North Central Conference

From BR Bullpen

The North Central Conference is a Division-II Conference formed in 1922.

In the fall of 1921 in Chicago, a meeting was held to lay the groundwork for a new league in the Midwest similar to the Western Conference (Big Ten). In February 1922 another meeting was held, and after an attempt to lure some of the teams into another league, the North Central Intercollegiate Conference, commonly known as the "Big Nine" formally became a conference. The members of the new conference were South Dakota State College, College of St. Thomas, Des Moines University, Creighton University, North Dakota Agricultural College, University of North Dakota and Morningside College. By the spring of 1922 the University of South Dakota and Nebraska Wesleyan came on board as charter members of the nine team conference. South Dakota State and North Dakota State have recently transitioned into D-I and North Dakota announced plans to follow suit.

It was announced on November 29, 2006 that the 2007-08 athletic season would be the final season for the NCC, and would cease operations on July 1, 2008.

[edit] Conference Baseball Champions

• 1958 University of Northern Iowa
• 1959 South Dakota State University
• 1960 Morningside College
• 1961 University of Northern Iowa
• 1962 University of North Dakota / University of Northern Iowa
• 1963 University of Northern Iowa
• 1964 Morningside College / University of Northern Iowa
• 1965 South Dakota State University
• 1966 South Dakota State University
• 1967 University of North Dakota
• 1968 University of Northern Iowa
• 1969 North Dakota State University / South Dakota State University
• 1970 Minnesota State University, Mankato
• 1971 Minnesota State University, Mankato
• 1972 University of Northern Iowa
• 1973 North Dakota State University / South Dakota State University
• 1974 Minnesota State University, Mankato
• 1975 South Dakota State University
• 1976 Minnesota State University, Mankato
• 1977 Minnesota State University, Mankato
• 1978 Morningside College
• 1979 University of Nebraska at Omaha
• 1980 Morningside College
• 1981 University of Nebraska at Omaha
• 1982 Minnesota State University, Mankato
• 1983 Minnesota State University, Mankato
• 1984 South Dakota State University
• 1985 Minnesota State University, Mankato
• 1986 Minnesota State University, Mankato
• 1987 Minnesota State University, Mankato
• 1988 Minnesota State University, Mankato
• 1989 Minnesota State University, Mankato
• 1990 Minnesota State University, Mankato
• 1991 St. Cloud State University
• 1992 Morningside College
• 1993 South Dakota State University
• 1994 South Dakota State University
• 1995 South Dakota State University
• 1996 Minnesota State University, Mankato
• 1997 Minnesota State University, Mankato
• 1998 University of Northern Colorado
• 1999 Minnesota State University, Mankato
• 2000 Minnesota State University, Mankato
• 2001 Minnesota State University, Mankato
• 2002 Minnesota State University, Mankato
• 2003 Augustana College (SD)
• 2004 North Dakota State University
• 2005 University of Nebraska at Omaha
• 2006 Minnesota State University, Mankato
• 2007 Minnesota State University, Mankato
• 2008 University of Nebraska at Omaha

Source: North Central Conference