Northeast-10 Conference

Northeast-10 Conference

Association	NCAA
Founded	1980
Commissioner	Julie Ruppert
Sports fielded	24 men's: 12 women's: 12
Division	Division II
No. of teams	11
Headquarters	Mansfield, Massachusetts
Region	Northeastern United States
Official website	www.northeast10.org
Locations

The Northeast-10 Conference (NE-10) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. Member institutions are located in the northeastern United States in the states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont. It is the only Division II collegiate ice hockey conference in the United States.

History

Northeast-10 Conference

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Adelphi

Staten Island

Post

Mercy

Molloy

St. Thomas Aquinas

Southern New Hampshire

Southern Connecticut State

Saint Michael's

Saint Anselm

Pace

New Haven

Franklin Pierce

Bentley

Assumption

American International

   

Location of NE10 members: full, affiliate

The original 1980 conference was called the "Northeast 7" as the colleges were American International College, Assumption College, Bentley College, Bryant College, the University of Hartford, Springfield College, and Stonehill College. In 1981, Saint Anselm College was the eighth team to join and the resulting "NE-8" stayed this way until 1984 when the University of Hartford left and Merrimack College joined.

The “Northeast-10” name came about in 1987 when Saint Michael's College and Quinnipiac College joined the league. ^[1] The conference remained stable until 1995 when Springfield College left for Division III. The league stayed at ten members as Le Moyne College joined the league in 1996 from the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) and briefly expanded to eleven when Pace University joined in 1997 from the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference (NYCAC). Quinnipiac moved to the Division I Northeast Conference (NEC) to again return the membership to ten.

The last major expansion took place prior to 2000, when five new schools joined the fold. Franklin Pierce College, Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU; formerly New Hampshire College), the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UMass Lowell), and Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) and the College of Saint Rose (Saint Rose) giving the NE10 15 members.

Since the addition of those five institutions, the league has added football, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field as championship sports. The expansion continued in 2003–04 as the conference added another three championships – men's swimming and diving, women's swimming and diving, and men's ice hockey. However, because the NE10 is the sole Division II men's ice hockey league, its postseason champion cannot compete for the NCAA national hockey championship.

David Brunk, the first full-time commissioner in league history, announced in April he was resigning July 1, 2007 to take over the Peach Belt Conference. Brunk had been commissioner since 1998. Julie Ruppert became the next full-time commissioner in June 2008, becoming the first female Division II commissioner in the country.

In 2008, Bryant University announced it would begin the five-year process that would make them a full Division I member by 2012; at the same time the NE10 announced that it had given a bid to University of New Haven and they had accepted. In December 2007, Adelphi University announced it had joined the league and began playing in 2009-10. To start the 2008-09 academic year the NE10 still had 15 members and expanded to 16 in 2009-10.

On July 1, 2013, UMass Lowell left the NE10 to join the Division I America East Conference. With the departure of UMass Lowell, the Northeast-10 Conference had 15 remaining members.

Two other changes to the conference membership, both taking effect with the 2019-20 school year, were announced in 2018. First, Merrimack announced that it would begin a transition to Division I and join the Northeast Conference (the same move that Bryant made in 2008). ^[2] Then, Long Island University announced that it would unify its two athletic programs - the Division I LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds and the Division II LIU Post Pioneers, the latter of which was a NE10 affiliate member in field hockey and football at the time of announcement into a single D-I athletic program under the LIU name. As such, the LIU Post field hockey team was merged with LIU Brooklyn's previously existing team in that sport, and the LIU Post football team became the new LIU football team, competing as a Division I FCS team in the Northeast Conference. ^[3] Thus, the NE10 was at a total of 14 member schools. In 2022, the number was reduced to 13 with Stonehill College's announcement of its departure for Division I's Northeast Conference (NEC). ^[4]

The next change in conference membership took place on July 1, 2023 when Le Moyne left for the NEC, dropping the NE10 to 12 members for the 2023-24 season. ^[5]

In 2023, St. Rose announced it was ceasing operations after the 2023-24 academic year, dropping the NE10 to 11 members effective for the 2024-25 season.

Chronological timeline

• 1980 - The Northeast-10 Conference (NE10) was founded. Charter members included American International College, Assumption College (now Assumption University), Bentley College (now Bentley University), Bryant College (now Bryant University), the University of Hartford, Springfield College, and Stonehill College beginning the 1980-81 academic year.
• 1981 - Saint Anselm College joined the NE10 in the 1981-82 academic year.
• 1984 - Hartford left the NE10 to join the Division I ranks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the ECAC North Atlantic Conference after the 1983-84 academic year.
• 1984 - Merrimack College joined the NE10 in the 1984-85 academic year.
• 1987 - Quinnipiac College (now Quinnipiac University) and Saint Michael's College joined the NE10 in the 1987-88 academic year.
• 1995 - Springfield (MA) left the NE10 to join the NCAA Division III ranks and the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) after the 1994-95 academic year.
• 1996 - Le Moyne College joined the NE10 in the 1996-97 academic year.
• 1997 - Pace University joined the NE10 in the 1997-98 academic year.
• 1998 - Quinnipiac left the NE10 to join the NCAA Division I ranks and the Northeast Conference (NEC) after the 1997-98 academic year.
• 2000 - Franklin Pierce College (now Franklin Pierce University), the University of Massachusetts at Lowell (UMass Lowell), New Hampshire College (now Southern New Hampshire University), the College of Saint Rose and Southern Connecticut State University joined the NE10 in the 2000-01 academic year.
• 2001 - Long Island University-Post (LIU-Post) joined the NE10 as an affiliate member for football in the 2001 fall season (2001-02 academic year).
• 2008
  • Bryant left the NE10 to join the NCAA Division I ranks and the NEC after the 2007-08 academic year.
  • LIU-Post left the NE10 as an affiliate member for football after the 2007 fall season (2007-08 academic year).
  • The University of New Haven joined the NE10 in the 2008-09 academic year.
• 2009 - Adelphi University joined the NE10 in the 2009-10 academic year.
• 2013
  • UMass Lowell left the NE10 to join the NCAA Division I ranks and the America East Conference after the 2012-13 academic year.
  • LIU-Post re-joined the NE10 as an affiliate member for football (but also included field hockey) in the 2013 fall season (2013-14 academic year).
• 2019
  • Merrimack left the NE10 to join the NCAA Division I ranks and the NEC after the 2018-19 academic year.
  • LIU-Post left the NE10 as an affiliate member for football and field hockey, as the school announced that it would merge with LIU–Brooklyn to unify its athletic programs after the 2018 fall season (2018-19 academic year).
  • Four institutions joined the NE10 as affiliate members: Mercy College, Molloy College and St. Thomas Aquinas College for field hockey; and Post University for men's ice hockey, all effective in the 2019-20 academic year.
• 2022
  • Stonehill left the NE-10 to join the NCAA Division I ranks and the NEC after the 2021-22 academic year.
• 2023
  • Le Moyne left the NE-10 to join the NCAA Division I ranks and the NEC after the 2022-23 academic year.
  • The College of Staten Island joined the NE-10 as an associate member in both men's and women's swimming and diving effective in the 2023-24 academic year.
• 2024
  • Saint Rose left the NE-10 as the school announced that it would close its doors after the 2023–24 academic year.
  • Post University added football to its associate membership, effective in the 2024 season.
• 2025
  • American International men's ice hockey rejoins the conference after moving down from Division I to Division II.
  • The University of Bridgeport and Felician University will join the NE-10 as associate members in both men's and women's swimming and diving effective in the 2025-26 academic year.
• 2026 - Mercy, Molloy, and St. Thomas Aquinas will leave the NE-10 as affiliate members for field hockey to move their programs to their full-time conference home of the ECC once it begins play in the 2026 season (2026–27 academic year).

Member schools

Current members

The NE10 currently has 11 full members; all but one are private schools.

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Colors
Adelphi University	Garden City, New York	1896	Nonsectarian	7,252	Panthers	2009
American International College	Springfield, Massachusetts	1885	Nonsectarian	2,244	Yellow Jackets	1980
Assumption University	Worcester, Massachusetts	1904	Catholic (Assumptionists)	2,060	Greyhounds	1980
Bentley University	Waltham, Massachusetts	1917	Nonsectarian	5,165	Falcons	1980
Franklin Pierce University	Rindge, New Hampshire	1962	Nonsectarian	1,777	Ravens	2000
University of New Haven	West Haven, Connecticut	1920	Nonsectarian	8,819	Chargers	2008
Pace University	Pleasantville, New York [a]	1906	Nonsectarian	13,609	Setters	1997
Saint Anselm College	Goffstown, New Hampshire	1889	Catholic (Benedictines)	1,977	Hawks	1981
Saint Michael's College	Colchester, Vermont	1904	Catholic (S.S.E.)	1,399	Purple Knights	1987
Southern Connecticut State University	New Haven, Connecticut	1893	Public	8,889	Owls	2000
Southern New Hampshire University	Manchester and Hooksett, New Hampshire [b]	1932	Nonsectarian	2,966 [c]	Penmen	2000

Notes

1. Pace University has two campuses: one in Pleasantville and one in New York City. All of its athletic facilities are located at the Pleasantville campus.
2. The college's athletic facilities are spread across the campus, which is split between Manchester and Hooksett.
3. Residential enrollment only. SNHU also claims approximately 135,000 online students (about 87,000 full-time equivalents).

Affiliate members

The NE10 currently has 5 affiliate members:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Colors	NE10 sport	Primary conference
Mercy College	Dobbs Ferry, New York	1950	Nonsectarian	11,295	Mavericks	2019		field hockey	East Coast (ECC)
Molloy College	Rockville Center, New York	1955	Catholic (Dominican Order)	4,900	Lions			field hockey	East Coast (ECC)
Post University	Waterbury, Connecticut	1890	For-profit	7,317	Eagles	2019m.i.h. 2024fb.		men's ice hockey, football	Central Atlantic (CACC)
College of Staten Island	Staten Island, New York	1956	Public	13,798	Dolphins	2023		men's swimming and diving, women's swimming and diving	East Coast (ECC)
St. Thomas Aquinas College	Sparkill, New York	1952	Catholic (D.S.S.)	2,400	Spartans	2019		field hockey	East Coast (ECC)

Future affiliate members

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joining	Colors	NE10 sport	Primary conference
University of Bridgeport	Bridgeport, Connecticut	1927	Nonsectarian	3,563	Purple Knights	2025		men's swimming and diving, women's swimming and diving	Central Atlantic (CACC)
Felician University	Rutherford, New Jersey	1923	Catholic (CSSF)	2,205	Golden Falcons

Former members

The NE10 had nine former full members; all but one were private schools.

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Left	Current conference
Bryant University	Smithfield, Rhode Island	1863	Nonsectarian	3,499	Bulldogs	1980	2008	America East [a]
University of Hartford	West Hartford, Connecticut	1877	Nonsectarian	6,792	Hawks	1980	1984	New England (CNE) [b]
Le Moyne College	Syracuse, New York	1946	Catholic (A.J.C.U.)	3,533	Dolphins	1996	2023	Northeast (NEC) [a]
University of Massachusetts Lowell	Lowell, Massachusetts	1894	Public	18,369	River Hawks	2000	2013	America East [a]
Merrimack College	North Andover, Massachusetts	1947	Catholic (O.S.A.)	3,726	Warriors	1984	2019	Metro Atlantic (MAAC) [a]
Quinnipiac University	Hamden, Connecticut	1929	Nonsectarian	10,207	Bobcats	1987	1998	Metro Atlantic (MAAC) [a]
Springfield College	Springfield, Massachusetts	1885	Nonsectarian	5,062	Pride	1980	1995	New England (NEWMAC) [b]
College of Saint Rose	Albany, New York	1920	Catholic (S.S.J.)	N/A	Golden Knights	2000	2024	Closed in 2024
Stonehill College	Easton, Massachusetts	1948	Catholic (C.S.C.)	2,386	Skyhawks	1980	2022	Northeast (NEC) [a]

Notes

1. Currently an NCAA Division I athletic conference.
2. Currently an NCAA Division III athletic conference.

Former affiliate members

The NE10 had one former affiliate member, which was also a private school.

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Left	NE10 sport	Primary conference
Long Island University-Post	Brookville, New York	1954	Nonsectarian	8,472	Pioneers	2001fb., 2013fb.; 2013f.h.	2008fb., 2019fb.; 2019f.h.	football; field hockey	Northeast (NEC) [a] [b]

Notes

1. Currently an NCAA Division I athletic conference.
2. Long Island University merged the Post athletic program with the NCAA Division I program of its Brooklyn campus in 2019. The merged program inherited the Division I membership of the Brooklyn campus, and now competes in the Northeast Conference as the LIU Sharks.

Membership timeline

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

Conference facilities

School	Football stadium	Capacity	Basketball arena	Capacity	Hockey arena	Capacity
Adelphi	Non-football school		Center for Recreation & Sport	2,200	Non-hockey school
American International	Ronald J. Abdow Field	4,000	Butova Gymnasium	2,500	Plays hockey at the D-I level in Atlantic Hockey. AIC plays games at MassMutual Center.	6,866
Assumption	Greyhound Stadium	1,200	Andrew Laska Gymnasium	1,200	Buffone Arena	750
Bentley	Bentley Athletic Field	4,800	Dana Center	2,600	Plays hockey at the D-I level in Atlantic Hockey. Bentley plays games at Bentley Arena.	1,917
Franklin Pierce	Sodexo Field	500	Franklin Pierce Fieldhouse	1,200	Jason Ritchie Ice Arena	500
New Haven	Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium	3,500	Charger Gymnasium	1,500	Non-hockey school
Pace	Pace Stadium	1,500	Goldstein Fitness Center	2,400	Non-hockey school
Post	Municipal Stadium	6,000	Football and hockey member only		Sports Center of Connecticut
Saint Anselm	Grappone Stadium	4,500	Stoutenburgh Gymnasium	1,200	Thomas F. Sullivan Arena	2,700
Saint Michael's	Non-football school		Ross Sports Center	2,500	Cairns Arena	600
Southern Connecticut	Jess Dow Field	6,000	James Moore Fieldhouse	2,800	Non-hockey school
Southern New Hampshire	Non-football school		Stan Spirou Fieldhouse	2,000	Ice Den Arena

Presidents' Cup Champions

Year	First Place	Second Place	Third Place
1985	Springfield	Bryant	St. Anselm
1986	Springfield	Bryant	Bentley
1987	Springfield	Bentley	Bryant
1988	Springfield	Bentley	Bryant
1989	Springfield	Bentley	Bryant
1990	Springfield	Bentley	Merrimack
1991	Springfield	Bentley	Merrimack
1992	Springfield	Bentley	Quinnipiac
1993	Springfield	Bentley	Quinnipiac
1994	Springfield	Bentley	Quinnipiac
1995	Springfield	Bentley	Quinnipiac
1996	Bentley	Quinnipiac	St. Anselm
1997	Bentley	Quinnipiac	Merrimack
1998	Bentley	Quinnipiac	Merrimack
1999	Bentley	Merrimack	St. Anselm
2000	Merrimack	Bentley	Assumption
2001	Bentley	Merrimack	Assumption
2002	Bryant	Bentley	Southern Connecticut State
2003	Bryant	Bentley	UMass Lowell
2004	Bryant	Bentley	UMass Lowell
2005	Bryant	Bentley	Stonehill
2006	Bryant	Stonehill	Bentley
2007	Bryant	Bentley	Stonehill
2008	Bryant	Bentley	Stonehill
2009	Bentley	Stonehill	UMass Lowell
2010	Stonehill	Bentley	Adelphi
2011	Stonehill	Bentley	Southern Connecticut State
2012	Stonehill	Southern Connecticut State	Bentley
2013	Adelphi	Bentley	Stonehill
2014	Adelphi	Stonehill	Bentley
2015	Stonehill	Adelphi	Assumption
2016	Adelphi	Bentley	Stonehill
2017	Adelphi	Stonehill	Merrimack
2018	Merrimack	Adelphi	Stonehill
2019	Merrimack	Adelphi	Assumption
2020*	Southern New Hampshire	Stonehill	Adelphi
2020**	Stonehill	Southern Connecticut State	Assumption
2021	Franklin Pierce	Adelphi	Le Moyne
2022	Southern New Hampshire	Adelphi	Bentley
* Fall Champion. **Winter Champion

Sports

A divisional format was used for baseball.
Northeast Assumption Bentley Franklin Pierce Saint Anselm Saint Michael's Southern New Hampshire	Southwest Adelphi American International New Haven Pace Southern Connecticut

Conference sports

Sport	Men's	Women's
Baseball	Y
Basketball	Y	Y
Cross Country	Y	Y
Field Hockey		Y
Football	Y
Golf	Y	Y
Ice Hockey	Y
Lacrosse	Y	Y
Soccer	Y	Y
Softball		Y
Swimming & Diving	Y	Y
Tennis	Y	Y
Track & Field Indoor	Y	Y
Track & Field Outdoor	Y	Y
Volleyball		Y

Men's sponsored sports by school

School	Baseball	Basketball	Cross Country	Football	Golf	Ice Hockey	Lacrosse	Soccer	Swimming & Diving	Tennis	Track & Field Indoor	Track & Field Outdoor	Total NE10 Sports
Adelphi	Y	Y	Y		Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	10
American International	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	[a]	Y	Y			Y	Y	9
Assumption	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	11
Bentley	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	11
Franklin Pierce	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	11
New Haven	Y	Y	Y	Y				Y			Y	Y	7
Pace	Y	Y	Y	Y			Y		Y				6
Saint Anselm	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y			9
Saint Michael's	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y			9
Southern Connecticut	Y	Y	Y	Y				Y	Y		Y	Y	8
Southern New Hampshire	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y		Y			8
Totals	11	11	11	9	8	6	9	10	6	7	7	7	109
Affiliate Members
Post				Y		Y							2
Staten Island									Y				1

Women's sponsored sports by school

School	Basketball	Cross Country	Field Hockey	Golf	Lacrosse	Soccer	Softball	Swimming & Diving	Tennis	Track & Field Indoor	Track & Field Outdoor	Volleyball	Total NE10 Sports
Adelphi	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	12
American International	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	11
Assumption	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	12
Bentley	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	11
Franklin Pierce	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	11
New Haven	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	10
Pace	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y				Y	8
Saint Anselm	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y		Y			Y	8
Saint Michael's	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y			Y	9
Southern Connecticut	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	10
Southern New Hampshire	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	11
Totals	11	11	14	5	11	11	11	7	9	8	8	11	127
Affiliate Members
Mercy			Y										1
Molloy			Y										1
St. Thomas Aquinas			Y										1
Staten Island								Y					1

1. On November 12, 2024 AIC administration informed members of its hockey team that the Yellow Jacks will move ice hockey back to the Division II level beginning in the 2025-26 season. ^[6]

Other sponsored sports by school

School		Men				Women						Co-ed
		Ice Hockey [a]	Volleyball [a]	Wrestling		Bowling [a]	Gymnastics [a]	Ice Hockey [a]	Rowing	Triathlon [b]		Skiing [a]
Adelphi						ECC
American International		AHA [c]	ECC	IND						IND
Assumption								NEWHA	IND
Bentley		AHA
Franklin Pierce								NEWHA	IND
Saint Anselm						ECC		NEWHA
Saint Michael's								NEWHA				EISA
Southern Connecticut							ECAC

Notes

1. De facto Division I sport. The NCAA conducts combined national championships open to Division I and Division II members in both men's and women's ice hockey, as well as men's volleyball. All NE10 schools with women's ice hockey teams play at this level, as do two of the conference's men's teams. Single national championship meets open to members of all three NCAA divisions are held in bowling, women's gymnastics, and skiing.
2. Part of the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program. National championships are conducted by USA Triathlon, the sport's national governing body.
3. Departing for Division II hockey following the 2024-25 season

Championships

Main article: Northeast-10 Conference men's basketball tournament

Main article: Northeast-10 Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

References

1. "History Timeline". Northeast 10 Conference.
2. "Merrimack College Accepts Invitation to Join Northeast Conference" (Press release). Northeast Conference. September 7, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
3. "Long Island University Announces Unification Into One LIU Division I Program" (Press release). LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds. October 3, 2018. Archived from the original on October 11, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
4. "Stonehill Announces Transition to NCAA Division I for 2022-23 Academic Year" (Press release). Stonehill College. April 5, 2022. Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
5. "Le Moyne College Accepts Invitation to Join Northeast Conference" (Press release). Northeast Conference. May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
6. "AIC Dropping Program Back to Division II". College Hockey News. November 12, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.

External links

• Official website