Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference

Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference

Association	NCAA
Founded	1997
Commissioner	Donna Ledwin
Sports fielded	18 men's: 9 women's: 9
Division	Division III
No. of teams	9 (8 in 2026)
Headquarters	North Boston, New York
Region	Northeastern United States
Official website	www.amccsports.org
Locations

The Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) 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 New York and Pennsylvania.

History

Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference

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Alfred State

Carlow

Pitt-Greensburg

Pitt-Bradford

PS-Behrend

PS-Altoona

Mt. Aloysius

La Roche

Hilbert

   

Location of AMCC members: full departing

Recent changes

The most recent changes to conference membership took place in 2020, with two full members and one associate member leaving. D'Youville College began a transition to NCAA Division II in the East Coast Conference (ECC), ^[1] and Franciscan University of Steubenville completed a multi-year transition to full membership in the D-III Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC). ^[2]

On January 24, 2020, Wittenberg University, which became a men's volleyball associate in 2018–19, left the AMCC to return to the Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League, where it had played from the start of its program in the 2015–16 school year through 2017–18. ^[3]

On August 26, 2021, Medaille College joined the entirely New York-based Empire 8 Athletic Conference (Empire 8), effective the 2022–23 school year; ^[4] at the same time, it remained an AMCC associate in women's bowling. On May 17, 2023, Medaille announced it would close at the end of the 2023 spring semester (2022–23 academic year). ^[5]

On February 9, 2022, Wells College, current affiliate member for swimming and diving, added men's volleyball to compete in the AMCC as an affiliate, effective the 2023 spring season (2022–23 school year). ^[6] Later, the following season, Wells announced to become a full AMCC member, effective 2023–24. ^[7]

On July 6, 2022, Carlow University would join the AMCC as a provisional member in the 2023–24 school year from the River States Conference (RSC) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), but spent its exploratory year in the prior NAIA season. ^[8]

On December 13, 2022, the PAC, primary home of AMCC men's volleyball associates Geneva, Saint Vincent, and Thiel, announced it would begin sponsoring that sport in the 2025 spring season of the 2024–25 academic year. Accordingly, all three will leave the AMCC after the 2024 spring season. ^[9]

On June 6, 2023, the PAC announced that current AMCC men's volleyball associate Hiram would move that sport to the PAC after the 2024 season. ^[10]

On June 26, 2023, the AMCC announced that it would add Buffalo State University and Houghton University as men's volleyball associates for the 2025 spring season (2024–25 school year). At the time of announcement, both were preparing to start men's volleyball programs in 2023–24. ^[11]

On April 29, 2024, Wells announced that it would cease operations at the end of the 2023–24 academic year. ^[12]

On June 5, 2025, Alfred State College accepted an invitation to join the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC), beginning the 2026–27 academic year; thus leaving the AMCC with 8 full members. ^[13]

Chronological timeline

The old logo for the AMCC

• 1997 – In 1997, the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) was founded. Charter members included Frostburg State University, La Roche College (now La Roche University), Lake Erie College, Pennsylvania State University at Erie, the Behrend College (a.k.a. Penn State–Erie or Penn State–Behrend), the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford (a.k.a. Pitt–Bradford) and the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg (a.k.a. Pitt–Greensburg), beginning the 1997–98 academic year.
• 1998 – Pennsylvania State University at Altoona (a.k.a. Penn State–Altoona) joined the AMCC in the 1998–99 academic year.
• 2005 – Hilbert College and Medaille College joined the AMCC in the 2005–06 academic year.
• 2006 – Mount Aloysius College joined the AMCC in the 2006–07 academic year.
• 2008:
  • Lake Erie left the AMCC to join the NCAA Division II ranks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as an Independent (which would then later join the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) a few seasons later, beginning the 2010–11 school year) after the 2007–08 academic year.
  • D'Youville College (now D'Youville University) joined the AMCC in the 2008–09 academic year.
• 2009 – Franciscan University of Steubenville joined the AMCC in the 2009–10 academic year.
• 2010:
  • Frostburg State left the AMCC to join the Capital Athletic Conference (CAC; now known as the Coast to Coast Athletic Conference) after the 2009–10 academic year.
  • Cabrini College (later Cabrini University) joined the AMCC as an associate member for men's and women's swimming & diving in the 2010–11 academic year.
• 2015 – New Jersey City University joined the AMCC as an associate member for women's bowling in the 2016 spring season (2015–16 academic year).
• 2016:
  • Thiel College joined the AMCC as an associate member for women's bowling in the 2017 spring season (2016–17 academic year).
  • Alfred State College joined the AMCC as an associate member for men's and women's swimming & diving and men's lacrosse in the 2016–17 academic year.
• 2017 – Hiram College joined the AMCC as an associate member for men's volleyball in the 2018 spring season (2017–18 academic year).
• 2018:
  • Thiel left the AMCC as an associate member for women's bowling after the 2018 spring season (2017–18 academic year).
  • Six institutions joined the AMCC as associate members (and/or added other single sports into their associate memberships), all effective in the 2019 spring season (2018–19 academic year):
    • Alfred State for baseball
    • Thiel, Geneva College and Wittenberg University for men's volleyball
    • Saint Vincent College for women's bowling
    • and the State University of New York at Delhi (SUNY Delhi) for men's & women's swimming & diving
• 2019:
  • Alfred State College upgraded as a full member for all sports in the 2019–20 academic year.
  • The AMCC and the Empire 8 Athletic Conference (Empire 8) had a joint partnership for men's and women's swimming & diving in the 2019–20 academic year. Therefore, Empire 8 members Alfred University, Hartwick College, Nazareth College of Rochester (now Nazareth University) and Utica College (now Utica University) joined essentially as AMCC associates; while the AMCC members are essentially Empire 8 associates.
• 2020:
  • Two institutions left the AMCC to join their respective new home primary conferences, both effective after of the 2019–20 academic year:
    • D'Youville to join the NCAA Division II ranks and the East Coast Conference (ECC)
    • and Franciscan to join the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) as a full member, which was already a multi-sport associate member of that conference
  • Wittenberg left the AMCC as an associate member for men's volleyball to rejoin the Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL).
  • Two institutions joined the AMCC as associate members (and/or added other single sports into their associate memberships), both effective in the 2020–21 academic year:
    • Saint Vincent for men's volleyball
    • and Wells College for men's and women's swimming & diving
• 2022:
  • Medaille left the AMCC after the 2021–22 academic year to join the Empire 8 Athletic Conference (Empire 8) after the 2021–22 academic year; while the school remained in the AMCC as an associate member for women's bowling and men's and women's swimming & diving.
  • Two institutions joined the AMCC as associate members (and/or added other single sports into their associate memberships), both effective in the 2023 spring season (2022–23 academic year):
    • William Smith College for women's bowling
    • and Wells for men's volleyball
• 2023
  • Former full member Medaille left the AMCC as an associate member for women's bowling after the 2023 spring season (2022–23 academic year); as the school ceased operations.
  • Carlow University joined the AMCC (with Wells upgrading as a full member for all sports) in the 2023–24 academic year.
  • Alvernia University joined the AMCC as an associate member for women's bowling in the 2024 spring season (2023–24 academic year).
• 2024:
  • Geneva, Hiram, Saint Vincent and Thiel left the AMCC as associate members for men's volleyball to join the PAC for that sport after the 2024 spring season (2023–24 academic year).
  • New Jersey City (NJCU) left the AMCC as an associate member for women's bowling after the 2024 spring season (2023–24 academic year).
  • Wells left the AMCC after the 2023–24 academic year; as the school ceased operations.
  • Buffalo State University and Houghton University joined the AMCC as associate members for men's volleyball in the 2025 spring season (2024–25 academic year).
• 2026 – Alfred State will leave the AMCC to join the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC), beginning the 2026–27 academic year.

Member schools

Current members

The AMCC currently has nine full members, with four being part of Pennsylvania's Commonwealth System of Higher Education, made up of state-supported but privately chartered institutions; one public institution; and four private institutions (all Catholic).

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined [a]
Alfred State College	Alfred, New York	1908	Public	3,500	Pioneers	2019 [b]
Carlow University	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	1929	Catholic (R.S.M.)	2,400	Celtics	2023
Hilbert College	Hamburg, New York	1957	Catholic (Franciscan)	1,100	Hawks	2005
La Roche University	McCandless, Pennsylvania	1963	Catholic (C.D.P.)	1,465	Redhawks	1997
Mount Aloysius College	Cresson, Pennsylvania	1853	Catholic (R.S.M.)	1,600	Mounties	2006
Penn State Altoona	Logan Township, Pennsylvania	1939	State-related	3,800	Lions	1998
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College (Penn State Behrend)	Erie, Pennsylvania	1948		4,046	Lions	1997
University of Pittsburgh at Bradford	Bradford, Pennsylvania	1963		1,502	Panthers	1997
University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg	Greensburg, Pennsylvania	1963		1,704	Bobcats	1997

Notes

1. Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
2. Alfred State competed in the AMCC as an associate member for men's and women's swimming & diving and men's lacrosse from 2016–17 to 2018–19; later joined for baseball from 2017–18 to 2018–19; before joining as a full member for all sports during the 2019–20 school year.

Associate members

The AMCC currently has five associate members, all but one are private schools.

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined [a]	Primary conference	AMCC sport(s)
Alvernia University	Reading, Pennsylvania	1958	Catholic (O.S.F.)	2,872	Golden Wolves	2023	MAC Commonwealth	Women's bowling
Buffalo State University	Buffalo, New York	1871	Public [b]	8,339	Bengals	2024	S.U. New York (SUNYAC)	Men's volleyball
Houghton University	Houghton, New York	1883	Wesleyan	927	Highlanders	2024	Empire 8 (E8)	Men's volleyball
Saint Vincent College [c]	Latrobe, Pennsylvania	1846	Catholic (O.S.B.)	1,766	Bearcats	2018	Presidents' (PAC)	Women's bowling
William Smith College [d]	Geneva, New York	1908	Episcopal	1,045	Herons	2022	Liberty (LL)	Women's bowling

Notes

1. Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
2. Part of the State University of New York System.
3. Saint Vincent competed in the AMCC as an associate member for men's volleyball from the 2019 to 2024 spring seasons (2018–19 to 2023–24 school years).
4. Hobart (men) and William Smith (women) are together the Colleges of the Seneca and usually grouped together, but they participate separately in athletics.

Former members

The AMCC has six former full members, all but one are private schools.

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined [a]	Left [b]	Current conference
D'Youville College [c]	Buffalo, New York	1946	Catholic (Grey Nuns)	2,900	Spartans [d]	2009	2020	East Coast (ECC) [e]
Franciscan University of Steubenville	Steubenville, Ohio	1946	Catholic (T.O.R.)	2,238	Barons	2008	2019	Presidents' (PAC)
Frostburg State University	Frostburg, Maryland	1898	Public [f]	6,133	Bobcats	1997	2009	Mountain East (MEC) [e]
Lake Erie College	Painesville, Ohio	1856	Nonsectarian	975	Storm	1997	2007	Great Midwest (G-MAC) [e]
Medaille College [g]	Buffalo, New York	1937	Nonsectarian	2,600	Mavericks	2005	2022 [h]	Closed in 2023
Wells College	Aurora, New York	1868	Nonsectarian	480	Express	2023 [i]	2024	Closed in 2024

Notes

1. Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
2. Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.
3. Currently known as D'Youville University since 2022.
4. D'Youville was nicknamed "Spartans" during its AMCC tenure. The school changed its nickname to "Saints" in 2020, at the same time it moved to Division II. ^[14]
5. Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.
6. Part of the University System of Maryland.
7. Later known as Medaille University since 2022.
8. Medaille would later compete as an associate member for men's volleyball, men's and women's swimming & diving and women's bowling until the end of the 2022–23 school year; when the school ceased operations.
9. Wells was an associate member for men's and women's swimming & diving since 2020–21 and in men's volleyball since 2022–23; before joining as a full member in the 2023–24 school year.

Former associate members

The AMCC had 14 former associate members, all but one are Private schools.

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined [a]	Left [b]	AMCC sport(s)	Primary conference
Alfred University [c]	Alfred, New York	1836	Nonsectarian	2,189	Saxons	2019m.sw.	2024m.sw.	Men's swimming & diving	Empire 8 (E8)
						2019w.sw.	2024w.sw.	Women's swimming & diving
Cabrini University	Radnor Township, Pennsylvania	1957	Catholic (Missionary Sisters)	1,759	Cavaliers	2010m.sw.	2018m.sw.	Men's swimming & diving	Closed in 2024 [d]
						2010w.sw.	2018w.sw.	Women's swimming & diving
Geneva College	Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania	1848	RPCNA	1,791	Golden Tornadoes	2018	2024	Men's volleyball	Presidents' (PAC)
Hartwick College [c]	Oneonta, New York	1797	Nonsectarian	1,208	Hawks	2019m.sw.	2024m.sw.	Men's swimming & diving	Empire 8 (E8)
						2019w.sw.	2024w.sw.	Women's swimming & diving
Hiram College	Hiram, Ohio	1850	Disciples of Christ	1,350	Terriers	2017	2024	Men's volleyball	North Coast (NCAC) [e] (Presidents' (PAC) in 2025)
Medaille College [f] [g]	Buffalo, New York	1937	Nonsectarian	2,600	Mavericks	2022m.vb.	2023m.vb.	Men's volleyball	Closed in 2023
						2022w.bwl.	2023w.bwl.	Women's bowling
						2022m.sw.	2023m.sw.	Men's swimming & diving [h]
						2022w.sw.	2023w.sw.	Women's swimming & diving [h]
Nazareth University [c]	Pittsford, New York	1924	Nonsectarian	2,791	Golden Flyers	2019m.sw.	2024m.sw.	Men's swimming & diving	Empire 8 (E8)
						2019w.sw.	2024w.sw.	Women's swimming & diving
New Jersey City University	Jersey City, New Jersey	1929	Public	7,300	Gothic Knights	2015	2024	Women's bowling	New Jersey (NJAC)
Saint Vincent College [i]	Latrobe, Pennsylvania	1846	Catholic (O.S.B.)	1,766	Bearcats	2020	2024	Men's volleyball [15]	Presidents' (PAC)
State University of New York at Delhi (SUNY Delhi)	Delhi, New York	1913	Public	3,000	Broncos	2018m.sw.	2020m.sw.	Men's swimming & diving	North Atlantic (NAC) [j]
						2018w.sw.	2020w.sw.	Women's swimming & diving
Thiel College	Greenville, Pennsylvania	1866	Lutheran ELCA	1,096	Tomcats	2016w.bwl.	2018w.bwl.	Women's bowling	Presidents' (PAC)
						2018m.vb.	2024m.vb.	Men's volleyball
Utica University [c]	Utica, New York	1946	Nonsectarian	4,614	Pioneers	2019m.sw.	2023m.sw.	Men's swimming & diving	Empire 8 (E8) [k]
						2019w.sw.	2023w.sw.	Women's swimming & diving
Wells College	Aurora, New York	1868	Nonsectarian	480	Express	2020m.sw.	2023m.sw.	Men's swimming & diving	Closed in 2024
						2020w.sw.	2023w.sw.	Women's swimming & diving
						2022m.vb.	2023m.vb.	Men's volleyball
Wittenberg University	Springfield, Ohio	1845	Lutheran ELCA	2,050	Tigers	2018	2020	Men's volleyball	North Coast (NCAC) [l]

Notes

1. Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
2. Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.
3. The AMCC and the Empire 8 Athletic Conference had a partnership for men's and women's swimming & diving.
4. During their tenure as an associate member of the AMCC, Cabrini's primary home conference was the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) from 2010–11 to 2017–18.
5. The Hiram men's volleyball team currently competes in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC).
6. Medaille competed as a full member of the AMCC from 2005–06 to 2021–22.
7. Later known as Medaille University since 2022.
8. Medaille competed as an associate member of the AMCC for swimming & diving during the 2022–23 school year; due to the AMCC having a joint partnership with the Empire 8 Athletic Conference (which was Medaille's new primary conference home at that time).
9. Saint Vincent remains in the AMCC as an associate member for women's bowling.
10. During their tenure as an associate member of the AMCC, SUNY Delhi's primary home conference was the American Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA) during the 2018–19 school year.
11. Utica dropped both men's and women's swimming & diving at the end of the 2022–23 school year.
12. The Wittenberg men's volleyball team currently competes in the Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL).

Membership timeline

 Full member (all sports)  Full member (non-football)  Associate member (football)  Associate member (sport) 

Sports

See also: AMCC men's basketball tournament

The AMCC Conference sponsors championships in the following sports:

Conference sports

Sport	Men's	Women's
Baseball	Y
Basketball	Y	Y
Bowling		Y
Cross Country	Y	Y
Golf	Y
Lacrosse	Y	Y
Soccer	Y	Y
Softball		Y
Tennis	Y	Y
Volleyball	Y	Y
Wrestling	Y

Men's sponsored sports by school

Departing members in pink.

School	Baseball	Basketball	Cross Country	Golf	Lacrosse	Soccer	Tennis	Volleyball	Wrestling	Total
Alfred State	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N	N	Y	6
Carlow	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N	Y	N	5
Hilbert	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N	7
La Roche	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	6
Mount Aloysius	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N	7
PS-Altoona	Y	Y	N	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N	6
PS-Behrend	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N	Y	7
Pitt-Bradford	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	7
Pitt-Greensburg	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N	N	6
Totals	8	9	7	8	4	9	5	4+2	3+1	57+3
Associate Members
Buffalo State								Y		1
Houghton								Y		1
Penn College									Y	1

Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the AMCC that are played by AMCC schools

School	Football	Swimming & Diving	Track & Field (Indoor)	Track & Field (Outdoor)	Water Polo
Alfred State	E8	SUNYAC	SUNYAC	SUNYAC	N
Carlow	N	N	UEC	UEC	N
Hilbert	Liberty	N	SUNYAC	SUNYAC	N
PS-Altoona	N	SUNYAC	N	N	N
PS-Behrend	N	SUNYAC	SUNYAC	SUNYAC	MPSF
Pitt-Bradford	N	SUNYAC	N	N	N

Women's sponsored sports by school

School	Basketball	Bowling	Cross Country	Lacrosse	Soccer	Softball	Tennis	Volleyball	Total
Alfred State	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	6
Carlow	Y	N	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	6
Hilbert	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	7
La Roche	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Mount Aloysius	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
PS-Altoona	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	6
PS-Behrend	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Pitt-Bradford	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Pitt-Greensburg	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Totals	9	7+2	7	5	9	9	7	9	62+2
Associate Members
New Jersey City		Y							1
Saint Vincent		Y							1

Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the AMCC that are played by AMCC schools

School	Golf	Field Hockey	Ice Hockey	Swimming & Diving	Track & Field (Indoor)	Track & Field (Outdoor)	Water Polo
Alfred State	N	Independent	N	SUNYAC	SUNYAC	SUNYAC	N
Carlow	CWGC	N	N	N	UEC	UEC	N
Hilbert	N	N	UCHC	N	SUNYAC	SUNYAC	N
Mount Aloysius	Independent	N	N	N	N	N	N
PS-Altoona	CWGC	N	N	SUNYAC	N	N	N
PS-Behrend	Independent	N	N	SUNYAC	SUNYAC	SUNYAC	CWPA
Pitt-Bradford	N	N	N	SUNYAC	N	N	N

References

1. "ECC to Add D'Youville as Conference's 11th Member" (Press release). East Coast Conference. March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
2. "PAC adds Franciscan as full member" (Press release). Presidents' Athletic Conference. April 16, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
3. "Wittenberg Back to the MCVL in 2021" (Press release). Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League. January 24, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
4. "Medaille College to Join Empire 8 as Tenth Member in Fall of 2022". Empire 8. August 26, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
5. "Medaille University Closure Statement" (Press release). Medaille University. May 17, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
6. "AMCC Extends Affiliate Membership to Wells College Men's Volleyball - AMCC". Allegheny Mountain Athletic Conference. January 19, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
7. Wells College To Join The AMCC Starting 2023-24 - Wells
8. "Carlow University Athletics to join AMCC, NCAA Division III". Carlow Celtics. July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
9. "PAC Approves Men's Volleyball as 24th Conference Sport" (Press release). Presidents' Athletic Conference. December 14, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
10. "PAC Extends Affiliate Membership to Hiram College in Men's Volleyball in 2024-25" (Press release). Presidents' Athletic Conference. June 6, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
11. "AMCC Announces Changes to Men's Volleyball Affiliate Membership" (Press release). Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference. June 26, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
12. "Announcement of Closure". Wells College (Press release). 2024-04-29. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
13. "SUNYAC adds full members Alfred State, SUNY Cobleskill & SUNY Delhi, 4 associates". 5 October 2023.
14. "We've got BIG NEWS from D'Youville!" (Press release). D'Youville Saints. June 22, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
15. "AMCC Announces Changes to Men's Volleyball Affiliate Membership" (Press release). Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference. January 8, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.

External links

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