Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC)
Established	1932
Association	NCAA
Division	Division II
Members	16
Sports fielded	18 (men's: 8; women's: 10)
Region	West North Central States
Former names	Northern Teachers Athletic Conference (1932–1942) State Teacher's College Conference of Minnesota (1942–1962) Northern Intercollegiate Conference (1962–1992) Northern Sun Conference (women's, 1979–1992)
Headquarters	Saint Paul, Minnesota
Commissioner	Erin Lind (since July 1, 2014)
Website	northernsun.org
Locations

The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the western Midwestern United States. Nine of its members are in Minnesota, with three members in South Dakota, two members in North Dakota, and one member each in the states of Iowa and Nebraska.^[1] It participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)'s Division II level. It was founded in 1932.^[2] With the recent NSIC expansion, the original six member schools have been reunited.^[3] With the inclusion of the several new member institutions, it is one of the largest Division II conferences in the country with 16 members.

The conference sponsors 18 sports;^[4] ten for women and eight for men. Both men and women compete in basketball, cross country, golf, and indoor and outdoor track and field. Men compete in baseball, football, and wrestling. Women compete in soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, and volleyball.

History

The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference was founded in 1932^[2] as the Northern Teachers Athletic Conference. Charter members included Bemidji State Teachers College (Bemidji State University), Duluth State Teachers College (University of Minnesota Duluth), Mankato State Teachers College (Minnesota State University, Mankato), Moorhead State Teachers College (Minnesota State University Moorhead), St. Cloud State Teachers College (St. Cloud State University), and Winona State Teachers College (Winona State University). In 1942 the conference name was changed to the State Teacher's College Conference of Minnesota.^[3] The conference switched its name to the Northern Intercollegiate Conference (NIC) in 1962.^[3] 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.^[5]

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

In 2007 the NSIC Board of Directors voted to expand the conference to 14 schools.^[3] League presidents voted to accept into membership Augustana College, St. Cloud State University, the University of Minnesota Duluth, and Minnesota State University, Mankato.^[3] These four schools were members of the North Central Conference which disbanded after the 2007-2008 academic year.^[3] They became official members of the NSIC on July 1, 2008.

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

The NSIC and its member institutions have been members of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Mankato State won wrestling national titles in 1958 and 1959, while Moorhead State won a wrestling national title in 1964.^[6] 41 wrestlers have claimed individual national titles in wrestling^[6] Nine individuals have won national titles in Men's Swimming and Diving.^[7] Northern State claimed national titles in women's basketball in 1992 and 1994.^[8] Seven individuals have won individual titles in men's indoor track and field.^[9] Four individuals have won national titles in women's indoor track and field.^[9] 11 athletes have won national titles in men's outdoor track and field.^[10] Six female athletes have won individual titles in outdoor track and field.^[11] Winona State won two team titles in women's gymnastics. In 1992, the NSIC entered the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). In the Fall of 1995, the NSIC and its member institutions became eligible for championship competition in the NCAA Division II ranks. The Northern Sun earned its first Division II national championship in a team sport sponsored by the conference when Winona State won the men's basketball championship in 2005-06.^[12]

Since becoming affiliated with NCAA Division II, NSIC members have won 14 team national championships and has also crowned 47 individual national champions.

The highest-ranking team in the NSIC in football that does not make the playoffs plays in the Mineral Water Bowl in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, against the highest-ranking team from the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association that does not make the playoffs.^[13]

Member Schools

A divisional format is used for basketball (M / W), and football.

Current members

Institution	Location	Founded	Enrollment	Nickname	Colors	Joined
North Division
Bemidji State University	Bemidji, Minnesota	1919	5,365	Beavers		1932
Mary !University of Mary	Bismarck, North Dakota	1959	2,758	Marauders		2006
Minnesota State University Moorhead	Moorhead, Minnesota	1888	7,497	Dragons		1932
Minnesota-Crookston !University of Minnesota Crookston	Crookston, Minnesota	1906	2,775	Golden Eagles		1999
Minnesota-Duluth !University of Minnesota Duluth	Duluth, Minnesota	1902	11,729	Bulldogs		1932; 1975; 2008
Minot State University	Minot, North Dakota	1913	3,842	Beavers		2012
Northern State University	Aberdeen, South Dakota	1901	3,622	Wolves		1978
Saint Cloud !St. Cloud State University	Saint Cloud !St. Cloud, Minnesota	1869	17,231	Huskies		1932; 2008
South Division
Augustana College	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	1860	1,745	Vikings		2008
Concordia University, St. Paul	Saint Paul, Minnesota	1893	2,800	Golden Bears		1999
Minnesota State University Mankato !Minnesota State University, Mankato	Mankato, Minnesota	1868	15,649	Mavericks		1932; 1978; 2008
Sioux Falls !University of Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	1883	1,576	Cougars		2012
Southwest Minnesota State University	Marshall, Minnesota	1967	3,700	Mustangs		1969
Upper Iowa University	Fayette, Iowa	1857	3,600	Peacocks		2006
Wayne State College	Wayne, Nebraska	1910	3,571	Wildcats		1998
Winona State University	Winona, Minnesota	1858	8,631	Warriors		1932

• Minnesota–Duluth — left the NSIC in 1951, re-joined in 1975 to leave again in 2004, and re-joined again in 2008.
• Minnesota State University, Mankato (Minnesota State) — left the NSIC in 1968, re-joined in 1978 to leave again in 1981, and re-joined again in 2008.
• St. Cloud State — left the NSIC in 1981, and re-joined in 2008.

Former members

Institution	Location	Founded	Nickname	Joined	Left	Current Conference
Michigan Technological University	Houghton, Michigan	1885	Huskies	1957	1980	Great Lakes
Minnesota-Morris !University of Minnesota Morris	Morris, Minnesota	1960	Cougars	1966	2003	Upper Midwest (NCAA D-III)

Former affiliate members

Institution	Location	Founded	Nickname	Joined	Left	Sport	Primary Conference
Lindenwood University	Saint Charles !St. Charles, Missouri	1827	Lions	2012	2014	swimming & diving (W)	Mid-America
Nebraska-Kearney !University of Nebraska at Kearney	Kearney, Nebraska	1905	Lopers	2012	2014	swimming & diving (W)	Mid-America

Membership timeline

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

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 80 years of its existence: Bemidji State, Minnesota State Moorhead and Winona State.

• 1932: The Northern Teacher's Athletic Conference was founded with six charter members: Bemidji State Teachers College, 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 (MIAC). The conference is left with five teams.^[14]

• 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, leaving the conference with six members.^[3]

• 1969: Southwest Minnesota State College joins as the seventh member.^[2]

• 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.^[2][3]

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

• 1980: Michigan Tech leaves for the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC), leaving the NIC with nine teams.

• 1981: St. Cloud State and Mankato State leave for the North Central Conference. The league is left with seven members.^[3]

• 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.^[2]

• 1999: Concordia University, St. Paul and the University of Minnesota Crookston join to give the NSIC 10 teams.^[2] 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, dropping NSIC membership to nine teams. Also, Southwest State University changes its name to Southwest Minnesota State University.^[15]

• 2004: Minnesota Duluth leaves the conference to join the North Central Conference, 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.^[16]

• 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 begin full membership after joining NCAA Division II from the NAIA. This gave the league 16 members.

• 2012: Lindenwood University and the University of Nebraska at Kearney, both members of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association became associate members of the NSIC in the sport of Women's Swimming & Diving.^[4] Following the end of the 2013-14 season, both schools left the NSIC to join the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) for that sport.

Sports

Conference sports

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

Men's sponsored sports by school

School	Baseball	Basketball	Cross Country	Football	Golf	Track & Field Indoor	Track & Field Outdoor	Wrestling	Total NSIC Sports
Augustana College	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Bemidji State	Y	Y		Y	Y				4
Concordia-St. Paul	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		7
Mary	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	7
Minnesota State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
MSU-Moorhead		Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	6
Minnesota-Crookston	Y	Y		Y	Y				4
Minnesota-Duluth	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y		6
Minot State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Northern State	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	7
St. Cloud State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Sioux Falls	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		7
Southwest Minnesota State	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	7
Upper Iowa	Y	Y		Y	Y			Y	5
Wayne State College	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y		6
Winona State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y				5
Totals	15	16	13	16	10	12	12	9	103

Women's sponsored sports by school

School	Basketball	Cross Country	Golf	Soccer	Softball	Swimming & Diving	Tennis	Track & Field Indoor	Track & Field Outdoor	Volleyball	Total NSIC Sports
Augustana College	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	10
Bemidji State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	9
Concordia-St. Paul	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y			Y	Y	Y	8
Mary	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	9
Minnesota State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	10
MSU-Moorhead	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	10
Minnesota-Crookston	Y		Y	Y	Y		Y			Y	6
Minnesota-Duluth	Y	Y		Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Minot State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y			Y	Y	Y	8
Northern State	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	8
St. Cloud State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	10
Sioux Falls	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	10
Southwest Minnesota State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	9
Upper Iowa	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y			Y	7
Wayne State College	Y	Y		Y	Y			Y	Y	Y	7
Winona State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	9
Totals	16	15	12	16	16	7	12	14	14	16	138

Other sponsored sports by school

School		Men					Women
		Ice Hockey ‡	Soccer	Swimming & Diving	Tennis		Equestrian	Gymnastics ‡	Ice Hockey ‡	Skiing ‡	Swimming & Diving
Augustana College					IND
Bemidji State		WCHA							WCHA
Mary			GNAC
Minnesota State		WCHA							WCHA		NSISC
MSU-Moorhead											NSISC
Minnesota-Crookston							IHSA
Minnesota-Duluth		NCHC							WCHA
Northern State											NSISC
St. Cloud State		NCHC		NSISC	IND		IHSA		WCHA	CCSA	NSISC
Upper Iowa			MIAA
Winona State								WIAC (NCAA D-III)

• ^‡ — D-I sport
• NSISC — New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference

Conference stadiums

School	Football stadium	Capacity	Basketball arena	Capacity
Augustana College	Kirkeby–Over Stadium	6,500	Elmen Center	4,000
Bemidji State	Chet Anderson Stadium	4,000	BSU Gymnasium	2,500
Concordia-St. Paul	Sea Foam Stadium	3,500	Gangelhoff Center	3,200
Mary	Bismarck Community Bowl	7,000	McDowell Activity Center	2,500
Minnesota State	Blakeslee Stadium	7,500	Taylor Center	4,521
MSU-Moorhead	Alex Nemzek Stadium	5,000	Alex Nemzek Fieldhouse	3,500
Minnesota-Crookston	Ed Widseth Field	2,000	Lysaker Gymnasium	3,500
Minnesota-Duluth	Griggs Field at James S. Malosky Stadium	4,000	Romano Gymnasium	2,759
Minot State	Herb Parker Stadium	4,500	MSU Dome	10,000
Northern State	Swisher Field	6,000	Wachs Arena	8,057
Sioux Falls	Bob Young Field	5,400	Stewart Center	2,000
St. Cloud State	Husky Stadium	4,198	Halenbeck Hall	6,927
Southwest Minnesota State	Mattke Field at the Regional Events Center	3,500	R/A Facility	4,000
Upper Iowa	Harms-Eischeid Stadium	3,500	Dorman Gymnasium	1,950
Wayne State	Memorial Stadium	3,500	Rice Auditorium	2,500
Winona State	Maxwell Field at Warrior Stadium	3,500	McCown Gymnasium	3,500

National Champions

NCAA Division II

The NSIC has had 14 national championship teams in NCAA Division II play:

NCAA Division II National Champions

Year	School	Sport
2006	Winona State	Men's Basketball
2007	Concordia-St. Paul	Volleyball
2008	Minnesota-Duluth	Football
2008	Concordia-St. Paul	Volleyball
2008	Winona State	Men's Basketball
2009	Concordia-St. Paul	Volleyball
2009	Minnesota State	Women's Basketball
2010	Concordia-St. Paul	Volleyball
2010	Minnesota-Duluth	Football
2011	Augustana College	Women's Cross Country
2011	Concordia-St. Paul	Volleyball
2012	Concordia-St. Paul	Volleyball
2013	Concordia-St. Paul	Volleyball
2015	St. Cloud State	Wrestling

NAIA

NAIA National Champions

Year	School	Sport
1958	Minnesota State	Wrestling
1959	Minnesota State	Wrestling
1964	MSU-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.

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

Conference Championships

Last updated May 10, 2014

School	Total Championships	Men's Championships	Women's Championships
Minnesota-Duluth	218	102	116
Minnesota State	127	114	13
Winona State	125	80	45
MSU-Moorhead	99	75	24
St. Cloud State	87	74	13
Southwest Minnesota State	56	19	37
Augustana College	51	27	24
Bemidji State	45	36	9
Concordia-St. Paul	33	4	29
Northern State	32	23	11
Wayne State College	27	16	11
Minnesota-Morris	16	15	1
Michigan Tech	15	15	0
Mary	14	1	13
Upper Iowa	6	3	3
Minnesota-Crookston	1	1	0
Minot State	1	0	1
Sioux Falls	0	0	0

Football

NSIC Championships Won or Shared Per School

School	Conference		Division
	Titles	Last Title	Titles	Last Title
Minnesota-Duluth	18	2012	6	2013
Winona State	18	2007	2	2012
Minnesota State	17	2013	4	2013
St. Cloud State	15	2011	1	2011
MSU-Moorhead	14	1995	0	N/A
Michigan Tech	7	1974	—	—
Minnesota-Morris	6	1984	—	—
Bemidji State	5	2006	1	2012
Northern State	3	1999	0	N/A
Concordia-St. Paul	2	2005	0	N/A
Southwest Minnesota State	1	1990	0	N/A
Augustana College	0	N/A	1	2010
Wayne State College	0	N/A	1	2008
Mary	0	N/A	0	N/A
Minnesota-Crookston	0	N/A	0	N/A
Upper Iowa	0	N/A	0	N/A

NSIC All-Time Standings (1932–2013) School W L T Pct Minnesota-Duluth 220 80 5 .730 Sioux Falls 15 7 0 .682 Minnesota State 148 75 8 .658 St. Cloud State 180 102 9 .634 Augustana College 38 24 0 .613 Michigan Tech 71 53 1 .572 Northern State 120 109 3 .524 Concordia-St. Paul 69 66 0 .511 Winona State 220 231 8 .488 MSU-Moorhead 216 229 9 .486 Mary 34 37 0 .479 Wayne State College 64 71 0 .474 Minnesota-Morris 99 117 4 .459 Bemidji State 194 263 9 .426 Southwest Minnesota State 114 198 5 .368 Upper Iowa 21 58 0 .266 Minot State 5 17 0 .227 Minnesota-Crookston 21 105 0 .167

NSIC North Division All-Time Standings (2008-2013) School W L Pct. Minnesota-Duluth 36 2 .947 St. Cloud State 31 7 .816 Bemidji State 21 17 .553 Mary 17 21 .447 Northern State 17 21 .447 Minot State 4 10 .286 MSU-Moorhead 10 28 .263 Minnesota-Crookston 4 34 .105 NSIC South Division All-Time Standings (2008-2013) School W L Pct. Minnesota State 34 4 .895 Winona State 26 12 .684 Sioux Falls 9 5 .643 Augustana College 22 16 .579 Wayne State College 18 20 .474 Southwest Minnesota State 14 24 .368 Concordia-St. Paul 13 25 .342 Upper Iowa 4 34 .105

NSIC Champions

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

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

Year School Record 1966 Moorhead State 4-1-0 1967 St. Cloud State 5-0-0 1968 Mankato State Winona State 4-1-0 1969 Michigan Tech 4-1-0 1970 Michigan Tech Minnesota-Morris St. Cloud State 5-1-0 1971 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 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 Moorhead State 5-1-0 1985 Minnesota-Duluth 6-0-0 1986 Minnesota-Morris 4-0-2

Year School Record 1987 Minnesota-Duluth 5-1-0 1988 Moorhead State 6-0-0 1989 Moorhead State 5-1-0 1990 Minnesota-Duluth Northern State 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 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 Winona State 7-1-0 2004 Winona State 7-0-0 2005 Concordia-St. Paul Winona State 6-1-0 2006 Bemidji State 8-0-0 2007 Winona State 9-0-0

	North Division		South Division		NSIC Overall
Year	School	Record	School	Record	School	Record
2008	Minnesota-Duluth	6-0	Minnesota State Wayne State College	5-1 5-1	Minnesota-Duluth	10-0
2009	Minnesota-Duluth	6-0	Minnesota State	6-0	Minnesota-Duluth	10-0
2010	Minnesota-Duluth	6-0	Augustana College Winona State	5-1 5-1	Minnesota-Duluth	10-0
2011	Minnesota-Duluth St. Cloud State	5-1 5-1	Minnesota State	6-0	Minnesota State Minnesota-Duluth St. Cloud State	8-2 8-2 8-2
2012 *	Bemidji State Minnesota-Duluth	6-1 6-1	Winona State	6-1	Minnesota-Duluth	10-1
2013	Minnesota-Duluth	7-0	Minnesota State	7-0	Minnesota State	11-0

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

Volleyball

NSIC Championships Per School School Conference Tournament Titles Last Title Titles Last Title Minnesota-Duluth 22 2012 1 2013 Concordia-St. Paul 11 2013 3 2006 Southwest Minnesota State 3 2012 1 2012 MSU-Moorhead 2 2000 0 N/A Wayne State College 1 2001 1 2007 Bemidji State 1 1988 0 N/A St. Cloud State 1 1982 0 N/A Augustana College 0 N/A 0 N/A Mary 0 N/A 0 N/A Minnesota-Crookston 0 N/A 0 N/A Minnesota State 0 N/A 0 N/A 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, then resumed in 2012.

NSIC All-Time Standings (1979 to 2013) School W L Pct Tournament W L Minnesota-Duluth 379 45 .894 4 1 Concordia-St. Paul 222 50 .816 14 3 Wayne State College 194 78 .713 7 5 Southwest Minnesota State 325 165 .663 9 5 Minnesota State 86 54 .614 0 1 MSU-Moorhead 284 187 .603 5 3 Augustana College 69 51 .575 0 2 Winona State 197 293 .402 0 5 St. Cloud State 59 94 .386 0 0 Sioux Falls 15 25 .375 0 1 Northern State 163 277 .370 3 7 Bemidji State 168 322 .343 0 4 Upper Iowa 40 116 .256 0 0 Minnesota-Morris 73 239 .234 0 0 Minot State 9 31 .225 0 0 Minnesota-Crookston 58 213 .214 0 4 Mary 21 134 .135 0 1

NSIC Regular Season Champions

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

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

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

Year School 2006 Concordia-St. Paul 2007 Concordia-St. Paul 2008 Concordia-St. Paul 2009 Concordia-St. Paul 2010 Concordia-St. Paul 2011 Concordia-St. Paul Minnesota-Duluth 2012 Concordia-St. Paul Minnesota-Duluth Southwest Minnesota State 2013 Concordia-St. Paul

NSIC Tournament Champions

Year	School
2004	Concordia-St. Paul
2005	Concordia-St. Paul
2006	Concordia-St. Paul
2007	Wayne State College
2008-2011 (Not Held)
2012	Southwest Minnesota State
2013	Minnesota-Duluth

Men's Basketball

NSIC championships won per school

School	Conference		Division		Tournament
	Titles	Last Title	Titles	Last Title	Titles	Last Title
Minnesota State	17	2013-14	2	2013-14	2	2014
Minnesota-Duluth	16	2001-02	0	N/A	2	2003
St. Cloud State	16	1975-76	2	2013-14	2	2010
Winona State	14	2007-08	0	N/A	5	2011
Northern State	10	2002-03	0	N/A	2	2005
Bemidji State	9	2011-12	1	2013-14	0	N/A
MSU-Moorhead	4	1981-82	1	2013-14	0	N/A
Minnesota-Morris	3	1993-94	—	—	—	—
Southwest Minnesota State	2	2008-09	0	N/A	1	2012
Michigan Tech	2	1979-80	—	—	—	—
Wayne State College	1	1999-00	0	N/A	1	2000

NSIC All-Time Standings (1932 to 2014)

School	W	L	Pct	Tournament
				W	L
Augustana College	84	44	.656	3	6
St. Cloud State	401	212	.654	10	4
Northern State	344	186	.649	15	10
Minnesota State	314	182	.633	11	3
Minnesota-Duluth	393	242	.619	11	7
Winona State	511	453	.530	26	10
Wayne State College	134	146	.479	7	13
MSU-Moorhead	463	510	.476	7	13
Southwest Minnesota State	310	348	.471	16	13
Sioux Falls	20	24	.455	0	2
Bemidji State	430	549	.439	9	11
Concordia-St. Paul	114	166	.407	2	11
Minnesota-Morris	196	289	.404	0	3
Upper Iowa	64	100	.390	3	4
Michigan Tech	95	166	.364	0	0
Mary	59	105	.360	1	5
Minot State	13	31	.295	0	2
Minnesota-Crookston	39	241	.139	0	4

NSIC Regular Season Champions

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

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

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

	North Division		South Division		NSIC Overall
Year	School	Record	School	Record	School	Record
2012-13	St. Cloud State	15-7	Minnesota State	18-4	Minnesota State	18-4
2013-14	Bemidji State Minnesota State-Moorhead St. Cloud State	15-7 15-7 15-7	Minnesota State	19-3	Minnesota State	19-3

NSIC Tournament Champions

Year	School
2000	Wayne State College
2001	Winona State
2002	Minnesota-Duluth
2003	Minnesota-Duluth
2004	Northern State
2005	Northern State
2006	Winona State
2007	Winona State
2008	Winona State
2009	St. Cloud State
2010	St. Cloud State
2011	Winona State
2012	Southwest Minnesota State
2013	Minnesota State
2014	Minnesota State

Women's Basketball

NSIC Championships Per School

School	Conference		Division		Tournament
	Titles	Last Title	Titles	Last Title	Titles	Last Title
Minnesota-Duluth	11	2002-03	0	N/A	4	2004
Northern State	6	1997-98	1	2013-14	0	N/A
Concordia-St. Paul	5	2012-13	1	2012-13	4	2014
Southwest Minnesota State	4	2001-02	0	N/A	1	2002
St. Cloud State	3	1983-84	1	2012-13	1	2009
Bemidji State	3	1986-87	0	N/A	0	N/A
MSU-Moorhead	3	2004-05	0	N/A	0	N/A
Wayne State College	4	2013-14	1	2013-14	3	2012
Minnesota State	1	2008-09	0	N/A	0	N/A
Minnesota-Morris	1	1981-82	—	—	0	N/A
Winona State	0	N/A	0	N/A	1	2011
Augustana College	0	N/A	0	N/A	1	2013
Mary	0	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
Minnesota-Crookston	0	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
Minot State	0	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
Sioux Falls	0	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
Upper Iowa	0	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A

NSIC All-Time Standings (1979-80 to 2013-14)

School	W	L	Pct	Tournament
				W	L
Minnesota-Duluth	318	136	.700	16	7
Wayne State College	196	84	.700	17	12
Concordia-St. Paul	191	89	.682	23	7
Northern State	305	143	.681	13	14
Augustana College	87	41	.680	9	5
Minnesota State	115	55	.676	6	5
St. Cloud State	108	84	.563	4	2
Mary	89	75	.543	4	4
Minot State	23	21	.523	1	2
MSU-Moorhead	266	246	.520	9	15
Southwest Minnesota State	216	296	.422	8	10
Sioux Falls	17	27	.386	2	2
Bemidij State	194	318	.379	1	10
Winona State	178	334	.348	6	14
Minnesota-Morris	88	198	.308	0	3
Minnesota-Crookston	75	183	.291	2	6
Upper Iowa	21	143	.128	0	3

NSIC Regular Season Champions

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

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

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

	North Division		South Division		NSIC Overall
Year	School	Record	School	Record	School	Record
2012-13	St. Cloud State	14-8	Concordia-St. Paul	19-3	Concordia-St. Paul	19-3
2013-14	Northern State	17-5	Wayne State College	19-3	Wayne State College	19-3

NSIC Tournament Champions

Year	School
2000	Minnesota-Duluth
2001	Minnesota-Duluth
2002	Southwest State
2003	Minnesota-Duluth
2004	Minnesota-Duluth
2005	Concordia-St. Paul
2006	Wayne State College
2007	Concordia-St. Paul
2008	Concordia-St. Paul
2009	St. Cloud State
2010	Wayne State College
2011	Winona State
2012	Wayne State College
2013	Augustana College
2014	Concordia-St. Paul

Baseball

NSIC Championships Per School

School	Conference		Tournament
	Titles	Last Title	Titles	Last Title
Winona State	21	2001	3	2007
Minnesota State	9	2014	4	2013
St. Cloud State	9	2013	1	2011
Southwest Minnesota State	4	2002	4	2002
Wayne State College	3	2009	5	2006
Minnesota-Duluth	3	1999	0	N/A
Bemidji State	2	1997	0	N/A
MSU-Moorhead	2	1983	0	N/A
Northern State	1	1993	0	N/A
Minnesota-Morris	1	1970	0	N/A
Concordia-St. Paul	0	N/A	2	2008
Augustana College	0	N/A	1	2014
Mary	0	N/A	0	N/A
Minnesota-Crookston	0	N/A	0	N/A
Upper Iowa	0	N/A	0	N/A

NSIC Regular Season Champions

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

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

Year School 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 Winona State 1981 Mankato State 1982 Bemidji State 1983 Moorhead State 1984 Winona State 1985 Winona State 1986 Winona State

Year School 1987 Winona State 1988 Winona State 1989 Winona State 1990 Winona State 1991 Winona State 1992 Minnesota-Duluth 1993 Minnesota-Duluth Northern State 1994 Southwest State 1995 Winona State 1996 Southwest State 1997 Bemdiji State 1998 Winona State 1999 Minnesota-Duluth 2000 Winona State

Year School 2001 Winona State 2002 Southwest State 2003 Concordia-St. Paul Wayne State College 2004 Wayne State College 2005 Wayne State College 2006 Wayne State College 2007 Wayne State College 2008 Wayne State College 2009 Wayne State College 2010 Minnesota State 2011 Minnesota State 2012 Minnesota State 2013 St. Cloud State 2014 Minnesota State

NSIC Tournament Champions

Year	School
1996	Southwest State
1997	Southwest State
1998	Winona State
1999	Southwest State
2000	Winona State
2001	Wayne State College
2002	Southwest State
2003	Concordia-St. Paul Wayne State College
2004	Wayne State College
2005	Wayne State College
2006	Wayne State College
2007	Winona State
2008	Concordia-St. Paul
2009	Minnesota State
2010	Minnesota State
2011	St. Cloud State
2012	Minnesota State
2013	Minnesota State
2014	Augustana College

Softball

NSIC Championships Per School School Conference Tournament Titles Last Title Titles Last Title Minnesota-Duluth 14 2013 4 2002 Southwest Minnesota State 10 2009 3 2007 Minnesota State 3 2014 2 2013 Winona State 3 2007 5 2014 Augustana College 2 2011 1 2011 Concordia-St. Paul 1 2001 4 2006 Bemidji State 1 1999 0 N/A MSU-Moorhead 1 1990 0 N/A Wayne State College 0 N/A 1 2010 Mary 0 N/A 0 N/A Minnesota-Crookston 0 N/A 0 N/A Northern State 0 N/A 0 N/A St. Cloud State 0 N/A 0 N/A Upper Iowa 0 N/A 0 N/A

NSIC All-Time Standings (1984 to 2014) School W L T Pct Tournament W L Augustana College 127 31 0 .804 17 11 Minnesota-Duluth 310 77 0 .801 39 25 Minnesota State 124 32 0 .795 17 8 Winona State 326 126 0 .721 50 30 Southwest Minnesota State 311 171 1 .645 37 28 Minot State 33 19 0 .635 5 4 Wayne State College 199 117 0 .630 30 30 Concordia-St. Paul 188 111 0 .629 35 19 Mary 99 85 0 .538 7 12 Sioux Falls 28 29 0 .491 0 2 Upper Iowa 82 104 0 .441 2 10 MSU-Moorhead 202 267 0 .431 21 26 St. Cloud State 56 97 1 .367 1 2 Northern State 126 313 0 .287 9 24 Bemidji State 133 357 1 .272 9 26 Minnesota-Morris 36 192 1 .159 0 14 Minnesota-Crookston 25 272 0 .084 0 10

NSIC Regular Season Champions

Year School 1984 Minnesota-Duluth 1985 Southwest State 1986 Southwest State 1987 Minnesota-Duluth 1988 Minnesota-Duluth 1989 Minnesota-Duluth 1990 Moorhead State 1991 Minnesota-Duluth 1992 Minnesota-Duluth

Year School 1993 Southwest State 1994 Southwest State 1995 Minnesota-Duluth 1996 Minnesota-Duluth 1997 Minnesota-Duluth 1998 Minnesota-Duluth 1999 Bemidji State Southwest State 2000 Minnesota-Duluth

Year School 2001 Concordia-St. Paul 2002 Minnesota-Duluth 2003 Minnesota-Duluth Winona State 2004 Southwest Minnesota State 2005 Winona State 2006 Southwest Minnesota State 2007 Southwest Minnesota State Winona State

Year School 2008 Southwest Minnesota State 2009 Southwest Minnesota State 2010 Augustana College 2011 Augustana College 2012 Minnesota State 2013 Minnesota-Duluth Minnesota State 2014 Minnesota State-Mankato

NSIC Tournament Champions

Year	School
1984	Minnesota-Duluth
1985-1995 (Not Held)
1996	Minnesota-Duluth
1997	Southwest State
1998	Southwest State
1999	Winona State
2000	Minnesota-Duluth
2001	Concordia-St. Paul
2002	Minnesota-Duluth
2003	Winona State
2004	Concordia-St. Paul
2005	Concordia-St. Paul
2006	Concordia-St. Paul
2007	Southwest Minnesota State
2008	Winona State
2009	Winona State
2010	Wayne State College
2011	Augustana College
2012	Minnesota State
2013	Minnesota State
2014	Winona State

See also

• Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA): Affiliate Members
• 2010 NSIC Men's Basketball Tournament

References

External links

• Official website

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