitlesLast
Title
TitlesLast
Title
Minnesota–Duluth142022-2342022-2382023
Northern State72017-1842017-1822017
Concordia–St. Paul52012-1322018-1942014
Southwest Minnesota State42001-020N/A12002
St. Cloud State42021-2222021-2222020
Bemidji State31986-870N/A0N/A
MSU-Moorhead62018-1942018-190N/A
Wayne State52014-1522014-1532012
Augustana12017-1832020-2122018
Minnesota State12008-0922022-230N/A
Minnesota–Morris11981-820N/A
Winona State12015-1612015-1612011
Sioux Falls0N/A12019-2012017
Mary0N/A0N/A0N/A
Minnesota–Crookston0N/A0N/A0N/A
Minot State0N/A0N/A0N/A
NSIC All-Time Standings (1979-80 to 2020–21)
SchoolWLPctTournament
WL
Minnesota–Duluth426192.6893013
Augustana19996.6752212
Wayne State297151.6632519
Northern State402212.6552619
Concordia–St. Paul284164.6342615
Sioux Falls13180.621179
Minnesota State206131.6111313
St. Cloud State207149.581178
MSU-Moorhead385291.5701723
Mary175155.530611
Winona State279398.4121721
Southwest Minnesota State267411.394817
Bemidij State230448.339318
Minot State71139.33819
Minnesota–Crookston132294.310513
Minnesota–Morris88198.30803
Upper Iowa38294.114010
NSIC Regular Season Champions
North DivisionSouth DivisionNSIC Overall
YearSchoolRecordSchoolRecordSchoolRecord
2012-13St. Cloud State14-8Concordia–St. Paul19-3Concordia–St. Paul19-3
2013-14Northern State17-5Wayne State19-3Wayne State19-3
2014-15Northern State16-6Wayne State18-4Wayne State18-4
2015-16Northern State
MSU-Moorhead
17-5Winona State20-2Winona State20-2
2016-17MSU-Moorhead20-2Augustana17-5MSU-Moorhead20-2
2017-18Northern State
MSU-Moorhead
19-3Augustana19-3Northern State
MSU-Moorhead
Augustana
19-3
2018-19MSU-Moorhead19-3Concordia-St. Paul17-5MSU-Moorhead19-3
2019-20Minnesota-Duluth20-2Sioux Falls17-5Minnesota-Duluth20-2
2020-21Minnesota-Duluth9-1Augustana10-3No team awarded (*)
2021-22St. Cloud State
Minnesota-Duluth
19-2Minnesota State16-5St. Cloud State
Minnesota-Duluth
19-2
2022-23Minnesota-Duluth21-1Minnesota State19-3Minnesota Duluth21-1

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

Baseball

NSIC Championships Per School
SchoolConferenceTournament
TitlesLast
Title
TitlesLast
Title
Winona State21200132007
Minnesota State11202172022
St. Cloud State10201542023
Southwest Minnesota State4200242002
Minnesota–Duluth420160N/A
Wayne State3200952006
Augustana3202332019
Bemidji State219970N/A
MSU-Moorhead219830N/A
Northern State119930N/A
Minnesota–Morris119700N/A
Minot State120180N/A
Concordia–St. Paul0N/A22008
Mary0N/A0N/A
Minnesota–Crookston0N/A0N/A
Upper Iowa0N/A0N/A
NSIC Regular Season Champions

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

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

Softball

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

Women's Soccer

Women's Tennis

NSIC Championships Per School
SchoolConference
TitlesLast
Title
Augustana132023
Southwest Minnesota State91992
Winona State82007
Minnesota-Duluth62004
St. Cloud State12009
Upper Iowa12008
Bemidji State11999
MSU-Moorhead0N/A
Mary0N/A
Sioux Falls0N/A
Minnesota State0N/A
Minnesota Crookston0N/A

Before 2007, Tournament Champion determined Team Titles

Men's Cross Country

NSIC Championships Per School
SchoolConference
TitlesLast
Title
MSU-Moorhead152007
Augustana132023
Minnesota-Duluth122003
Minnesota State52008
Northern State22004
Sioux Falls12018
Winona State11988
Wayne State12005
Mary0N/A
Concordia-St. Paul0N/A
Minot State0N/A
Southwest Minnesota State0N/A
Upper Iowa0N/A
Minnesota Crookston0N/A

Women's Cross Country

NSIC Championships Per School
SchoolConference
TitlesLast
Title
Minnesota-Duluth152015
Augustana82022
MSU-Moorhead62007
Mary42019
Northern State21986
Bemidji State21989
Winona State22023
Wayne State12006
Minot State0N/A
Minnesota State0N/A
St. Cloud State0N/A
Sioux Falls0N/A
Concordia-St. Paul0N/A
Upper Iowa0N/A
Southwest Minnesota State0N/A
Minnesota Crookston0N/A

Wrestling

NSIC Championships Per School
SchoolConference
TitlesLast
Title
St. Cloud State162021-22
MSU-Moorhead132005
Minnesota State92008-09
Southwest Minnesota State72001
Minnesota-Duluth*51994
Minnesota Morris41982
Winona State*41971
Northern State32020-21
Bemidji State*31976
Upper Iowa32010
Augustana12010-11
Wisconsin-Parkside12022-23
Mary0N/A
Minot State0N/A

*=No Longer Sponsors Wrestling

Men's Golf

NSIC Championships Per School
SchoolConference
TitlesLast
Title
Minnesota State192018
Bemidji State162023
Winona State152021
St. Cloud State62014
Minnesota-Duluth*41985
MSU-Moorhead*41972
Northern State*11991
Concordia-St. Paul12022
Minnesota-Morris11996
Michigan Tech11967
Minnesota Crookston12002

*=No Longer Sponsors Men's Golf

Women's Golf

NSIC Championships Per School
SchoolConference
TitlesLast
Title
Augustana122023
Southwest Minnesota State62005
Winona State51998
Upper Iowa22007-08
Minnesota-Duluth*21990
Bemidji State11999
Concordia-St. Paul12008-09
Minnesota State12018-19

Men's Indoor Track and Field

NSIC Championships Per School
SchoolConference
TitlesLast
Title
MSU-Moorhead222011
Minnesota State142023
Minnesota-Duluth102004
Northern State22005
Wayne State22007
Bemidji State12000
Mary12008

Women's Indoor Track and Field

NSIC Championships Per School
SchoolConference
TitlesLast
Title
Minnesota-Duluth142014
Mary92020
Minnesota State62023
Winona State22006
Northern State11993
Augustana12010
MSU-Moorhead11992

Men's Outdoor Track and Field

NSIC Championships Per School
SchoolConference
TitlesLast
Title
Minnesota State352023
MSU-Moorhead212011
Minnesota-Duluth112004
Wayne State32008
Bemidji State12005

Women's Outdoor Track and Field

NSIC Championships Per School
SchoolConference
TitlesLast
Title
Minnesota-Duluth142009
MSU-Moorhead102006
Mary102021
Minnesota State42023
Northern State21993
Winona State22017
Augustana12011

Swimming and Diving

NSIC Championships Per School
SchoolConference
TitlesLast
Title
St. Cloud State52020
Minnesota State32022
Augustana12023

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