The Eastern College Athletic Conference ( ECAC ) is a college athletic conference comprising schools that compete in 15 sports (13 men's and 13 women's). It has 220 member institutions in NCAA Divisions I , II , and III , ranging in location from Maine to South Carolina and west to Missouri. Most or all members belong to at least one other athletic conference .
13-1028: The ECAC was founded as the Central Office for Eastern Intercollegiate Athletics in 1938, largely through the efforts of James Lynah of Cornell University . In 1983, the Eastern Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (EAIAW) was consolidated into the ECAC. Most member schools are in other conferences as well, but through the ECAC they are able to participate in sports that their main conferences do not offer. Its headquarters are located in Danbury, Connecticut . The ECAC also now offers esports competitions to its member schools. As of fall 2023, there are 78 Division I members. As of fall 2023, there are 7 Division II members. As of spring 2018, there are 79 Division III members. The ECAC has several affiliated single-sport leagues: At various times,
26-547: A single Division II-only tournament after the regular season from 1988 to 2006 and in 2007, 2008, and 2014. Since 1981, it has organized regional Division III-only men's basketball tournaments annually at the end of each regular season. In football , the ECAC organizes four NCAA Division III bowl games each year. The bowl games are as follow: 41°38′34″N 70°20′47.48″W / 41.64278°N 70.3465222°W / 41.64278; -70.3465222 James Lynah James Lynah (1881 – February 24, 1956)
39-496: Is a college athletic conference comprising schools that compete in 15 sports (13 men's and 13 women's). It has 220 member institutions in NCAA Divisions I , II , and III , ranging in location from Maine to South Carolina and west to Missouri. Most or all members belong to at least one other athletic conference . The ECAC was founded as the Central Office for Eastern Intercollegiate Athletics in 1938, largely through
52-471: Is the only other known player who can make a similar claim. Lynah was an end for Heisman's 1900 and 1901 Clemson teams, and he was captain and quarterback for Warner's 1904 Cornell team . After graduation, Lynah worked for DuPont for fifteen years, becoming a plant manager during World War I . He went on to work at General Motors from 1922 to 1929, serving as director of purchasing and manufacturing staff. An active alumnus of Cornell University , he
65-527: The ECAC has organized regional college basketball championship tournaments at the end of the regular season for teams playing at the NCAA Division I , Division II , and Division III levels. It held the Division I tournaments from 1975 to 1982 to provide independent colleges and universities in the northeastern United States with a means of participating in end-of-season tournaments that resulted in
78-408: The ECAC has organized regional college basketball championship tournaments at the end of the regular season for teams playing at the NCAA Division I , Division II , and Division III levels. It held the Division I tournaments from 1975 to 1982 to provide independent colleges and universities in the northeastern United States with a means of participating in end-of-season tournaments that resulted in
91-1187: The National Defense Advisory Committee in Washington. He was also a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science , American Academy of Political and Social Science , and American Society of Mechanical Engineers . He chaired the NCAA committee on recruitment beginning in 1944. Lynah died in South Carolina on February 24, 1956. The ECAC created the James Lynah Distinguished Achievement Award in 1957 to recognize outstanding athletic administrators. Previous winners include Asa Bushnell (1959), Thomas J. Hamilton (1976) and Robert Kane (1977). Eastern College Athletic Conference The Eastern College Athletic Conference ( ECAC )
104-589: The eastern United States. His efforts led to the creation of the Eastern Intercollegiate Athletics agency, which became the modern ECAC . Lynah was succeeded at Cornell by Robert Kane . He was one of the inaugural members of the Cornell University Athletic Hall of Fame. Lynah left his position at Cornell on indefinite leave to serve as assistant director of the ammunition and light ordnance division of
117-686: The efforts of James Lynah of Cornell University . In 1983, the Eastern Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (EAIAW) was consolidated into the ECAC. Most member schools are in other conferences as well, but through the ECAC they are able to participate in sports that their main conferences do not offer. Its headquarters are located in Danbury, Connecticut . The ECAC also now offers esports competitions to its member schools. As of fall 2023, there are 78 Division I members. As of fall 2023, there are 7 Division II members. As of spring 2018, there are 79 Division III members. The ECAC has several affiliated single-sport leagues: At various times,
130-502: The winning team receiving an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament , similar to the end-of-season tournaments held by conventional athletic conferences. The Division I ECAC tournaments were discontinued after all participating schools joined conferences of their own during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The ECAC also held combined Division II/III regional end-of- season tournaments from 1973 to 1980 and
143-438: The winning team receiving an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament , similar to the end-of-season tournaments held by conventional athletic conferences. The Division I ECAC tournaments were discontinued after all participating schools joined conferences of their own during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The ECAC also held combined Division II/III regional end-of- season tournaments from 1973 to 1980 and
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#1732780627587156-647: Was an American businessman and sports administrator who is considered the principal founder of the Eastern College Athletic Conference . Lynah Rink is named in his honor. Born in Charleston, South Carolina , Lynah transferred from Clemson University to graduate from Cornell University in 1905 where he was a member of the Quill and Dagger society and Sigma Phi . He played for both coach John Heisman and Pop Warner . Joe Guyon
169-521: Was involved in many alumni committees, was chairman of a committee for the development of the College of Engineering and was a member of the College of Engineering Council. He succeeded graduate manager of athletics Romeyn Berry as the first director of athletics at Cornell University from 1935 to 1943. While serving as athletic director, Lynah led the movement to establish an athletic conference in
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