Since North Dakota State entered Division I in 2008, the Bison have made the NCAA tournament three times.

It was a conference mainly centered around AIAW programs in Minnesota and both North and South Dakota.

Then in 1979, the team joined the North Central Conference and followed along as the league moved up to Division II starting in the 1982 season.

The Bison would remain there until the end of the 2003 season when NDSU's athletic programs moved up to Division I.

[11] ^ - Played in Spring 2021 The Bison have appeared in three NCAA Division I tournaments.