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The North Star Athletic Association (NSAA ) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) that began play in the 2013–14 school year.[1] The conference currently has seven full member institutions in Iowa , Nebraska , North Dakota , South Dakota , and Wisconsin . On December 28, 2023, the conference announced it will disband following the 2024–25 school year.[2]
History [ edit ]
North Star Athletic Association
200km 125miles
Dickinson State
Viterbo
Waldorf
Bellevue
Dakota State
Mayville State
Valley City State
Jamestown
Location of NSAA members:
current,
departing before 2025,
future
Chronological timeline [ edit ]
2013 – The North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) was founded. Charter members included Dakota State University , the University of Jamestown , Mayville State University , Presentation College and Valley City State University , beginning the 2013–14 academic year.
2014 – Dickinson State University joined the NSAA in the 2014–15 academic year.
2014 – Waldorf University joined the NSAA as an affiliate member for football in the 2014 fall season (2014–15 academic year).
2015 – Bellevue University and Viterbo University joined the NSAA (along with Waldorf upgrading to join for all sports) in the 2015–16 academic year.
2015 – The University of Winnipeg joined the NSAA as an affiliate member for baseball in the 2016 spring season (2015–16 academic year).
2017 – Winnipeg left the NSAA as an affiliate member for baseball as the school dropped the sport after the 2017 spring season (2016–17 academic year).
2018 – Jamestown left the NSAA to join the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) after the 2017–18 academic year.
2021 – Iowa Wesleyan University joined the NSAA as an affiliate member for football, men's track and field, and women's track and field in the 2021–22 academic year.
2023 – Presentation (S.D.) left the NSAA as the school closed after the 2022–23 academic year.[3]
2023 – Iowa Wesleyan left the NSAA as an affiliate member as the school closed after the 2022–23 academic year.[4]
2023 – Waldorf announced they will leave the NSAA at the conclusion of the 2023–24 academic year to join the GPAC.[5]
2023 – Viterbo announced they will leave the NSAA at the conclusion of the 2023–24 academic year to join the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC).[6]
2024 – The NSAA announced Jamestown will rejoin the conference beginning in the 2024-25 season.[7]
2025 – The NSAA will disband following the conclusion of the 2024-25 athletic season.[2] Jamestown will transition to NCAA Division II and join the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference , while Dickinson State will re-join its former home of the Frontier Conference .[8] [9] The remaining members (Bellevue, Dakota State, Mayville State, and Valley City State) have not yet announced any plans to join a new conference following the NSAA's dissolution.
Member schools [ edit ]
Current members [ edit ]
The NSAA currently has seven full members, three of which are private schools:
Institution
Location
Founded
Affiliation
Enrollment
Nickname
Joined[a]
Colors
Bellevue University
Bellevue, Nebraska
1966
Nonsectarian
8,300
Bruins
2015
Dakota State University
Madison, South Dakota
1881
Public
3,307
Trojans
2013
Dickinson State University [b]
Dickinson, North Dakota
1918
Public
1,800
Blue Hawks
2014
Mayville State University
Mayville, North Dakota
1889
Public
1,130
Comets
2013
Valley City State University
Valley City, North Dakota
1890
Public
1,623
Vikings
2013
Viterbo University [c]
La Crosse, Wisconsin
1923
Catholic(Franciscan )
3,088
V-Hawks
2015
Waldorf University [d]
Forest City, Iowa
1903
For-profit [e]
720
Warriors
2015[f]
Notes
^ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
^ Dickinson State will join the Frontier Conference after the 2024-25 academic year.[9]
^ Viterbo will leave for the CCAC after the 2023-24 academic year.[6]
^ Waldorf will leave for the GPAC after the 2023-24 academic year.[5]
^ Formerly affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) until 2010.
^ Waldorf competed in the NSAA as an affiliate member for football only during the 2014-15 academic year; before becoming a full member, effective in the 2015–16 academic year.
Future member [ edit ]
The NSAA currently has one future member, which is also a private school:
Notes
^ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
^ Jamestown was previously a member of the NSAA from 2013–18.
Former members [ edit ]
The NSAA had two former full members, both of which were private schools:
Notes
^ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
^ Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition end.
^ Jamestown will be returning to the NSAA for the 2024–25 academic year only.
Former affiliate members [ edit ]
The NSAA had three former affiliate members, one was a public school and the other two were private :
Notes
^ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
^ Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition end.
^ Waldorf became a full member of the NSAA in 2015-16.
Membership timeline [ edit ]
Full member (all sports)
Full member (non-football)
Associate member (football-only)
Associate member (other)
Conference sports [ edit ]
The North Star Athletic Association currently fields 18 sports (9 men's and 9 women's):
Men's sports [ edit ]
Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the North Star Athletic Association which are played by NSAA schools
Women's sports [ edit ]
Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the North Star Athletic Association which are played by NSAA schools
Conference Championships [ edit ]
NSAA championships won or shared per school
School
Conference
Titles
Last Title
Dickinson State
8
2022
Valley City State
2
2014
Jamestown
1
2013
Dakota State
0
n/a
Iowa Wesleyan
0
n/a
Mayville State
0
n/a
Presentation
0
n/a
Waldorf
0
n/a
NSAA all-time standings (2013–2022)
School
W
L
T
Pct
Dickinson State
59
4
0
.937
Valley City State
47
18
0
.723
Waldorf
34
29
0
.540
Dakota State
34
32
0
.515
Jamestown
12
18
0
.400
Iowa Wesleyan
3
9
0
.250
Presentation
15
52
0
.224
Mayville State
11
53
0
.172
NSAA champions by year
Year
School
Record
2013
Valley City State Jamestown
3-1
2014
Valley City State
6-0
2015
Dickinson State
5-1
2016
Dickinson State
6-0
2017
Dickinson State
8-0
2018
Dickinson State
6-1
2019
Dickinson State
6-1
2020
Dickinson State
9-0
2021
Dickinson State
8-0
2022
Dickinson State
6-0
Volleyball [ edit ]
NSAA championships per school
School
Conference
Tournament
Titles
Last Title
Titles
Last Title
Viterbo
6
2022
7
2022
Bellevue
2
2022
0
n/a
Jamestown
2
2014
2
2014
Dakota State
0
n/a
0
n/a
Mayville State
0
n/a
0
n/a
Dickinson State
0
n/a
0
n/a
Valley City State
0
n/a
0
n/a
Presentation
0
n/a
0
n/a
Waldorf
0
n/a
0
n/a
NSAA all-time standings (2013–2022)
School
Regular Season
Tournament
W
L
Pct
W
L
Jamestown
57
6
.905
8
3
Viterbo
90
20
.818
20
2
Bellevue
86
22
.796
9
8
Dakota State
75
58
.564
7
9
Mayville State
60
71
.458
6
9
Valley City State
53
80
.398
5
9
Presentation
40
92
.303
3
7
Dickinson State
36
87
.293
0
5
Waldorf
25
85
.227
0
4
NSAA regular season and tournament champions by year
Year
Regular Season
Tournament
2013
Jamestown
2014
Jamestown
2015
Viterbo
2016
Viterbo
2017
Viterbo
2018
vacated [a]
2019
Viterbo
2020
Bellevue
Viterbo
2021
Viterbo
2022
Bellevue Viterbo
Viterbo
^ Viterbo was stripped of the 2018 volleyball regular season and tournament championships after a player was found to be ineligible.[11]
Men's basketball [ edit ]
NSAA championships won or shared per school
School
Conference
Tournament
Titles
Last Title
Titles
Last Title
Bellevue
5
2021-22
3
2021-22
Jamestown
3
2016-17
1
2013-14
Dakota State
2
2015-16
2
2015-16
Mayville State
2
2022-23
4
2022-23
Presentation
1
2018-19
0
n/a
Dickinson State
1
2016-17
0
n/a
Viterbo
1
2021-22
0
n/a
Valley City State
0
n/a
0
n/a
Waldorf
0
n/a
0
n/a
NSAA all-time standings (2013-14 to 2022-23)
School
Regular Season
Tournament
W
L
Pct
W
L
Bellevue
78
34
.696
13
5
Jamestown
41
22
.651
6
4
Viterbo
59
50
.541
4
8
Mayville State
72
62
.537
15
5
Dickinson State
67
58
.536
7
10
Dakota State
66
68
.493
11
8
Valley City State
65
68
.489
4
10
Waldorf
40
75
.348
3
8
Presentation
41
94
.304
2
8
NSAA regular season and tournament champions by year
Year
Regular Season
Tournament
2013-14
Jamestown
2014-15
Dakota State Jamestown
Dakota State
2015-16
Dakota State
2016-17
Bellevue Dickinson State Jamestown
Bellevue
2017-18
Bellevue
Mayville State
2018-19
Bellevue Presentation
Mayville State
2019-20
Bellevue
Mayville State
2020-21
Mayville State
Bellevue
2021-22
Bellevue Viterbo
Bellevue
2022-23
Mayville State
Women's basketball [ edit ]
NSAA championships won or shared per school
School
Conference
Tournament
Titles
Last Title
Titles
Last Title
Jamestown
5
2017-18
3
2016-17
Mayville State
3
2019-20
3
2022-23
Dakota State
3
2022-23
2
2021-22
Bellevue
2
2019-20
1
2018-19
Valley City State
0
n/a
1
2017-18
Dickinson State
0
n/a
0
n/a
Presentation
0
n/a
0
n/a
Viterbo
0
n/a
0
n/a
Waldorf
0
n/a
0
n/a
NSAA all-time standings (2013-14 to 2022-23)
School
Regular Season
Tournament
W
L
Pct
W
L
Jamestown
59
3
.952
11
2
Mayville State
91
42
.684
16
7
Bellevue
69
33
.676
10
6
Valley City State
86
47
.647
9
9
Dakota State
77
56
.579
9
8
Dickinson State
55
69
.444
6
8
Viterbo
35
75
.318
2
8
Presentation
30
103
.226
1
9
Waldorf
19
93
.170
0
7
NSAA regular season and tournament champions by year
Year
Regular Season
Tournament
2013-14
Jamestown Mayville State
Mayville State
2014-15
Jamestown
2015-16
Jamestown
2016-17
Jamestown
2017-18
Jamestown
Valley City State
2018-19
Bellevue Mayville State
Bellevue
2019-20
Bellevue Mayville State
Mayville State
2020-21
Dakota State
2021-22
Dakota State
2022-23
Dakota State
Mayville State
Baseball [ edit ]
NSAA championships won or shared per school
School
Conference
Tournament
Titles
Last Title
Titles
Last Title
Bellevue
6
2023
5
2023
Mayville State
2
2018
3
2021
Jamestown
2
2015
1
2014
Dakota State
0
n/a
0
n/a
Dickinson State
0
n/a
0
n/a
Presentation
0
n/a
0
n/a
Valley City State
0
n/a
0
n/a
Viterbo
0
n/a
0
n/a
Waldorf
0
n/a
0
n/a
Winnipeg
0
n/a
0
n/a
NSAA all-time standings (2014 to 2023)[a]
School
Regular Season
Tournament
W
L
Pct
W
L
Bellevue
148
20
.881
26
4
Jamestown
77
26
.748
13
8
Mayville State
131
78
.627
26
15
Waldorf
94
78
.547
6
14
Valley City State
99
102
.493
14
18
Dakota State
88
121
.421
7
14
Dickinson State[b]
64
95
.403
13
14
Viterbo
66
109
.377
3
12
Presentation
53
156
.254
4
13
Winnipeg
6
41
.128
0
0
NSAA regular season and tournament champions by year
Year
Regular Season
Tournament
2014
Jamestown
2015
Jamestown Mayville State
Mayville State
2016
Bellevue
2017
Bellevue
Mayville State
2018
Mayville State
Bellevue
2019
Bellevue
2020
none [c]
2021
Bellevue
Mayville State
2022
Bellevue
2023
Bellevue
^ Dickinson State was a member of the Frontier Conference , which does not sponsor baseball, in 2014. The 2014 NSAA tournament, known that year as the NSAA/Frontier Tournament, included Dickinson State. Regular-season games against Dickinson State in 2014, are not counted as conference games and are excluded from the teams' regular-season records, since Dickinson State was not an NSAA member. However, 2014 conference tournament games involving Dickinson State are counted as tournament wins and losses, since Dickinson State was a tournament participant that year.
^ Dickinson State dropped their baseball program after the 2017-18 season, and then reinstated it for the 2020-21 season.
^ The 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Softball [ edit ]
NSAA championships won or shared per school
School
Conference
Tournament
Titles
Last Title
Titles
Last Title
Bellevue
3
2023
0
n/a
Valley City State
3
2021
3
2023
Jamestown
2
2018
1
2017
Dickinson State
1
2016
4[a]
2021
Dakota State
0
n/a
0
n/a
Mayville State
0
n/a
0
n/a
Viterbo
0
n/a
0
n/a
Waldorf
0
n/a
0
n/a
Presentation
0
n/a
0
n/a
NSAA all-time standings (2014 to 2023)[b]
School
Regular Season
Tournament
W
L
Pct
W
L
Bellevue
146
38
.793
17
14
Jamestown
87
23
.791
14
9
Valley City State
152
55
.734
27
13
Dickinson State
132
66
.667
30
11
Mayville State
82
135
.378
9
16
Waldorf
59
116
.337
6
14
Dakota State
73
144
.336
8
16
Viterbo
59
126
.319
4
10
Presentation
66
153
.301
3
16
Great Falls[c] [d]
n/a
n/a
n/a
3
2
NSAA regular season and tournament champions by year
Year
Regular Season
Tournament
2014
Valley City State
Dickinson State [e]
2015
Jamestown
Dickinson State
2016
Dickinson State
2017
Bellevue
Jamestown
2018
Jamestown
Dickinson State
2019
Valley City State
2020
none [f]
2021
Valley City State
Dickinson State
2022
Bellevue
Valley City State
2023
Bellevue
Valley City State
^ Total does not include 2014 NSAA/Frontier Tournament Championship when they were a member of the Frontier Conference .
^ Dickinson State and Great Falls were members of the Frontier Conference , which does not sponsor softball, in 2014. The NSAA tournament, known that year as the NSAA/Frontier Tournament, included Dickinson State and Great Falls. Regular-season games against those two clubs in 2014, are not counted as conference games and are excluded from the teams' regular-season records, since they were not NSAA members. However, 2014 conference tournament games involving either Dickinson State or Great Falls are included as tournament wins and losses, since both teams were tournament participants that year.
^ Great Falls was never a member of the NSAA, but played in the 2014 NSAA/Frontier Tournament, since the Frontier does not sponsor softball. Their record in that tournament is included here.
^ University of Great Falls was renamed University of Providence in 2017-18.
^ Dickinson State won the 2014 NSAA/Frontier Tournament as a member of the Frontier Conference . Dakota State finished the best out of all NSAA teams in the 2014 tournament as they finished third.
^ The 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
References [ edit ]
^ "North Star Athletic Association Announces Formation" . Valley City State University. April 22, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2013 .
^ a b "NSAA, which held post season tournaments in Watertown, announces it will be disbanding" . KWAT . December 28, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023 .
^ Sand, Elisa (January 17, 2023). "Presentation College closing Aberdeen campus" . Aberdeen News . Retrieved 18 January 2023 .
^ a b "Iowa Wesleyan University Announces Closure" . Iowa Wesleyan University . Retrieved 29 March 2023 .
^ a b "Waldorf University to join Great Plains Athletic Conference" . Great Plains Athletic Conference . Retrieved 18 September 2023 .
^ a b "Viterbo University To Become Full CCAC Member Beginning In 2024-25" . Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference . Retrieved 31 October 2023 .
^ a b "University of Jamestown (N.D.) returns to North Star Athletic Association" . North Star Athletic Association . Retrieved 14 November 2023 .
^ "NSIC Extends Invitation to the University of Jamestown" . Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (Press release). November 21, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023 .
^ a b "Frontier Adding Dickinson State as Newest Conference Member" . Frontier Conference (Press release). December 12, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023 .
^ "University of Winnipeg announces cuts, eliminates wrestling and men's baseball" . MetroNews . The Canadian Press. May 3, 2017. Archived from the original on May 4, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2017 .
^ Sommerfeldt, Tod (September 12, 2019). "College volleyball: Viterbo forced to forfeit games from 2018" . Retrieved October 19, 2020 .
External links [ edit ]
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