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North Central Conference
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Classification	NCAA Division II
Established	1922
Members	7
Sports fielded	18 (9 men’s, 9 women’s)
Region	Midwestern United States
States	4 - Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska
Headquarters	Sioux Falls, South Dakota

The North Central Conference is a College Athletic Conference which operates in the north central United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division II. It was announced on November 29, 2006 that the 2007-08 athletic season would be the final season for the NCC, and would no longer exist as of July 1, 2008.^[1]

Contents 1 Member schools 1.1 Teams 2 2008 Plans 3 Sports 4 Former members 5 Associate Members 6 Conference football stadiums 7 References 8 External links

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment
Augustana College	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	1860	Private/Lutheran	1,650
Central Washington University	Ellensburg, Washington	1891	Public	9,296
University of Minnesota Duluth	Duluth, Minnesota	1947	Public	10,497
Minnesota State University, Mankato	Mankato, Minnesota	1868	Public	13,814
University of Nebraska at Omaha	Omaha, Nebraska	1908	Public	14,093
University of North Dakota	Grand Forks, North Dakota	1883	Public	13,817
St. Cloud State University	St. Cloud, Minnesota	1869	Public	15,400
University of South Dakota	Vermillion, South Dakota	1862	Public	8,641
Western Washington University	Bellingham, Washington	1893	Public	12,816

• Augustana Vikings
• Central Washington Wildcats
• Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
• Minnesota State-Mankato Mavericks
• Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks
• North Dakota Fighting Sioux
• St. Cloud State Huskies
• South Dakota Coyotes
• Western Washington Vikings

As of July 1, 2008, six of the seven NCC members have changed affiliation.

University of North Dakota announced in the summer of 2006 that they will reclassify their athletic programs to Division I. They will leave the North Central Conference after the 2007-08 academic year.

University of South Dakota announced on November 29, 2006, that they will reclassify their athletic programs to Division I. Like North Dakota, they will leave the North Central Conference after the 2007-08 academic year.^[2]

Augustana College, University of Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota State University, Mankato and St. Cloud State University have been admitted to the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference as of July 1, 2008.

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

Five of the seven members of the NCC sponsor Division I Ice Hockey. University of North Dakota, University of Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota State University, Mankato, and St. Cloud State University are members of the WCHA. The University of Nebraska at Omaha competes in the CCHA.

The NCC was formed in 1922. Charter members of the NCC were South Dakota State University, College of St. Thomas, Des Moines, Creighton University, North Dakota State University, University of North Dakota, Morningside College, 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-AA in the Missouri Valley Conference and the Gateway Football Conference. In 2001 Morningside College left the NCC to join the NAIA. Three schools left the conference in 2004. North Dakota State University, the University of Northern Colorado, and South Dakota State University are all transitioning their athletics programs from Division II to Division I. These three schools became founding members of the Division I-AA Great West Football Conference, which started play in the fall of 2004. Since that time, Northern Colorado joined the Big Sky Conference in 2006. In fall of 2006, former NCC members North Dakota State and South Dakota State were admitted to the Mid-Continent Conference, while continuing to play football in the Great West Football Conference (GWFC).

Football - Western Washington University, Central Washington University

Women's Swimming and Diving - Colorado Mines, MSU-Moorhead, Metro State (CO)

Men's Swimming and Diving - Colorado Mines, Metro State (CO)

Men's Tennis - Winona State

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

1. ^ Thomas: NCC will fold in summer 2008. Forum Communications Co. (2006). Retrieved on November 30, 2006.
2. ^ USD to Move Athletic Programs to Division I. University of South Dakota (2006). Retrieved on November 29, 2006.

• Official Website of the North Central Conference
• Siouxsports.com Fan-Site

North Central Conference
Augustana • Central Washington† • Minnesota Duluth • Minnesota State Mankato • Nebraska-Omaha • North Dakota • Saint Cloud State • South Dakota • Western Washington† † Football-only member

NCAA Division II Football Conferences

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Great Lakes Football Conference – Great Northwest Athletic Conference – Gulf South Conference – Lone Star Conference – Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association – North Central Conference – Northeast Ten Conference – Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – South Atlantic Conference – Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Independents