 In NCAA postseason play, NKU made 12 NCAA DII postseason appearances, including back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship in the 1995–96 and 1996-97 seasons.On December 8, 2011 NKU officially announced it accepted an invitation to join the Atlantic Sun Conference and begin a multi-year transition to Division I beginning in 2012.The Norse began a full Atlantic Sun Conference and Division I schedule in the 2012-13 season, however the university was not eligible for NCAA D-I postseason competition until becoming a full Division I member in 2016.