North Eastern Athletic Conference

Not to be confused with Northeast Conference.
North Eastern Athletic Conference
(NEAC)
Established 2004
Association NCAA
Division Division III
Members 14
Sports fielded 18 (men's: 9; women's: 9)
Region Mid-Atlantic
Headquarters Gansevoort, New York
Commissioner Candice Poiss Murray
Website http://www.neacsports.com
Locations

The North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.

History

The North Eastern Athletic Conference was founded in 2004. The original membership consisted of the following schools: Baptist Bible College (now known as Summit University), Bard College, Philadelphia Biblical University (now known as Cairn University), Cazenovia College, Chestnut Hill College, D'Youville College, Keuka College, Keystone College, Penn State-Berks, Polytechnic Institute of New York University, State University of New York at Purchase (SUNY Purchase), and Villa Julie College (now known as Stevenson University).

At the conclusion of the 2006-07 season, the NEAC had a shifting of membership losing five institutions and gaining three new members. The departing members were: Bard, Chestnut Hill, Polytechnic (N.Y.), SUNY Purchase, and Stevenson; while the new members were: Penn State-Harrisburg, Wells College, and Wilson College. The NEAC consisted of 10 members, effective the 2007-08 season.

At the conclusion of the 2007-08 season, the NEAC lost an additional three institutions while gaining two new members. The departing members were: Baptist Bible, Cairn, and Keystone (all to the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference, currently named the Colonial States Athletic Conference. The new members were: State University of New York at Cobleskill (SUNY Cobleskill) and State University of New York Institute of Technology (SUNYIT). The NEAC consisted of bringing the total to nine members, effective the 2008-09 season.

The NEAC accepted four associate member institutions for the 2008-09 season; they were: Medaille College (for men's and women's lacrosse), Rutgers University–Camden (for men's golf), State University of New York at Oneonta (for men's tennis), and the University of Dallas (in men's soccer, men's golf, men's & women's cross country, and men's & women's basketball). The University of Dallas also competed in women's volleyball to the NEAC in the 2009-10 season.

At the conclusion of the 2008-09 season, the NEAC lost an additional founding member in D'Youville. In the 2009-10 season, the NEAC welcomed three additional new members in the College of Saint Elizabeth, Penn State-Abington, and State University of New York at Morrisville (SUNY Morrisville). The NEAC had accepted four associate member institutions in that same season. Additionally, the NEAC also began a three year partnership with the North Atlantic Conference in four sports: baseball; women's lacrosse; and men's and women's tennis. Departing the NEAC at the conclusion of the 2009-10 season were associate members the University of Dallas and SUNY Oneonta.

In the 2010-11 season, the NEAC welcomed by Gallaudet University. In the 2011-12 season, the NEAC gained one new full member in Lancaster Bible College while Rutgers–Camden (already an associate member in men's golf) joined the NEAC in men's tennis. The partnership between the NEAC and the NAC ended for baseball and women's lacrosse following the 2011-12 season.

At the conclusion of the 2012-13 season, the NEAC lost one full member in Penn State-Harrisburg. In the 2013-14 season, the NEAC added Cedar Crest College as an associate member for women's swimming. Beginning in the 2014-15 season, the NEAC accepted two new full members in Bryn Athyn College and Pennsylvania College of Technology. Also in that same season, Wilson College, a former women's college that became co-educational in the 2013–14 school year, began a men's athletic program, and four other schools became men's volleyball associates.

Member schools

Current members

The league currently has fourteen full members:

Institution Location Nickname Founded Type Enrollment Joined
North Division
Cazenovia College Cazenovia, New York Wildcats 1824 Private/Non-sectarian 1,000 2004-05
Keuka College Jerusalem, New York Wolfpack 1890 Private/Non-sectarian 1,521 2004-05
State University of New York at Cobleskill (SUNY Cobleskill) Cobleskill, New York Fighting Tigers 1916 Public 2,500 2008-09
State University of New York Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) Utica, New York Wildcats 1966 Public 2,760 2008-09
State University of New York at Morrisville (SUNY Morrisville) Morrisville, New York Mustangs 1908 Public 3,356 2009-10
College of Saint Elizabeth† Morristown, New Jersey Eagles 1899 Private/Catholic 2,044 2009-10
Wells College Aurora, New York Express 1868 Private/Non-sectarian 480 2007-08
South Division
Bryn Athyn College Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania Lions 1877 Private 256 2014-15
Gallaudet University Washington, D.C. Bison 1864 Private/Quasigovernmental 1,740 2010-11
Lancaster Bible College Lancaster, Pennsylvania Chargers 1933 Private/Christian 954 2011-12
Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport, Pennsylvania Wildcats 1989 Public 5,976 2014-15
Penn State-Abington Abington, Pennsylvania Nittany Lions 1950 Public 3,400 2009-10
Penn State-Berks Reading, Pennsylvania Nittany Lions 1958 Public 3,216 2004-05
Wilson College†† Chambersburg, Pennsylvania Phoenix 1869 Private/Presbyterian 800 2007-08

† - Formerly a women's-only college. Switching to co-ed during the 2016-2017 season. Men's volleyball begins 2017-2018 season.
†† - Formerly a women's-only college, but added men's sports as of the 2014-15 season.
* - Provisional member

Associate members

Institution Location Nickname Founded Type Enrollment Joined Primary
Conference		 NEAC Sport
Cedar Crest College Allentown, Pennsylvania Falcons 1867 Private/Catholic 1,885 2013-14 CSAC men's swimming
women's swimming
D'Youville College Buffalo, New York Spartans 1908 Private/Catholic 3,200 2014-15 AMCC men's volleyball
Hilbert College Hamburg, New York Hawks 1957 Private/Catholic 1,100 2012-13m.lax
2014-15m.vb.		 AMCC men's lacrosse
men's volleyball
Medaille College Buffalo, New York Mavericks 1937 Private/Non-sectarian 3,253 2008-09lax
2014-15m.vb.		 AMCC men's lacrosse
men's volleyball
women's lacrosse
Penn State-Altoona Allentown, Pennsylvania Nittany Lions 1939 Public-private hybrid
(CSHE)		 4,182 2014-15 AMCC men's volleyball
Rutgers–Camden Camden, New Jersey Scarlet Raptors 1766 Public 6,158 2008-09 NJAC men's golf

Former members

Institution Location Nickname Founded Type Enrollment Joined Left Current Conference
Bard College Annandale-on-Hudson, New York Raptors 1860 Private 2,062 2004-05 2006-07 Liberty
Cairn University1 Langhorne, Pennsylvania Highlanders 1913 Private 1,311 2004-05 2007-08 CSAC
Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Griffins 1924 Private 2,000 2004-05 2006-07 CACC
(NCAA Division II)
D'Youville College Buffalo, New York Spartans 1908 Private 3,200 2004-05 2008-09 AMCC
Keystone College La Plume, Pennsylvania Giants 1868 Private 1,773 2004-05 2007-08 CSAC
Penn State-Harrisburg Middletown, Pennsylvania Nittany Lions 1966 Public 1,695 2007-08 2012-13 Capital
New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering2 Brooklyn, New York Fighting Blue Jays 1854 Private 4,487 2004-05 2006-07 N/A3
State University of New York at Purchase (SUNY Purchase) Purchase, New York Panthers 1967 Public 4,000 2004-05 2006-07 Skyline
Stevenson University4 Stevenson, Maryland Mustangs 1947 Private 3,929 2004-05 2006-07 MAC Commonwealth
Summit University5 Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania Defenders 1932 Private 963 2004-05 2007-08 CSAC
Notes
  1. Cairn University was formerly known as Philadelphia Biblical University.
  2. NYU Poly was formerly known as the Polytechnic University of New York.
  3. NYU Poly's athletics program was merged into New York University's athletic program in 2014.
  4. Stevenson University was formerly known as Villa Julie College.
  5. Summit University was formerly known as Baptist Bible College & Seminary.

Former associate members

Institution Location Nickname Founded Type Enrollment Joined Left Primary
Conference		 NEAC Sport
University of Dallas Dallas, Texas Crusaders 1956 Private 2,576 2008-09 2009-10 SCAC various*
Rutgers–Camden Camden, New Jersey Scarlet Raptors 1766 Public 6,158 2011-12 2013-14 NJAC men's tennis
Note

* - Dallas competed in the NEAC for some sports (men's soccer, men's golf, men's & women's cross country, and men's & women's basketball joined from 2008-09 to 2009-10; later men's volleyball in the 2009-10 season).

Membership timeline

Pennsylvania College of Technology Bryn Athyn College Lancaster Bible College Gallaudet University State University of New York at Morrisville College of Saint Elizabeth Penn State Abington State University of New York Polytechnic Institute State University of New York at Cobleskill Wilson College (Pennsylvania) Wells College Penn State Harrisburg Stevenson University State University of New York at Purchase Polytechnic Institute of New York University Penn State Berks Keystone College Keuka College D'Youville College Chestnut Hill College Cazenovia College Cairn University Bard College Baptist Bible College

Sports

Men

Women

References

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