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DEKALB, Ill. — Northern Illinois has accepted an invitation to join the Horizon League in basketball and most other sports except football. The Huskies are set to become the league's 12th member and compete in 14 of its 19 sports starting with the 2026-27 academic year. One notable exception is football, with that program moving from the MAC to the Mountain West in 2026. Northern Illinois has played 39 seasons in the MAC over two stints. It was independent in basketball from 1986 to 1990, spent four years in the Mid-Continent Conference and played in the Horizon League from 1994 to 1997 when it was known as the Midwestern Collegiate Conference.
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