New England Collegiate Conference (Division II)

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New England Collegiate Conference
Conference NCAA
Founded1981
Ceased2000
Sports fielded
  • 12
    • men's: 6
    • women's: 6
Division Division II
No. of teams8
Region New England

The New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) was an NCAA Division II college athletic conference based in the Northeastern United States that dissolved during the late 1990s after most of its members either moved to Division I or joined Division II leagues such as the Northeast-10 Conference or the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference, now known as the East Coast Conference.

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The conference was founded in 1981 as the New England College Basketball League, and eventually expanded to sponsor eleven sports: men's and women's soccer, men's and women's volleyball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's basketball, baseball and softball.

History

Chronological timeline

Member schools

Final members

InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoined [a] Left [b] Subsequent
conference(s)
Current
conference
Binghamton University Vestal, New York 1946Public [c] 17,768 Bearcats 19982000 D-I Independent
(2000–01)
America East (AmEast) [d]
(2001–present)
University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, Connecticut 1927Nonsectarian5,543 Purple Knights 19812000 East Coast (ECC) [e]
(2000–22)
Central Atlantic (CACC)
(2022–present)
Felician College [f] Lodi, New Jersey 1923 Catholic
(Felician Sisters)
2,109 Golden Falcons 19992000 Central Atlantic (CACC)
(2000–present)
Franklin Pierce College [g] Rindge, New Hampshire 1962Nonsectarian2,871 Ravens 19882000 Northeast-10 (NE-10)
(2000–present)
University of Lowell [h] Lowell, Massachusetts 1894Public18,369 River Hawks 19812000 Northeast-10 (NE-10)
(2000–13)
America East (AmEast) [d]
(2013–present)
New Hampshire College [i] Manchester, New Hampshire 1932Nonsectarian3,913 [j] Penmen 19812000 Northeast-10 (NE-10)
(2000–present)
University of New Haven West Haven, Connecticut 1920Nonsectarian6,400 Chargers 19812000 D-II Independent
(2000–02)
East Coast (ECC) [e]
(2002–08)
Northeast-10 (NE-10)
(2008–present)
Southern Connecticut State College [k] New Haven, Connecticut 1893Public [l] 12,326 Owls 19812000 Northeast-10 (NE-10)
(2000–present)
Teikyo Post University [m] Waterbury, Connecticut 1890 For-profit 7,317 Eagles 19992000 Central Atlantic (CACC)
(2000–present)
Notes
  1. Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
  2. Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.
  3. Part of the State University of New York System.
  4. 1 2 Currently an NCAA Division I athletic conference.
  5. 1 2 Formerly known as the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference (NYCAC) until spring 2006.
  6. Currently known as Felician University since 2015.
  7. Currently known as Franklin Pierce University since 2007.
  8. Currently known as the University of Massachusetts Lowell since 1991.
  9. Currently known as Southern New Hampshire University since 2001.
  10. Residential enrollment only. SNHU also has approximately 87,000 online students.
  11. Currently known as Southern Connecticut State University since 1983.
  12. Part of the Connecticut State Colleges & Universities System.
  13. Currently known as Post University since 2004.

Other members

InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoined [a] Left [b] Subsequent
conference(s)
Current
conference
University at Albany Albany, New York 1844Public [c] 17,746 Great Danes 19951999 D-I Independent
(1999–2001)
America East (AmEast) [d]
(2001–present)
Central Connecticut State College [e] New Britain, Connecticut 1849Public [f] 9,546 Blue Devils 19831985various [h] Northeast (NEC) [d]
(1997–present)
Keene State College Keene, New Hampshire 1909Public3,213 Owls 19861997 Little East (LEC) [i]
(1997–present)
Le Moyne College Syracuse, New York 1946 Catholic
(Jesuit)
3,533 Dolphins 19921996 Northeast-10 (NE-10)
(1996–2023)
Northeast (NEC) [d]
(2023–present)
Quinnipiac College [j] Hamden, Connecticut 1929Nonsectarian10,207 Bobcats 19811987 Northeast-10 (NE-10)
(1987–1998)
Northeast (NEC) [d]
(1998–2013)
Metro Atlantic (MAAC) [d]
(2013–present)
Sacred Heart University Fairfield, Connecticut 1963Catholic
(Diocese of
Bridgeport
)
5,974 Pioneers 19811999 Northeast (NEC) [d]
(1999–2024)
Metro Atlantic (MAAC) [d]
(2024–present)
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, New York 1957Public [c] 26,814 Seawolves 19951999 D-I Independent
(1999–2001)
America East (AmEast) [d]
(2001–22)
Coastal (CAA) [d]
(2022–present)
Notes
  1. Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
  2. Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.
  3. 1 2 Part of the State University of New York System.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Currently an NCAA Division I athletic conference.
  5. Currently known as Central Connecticut State University since 2007.
  6. Part of the Connecticut State Colleges & Universities System.
  7. Currently a defunct NCAA Division I athletic conference.
  8. Central Connecticut State had joined the following subsequent conferences: as an NCAA D-II Independent during the 1985–86 school year; as an NCAA D-I Independent from 1986–87 to 1989–90, and during the 1992–93 school year; the East Coast Conference [g] (ECC) from 1990–91 to 1991–92, and during the 1993–94 school year; and the Mid-Continent Conference [d] (Mid-Con) from 1994–95 to 1996–97.
  9. Currently an NCAA Division III athletic conference.
  10. Currently known as Quinnipiac University since 2000.

Membership timeline

Central Atlantic Collegiate ConferencePost UniversityCentral Atlantic Collegiate ConferenceFelician CollegeAmerica East ConferenceNCAA Division I independent schoolsBinghamton UniversityColonial Athletic AssociationAmerica East ConferenceNCAA Division I independent schoolsStony Brook UniversityAmerica East ConferenceNCAA Division I independent schoolsUniversity at Albany, SUNYNortheast ConferenceNortheast-10 ConferenceLe Moyne CollegeNortheast-10 ConferenceFranklin Pierce UniversityLittle East ConferenceKeene State CollegeNortheast ConferenceSummit LeagueEast Coast Conference (Division I)NCAA Division I independent schoolsEast Coast Conference (Division I)NCAA Division I independent schoolsNCAA Division II independent schoolsCentral Connecticut State UniversityNortheast-10 ConferenceSouthern New Hampshire UniversityNortheast-10 ConferenceSouthern Connecticut State UniversityMetro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceNortheast ConferenceSacred Heart UniversityMetro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceNortheast ConferenceNortheast-10 ConferenceQuinnipiac UniversityNortheast-10 ConferenceEast Coast ConferenceNCAA Division II independent schoolsUniversity of New HavenAmerica East ConferenceNortheast-10 ConferenceUniversity of Massachusetts LowellCentral Atlantic Collegiate ConferenceEast Coast ConferenceUniversity of BridgeportNew England Collegiate Conference (Division II)

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Notable alumni

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