 College sports are popular in Grand Forks , with an intense following for the University of North Dakota . The UND men 's ice hockey team competes in the NCAA Division I level and has been the Frozen Four championship team eight times and the runner @-@ up five times . The UND football team was the 2001 NCAA Division II champion and the 2003 runner @-@ up . In 2006 , the university announced that it would be moving its entire athletic program to Division I. 
