North Star Athletic Association

Association| NAIA
Founded| 2013
Commissioner| Roger Ternes
Sports fielded|

* 18
* men's: 9
* women's: 9

No. of teams| 6
Headquarters| Jamestown, North Dakota
Region|

* Midwest:
* The Dakotas, Nebraska

Official website| www.playnorthstar.com
Locations

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 six full member institutions in Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. 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

Bellevue

Dakota State

Mayville State

Valley City State

Jamestown

Location of NSAA members:  current

### 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]
* 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 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 the remaining 5 schools will join the Frontier Conference.[8][9][10]

## Member schools[edit]

### Current members[edit]

The NSAA currently has six full members, two of which are private schools:

Institution  | Location  | Founded  | Affiliation  | Enrollment  | Nickname  | Joined[a] | Colors

|
|
|
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|
|

Bellevue University[b] | Bellevue, Nebraska | 1966  | Nonsectarian | 8,300  | Bruins | 2015  |
Dakota State University[b] | Madison, South Dakota | 1881  | Public  | 3,307  | Trojans | 2013  |
Dickinson State University[b] | Dickinson, North Dakota | 1918  | Public  | 1,800  | Blue Hawks | 2014  |
University of Jamestown[c] | Jamestown, North Dakota | 1883  | Presbyterian
(PCUSA) | 1,500  | Jimmies | 2013[d]
2024  |
Mayville State University[b] | Mayville, North Dakota | 1889  | Public  | 1,130  | Comets | 2013  |
Valley City State University[b] | Valley City, North Dakota | 1890  | Public  | 1,623  | Vikings | 2013  |

Notes

1. ^ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
2. ^ a b c d e Bellevue, Dakota State, Dickinson State, Mayville State, and Valley City State will join the Frontier Conference upon dissolution of the NSAA after the 2024–25 academic year.[9][10]
3. ^ Jamestown will transition to NCAA Division II and join the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) upon the dissolution of the NSAA after the 2024-25 academic year.[8]
4. ^ Jamestown was previously a member of the NSAA from 2013–18.

### Former members[edit]

The NSAA had three former full members, all of which were private schools:

Institution  | Location  | Founded  | Affiliation  | Nickname  | Joined[a] | Left[b] | Subsequent
conference  | Current
conference

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

Presentation College | Aberdeen, South Dakota | 1922  | Catholic
(P.B.V.M.) | Saints | 2013  | 2023  | Closed in 2023
Viterbo University | La Crosse, Wisconsin | 1923  | Catholic
(Franciscan) | V-Hawks | 2015  | 2024  | Chicagoland (CCAC)
(2024–present)
Waldorf University | Forest City, Iowa | 1903  | For-profit[c] | Warriors | 2015[d] | 2024  | Great Plains (GPAC)
(2024–present)

Notes

1. ^ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
2. ^ Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition end.
3. ^ Formerly affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) until 2010.
4. ^ Waldorf competed in the NSAA as an affiliate member for football only during the 2014 fall season (2014–15 school year); before becoming a full member, effective in the 2015–16 school year.

### Former affiliate members[edit]

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[11] | 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  | Great Plains (GPAC)

Notes

1. ^ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
2. ^ Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition end.
3. ^ 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):

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 sports[edit]

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 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 38

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

School | Hockey | Soccer | Volleyball | Wrestling

|
|
|
|

Bellevue | — | CAC | — | —
Dickinson State | — | — | — | Heart of America
Jamestown | ACHA | TBD | TBD | TBD

### Women's sports[edit]

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
Mayville State | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | Y | 4
Valley City State | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 7
Viterbo | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 7
Waldorf | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 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

|
|

Bellevue | CAC | —
Dickinson State | — | Heart of America
Viterbo | CCAC | —
Waldorf | GPAC | Heart of America

## Conference Championships[edit]

### Football[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

1. ^ Viterbo was stripped of the 2018 volleyball regular season and tournament championships after a player was found to be ineligible.[12]

### 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

1. ^ 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.
2. ^ Dickinson State dropped their baseball program after the 2017-18 season, and then reinstated it for the 2020-21 season.
3. ^ 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

1. ^ Total does not include 2014 NSAA/Frontier Tournament Championship when they were a member of the Frontier Conference.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ University of Great Falls was renamed University of Providence in 2017-18.
5. ^ 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.
6. ^ The 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "North Star Athletic Association Announces Formation". Valley City State University. April 22, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
2. ^ a b "NSAA, which held post season tournaments in Watertown, announces it will be disbanding". KWAT. December 28, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
3. ^ Sand, Elisa (January 17, 2023). "Presentation College closing Aberdeen campus". Aberdeen News. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
4. ^ a b "Iowa Wesleyan University Announces Closure". Iowa Wesleyan University. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
5. ^ "Waldorf University to join Great Plains Athletic Conference". Great Plains Athletic Conference. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
6. ^ "Viterbo University To Become Full CCAC Member Beginning In 2024-25". Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
7. ^ "University of Jamestown (N.D.) returns to North Star Athletic Association". North Star Athletic Association. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
8. ^ a b "NSIC Extends Invitation to the University of Jamestown". Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (Press release). November 21, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
9. ^ a b "Frontier Adding Dickinson State as Newest Conference Member". Frontier Conference (Press release). December 12, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
10. ^ a b "Frontier Conference Expands to 11 Full-time Members". Frontier Conference (Press release). May 21, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
11. ^ "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.
12. ^ Sommerfeldt, Tod (September 12, 2019). "College volleyball: Viterbo forced to forfeit games from 2018". Retrieved October 19, 2020.

## External links[edit]

* Official website

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North Star Athletic Association

Full members|

* Bellevue Bruins
* Dakota State Trojans
* Dickinson State Blue Hawks
* Mayville State Comets
* Valley City State Vikings
* Viterbo V-Hawks
* Waldorf Warriors

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* t
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NAIA conferences

Single Division|

* American Midwest Conference
* Appalachian Athletic Conference†
* California Pacific Conference
* Cascade Collegiate Conference
* Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
* Continental Athletic Conference (Independent schools)
* Crossroads League
* Frontier Conference†
* Golden State Athletic Conference
* Great Plains Athletic Conference†
* Gulf Coast Athletic Conference
* Heart of America Athletic Conference†
* Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference†
* Mid-South Conference†
* North Star Athletic Association†
* Red River Athletic Conference
* River States Conference
* Sooner Athletic Conference†
* Southern States Athletic Conference
* Sun Conference†
* Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference

Football-only|

* Mid-States Football Association†
* NAIA independent football schools†

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