North Star Athletic Association

North Star Athletic Association

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Dickinson State

Bellevue

Dakota State

Mayville State

Valley City State

Jamestown

   

Location of final NSAA members

• 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 and men's and women's track & 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]
• 2024 – Waldorf left the NSAA to join the GPAC after the 2023–24 academic year.^[5]
• 2024 – Viterbo left the NSAA to join the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) after the 2023–24 academic year.^[6]
• 2024 – Jamestown rejoined the NSAA for the 2024–25 academic year.^[7]
• 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:^[2]
  • Jamestown transitioned to the NCAA Division II ranks and joined the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC)^[8]
  • The remaining five schools (Bellevue, Dakota State, Mayville State and Valley City State; with Dickinson State rejoining) joined the Frontier Conference.^[9][10]

The North Star Athletic Association fielded 18 sports (9 men's and 9 women's):

Conference sports

Sport	Men's	Women's
Baseball	Y
Basketball	Y	Y
Cross Country	Y	Y
Football	Y
Golf	Y	Y
Softball		Y
Track & Field - Indoor	Y	Y
Track & Field - Outdoor	Y	Y
Volleyball		Y

Men's sponsored sports by school

School	Baseball	Basketball	Cross country	Football	Golf	Track & field (indoor)	Track & field (outdoor)	Total NSAA Sports
Bellevue	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	6
Dakota State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Dickinson State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Jamestown	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Mayville State	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N	N	4
Valley City State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Totals	6	6	5	5	6	5	5	38

Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the North Star Athletic Association which were played by NSAA schools

Notes

Women's sponsored sports by school

School	Basketball	Cross country	Golf	Softball	Track & field (indoor)	Track & field (outdoor)	Volleyball	Total NSAA Sports
Bellevue	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Dakota State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Dickinson State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Jamestown	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Mayville State	Y	N	Y	Y	N	N	Y	4
Valley City State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Totals	6	5	6	6	5	5	6	39

Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the North Star Athletic Association which were played by NSAA schools

Notes