North Star Athletic Association
The North Star Athletic Association was a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics that began play in the 2013–14 school year. The conference disbanded with six full member institutions in Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. On December 28, 2023, the conference announced it would disband following the 2024–25 school year.
History
Chronological timeline
- 2013 – The North Star Athletic Association 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.
- 2015 – Bellevue University and Viterbo University joined the NSAA 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.
- 2017 – Winnipeg left the NSAA as an affiliate member for baseball as the school dropped the sport after the 2017 spring season.
- 2018 – Jamestown left the NSAA to join the Great Plains Athletic Conference after the 2017–18 academic year.
- 2021 – Iowa Wesleyan University joined the NSAA as an affiliate member for football and men's and women's track & field in the 2021–22 academic year.
- 2023 – Presentation left the NSAA as the school closed after the 2022–23 academic year.
- 2023 – Iowa Wesleyan left the NSAA as an affiliate member as the school closed after the 2022–23 academic year.
- 2024 – Waldorf left the NSAA to join the GPAC after the 2023–24 academic year.
- 2024 – Viterbo left the NSAA to join the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference after the 2023–24 academic year.
- 2024 – Jamestown rejoined the NSAA for the 2024–25 academic year.
- 2025 – The NSAA ceased operations as an athletic conference after the 2024–25 academic year; as many schools left to join their respective new home primary conferences beginning the 2025–26 academic year:
- * Jamestown transitioned to the NCAA Division II ranks and joined the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
- * The remaining five schools joined the Frontier Conference.
Member schools
Final members
The NSAA had six full members at the time it was disbanded, with two of which being private schools:;Notes:
Former members
The NSAA had three former full members, all of which were private schools:;Notes:
Former affiliate members
The NSAA had three former affiliate members, one was a public school and the other two were private:;Notes:
Membership timeline
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Sports
The North Star Athletic Association fielded 18 sports :| Sport | Men's | Women's |
| Baseball | ||
| Basketball | ||
| Cross Country | ||
| Football | ||
| Golf | ||
| Softball | ||
| Track & Field - Indoor | ||
| Track & Field - Outdoor | ||
| Volleyball |
Men's sports
Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the North Star Athletic Association which were played by NSAA schools| School | Hockey | Soccer | Volleyball | Wrestling |
| Bellevue | — | CAC | — | — |
| Dickinson State | — | — | — | HAAC |
| Jamestown | ACHA | CAC | IND | KCAC |
;Notes:
Women's sports
Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the North Star Athletic Association which were played by NSAA schools;Notes:
Conference Championships
Football
;NSAA championships won or shared per school;NSAA all-time standings
| School | W | L | T | Pct |
| Dickinson State | 75 | 4 | 0 | |
| Valley City State | 52 | 29 | 0 | |
| Waldorf | 38 | 33 | 0 | |
| Dakota State | 40 | 42 | 0 | |
| Jamestown | 15 | 23 | 0 | |
| Iowa Wesleyan | 3 | 9 | 0 | |
| Presentation | 15 | 52 | 0 | |
| Mayville State | 17 | 63 | 0 |
;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 |
| 2023 | Dickinson State | 8–0 |
| 2024 | Dickinson State | 8–0 |
Volleyball
;NSAA championships per school;NSAA all-time standings
;NSAA regular season and tournament champions by year
Men's basketball
;NSAA championships won or shared per school;NSAA all-time standings
;NSAA regular season and tournament champions by year
Women's basketball
;NSAA championships won or shared per school;NSAA all-time standings
;NSAA regular season and tournament champions by year
Baseball
;NSAA championships won or shared per school;NSAA all-time standings
;NSAA regular season and tournament champions by year
Softball
;NSAA championships won or shared per school;NSAA all-time standings
;NSAA regular season and tournament champions by year
Men's Indoor Track and Field
;NSAA championships won or shared per school;NSAA champions by year
| Year | School |
| 2015 | Dickinson State |
| 2016 | Dickinson State |
| 2017 | Dickinson State |
| 2018 | Dickinson State |
| 2019 | Dakota State |
| 2020 | Dakota State |
| 2021 | Dickinson State |
| 2022 | Dakota State |
| 2023 | Dakota State |
| 2024 | Dakota State |
| 2025 | Dakota State |
Women's Indoor Track and Field
;NSAA championships won or shared per school;NSAA champions by year
| Year | School |
| 2015 | Jamestown |
| 2016 | Jamestown |
| 2017 | Jamestown |
| 2018 | Jamestown |
| 2019 | Dickinson State |
| 2020 | Dickinson State |
| 2021 | Dickinson State |
| 2022 | Dickinson State |
| 2023 | Dickinson State |
| 2024 | Dickinson State |
| 2025 | Dickinson State |
Men's Outdoor Track and Field
;NSAA championships won or shared per school;NSAA champions by year
| Year | School |
| 2015 | Dickinson State |
| 2016 | Dickinson State |
| 2017 | Dickinson State |
| 2018 | Dickinson State |
| 2019 | Dakota State |
| 2020 | No meet held due to COVID-19 |
| 2021 | Dakota State |
| 2022 | Dakota State |
| 2023 | Dakota State |
| 2024 | Dakota State |
| 2025 | Dickinson State |
Women's Outdoor Track and Field
;NSAA championships won or shared per school;NSAA champions by year
| Year | School |
| 2015 | Dickinson State |
| 2016 | Jamestown |
| 2017 | Dickinson State |
| 2018 | Dickinson State |
| 2019 | Dickinson State |
| 2020 | No meet held due to COVID-19 |
| 2021 | Dickinson State |
| 2022 | Dickinson State |
| 2023 | Dickinson State |
| 2024 | Dickinson State |
| 2025 | Dickinson State |
Men's Cross Country
;NSAA championships won or shared per school;NSAA champions by year
| Year | School |
| 2014 | Dakota State |
| 2015 | Dickinson State |
| 2016 | Dickinson State |
| 2017 | Dickinson State |
| 2018 | Dakota State |
| 2019 | Dakota State |
| 2020 | Dakota State |
| 2021 | Dakota State |
| 2022 | Dakota State |
| 2023 | Dickinson State |
| 2024 | Bellevue |
Women's Cross Country
;NSAA championships won or shared per school;NSAA champions by year
| Year | School |
| 2014 | Jamestown |
| 2015 | Dickinson State |
| 2016 | Dickinson State |
| 2017 | Dickinson State |
| 2018 | Dickinson State |
| 2019 | Dickinson State Dakota State |
| 2020 | Viterbo |
| 2021 | Dickinson State |
| 2022 | Viterbo |
| 2023 | Dickinson State |
| 2024 | Dakota State |
Men's Golf
;NSAA championships won or shared per school;NSAA champions by year
| Year | School |
| 2016 | Bellevue |
| 2017 | Bellevue |
| 2018 | Jamestown |
| 2019 | Bellevue |
| 2020 | Not held due to COVID-19 |
| 2021 | Bellevue |
| 2022 | Bellevue |
| 2023 | Bellevue |
| 2024 | Bellevue |
| 2025 | Bellevue |
Women's Golf
;NSAA championships won or shared per school;NSAA champions by year
| Year | School |
| 2016 | Bellevue |
| 2017 | Bellevue |
| 2018 | Jamestown |
| 2019 | Bellevue |
| 2020 | Not held due to COVID-19 |
| 2021 | Bellevue |
| 2022 | Bellevue |
| 2023 | Bellevue |
| 2024 | Bellevue |
| 2025 | Bellevue |