Quote:By Associated Press

ST. PAUL - In a stunning move that could spur other moves, the state of Minnesota is creating it's own collegiate athletic association for it's colleges and universities in 2021.

The new organization will be called the Minnesota Collegiate Athletic Association, comprised of members from the current Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, and the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference. The University of Minnesota's Twin Cities campus will remain in the NCAA due to it's commitments to the Big Ten Conference.

The UMAC's lone remaining member, the University of Wisconsin, Superior, will rejoin the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The remaining members of the NSIC are adding Black Hills State University and the University of Nebraska, Kearney. But the NSIC may lose Upper Iowa University back to Division III or a possible return to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics through the North Star Athletic Association.