North Star Athletic Association

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. 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.

Chronological timeline

 * 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.
 * 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 (CCAC) after the 2023–24 academic year.
 * 2024 – Jamestown rejoined the NSAA for the 2024–25 academic year.
 * 2025 – The NSAA will cease 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 will transition to the NCAA Division II ranks and join the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC), while the remaining five schools (Bellevue, Dakota State, Mayville State and Valley City State; with Dickinson State rejoining) will join the Frontier Conference.

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


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


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Former affiliate members
The NSAA had three former affiliate members, one was a public school and the other two were private:


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Membership timeline
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Conference sports
The North Star Athletic Association currently fields 18 sports (9 men's and 9 women's):

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

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

Football

 * NSAA championships won or shared per school


 * NSAA all-time standings (2013–2022)


 * NSAA champions by year

Volleyball

 * NSAA championships per school


 * NSAA all-time standings (2013–2022)


 * NSAA regular season and tournament champions by year

Men's basketball

 * NSAA championships won or shared per school


 * NSAA all-time standings (2013-14 to 2022-23)


 * NSAA regular season and tournament champions by year

Women's basketball

 * NSAA championships won or shared per school


 * NSAA all-time standings (2013-14 to 2022-23)


 * NSAA regular season and tournament champions by year

Baseball

 * NSAA championships won or shared per school


 * NSAA all-time standings (2014 to 2023)


 * NSAA regular season and tournament champions by year

Softball

 * NSAA championships won or shared per school


 * NSAA all-time standings (2014 to 2023)


 * NSAA regular season and tournament champions by year