BURNSVILLE, Minn. – After capturing three NSIC Championships in the fall, Augustana is atop the NSIC All-Sports standings after fall sports. Led by the NSIC Championships in men's cross country, women's cross country and football, along with an NSIC runner-up finish by the soccer program and volleyball placing fifth, the Viking athletics department tallied 70.333 points to hold a 19.83 point edge over Minnesota State.
 
In addition, Augustana holds the edge in the men's standings and women's standings. The Viking men totaled 28.3 points, four ahead of Minnesota Duluth. In the women's standings, AU recorded 42 points, eight ahead of St. Cloud State.
 
"One of the cornerstones of our department has been broad-based excellence and leading our conference after a very successful fall season means a lot to us," Augustana Director of Athletics Josh Morton said. "Our student-athletes continue to make us proud, especially when you consider we also led the NSIC in all-academic awards for the fall sports as well."
 
The winner of each title in a conference-sponsored championship receives points totaling the number of teams in that sport plus one. The next place finisher receives points totaling the number of teams less the number of places from first place. Ties in the standings at any level shall result in the totaling of points and equal distribution.

The NSIC will release all-sports standings again following the winter sports season. The NSIC All-Sports Champion is announced following the spring season, with the award being presented at the NSIC Summer Kickoff in July 2022.
 
2021-22 NSIC All-Sports Standings (Fall)

	Overall Standings	Points
1	Augustana	70.333
2	Minnesota State	50.5
3	Minnesota Duluth	50.333
4	Winona State	48
	Sioux Falls	48
	University of Mary	48
7	Northern State	44.5
8	Bemidji State	39.333
9	Wayne State	39
10	Minot State	35.5
11	Concordia-St. Paul	34.5
12	St. Cloud State	34
13	MSU Moorhead	28
14	Upper Iowa	24
15	SMSU	23
16	Minnesota Crookston	6
	Men's Standings	Points
1	Augustana	28.3
2	Minnesota Duluth	24.3
3	Sioux Falls	23.0
4	Winona State	18.0
	University of Mary	18.0
6	Minnesota State	17.0
7	Northern State	15.0
8	Bemidji State	13.3
9	MSU Moorhead	13.0
	Wayne State	13.0
11	Minot State	11.5
12	Concordia-St. Paul	6.5
13	SMSU	5.5
14	Minnesota Crookston	3.0
15	Upper Iowa	2.5
16	St. Cloud State	0.0
	Women's Standings	Points
1	Augustana	42.0
2	St. Cloud State	34.0
3	Minnesota State	33.5
4	Winona State	30.0
	University of Mary	30.0
6	Northern State	29.5
7	Concordia-St. Paul	28.0
8	Minnesota Duluth	26.0
	Wayne State	26.0
	Bemidji State	26.0
11	Sioux Falls	25.0
12	Minot State	24.0
13	Upper Iowa	21.5
14	SMSU	17.5
15	MSU Moorhead	15.0
16	Minnesota Crookston	3.0