Northern Sun
14 current members, two former. Our membership records under this name start in 2014.
2025 standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP | Elo | Last 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Duluth | 10–1 | 10–2 | 1350 | WWWWL | ||
| Augustana (SD) | 8–2 | 9–2 | 1314 | WWWLL | ||
| Minnesota St Moorhead | 7–3 | 8–3 | 1265 | WLWWW | ||
| Minnesota State | 7–3 | 10–4 | 1385 | WLWWL | ||
| Wayne State (NE) | 7–3 | 7–4 | 1288 | LWWWW | ||
| Northern State | 7–4 | 7–4 | 1178 | WWLLW | ||
| Sioux Falls | 6–4 | 7–4 | 1242 | WWWLW | ||
| Winona State | 6–5 | 6–5 | 1157 | LWLWW | ||
| Bemidji State | 4–6 | 4–7 | 1179 | WWLLW | ||
| University of Mary | 3–7 | 4–7 | 1048 | LLWLL | ||
| Minot State | 3–7 | 3–8 | 1085 | WLLWL | ||
| Concordia St. Paul | 2–8 | 2–9 | 959 | LLLWL | ||
| Jamestown | 1–9 | 1–9 | 1016 | LLLLL | ||
| Southwest Minnesota State | 1–10 | 1–10 | 875 | LLLLL |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied. AP: the AP poll, final (else the final AP rank). Elo is our own rating, a measure of strength, not a prediction.
Against other conferences, 2025
Northern Sun teams are 7–6 outside the conference.
- Mid America Conference2–2
- GLIAC1–2
- Great Lakes Conference1–1
- Great Midwest Athletic Conference1–1
- Others1–0
- Rocky Mountain Conference1–0
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.