The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) is a college athletic conference which operates in the Midwestern United States

Midwestern United States

The Midwestern United States is one of the four U.S. geographic regions defined by the United States Census Bureau, providing an official definition of the American Midwest....

. Nine of its members are in Minnesota

Minnesota

Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...

, with two members in South Dakota

South Dakota

South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...

 and one member each in the states of Iowa

Iowa

Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...

, Nebraska

Nebraska

Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....

 and North Dakota

North Dakota

North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....

. It participates in the NCAA

National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...

's Division II. It was founded in 1932. With the recent NSIC expansion, the original six member schools have been reunited. With the inclusion of the four new member institutions, it is one of the largest Division II conferences in the country.

The conference sponsors 17 sports; nine for women and eight for men. Both men and women compete in basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

, cross country

Cross country running

Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...

, golf

Golf

Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....

, indoor and outdoor track and field

Track and field

Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

. Men compete in baseball

Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

, football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 and wrestling

Collegiate wrestling

Collegiate wrestling, sometimes known in the United States as Folkstyle wrestling, is a style of amateur wrestling practised at the collegiate and university level in the United States. Collegiate wrestling emerged from the folk wrestling styles practised in the early history of the United States...

. Women compete in soccer

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

, softball

Softball

Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...

, tennis

Tennis

Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

 and volleyball

Volleyball

Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

.

History

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

Bemidji State University

Bemidji State University is a public state university in Bemidji, Minnesota, USA, located on the shores of Lake Bemidji. It is a part of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities .-History:BSU was founded in 1919 as Bemidji State Normal School...

), Duluth State Teachers College (University of Minnesota Duluth

University of Minnesota Duluth

The University of Minnesota Duluth is a regional branch of the University of Minnesota system located in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. As Duluth's public research university, UMD offers 13 bachelor's degrees in 74 majors, graduate programs in 24 different fields, a two-year program at the School of...

), Mankato State Teachers College (Minnesota State University, Mankato

Minnesota State University, Mankato

Minnesota State University, Mankato is a public four-year university located in Mankato, Minnesota, a community of 53,000 located southwest of Minneapolis-St. Paul. As of Fall 2011, the student body is the third-largest in the state of Minnesota with over 15,000 students...

), Moorhead State Teachers College (Minnesota State University Moorhead

Minnesota State University Moorhead

Minnesota State University Moorhead is a four-year, public university located in Moorhead, Minnesota. The school has an enrollment of nearly 7,500 students and 337 full-time faculty members. MSUM is a part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system...

), St. Cloud State Teachers College (St. Cloud State University

St. Cloud State University

St. Cloud State University is a four-year public university founded in 1869 on the banks of the Mississippi River in St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States. The university is the largest member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system which is the largest single provider of higher...

) and Winona State Teachers College (Winona State University

Winona State University

Winona State University is a comprehensive public university in Winona, Minnesota, United States, a college and river town located in picturesque bluff country on the Mississippi River, with around 8,900 enrolled undergraduate and graduate students...

). 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). The NSC had existed since 1979.

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

Wayne State College

Wayne State College is a four-year public college in the Nebraska State College System in Wayne, Nebraska. The current enrollment is 3,571. The college opened as a State Normal School in 1910 after the State purchased the private Nebraska Normal College . The State Normal College became State...

, and in 1999-2000 became a 10-member conference by adding Concordia University, St. Paul, and the University of Minnesota Crookston

University of Minnesota Crookston

The University of Minnesota, Crookston is a four-year university located in Crookston, Minnesota. With 1,600 undergraduate students , it is one of five campuses in the University of Minnesota system. Currently, students from 29 countries and 40 states are enrolled .Located on the northern edge of...

. The conference existed as an eight-member league from 2004-05 until 2005-06 with the departure of the University of Minnesota Duluth

University of Minnesota Duluth

The University of Minnesota Duluth is a regional branch of the University of Minnesota system located in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. As Duluth's public research university, UMD offers 13 bachelor's degrees in 74 majors, graduate programs in 24 different fields, a two-year program at the School of...

 to the now defunct North Central Conference, and the University of Minnesota Morris to NCAA Division III.

In 2007 the NSIC Board of Directors voted to expand the conference to 14 schools. League presidents voted to accept into membership Augustana College

Augustana College (South Dakota)

Augustana College is a private, liberal arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States. The campus makes the school the largest private university in South Dakota...

, St. Cloud State University

St. Cloud State University

St. Cloud State University is a four-year public university founded in 1869 on the banks of the Mississippi River in St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States. The university is the largest member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system which is the largest single provider of higher...

, the University of Minnesota Duluth

University of Minnesota Duluth

The University of Minnesota Duluth is a regional branch of the University of Minnesota system located in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. As Duluth's public research university, UMD offers 13 bachelor's degrees in 74 majors, graduate programs in 24 different fields, a two-year program at the School of...

, and Minnesota State University, Mankato

Minnesota State University, Mankato

Minnesota State University, Mankato is a public four-year university located in Mankato, Minnesota, a community of 53,000 located southwest of Minneapolis-St. Paul. As of Fall 2011, the student body is the third-largest in the state of Minnesota with over 15,000 students...

. These four schools were members of the North Central Conference

North Central Conference

The North Central Conference , also known as North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, was a college athletic conference which operated in the north central United States. It participated in the NCAA's Division II.-History:...

 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

University of Sioux Falls

The University of Sioux Falls is a private, liberal arts college affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA. It is also commonly called USF.-History:...

 and Minot State University

Minot State University

Minot State University is a four-year institution of higher learning in Minot, North Dakota. Founded in 1913 as a normal school, Minot State University is the third-largest university in North Dakota, offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs.Minot State University was founded in 1913...

. Both schools are moving from the NAIA, with USF leaving the Great Plains Athletic Conference, and Minot State leaving the Dakota Athletic Conference. The two schools will become active members in the 2012-13 academic year.

The NSIC and its member institutions have been members of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics

National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...

 (NAIA). Mankato State

Minnesota State University, Mankato

Minnesota State University, Mankato is a public four-year university located in Mankato, Minnesota, a community of 53,000 located southwest of Minneapolis-St. Paul. As of Fall 2011, the student body is the third-largest in the state of Minnesota with over 15,000 students...

 won wrestling national titles in 1958 and 1959, while Moorhead State

Minnesota State University Moorhead

Minnesota State University Moorhead is a four-year, public university located in Moorhead, Minnesota. The school has an enrollment of nearly 7,500 students and 337 full-time faculty members. MSUM is a part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system...

 won a wrestling national title in 1964. 41 wrestlers have claimed individual national titles in wrestling Nine individuals have won national titles in Men's Swimming and Diving. Northern State claimed national titles in women's basketball in 1992 and 1994. Seven individuals have won individual titles in men's indoor track and field. Four individuals have won national titles in women's indoor track and field. 11 athletes have won national titles in men's outdoor track and field. Six female athletes have won individual titles in outdoor track and field. Winona State won two team titles in women's gymnastics. In 1992, the NSIC entered the National Collegiate Athletic Association

National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...

 (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.

Since becoming affiliated with NCAA Division II, NSIC members have won ten team national championships and has also crowned 33 individual national champions.

The highest ranking team in the NSIC in football that does not make the playoffs plays in the Mineral Water Bowl

Mineral Water Bowl

The Mineral Water Bowl is an annual American NCAA Division II college football bowl game between teams from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference and Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association hosted in Excelsior Springs, Missouri at Tiger Stadium....

, against the highest ranking team from the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association

Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association

The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association is a college athletic conference which operates in the states of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and effective in 2012 in Oklahoma in the Midwestern United States. The conference was formerly known as the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic...

 that does not make the playoffs.

Membership evolution

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 79 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, Duluth State Teachers College, Mankato State Teachers College, Moorhead State Teachers College, St. Cloud State Teachers College, and Winona State Teachers College.

• 1942: The conference changes its name to the State Teacher's College Conference of Minnesota.

• 1947: Duluth State Teachers College is renamed the University of Minnesota Duluth.

• 1951: Minnesota Duluth leaves for the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
  Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
  The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference which competes in the NCAA's Division III. As the name implies, member schools are located in the state of Minnesota...
  
   (MIAC). The conference is left with five teams.

• 1957: The Michigan College of Mining and Technology joins the conference to give the league six members. Bemidji State Teachers College is renamed Bemidji State College. Mankato State Teachers College is 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 changes its name to the Northern Intercollegiate Conference (NIC).

• 1964: The Michigan College of Mining and Technology renames itself to Michigan Technological University.

• 1966: The University of Minnesota Morris joins, membership stands at seven schools.

• 1968: Mankato State leaves to join the North Central Conference
  North Central Conference
  The North Central Conference , also known as North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, was a college athletic conference which operated in the north central United States. It participated in the NCAA's Division II.-History:...
  
  , leaving the conference with six members.

• 1969: Southwest Minnesota State College joins as the seventh member.

• 1975: Minnesota Duluth rejoins, giving the NIC eight teams. Bemidji State College is renamed Bemidji State University. Mankato State College is renamed Mankato State University and Moorhead State College is renamed Moorhead State University. Also, St. Cloud State College becomes St. Cloud State University and Winona State College is renamed to Winona State University. Southwest Minnesota State College also undergoes a name change, becoming Southwest State University.

• 1978: Mankato State rejoins the NIC and Northern State College joins the league as the ninth and tenth teams, respectively.

• 1979: The Northern Sun Conference (NSC) is created for women's athletics.

• 1980: Michigan Tech leaves for the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
  Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
  The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference is a competitive intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division II. The GLIAC was founded in June 1972. Member institutions are located in the midwestern United States in the States of Michigan and Ohio, with affiliate...
  
   (GLIAC), leaving the NIC with nine teams.

• 1981: St. Cloud State and Mankato State leave for the North Central Conference
  North Central Conference
  The North Central Conference , also known as North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, was a college athletic conference which operated in the north central United States. It participated in the NCAA's Division II.-History:...
  
  . The league is left with seven members.

• 1989: Northern State College is 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).

• 1995: The NSIC becomes eligible for NCAA Division II championship competition, having moved from the NAIA level.

• 1998: Wayne State College joins as the NSIC's eighth member.

• 1999: Concordia University, St. Paul and the University of Minnesota Crookston join to give the NSIC 10 teams. Mankato State University is renamed Minnesota State University, Mankato.

• 2000: Moorhead State University is renamed the Minnesota State University Moorhead.

• 2003: Minnesota Morris leaves the conference and drops down to the NCAA Division III level and the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference
  Upper Midwest Athletic Conference
  The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference is a college-level athletic conference. The UMAC is a member-conference of the NCAA Division III. The UMAC was formerly affiliated with the NAIA. Corey Borchardt is the current commissioner of the UMAC, and was appointed to the position in 2008...
  
  , dropping NSIC membership to nine teams. Also, Southwest State University changes its name to Southwest Minnesota State University.

• 2004: Minnesota Duluth leaves the conference to join the North Central Conference
  North Central Conference
  The North Central Conference , also known as North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, was a college athletic conference which operated in the north central United States. It participated in the NCAA's Division II.-History:...
  
  , leaving the NSIC with eight schools.

• 2006: The University of Mary (NAIA) and Upper Iowa University (NCAA Division III) move up to Division II and join the conference to bring membership back up to 10 schools.

• 2008: The North Central Conference disbands as various members in that league make a move to NCAA Division I. Former NSIC members Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota State, Mankato, and St. Cloud State rejoin the Northern Sun. Another NCC refugee, Augustana College joins the NSIC for the first time. This gives the NSIC its largest membership total to date at 14 schools.

• 2012: Minot State University and the University of Sioux Falls will begin membership after joining NCAA Division II from the NAIA. This will give the league 16 members.

Membership timeline

Current Members = Powder Blue

Former Members = Orange

Future Members = Green

Member schools

Institution	Location - City	Location - State	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined	School Colors	Nickname	Men's Sports	Women's Sports
Augustana College Augustana College (South Dakota) Augustana College is a private, liberal arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States. The campus makes the school the largest private university in South Dakota...	Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, South Dakota Sioux Falls is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Sioux Falls is the county seat of Minnehaha County, and also extends into Lincoln County to the south...	South Dakota South Dakota South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...	1860	Private	1,745	2008	Blue & Gold	Vikings	9	9
Bemidji State University Bemidji State University Bemidji State University is a public state university in Bemidji, Minnesota, USA, located on the shores of Lake Bemidji. It is a part of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities .-History:BSU was founded in 1919 as Bemidji State Normal School...	Bemidji Bemidji, Minnesota Bemidji is a city in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was at 13,431 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Beltrami County. Bemidji is the most major city in North Central Minnesota and the largest commercial center between Grand Forks, North Dakota and Duluth,...	Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...	1919	Public	5,365	1932	Green & White	Beavers	7	10
Concordia University, Saint Paul Concordia University, Saint Paul Concordia University is a liberal arts university located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Concordia University was founded in 1893 and currently enrolls approximately 2,800 students...		Minnesota	1893	Private	2,800	1999	Blue & Gold	Golden Bears	7	8
	Bismarck Bismarck, North Dakota Bismarck is the capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County. It is the second most populous city in North Dakota after Fargo. The city's population was 61,272 at the 2010 census, while its metropolitan population was 108,779...	North Dakota North Dakota North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....	1959	Private	2,758	2006	Royal Blue, White, & Orange	Marauders	8	8
	Crookston Crookston, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 8,192 people, 3,078 households, and 1,819 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,658.8 people per square mile . There were 3,382 housing units at an average density of 684.8 per square mile...	Minnesota	1906	Public	2,775	1999	Maroon & Gold	Golden Eagles	4	7
	Duluth Duluth, Minnesota Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...	Minnesota	1902, 1947	Public	11,729	2007	Maroon & Gold	Bulldogs	7	9
	Mankato Mankato, Minnesota Mankato is a city in Blue Earth, Nicollet, and Le Sueur counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 39,309 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth largest city in Minnesota outside of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. The county seat of Blue Earth County, it is located...	Minnesota	1868	Public	15,649	2007	Purple & Gold	Mavericks Minnesota State Mavericks The athletic teams of Minnesota State University, Mankato are known as the Mavericks. More than 600 students participate each year in athletics for the university. Most of the university's athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division II level in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference...	11	12
	Moorhead Moorhead, Minnesota Moorhead is a city in Clay County, Minnesota, United States, and the largest city in northwest Minnesota. The population was 38,065 at the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Clay County....	Minnesota	1888	Public	7,497	1932	Red & White	Dragons	6	10
Northern State University Northern State University Northern State University is a four-year public university located in Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States. NSU is governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents and offers 38 majors and 42 minors, as well as six associate, eight pre-professional and nine graduate degrees.-History:Founded on the...	Aberdeen Aberdeen, South Dakota Aberdeen is a city in and the county seat of Brown County, South Dakota, United States, about 125 mi northeast of Pierre. Settled in 1880, it was incorporated in 1882. The city population was 26,091 at the 2010 census. The American News is the local newspaper...	South Dakota	1901	Public	3,500	1978	Maroon & Gold	Wolves	8	10
St. Cloud State University St. Cloud State University St. Cloud State University is a four-year public university founded in 1869 on the banks of the Mississippi River in St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States. The university is the largest member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system which is the largest single provider of higher...		Minnesota	1869	Public	17,231	2007	Cardinal & Black	Huskies St. Cloud State Huskies The St. Cloud State Huskies are the athletic teams for St. Cloud State University.The university currently sponsors 18 Division II teams and is a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference . SCSU competes in the for women's Nordic skiing. The St...	11	11
Southwest Minnesota State University Southwest Minnesota State University Southwest Minnesota State University is a public, four-year university that is part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System. It is located in Marshall, Minnesota, United States, a city of 13,000 people. The school has a full-time enrollment of approximately 3,500 students and...	Marshall Marshall, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 12,735 people, 4,914 households, and 2,914 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,537.0 people per square mile . There were 5,182 housing units at an average density of 625.4 per square mile...	Minnesota	1967	Public	3,700	1969	Vegas Gold & Brown	Mustangs	5	7
Upper Iowa University Upper Iowa University Established in 1857, Upper Iowa University is a private institution of higher education with its residential campus located in northeast Iowa near the Volga River in the rural community of Fayette, where around 900 students are enrolled....	Fayette Fayette, Iowa Fayette is a city in Fayette County, Iowa, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 1,300. It was named after the Marquis de la Fayette, French hero of the American Revolutionary War. Fayette is the home of Upper Iowa University, a small private college...	Iowa Iowa Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...	1857	Private	3,600	2006	Peacock Blue & White	Peacocks	6	6
Wayne State College Wayne State College Wayne State College is a four-year public college in the Nebraska State College System in Wayne, Nebraska. The current enrollment is 3,571. The college opened as a State Normal School in 1910 after the State purchased the private Nebraska Normal College . The State Normal College became State...	Wayne Wayne, Nebraska Wayne is a city in Wayne County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 5,660 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Wayne County and the home of Wayne State College.-Geography:Wayne is located at ....	Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....	1910	Public	3,571	1998	Black & Gold	Wildcats	7	8
Winona State University Winona State University Winona State University is a comprehensive public university in Winona, Minnesota, United States, a college and river town located in picturesque bluff country on the Mississippi River, with around 8,900 enrolled undergraduate and graduate students...	Winona Winona, Minnesota Winona is a city in and the county seat of Winona County, in the U.S. State of Minnesota. Located in picturesque bluff country on the Mississippi River, its most noticeable physical landmark is Sugar Loaf....	Minnesota	1858	Public	8,631	1932	Purple & White	Warriors Winona State Warriors The Winona State Warriors are the athletic teams of Winona State University, located in Winona, Minnesota. They compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, Division II for all sports except for women's gymnastics, which competes in the National Collegiate Gymnastics...	5	10

Future members (beginning in 2012–13 season)

Institution	Location - City	Location - State	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined	School Colors	Nickname	Men's Sports	Women's Sports	Current Conference
Minot State University Minot State University Minot State University is a four-year institution of higher learning in Minot, North Dakota. Founded in 1913 as a normal school, Minot State University is the third-largest university in North Dakota, offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs.Minot State University was founded in 1913...	Minot Minot, North Dakota Minot is a city located in north central North Dakota in the United States. It is most widely known for the Air Force base located approximately 15 miles north of the city. With a population of 40,888 at the 2010 census, Minot is the fourth largest city in the state...	North Dakota North Dakota North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....	1913	Public	3,842	2012	Green & Red	Beavers Minot State Beavers The Minot State Beavers are the intercollegiate athletic teams of Minot State University , located in Minot, North Dakota. The Beavers currently in the process of transitioning from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics to the NCAA Division II...	8	8	Dakota Athletic Conference Dakota Athletic Conference The Dakota Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA. As the name implies, member teams are located in the states of North Dakota and South Dakota.-History:...
University of Sioux Falls University of Sioux Falls The University of Sioux Falls is a private, liberal arts college affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA. It is also commonly called USF.-History:...	Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, South Dakota Sioux Falls is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Sioux Falls is the county seat of Minnehaha County, and also extends into Lincoln County to the south...	South Dakota South Dakota South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...	1883	Private	1,576	2012	Purple, Silver & White	Cougars	8	9	Great Plains Athletic Conference Great Plains Athletic Conference The Great Plains Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA. Member institutions are located in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota...

Former members

Institutiion	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined	Left	School Colors	Nickname	Current Conference
Michigan Technological University Michigan Technological University Michigan Technological University is a public research university located in Houghton, Michigan, United States. Its main campus sits on on a bluff overlooking Portage Lake...	Houghton, Michigan Houghton, Michigan Houghton is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan's Upper Peninsula and largest city in the Copper Country on the Keweenaw Peninsula. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 7,708. It is the county seat of Houghton County...	1885	Public	5,828	1957	1980	Gold & Black	Huskies	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference is a competitive intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division II. The GLIAC was founded in June 1972. Member institutions are located in the midwestern United States in the States of Michigan and Ohio, with affiliate...
University of Minnesota Morris	Morris, Minnesota Morris, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 5,068 people, 1,929 households, and 985 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,183.2 people per square mile . There were 2,067 housing units at an average density of 482.6 per square mile...	1960	Public	1,700	1966	2003	Maroon & Gold	Cougars	Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Upper Midwest Athletic Conference The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference is a college-level athletic conference. The UMAC is a member-conference of the NCAA Division III. The UMAC was formerly affiliated with the NAIA. Corey Borchardt is the current commissioner of the UMAC, and was appointed to the position in 2008...

Conference facilities

School	Football stadium	Stadium capacity	Basketball arena	Arena capacity
Augustana	Kirkeby–Over Stadium	6,500	Elmen Center Elmen Center The Elmen Center is the basketball arena for the Augustana College Vikings in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It is located on the Augustana campus. The Elmen Center seats approximately 4,000 fans. The Elmen Center is 81,000 square feet....	4,000
Bemidji State	Chet Anderson Stadium Chet Anderson Stadium Chet Anderson Stadium is the stadium at Bemidji State University in Bemidji, Minnesota. In 1939 a federal grant enabled Bemidji State to build new athletic facilities.The first game held was against Concordia College, Moorhead on September 27, 1940....	4,000	BSU Gymnasium	2,500
Concordia, St. Paul	Sea Foam Stadium Sea Foam Stadium Sea Foam Stadium is the football field on the campus of Concordia University, Saint Paul in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It opened in 2009, and seats about 3,500 spectators...	3,500	Gangelhoff Center Gangelhoff Center Gangelhoff Center is a 3,200-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of Concordia University in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It was open in 1993. It is the home to Concordia University Golden Bears volleyball and basketball teams and was home to the Minnesota Ripknees during their one season in the...	3,200
University of Mary	Bismarck Community Bowl	7,000	McDowell Activity Center	2,500
Minnesota Crookston	Ed Widseth Field Ed Widseth Field Ed Widseth Field is a stadium on the campus of the University of Minnesota Crookston. It was named Ed Widseth Field in lasting tribute to Ed Widseth. Ed Widseth graduated from UM-Crookston when it was named Northwest School of Agriculture....	2,000	Lysaker Gymnasium	3,500
Minnesota Duluth	Griggs Field at James S. Malosky Stadium Griggs Field at James S. Malosky Stadium Griggs Field at James S. Malosky Stadium located on the campus of the University of Minnesota Duluth in Duluth, Minnesota is the home stadium, since 1966, of the UMD Bulldogs football team and of the UMD women's soccer since 1994. The facility was originally known as Griggs Field, after Richard L...	4,000	Romano Gymnasium	2,759
Minnesota State, Mankato	Blakeslee Stadium Blakeslee Stadium Blakeslee Stadium is a stadium in Mankato, Minnesota. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the Minnesota State University, Mankato and hosts the training camp for the Minnesota Vikings. The stadium holds 7,500 people and was built in 1962....	7,500	Taylor Center	4,521
Minnesota State Moorhead	Alex Nemzek Stadium Alex Nemzek Stadium Alex Nemzek Stadium is a stadium on the campus of Minnesota State University Moorhead. It is named after Alex Nemzek, athletic director of what was then called Moorhead State Teachers College. He was director from 1923 to 1941....	5,000	Alex Nemzek Fieldhouse	3,500
Northern State	Swisher Field	6,000	Wachs Arena Wachs Arena The Wachs Arena is a 8,057 seat multi-purpose arena in Aberdeen, South Dakota. It was built in 1987. It is the home of the Northern State University Wolves basketball and volleyball teams....	8,057
Saint Cloud State	Husky Stadium Husky Stadium (St. Cloud) Husky Stadium is a 4,198-seat multipurpose stadium located in St. Cloud, Minnesota. It was built in 2004 and is the home of the St. Cloud State University Huskies American football and soccer teams. The stadium is also used for high school football and soccer...	4,198	Halenbeck Hall Halenbeck Hall Halenbeck Hall is a 6,900 seat multi-purpose arena in St. Cloud, Minnesota. It was built in 1965. It is the home of the St. Cloud State University Huskies basketball and volleyball teams....	6,927
Southwest Minnesota State	Mattke Field at the Regional Events Center	3,500	R/A Facility	4,000
Upper Iowa	Eischeid Stadium	3,500	Dorman Gymnasium	1,950
Wayne State	Memorial Stadium	3,500	Rice Auditorium	2,500
Winona State	Maxwell Field at Verizon Wireless Stadium	3,500	McCown Gymnasium	3,500

Future Conference Facilities

School	Football stadium	Stadium capacity	Basketball arena	Arena capacity
Minot State	Herb Parker Stadium	4,500	MSU Dome MSU Dome MSU Dome is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena on 11th Ave NW in Minot, North Dakota. It is home to the Minot State University Beavers basketball team. It is also regularly used for the Prairie Rose State Games, Regional Special Olympics, Math Track Meets, and Minot High School and MSU graduation...	10,000
Sioux Falls	Bob Young Field	5,400	Stewart Center	2,000

Divisions

The NSIC Board of Directors will use a division format in football, while using a single division format for men's and women's basketball, baseball, soccer and volleyball.

North Division	South Division
Bemidji State	Augustana
Mary	Concordia, St. Paul
Minnesota Crookston	Minnesota State, Mankato
Minnesota Duluth	Southwest Minnesota State
Minnesota State Moorhead	Upper Iowa
Northern State	Wayne State
St. Cloud State	Winona State

After the conference expands in 2012-13 to 16 teams, the NSIC will split into North and South Divisions for football and basketball for sure. Volleyball will not use divisions. Other sports are TBD. The divisions will look like:

North Division	South Division
Bemidji State	Augustana
Mary	Concordia, St. Paul
Minnesota Crookston	Minnesota State, Mankato
Minnesota Duluth	Sioux Falls
Minnesota State Moorhead	Southwest Minnesota State
Minot State	Upper Iowa
Northern State	Wayne State
St. Cloud State	Winona State

NCAA Division II

The NSIC has had ten 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, Mankato	Women's Basketball
2010	Concordia, St. Paul	Volleyball
2010	Minnesota Duluth	Football
2011	Augustana	Women's Cross Country

Individual Champions

NSIC athletes have also won 33 individual national championships at the NCAA Division II level.

Individual Men's NCAA Division II National Champions (14)

Year	Name	School	Sport
1997	Nate Hendrickson	Minnesota State Moorhead	Wrestling
1998	Link Steffen	Southwest Minnesota State	Wrestling
2003	Chris Nulle	Minnesota State Moorhead	Indoor Track & Field (Weight Throw)
2007	Nate Baker	Minnesota State Moorhead	Wrestling
2008	Joe Remitz	Bemidji State	Outdoor Track & Field (Shot Put)
2008	Ryan Phillips	Upper Iowa	Wrestling
2009	Tommy Abbott	Minnesota State, Mankato	Wrestling
2010	Travis Eggers	Upper Iowa	Wrestling
2010	Jay Sherer	Augustana	Wrestling
2010	Dennis Mokaya	Minnesota State, Mankato	Indoor Track & Field (800)
2011	Aduo Omot	Augustana	Indoor Track & Field (800m)
2011	Aduo Omot	Augustana	Outdoor Track & Field (800m)
2011	Trevor Franklin	Upper Iowa	Wrestling
2011	John Sundgren	St. Cloud State	Wrestling
2011	Matt Meuleners	Northern State	Wrestling

Individual Women's NCAA Division II National Champions (19)

Year	Name	School	Sport
1993	Kerrick Johnson	Minnesota Duluth	Outdoor Track & Field (Discus)
2004	Belinda Eastlack	Minnesota State Moorhead	Indoor Track & Field (Weight Throw)
2007	Sheena DeVine	Bemidji State	Indoor Track & Field (Shot Put)
2007	Emily King	Winona State	Indoor Track & Field (Weight Throw)
2007	Sheena DeVine	Bemidji State	Outdoor Track & Field (Shot Put)
2007	Jennifer Hensel	Minnesota State Moorhead	Outdoor Track & Field (Pole Vault)
2008	Sheena DeVine	Bemidji State	Indoor Track & Field (Shot Put)
2008	Jennifer Hensel	Minnesota State Moorhead	Outdoor Track & Field (Pole Vault)
2008	Katie Wilson	Wayne State	Outdoor Track & Field (Shot Put)
2009	Katelin Rains	Minnesota State, Mankato	Indoor Track & Field (Pole Vault)
2009	Katelin Rains	Minnesota State, Mankato	Outdoor Track & Field (Pole Vault)
2010	Amanda Madden	Northern State	Indoor Track & Field (Weight Throw)
2010	Heather Miller	St. Cloud State	Indoor Track & Field (Pentathlon)
2010	Amanda Madden	Northern State	Outdoor Track & Field (Hammer Throw)
2011	Lauren Stelten	Minnesota State, Mankato	Indoor Track & Field (Pole Vault)
2011	Runa Falch	Augustana	Outdoor Track & Field (1,500m)
2011	Lauren Stelten	Minnesota State, Mankato	Outdoor Track & Field (Pole Vault)
2011	Mary Theisen	Winona State	Outdoor Track & Field (Discus)

NAIA

The NSIC fielded seven national championship teams at the NAIA level while teams were competing under the banner of the NIC, NSC or NSIC. The conference also boasted 78 individual NAIA national champions in the sports of wrestling (41), men's swimming and diving (9), men's indoor track & field (7), women's indoor track & field (4), men's outdoor track & field (11), and women's outdoor track & field (6).

NAIA National Champions

Year	School	Sport
1958	Minnesota State, Mankato	Wrestling
1959	Minnesota State, Mankato	Wrestling
1964	Minnesota State Moorhead	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 four full-time commissioners in its history

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Kurt Patberg (1997–2000)

Mike Lockrem (2000–2003)

Butch Raymond (2004–present)

Total Conference Championships

Below is a current listing of the combined conference and conference tournament championships won by each school based upon numbers found per sport further down on this page.

Current as of November 14, 2011

School	Total Championships	Men's Championships	Women's Championships
Minnesota Duluth	212	101	111
Winona State	124	80	44
Minnesota State, Mankato	103	98	5
Minnesota State Moorhead	99	75	24
St. Cloud State	79	68	11
Southwest Minnesota State	53	18	35
Bemidji State	44	35	9
Augustana	38	24	14
Northern State	32	23	11
Concordia, St. Paul	29	4	25
Wayne State	24	16	8
Mary	9	1	8
Upper Iowa	6	3	3
Minnesota Crookston	1	1	0

School	Total Championships	Men's Championships	Women's Championships
Minnesota Morris	16	15	1
Michigan Tech	15	15	0

All-Sports Award

The NSIC / U.S. Bank All-Sports Award is an award based on total athletic department success in each academic year. Points are awarded by giving the winner of each title in a conference-sponsored sport points totaling the number of teams in that sport plus one. The next place finisher receives points totaling the number of teams in that sport minus the number of places from first place. For indoor and outdoor track & field, the points are divided in half. Ties at any level shall result in the totaling of points and dividing them equally among the tied schools.

The NSIC All-Sports Award is presented annually at the NSIC Hall of Fame Banquet in July. The award was started in the 1999-2000 season.

NSIC / U.S. Bank All-Sports Award Winner

Year	School
1999-00	Minnesota Duluth
2000-01	Minnesota Duluth
2001-02	Minnesota Duluth
2002-03	Minnesota Duluth
2003-04	Minnesota Duluth
2004-05	Winona State
2005-06	Winona State
2006-07	Winona State
2007-08	Winona State
2008-09	Minnesota State, Mankato
2009-10	Minnesota State, Mankato
2010-11	Augustana

Football

Schedule Format

Currently the 14-member NSIC plays a 10-game conference schedule, leaving schools with one non-conference game to play to start the season. Every team plays the other six teams in its own division every year and then plays four games against teams from the opposite division with those opposite division teams rotating on and off the schedule every two years for home-and-home purposes. The exception is the designated cross-division rival, who teams play every year. When the conference expands to 16 teams for the 2012 season, schools will play an 11-game conference schedule, eliminating all non-conference games. Schools will play seven games within its own division and four games against the opposite division. It is not yet known if cross-division "rivalry" games will be continued in the 16-team league.

Rivalry Games

Mary vs. Minnesota State Moorhead - Battle for the Paddle

The first-ever gridiron matchup between U-Mary and Minnesota State University Moorhead took on a little extra edge in 2006 as both schools battled for "The Paddle Trophy" in this "River Rivalry" game. U-Mary is located on the Missouri River and MSU Moorhead is on the Red River. Both are Northern Sun North Division rivals. The Paddle Trophy was developed by the student governments of the two colleges. The team that wins each year is responsible for the safekeeping and delivery of the Paddle Trophy and its case to each game between the Marauders and Dragons. The home team's student body representative will award the Paddle Trophy, which has each school's logo on opposite sides of the blade, with the score of each game being added to the winning team's side after the game. U-Mary leads the series 6-0.

Minnesota State, Mankato vs. St. Cloud State - Traveling Training Kit

Inaugurated in 1978, the Traveling Training Kit signifies the rivalry between the two longest-tenured Minnesota members of the former North Central Conference—and current Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference members—Minnesota State University and St. Cloud State University. The trophy is an athletic trainer's training kit that features the MSU logo on a purple background on one side and the St. Cloud State logo on a red background on the other side. The winner of each year's game takes home the coveted kit. MSU and SCSU started playing each other in the 1923 season, and have played at least once in every season since rekindling the rivalry in 1978 following a five-year break in the series. SCSU leads the series 41-31-4.

Bemidji State vs. Minnesota Crookston - The Hubcap

The Bemidji State and Minnesota Crookston football teams first met Oct. 29, 1927. Although the series spans over 80 years, the teams have only gone head-to-head on 16 prior occasions. Following four consecutive victories by the Beavers in the series between 1927 and 1933, the teams took a 65-year hiatus before rekindling the rivalry in 1998 as the Golden Eagles joined the ranks of the NSIC in NCAA Division II. UMC got the best of BSU in that 1998 contest, 34-30, but the win stands as the only Golden Eagles' triumph in the series thus far. In 2004, the teams began to play for a little bit more. The coaches for the two schools got together and decided that since the only thing separating the schools were 88 miles of Highway 2, a traveling trophy was needed to add a little spice to the yearly meetings. What could be more representative of that relationship than a discarded hubcap laying on the side of the road? So since 2004, the winner of the annual BSU/UMC football game has been awarded a well-traveleld hubcab. BSU leads the "Hubcap" series 8-0.

Bemidji State vs. Minnesota State Moorhead - The Battle Axe

Bemidji State and MSU Moorhead first met in 1929 and have met annually since 1946. The Battle Axe game is the second-longest running trophy game in NCAA Division II having started in 1948. The Dragons won the inaugural game in the Battle Axe series. The Battle Axe itself is an item that a Bemidji State alum brought back home from New Guinea. The score of each game is painted on the axe each year. Minnesota State-Moorhead leads the Battle Axe series 34-27-3.

Cross-Division Rivalries

When the NSIC setup its schedule for a 14-team conference with two seven-team divisions, the conference established cross-division "rivalry" games that are played every year. The other cross-divisional opponents rotate on and off the schedule every two years.

North Division Rival		South Division Rival
Bemidji State	< = >	Concordia-St. Paul
Mary	< = >	Wayne State
Minnesota-Crookston	< = >	Upper Iowa
Minnesota-Duluth	< = >	Winona State
Minnesota State-Moorhead	< = >	Southwest Minnesota State
Northern State	< = >	Augustana
St. Cloud State	< = >	Minnesota State-Mankato

Conference Championships Per School

School	Conference Titles	Division Titles	Last Conference Title	Last Division Title
Winona State	18	1	2007	2010
Minnesota-Duluth	17	4	2011	2011
Minnesota State-Mankato	16	3	2011	2011
St. Cloud State	15	1	2011	2011
Minnesota State-Moorhead	14	0	1995	N/A
Bemidji State	5	0	2006	N/A
Northern State	3	0	1999	N/A
Concordia-St. Paul	2	0	2005	N/A
Southwest Minnesota State	1	0	1990	N/A
Augustana	0	1	N/A	2010
Wayne State	0	1	N/A	2008
Mary	0	0	N/A	N/A
Minnesota-Crookston	0	0	N/A	N/A
Upper Iowa	0	0	N/A	N/A

School	Conference Titles	Last Conference Title
Michigan Tech	7	1974
Minnesota-Morris	6	1984

Conference Football Champions

Year	School (record)
1932	Duluth State, Mankato State, Moorhead State, -and- St. Cloud State (2-1-0)
1933	St. Cloud State (4-0-0)
1934	Moorhead State (4-0-0)
1935	Moorhead State (4-0-0)
1936	St. Cloud State (4-0-0)
1937	Duluth State (3-0-0)
1938	Duluth State -and- 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 -and- St. Cloud State (4-0-0)
1943	(no champion - World War II)
1944	(no champion - World War II)
1945	(no champion - World War II)
1946	Duluth State (2-0-2) -and- Mankato State (3-0-1)
1947	Bemidji State, Moorhead State, -and- Winona State (3-1-0)
1948	Mankato State, Minnesota Duluth, -and- St. Cloud State (4-1-0)
1949	Mankato State (3-1-0)
1950	Bemidji State -and- Mankato State (3-0-1)
1951	St. Cloud State (4-0-0)
1952	Mankato State, Moorhead State, -and- 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 -and- Winona State (3-1-0)
1958	Mankato State (5-0-0)
1959	Bemidji State, Mankato State -and- 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)
1966	Moorhead State (4-1-0)
1967	St. Cloud State (5-0-0)
1968	Mankato State -and- Winona State (4-1-0)
1969	Michigan Tech (4-1-0)

Year	School (record)
1970	Michigan Tech, Minnesota Morris, -and- St. Cloud State (5-1-0)
1971	Moorhead State (6-0-0)
1972	Michigan Tech (6-0-0)
1973	Moorhead State (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 -and- Moorhead State (7-1-0)
1980	Minnesota Duluth (8-0-0)
1981	Moorhead State (6-0-0)
1982	Moorhead State (5-0-1)
1983	Winona State (5-1-0)
1984	Minnesota Morris -and- Moorhead State (5-1-0)
1985	Minnesota Duluth (6-0-0)
1986	Minnesota Morris (4-0-2)
1987	Minnesota Duluth (5-1-0)
1988	Moorhead State (6-0-0)
1989	Moorhead State (5-1-0)
1990	Minnesota Duluth, Northern State, -and- Southwest State (5-1-0)
1991	Moorhead State (5-0-0)
1992	Northern State (5-1-0)
1993	Winona State (5-1-0)
1994	Winona State (5-0-1)
1995	Minnesota Duluth -and- Moorhead State (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 -and- Winona State (7-1-0)
2004	Winona State (7-0-0)
2005	Concordia, St. Paul -and- Winona State (6-1-0)
2006	Bemidji State (8-0-0)
2007	Winona State (9-0-0)

In 2008 the NSIC expanded to 14 teams and split into two seven-team divisions. Championships are awarded for each division based on division win/loss record and to an overall conference champion based on overall conference win/loss record. Ties are not broken, so any ties results in co-championships being awarded.

Year	North Division Champion	South Division Champion	Overall NSIC Champion
2008	Minnesota Duluth (6-0)	Minnesota State, Mankato (5-1) / Wayne State (5-1)	Minnesota Duluth (10-0)
2009	Minnesota Duluth (6-0)	Minnesota State, Mankato (6-0)	Minnesota Duluth (10-0)
2010	Minnesota Duluth (6-0)	Augustana (5-1) / Winona State (5-1)	Minnesota Duluth (10-0)
2011	Minnesota-Duluth (5-1) / St. Cloud State (5-1)	Minnesota State-Mankato (6-0)	Minnesota-Duluth (8-2) / Minnesota State-Mankato (8-2) / St. Cloud State (8-2)

All-Time NSIC Standings (1932–2011)

School	W	L	T	Pct.
Augustana	29	11	0	.725
Minnesota Duluth	200	78	5	.716
St. Cloud State	163	97	9	.623
Minnesota State, Mankato	126	75	8	.622
Michigan Tech	71	53	1	.572
Concordia, St. Paul	62	51	0	.549
Northern State	110	97	3	.531
Minnesota State Moorhead	211	212	9	.499
Wayne State	56	57	0	.496
Mary	24	25	0	.490
Winona State	205	224	8	.478
Minnesota Morris	99	117	4	.459
Bemidji State	184	251	9	.425
Southwest Minnesota State	103	187	5	.358
Upper Iowa	13	44	0	.228
Minnesota Crookston	17	87	0	.163

All-Time North Division Standings (2008–2011)

School	W	L	Pct.
Minnesota Duluth	23	1	.958
St. Cloud State	20	4	.833
Bemidji State	14	10	.583
Mary	12	12	.500
Northern State	9	15	.375
Minnesota State Moorhead	5	19	.208
Minnesota Crookston	1	23	.042

All-Time South Division Standings (2008–2011)

School	W	L	Pct.
Minnesota State, Mankato	20	4	.833
Augustana	17	7	.708
Winona State	16	8	.667
Wayne State	14	10	.583
Concordia, St. Paul	10	14	.417
Southwest Minnesota State	6	18	.250
Upper Iowa	1	23	.042

NCAA Division II Playoffs (2001–2011)

School	Playoff Wins	Playoff Losses	Last Appearance
Minnesota Duluth	11	2	2011
St. Cloud State	1	2	2011
Augustana	1	1	2010
Minnesota State, Mankato	0	2	2009
Wayne State	0	1	2008
Winona State	1	5	2007

Mineral Water Bowl

Since 2000, the NSIC has partnered with the Mineral Water Bowl

Mineral Water Bowl

The Mineral Water Bowl is an annual American NCAA Division II college football bowl game between teams from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference and Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association hosted in Excelsior Springs, Missouri at Tiger Stadium....

, a game played in Excelsior Springs, Missouri on the first Saturday in December. The game features the top NSIC team that did not qualify for the NCAA Division II Playoffs against the top team not making the playoffs from the MIAA.

Year	Winner	Loser	Score
2000	Winona State	Missouri Western State	43-41 (3OT)
2001	Central Missouri State	Minnesota Duluth	48-17
2002	Emporia State	Winona State	34-27 (OT)
2003	Missouri Western State	Concordia, St. Paul	24-14
2004	Washburn	Northern State	36-33
2005	Missouri Western State	Concordia, St. Paul	35-23
2006	Pittsburg State	Bemidji State	35-27
2007	Missouri Western State	Wayne State	20-13
2008	Augustana	Missouri Western State	37-16
2009	Missouri Western State	Augustana	34-21
2010	Pittsburg State	Concordia, St. Paul	13-9
2011	Minnesota State-Mankato	Northeastern State	0-0

The MIAA holds a (9-2) lead in the Mineral Water Bowl series over the NSIC.

Men's Basketball

Currently basketball does not play in divisions. A 22-game schedule is played with the top eight teams advancing to the conference tournament. In 2012-13 when the NSIC expands to 16 teams, divisions will be implemented. The schedule will remain at 22 games (14 against opponents in your own division, 8 games against opposite division opponents). All 16 teams will play in the conference tournament with the first two rounds hosted by the higher seed in the matchups. The semifinals and championship sites are TBD.

Conference Championships Per School

School	Conference Titles	Last Conference Title	Tournament Titles	Last Tournament Title
Minnesota Duluth	16	2001-02	2	2003
St. Cloud State	16	1975-76	2	2010
Minnesota State, Mankato	15	2010-11	0	N/A
Winona State	14	2007-08	5	2011
Northern State	10	2002-03	2	2005
Bemidji State	8	2003-04	0	N/A
Minnesota State Moorhead	4	1981-82	0	N/A
Southwest Minnesota State	2	2008-09	0	N/A
Wayne State	1	1999-00	1	2000
Augustana	0	N/A	0	N/A
Concordia, St. Paul	0	N/A	0	N/A
Mary	0	N/A	0	N/A
Minnesota Crookston	0	N/A	0	N/A
Upper Iowa	0	N/A	0	N/A

School	Conference Titles	Last Conference Title
Minnesota-Morris	3	1993-94
Michigan Tech	2	1979-80

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 -and- St. Cloud State	(6-2)
1941-42	Bemidji State	(9-1)
1942-43	St. Cloud State	(5-1)
1943-44	(no champion - World War II)	(N/A)
1944-45	(no champion - World War II)	(N/A)
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 -and- Winona State	(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 -and- St. Cloud State	(6-2)
1957-58	St. Cloud State	(7-1)
1958-59	St. Cloud State	(8-2)
1959-60	Mankato State -and- St. Cloud State	(9-1)
1960-61	Mankato State	(9-1)
1961-62	St. Cloud State	(7-3)
1962-63	Michigan Tech -and- St. Cloud State	(8-2)
1963-64	St. Cloud State	(9-1)
1964-65	Moorhead State -and- St. Cloud State	(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 -and- Winona State	(10-2)
1969-70	St. Cloud State	(10-2)
1970-71	Moorhead State	(11-1)

Year	School	Record
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	Moorhead State	(13-3)
1981-82	Minnesota Duluth -and- Moorhead State	(10-2)
1982-83	Minnesota Duluth	(10-2)
1983-84	Minnesota Duluth -and- Northern State	(10-2)
1984-85	Northern State	(9-3)
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 -and- Northern State	(10-2)
1997-98	Northern State	(11-1)
1998-99	Northern State -and- Winona State	(10-2)
1999-00	Wayne State -and- Winona State	(15-3)
2000-01	Southwest State	(17-1)
2001-02	Minnesota Duluth -and- Northern State	(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, Mankato	(17-3)
2010-11	Minnesota State, Mankato	(19-3)

NSIC Tournament Champions

The NSIC Basketball Tournament began in 2000.

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

All-Time NSIC Standings (1932-33 to 2010-11)

School	Wins	Losses	Winning Percentage	Tournament Wins	Tournament Losses
Augustana	43	19	.694	0	3
Northern State	308	156	.664	14	8
St. Cloud State	356	191	.651	8	1
Minnesota State, Mankato	271	159	.630	3	3
Minnesota Duluth	366	203	.601	11	4
Wayne State	109	105	.509	6	10
Winona State	457	441	.509	21	7
Minnesota State Moorhead	422	485	.465	2	10
Southwest Minnesota State	268	324	.453	11	11
Mary	44	54	.449	1	3
Concordia, St. Paul	93	121	.435	2	9
Bemidji State	386	527	.423	5	8
Minnesota Morris	196	289	.404	0	3
Michigan Tech	95	166	.364	0	0
Upper Iowa	30	68	.306	0	2
Minnesota Crookston	34	180	.159	0	2

Women's Basketball

Currently basketball is not played in divisions. A 22-game schedule is played with the top eight teams advancing to the conference tournament. In 2012-13 when the NSIC expands to 16 teams, divisions will be implemented. The schedule will remain at 22 games (14 against opponents in your own division, 8 games against opposite division opponents). All 16 teams will play in the conference tournament with the first two rounds hosted by the higher seed in the matchups. The semifinals and championship sites are TBD.

Conference Championships Per School

School	Conference Titles	Last Conference Title	Tournament Titles	Last Tournament Title
Minnesota Duluth	11	2002-03	4	2004
Northern State	6	1997-98	0	N/A
Concordia, St. Paul	4	2009-10	3	2008
Southwest Minnesota State	4	2001-02	1	2002
St. Cloud State	3	1983-84	1	2009
Bemidji State	3	1986-87	0	N/A
Minnesota State Moorhead	3	2004-05	0	N/A
Wayne State	2	2010-11	2	2010
Minnesota State, Mankato	1	2008-09	0	N/A
Winona State	0	N/A	1	2011
Augustana	0	N/A	0	N/A
Mary	0	N/A	0	N/A
Minnesota Crookston	0	N/A	0	N/A
Upper Iowa	0	N/A	0	N/A

School	Conference Titles	Last Conference Title	Tournament Titles	Last Tournament Title
Minnesota Morris	1	1981-82	0	N/A

Regular Season Champions

Year	School	Record
1979-80	Bemidji State / St. Cloud State / Southwest State	(5-2)
1980-81	Southwest State	(7-0)
1981-82	Minnesota Morris / Moorhead State / St. Cloud State	(10-4)
1982-83	St. Cloud State	(14-0)
1983-84	St. Cloud State	(12-0)
1984-85	Minnesota Duluth / Moorhead State	(7-3)
1985-86	Bemidji State	(11-1)
1986-87	Bemidji State	(12-0)
1987-88	Northern State	(11-1)
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)
1995-96	Minnesota Duluth	(12-0)
1996-97	Northern State	(11-1)
1997-98	Minnesota Duluth / Northern State	(10-2)
1998-99	Minnesota Duluth	(10-2)
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	Minnesota State 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, Mankato	(19-1)
2009-10	Concordia, St. Paul	(17-3)
2010-11	Wayne State	(21-1)

NSIC Tournament Champions

The NSIC Basketball Tournament began in 2000.

Year	School
2000	Minnesota Duluth
2001	Minnesota Duluth
2002	Southwest 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

All-Time NSIC Standings (1970-80 to 2010-11)

School	Wins	Losses	Winning Percentage	Tournament Wins	Tournament Losses
Minnesota Duluth	281	107	.724	16	4
Northern State	267	115	.699	9	11
Concordia, St. Paul	148	66	.692	17	6
Augustana	42	20	.677	2	3
Wayne State	144	70	.673	13	10
Minnesota State, Mankato	66	38	.635	0	2
St. Cloud State	72	54	.571	3	0
Minnesota State Moorhead	231	215	.518	8	12
Mary	47	51	.480	1	1
Southwest Minnesota State	207	239	.464	8	8
Bemidij State	175	271	.392	1	8
Winona State	146	300	.327	4	11
Minnesota Morris	88	198	.308	0	3
Minnesota Crookston	62	152	.290	2	4
Upper Iowa	10	88	.102	0	1

Volleyball

In 2012-13 when the NSIC expands to 16 teams, the NSIC postseason volleyball tournament will resume. The top eight teams will qualify and the tournament will be played at the site of the top team in the league standings.

Conference Championships Per School

School	Conference Titles	Last Conference Title	Tournament Titles	Last Tournament Title
Minnesota Duluth	21	2011	0	N/A
Concordia, St. Paul	9	2011	3	2006
Southwest Minnesota State	2	2001	0	N/A
Minnesota State Moorhead	2	2000	0	N/A
Wayne State	1	2001	1	2007
Bemidji State	1	1988	0	N/A
St. Cloud State	1	1982	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, Mankato	0	N/A	0	N/A
Northern 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

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
1988	Bemidji State / Minnesota Duluth
1989	Minnesota Duluth
1990	Minnesota Duluth
1991	Minnesota Duluth
1992	Moorhead State
1993	Minnesota Duluth
1994	Minnesota Duluth
1995	Minnesota Duluth
1996	Minnesota Duluth
1997	Minnesota Duluth
1998	Minnesota Duluth
1999	Minnesota Duluth
2000	Minnesota State Moorhead
2001	Southwest State -and- 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
2008	Concordia, St. Paul
2009	Concordia, St. Paul
2010	Concordia, St. Paul
2011	Concordia, St. Paul -and- Minnesota Duluth

NSIC Tournament Champions

Year	School
2004	Concordia, St. Paul
2005	Concordia, St. Paul
2006	Concordia, St. Paul
2007	Wayne State

The NSIC Tournament was discontinued after the 2007 season. It will return in 2012-13 when the NSIC expands to 16 teams.

All-Time NSIC Standings (1979 to 2011)

School	Wins	Losses	Winning Percentage	Tournament Wins	Tournament Losses
Minnesota Duluth	343	41	.893	0	0
Concordia, St. Paul	185	47	.797	10	1
Wayne State	168	64	.724	6	3
Minnesota State, Mankato	66	34	.660	0	0
Southwest Minnesota State	290	160	.644	6	4
Minnesota State Moorhead	267	164	.619	5	3
Augustana	44	36	.550	0	0
St. Cloud State	45	68	.398	0	0
Winona State	177	273	.393	0	4
Bemidji State	164	286	.380	0	4
Northern State	136	264	.340	1	5
Minnesota Morris	73	239	.234	0	0
Upper Iowa	26	90	.224	0	0
Minnesota Crookston	41	190	.177	0	3
Mary	17	98	.148	0	1

Baseball

Conference Championships Per School

School	Conference Titles	Last Conference Title	Tournament Titles	Last Tournament Title
Winona State	21	2001	3	2007
St. Cloud State	8	1978	1	2011
Minnesota State, Mankato	7	2011	2	2010
Southwest Minnesota State	4	2002	4	2002
Minnesota-Duluth	3	1999	0	N/A
Wayne State	3	2009	5	2006
Bemidji State	2	1997	0	N/A
Minnesota State Moorhead	2	1983	0	N/A
Northern State	1	1993	0	N/A
Augustana	0	N/A	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

School	Conference Titles	Last Conference Title	Tournament Titles	Last Tournament Title
Minnesota-Morris	1	1970	0	N/A

Regular Season Championships were awarded from 1960 to 2002 and 2007 to present. From 2002 to 2006, the NSIC Tournament was used to determine a league champion. The above table does not count titles awarded between 2002 and 2006 as "regular season" titles.

Regular Season Champions

Year	School
1960	Mankato State
1961	Winona State
1962	Winona State
1963	Moorhead State -and- 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 -and- St. Cloud State
1971	St. Cloud State
1972	Winona State
1973	Winona State
1974	Southwest State
1975	Winona State
1976	St. Cloud State
1977	Winona State
1978	St. Cloud State
1979	Mankato State
1980	Mankato State -and- Winona State
1981	Mankato State
1982	Bemidji State
1983	Moorhead State
1984	Winona State
1985	Winona State

Year	School
1986	Winona State
1987	Winona State
1988	Winona State
1989	Winona State
1990	Winona State
1991	Winona State
1992	Minnesota-Duluth
1993	Minnesota-Duluth -and- 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* -and- Wayne State*
2004	Wayne State*
2005	Wayne State*
2006	Wayne State*
2007	Wayne State
2008	Wayne State
2009	Wayne State
2010	Minnesota State, Mankato
2011	Minnesota State, Mankato

• from 2002 to 2006, the NSIC Tournament was used to determine the overall NSIC Champion. The 2003 NSIC Tournament championship game between Concordia-St. Paul and Wayne State was canceled due to weather, so they were declared co-champions.

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 -and- Wayne State
2004	Wayne State
2005	Wayne State
2006	Wayne State
2007	Winona State
2008	Concordia-St. Paul
2009	Minnesota State, Mankato
2010	Minnesota State, Mankato
2011	St. Cloud State

Softball

Conference Championships Per School

School	Conference Titles	Last Conference Title	Tournament Titles	Last Tournament Title
Minnesota Duluth	13	2003	4	2002
Southwest Minnesota State	10	2009	3	2007
Winona State	3	2007	4	2009
Augustana	2	2011	1	2011
Concordia, St. Paul	1	2001	4	2006
Bemidji State	1	1999	0	N/A
Minnesota State Moorhead	1	1990	0	N/A
Wayne State	0	N/A	1	2010
Mary	0	N/A	0	N/A
Minnesota Crookston	0	N/A	0	N/A
Minnesota State, Mankato	0	N/A	0	N/A
Northern State	0	N/A	0	N/A
St. Cloud State	0	N/A	0	N/A
Upper Iowa	0	N/A	0	N/A

Regular Season Champions

Year	School
1984	Minnesota Duluth
1985	Southwest State
1986	Southwest State
1987	Minnesota Duluth
1988	Minnesota Duluth
1989	Minnesota Duluth
1990	Moorhead State
1991	Minnesota Duluth
1992	Minnesota Duluth
1993	Southwest State
1994	Southwest State
1995	Minnesota Duluth
1996	Minnesota Duluth
1997	Minnesota Duluth
1998	Minnesota Duluth
1999	Bemidji State -and- Southwest State
2000	Minnesota Duluth
2001	Concordia, St. Paul
2002	Minnesota Duluth
2003	Minnesota-Duluth -and- Winona State
2004	Southwest Minnesota State
2005	Winona State
2006	Southwest Minnesota State
2007	Southwest Minnesota State -and- Winona State
2008	Southwest Minnesota State
2009	Southwest Minnesota State
2010	Augustana
2011	Augustana

NSIC Tournament Champions

Year	School
1984	Minnesota Duluth
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

There was no tournament held from 1985 to 1995

All-Time NSIC Standings (1984 to 2011)

School	Wins	Losses	Ties	Winning Percentage	Tournament Wins	Tournament Losses
Augustana	65	11	0	.855	9	5
Minnesota Duluth	262	58	0	.819	36	19
Minnesota State, Mankato	57	21	0	.731	7	6
Winona State	266	112	0	.704	39	25
Southwest Minnesota State	275	124	0	.689	37	28
Concordia, St. Paul	147	74	0	.665	30	13
Wayne State	149	87	0	.631	26	24
Mary	56	52	0	.519	4	6
Minnesota State Moorhead	183	204	0	.473	21	26
Upper Iowa	44	68	0	.393	1	6
St. Cloud State	26	52	0	.333	0	0
Bemidji State	128	280	1	.314	9	26
Northern State	93	268	0	.258	9	22
Minnesota Morris	36	192	1	.158	0	14
Minnesota Crookston	19	198	0	.088	0	10

Wrestling

Conference Championships Per School

School	Conference Titles	Last Conference Title	Individual Titles
Minnesota State Moorhead	13	2005	102
Minnesota State, Mankato	9	2009	6
Southwest Minnesota State	7	2001	56
Minnesota Duluth	5	1994	46
St. Cloud State	5	1978	3
Winona State	4	1971	44
Bemidji State	3	1976	47
Upper Iowa	3	2010	5
Northern State	2	2002	41
Augustana	1	2011	0
Concordia, St. Paul	0	N/A	0
Mary	0	N/A	0
Minnesota Crookston	0	N/A	0
Wayne State	0	N/A	0

School	Conference Titles	Last Conference Title	Individual Titles
Minnesota Morris	4	1982	36

Conference Champions

Year	School
1955-56	Mankato State
1956-57	Mankato State
1957-58	Mankato State
1958-59	Mankato State
1959-60	Mankato State
1960-61	Mankato State
1961-62	Mankato State
1962-63	St. Cloud State
1963-64	Mankato State
1964-65	Moorhead State
1965-66	Winona State
1966-67	Winona State
1967-68	Moorhead State
1968-69	Moorhead State
1969-70	Winona State
1970-71	Winona State
1971-72	Bemidji State
1972-73	Bemidji State
1973-74	St. Cloud State
1974-75	St. Cloud State
1975-76	Bemidji State
1976-77	St. Cloud State
1977-78	St. Cloud State
1978-79	Minnesota Morris
1979-80	Minnesota Morris
1980-81	Minnesota Morris
1981-82	Minnesota Morris
1982-83	Southwest State

Year	School
1983-84	Southwest State
1984-85	Southwest State
1985-86	Northern State
1986-87	Southwest State
1987-88	Minnesota Duluth
1988-89	Southwest State
1989-90	Minnesota Duluth
1990-91	Minnesota Duluth
1991-92	Minnesota Duluth
1992-93	Southwest State
1993-94	Minnesota Duluth
1994-95	Moorhead State
1995-96	Moorhead State
1996-97	Moorhead State
1997-98	Moorhead State
1998-99	Moorhead State
1999-00	Moorhead State
2000-01	Southwest State
2001-02	Northern State
2002-03	Minnesota State Moorhead
2003-04	Minnesota State Moorhead
2004-05	Minnesota State Moorhead
2005-06	Minnesota State Moorhead
2006-07	Upper Iowa
2007-08	Upper Iowa
2008-09	Minnesota State, Mankato
2009-10	Upper Iowa
2010-11	Augustana

Cross Country

Men's Conference Championships Per School

School	Conference Titles	Last Conference Title
Minnesota State Moorhead	15	2007
Minnesota Duluth	12	2003
Augustana	3	2011
Northern State	2	2004
Minnesota State, Mankato	1	2008
Winona State	1	1988
Wayne State	1	2005
Bemidji State	0	N/A
Concordia, St. Paul	0	N/A
Mary	0	N/A
Minnesota Crookston	0	N/A
Southwest Minnesota State	0	N/A
St. Cloud State	0	N/A
Upper Iowa	0	N/A

Men's Conference Champions

Year	School
1965	Mankato State
1966	St. Cloud State
1967	St. Cloud State
1968	St. Cloud State
1969	St. Cloud State
1970	St. Cloud State
1971	St. Cloud State
1972	St. Cloud State
1973	St. Cloud State
1974	Moorhead State
1975	Moorhead State
1976	St. Cloud State
1977	Mankato State
1978	Mankato State
1979	Mankato State
1980	St. Cloud State
1981	Moorhead State
1982	Moorhead State
1983	Moorhead State
1984	Moorhead State
1985	Moorhead State
1986	Moorhead State
1987	Minnesota Duluth -and- Moorhead State

Year	School
1988	Winona State
1989	Moorhead State
1990	Moorhead State
1991	Moorhead State
1992	Moorhead State -and- Northern State
1993	Minnesota Duluth
1994	Minnesota Duluth
1995	Minnesota Duluth
1996	Minnesota Duluth
1997	Minnesota Duluth
1998	Minnesota Duluth
1999	Minnesota Duluth
2000	Minnesota Duluth
2001	Minnesota Duluth
2002	Minnesota Duluth
2003	Minnesota Duluth
2004	Northern State
2005	Wayne State
2006	Minnesota State Moorhead
2007	Minnesota State Moorhead
2008	Minnesota State, Mankato
2009	Augustana
2010	Augustana
2011	Augustana

Women's Conference Championships Per School

School	Conference Titles	Last Conference Title
Minnesota Duluth	13	2003
Minnesota State Moorhead	6	2007
Augustana	4	2011
Bemidji State	2	1989
Northern State	2	1986
Winona State	1	2004
Wayne State	1	2006
Concordia, St. Paul	0	N/A
Mary	0	N/A
Minnesota Crookston	0	N/A
Minnesota State, Mankato	0	N/A
Southwest Minnesota State	0	N/A
St. Cloud State	0	N/A
Upper Iowa	0	N/A

Women's Conference Champions

Year	School
1983	Moorhead State
1984	Moorhead State
1985	Northern State
1986	Northern State
1987	Bemidji State
1988	Minnesota Duluth
1989	Bemidji State
1990	Moorhead State
1991	Moorhead State
1992	Minnesota Duluth
1993	Minnesota Duluth
1994	Minnesota Duluth
1995	Minnesota Duluth
1996	Minnesota Duluth
1997	Minnesota Duluth
1998	Minnesota Duluth
1999	Minnesota Duluth
2000	Minnesota Duluth
2001	Minnesota Duluth
2002	Minnesota Duluth
2003	Minnesota Duluth
2004	Winona State
2005	Minnesota State Moorhead
2006	Wayne State
2007	Minnesota State Moorhead
2008	Augustana
2009	Augustana
2010	Augustana
2011	Augustana

Track & Field

Men's Conference Championships Per School

School	Indoor Conference Titles	Last Indoor Conference Title	Outdoor Conference Titles	Last Outdoor Title
Minnesota State Moorhead	22	2011	21	2011
Minnesota Duluth	10	2004	11	2004
Minnesota State, Mankato	6	2010	24	2010
Northern State	2	2005	0	N/A
Wayne State	2	2007	3	2008
Bemidji State	1	2000	1	2005
Mary	1	2008	0	N/A
St. Cloud State	0	N/A	4	1971
Augustana	0	N/A	0	N/A
Concordia, St. Paul	0	N/A	0	N/A
Minnesota Crookston	0	N/A	0	N/A
Southwest Minnesota State	0	N/A	0	N/A
Upper Iowa	0	N/A	0	N/A
Winona State	0	N/A	0	N/A

Men's Track & Field Conference Champions

Year	Indoor	Outdoor
1946	N/A	Moorhead State
1947	N/A	N/A
1948	N/A	N/A
1949	N/A	Mankato State
1950	N/A	Mankato State
1951	N/A	Mankato State
1952	N/A	Mankato State
1953	N/A	Mankato State
1954	N/A	Mankato State
1955	N/A	Mankato State
1956	N/A	Mankato State
1957	N/A	Mankato State
1958	N/A	Mankato State
1959	N/A	Mankato State
1960	N/A	Mankato State
1961	N/A	Mankato State
1962	N/A	Mankato State
1963	N/A	Mankato State
1964	N/A	Mankato State
1965	N/A	Mankato State
1966	N/A	Mankato State
1967	N/A	St. Cloud State
1968	N/A	St. Cloud State
1969	Mankato State	Mankato State
1970	Moorhead State	St. Cloud State
1971	Moorhead State	St. Cloud State
1972	Moorhead State	Moorhead State
1973	Moorhead State	Moorhead State
1974	Moorhead State	Moorhead State
1975	Moorhead State	Moorhead State
1976	Moorhead State	Moorhead State
1977	Moorhead State	Moorhead State
1978	Mankato State	Moorhead State
1979	Moorhead State	Mankato State
1980	Mankato State	Mankato State

Year	Indoor	Outdoor
1981	Mankato State	Mankato State
1982	Moorhead State	Moorhead State
1983	Moorhead State	Moorhead State
1984	Moorhead State	Moorhead State
1985	Moorhead State	Moorhead State
1986	Moorhead State	Moorhead State
1987	Moorhead State	Moorhead State
1988	Moorhead State	Moorhead State
1989	Moorhead State	Moorhead State
1990	Moorhead State	Moorhead State
1991	Moorhead State	Moorhead State
1992	Moorhead State	Moorhead State
1993	Minnesota Duluth	Minnesota Duluth
1994	Minnesota Duluth	Minnesota Duluth
1995	Minnesota Duluth	Minnesota Duluth
1996	Minnesota Duluth	Minnesota Duluth
1997	Minnesota Duluth	Minnesota Duluth
1998	Minnesota Duluth	Minnesota Duluth
1999	Minnesota Duluth	Minnesota Duluth
2000	Bemidji State	Minnesota Duluth
2001	Minnesota State Moorhead -and- Northern State	Minnesota State Moorhead
2002	Minnesota Duluth	Minnesota Duluth
2003	Minnesota Duluth	Minnesota Duluth
2004	Minnesota Duluth	Minnesota Duluth
2005	Northern State	Bemidji State
2006	Wayne State	Wayne State
2007	Wayne State	Wayne State
2008	Mary	Wayne State
2009	Minnestoa State, Mankato	Minnesota State, Mankato
2010	Minnesota State, Mankato	Minnesota State, Mankato
2011	Minnesota State Moorhead	Minnesota State Moorhead

Women's Conference Championships Per School

School	Indoor Conference Titles	Last Indoor Conference Title	Outdoor Conference Titles	Last Outdoor Title
Minnesota Duluth	13	2004	14	2009
Mary	3	2011	3	2010
Winona State	2	2006	1	2005
Augustana	1	2010	1	2011
Minnesota State, Mankato	1	2009	1	1983
Minnesota State Moorhead	1	1992	10	2006
Northern State	1	1993	2	1993
Bemidji State	0	N/A	0	N/A
Concordia, St. Paul	0	N/A	0	N/A
Minnesota Crookston	0	N/A	0	N/A
Southwest Minnesota State	0	N/A	0	N/A
St. Cloud State	0	N/A	0	N/A
Upper Iowa	0	N/A	0	N/A
Wayne State	0	N/A	0	N/A

Women's Track & Field Conference Champions

Year	Indoor	Outdoor
1981	(none)	Moorhead State
1982	(none)	Moorhead State
1983	(none)	Mankato State -and- Moorhead State
1984	(none)	Moorhead State
1985	(none)	Moorhead State
1986	(none)	Moorhead State
1987	(none)	Moorhead State
1988	(none)	Moorhead State
1989	(none)	Moorhead State
1990	Minnesota Duluth	Minnesota Duluth
1991	Minnesota Duluth	Minnesota Duluth
1992	Moorhead State	Northern State
1993	Northern State	Northern State
1994	Minnesota Duluth	Minnesota Duluth
1995	Minnesota Duluth	Minnesota Duluth
1996	Minnesota Duluth	Minnesota Duluth
1997	Minnesota Duluth	Minnesota Duluth
1998	Minnesota Duluth	Minnesota Duluth
1999	Minnesota Duluth	Minnesota Duluth
2000	Minnesota Duluth	Minnesota Duluth
2001	Minnesota Duluth	Minnesota Duluth
2002	Minnesota Duluth	Minnesota Duluth
2003	Minnesota Duluth	Minnesota Duluth
2004	Minnesota Duluth	Minnesota Duluth
2005	Winona State	Winona State
2006	Winona State	Minnesota State Moorhead
2007	Mary	Mary
2008	Mary	Mary
2009	Minnesota State, Mankato	Minnesota Duluth
2010	Augustana	Mary
2011	Mary	Augustana

Golf

Men's Conference Championships Per School

School	Conference Titles	Last Conference Title
Bemidji State	15	2000
Minnesota State, Mankato	14	2011
Winona State	13	2007
Minnesota Duluth	4	1985
Minnesota State Moorhead	4	1972
St. Cloud State	4	1975
Minnesota Crookston	1	2002
Northern State	1	1991
Augustana	0	N/A
Concordia, St. Paul	0	N/A
Mary	0	N/A
Southwest Minnesota State	0	N/A
Upper Iowa	0	N/A
Wayne State	0	N/A

School	Conference Titles	Last Conference Title
Michigan Tech	1	1967
Minnesota Morris	1	1996

Men's Golf Conference Champions

Year	School
1955	Mankato State
1956	Mankato State
1957	Mankato State
1958	Winona State
1959	Mankato State
1960	Mankato State
1961	Mankato State -and- Moorhead State
1962	Mankato State
1963	Mankato State
1964	Mankato State
1965	Winona State
1966	St. Cloud State
1967	Michigan Tech
1968	Bemidji State
1969	Bemidji State
1970	Moorhead State
1971	Moorhead State
1972	Moorhead State
1973	St. Cloud State
1974	St. Cloud State
1975	Bemidji State
1975 (Fall)	St. Cloud State
1976	Bemidji State
1977	Mankato State
1978	Bemidji State
1979	Minnesota Duluth

Year	School
1980	Mankato State
1981	Bemidji State
1982	Minnesota Duluth
1983	Bemidji State
1984	Minnesota Duluth
1985	Minnesota Duluth
1986	Bemidji State
1987	Bemidji State
1988	Bemidji State
1989	Bemidji State
1990	Winona State
1991	Northern State
1992	Winona State
1993	Winona State
1994	Winona State
1995	Winona State
1996	Minnesota Morris
1997	Bemidji State
1998	Bemidji State
1999	Bemidji State
2000	Bemidji State
2001	Winona State
2002	Minnesota Crookston
2003	Winona State
2004	Winona State
2005	Winona State
2006	Winona State
2007	Winona State
2008-09	Minnesota State, Mankato
2009-10	Minnesota State, Mankato
2010-11	Minnesota State, Mankato

Women's Conference Championships Per School

School	Conference Titles	Last Conference Title
Southwest Minnesota State	6	2005
Winona State	5	1998
Upper Iowa	2	2008
Minnesota Duluth	2	1990
Augustana	2	2011
Bemidji State	1	1999
Concordia, St. Paul	1	2009
Mary	0	N/A
Minnesota Crookston	0	N/A
Minnesota State, Mankato	0	N/A
Minnesota State Moorhead	0	N/A
Northern State	0	N/A
St. Cloud State	0	N/A
Wayne State	0	N/A

Women's Golf Conference Champions

Year	School
1988	Winona State
1989	Minnesota Duluth
1990	Minnesota Duluth
1995	Winona State
1996	Winona State
1997	Winona State
1998	Winona State
1999	Bemidji State
2000	Southwest State
2001	Southwest State
2002	Southwest State
2003	Southwest Minnesota State
2004	Southwest Minnesota State
2005	Southwest Minnesota State
2006-07	Upper Iowa
2007-08	Upper Iowa
2008-09	Concordia, St. Paul
2009-10	Augustana
2010-11	Augustana

There was no women's NSIC golf championship from 1991 to 1994

The men's and women's formats have changed over the years. In the past several rounds were played at one site in a two-day tournament to determine the champion. Now there is a mix of rounds played in the fall and combined with rounds played in the spring to determine the NSIC champion.

Tennis

WOMEN

Women's Conference Championships Per School

School	Conference Titles	Last Conference Title	Conference Tournament Titles (2007–present)	Last Conference Tournament Title
Southwest Minnesota State	9	1992	0	N/A
Winona State	8	2007	2	2008
Minnesota Duluth	6	2004	0	N/A
St. Cloud State	4	2009	2	2010
Augustana	2	2011	1	2011
Upper Iowa	1	2008	0	N/A
Bemidji State	1	1999	0	N/A
Concordia, St. Paul	0	N/A	0	N/A
Mary	0	N/A	0	N/A
Minnesota Crookston	0	N/A	0	N/A
Minnesota State, Mankato	0	N/A	0	N/A
Minnesota State Moorhead	0	N/A	0	N/A
Northern State	0	N/A	0	N/A
Wayne State	0	N/A	0	N/A

Prior to 2007, the NSIC champion was determined by the NSIC Tournament. From 2007 forward, there is a regular season champion and a tournament champion.

Regular Season Conference Champions

Year	School
2007	Winona State
2008	Upper Iowa
2009	St. Cloud State
2010	Augustana
2011	Augustana

Conference Tournament Champions

Year	School
1980	St. Cloud State
1981	N/A
1982	St. Cloud State
1983	St. Cloud State
1984	Southwest State
1985	Southwest State
1986	Southwest State
1987	Southwest State
1988	Southwest State
1989	Southwest State
1990	Southwest State
1991	Southwest State
1992	Southwest State
1993	Minnesota Duluth
1994	Winona State
1995	Minnesota Duluth
1996	Minnesota Duluth
1997	Minnesota Duluth
1998	Winona State
1999	Bemidji State
2000	Minnesota Duluth
2001	Winona State
2002	Winona State
2003	Winona State
2004	Minnesota Duluth
2005	Winona State
2006	Winona State
2007	Winona State
2008	Winona State
2009	St. Cloud State
2010	St. Cloud State
2011	Augustana

MEN

Men's Conference Championships Per School

School	Conference Titles	Last Conference Title
Minnesota Duluth	21	2000
St. Cloud State	13	1981
Michigan Tech	5	1979
Minnesota State, Mankato	4	1962
Winona State	1	1974

Men's tennis was discontinued as a sponsored NSIC sport after the 2000 season

Men's Conference Champions

Year	School
1957	St. Cloud State
1958	Mankato State
1959	Mankato State
1960	Michigan Tech
1961	Mankato State
1962	Mankato State
1963	St. Cloud State
1964	St. Cloud State
1965	St. Cloud State
1966	St. Cloud State
1967	St. Cloud State
1968	St. Cloud State
1969	St. Cloud State
1970	Michigan Tech
1971	St. Cloud State
1972	St. Cloud State
1973	Michigan Tech
1974	Winona State
1975	St. Cloud State
1976	Michigan Tech
1977	Minnesota Duluth
1978	Minnesota Duluth
1979	Michigan Tech
1980	St. Cloud State
1981	St. Cloud State
1982	Minnesota Duluth
1983	Minnesota Duluth
1984	Minnesota Duluth
1985	Minnesota Duluth
1986	Minnesota Duluth
1987	Minnesota Duluth
1988	Minnesota Duluth
1989	Minnesota Duluth
1990	Minnesota Duluth
1991	Minnesota Duluth
1992	Minnesota Duluth
1993	Minnesota Duluth
1994	Minnesota Duluth
1995	Minnesota Duluth
1996	Minnesota Duluth
1997	Minnesota Duluth
1998	Minnesota Duluth
1999	Minnesota Duluth
2000	Minnesota Duluth

Women's Soccer

Conference Championships Per School

School	Conference Titles	Last Conference Title	Tournament Titles	Last Tournament Title
Winona State	11	2011	6	2010
Minnesota Duluth	5	2003	5	2009
Minnesota State Moorhead	1	1996	0	N/A
Mary	0	N/A	2	2007
Minnesota State, Mankato	0	N/A	2	2011
Augustana	0	N/A	0	N/A
Bemidji State	0	N/A	0	N/A
Concordia, St. Paul	0	N/A	0	N/A
Minnesota Crookston	0	N/A	0	N/A
Northern State	0	N/A	0	N/A
Southwest Minnesota State	0	N/A	0	N/A
St. Cloud State	0	N/A	0	N/A
Upper Iowa	0	N/A	0	N/A
Wayne State	0	N/A	0	N/A

• From 1997 to 2001 the NSIC champion was determined by the winner of the conference tournament

Regular Season Conference Champion

Year	School
1996	Moorhead State
1997	Minnesota Duluth*
1998	Minnesota Duluth*
1999	Winona State*
2000	Winona State*
2001	Minnesota Duluth*
2002	Minnesota Duluth -and- Winona State
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

NSIC Tournament Champion

Year	School
1997	Minnesota Duluth*
1998	Minnesota Duluth*
1999	Winona State*
2000	Winona State*
2001	Minnesota Duluth*
2002	Winona State
2003	Minnesota Duluth
2004	Winona State
2005	Winona State
2006	Mary
2007	Mary
2008	Minnesota State, Mankato
2009	Minnesota Duluth
2010	Winona State
2011	Minnesota State, Mankato

All-Time NSIC Standings (1996 to 2010)

School	Wins	Losses	Ties	Winning Percentage	Tournament Wins	Tournament Losses	Tournament Ties
Winona State	120	10	7	.902	29	7	1
Minnesota Duluth	79	14	5	.832	22	4	1
Minnesota State, Mankato	27	9	3	.731	4	2	1
Mary	32	16	9	.640	7	2	1
St. Cloud State	22	12	5	.628	0	2	1
Augustana	21	13	5	.603	0	2	0
Northern State	64	50	19	.553	8	12	2
Upper Iowa	23	24	10	.491	0	4	0
Bemidji State	51	75	11	.412	3	9	1
Southwest Minnesota State	50	75	12	.409	7	15	1
Wayne State	45	68	9	.406	9	10	1
Minnesota Morris	16	24	2	.405	2	4	0
Minnesota State Moorhead	48	80	9	.383	5	10	0
Concordia, St. Paul	36	80	6	.320	2	8	0
Minnesota Crookston	17	96	5	.165	0	4	0

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