▁as ▁an ▁affili ate ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Big ▁ 1 2 ▁Conference . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁past , ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁State ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Central ▁Conference , ▁the ▁Great ▁West ▁Football ▁Conference , ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Soccer ▁Conference . ▁It ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁an ▁independent . ▁ ▁Football ▁ ▁The ▁B ison ▁football ▁team , ▁which ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁played ▁their ▁home ▁games ▁at ▁the ▁F arg od ome , ▁was ▁a ▁dominant ▁force ▁in ▁Division ▁II . ▁Through ▁January ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁they ▁have ▁won ▁ 1 6 ▁NCAA ▁National ▁titles . ▁E ight ▁were ▁at ▁the ▁Division ▁II ▁level ▁( 1 9 6 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 0 ) ▁before ▁moving ▁up ▁to ▁Division ▁I - AA ▁( now ▁FC S ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁where ▁they ▁have ▁won ▁eight ▁national ▁champion ships ▁( 2 0 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 ). ▁N DS U ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁team ▁at ▁any ▁level ▁of ▁NCAA ▁football ▁to ▁have ▁won ▁five