Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Information

The Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference began its first season of competition in the fall of 2006, then known at the Northern Athletics Conference. The conference consists of 12 private colleges and universities from the shared-border states of Illinois and Wisconsin, all of which are NCAA Division III members. The members of the NACC include Alverno College, Aurora University, Benedictine University, Concordia University Chicago, Concordia University Wisconsin, Dominican University, Edgewood College, Lakeland College, Marian University, Milwaukee School of Engineering, Rockford University and Wisconsin Lutheran College. Additionally, four schools maintain associate membership in women's golf, all of which have joined during the 2011-2013 seasons. The NACC's associate members for women's golf include Bethany Lutheran College, University of Minnesota-Morris, Northland College and University of Northwestern-St. Paul. The NACC sponsors championships in 18 sports. Men's championships include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field. Women's championships are sponsored in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field and volleyball.