Editing North Central Conference (section)

==Member schools==
===Final members===
The NCC had seven full members in the conference's final season, one was a private school:

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined{{efn|group=final|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}
! Left{{efn|group=final|Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.}}
! Subsequent<br />conference(s)
! Current<br />conference
|-
| '''[[Augustana University]]'''{{efn|group=final|Formerly known as Augustana College until 2015.}}
| [[Sioux Falls, South Dakota]]
| 1860
| [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America|Lutheran ELCA]]
| 1,650
| [[Augustana University Vikings|Vikings]]
| 1941
| 2008
| colspan="2" | [[Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference|Northern Sun (NSIC)]]<br />(2008–present)
|-
| '''[[University of Minnesota Duluth|University of Minnesota–Duluth]]'''
| [[Duluth, Minnesota]]
| 1902,<br />1947
| Public{{efn|group=final|name=UMinn|Part of the [[University of Minnesota system|University of Minnesota System]].}}
| 10,497
| [[Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs|Bulldogs]]
| 2004
| 2008
| colspan="2" | [[Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference|Northern Sun (NSIC)]]<br />(2008–present)
|-
| '''[[Minnesota State University, Mankato|Minnesota State University–Mankato]]'''
| [[Mankato, Minnesota]]
| 1868
| Public{{efn|group=final|name=MnSCU|Part of the [[Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system|Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System]].}}
| 15,649
| [[Minnesota State Mavericks|Mavericks]]
| 1968,<br />1981
| 1976,<br />2008
| colspan="2" | [[Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference|Northern Sun (NSIC)]]<br />(2008–present)
|-
| '''[[University of Nebraska Omaha|University of Nebraska–Omaha]]'''
| [[Omaha, Nebraska]]
| 1908
| Public{{efn|group=final|name=UNeb|Part of the [[University of Nebraska system|University of Nebraska System]].}}
| 14,093
| [[Omaha Mavericks|Mavericks]]
| 1934<br />1976
| 1946<br />2008
| [[Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association|Mid-America (MIAA)]]<br />(2008–11)<br />[[NCAA Division I independent schools|D-I Independent]]<br />(2011–12)
| [[Summit League|Summit]]{{efn|group=final|name=D1|Currently an [[NCAA Division I]] athletic conference.}}{{efn|group=final|name=nofb|Since joining NCAA Division I, Nebraska–Omaha hasn't sponsored football after dropping the sport their reclassifying move from NCAA Division II.}}<br />(2012–present)
|-
| '''[[University of North Dakota]]'''
| [[Grand Forks, North Dakota]]
| 1883
| Public{{efn|group=final|name=NDUS|Part of the [[North Dakota University System]].}}
| 13,817
| [[North Dakota Fighting Hawks|Fighting Sioux]]{{efn|group=final|North Dakota now competes as the Fighting Hawks since the 2015–16 school year.}}
| 1922
| 2008
| [[Great West Conference|Great West (GWC)]]{{efn|group=final|name=D1}}<br />(2008–12)<br />[[Big Sky Conference|Big Sky]]{{efn|group=final|name=D1}}<br />(2012–18)
| [[Summit League|Summit]]{{efn|group=final|name=D1}}{{efn|group=final|name=MVFC|Their football team competes in the [[Missouri Valley Football Conference]] (MVFC).}}<br />(2018–present)
|-
| '''[[St. Cloud State University]]'''
| [[St. Cloud, Minnesota]]
| 1869
| Public{{efn|group=final|name=MnSCU}}
| 17,231
| [[St. Cloud State Huskies|Huskies]]
| 1981
| 2008
| colspan="2" | [[Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference|Northern Sun (NSIC)]]<br />(2008–present)
|-
| '''[[University of South Dakota]]'''
| [[Vermillion, South Dakota]]
| 1862
| Public{{efn|group=final|name=SDBoR|Part of the [[South Dakota Board of Regents]].}}
| 8,641
| [[South Dakota Coyotes|Coyotes]]
| 1922
| 2008
| [[Great West Conference|Great West (GWC)]]{{efn|group=final|name=D1}}<br />(2008–11)
| [[Summit League|Summit]]{{efn|group=final|name=D1}}{{efn|group=final|name=MVFC}}<br />(2011–present)
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=final}}

===Final affiliate members===
The NCC had two affiliate members for football only in the conference's final season, both of which are public schools.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined{{efn|group=finaff|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}
! Left{{efn|group=finaff|Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.}}
! NCC<br />sport(s)<br />played
! Current<br />primary<br />conference 
! Current<br />conference<br />in former<br />NCC sport
|-
| '''[[Central Washington University]]'''
| [[Ellensburg, Washington]]
| 1891
| Public
| 12,342
| [[Central Washington Wildcats football|Wildcats]]
| rowspan="2" | 2006
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| rowspan="2" | football
| rowspan="2" | [[Great Northwest Athletic Conference|Great Northwest (GNAC)]]<br />(2001–present)
| [[Lone Star Conference|Lone Star (LSC)]]<br />(2022–present)
|-
| '''[[Western Washington University]]'''
| [[Bellingham, Washington]]
| 1893
| Public
| 16,142
| [[Western Washington Vikings football|Vikings]]
| ''Dropped sport''
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=finaff}}

===Former members===
The NCC had nine other full members during the conference's tenure, two were private schools:

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined{{efn|group=former|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}
! Left{{efn|group=former|Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.}}
! Subsequent<br />conference(s)
! Current<br />conference
|-
| '''[[Creighton University]]'''
| [[Omaha, Nebraska]]
| 1878
| [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]<br />{{small|([[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]])}}
| 6,716
| [[Creighton Bluejays|Bluejays]]
| 1922
| 1928
| [[Missouri Valley Conference|Missouri Valley (MVC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D1|Currently an [[NCAA Division I]] athletic conference.}}<br />(1928–48; 1976–2013)
| [[Big East Conference|Big East]]{{efn|group=former|name=D1}}<br />(2013–present)
|-
| '''[[Des Moines University (1865–1929)|Des Moines University]]'''
| [[Des Moines, Iowa]]
| 1864
| [[Baptists|Baptist]]
| 330<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lostcolleges.com/#!des-moines-college/c119j |title=America's Lost Colleges |access-date=2016-05-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602084347/http://www.lostcolleges.com/#!des-moines-college/c119j |archive-date=2016-06-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| [[Des Moines Tigers|Tigers]]
| 1922
| 1926
| Independent<br />(1926–29)
| Closed in 1929
|-
| '''[[Morningside University]]'''{{efn|group=former|Formerly known as Morningside College until 2021.}}
| [[Sioux City, Iowa]]
| 1894
| [[United Methodist Church|United<br />Methodist]]
| 1,149
| [[Morningside Mustangs|Mustangs]]
| 1922
| 2002
| [[NAIA independent schools|NAIA]]/[[NCAA Division II independent schools|D-II Independent]]<br />(2002–03)
| [[Great Plains Athletic Conference|Great Plains (GPAC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=NAIA|Currently an [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]] athletic conference.}}<br />(2003–present)
|-
| '''[[Nebraska Wesleyan University]]'''
| [[Lincoln, Nebraska]]
| 1887
| United<br />Methodist
| 1,601
| [[Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves|Prairie Wolves]]
| 1922
| 1926
| [[Great Plains Athletic Conference|Great Plains (GPAC)]]<br />(1969–2016)
| [[American Rivers Conference|American Rivers (ARC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D3|Currently an [[NCAA Division III]] athletic conference.}}<br />(2016–present)
|-
| '''[[North Dakota State University]]'''
| [[Fargo, North Dakota]]
| 1890
| Public{{efn|group=former|name=NDUS|Part of the [[North Dakota University System]].}}
| 13,229
| [[North Dakota State Bison|Bison]]
| 1922
| 2004
| [[NCAA Division I independent schools|D-I Independent]]<br />(2004–08)
| [[Summit League|Summit]]{{efn|group=former|name=D1|Currently an [[NCAA Division I]] athletic conference.}}{{efn|group=final|name=MVFC|Their football team competes in the [[Missouri Valley Football Conference]] (MVFC).}}<br />(2008–present)
|-
| '''[[University of Northern Colorado]]'''
| [[Greeley, Colorado]]
| 1889
| Public
| 12,392
| [[Northern Colorado Bears|Bears]]
| 1978
| 2003
| [[NCAA Division I independent schools|D-I Independent]]<br />(2003–06)
| [[Big Sky Conference|Big Sky]]{{efn|group=former|name=D1}}<br />(2006–present)
|-
| '''[[University of Northern Iowa]]'''
| [[Cedar Falls, Iowa]]
| 1876
| Public
| 14,070
| [[Northern Iowa Panthers|Panthers]]
| 1934
| 1978
| [[NCAA Division I independent schools|D-I Independent]]<br />(1978–82)<br />[[Summit League|Summit]]{{efn|group=former|name=D1}}<br />(1982–91)
| [[Missouri Valley Conference|Missouri Valley (MVC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D1}}<br />(1991–present)
|-
| '''[[University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)|University of St. Thomas]]'''
| [[St. Paul, Minnesota]]
| 1885
| Catholic<br />{{small|([[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis|Archdiocese of<br />Saint Paul and<br />Minneapolis]])}}
| 10,534
| [[St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies|Tommies]]
| 1922
| 1928
| [[Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|Minnesota (MIAC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D3|Currently an [[NCAA Division III]] athletic conference.}}<br />(1928–2021)
| [[Summit League|Summit]]{{efn|group=former|name=D1}}{{efn|group=final|name=PFL|Their football team competes in the [[Pioneer Football League]] (PFL).}}<br />(2021–present)
|-
| '''[[South Dakota State University]]'''
| [[Brookings, South Dakota]]
| 1881
| Public{{efn|group=former|name=SDBoR|Part of the [[South Dakota Board of Regents]].}}
| 12,816
| [[South Dakota State Jackrabbits|Jackrabbits]]
| 1922
| 2004
| [[NCAA Division I independent schools|D-I Independent]]<br />(2004–08)
| [[Summit League|Summit]]{{efn|group=former|name=D1}}{{efn|group=final|name=MVFC}}<br />(2008–present)
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=former}}

===Membership timeline===
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  bar:18 color:AssocF from:2006 till:2008 text:[[Western Washington University|Western Washington]] (2006–2008)

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