The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) is divided into three divisions based on scholarship allocation. Each division is made up of several conferences for regional league competition. Unless otherwise noted, changes in conference affiliation will occur on July 1 of the given year.
37-615: The America East Conference ( AmEast ) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with NCAA Division I whose members are located in the Northeastern United States . The conference is headquartered in Boston , Massachusetts . Founded in 1979, the conference has nine core members including eight public research universities , three of which - the University of Maine , the University of New Hampshire , and
74-465: A majority Catholic or formerly Catholic, with the only exceptions being two secular institutions: Rider University and Quinnipiac University . The MAAC currently sponsors 25 sports and has 17 associate member institutions. The conference was founded in 1980 by six charter members: the U.S. Military Academy , Fairfield University , Fordham University , Iona College , Manhattan University , and Saint Peter's College . Competition officially began
111-640: A member of the Iona women's rowing team who in the fall of 1998 was awarded one of the nation's 32 Rhodes Scholarships for academic achievement and civic leadership. The MAAC currently has thirteen full member institutions; all are private schools. Of these, all but Quinnipiac , Rider , and Marist College are Catholic, though Marist is formerly Catholic. Of the MAAC's ten current affiliate members, only two are Catholic. Drake , Jacksonville , LIU , Robert Morris , and Stetson are nonsectarian and Wagner College
148-696: A men's basketball-only athletic conference, in 1979. The conference was known as the Eastern College Athletic Conference-North from 1979 to 1988 and the North Atlantic Conference from 1988 to 1996. The charter members were the University of Rhode Island , the College of the Holy Cross , Canisius College , Niagara University , Colgate University , Northeastern University , Boston University ,
185-498: A second such sport in 2025. Unlike the other two divisions, Division III institutions cannot offer athletic scholarships. Among the other NCAA Division III requirements, schools have sports sponsorship requirements set by the NCAA. All institutions, regardless of enrollment, must sponsor at least three team sports for each sex/gender, and each playing season represented by each sex/gender. A sports sponsorship rule unique to Division III
222-640: Is Lutheran . There are also two public institutions, the University at Albany and the Virginia Military Institute . Departing members are in red. ( Lasallian ) ( Augustinian ) ( Lutheran ) ( Marianist ) (Jesuit) ( Lutheran ) Full members Full members (non-football) Assoc. members (football only) Other conference Other conference The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference sponsors championship competition in 10 men's and 13 women's NCAA sanctioned sports, plus two sports not organized by
259-592: Is that the total number of sports that must be sponsored differs by a school's full-time undergraduate enrollment. Schools with an enrollment of 1,000 or fewer must sponsor at least five sports for men and five for women; those with larger enrollments must sponsor six men's and six women's sports. As in the other divisions, teams that include both men and women are treated as men's sports for the purpose of these regulations. Conferences that sponsor football highlighted in yellow. These all-sports conferences sponsor sports which do not have D-III championships. In addition to
296-716: The BYU Cougars , falling 78–72 in Dayton, Ohio . Further, Iona's offense, the highest-scoring (per game) in the nation, managed just 17 points in the second half of that upset. It was the largest comeback in NCAA tournament history, besting the 22-point hole the Duke Blue Devils rallied from to defeat the Maryland Terrapins in the Final Four of the 2001 NCAA tournament . From 1990 through 1993,
333-571: The Patriot League . Also in 2013, the MAAC announced that it would add field hockey with league play set to begin in the 2013–14 academic year. However, field hockey was dropped after the 2018 season. The MAAC field hockey league was effectively taken over by the Northeast Conference (NEC), which reinstated the sport the following year. The conference decided to no longer host a conference championship for men's rowing after
370-485: The University of Maine , the University of New Hampshire and the University of Vermont . The America East Conference made history during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament on March 16, 2018, when No. 16 seed UMBC defeated No. 1 seed Virginia , marking the first time in men's tournament history that a No. 1 seed had lost to a No. 16 seed. Many other events have occurred since its formation: On May 6, 2021, Hartford's governing board voted to begin
407-493: The University of Vermont - are the flagship universities of their states. Two non-flagship university centers of the State University of New York - the University at Albany and Binghamton University - are in the conference along with UMass Lowell , New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and Bryant University . Bryant is the latest institution to join the conference in 2022, when Stony Brook University and
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#1732783246696444-512: The 1995 MAAC tournament, the NCAA men's basketball tournament selection committee awarded Manhattan University an at large bid. The Jaspers proved the committee correct by defeating Oklahoma in the first round. The same first-round success Manhattan enjoyed in the 1995 NCAA tournament could not be matched by Iona. In the 2012 NCAAs, the Gaels unexpectedly relinquished a 25-point, first-half lead to
481-682: The 2016 season, which is governed by the Intercollegiate Rowing Association . On January 25, 2022, Monmouth announced it was leaving the MAAC after the 2021–22 school year to join the Colonial Athletic Association, now known as the Coastal Athletic Association . The MAAC responded by entering into negotiations with Mount St. Mary's University , a full but non-football NEC member. ESPN reported on April 27, 2022 that
518-508: The 2018–19 season. During the 2018 NCAA tournament , UMBC became the first No. 16 seed to defeat a No. 1 seed in the NCAA men's tournament, beating the Virginia Cavaliers 74–54. List of NCAA conferences Under NCAA regulations, all Division I conferences defined as "multisport conferences" must meet the following criteria: Schools in all divisions that sponsor athletic programs for only one sex/gender need only meet
555-591: The 2023–24 academic year when the school joined the MAAC . Both Stanford and Cal moved their America East sports into the ACC following the 2023–24 academic year when both of the schools joined the conference. Full members (non-football) Assoc. member (basketball only) Assoc. member (list sports) Other Conference Other Conference The America East Conference sponsors championship competition in eight men's and ten women's NCAA sanctioned sports. The most recent changes to
592-687: The American East Conference would be the 2021–22 season. This was confirmed on June 21, 2022, when the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC; now known as the Conference of New England ) announced that it would be Hartford's partner in the school's reclassification process, with the Hawks joining that league effective in 2023–24. Hartford played most of its sports in the 2022–23 season as a D-I independent . At
629-516: The MAAC and changed its name to the Atlantic Hockey Association (now Atlantic Hockey America after its 2024 merger with College Hockey America ). Also, Marist College and Rider University moved the majority of their intercollegiate athletic programs to the MAAC in 1997 with the intent that the MAAC would enhance media exposure and competition for their men's and women's Division I basketball programs. In September 2011,
666-413: The MAAC, split into two divisions. ~North Division Champion ^South Division Champion '*' Extra Innings Craig Wicken (Rider) Fabian Lewis (Canisius) ^ Tournament delayed until April 2021 due to Covid ^ Tournament delayed until April 2021 due to Covid ^ Tournament delayed until April 2021 due to Covid The MAAC Football League was formed before the 1993 season, but it was discontinued following
703-640: The NCAA sponsors separate championships for men and women are officially treated by the NCAA as two separate sports. Among the NCAA regulations, Division II institutions have to sponsor at least five sports for men and five for women (or four for men and six for women), with two team sports for each sex, and each playing season represented by each sex. Teams that consist of both men and women are counted as men's teams for sports sponsorship purposes. Conferences that sponsor football are highlighted in yellow. These all-sports conferences sponsor sports which do not have D-II championships. One of these conferences will add
740-461: The NCAA—esports, which are fully coeducational, and men's rowing. '*' Best-of-three Championship Series In 2012, Iona, who was inspired by one of their all around best players Sean Armand, which had lost in the semifinals of that year's MAAC tournament, received an NCAA at-large tournament bid. This was the second time the conference was awarded multiple men's NCAA bids. After St. Peter's won
777-459: The University of Hartford departed the conference. It is the only private university among the core members. The America East Conference sponsors 18 sports (8 men's and 10 women's). The conference is among the best in the country according to Graduation Success Rate (GSR) data released by the NCAA . The America East Conference was founded as the Eastern College Athletic Conference-North ,
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#1732783246696814-548: The above limits, as long as that sport competes in another Division I conference. The men's and women's sports so counted need not be the same sport. In addition to competing in football, multisport conferences in the Football Championship Subdivision must still meet the general NCAA Division I requirements regarding the minimum number of men's and women's sports ( see above ). Multisport conferences that do not compete in football must still meet
851-744: The above, two single-sport conferences that currently participate in NCAA National Collegiate sports (those whose championship events are open to members of more than one NCAA division) and previously operated both men's and women's divisions now operate as women-only leagues. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference ( MAAC , / m æ k / ) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with NCAA Division I . Its current 13 full members are located in five Northeastern states: Connecticut , Maryland , Massachusetts , New Jersey , and New York . Members are all relatively small private institutions,
888-574: The addition of Mount St. Mary's for 2022–23 and beyond would be finalized in early May. The last of these developments came shortly after the MAAC's greatest success in men's basketball, when Saint Peter's became the first 15-seed ever to reach an NCAA regional final, losing there to eventual national runner-up No. 8 North Carolina . Mount St. Mary's would be confirmed as Monmouth's replacement on May 2. Also in 2022, four schools that were already MAAC affiliates added men's lacrosse to their MAAC memberships. All were full members of conferences that dropped
925-501: The conference announced the launch of MAAC.TV, the league's first broadband network. In March 2012, for the first time in 16 years, the MAAC had two teams advance to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament , with Loyola earning the league's automatic bid and Iona garnering an at-large bid. In July 2013, Quinnipiac University and Monmouth University joined the MAAC to replace Loyola University Maryland , departing to
962-722: The conference for the 2024-25 season. Over the conference's history, MAAC teams have achieved national acclaim in many sports. In the summer of 2002, the Marist men's varsity eight boat advanced to the semifinals of the Temple Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta . In 2007, the Marist women's basketball team advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament . The Red Foxes have recorded five NCAA wins since their run in 2007. In
999-599: The fall of 2011, the Iona men's cross country team finished tied for ninth place at the NCAA Championship race, extending the Gaels' streak to 10 straight Top 10 national finishes. During the 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament , the Saint Peter's Peacocks became the first 15 seed to reach the Elite Eight . With an overall record of 22–12, Saint Peter's had the best NCAA postseason run with
1036-429: The general NCAA Division I requirements regarding the minimum number of men's and women's sports ( see above ). Division I ice hockey has a different conference structure than the above multisport conferences. These schools have memberships in other conferences for other sports. This list includes conferences in sports that the NCAA does not fully split into divisions, such as men's volleyball and rifle. Sports in which
1073-419: The men's side. The conference currently possesses 15 automatic bids to NCAA championships. In 2012–13, the MAAC became eligible for its 15th NCAA championship automatic bid when women's rowing fulfilled the qualifying requirements. The league added football in 1993, but discontinued it following the 2007 season. From 1997 to 2003, the MAAC sponsored ice hockey . At that time, the hockey league split from
1110-571: The most wins in a single NCAA Tournament by any MAAC program (men or women) in the conference's 41-year history. In basketball, MAAC teams have made a total of 80 NIT appearances and 50 NCAA basketball tournament appearances. Notable MAAC student athletes include Mary Beth Riley, a 1991 graduate of Canisius, who was the first recipient of the NCAA Woman of the Year Award and Erin Whalen,
1147-409: The next year, in the sports of men's cross-country and men's soccer . Competition in men's and women's basketball began in the 1981–1982 season. In 1982, Saint Peter's was the first women's team to represent the MAAC in the NCAA women's basketball tournament. In 1984, the MAAC received an automatic bid to the NCAA men's basketball tournament, where Iona was the first team to represent the MAAC on
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1184-580: The past. Three of these, Fairfield, Monmouth, and Providence, moved their America East sports into their all-sports conferences. Another such school, NJIT, left when it joined a conference that sponsored its America East sport, but returned as a full member in July 2020 (by which time the AmEast had dropped that sport). Pacific dropped its America East sport following the 2018–19 academic year due to budget cuts. Merrimack College dropped its America East sport following
1221-477: The process of transitioning the school from Division I to NCAA Division III . Under the plan, Hartford would formally apply to the NCAA for reclassification in January 2022, stop awarding athletic scholarships to incoming students from 2022–23 forward, and join an as-yet-undetermined D-III conference in 2023 before becoming a full D-III member in 2025–26. Several media reports indicated that Hartford's last year in
1258-436: The roster of America East sports were announced in 2016, with the dropping of women's tennis after the 2015–16 season due to a lack of sponsoring teams and the revival of men's swimming and diving effective in the 2017–18 school year. No America East school has won a national title in a sport sponsored by the conference; however, member institutions have been national champions in non-America East sports. This list goes through
1295-538: The sport following the addition of men's lacrosse by the Atlantic 10 Conference . LIU , Sacred Heart , and Wagner are members of the Northeast Conference , and VMI is a member of the Southern Conference . LIU is the only one of the four that had not previously housed men's lacrosse in the MAAC. In October 2023, the MAAC announced that Merrimack College and Sacred Heart University would join
1332-737: The sports sponsorship requirements for that sex/gender. Conferences in the Football Bowl Subdivision must meet a more stringent set of NCAA requirements than other conferences. Among these additional NCAA regulations, institutions in the Football Bowl Subdivision must be "multisport conferences" and participate in conference play in at least six men's and eight women's sports, including football, men's and women's basketball, and at least two other women's team sports. Each school may count one men's and one women's sport not sponsored by its primary conference toward
1369-423: The time, Hartford was the only private university in the conference; this status transferred to Bryant when it joined in July 2022. On July 20, 2022, the conference announced that Merrimack College would join as a men's lacrosse member for the 2022–23 season. Two schools currently hold associate membership: one from California and one from Virginia Eight schools have had single-sport membership in
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