Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
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The Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC), formerly the Northern Athletics Conference (NAC), is a college athletic conference. It participates in the NCAA's Division III and began its first season in the fall of 2006.
Formerly | Northern Athletics Conference |
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Association | NCAA |
Founded | 2006 |
Commissioner | Jeff Ligney (since 2020) |
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Division | Division III |
No. of teams | 14 |
Headquarters | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Region | Upper Midwest |
Official website | naccsports.org/ |
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The NACC sponsors 21 sports. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field, and volleyball. Women's squads are fielded in basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field and volleyball. The newest NACC sports are men's volleyball, added in the 2017–18 school year,[1] and men's and women's lacrosse, added in the 2020-21 school year.[2]
The NACC became eligible for automatic NCAA postseason berths in 2008–09.