Editing North Central Conference (section)

===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:
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