North Central Conference

For other uses, see North Central Conference (disambiguation).

The North Central Conference (NCC), 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.

North Central Conference

Conference	NCAA
Founded	1922
Ceased	2008
Sports fielded	18 men's: 9 women's: 9
Division	Division II
No. of teams	8
Headquarters	Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Region	Midwest
Official website	http://northcentral.prestosports.com
Locations

History

The NCC was formed in 1922. Charter members of the NCC were South Dakota State College (now South Dakota State University), College of St. Thomas (now the University of St. Thomas), Des Moines University, Creighton University, North Dakota Agricultural College (now North Dakota State University), the University of North Dakota, Morningside College (now Morningside University), the University of South Dakota, and Nebraska Wesleyan University.

The University of Northern Iowa was a member of the NCC from 1934 until 1978. UNI currently competes in Division I in the Missouri Valley Conference; in FCS football, it competes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. In 2002 Morningside College left the NCC to join the NAIA. The University of Northern Colorado left the conference in 2003, followed in 2004 by North Dakota State University and South Dakota State University. These three schools all transitioned their athletics programs from Division II to Division I; they became founding members of the Division I FCS Great West Football Conference, which started play in the fall of 2004. Since that time, Northern Colorado moved on to the Big Sky Conference in all sports in 2006. In the fall of 2006, North Dakota State and South Dakota State were admitted to The Summit League; they have also moved on to rejoin old conference mate Northern Iowa in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

It was announced on November 29, 2006, that the 2007–08 athletic season would be the final season for the NCC and that the conference would cease operations on July 1, 2008.^[1]

• The University of North Dakota and the University of South Dakota both announced in 2006 that they would reclassify its athletic programs to Division I, and both left the North Central Conference after the 2007–08 academic year.^[2] Both have since joined North Dakota State, South Dakota State, and Northern Iowa as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference in football, and the Summit League in other sports together with NDSU, SDSU and UNO.
• Augustana College, the University of Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota State University, Mankato and St. Cloud State University were admitted to the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference beginning July 1, 2008.^[3]
• The University of Nebraska at Omaha joined the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association starting July 1, 2008.^[4] UNO has since moved to Division I and is now in The Summit League with many of its former conference members.
• Central Washington University and Western Washington University, both football-only affiliates of the NCC, joined up with football independents Western Oregon, Humboldt State, and Dixie State (now known as Utah Tech) and restarted football in their full-time home of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. Central Washington has since moved their program to the Lone Star Conference, while Western Washington ceased sponsoring football after the 2008 season.

Chronological timeline

• In 1922, the North Central Conference (also known as the North Central Intercollegiate Conference) was founded with nine charter members: College of St. Thomas, Creighton University, Des Moines University, Morningside College, Nebraska Wesleyan University, North Dakota Agricultural College, University of North Dakota, South Dakota State College of Agricultural and Mechanical Arts, and the University of South Dakota. St. Thomas leaves after the 1922 season.
• In 1926, Des Moines University left the NCC, and the school eventually would close its doors in 1929. Nebraska Wesleyan also left, joining the Nebraska Conference. St. Thomas rejoins the conference after a brief stint as an independent.^[5]
• In 1928, Creighton University and the College of St. Thomas (now University of St. Thomas) left the NCC. St. Thomas became a full member of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference while Creighton left to join the Missouri Valley Conference. The NCC was left with five members.
• In 1934, Iowa State Teachers College joined the NCC from the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Also, Omaha University joined the NCC to bring membership back up to seven schools.
• In 1942, Augustana College left the South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference to join the North Central Conference as its eighth member.
• In 1946, Omaha University left the NCC to join the Central Intercollegiate Conference. The NCC was left with seven members.
• In 1960, North Dakota Agricultural College was renamed North Dakota State University.
• In 1961, the Iowa State Teachers College was renamed the State College of Iowa.
• In 1964, South Dakota State College was renamed South Dakota State University.
• In 1967, State College of Iowa was renamed to the University of Northern Iowa.
• In 1968, Mankato State College joined the NCC from the Northern Intercollegiate Conference, bringing league membership up to eight teams.
• In 1975, Mankato State College was renamed Mankato State University.
• In 1976, the University of Nebraska at Omaha (Omaha University was renamed to UNO in 1968) rejoined the NCC, while Mankato State University left the NCC due to not fielding a team in the 1976 season. Membership in the NCC remained at eight schools.
• In 1978, the University of Northern Colorado left the Great Plains Athletic Conference to join the North Central Conference. In the same year, the University of Northern Iowa left the NCC to move to the Association of Mid-Continent Universities. Membership remained at eight schools.
• In 1981, Mankato State University and St. Cloud State University joined the NCC from the Northern Intercollegiate Conference, giving the NCC its largest membership total in history at 10 schools and it would remain at this level for the next 21 years. Membership at this time included: Augustana, Mankato State, Morningside, Nebraska-Omaha, North Dakota, North Dakota State, Northern Colorado, South Dakota, South Dakota State, and St. Cloud State.
• In 1998, Mankato State University was officially renamed to Minnesota State University, Mankato.
• In 2002, Morningside College, one of the North Central Conference's charter members, left the league and moved out of NCAA Division II to the NAIA level. The NCC is left with nine members.
• In 2003, the University of Northern Colorado moved up to NCAA Division I, leaving the NCC with eight members.
• In 2004, charter members North Dakota State and South Dakota State also announced plans to move to Division I and leave the NCC. SDSU, NDSU and Northern Colorado founded the FCS Great West Football Conference. The University of Minnesota-Duluth left the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference to join the NCC as its seventh member.
• In 2006, Central Washington University and Western Washington University of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference joined the North Central Conference as affiliate members in the sport of football only to give the conference nine football schools.
• In 2008, the two remaining charter members of the NCC, the University of South Dakota and the University of North Dakota, announced plans to leave the conference and move up to Division I. This move led to the rest of the league members making a move. Central Washington and Western Washington joined up with other schools in the Pacific Northwest to form a football league in the GNAC. Augustana, Minnesota-Duluth, Minnesota State and St. Cloud State remained in NCAA Division II by joining the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. Finally, Nebraska-Omaha also remained in Division II by joining the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) before moving to Division I a year later. These moves resulted in the dissolution of the North Central Conference after having existed for 86 years.

Member schools

Final members

The NCC had seven full members in the conference's final season, one was a private school:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Left	Subsequent conference(s)	Current conference
Augustana University[a]	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	1860	Lutheran ELCA	1,650	Vikings	1941	2008	Northern Sun (NSIC) (2008–present)
University of Minnesota–Duluth	Duluth, Minnesota	1902, 1947	Public[b]	10,497	Bulldogs	2004	2008	Northern Sun (NSIC) (2008–present)
Minnesota State University–Mankato	Mankato, Minnesota	1868	Public[c]	15,649	Mavericks	1968, 1981	1976, 2008	Northern Sun (NSIC) (2008–present)
University of Nebraska–Omaha	Omaha, Nebraska	1908	Public[d]	14,093	Mavericks	1934 1976	1946 2008	Mid-America (MIAA) (2008–11) D-I Independent (2011–12)	Summit[e][f] (2012–present)
University of North Dakota	Grand Forks, North Dakota	1883	Public	13,817	Fighting Sioux[g]	1922	2008	Great West (GWC)[e] (2008–12) Big Sky[e] (2012–18)	Summit[e][h] (2018–present)
St. Cloud State University	St. Cloud, Minnesota	1869	Public[c]	17,231	Huskies	1981	2008	Northern Sun (NSIC) (2008–present)
University of South Dakota	Vermillion, South Dakota	1862	Public	8,641	Coyotes	1922	2008	Great West (GWC)[e] (2008–11)	Summit[e][h] (2011–present)

Notes

1. Formerly known as Augustana College until 2015.
2. Part of the University of Minnesota System.
3. Part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System.
4. Part of the University of Nebraska System.
5. Currently an NCAA Division I athletic conference.
6. Since joining NCAA Division I, Nebraska–Omaha hasn't sponsored football after dropping the sport their reclassifying move from NCAA Division II.
7. North Dakota now competes as the Fighting Hawks since the 2015–16 school year.
8. Their football team competes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC).

Final affiliate members

The NCC had two affiliate members for football only in the conference's final season, both of which are public schools.

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Left	Sport played	Current primary conference	Current conference in former NCC sport
Central Washington University	Ellensburg, Washington	1891	Public	12,342	Wildcats	2006	2008	football	Great Northwest (GNAC) (2001–present)	Lone Star (LSC) (2022–present)
Western Washington University	Bellingham, Washington	1893	Public	16,142	Vikings					Dropped sport

Former members

The NCC had nine other full members during the conference's tenure, two were private schools:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Left	Subsequent conference(s)	Current conference
Creighton University	Omaha, Nebraska	1878	Catholic (Jesuit)	6,716	Bluejays	1922	1928	Missouri Valley (MVC)[a] (1928–48; 1976–2013)	Big East[a] (2013–present)
Des Moines University	Des Moines, Iowa	1864	Baptist	330[6]	Tigers	1922	1926	Independent (1926–29)	Closed in 1929
Morningside University[b]	Sioux City, Iowa	1894	United Methodist	1,149	Mustangs	1922	2002	NAIA/D-II Independent (2002–03)	Great Plains (GPAC)[c] (2003–present)
Nebraska Wesleyan University	Lincoln, Nebraska	1887	United Methodist	1,601	Prairie Wolves	1922	1926	Great Plains (GPAC) (1969–2016)	American Rivers (ARC)[d] (2016–present)
North Dakota State University	Fargo, North Dakota	1890	Public	13,229	Bison	1922	2004	D-I Independent (2004–08)	Summit[a][e] (2008–present)
University of Northern Colorado	Greeley, Colorado	1889	Public	12,392	Bears	1978	2003	D-I Independent (2003–06)	Big Sky[a] (2006–present)
University of Northern Iowa	Cedar Falls, Iowa	1876	Public	14,070	Panthers	1934	1978	D-I Independent (1978–82) Summit[a] (1982–91)	Missouri Valley (MVC)[a] (1991–present)
University of St. Thomas	St. Paul, Minnesota	1885	Catholic (Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis)	10,534	Tommies	1922	1928	Minnesota (MIAC)[d] (1928–2021)	Summit[a][f] (2021–present)
South Dakota State University	Brookings, South Dakota	1881	Public	12,816	Jackrabbits	1922	2004	D-I Independent (2004–08)	Summit[a][e] (2008–present)

Notes

1. Currently an NCAA Division I athletic conference.
2. Formerly known as Morningside College until 2021.
3. Currently an NAIA athletic conference.
4. Currently an NCAA Division III athletic conference.
5. Their football team competes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC).
6. Their football team competes in the Pioneer Football League (PFL).

Membership timeline

Sports

The NCC sponsored baseball, men's and women's basketball, football, cross-country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and wrestling.

Six of the seven members of the NCC sponsored Division I ice hockey, and five still do. In men's hockey, after a major conference realignment that took effect in 2013, Minnesota–Duluth, Nebraska–Omaha, North Dakota, and St. Cloud State field teams in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference, while Minnesota State–Mankato is a member of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). Before the realignment, all of these schools had been members of the WCHA for men's hockey. All of these schools, except for Omaha, have women's teams in the WCHA (Omaha women's hockey is a club sport). The women's side of the WCHA was not affected by this realignment.

Conference championships

Men's basketball

NCC Championships Per School

School	Conference		Tournament
	Titles	Last Title	Titles	Last Title
South Dakota State	20	2002	2	2002
North Dakota	18	1995	3	1994
South Dakota	13	2007	2	2007
North Dakota State	10	1995	0	N/A
Northern Iowa	8	1969	0	N/A
Morningside	5	1983	0	N/A
Creighton	4	1927	0	N/A
St. Cloud State	4	2003	2	2003
Minnesota State	4	2008	1	2006
Nebraska-Omaha	4	2005	2	2008
Augustana	3	1989	0	N/A
Northern Colorado	1	1989	0	N/A

The NCC Tournament was held from 1991–1994, then it was brought back and used from 2001-2008.

NCC Regular Season Champions

Year School 1922-23 Creighton 1923-24 Creighton 1924-25 Creighton 1925-26 Morningside 1926-27 Creighton 1927-28 North Dakota 1928-29 South Dakota State 1929-30 South Dakota 1930-31 South Dakota 1931-32 North Dakota State 1932-33 North Dakota State 1933-34 North Dakota 1934-35 North Dakota 1935-36 North Dakota 1936-37 North Dakota 1937-38 Morningside 1938-39 South Dakota 1939-40 South Dakota State North Dakota State 1940-41 North Dakota State 1941-42 North Dakota State 1942-43 South Dakota State 1943-44 None-War 1944-45 None-War 1945-46 None-War

Year School 1946-47 Morningside 1947-48 Northern Iowa 1948-49 Northern Iowa 1949-50 Northern Iowa 1950-51 Northern Iowa Morningside 1951-52 North Dakota State 1952-53 Northern Iowa 1953-54 North Dakota North Dakota State 1954-55 North Dakota 1955-56 South Dakota State 1956-57 South Dakota State South Dakota 1957-58 South Dakota 1958-59 South Dakota State 1959-60 South Dakota State 1960-61 South Dakota State 1961-62 Northern Iowa Augustana 1962-63 South Dakota State 1963-64 Northern Iowa 1964-65 North Dakota 1965-66 North Dakota 1966-67 North Dakota 1967-68 South Dakota State 1968-69 Northern Iowa South Dakota State 1969-70 South Dakota State

Year School 1970-71 North Dakota State 1971-72 South Dakota 1972-73 South Dakota State 1973-74 North Dakota 1974-75 North Dakota 1975-76 North Dakota Minnesota State 1976-77 North Dakota 1977-78 Augustana 1978-79 Nebraska-Omaha 1979-80 South Dakota State 1980-81 North Dakota State 1981-82 North Dakota 1982-83 Morningside 1983-84 Nebraska-Omaha 1984-85 South Dakota State 1985-86 St. Cloud State 1986-87 St. Cloud State 1987-88 St. Cloud State 1988-89 Northern Colorado Augustana 1989-90 North Dakota 1990-91 North Dakota 1991-92 South Dakota State 1992-93 South Dakota 193-94 South Dakota

Year School 1994-95 North Dakota North Dakota State 1995-96 South Dakota State 1996-97 South Dakota State 1997-98 South Dakota State 1998-99 South Dakota 1999-2000 South Dakota 2000-01 South Dakota 2001-02 South Dakota State 2002-03 St. Cloud State 2003-04 Nebraska-Omaha 2004-05 Nebraska-Omaha 2005-06 Minnesota State 2006-07 South Dakota Minnesota State 2007-08 Minnesota State

NCC Tournament Champions

Year	School
1991	South Dakota State
1992	North Dakota
1993	North Dakota
1994	North Dakota
Tournament would stop in 1994 and be brought back in 2001
2001	St. Cloud State
2002	South Dakota State
2003	St. Cloud State
2004	Nebraska-Omaha
2005	South Dakota
2006	Minnesota State
2007	South Dakota
2008	Nebraska-Omaha

Women's basketball

NCC Championships Per School

School	Conference		Tournament
	Titles	Last Title	Titles	Last Title
North Dakota	11	2007	7	2007
North Dakota State	10	2004	0	N/A
South Dakota	5	2008	1	2008
Nebraska-Omaha	3	1982	0	N/A
South Dakota State	2	2003	0	N/A
St. Cloud State	1	1989	0	N/A
Minnesota State	1	1986	0	N/A

NCC Regular Season Champions

Year School 1979-80 Nebraska-Omaha 1980-81 Nebraska-Omaha 1981-82 Nebraska-Omaha 1982-83 South Dakota 1983-84 South Dakota 1984-85 South Dakota 1985-86 Minnesota State 1986-87 North Dakota State 1987-88 North Dakota State 1988-89 North Dakota State St. Cloud State

1989-90 North Dakota 1990-91 North Dakota 1991-92 North Dakota State 1992-93 North Dakota State North Dakota 1993-94 North Dakota 1994-95 North Dakota State 1995-96 North Dakota State 1996-97 North Dakota State 1997-98 North Dakota 1998-99 North Dakota

1999-2000 North Dakota State 2000-01 North Dakota 2001-02 North Dakota 2002-03 South Dakota South Dakota State 2003-04 North Dakota State South Dakota State 2004-05 North Dakota 2005-06 North Dakota 2006-07 North Dakota 2007-08 South Dakota

NCC Tournament Champions

Year	School
2001	North Dakota
2002	North Dakota
2003	North Dakota
2004	North Dakota
2005	North Dakota
2006	North Dakota
2007	North Dakota
2008	South Dakota

Football

NCC Championships Per School

School	Conference
	Titles	Last Title
North Dakota State	26	1994
North Dakota	24	2006
South Dakota State	14	1963
Northern Iowa	12	1964
South Dakota	10	2005
Nebraska-Omaha	9	2007
Northern Colorado	5	2002
Morningside	3	1956
Creighton	2	1927
Minnesota State	2	1993
Augustana	1	1959
Minnesota-Duluth	1	2005
St. Cloud State	1	1989

NCC Champions By Year

Year School 1922 South Dakota State 1923 Morningside 1924 South Dakota State 1925 North Dakota State Creighton 1926 South Dakota State 1927 South Dakota Creighton 1928 North Dakota 1929 North Dakota 1930 North Dakota 1931 North Dakota 1932 North Dakota State 1933 South Dakota State 1934 North Dakota 1935 North Dakota State 1936 North Dakota 1937 North Dakota 1938 South Dakota 1939 North Dakota South Dakota State South Dakota 1940 Northern Iowa 1941 Northern Iowa 1942 Northern Iowa Augustana 1943 None-War 1944 None-War 1945 None-War

1946 Northern Iowa 1947 Northern Iowa South Dakota 1948 Northern Iowa 1949 Northern Iowa South Dakota State 1950 South Dakota State 1951 South Dakota 1952 Northern Iowa 1953 South Dakota State 1954 Morningside South Dakota State 1955 South Dakota State 1956 Morningside 1957 South Dakota State 1958 North Dakota 1959 Augustana 1960 Northern Iowa 1961 Northern Iowa South Dakota State 1962 Northern Iowa South Dakota State 1963 South Dakota State 1964 Northern Iowa North Dakota State North Dakota 1965 North Dakota State 1966 North Dakota State North Dakota

1967 North Dakota State 1968 North Dakota State 1969 North Dakota State 1970 North Dakota State 1971 North Dakota 1972 North Dakota State North Dakota South Dakota 1973 North Dakota State South Dakota 1974 North Dakota State North Dakota South Dakota 1975 North Dakota 1976 North Dakota State 1977 North Dakota State 1978 South Dakota 1979 North Dakota 1980 Northern Colorado 1981 North Dakota State 1982 North Dakota State 1983 North Dakota State Nebraska Omaha 1984 North Dakota State Nebraska-Omaha 1985 North Dakota State 1986 North Dakota State 1987 Minnesota State 1988 North Dakota State 1989 St. Cloud State 1990 North Dakota State

1991 North Dakota State 1992 North Dakota State 1993 North Dakota Minnesota State 1994 North Dakota North Dakota State 1995 North Dakota 1996 Nebraska-Omaha 1997 Northern Colorado 1998 Northern Colorado Nebraska-Omaha 1999 Northern Colorado North Dakota 2000 Nebraska-Omaha 2001 North Dakota 2002 Northern Colorado 2003 North Dakota 2004 Nebraska-Omaha 2005 Minnesota-Duluth North Dakota Nebraska-Omaha South Dakota 2006 Nebraska-Omaha North Dakota 2007 Nebraska-Omaha

Volleyball

NCC Championships Per School

School	Conference
	Titles	Last Title
North Dakota State	11	2003
Nebraska-Omaha	8	2000
Northern Colorado	5	1995
Augustana	4	2003
Minnesota-Duluth	4	2007
South Dakota State	1	2000
North Dakota	0	N/A
St. Cloud State	0	N/A
Minnesota State	0	N/A
Morningside	0	N/A
South Dakota	0	N/A

NCC Champions By Year

Year School 1979 Northern Colorado 1980 Northern Colorado 1981 North Dakota State 1982 North Dakota State 1983 Nebraska-Omaha 1984 Nebraska-Omaha 1985 Nebraska-Omaha 1986 Nebraska-Omaha 1987 Nebraska-Omaha 1988 North Dakota State 1989 North Dakota State 1990 North Dakota State 1991 North Dakota State 1992 North Dakota State 1993 Northern Colorado 1994 Northern Colorado 1995 Northern Colorado

1996 Augustana Nebraska-Omaha 1997 Augustana Nebraska-Omaha 1998 North Dakota State 1999 North Dakota State 2000 Augustana Nebraska-Omaha South Dakota State 2001 North Dakota State 2002 North Dakota State 2003 North Dakota State Augustana 2004 Minnesota-Duluth 2005 Minnesota-Duluth 2006 Minnesota-Duluth 2007 Minnesota-Duluth

Softball

NCC Championships Per School

School	Conference
	Titles	Last Title
Nebraska-Omaha	10	2008
Augustana	9	2006
Minnesota State	4	2007
St. Cloud State	3	2004
North Dakota State	2	2002

NCC Champions By Year

Year School 1981 Nebraska-Omaha 1982 Augustana 1983 Augustana 1984 Minnesota State 1985 Nebraska-Omaha 1986 Augustana 1987 Minnesota State 1988 Augustana 1989 Minnesota State 1990 Augustana 1991 Augustana 1992 Augustana 1993 Augustana 1994 Nebraska-Omaha 1995 Nebraska-Omaha

1996 Nebraska-Omaha 1997 Nebraska-Omaha 1998 St. Cloud State 1999 North Dakota State 2000 Nebraska-Omaha 2001 Nebraska-Omaha 2002 North Dakota State 2003 St. Cloud State 2004 St. Cloud State 2005 Nebraska-Omaha 2006 Augustana 2007 Minnesota State 2008 Nebraska-Omaha

Baseball

NCC Championships Per School

School	Conference
	Titles	Last Title
Minnesota State	21	2007
South Dakota State	10	1995
Northern Iowa	7	1972
Nebraska-Omaha	4	2008
Morningside	4	1980
North Dakota	2	1967
St. Cloud State	1	1991
Augustana	1	2003
Northern Colorado	1	1998

NCC Champions By Year

Year School 1958 Northern Iowa 1959 South Dakota State 1960 Morningside 1961 Northern Iowa 1962 Northern Iowa North Dakota 1963 Northern Iowa 1964 Morningside Northern Iowa 1965 South Dakota State 1966 South Dakota State 1967 North Dakota 1968 Northern Iowa 1969 North Dakota State South Dakota State

1970 Minnesota State 1971 Minnesota State 1972 Northern Iowa 1973 South Dakota State North Dakota State 1974 Minnesota State 1975 South Dakota State 1976 Minnesota State 1977 Minnesota State 1978 Morningside 1979 Nebraska-Omaha 1980 Morningside 1981 Nebraska-Omaha 1982 Minnesota State 1983 Minnesota State 1984 South Dakota State

1985 Minnesota State 1986 Minnesota State 1987 Minnesota State 1988 Minnesota State 1989 Minnesota State 1990 Minnesota State 1991 St. Cloud State 1992 South Dakota State 1993 South Dakota State 1994 South Dakota State 1995 South Dakota State 1996 Minnesota State 1997 Minnesota State 1998 Northern Colorado 1999 Minnesota State

2000 Minnesota State 2001 Minnesota State 2002 Minnesota State 2003 Augustana 2004 North Dakota State 2005 Nebraska-Omaha 2006 Minnesota State 2007 Minnesota State 2008 Nebraska-Omaha

Women's soccer

NCC Championships Per School

School	Conference		Tournament
	Titles	Last Title	Titles	Last Title
Minnesota State	5	2007	1	2003
Northern Colorado	4	2001	0	N/A
Nebraska-Omaha	4	2006	4	2004

NCC Regular Season Champions By Year

Year	School
1996	Northern Colorado
1997	Northern Colorado
1998	Minnesota State
1999	Northern Colorado
2000	Minnesota State
2001	Minnesota State Northern Colorado
2002	Nebraska-Omaha
2003	Minnesota State
2004	Nebraska-Omaha
2005	Nebraska-Omaha
2006	Nebraska-Omaha
2007	Minnesota State

NCC Tournament Champions

Year	School
2000	Nebraska-Omaha
2001	Nebraska-Omaha
2002	Nebraska-Omaha
2003	Minnesota State
2004	Nebraska-Omaha

Associate members

• Football - Western Washington University, Central Washington University
• Women's Swimming and Diving - Colorado Mines, Minnesota State University Moorhead, Metro State (CO)
• Men's Swimming and Diving - Colorado Mines, Metro State (CO)
• Men's Tennis - Winona State

Conference football stadiums

School	Football Stadium	Stadium capacity
Augustana	Howard Wood Field	10,000
Central Washington	Tomlinson Stadium	4,000
Minnesota Duluth	Griggs Field at James S. Malosky Stadium	4,000
Minnesota State	Blakeslee Stadium	7,500
Nebraska-Omaha	Al F. Caniglia Field	9,500
North Dakota	Alerus Center	13,500
North Dakota State	Fargodome	19,000
St. Cloud State	Husky Stadium	4,198
South Dakota	DakotaDome	10,000
South Dakota State	Coughlin-Alumni Stadium	16,000
Western Washington	Civic Stadium	5,000

References

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External links

• Official website