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]
Association | NAIA |
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Founded | 2013 |
Commissioner | Roger Ternes |
Sports fielded |
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No. of teams | 7 (6 in 2024-25) |
Headquarters | Jamestown, North Dakota |
Region | |
Official website | www.playnorthstar.com |
Locations | |
The NSAA currently has seven full members, three of which are private schools:
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined[a] | Colors |
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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] |
The NSAA currently has one future member, which is also a private school:
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined[a] | Current conference |
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University of Jamestown[7][b] | Jamestown, North Dakota | 1883 | Presbyterian (PCUSA) |
1,500 | Jimmies | 2013; 2024 |
Great Plains (GPAC) |
The NSAA had two former full members, both of which were private schools:
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Nickname | Joined[a] | Left[b] | Subsequent conference |
Current conference |
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Presentation College | Aberdeen, South Dakota | 1922 | Catholic (P.B.V.M.) |
Saints | 2013 | 2023 | Closed in 2023 | |
University of Jamestown[c] | Jamestown, North Dakota | 1883 | Presbyterian (PCUSA) |
Jimmies | 2013 | 2018 | Great Plains (GPAC) (2018–2024) |
The NSAA had three former affiliate members, one was a public school and the other two were private:
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Nickname | Joined[a] | Left[b] | NSAA sport |
Current primary conference |
Conference in former NSAA sport |
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Iowa Wesleyan University[4] | Mount Pleasant, Iowa | 1842 | United Methodist | Tigers | 2021 | 2023 | football, men's track & field, women's track & field |
Closed in 2023 | |
University of Winnipeg[10] | Winnipeg, Manitoba | 1871 | Public | Wesmen | 2015 | 2017 | baseball | Canada West (U Sports) |
dropped program |
Waldorf University | Forest City, Iowa | 1903 | For-profit | Warriors | 2014 | 2015[c] | football | North Star (NSAA) |
Full member (all sports) Full member (non-football) Associate member (football-only) Associate member (other)
The North Star Athletic Association currently fields 18 sports (9 men's and 9 women's):
Sport | Men's | Women's |
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Baseball | ||
Basketball | ||
Cross Country | ||
Football | ||
Golf | ||
Softball | ||
Track & Field - Indoor | ||
Track & Field - Outdoor | ||
Volleyball |
School | Baseball | Basketball | Cross country |
Football | Golf | Track & field (indoor) |
Track & field (outdoor) |
Total NSAA Sports |
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Bellevue | 6 | |||||||
Dakota State | 7 | |||||||
Dickinson State | 7 | |||||||
Mayville State | 4 | |||||||
Valley City State | 7 | |||||||
Viterbo | 6 | |||||||
Waldorf | 7 | |||||||
Totals | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 44 |
Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the North Star Athletic Association which are played by NSAA schools
School | Soccer | Volleyball | Wrestling |
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Bellevue | CAC | — | — |
Dickinson State | — | — | Heart of America |
Viterbo | CCAC | — | |
Waldorf | GPAC | — | Heart of America |
School | Basketball | Cross country |
Golf | Softball | Track & field (indoor) |
Track & field (outdoor) |
Volleyball | Total NSAA Sports |
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Bellevue | 7 | |||||||
Dakota State | 7 | |||||||
Dickinson State | 7 | |||||||
Mayville State | 4 | |||||||
Valley City State | 7 | |||||||
Viterbo | 7 | |||||||
Waldorf | 7 | |||||||
Totals | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 46 |
Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the North Star Athletic Association which are played by NSAA schools
School | Soccer | Wrestling |
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Bellevue | CAC | — |
Dickinson State | — | Heart of America |
Viterbo | CCAC | — |
Waldorf | GPAC | Heart of America |
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