Northern Sun
14 current members, two former. Our membership records under this name start in 2014.
2026 standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP | Elo | Last 5 | Next | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota State | 6–0 | 7–0 | 1415 | WWWWW | vs. Wayne State (NE) Oct 24 | ||
| Wayne State (NE) | 5–1 | 6–1 | 1294 | LWWWW | at Minnesota State Oct 24 | ||
| Minnesota Duluth | 5–1 | 5–2 | 1330 | WWLWW | at University of Mary Oct 24 | ||
| Minnesota St Moorhead | 4–2 | 5–2 | 1261 | LLWWW | vs. Northern State Oct 24 | ||
| Augustana (SD) | 4–2 | 5–2 | 1316 | WWLWW | vs. Southwest Minnesota State Oct 24 | ||
| Northern State | 4–2 | 5–2 | 1221 | WLWWL | at Minnesota St Moorhead Oct 24 | ||
| Sioux Falls | 4–2 | 4–3 | 1205 | WWLLW | vs. Minot State Oct 24 | ||
| Concordia St. Paul | 2–4 | 3–4 | 1045 | LWWLL | vs. Winona State Oct 24 | ||
| University of Mary | 2–4 | 3–4 | 1085 | WLLWL | vs. Minnesota Duluth Oct 24 | ||
| Minot State | 2–4 | 2–5 | 1075 | LWLLW | at Sioux Falls Oct 24 | ||
| Bemidji State | 2–4 | 2–5 | 1123 | LLWLL | at Jamestown Oct 24 | ||
| Winona State | 2–4 | 2–5 | 1130 | WLWLL | at Concordia St. Paul Oct 24 | ||
| Southwest Minnesota State | 0–6 | 1–6 | 915 | LLLLL | at Augustana (SD) Oct 24 | ||
| Jamestown | 0–6 | 0–7 | 944 | LLLLL | vs. Bemidji State Oct 24 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied. AP: the AP poll, week 7. Elo is our own rating, a measure of strength, not a prediction.
Against other conferences, 2026
Northern Sun teams are 8–6 outside the conference so far.
- Mid America Conference2–1
- Rocky Mountain Conference2–1
- GLIAC1–1
- Great Lakes Conference1–1
- Others2–0
- Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference0–1
- Pioneer Conference0–1
The bar is the share of those games won. Games against teams from lower divisions count together.
Members
Every school and its years (16)
Members now
- Augustana (SD) 2014 on
- Bemidji State 2014 on
- Concordia St. Paul 2014 on
- Minnesota Duluth 2014 on
- Minnesota St Moorhead 2014 on
- Minnesota State 2014 on
- Minot State 2014 on
- Northern State 2014 on
- Sioux Falls 2014 on
- Southwest Minnesota State 2014 on
- University of Mary 2014 on
- Wayne State (NE) 2014 on
- Winona State 2014 on
- Jamestown 2025 on
Former members
- Upper Iowa 2014–2023
- St. Cloud State 2014–2019
Football membership as CollegeFootballData.com records it under this conference’s name, from 2014; a school’s separate stays are listed apart.
Who came and went
SportsDataverse’s football memberships agree with ours in all 187 team-seasons from 2014. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); memberships: SportsDataverse.