Dakota Athletic Conference

Dakota Athletic Conference (DAC)
Established	2000
Association	NAIA
Members	4
Sports fielded	15 (men's: 8; women's: 7)
Region	The Dakotas Region III of the NAIA
Headquarters	Dickinson, North Dakota
Website	dakotaac.org
Locations

The Dakota Athletic Conference (DAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA. As the name implies, member teams are located in the states of North Dakota and South Dakota.

History

The Dakota Athletic Conference was formed from a merger between the North Dakota College Athletic Conference and the South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference. Six schools have left the conference in its history: the University of Mary joined the NCAA in 2006, and Si Tanka-Huron closed in 2005. Dakota State University has announced they are leaving the DAC in July 2011 to become an NAIA independent. Additionally, member schools Minot State, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, and Black Hills State University are also leaving the conference while in the process of transitioning to NCAA Division II.

The DAC is one of the only NAIA conferences to have a television contract; America One owns the broadcast rights to the conference, although most of the games are only carried through the network's subscription service, B2 Networks.

Members

Institution	Nickname	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment
Jamestown College	Jimmies	Jamestown, North Dakota	1883	Private/Presbyterian	900
Mayville State University	Comets	Mayville, North Dakota	1889	Public	780
Valley City State University	Vikings	Valley City, North Dakota	1890	Public	1,220

Former members

Institution	Nickname	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Current conference
Black Hills State University	Yellow Jackets	Spearfish, South Dakota	1881	Public	4,739	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (2012)
Dakota State University	Trojans	Madison, South Dakota	1881	Public	2,282	NAIA Independent
Dickinson State University	Blue Hawks	Dickinson, North Dakota	1916	Public	2,572	Frontier Conference
Minot State University	Beavers	Minot, North Dakota	1913	Public	3,851	Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (2012)
Si Tanka University at Huron	Screaming Eagles	Huron, South Dakota	1883	Private	n/a	n/a (school closed in 2005)
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology	Hardrockers	Rapid City, South Dakota	1885	Public	2,345	NCAA Division II independent
University of Mary	Marauders	Bismarck, North Dakota	1959	Private	2,758	Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

Sports

Member schools field men's and women's teams in cross country, basketball, track and field and golf. Men's-only sports are baseball, football and wrestling, while soccer, softball and volleyball are only offered for women.

External links

• Official website