Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

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.

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
NSIC
Established1932
AssociationNCAA
DivisionDivision II
Members16
Sports fielded
  • 18
    • men's: 8
    • women's: 10
RegionWest North Central States
Former namesNorthern 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)
HeadquartersSaint Paul, Minnesota
CommissionerErin Lind (since July 1, 2014)
Websitenorthernsun.org
Locations

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
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
Location of NSIC members: full

The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference was founded in 1932 as the Northern Teachers Athletic Conference. Charter members included Bemidji State Teachers College (Bemidji State University), Duluth State Teachers College (University of Minnesota Duluth), Mankato State Teachers College (Minnesota State University, Mankato), Moorhead State Teachers College (Minnesota State University Moorhead), St. Cloud State Teachers College (St. Cloud State University), and Winona State Teachers College (Winona State University). In 1942 the conference name was changed to the State Teacher's College Conference of Minnesota. The conference switched its name to the Northern Intercollegiate Conference (NIC) in 1962. In the spring of 1992 the NSIC was formed out of the merger of the NIC, the men's conference, and the women's Northern Sun Conference (NSC). 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 Minnesota–Duluth to the now defunct North Central Conference, and the University of Minnesota Morris to NCAA Division III. The University of Mary and Upper Iowa University were admitted in the fall of 2006 to again expand the NSIC to 10 members.

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

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

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

Since becoming affiliated with NCAA Division II, NSIC members have won 23 team national championships and has also crowned 77 individual national champions.

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.[13]

Member schools

Current members
Institution Location Founded Type Enrollment Nickname Colors Joined
Augustana University Sioux Falls, South Dakota 1860 Private (ELCA) 2,080 Vikings           2008
Bemidji State University Bemidji, Minnesota 1919 Public 5,198 Beavers           1932
Concordia University–St. Paul Saint Paul, Minnesota 1893 Private (LCMS) 4,792 Golden Bears           1999
University of Mary Bismarck, North Dakota 1959 Private (Catholic) 3,160 Marauders                2006
Minnesota State University, Mankato Mankato, Minnesota 1868 Public 14,712 Mavericks           1932;
1978;
2008
Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, Minnesota 1888 Public 6,019 Dragons           1932
University of Minnesota Crookston Crookston, Minnesota 1906 Public 2,834 Golden Eagles           1999
University of Minnesota Duluth Duluth, Minnesota 1902 Public 11,168 Bulldogs           1932;
1975;
2008
Minot State University Minot, North Dakota 1913 Public 3,216 Beavers           2012
Northern State University Aberdeen, South Dakota 1901 Public 3,611 Wolves           1978
St. Cloud State University St. Cloud, Minnesota 1869 Public 6,800 Huskies           1932;
2008
University of Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, South Dakota 1883 Private (Baptist) 1,453 Cougars           2012
Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall, Minnesota 1967 Public 6,966 Mustangs           1969
Upper Iowa University Fayette, Iowa 1857 Private (Nonsectarian) 6,764 Peacocks           2006
Wayne State College Wayne, Nebraska 1910 Public 3,292 Wildcats           1998
Winona State University Winona, Minnesota 1858 Public 7,952 Warriors           1932

Note: On December 13, 2018, Augustana University announced plans to leave the NSIC and Division II and transition to NCAA Division I, with the earliest likely date for the move being 2021.[14]

Affiliate members
Institution Location Founded Type Nickname Joined Sport Primary
conference
University of Wisconsin–Parkside Kenosha, Wisconsin 1968 Public Rangers 2021 Wrestling GLIAC

Former members
Institution Location Founded Type Nickname Joined Left Current
conference
Michigan Technological University Houghton, Michigan 1885 Public Huskies 1957 1980 GLIAC
University of Minnesota Morris Morris, Minnesota 1960 Public Cougars 1966 2003 Upper Midwest
(NCAA D-III)

Former affiliate members
Institution Location Founded Type Nickname Joined Left Sport Primary
conference
Lindenwood University St. Charles, Missouri 1827 Private (Presbyterian) Lady Lions 2012 2014 swimming & diving (W) Great Lakes Valley
University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, Nebraska 1905 Public 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 University 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.[15]
  • 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.
  • 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 (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.
  • 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: Mankato State University is renamed Minnesota State University, Mankato.
  • 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.
  • 2000: Moorhead State University is renamed 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.[16]
  • 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 to Division II and join the conference to bring membership back up to 10 schools.[17]
  • 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, and St. Cloud State rejoin the Northern Sun. Another NCC refugee, Augustana College joins the NSIC for the first time, increasing membership to 14 schools.
  • 2012: Minot State University and the University of Sioux Falls begin full membership after joining NCAA Division II from the NAIA. This gave the league its largest membership at 16 schools.
  • 2012: Lindenwood University and the University of Nebraska at Kearney, both members of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association became associate members of the NSIC in the sport of Women's Swimming & Diving. Following the end of the 2013–14 season, both schools left the NSIC to join the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) for that sport.
  • 2021: Wisconsin–Parkside joined as an affiliate member for wrestling

Sports
A divisional format is used for basketball (M / W) and football.
North
  • Bemidji State
  • Mary
  • Minnesota State–Moorhead
  • Minnesota–Crookston
  • Minnesota–Duluth
  • Minot State
  • Northern State
  • St. Cloud State
South
  • Augustana
  • Concordia–St. Paul
  • Minnesota State
  • Sioux Falls
  • Southwest Minnesota State
  • Upper Iowa
  • Wayne State
  • Winona State
Conference sports
SportMen'sWomen's
BaseballY
BasketballYY
Cross CountryYY
FootballY
GolfYY
SoccerY
SoftballY
Swimming & DivingY
TennisY
Track & Field IndoorYY
Track & Field OutdoorYY
VolleyballY
WrestlingY

Men's sponsored sports by school
School Baseball Basketball Cross
Country		 Football Golf Track
& Field
Indoor		 Track
& Field
Outdoor		 Wrestling Total
NSIC
Sports
Augustana 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 3
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 3
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 Y Y Y Y Y Y 6
Winona State Y Y Y Y Y 5
Totals 15 16 12 14 10 11 11 9 100

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 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 9
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 Y Y 9
Wayne State 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 15 15 16 140

Other sponsored sports by school
School Men Women
Bowling[lower-alpha 1] Ice
Hockey[lower-alpha 2]		 Soccer Swimming
& Diving		 Tennis Bowling[lower-alpha 2] Gymnastics[lower-alpha 2] Ice
Hockey[lower-alpha 2]		 Lacrosse Skiing[lower-alpha 2]
Augustana IND
Bemidji State WCHA[lower-alpha 3] WCHA
Concordia–St. Paul GLIAC
Mary GNAC
Minnesota State WCHA[lower-alpha 3] WCHA
Minnesota–Duluth NCHC WCHA
St. Cloud State NCHC GLIAC WCHA CCSA[lower-alpha 4]
Upper Iowa IND MIAA GLVC GLIAC
Winona State WIAC
  1. Bowling is sponsored by the NCAA for women only. Men's college competition is sanctioned solely by the sport's US governing body, the American Bowling Congress, which sanctions women's competition alongside the NCAA.
  2. De facto Division I sport. The NCAA championships in bowling, women's gymnastics and the coeducational sport of skiing are open to members of all three divisions. In men's and women's ice hockey, the NCAA championship tournaments are open to members of Divisions I and II.
  3. Bemidji State and Minnesota State are two of the seven WCHA men's members that have announced they will start play in a revived Central Collegiate Hockey Association in 2021–22.
  4. While the NCAA-sponsored sport of skiing has coeducational teams with men's and women's squads, and covers both Alpine and Nordic disciplines, St. Cloud State fields only a women's Nordic team.

In addition to the above teams:

  • Upper Iowa classifies its cheerleaders and dance team members as varsity athletes under the "spirit" designation. It also fields coeducational teams in esports and shotgun sports.

Conference stadiums
School Football stadium Capacity Basketball arena Capacity Baseball Fields Capacity
Augustana Kirkeby–Over Stadium 6,500 Sioux Falls Arena 4,066 Ronken Field 500
Bemidji State Chet Anderson Stadium 4,000 BSU Gymnasium 2,500 BSU Field 250
Concordia–St. Paul Sea Foam Stadium 3,500 Gangelhoff Center 3,200 Barnes Field 2,500
Mary Bismarck Community Bowl 7,000 McDowell Activity Center 2,500 Bismarck Municipal Ball Park 2,000
Minnesota State Blakeslee Stadium 7,500[18] Taylor Center 4,800[19] Bowyer Field 450
MSU–Moorhead Alex Nemzek Stadium 5,000 Alex Nemzek Fieldhouse 3,500 Non-Baseball School NA
Minnesota–Crookston Non-Football School N/A Lysaker Gymnasium 3,500 UMC Baseball Field 300
Minnesota–Duluth Griggs Field at James S. Malosky Stadium 4,000 Romano Gymnasium 2,759 Wade Stadium 4,200
Minot State Herb Parker Stadium 4,500 MSU Dome 10,000 Corbett Field 2,000
Northern State Swisher Field 6,000 Wachs Arena 8,057 Fossum Field 2,500
Sioux Falls Bob Young Field 5,400 Stewart Center 2,000 Harmodon Park 300
St. Cloud State Non-Football School N/A Halenbeck Hall 6,927 Joe Faber Field 2,000
Southwest Minnesota State Mattke Field at the Regional Events Center 3,500 R/A Facility 4,000 Alumni Field 500
Upper Iowa Harms-Eischeid Stadium 3,500 Dorman Gymnasium 1,950 Robertson Woods Field
Wayne State Memorial Stadium 3,500 Rice Auditorium 2,500 Pete Chapman Baseball Complex
Winona State Maxwell Field at Warrior Stadium 3,500 McCown Gymnasium 3,500 Loughrey Field 500
School Soccer stadium Capacity Softball Field Capacity Volleyball Arena Capacity
Augustana Morstad Field Bowden Field Elmen Center 4,000
Bemidji State BSU Soccer Complex BSU Softball Field BSU Gymnasium 2,500
Concordia–St. Paul Sea Foam Stadium 3,500 Carlander Field Gangelhoff Center 3,200
Mary Bismarck Community Bowl 7,000 University of Mary Softball Field McDowell Activity Center 2,500
Minnesota State The Pitch MSU Softball Diamond Taylor Center 4,800[20]
MSU–Moorhead Nemzek Soccer Field Nemzek Softball Field Alex Nemzek Fieldhouse 3,500
Minnesota–Crookston UMC Soccer Field UMC Softball Field Lysaker Gymnasium 3,500
Minnesota–Duluth Griggs Field at James S. Malosky Stadium 4,000 Junction Ave Field 250 Romano Gymnasium 2,759
Minot State Herb Parker Stadium 4,500 South Hill Softball Complex MSU Dome 10,000
Northern State Northern State Athletic and Recreation Fields Moccasin Creek Complex Wachs Arena 8,057
Sioux Falls USF Soccer Field 300 Sherman Park 300 Stewart Center 2,000
St. Cloud State Husky Stadium 4,198 Selke Field
Husky Dome		 Halenbeck Hall 6,927
Southwest Minnesota State Mattke Field at the Regional Events Center 3,500 Mustang Field PE Gym 2,000
Upper Iowa Pattison Field Eischeid Softball Complex Dorman Gymnasium 1,950
Wayne State WSC Soccer Field Pete Chapman Softball Complex Rice Auditorium 2,500
Winona State Maxwell Field at Warrior Stadium 3,500 Maynard R Johnson Field McCown Gymnasium 3,500

National champions

NCAA Division II

The NSIC has had 24 national championship teams in NCAA Division II play:

NCAA Division II National Champions

Year School Sport
1965 Minnesota State Wrestling
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 Women's Cross Country
2011 Concordia–St. Paul Volleyball
2012 Concordia–St. Paul Volleyball
2013 Concordia–St. Paul Volleyball
2015 St. Cloud State Wrestling
2016 St. Cloud State Wrestling
2016 Augustana Men's Basketball
2016 Concordia-St. Paul Volleyball
2017 Minnesota State Softball
2017 Concordia-St. Paul Volleyball
2018 St. Cloud State Wrestling
2018 Augustana Baseball
2019 St. Cloud State Wrestling
2019 Augustana Softball

NAIA

NAIA National Champions

Year School Sport
1958 Mankato State Wrestling
1959 Mankato State Wrestling
1964 Moorhead State 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 five full-time commissioners in its history.

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

Conference championships

Last updated March 3, 2020

Includes Regular Season and Tournament Championships

School Total
Championships		 Men's
Championships		 Women's
Championships
Minnesota–Duluth 206 93 113
Minnesota State 160 131 29
Winona State 129 80 49
MSU-Moorhead 124 97 27
St. Cloud State 78 66 12
Southwest Minnesota State 59 20 39
Augustana 54 18 36
Bemidji State 46 36 10
Northern State 45 29 16
Concordia–St. Paul 40 4 36
Wayne State 28 16 12
Mary 25 1 24
Minnesota–Morris 16 15 1
Michigan Tech 9 9 0
Upper Iowa 7 3 4
Sioux Falls 3 2 1
Minot State 3 1 2
Minnesota–Crookston 1 1 0

Football
NSIC Championships Won or Shared Per School
School Conference Division
Titles Last
Title		 Titles Last
Title
Minnesota State 21 2019 9 2019
Minnesota–Duluth 19 2018 12 2019
Winona State 18 2007 2 2012
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 2 2015
Northern State 3 1999 1 2015
Concordia–St. Paul 2 2005 0 N/A
Sioux Falls 1 2016 1 2016
Southwest Minnesota State 1 1990 0 N/A
Augustana 0 N/A 2 2015
Wayne State 0 N/A 1 2008
Mary 0 N/A 0 N/A
Upper Iowa 0 N/A 0 N/A
NSIC Champions
North Division South Division NSIC Overall
Year School Record School Record School Record
2008 Minnesota–Duluth 6-0 Minnesota State
Wayne State		 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
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
2014 Minnesota–Duluth 7-0 Minnesota State 7-0 Minnesota–Duluth
Minnesota State		 11-0
2015 Minnesota-Duluth 6-1 Minnesota State 6-1 Minnesota State 10-1
2016 Minnesota-Duluth 7-0 Sioux Falls 7-0 Sioux Falls 11-0
2017 Minnesota-Duluth 7-0 Minnesota State 7-0 Minnesota State 11-0
2018 Minnesota-Duluth 7-0 Minnesota State 7-0 Minnesota–Duluth
Minnesota State		 11-0
2019 Minnesota-Duluth 7-0 Minnesota State 7-0 Minnesota State 11-0
2020 n/a n/a n/a

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

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

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 3 2018-19 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 13 2019-20 3 2019-20 5 2020
Bemidji State 9 2011-12 1 2013-14 0 N/A
MSU-Moorhead 6 2016-17 3 2016-17 0 N/A
Minnesota–Morris 3 1993-94 — — — —
Southwest Minnesota State 2 2008-09 2 2017-18 2 2016-17
Michigan Tech 2 1979-80 — — — —
Augustana 2 2015-16 3 2018-19 1 2015-16
Wayne State 1 1999-00 1 2018-19 1 2000
Sioux Falls 0 N/A 1 2019-20 0 N/A
NSIC All-Time Standings (1932 to 2019)
School W L Pct Tournament
W L
Augustana 178 82 .685 15 10
Northern State 445 217 .672 31 13
St. Cloud State 482 263 .647 15 10
Minnesota State 402 226 .640 21 9
Minnesota–Duluth 455 312 .593 15 13
Winona State 580 516 .529 31 16
Sioux Falls 90 86 .511 7 8
MSU-Moorhead 552 553 .500 15 19
Southwest Minnesota State 376 414 .476 26 18
Upper Iowa 132 164 .446 9 10
Wayne State 179 233 .434 9 19
Bemidji State 475 636 .426 10 17
Minot State 110 154 .417 1 8
Minnesota–Morris 196 289 .404 0 3
Concordia–St. Paul 155 257 .376 4 17
Mary 108 188 .365 3 11
Michigan Tech 95 166 .364 0 0
Minnesota–Crookston 72 340 .175 1 10
NSIC Regular Season Champions
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
MSU-Moorhead
St. Cloud State		 15-7
15-7
15-7		 Minnesota State 19-3 Minnesota State 19-3
2014-15 MSU-Moorhead 20-2 Augustana 20-2 Augustana
MSU-Moorhead		 20-2
2015-16 MSU-Moorhead 19-3 Augustana 21-1 Augustana 21-1
2016-17 MSU-Moorhead 19-3 Southwest Minnesota State 17-5 MSU-Moorhead 19-3
2017-2018 Northern State 20-2 Southwest Minnesota State 17-5 Northern State 20-2
2018-2019 Northern State 18-4 Minnesota State
Augustana
Wayne State		 14-8 Northern State 18-4
2019-20 Northern State 18-4 Sioux Falls 17-5 Northern State 18-4
NSIC Tournament Champions
Main article: Northern Sun Men's Basketball Tournament
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
2012 Southwest Minnesota State
2013 Minnesota State
2014 Minnesota State
2015 Augustana
2016 Augustana
2017 Southwest Minnesota State
2018 Northern State
2019 Northern State
2020 Northern State

Women's Basketball
NSIC Championships Per School
School Conference Division Tournament
Titles Last
Title		 Titles Last
Title		 Titles Last
Title
Minnesota–Duluth 12 2019-20 1 2019-20 5 2019
Northern State 7 2017-18 4 2017-18 2 2017
Concordia–St. Paul 5 2012-13 2 2018-19 4 2014
Southwest Minnesota State 4 2001-02 0 N/A 1 2002
St. Cloud State 3 1983-84 1 2012-13 2 2020
Bemidji State 3 1986-87 0 N/A 0 N/A
MSU-Moorhead 6 2018-19 4 2018-19 0 N/A
Wayne State 5 2014-15 2 2014-15 3 2012
Augustana 1 2017-18 2 2017-18 2 2018
Minnesota State 1 2008-09 0 N/A 0 N/A
Minnesota–Morris 1 1981-82 — — 0 N/A
Winona State 1 2015-16 1 2015-16 1 2011
Sioux Falls 0 N/A 1 2019-20 1 2017
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
Upper Iowa 0 N/A 0 N/A 0 N/A
NSIC All-Time Standings (1979-80 to 2018–19)
School W L Pct Tournament
W L
Wayne State 281 131 .682 25 18
Augustana 177 83 .681 20 10
Minnesota–Duluth 397 189 .677 24 12
Northern State 389 191 .671 25 18
Concordia–St. Paul 263 149 .638 26 13
Minnesota State 185 117 .613 11 11
Sioux Falls 106 70 .602 15 7
MSU-Moorhead 367 277 .570 17 21
St. Cloud State 184 140 .568 11 7
Mary 155 141 .524 5 10
Winona State 262 382 .407 16 20
Southwest Minnesota State 249 395 .387 8 16
Minot State 63 113 .358 1 8
Bemidij State 216 428 .335 2 16
Minnesota–Crookston 125 265 .321 5 12
Minnesota–Morris 88 198 .308 0 3
Upper Iowa 36 260 .122 0 9
NSIC Regular Season Champions
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 19-3 Wayne State 19-3
2014-15 Northern State 16-6 Wayne State 18-4 Wayne State 18-4
2015-16 Northern State
MSU-Moorhead		 17-5 Winona State 20-2 Winona State 20-2
2016-17 MSU-Moorhead 20-2 Augustana 17-5 MSU-Moorhead 20-2
2017-18 Northern State
MSU-Moorhead		 19-3 Augustana 19-3 Northern State
MSU-Moorhead
Augustana		 19-3
2018-19 MSU-Moorhead 19-3 Concordia-St. Paul 17-5 MSU-Moorhead 19-3
2019-20 Minnesota-Duluth 20-2 Sioux Falls 17-5 Minnesota-Duluth 20-2
NSIC Tournament Champions
Year School
2000 Minnesota–Duluth
2001 Minnesota–Duluth
2002 Southwest Minnesota 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
2012 Wayne State
2013 Augustana
2014 Concordia–St. Paul
2015 Northern State
2016 Sioux Falls
2017 Northern State
2018 Augustana
2019 Minnesota-Duluth
2020 St. Cloud State

Baseball
NSIC Championships Per School
School Conference Tournament
Titles Last
Title		 Titles Last
Title
Winona State 21 2001 3 2007
St. Cloud State 10 2015 3 2016
Minnesota State 10 2017 5 2017
Southwest Minnesota State 4 2002 4 2002
Minnesota–Duluth 4 2016 0 N/A
Wayne State 3 2009 5 2006
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
Augustana 1 2019 3 2019
Minot State 1 2018 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
NSIC Regular Season Champions

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

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
Wayne State
2004 Wayne State
2005 Wayne State
2006 Wayne State
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
2015 St. Cloud State
2016 St. Cloud State
2017 Minnesota State
2018 Augustana
2019 Augustana
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Softball
NSIC Regular Season Champions
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
2011 Augustana
2012 Minnesota State
2013 Minnesota State
2014 Winona State
2015 Winona State
2016 Upper Iowa
2017 Minnesota State
2018 Winona State
2019 Augustana
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Women's Soccer
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