It was another strong football season for both the Augustana Vikings and Sioux Falls Cougars.

Both teams finished near the top of the NSIC standings, with Augie finishing at 9-2 overall and USF coming in at 7-4.

Both programs were well represented in the All-NSIC teams that were released on Wednesday afternoon following the conclusion of the regular season.

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Duluth and Mankato are the two NSIC programs heading to the DII playoffs, which begin this weekend. Here's a look at their portion of the bracket:

As for the conference honorees, here are the big award winners this year:

NSIC Offensive Player of the Year
#15 Jack Strand (QB, 6-5, 240, Sr., Bloomer, Wis. / Bloomer HS) - MSU Moorhead

NSIC Defensive Player of the Year 
#47 Jes Krcil (LB, 6-1, 220, So., Carlisle, Iowa / Carlisle HS)  - Wayne State College

NSIC Offensive Newcomer of the Year
#88 Luke Dehnicke (TE, 6-3, 205, R-Fr., Andover, Minn. / Andover HS) - MN Duluth

NSIC Defensive Newcomer of the Year
#36 Jefferson Mobry (LB, 6-4, 220, R-Fr., Rio, Wis. / Columbus HS) - Mankato

NSIC Coach of the Year
Curt Wiese (13th Season) - University of Minnesota Duluth

NSIC Assitant Coach of the Year
Chase Vogler (7th Season) - University of Minnesota Duluth

And here's a look at the first team honorees from Augustana:

Stylz Blackmon | Offensive Line | Grain Valley, Missouri

Isaiah Huber | Wide Receiver/Return Specialist | Rochester, Minnesota

Logan Leonard | Defensive Back | Minnetrista, Minnesota

Jake Pecina | Punter | Forney, Texas

On the second team, the Vikings totaled two players on offense and four on defense.

Corbin Wirkus | Offensive Line | Baltic, South Dakota

Klayton Sattler | Tight End | Tea, South Dakota

TJ Murray | Defensive Back | Baltimore, Maryland

Jermaine Hampton Jr. | Defensive Back | Chicago, Illinois

Gradee Sherman | Defensive Line | Viborg, South Dakota

Zachary Richardson | Defensive Line | Canton, South Dakota

Here are the honorees from USF Cougar football:

FIRST TEAM ALL-NSIC SOUTH

Hank Brown Jr. | WR | First Team

SECOND TEAM ALL-NSIC SOUTH

Caden Maas | OL | Second Team

Ben Pederson | OL | Second Team

Adonis Hutchinson | WR | Second Team

Bubba Tann III | RB | Second Team

Camden Dean | QB | Second Team

Mouhamed Diawara | DL | Second Team

London Kolb | LB | Second Team

Sources: NorthernSun.org, USFCougars.com and GoAugie.com