Liberty League

Last updated
Liberty League
Liberty League logo.svg
FormerlyUpstate Collegiate Athletic Association
Association NCAA
Founded1995
CommissionerTracy King
Sports fielded
  • 26
    • men's: 14
    • women's: 13
Division Division III
No. of teams12
Headquarters Troy, New York
Region Upstate New York
Official website libertyleagueathletics.com
Locations
Liberty-USA-states.png

The Liberty League is an intercollegiate athletic conference which competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. Member schools are all located in the state of New York.

Contents

History

Map showing current full member institutions (click to enlarge) Map - New York - Liberty League locations.svg
Map showing current full member institutions (click to enlarge)

It was founded in 1995 as the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association. The conference was renamed during the summer of 2004 to the current name.

The league includes founding members Clarkson University, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, the University of Rochester, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, St. Lawrence University, Skidmore College, and Union College. Vassar College became a full member of the league during the 2000–01 academic year, Bard College and Rochester Institute of Technology joined for the 2011–12 academic year, and Ithaca College officially joined for the 2017–18 academic year. Founding member Hamilton College departed following the 2010–11 academic year in order to fully integrate its athletic programs within the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC).

The United States Merchant Marine Academy, Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Springfield College are associate members in football only.

At the beginning of the 2012–13 season, New York University became an associate member in both men's and women's golf, while Wellesley College and Mount Holyoke College became associate members in women's golf.

Accomplishments

Offensive linesman Ali Marpet of Hobart and William Smith Colleges, drafted in the 2nd round, 61st overall, of the 2015 NFL draft, is the highest-drafted pick in the history of Division III football. [1] He was three-time All-Liberty League first team (2012, 2013, 2014), and 2014 Liberty League Co-Offensive Player of the Year—the first offensive lineman in league history to be so honored. [2] [3] [4]

Chronological timeline

Member schools

Current members

The Liberty League currently has 12 full members, all are private schools:

InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoinedFootball?
Bard College Annandale-on-Hudson, New York 1860 Episcopal 1,958 Raptors 2011No
Clarkson University Potsdam, New York 1896Nonsectarian2,848 Golden Knights 1995No
Hobart College [lower-alpha 1] Geneva, New York 1822Episcopal905 Statesmen 1995Yes
Ithaca College Ithaca, New York 1892Nonsectarian6,769 Bombers 2017Yes
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
(RPI)
Troy, New York 1824Nonsectarian5,431 Engineers 1995Yes
University of Rochester [lower-alpha 2] Rochester, New York 1850Nonsectarian12,233 Yellowjackets 1995Yes
Rochester Institute of Technology
(RIT)
Henrietta, New York 1829Nonsectarian18,000 Tigers 2011No
St. Lawrence University Canton, New York 1856Nonsectarian2,327 Saints 1995Yes
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, New York 1903Nonsectarian2,734 Thoroughbreds 1995No
Union College Schenectady, New York 1795Nonsectarian2,197 Garnet Chargers 1995Yes
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, New York 1861Nonsectarian2,446 Brewers 2001No
William Smith College [lower-alpha 1] Geneva, New York 1908Episcopal1,045 Herons 1995No
Notes
  1. 1 2 Hobart (men) and William Smith (women) are together the Colleges of the Seneca and usually grouped together, but they participate separately in athletics.
  2. Rochester holds both dual conference membership with the Liberty and with the University Athletic Association (UAA).

Associate members

The Liberty League currently has four associate members, all but one are private schools:

InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoinedPrimary
conference
Liberty
sport
Buffalo State University Buffalo, New York 1871Public8,339 Bengals 2019–20 New York State (SUNYAC) football
New York University New York City 1832Private22,280 Violets 2012–13m.gf.;
2012–13w.gf.
University (UAA) men's golf;
women's golf
St. John Fisher University Rochester, New York 1948Private4,000 Cardinals 2013–14 Empire 8 men's rowing
women's rowing
Wellesley College Wellesley, Massachusetts 1870Nonsectarian2,300 Blue 2012–13 New England (NEWMAC) women's golf

Future associate members

InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoiningPrimary
conference
Liberty
sport
Hilbert College Hamburg, New York 1957 Catholic
(Franciscan)
800 Hawks 2025 Allegheny Mountain (AMCC) football

Former members

The Liberty League had one former full member, which was also a private school:

InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoinedLeftCurrent
conference
Hamilton College [lower-alpha 1] Clinton, New York 1793Nonsectarian1,864 Continentals 1995–962010–11 New England (NESCAC)
Notes
  1. Hamilton left the Liberty League after the 2010–11 school year in order to fully align with the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC), of which it has been a charter member since 1971. The school previously held dual membership with both the Liberty and NESCAC conferences.

Former associate members

The Liberty League had six former associate members, all but two were private schools:

InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoinedLeftCurrent
conference
in former
Liberty sport
Current
primary
conference
Liberty
sport
United States Coast Guard Academy
(Coast Guard)
New London, Connecticut 1876 Federal 1,045 Bears 2004–052005–06 New England (NEWMAC) [lower-alpha 1] football
United States Merchant Marine Academy
(Merchant Marine)
Kings Point, New York 1942910 Mariners 2004–05fb.;
2009–10m.gf.
2016–17fb.;
2011–12m.gf.
NEWMAC fb.;
N/Am.gf. [lower-alpha 2]
Skyline football; [5]
men's golf
Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, Massachusetts 1837Nonsectarian2,100 Lyons 2012–132019–20N/A [lower-alpha 3] NEWMAC women's golf
Springfield College Springfield, Massachusetts 1885Nonsectarian5,062 Pride 2012–132016–17 New England (NEWMAC) football [7]
Susquehanna University Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania 1858 Lutheran ECLA 2,200 River Hawks 2007–082009–10 Centennial [lower-alpha 4] Landmark football
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
(WPI)
Worcester, Massachusetts 1865Nonsectarian5,071 Engineers 2004–052016–17 New England (NEWMAC) football
Liberty League other members
Liberty League
Invisible Square.svg
Invisible Square.svg
Mapscaleline.svg
100km
62miles
Blue pog.svg
St. John Fisher
Black pog.svg
Susquehanna
Black pog.svg
Merchant Marine
Black pog.svg
Mount Holyoke
Black pog.svg
WPI
Black pog.svg
Springfield
Black pog.svg
Coast Guard
Red pog.svg
Hamilton
Blue pog.svg
Buffalo State
Blue pog.svg
Wellesley
Blue pog.svg
NYU
Locations of Liberty League other members, 2021–2022 Blue pog.svg Current associate Red pog.svg Former full Black pog.svg Former associate
Notes
  1. Coast Guard was a football-only associate member in the 2004 and 2005 seasons after its previous conference, the Freedom Football Conference, disbanded (it competed in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) in most other sports, where it remains). After two seasons it moved to the New England Football Conference (since rebranded as Commonwealth Coast Football), where it remained through the 2016 season. Coast Guard football joined its other sports in the NEWMAC in 2017, when that league began sponsoring football.
  2. Merchant Marine discontinued men's golf after the 2011–12 school year.
  3. Mount Holyoke discontinued women's golf after the 2019–20 school year. [6]
  4. Susquehanna was a football-only associate member in the 2007, 2008 and 2009 seasons after leaving its previous football conference, the Middle Atlantic Conferences (it then competed in the Landmark Conference in most other sports, where it remains). After three seasons it moved to the Centennial Conference.

Membership timeline

Buffalo State UniversityIthaca CollegeSt. John Fisher CollegeSpringfield College (Massachusetts)Wellesley CollegeNew York UniversityMount Holyoke CollegeRochester Institute of TechnologyBard CollegeSusquehanna UniversityWorcester Polytechnic InstituteUnited States Merchant Marine AcademyUnited States Coast Guard AcademyVassar CollegeHobart and William Smith CollegesUnion CollegeSt. Lawrence UniversitySkidmore CollegeUniversity of RochesterRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteHobart and William Smith CollegesHamilton College (New York)Clarkson UniversityLiberty League

Sports

The Liberty League sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's crew, men's and women's cross country, women's field hockey, men's football, men's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women’s soccer, women's softball, men's and women's squash, men's and women's swimming and diving, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track and field, and women's volleyball.

Conference sports
SportMen'sWomen's
Baseball
Green check.svgY
Basketball
Green check.svgY
Green check.svgY
Cross Country
Green check.svgY
Green check.svgY
Field hockey
Green check.svgY
Football
Green check.svgY
Golf
Green check.svgY
Green check.svgY
Lacrosse
Green check.svgY
Green check.svgY
Rowing
Green check.svgY
Green check.svgY
Soccer
Green check.svgY
Green check.svgY
Softball
Green check.svgY
Squash
Green check.svgY
Green check.svgY
Swimming & Diving
Green check.svgY
Green check.svgY
Tennis
Green check.svgY
Green check.svgY
Track and field (indoor)
Green check.svgY
Green check.svgY
Track and field (outdoor)
Green check.svgY
Green check.svgY
Volleyball
Green check.svgY

[8]

Men's sponsored sports by school

SchoolBaseballBasketballCross CountryFootballGolfLacrosseRowingSoccerSquashSwimming & DivingTennisTrack & Field
(Indoor)
Track & Field
(Outdoor)
Total Liberty League Sports
Bard [9] Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgRed x.svgRed x.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg9
Clarkson [10] Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgRed x.svgRed x.svg7
Hobart [11] Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgRed x.svg11
Ithaca [12] Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg11
RPI [13] Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg11
Rochester [14] Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg11
RIT [15] Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg10
St. Lawrence [16] Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg13
Skidmore [17] Green check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgRed x.svg8
Union [18] Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg10
Vassar [19] Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg11
Totals1111106+1 [lower-alpha 1] 6+1 [lower-alpha 2] 96+1 [lower-alpha 3] 115111088115

[8]

  1. Affiliate member Buffalo State.
  2. Affiliate member NYU.
  3. Affiliate member St. John Fisher.

Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Liberty League

SchoolAlpine SkiingCrewFencingIce HockeyNordic SkiingRidingRugbySailingVolleyballWrestling
Bard [9] NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo NECC No
Clarkson [10] IndependentNoNo ECAC Hockey IndependentNoNoNoNoNo
Hobart [11] IndependentNoNo NEHC NoNoNoIndependentIndependentNo
Ithaca [12] NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoEmpire Collegiate Wrestling Conference
RPI [13] NoNoNo ECAC Hockey NoNoNoNoNoNo
RIT [15] NoNoNo AHA NoNoNoNoNoEmpire Collegiate Wrestling Conference
St. Lawrence [16] IndependentNoNo ECAC Hockey IndependentIndependentNoNoNoNo
Skidmore [17] NoNoNo NEHC NoNoNoNoNoNo
Union [18] NoIndependentNo ECAC Hockey NoNoNoNoNoNo
Vassar [19] NoNoNortheast Fencing ConferenceNoNoNoIndependentNo UVC No

Women's sponsored sports by school

SchoolBasketballCross CountryField HockeyGolfLacrosseRowingSoccerSoftballSquashSwimming & DivingTennisTrack & Field
(Indoor)
Track & Field
(Outdoor)
VolleyballTotal Liberty League Sports
Bard [9] Green check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg10
Clarkson [10] Green check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgRed x.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svg7
Ithaca [12] Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg13
RPI [13] Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svg10
Rochester [14] Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg12
RIT [15] Green check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg11
St. Lawrence [16] Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg14
Skidmore [17] Green check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svg9
Union [18] Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg12
Vassar [19] Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg13
William Smith [11] Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svg11
Totals111085+2 [lower-alpha 1] 117+1 [lower-alpha 2] 118411108810125

[8]

  1. Affiliate members NYU and Wellesley.
  2. Affiliate member St. John Fisher.

Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Liberty League

SchoolAlpine SkiingBowlingCrewFencingGymnasticsIce HockeyNordic SkiingRidingRugbySailingSculling
Clarkson [10] IndependentNoNoNoNo ECAC Hockey IndependentNoNoNoNo
Ithaca [12] NoNoNoNoIndependentNoNoNoNoNoIndependent
RPI [13] NoNoNoNoNo ECAC Hockey NoNoNoNoNo
RIT [15] NoNoNoNoNo AHA NoNoNoNoNo
St. Lawrence [16] IndependentNoNoNoNo ECAC Hockey IndependentIndependentNoNoNo
Skidmore [17] NoNoNoNoNoNoNoIndependentNoNoNo
Union [18] NoNoIndependentNoNo ECAC Hockey NoNoNoNoNo
Vassar [19] NoNoNoNortheast Fencing ConferenceNoNoNoNoIndependentNoNo
William Smith [11] IndependentIndependentNoNoNo NEHC NoNoNoIndependentNo

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Atlantic 10 Conference</span> Collegiate athletic conference

The Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) is a collegiate athletic conference whose schools compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I. The A-10's member schools are located mostly on the East Coast and Midwest of the United States: Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin</span> Athletic conference in the NCAA

The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) is an intercollegiate athletic conference which competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Centennial Conference</span> NCAA Division III athletic conference

The Centennial Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference which competes in the NCAA's Division III. Chartered member teams are located in Maryland and Pennsylvania; associate members are also located in New York and Virginia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">USA South Athletic Conference</span> Intercollegiate athletic conference in the southeastern US

The USA South Athletic Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference which competes in the NCAA's Division III. Member schools are located in North Carolina and Virginia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New England Small College Athletic Conference</span> American collegiate athletic conference

The New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference that competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III comprising sports teams from eleven highly selective liberal arts institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The eleven institutions are Amherst College, Bates College, Bowdoin College, Colby College, Connecticut College, Hamilton College, Middlebury College, Tufts University, Trinity College, Wesleyan University, and Williams College.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Northwest Conference</span> Athletic conference

The Northwest Conference (NWC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference which competes in the NCAA's Division III. Member teams are located in the states of Oregon and Washington. It was known as the Pacific Northwest Conference from 1926 to 1984.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">University Athletic Association</span> Athletic conference of US private university sports teams

The University Athletic Association (UAA) is an intercollegiate athletic conference that competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. Member schools are highly selective universities located in Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. The eight members are Brandeis University, Carnegie Mellon University, Case Western Reserve University, Emory University, New York University, The University of Chicago, University of Rochester, and Washington University in St. Louis.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference</span> NCAA Division III athletic conference

The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference that competes in the NCAA's Division III. In women's gymnastics, it competes alongside Division I and II members, as the NCAA sponsors a single championship event open to members of all NCAA divisions. As the name implies, member teams are located in the state of Wisconsin, although there are three associate members from Minnesota and one from Illinois. All full members are part of the University of Wisconsin System.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Upper Midwest Athletic Conference</span>

The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference that competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III since the 2008–09 season. Corey Borchardt is the current commissioner of the UMAC, and was appointed to the position in 2008. The UMAC was started in 1972 as the Twin Rivers Conference, and assumed its current name in 1983. Member institutions are located in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">East Coast Conference</span>

The East Coast Conference (ECC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. Member institutions are located primarily in the state of New York, with a single member located in the District of Columbia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference</span> NCAA Division III athletic conference

The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in the northeastern United States in the states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Skyline Conference</span>

The Skyline Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference based in the New York City area that competes in the NCAA's Division III.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Empire 8</span>

The Empire 8 (E8) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. The E8 sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, women's field hockey, men's football, men's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's soccer, women's softball, men's and women's swimming and diving, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track and field, and women's volleyball. The E8 shares offices with the United Volleyball Conference, a separate Division III league that competes solely in men's volleyball.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference</span>

The Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC), formerly the Northern Athletics Conference (NAC), is an intercollegiate athletic conference. It participates in the NCAA's Division III and began its first season in the fall of 2006.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference</span>

The Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), headquartered in Livonia, Michigan. The conference consists of twelve colleges and universities located in the U.S. states of Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio. Founded in 1992, the conference was created as a successor group for the now-defunct NAIA District 23.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Landmark Conference</span> NCAA Division III intercollegiate conference

The Landmark Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in the Mid-Atlantic states of Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, and the national capital of Washington, D.C.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sooner Athletic Conference</span> American college athletic conference

The Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Originally developed as a five-team conference of Oklahoma-based schools, the SAC now boasts 13 schools in a league that spans five states – Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hobart Statesmen</span> Athletic teams representing Hobart and William Smith Colleges

The Hobart Statesmen are composed of 15 teams representing Hobart and William Smith Colleges in intercollegiate athletics, including men's alpine skiing, basketball, baseball, cross country, football, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, rowing, sailing, soccer, squash, swimming and diving, tennis, and volleyball. The Statesmen compete in the NCAA Division III and are members of the Liberty League for all sports except men's volleyball, men's ice hockey (NEHC), and men's lacrosse, which competes in NCAA Division I, as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Great American Conference</span> NCAA Division II college athletic conference

The Great American Conference (GAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level, with headquarters located in Russellville, Arkansas. Athletic competition began play during the 2011–12 school year. Its twelve all-sports member schools are located in Arkansas and Oklahoma in the South Central United States. The conference also has four men's soccer affiliate members, two in Kansas and two in Oklahoma.

The 2017 NCAA Division III football season was the portion of the 2017 college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States. Under Division III rules, teams were eligible to begin play on August 31, 2017. The season ended with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, on December 15, 2017, at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia. Mount Union earned their 13th national title, defeating defending national champions Mary Hardin–Baylor.

References

  1. Kevin McGuire (May 2, 2015). "Ali Marpet puts D3 Hobart on the NFL Draft scoreboard – College Football Talk". NBC Sports.
  2. "Liberty League Athletics – Liberty League announces 2014 Football Award Recipients". Liberty League.
  3. "Press Release: News: Senior Bowl". seniorbowl.com.
  4. "AFCA Announces 2014 Division III Coaches All-America Team". afca.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-27.
  5. Liberty League Archived 2006-09-03 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Mount Holyoke College Discontinues Varsity Golf Program". Mount Holyoke College. 2020-09-10.
  7. "Springfield College to Join the Liberty League as Associate Member in Football". Archived from the original on 2010-02-10. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
  8. 1 2 3 "Liberty League". libertyleagueathletics.com. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  9. 1 2 3 "Bard College Athletics". bardathletics.com. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Clarkson University Athletics". clarksonathletics.com. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Hobart and William Smith College Athletics". hwsathletics.com. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "Ithaca College Athletics". athletics.ithaca.edu. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics". rpiathletics.com. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  14. 1 2 "University of Rochester Athletics". uofrathletics.com. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  15. 1 2 3 4 "Rochester Institute of Technology Athletics". ritathletics.com. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  16. 1 2 3 4 "St. Lawrence University Athletics". saintsathletics.com. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  17. 1 2 3 4 "Skidmore College Athletics". skidmoreathletics.com. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  18. 1 2 3 4 "Union College Athletics". unionathletics.com. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  19. 1 2 3 4 "Vassar College Athletics". vassarathletics.com. Retrieved 2023-05-31.