MILWAUKEE, Wis. (naccsports.org) --- Aurora University and Milwaukee School of Engineering have been named the recipients of the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) All-Sports Awards for the 2025-26 academic year. The awards are indicative of a program's overall excellence across all league sports.
Aurora captured the women's award for the 10th time overall and the third time in four years, while MSOE captured the men's award for the second consecutive year and for the third time overall (2013-14, 2024-25).
The women's standings use a 17-point base, while the men's standings utilize a 16-point base. Both systems award points for a program's regular-season league finish as well as any advancement during a NACC Tournament.
2025-26 NACC All-Sports Awards Standings
Women
Aurora University compiled a 12.722 index over its nine NACC sports to edge St. Norbert College (12.389) and Concordia University Wisconsin (11.800) for the title. The Spartans captured NACC titles in cross country and golf during the 2025-26 academic year, while also recording top-four finishes in lacrosse (second), volleyball (tie-second), basketball (tie-third), and softball (tie-fourth). Aurora also won the 2026 lacrosse tournament title.
The Green Knights won titles in indoor and outdoor track and field, while also finishing second in basketball, golf, and volleyball (tie), and third in cross country and tennis. The Falcons finished without a regular season or tournament crown in 2025-26, but finished second in cross country, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, and softball (tie), while also recording top-five finishes in tennis (fourth), volleyball (tie-fourth), golf (fifth), soccer (fifth), and lacrosse (fifth).
Milwaukee School of Engineering (11.000) is fourth after placing second in soccer, third in basketball (tie), indoor track and field, lacrosse (tie), and outdoor track and field, fourth in cross country and golf, and fifth in tennis.
Illinois Institute of Technology finished a clear fifth (10.500) after sweeping regular season and tournament titles in both soccer and tennis. The Scarlet Hawks also took fourth in both indoor and outdoor track and field.
Edgewood University (9.100) edged Wisconsin Lutheran College (8.778) for sixth place. The Eagles won regular-season and tournament titles in volleyball and placed third in lacrosse (tie), soccer and tennis. Wisconsin Lutheran swept the regular-season and tournament titles in basketball, while adding fifth-place finishes in cross country and outdoor track and field.
Benedictine University (7.375), Marian University (6.375), and Dominican University (6.143) rounded out the top 10. Benedictine tied for second in softball and advanced to the softball tournament final, while Marian's best finish was a third-place finish in golf. Dominican swept the softball regular-season and tournament crowns and placed fourth in soccer.
Concordia University Chicago (5.938), Lakeland University (5.357), Rockford University (4.571), and Alverno College (1.400) round out the list.
2025-26 NACC Women's Champions
Basketball: Wisconsin Lutheran (RS & T)
Cross Country: Aurora
Golf: Aurora
Lacrosse: Lake Forest (RS), Aurora (T)
Soccer: Illinois Tech (RS & T)
Softball: Dominican (RS & T)
Tennis: Illinois Tech (RS & T)
Track & Field (Indoor): St. Norbert
Track & Field (Outdoor): St. Norbert
Volleyball: Edgewood (RS & T)
Men
MSOE (14.100) dominated the field en route to this year's men's all-sports trophy.For the second consecutive year, the Raiders did not post a regular-season finish lower than fourth across their 10 NACC men's sports. In addition to five NACC titles (basketball [tie], cross country, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, and volleyball), MSOE also finished second in baseball and tennis, and third in golf and lacrosse (tie). The Raiders also won the soccer tournament as the No. 4 seed.
Aurora (11.950) took second over St. Norbert (11.183), while Concordia Wisconsin finished fourth (9.682). The Spartans won three NACC titles (baseball, golf, lacrosse) and won tournament titles in baseball and basketball. Aurora also finished second in football, soccer, and volleyball (tie), and third in basketball.
The Green Knights shared the basketball title with MSOE and finished second in golf, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field, and third in cross country, football (tie), soccer, and tennis. The Falcons won the football title, finished second in lacrosse, and took third in outdoor track and field and fourth in cross country, basketball, tennis, and baseball (tie). CUW also won the lacrosse tournament crown.
Illinois Tech (7.889) took fifth ahead of Benedictine (7.483) and Wisconsin Lutheran (7.333). The Scarlet Hawks swept the tennis regular-season and tournament titles, tied for fourth in baseball and tied for fifth in both lacrosse and soccer. The Eagles posted top finishes of third (tie) in football, fourth in volleyball and indoor track and field, and fifth in lacrosse (tie) and outdoor track and field. The Warriors finished second in cross country, third in football (tie) and indoor track and field, fourth in outdoor track and field, and fifth in golf and volleyball (tie).
NACC soccer regular-season champion Edgewood (6.700) was eighth, followed by Concordia Chicago (6.111), Marian (5.071), Dominican (4.813), Lakeland (4.250), and Rockford (3.688).
2025-26 NACC Men's Champions
Baseball: Aurora (RS & T)
Basketball: MSOE & St. Norbert (RS), Aurora (T)
Cross Country: MSOE
Football: Concordia Wisconsin
Golf: Aurora
Lacrosse: Aurora (RS), Concordia Wisconsin (T)
Soccer: Edgewood (RS), MSOE (T)
Tennis: llinois Tech (RS & T)
Track & Field (Indoor): MSOE
Track & Field (Outdoor): MSOE
Volleyball: MSOE (RS), Dominican (T)
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
All-Sports Awards Champions By Year
| Year |
Men |
Women |
| 2025-26 |
MSOE |
Aurora |
| 2024-25 |
MSOE |
St. Norbert |
| 2023-24 |
Aurora |
Aurora |
| 2022-23 |
Aurora |
Aurora |
| 2021-22 |
St. Norbert |
St. Norbert |
| 2020-21 |
Not awarded (COVID) |
Not awarded (COVID) |
| 2019-20 |
Aurora |
Aurora |
| 2018-19 |
Aurora |
Aurora |
| 2017-18 |
Aurora |
Concordia Wisconsin |
| 2016-17 |
Benedictine |
Concordia Wisconsin |
| 2015-16 |
Benedictine |
Aurora |
| 2014-15 |
Aurora |
Aurora |
| 2013-14 |
MSOE |
Aurora |
| 2012-13 |
Aurora |
Aurora |
| 2011-12 |
Concordia Wisconsin |
Dominican |
| 2010-11 |
Aurora |
Concordia Wisconsin |
| 2009-10 |
Concordia Wisconsin |
Concordia Wisconsin |
| 2008-09 |
Aurora |
Concordia Wisconsin |
| 2007-08 |
Aurora |
Concordia Wisconsin |
| 2006-07 |
Aurora |
Aurora |