Northern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Northern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Sportbasketball
Founded1983
CommissionerDan Hovestol
No. of teams11
RegionUpper Midwest
Most recent
champion		Providence University College (W) Canadian Mennonite University (M)
(2026)
Official websiteNIAC website

The Northern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference is an independent college athletic conference. The NIAC is made up of ten schools in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Manitoba. The NIAC sponsors men's and women's basketball for member institutions.

The conference features five Christian colleges (Canadian Mennonite, Free Lutheran Bible, Oak Hills Christian, Providence and Trinity Bible) as well as four Native American schools: Leech Lake Tribal (Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe), Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College (Three Affiliated Tribes), Sisseton Wahpeton College (Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate) and Turtle Mountain (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa).

History

Leech Lake Tribal and Red Lake Nation joined the NIAC in 2013.[1]

Canadian Mennonite[2] and Cankdeska Cikana were added to the league for the 2016–17 season.

Expansion for 2017-18 included Providence University College, Red River College and Sisseton Wahpeton College bringing the member total to ten.[3]

Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College was admitted to the NIAC for the 2019–20 season.

Member schools

Institution Location Founded Nickname
Canadian Mennonite University Winnipeg, Manitoba 1999 Blazers
Free Lutheran Bible College Plymouth, Minnesota 1966 Conquerors
Leech Lake Tribal College Cass Lake, Minnesota 1990 Lakers
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College New Town, North Dakota 1973 Storm
Oak Hills Christian College Bemidji, Minnesota 1927 Wolfpack
Providence University College Otterburne, Manitoba 1925 Pilots
Red Lake Nation College Winnipeg, Manitoba 1987 Migizi
Sisseton Wahpeton College Sisseton, South Dakota 1979 Mustangs
Trinity Bible College Ellendale, North Dakota 1948 Lions
Turtle Mountain College Belcourt, North Dakota 1972 Mighty Mikinocks
Universite’ de Saint-Boniface Winnipeg, Manitoba 1818 Les Rouges

Former members

Champions

Year Men's champion Score Men's Runner up Host city Women's champion Score Women's Runner up
2006 Providence
2007 Providence
2008 St. Cloud Technical
2009 St. Cloud Technical St. Cloud Technical
2010 St. Cloud Technical Trinity Bible
2011 Crossroads Trinity Bible
2012 Trinity Bible Trinity Bible
2013 Turtle Mountain Trinity Bible
2014 Trinity Bible 95-81 Turtle Mountain Bemidji, MN Trinity Bible 75-57 Turtle Mountain
2015 Trinity Bible 87-78 AFLBS Ellendale, ND Turtle Mountain 74-33 Leech Lake Tribal
2016 Turtle Mountain 80-70 Trinity Bible Belcourt, ND Trinity Bible 65-57[4][5] Turtle Mountain
2017 Trinity Bible 98-72 AFLBS Bemidji, MN Turtle Mountain 74-67 Trinity Bible
2018 Leech Lake Tribal 95-81 Providence Fort Toten, ND Sisseton Wahpeton 88-86 Canadian Mennonite
2019 Sisseton Wahpeton 103-85 Leech Lake Tribal Sisseton, SD Providence 73-60 Trinity Bible
2020 Red River 91-82 Sisseton Wahpeton Bemidji/Cass Lake Canadian Mennonite 72-71 Providence
2021 None due to COVID None due to COVID
2022 Turtle Mountain 95-80 Trinity Bible Plymouth, MN Sisseton Wahpeton 73-61 Trinity Bible
2023 Trinity Bible 86-83 Turtle Mountain Plymouth, MN Trinity Bible 70-42 Canadian Mennonite
2024 Trinity Bible 98-68 Providence Plymouth, MN Providence 59-54 Canadian Mennonite
2025 Providence 73-72 Canadian Mennonite Plymouth, MN Canadian Mennonite 71-58 Providence
2026 Canadian Mennonite 77-57 Trinity Bible Plymouth, MN Providence 80-72 Trinity Bible

References

allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Intercollegiate_Athletic_Conference