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The North Central Conference has prided
itself on the success of its student-athletes
on and off the field of play. In the 50-plus
years since the NCC joined the NCAA,
league schools have brought home 42
NCAA Division II national team championships
and 268 individual national titles.
NCC student-athletes have also earned more
than 270 CoSIDA GTE and Verizon
Academic All-America honors and NCAA
Postgraduate Scholarships.
The NCC, comprised of seven
institutions in North Dakota, Minnesota,
South Dakota and Nebraska, recently had
seven national team champions in a span of
just three years.
The tradition of success is especially
strong in women’s basketball, where NCC
schools have claimed eight of the last 13
national crowns and reached the national
championship game 11 straight seasons
All-Time NCC Champions
(Note: Figure after champion is UND Finish)
1922-23—Creighton (4th)
1923-24—Creighton (4th)
1924-25—Creighton (7th)
1925-26—Morningside (2nd)
1926-27—Creighton (2nd)
1927-28—North Dakota (Champion)
1928-29—South Dakota State (T-2nd)
1929-30—South Dakota (2nd)
1930-31—South Dakota (2nd)
1931-32—North Dakota State (2nd)
1932-33—North Dakota State (2nd)
1933-34—North Dakota (Champion)
1934-35—North Dakota (Champion)
1935-36—North Dakota (Champion)
1936-37—North Dakota (Champion)
1937-38—Morningside (T-2nd)
1938-39—South Dakota (T-2nd)
1939-40—SDSU & NDSU (T-5th)
1940-41—North Dakota State (5th)
1941-42—North Dakota State (4th)
1942-43—South Dakota State (4th)
1943-44—No Conference Play
1944-45—No Conference Play
1945-46—No Conference Play
1946-47—Morningside (2nd)
1947-48—Northern Iowa (5th)
1948-49—Northern Iowa (3rd)
1949-50—Northern Iowa (2nd)
1950-51—UNI & Morningside (T-3rd)
1951-52—North Dakota State (T-3rd)
1952-53—Northern Iowa (2nd)
1953-54—North Dakota & NDSU
1954-55—North Dakota (Champion)
1955-56—South Dakota State (4th)
1956-57—SDSU & South Dakota (7th)
1957-58—South Dakota (T-4th)
1958-59—South Dakota State (T-5th)
1959-60—South Dakota State (7th)
1960-61—South Dakota State (T-5th)
1961-62—N. Iowa & Augustana (T-4th)
1962-63—South Dakota State (3rd)
The North Central Confrence
between 1991 and 2001.
The conference was formed at a meeting
in the fall of 1921 and the first conference
championship was the track and field
championship held in Brookings, S.D., in
the spring of 1922.
The charter members of the conference
were Creighton, Drake, Morningside,
Nebraska Wesleyan, North Dakota, North
Dakota State, St. Thomas, South Dakota,
and South Dakota State.
Several institutions have been members
of the NCC over the last 80 years, but the
conference membership has been among the
most stable in college athletics.
1963-64—Northern Iowa (T-3rd)
1964-65—North Dakota (Champion)
1965-66—North Dakota (Champion)
1966-67—North Dakota (Champion)
1967-68—South Dakota State (T-2nd)
1968-69—SDSU & Northern Iowa (T-3rd)
1969-70—South Dakota State (T-5th)
1970-71—North Dakota State (4th)
1971-72—South Dakota (T-2nd)
1972-73—South Dakota State (4th)
1973-74—North Dakota (Champion)
1974-75—North Dakota (Champion)
1975-76—North Dakota & Mankato State
1976-77—North Dakota (Champion)
1977-78—Augustana (T-3rd)
1978-79—Nebraska-Omaha (T-2nd)
1979-80—South Dakota State (3rd)
1980-81—North Dakota State (2nd)
1981-82—North Dakota (Champion)
1982-83—Morningside (6th)
1983-84—Nebraska-Omaha (T-4th)
1984-85—South Dakota State (T-2nd)
1985-86—St. Cloud State (8th)
1986-87—St. Cloud State (T-2nd)
1987-88—St. Cloud State (T-6th)
1988-89—N. Colorado & Augustana (10th)
1989-90—North Dakota (Champion)
1990-91—North Dakota (Champion)
1991-92—South Dakota State (4th)
1992-93—South Dakota (2nd)
1993-94—South Dakota (T-3rd)
1994-95—North Dakota & NDSU
1995-96—South Dakota State (6th)
1996-97—South Dakota State (9th)
1997-98—South Dakota State (T-7th)
1998-99—South Dakota (3rd)
1999-00—South Dakota (3rd)
2000-01—South Dakota (T-5th)
2001-02—South Dakota State (T-3rd)
2002-03—St. Cloud State (3rd)
2003-04—Nebraska-Omaha (7th)
The current seven members of the league
are Augustana, Minnesota Duluth,
Minnesota State, Mankato, Nebraska-
Omaha, North Dakota, St. Cloud State,
South Dakota and South Dakota State.
The North Central Conference awards
championships in 20 sports. The 10 men’s
league sports are: baseball, basketball, cross
country, football, golf, indoor track, outdoor
track, swimming and diving, tennis and
wrestling.
The 10 women’s championship sports
are: basketball, cross country, golf, indoor
track, outdoor track, soccer, softball,
swimming and diving, tennis and volleyball.
Melanie Heitman-Nelson is the Interim
Commissioner; Jon Martin is the Assistant
Commissioner in charge of Media
Relations.
NCC Championship Team Summary
(79 Seasons--none awarded during war years of 1944, 1945 or 1946)
Titles Won Summary
Team Won Outright Shared UND Finish
South Dakota State # 20 17 3 1st-18 times
North Dakota 18 15 3 2nd-19 times
South Dakota 11 10 1 3rd-15 times
North Dakota State # 10 7 3 4th-9 times
Northern Iowa # 8 5 3 5th-6 times
Morningside # 5 4 1 6th-4 times
Creighton # 4 4 0 7th-5 times
St. Cloud State 4 4 0 8th- 1 time
Augustana 3 1 2 9th- 1 time
Nebraska-Omaha 3 3 0 10th-1 time
Minnesota State 1 0 1
Northern Colorado # 1 0 1
#—No longer a member of the North Central Conference
NCC Teams In NCAA Tournaments
Reg. National
Team (Appearances) W L Pct. Champ. Finals
South Dakota State (23) 35 22 .614 7 2
North Dakota (19) 30 22 .577 8 0
South Dakota (9) 15 8 .652 0 1
North Dakota State (8) 8 8 .500 0 —
Nebraska-Omaha (9) 6 11 .353 0 —
St. Cloud State (8) 7 10 .412 1 —
Augustana (6) 3 9 .250 0 —
Northern Colorado (4) 1 6 .167 0 —
Morningside (3) 8 3 .727 2 1
Northern Iowa# (3) 5 4 .555 1 1
Minnesota State (2) 2 2 .500 0 —
NCC Totals 119 105 .531
Fighting Sioux Men’s Basketball 2004-05