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North Central Conference
(NCC)
Established 1922 Dissolved 2008 Association NCAA Division Division II Members 8 Sports fielded 18 (men's: 9; women's: 9) Region Midwest, Washington Headquarters Sioux Falls, South Dakota Locations 
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.
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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 University of St. Thomas), Des Moines University, Creighton University, North Dakota Agricultural College (now 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 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 are 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 would cease operations on July 1, 2008.[1]
- University of North Dakota announced in the summer of 2006 that they will reclassify their athletic programs to Division I, and left 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 left 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 were admitted to the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference beginning July 1, 2008.[3]
- The University of Nebraska at Omaha joined the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association starting July 1, 2008.[4]
- The Central Washington University and Western Washington University football teams joined with Dixie State College of Utah, Humboldt State University, and Western Oregon University to reform the Great Northwest Athletic Conference football division.
Member schools
Charter members
The North Central Conference began in 1921 with nine charter members:[5]
* Des Moines University closed in 1929.[6]
Additional members
Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Joined Left Current Conference Augustana College Sioux Falls, South Dakota 1860 Private/Lutheran (ELCA) 1,650 1941 2008 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference University of Minnesota Duluth Duluth, Minnesota 1902, 1947 Public 10,497 2004 2008 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Minnesota State University, Mankato Mankato, Minnesota 1868 Public 15,649 1968
19811976
2008Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, Nebraska 1908 Public 14,093 1934
19761946
2008Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association University of Northern Colorado Greeley, Colorado 1889 Public 12,392 1978 2003 Big Sky Conference University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa 1876 Public 14,070 1934 1978 Missouri Valley Conference St. Cloud State University St. Cloud, Minnesota 1869 Public 17,231 1981 2008 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Membership time line
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. University of North Dakota, University of Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota State University, Mankato, University of Nebraska at Omaha, and St. Cloud State University are members of the WCHA.
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, Mankato Blakeslee Stadium 7,500 Nebraska-Omaha Al F. Caniglia Field 9,500 North Dakota Alerus Center 13,500 St. Cloud State Husky Stadium 4,198 South Dakota DakotaDome 10,000 Western Washington Civic Stadium 5,000 References
- ^ "Thomas: NCC will fold in summer 2008". Forum Communications Co.. 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20070927204158/http://www.in-forum.com/Sports/articles/147907. Retrieved 2006-11-30.
- ^ "USD to Move Athletic Programs to Division I". University of South Dakota. 2006. http://www.usdcoyotes.com/sports/news/release.asp?release_id=3489. Retrieved 2006-11-29.
- ^ "Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Expands to 14 Teams". Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. 2007. http://www.northernsun.org/07_04_02_Expansion_Release.pdf. Retrieved 2007-05-24.
- ^ "MIAA CEO Council ratifies decision to add Nebraska-Omaha". Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association. 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-07-05. http://web.archive.org/web/20070705041635/http://www.themiaa.com/MIAANewsArticle.asp?News=1778. Retrieved 2007-05-24.
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External links
Categories:- Sports in the Midwestern United States
- Defunct NCAA Division II conferences
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