For Immediate Release
Thursday, June 4, 2026
NSIC Media Relations

BURNSVILLE, Minn. – Minnesota State University, Mankato earned the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) All-Sports Award as spring sports concluded in May. The Mavericks earn the award for the ninth time since re-joining the league in 2008. The Mavericks amassed 226.5 points to finish 37.5 points ahead of second place Augustana University.  Augustana, Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota State and Winona State remain the only institutions to earn the award in its 25+ year history.

Minnesota State has now earned the all-sports award in 2008-09, 2009-10, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2023-24, 2024-25 & 2025-26.

Since 2017-18, the NSIC recognizes an overall champion along with a men’s and a women’s champion. Minnesota State also earned the women’s awards as it scored 140.0 points. Augustana earned the men’s award after scoring 94.0 points.  The Mavericks and Vikings will be presented their awards on Tuesday, July 7 at the NSIC Hall of Fame Banquet in Bloomington, Minnesota. 

Minnesota State won seven regular-season titles during the 2025-26 academic year, including women’s soccer, men’s & women’s indoor and outdoor track & field, swimming & diving and women’s basketball. Augustana took home regular season titles in baseball, men’s cross country, and women’s tennis this season. 

The NSIC All Sports Award is calculated by awarding the winner of each conference-sponsored championship points totaling the number of teams in that sport plus one. The next place finisher receives points totaling the number of teams less the number of places from first place. Ties in the standings at any level result in the totaling of points and equal distribution.

2025-26 NSIC All Sports Competition 

RK	School	Points
1	Minnesota State (18)	226.5
2	Augustana (18)	189
3	Winona State (14)	142.5
4	University of Mary (18)	142
5	Sioux Falls (18)	140.5
6	Concordia-St. Paul (16)	132.5
7	Wayne State (14)	121.5
8	Minnesota Duluth (14)	121
9	Northern State (15)	111.5
10	St. Cloud State (12)	107
11	MSU Moorhead (16)	102
12	SMSU (16)	79
13	Jamestown (18)	76.5
14	Minot State (16)	67.5
15	Bemidji State (13)	64
16	Minnesota Crookston (11)	62
RK	School	Points
1	Augustana (8)	94
2	Minnesota State (8)	86.5
3	University of Mary (8)	60
4	MSU Moorhead (6)	53
5	Minnesota Duluth (6)	50
	Sioux Falls (8)	50
7	Concordia-St. Paul (7)	48.5
8	Northern State (5)	46.5
	Wayne State (6)	46.5
10	Winona State (5)	42
11	St. Cloud State (3)	34
12	SMSU (7)	28.5
	Minot State (8)	28.5
14	Jamestown (8)	25
15	Minnesota Crookston (4)	24.5
16	Bemidji State (4)	17
RK	School	Points
1	Minnesota State (10)	140
2	Winona State (8)	100.5
3	Augustana (10)	95
4	Concordia-St. Paul (9)	84
5	University of Mary (10)	82
	Sioux Falls (10)	82
7	Wayne State (8)	75
8	St. Cloud State (9)	73
9	Minnesota Duluth (8)	71
10	Northern State (8)	65
11	Jamestown (10)	51.5
12	SMSU (9)	50.5
13	MSU Moorhead (10)	49
14	Bemidji State (9)	47
15	Minot State (8)	39
16	Minnesota Crookston (7)	37.5

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Past NSIC All-Sports Award Winners
1999-00    Minnesota Duluth
2000-01    Minnesota Duluth
2001-02    Minnesota Duluth
2002-03    Minnesota Duluth
2003-04    Minnesota Duluth
2004-05    Winona State
2005-06    Winona State
2006-07    Winona State
2007-08    Winona State
2008-09    Minnesota State
2009-10    Minnesota State
2010-11    Augustana
2011-12    Augustana
2012-13    Minnesota State
2013-14    Minnesota State
2014-15    Augustana
2015-16    Augustana
2016-17    Augustana
2017-18    Minnesota State (O+M) - Augustana (W)
2018-19    Minnesota State (O+M) - Augustana (W)
2019-20    Not Awarded
2020-21    Not Awarded
2021-22    Augustana (O+M+W)
2022-23   Augustana (O+W) - Minnesota State (M)
2023-24   Minnesota State (O+M+W)
2024-25   Minnesota State (O+M+W)
2025-26   Minnesota State (O+W) - Augustana (M)
 

2025-26 NSIC Team Champions
Men’s Cross Country	Augustana
Women’s Cross Country	Winona State
Football	Minnesota Duluth
Women’s Soccer	Minnesota State
Volleyball	CSP & WSC
Men’s Basketball	St. Cloud State
Women’s Basketball	Minnesota State
Men’s Indoor Track & Field	Minnesota State
Women’s Indoor Track & Field	Minnesota State
Women’s Swimming & Diving	Minnesota State
Wrestling	St. Cloud State
Baseball	Augustana
Softball	SCSU & WSU
Men’s Golf	Winona State
Women’s Golf	Wayne State
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field	Minnesota State
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field	Minnesota State
Women’s Tennis	Augustana

 
About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 16-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II conference with institutions located in Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The NSIC is a model Division II conference that uses high-level athletics competition to develop champions in the classroom and community while empowering student-athletes to be impactful and positive leaders. Formed in 1992 by the merger of the Northern Intercollegiate Conference (men’s league) and the Northern Sun Conference (women’s league), the NSIC has flourished over the past quarter century, maturing into a 15-team union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 27 team national championships and crowned 128 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.

About NCAA Division II
The NCAA, the national governing body for college athletics, is a volunteer association of more than 1,000 colleges and universities that classify their athletics programs in one of three membership divisions. The 300+ institutions in NCAA Division II support a balanced approach in which student-athletes can earn scholarships based on their athletic ability, pursue their desired academic degree, and participate in all the campus and surrounding community have to offer. Division II student-athletes annually graduate at rates higher than their student body peers, and they have access to the best championships-participant ratio among the NCAA’s three divisions. Division II gives student-athletes the unique opportunity to compete in the classroom, on the field, in their career, for their causes, and on their terms. For additional information, visit NCAA.org.