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Association | NAIA |
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Founded | 2000 |
Ceased | 2012 |
Sports fielded |
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No. of teams | 4 (final) 10 (all-time) |
Headquarters | Dickinson, North Dakota |
Region | The Dakotas Region III of the NAIA |
Official website | dakotaac.org |
Locations | |
The Dakota Athletic Conference (DAC) was a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). As the name implies, member teams were located in the states of North Dakota and South Dakota. The conference folded after the 2011–12 academic year.
The Dakota Athletic Conference was formed from a merger between the North Dakota College Athletic Conference (NDCAC) and the South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference (SDIC), effective the 2000-01 academic year. Ten schools were a part of the conference in its history, consisting of the following:
The DAC was one of the only NAIA conferences to have a television contract; America One owned the broadcast rights to the conference, although most of the games were only carried through the network's subscription service, B2 Networks.
The DAC ended with four full members, only one was a private school:
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Subsequent conference |
Current conference |
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Dickinson State University | Dickinson, North Dakota | 1916 | Public | 2,572 | Blue Hawks | 2000 | 2012 | Frontier (2012–14) |
North Star (NSAA) (2014–present) |
Jamestown College | Jamestown, North Dakota | 1883 | Presbyterian (PCUSA) |
900 | Jimmies | 2000 | 2012 | NAIA Independent (2012–13) North Star (NSAA) (2013–18) |
Great Plains (GPAC) (2018–present) |
Mayville State University | Mayville, North Dakota | 1889 | Public | 780 | Comets | 2000 | 2012 | NAIA Independent (2012–13) |
North Star (NSAA) (2013–present) |
Valley City State University | Valley City, North Dakota | 1890 | Public | 1,220 | Vikings | 2000 | 2012 | NAIA Independent (2012–13) |
North Star (NSAA) (2013–present) |
The DAC had six former full members, only two were private schools:
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Subsequent conference |
Current conference |
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Black Hills State University | Spearfish, South Dakota | 1881 | Public | 4,739 | Yellow Jackets |
2000 | 2011 | D-II Independent (2011–12) |
Rocky Mountain (RMAC)[a] (2012–present) |
Dakota State University | Madison, South Dakota | 1881 | Public | 2,282 | Trojans | 2000 | 2011 | NAIA Independent (2011–13) |
North Star (NSAA) (2013–present) |
Minot State University | Minot, North Dakota | 1913 | Public | 3,851 | Beavers | 2000 | 2011 | D-II Independent (2011–12) |
Northern Sun (NSIC)[a] (2012–present) |
Si Tanka University at Huron | Huron, South Dakota | 1883 | Nonsectarian | N/A | Screaming Eagles |
2000 | 2005 | Closed in 2005 | |
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | Rapid City, South Dakota | 1885 | Public | 2,345 | Hardrockers | 2000 | 2011 | D-II Independent (2011–14) |
Rocky Mountain (RMAC)[a] (2014–present) |
University of Mary | Bismarck, North Dakota | 1959 | Catholic (Benedictines) |
2,758 | Marauders | 2000 | 2006 | Northern Sun (NSIC)[a] (2006–present) |
Member schools fielded men's and women's teams in cross country, basketball, track and field and golf. Men's-only sports were baseball, football and wrestling, while soccer, softball and volleyball were only offered for women.