Dakota Athletic Conference


The Dakota Athletic Conference 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:
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

Membership timeline


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bar:1 color:Full from:2000 till:2011 text:Black Hills State
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bar:4 color:Full from:2000 till:2012 text:Jamestown
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bar:5 color:Full from:2000 till:2012 text:Mayville State
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bar:10 color:Full from:2000 till:2012 text:Valley City State
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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.