Current football conference

Northern Sun champions

1932–2025 · 90 seasons with a champion

Northern Sun schools, standings and scores

Seasons before 1973 predate Division II; they are listed as the NCAA records book publishes them.

Champions by season

Season	Champion
2025	Minnesota Duluth
2024	Augustana
2023	Augustana
2022	Bemidji State
2021	North: Bemidji State, Minnesota Duluth shared South: Augustana
2019	North: Minnesota Duluth South: Minnesota State
2018	North: Minnesota Duluth South: Minnesota State
2017	North: Minnesota Duluth South: Southwest Minnesota State
2016	North: Minnesota Duluth South: Sioux Falls
2015	Minnesota Duluth South: Minnesota State
2014	Minnesota Duluth South: Minnesota State
2013	North: St. Cloud State, Minnesota Duluth shared South: Minnesota State
2012	North: Minnesota Duluth South: Minnesota State
2011	North: Minnesota Duluth South: Minnesota State
2010	Minnesota Duluth
2009	Minnesota Duluth
2008	Minnesota Duluth
2007	Winona State
2006	Bemidji State
2005	Concordia-St. Paul, Winona State shared
2004	Winona State
2003	Concordia-St. Paul, Winona State shared
2002	Minnesota Duluth
2001	Winona State
2000	Winona State
1999	Northern State
1998	Winona State
1997	Winona State
1996	Minnesota Duluth
1995	Minnesota State Moorhead, Minnesota Duluth shared
1994	Winona State
1993	Winona State
1992	Northern State
1991	Minnesota State Moorhead
1990	Northern State, Southwest Minnesota State, Minnesota Duluth shared
1989	Minnesota State Moorhead
1988	Minnesota State Moorhead
1987	Minnesota Morris
1986	Minnesota Morris
1985	Minnesota Duluth
1984	Minnesota State Moorhead, Minnesota Morris shared
1983	Winona State
1982	Minnesota State Moorhead
1981	Minnesota State Moorhead
1980	Minnesota Duluth
1979	Minnesota State Moorhead, Minnesota Duluth shared
1978	Minnesota Morris
1977	Minnesota Morris
1976	Minnesota Morris
1975	Minnesota Morris
1974	Michigan Tech
1973	Minnesota State Moorhead
1972	Michigan Tech
1971	Minnesota State Moorhead
1970	Michigan Tech, St. Cloud State, Minnesota Morris shared
1969	Michigan Tech
1968	Minnesota State, Winona State shared
1967	St. Cloud State
1966	Minnesota State Moorhead
1965	Michigan Tech
1964	Winona State
1963	Michigan Tech
1962	Winona State
1961	Minnesota State
1960	Minnesota State
1959	Bemidji State, Michigan Tech, Minnesota State shared
1958	Minnesota State
1957	Bemidji State, Winona State shared
1956	Winona State
1955	St. Cloud State
1954	St. Cloud State
1953	St. Cloud State
1952	Minnesota State Moorhead, St. Cloud State shared
1951	St. Cloud State
1950	Bemidji State, Minnesota State shared
1949	Minnesota State
1948	Minnesota State, St. Cloud State, Minnesota Duluth shared
1947	Bemidji State, Winona State shared
1946	Minnesota State, Minnesota Duluth shared
1942	Minnesota State, St. Cloud State shared
1941	St. Cloud State
1940	St. Cloud State
1939	Winona State
1938	Minnesota State, Minnesota Duluth shared
1937	Minnesota Duluth
1936	St. Cloud State
1935	Minnesota State, Minnesota State Moorhead shared
1934	Minnesota Duluth
1933	St. Cloud State
1932	Minnesota State, Minnesota State Moorhead, St. Cloud State, Minnesota Duluth shared

Source: NCAA conference standings records (Standings.pdf). Loaded Sep 25, 5:21 PM CT. Checked for a newer edition Oct 26, 7:15 AM CT.