Dakota Athletic Conference
Dakota Athletic Conference | |
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DAC | |
Established | 2000 |
Dissolved | 2012 |
Association | NAIA |
Members | 4 (final) 10 (all-time) |
Sports fielded |
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Region | The Dakotas Region III of the NAIA |
Headquarters | Dickinson, North Dakota |
Website | dakotaac.org |
Locations | |
The Dakota Athletic Conference (DAC) was a college athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA. As the name implies, member teams were located in the states of North Dakota and South Dakota. The conference folded in 2012.
History[]
The Dakota Athletic Conference was formed from a merger between the North Dakota College Athletic Conference and the South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference. Ten schools were a part of the conference in its history, consisting of the following:
- Formerly from the NDCAC: Jamestown College, Mayville State University, Valley City State University, Dickinson State University, Minot State University and the University of Mary
- Formerly from the SDIC: Si Tanka University-Huron, Black Hills State University, Dakota State University and South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
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.
Timeline[]
- Si Tanka-Huron closed in 2005.
- Mary left the DAC to join the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 2006.
- Dakota State announced they were leaving the DAC on July 1, 2011 to become an NAIA Independent.[1]
- Additionally, member schools Black Hills State, Minot State and South Dakota Tech also left the conference while in the process of transitioning to NCAA Division II.
- This left the conference with four schools for 2011-12, after which Dickinson State left for the Frontier Conference and Jamestown, Mayville State and Valley City State became NAIA independent schools.
Past members[]
Institution | Nickname | Location | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Joined | Left | Current Conference |
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Black Hills State University | Yellow Jackets | Spearfish, South Dakota | 1881 | Public | 4,739 | 2000–01 | 2010–11 | RMAC (NCAA Division II) |
Dakota State University | Trojans | Madison, South Dakota | 1881 | Public | 2,282 | 2000-01 | 2010-11 | North Star |
Dickinson State University | Blue Hawks | Dickinson, North Dakota | 1916 | Public | 2,572 | 2000–01 | 2011–12 | Frontier |
Jamestown College | Jimmies | Jamestown, North Dakota | 1883 | Private | 900 | 2000-01 | 2011-12 | GPAC |
Mayville State University | Comets | Mayville, North Dakota | 1889 | Public | 780 | 2000–01 | 2011–12 | North Star |
Minot State University | Beavers | Minot, North Dakota | 1913 | Public | 3,851 | 2000-01 | 2010-11 | NSIC (NCAA Division II) |
Si Tanka University at Huron | Screaming Eagles | Huron, South Dakota | 1883 | Private | n/a | 2000–01 | 2004–05 | school closed in 2005 |
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | Hardrockers | Rapid City, South Dakota | 1885 | Public | 2,345 | 2000–01 | 2010–11 | RMAC (NCAA Division II) |
University of Mary | Marauders | Bismarck, North Dakota | 1959 | Private | 2,758 | 2000-01 | 2005-06 | NSIC (NCAA Division II) |
Valley City State University | Vikings | Valley City, North Dakota | 1890 | Public | 1,220 | 2000–01 | 2011–12 | North Star |
Membership timeline[]
Sports[]
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.
References[]
- ^ "DSU Athletics announces move to independent status". Dakota State University. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- Dakota Athletic Conference
- Sports leagues disestablished in 2012
- College sports in South Dakota
- College sports in North Dakota
- 2000 establishments in North Dakota
- 2000 establishments in South Dakota