Northeast Conference

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Northeast Conference
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FormerlyEastern College Athletic Conference Metro (1981–1988)
Association NCAA
Founded1981
CommissionerNoreen Morris (since 2010)
Sports fielded
  • 25
    • men's: 12
    • women's: 13
Division Division I
Subdivision FCS
No. of teams9
Headquarters Bridgewater, New Jersey
Region Northeast, Midwest
Official website northeastconference.org
Locations
MapNEC (Football).PNG

The Northeast Conference (NEC) is a collegiate athletic conference whose schools are members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Teams in the NEC compete in Division I for all sports; football competes in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Participating schools are located principally in the Northeastern United States, from which the conference derives its name.

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History

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The conference was named the ECAC Metro Conference when it was established in 1981. The original eleven member schools were Fairleigh Dickinson University, the Brooklyn campus of Long Island University (whose athletic program has now merged with that of LIU's Post campus into a single athletic program), Loyola College in Maryland (left in 1989), Marist College (left in 1997), Robert Morris University (left in 2020), St. Francis College (NY) (left in 2023), Saint Francis College (PA), Siena College (left in 1984), Towson State University (left in 1982), the University of Baltimore (left in 1983) and Wagner College. [1]

The conference's name was changed to its present form on August 1, 1988. [2] Other names considered were Big North, Great North, North Shore, Northern, Northeastern, Eastern and Eastern Private Intercollegiate. [3]

The Northeast Conference has admitted new members ten times since 1981. The expansions and additions from the original charter members were: in 1985 (Monmouth University, which left in 2013), in 1989 (Mount St. Mary's University, which left in 2022), in 1992 (Rider University, which left in 1997), in 1997 (Central Connecticut State University), in 1998 (Quinnipiac University which left in 2013, and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County which left in 2003), in 1999 (Sacred Heart University, which is left in 2024), in 2008 (Bryant University, which also left in 2022), in 2019 (Merrimack College, which also left in 2024), in 2022 (Stonehill College), in 2023 (Le Moyne College), and in 2024 (Chicago State University and Mercyhurst University). The Northeast Conference's full membership was its largest at 12 in 2008 with the addition of Bryant University. [4] It then dropped to 10 in 2013 with the departure of Monmouth and Quinnipiac for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), returned to 11 with the 2019 addition of Merrimack, and again dropped to 10 in 2020 with the departure of Robert Morris for the Horizon League. The conference dropped to 9 members in 2022 with the departure of Bryant and Mount St. Mary's, respectively for the America East Conference and the MAAC, plus the addition of Stonehill. On March 20, 2023, St. Francis Brooklyn announced that all intercollegiate sports would be dropped effective at the end of the 2022-23 season, dropping the NEC down to 8 full members. This was followed on May 10, 2023 by the announcement that Le Moyne College would begin a transition from Division II and join the NEC on July 1. [5]

Additional changes were announced in 2018 and took effect with the 2019–20 school year. First, on September 10, the NEC announced it would add Merrimack. [6] Then, on October 3, Long Island University announced that it would combine its two existing athletic programs—NEC member LIU Brooklyn and the Division II program at LIU Post—into a single Division I program under the LIU name. The new LIU program, nicknamed Sharks, [7] maintains LIU Brooklyn's previous memberships in Division I and the NEC. [8] Another recent change took place on July 1, 2020, when charter member Robert Morris left to join the Horizon League. The next changes in membership were on July 1, 2022, with Bryant leaving for the America East Conference, [9] Mount St. Mary's leaving for the MAAC, [10] and Stonehill arriving from NCAA Division II. [11]

The Northeast Conference has a total of 9 full members in 24 championship sports: baseball, men's and women's basketball, women's bowling, men's and women's cross country, women's field hockey, football, men's and women's golf, men's and women's indoor track & field, women's lacrosse, men's and women's outdoor track & field, men's and women's soccer, softball, men's and women's swimming, men's and women's tennis, and men's and women's volleyball.

Men's lacrosse became the league's 23rd sport for the 2011 season. [12] The number of sports dropped to 22 after the 2012–13 school year, when the conference dropped field hockey. The departure of Monmouth and Quinnipiac to become all-sports members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) in July 2013 gave the MAAC four full members that sponsored the sport; the other two were NEC single-sport affiliates Rider and Siena. The MAAC then decided to add field hockey as a sponsored sport for the 2013 season, [13] and all of the NEC's remaining field hockey programs eventually joined the MAAC except for Saint Francis (PA), which joined the Atlantic 10 Conference. The NEC reinstated field hockey as a sponsored sport for the 2019 season with seven members—full members Bryant, LIU, Merrimack, Sacred Heart, and Wagner, plus associate members Fairfield and Rider. [14] Saint Francis (PA) rejoined the NEC in field hockey during the 2021-22 season. A more recent addition to the NEC's sports roster was men's swimming & diving, added for 2020–21 with full members Bryant, LIU, Mount St. Mary's, St. Francis Brooklyn, and Wagner plus incoming associate member Howard. [15]

In 2022–23, the NEC added one sport and dropped another. On September 30, 2021, the NEC announced that it would begin sponsoring men's volleyball in 2022–23 with six members. [16] Before the end of the 2021–22 school year, the NEC announced that two Division II schools from the Buffalo, New York area, Daemen and D'Youville, would also become part of the new men's volleyball league. [17] In a May 9, 2022 Twitter post, NEC commissioner Noreen Morris indicated that the NEC would shut down its men's lacrosse league after the then-ongoing 2022 season. The NEC had already lost two full members that sponsored the sport, and would eventually lose its two affiliate members in that sport when the Atlantic 10 Conference announced it would launch a men's lacrosse league in the 2023 season. [18] Three of the remaining four NEC men's lacrosse programs became affiliate members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The other program, Merrimack, was in talks with several lacrosse-sponsoring conferences for affiliate membership, [19] and eventually joined the America East in time for the 2023 season. [20]

In July 2022, the Northeast Conference announced a partnership with the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in which MEAC schools sponsoring baseball and men's and women's golf would become affiliate members in their respective sports beginning in the 2022-23 season. [21] That September, the NEC announced that MEAC member Delaware State, which had just joined NEC baseball and women's golf, would add women's lacrosse and women's soccer to its NEC membership in 2023–24. [22]

In March 2023, St. Francis College (Brooklyn) announced that it would discontinue its athletic programs at the end of the spring 2023 schedule. [23] Le Moyne was announced as SFC's replacement that May.

The NEC added two affiliate members in 2023–24—Binghamton University in men's golf plus men's and women's tennis, [24] and Niagara University in bowling. Niagara added that sport for 2023–24 by effectively absorbing the bowling program of Medaille University, a nearby Division III school that closed at the end of the 2022–23 school year. [25]

In October 2023, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference announced that Merrimack and Sacred Heart were going to join the conference for the 2024-25 season. [26] This announcement came on the heels of the announcement that the NEC was going to support men's lacrosse as a conference sponsored sport for the 2024–25 academic year, after having to discontinue it two years earlier due to the lack of sponsoring members. The original plan was for full members Le Moyne, LIU, Merrimack, Sacred Heart, and Wagner to be joined by two new associate members, the University of Detroit Mercy and the Virginia Military Institute (VMI). [27] The departure of Merrimack and Sacred Heart left the number of men's lacrosse programs in the conference with less than the 6 member minimum required for an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament. The NEC announced in November 2023 that Cleveland State University and former full member Robert Morris were going to join the league as men's lacrosse associates. [28] In November 2023, Robert Morris also announced that it was going to return to the NEC in football. [29] Shortly after this, Maryland Eastern Shore announced that it was going to add men's volleyball in the 2026 season (2025–26 school year) as an NEC associate member, increasing the number of its NEC teams to four. It became the first historically African-American Division I member to announce the addition of that sport. [30] In April 2024, Sacred Heart announced that it was going to leave NEC men's volleyballd, and that it was going to return to the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association, where it had played that sport before the NEC established its own league. [31] Also in 2024–25, former full member Monmouth returned to the NEC as an associate member in bowling. [32] Soon after the start of the 2024–25 academic year, Manhattan University announced that it was going to add men's volleyball and become an NEC affiliate in 2025–26. [33]

In response to the departure of Merrimack and Sacred Heart, the NEC announced first in December 2023 that D-I independent Chicago State University was going to join the NEC. [34] A few months later, in April 2024, Mercyhurst University announced that it was going to transition from Division II and join the NEC, bringing the league to 9 members again, for the 2024-25 season. [35]

Currently, a total of 20 affiliate members compete in football, women's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's swimming, women's bowling, field hockey, and men's volleyball.

Member schools

Full members

Current full members

InstitutionLocationFoundedJoinedTypeEnrollmentEndowment (2022)NicknameColors
Central Connecticut State University New Britain, Connecticut 18491997–98 Public 9,546$63,000,000 Blue Devils    
Chicago State University Chicago, Illinois 18672024–25Public
(TMCF)		2,620 [36] $9,700,000 Cougars    
Fairleigh Dickinson University Teaneck, New Jersey 19421981–82Private (Nonsectarian)8,590$88,300,000 Knights    
Le Moyne College Syracuse, New York [a] 19462023–24Private (Catholic, Jesuit)3,409$180,400,000 Dolphins    
Long Island University [b] Brooklyn and
Brookville, New York [c] 		19261981–82Private (Nonsectarian)16,958 [d] $367,000,000 Sharks    
Mercyhurst University Erie, Pennsylvania 19262024–25Private (Catholic, Sisters of Mercy)2,759$31,800,000 Lakers    
Saint Francis University Loretto, Pennsylvania 18471981–82Private (Catholic, Franciscan)2,111$63,000,000 Red Flash    
Stonehill College Easton, Massachusetts 19482022–23Private (Catholic, Holy Cross)2,479$295,259,814 Skyhawks    
Wagner College Staten Island, New York 18831981–82Private (Lutheran)1,762$112,000,000 Seahawks    
Notes
  1. ↑ The campus has a Syracuse mailing address, but almost entirely lies within the adjacent town of DeWitt.
  2. ↑ Prior to 2019–20, LIU operated two separate athletic programs, with only that of the school's Brooklyn campus being an NEC member.
  3. ↑ The merged LIU athletic program bases some sports at the Brooklyn campus and others at the Post campus in Brookville, New York. [37]
  4. ↑ Combined enrollment of the Brooklyn and Post campuses. All LIU varsity sports are open to undergraduates at either campus who meet NCAA eligibility requirements.

Former full members

InstitutionLocationFoundedJoinedLeftTypeNicknameColorsCurrent
conference
University of Baltimore Baltimore, Maryland 19251981–821982–83Public Super Bees    none [a]
Bryant University Smithfield, Rhode Island 18632008–092021–22Private Bulldogs     America East
Loyola College Baltimore, Maryland 18521981–821988–89 Greyhounds     Patriot
Marist College Poughkeepsie, New York 19291996–97 Red Foxes     MAAC
University of Maryland, Baltimore County Catonsville, Maryland [b] 19661998–992002–03Public Retrievers     America East
Merrimack College [c] North Andover, Massachusetts 19472019–202023–24Private Warriors     MAAC
Monmouth University [d] West Long Branch, New Jersey 19331985–862012–13 Hawks     CAA
Mount St. Mary's University Emmitsburg, Maryland [e] 18081989–902021–22 Mountaineers     MAAC
Quinnipiac University Hamden, Connecticut 19291998–992012–13 Bobcats    
Rider University [f] Lawrenceville, New Jersey 18651992–931996–97 Broncs      
Robert Morris University [g] Moon Township, Pennsylvania 19211981–822019–20 Colonials       Horizon
Sacred Heart University [c] Fairfield, Connecticut 19631999–002023–24 Pioneers     MAAC
St. Francis College Brooklyn, New York 18581981–822022–23 Terriers    none [h]
Siena College Loudonville, New York 19371983–84 Saints     MAAC
Towson University Towson, Maryland 18661981–82Public Tigers     CAA
Notes
  1. ↑ The University of Baltimore dropped intercollegiate athletics after the 1982–83 academic year.
  2. ↑ Mailing address is Baltimore.
  3. 1 2 Merrimack and Sacred Heart remain NEC affiliates in field hockey.
  4. ↑ Monmouth returned to the NEC in 2024–25 as an affiliate member in bowling.
  5. ↑ The Mount St. Mary's campus has an Emmitsburg mailing address, but is located in unincorporated Frederick County.
  6. ↑ Rider returned to the NEC in 2019–20 as an affiliate member in Field Hockey.
  7. ↑ Robert Morris returned to the NEC in 2024–25 as an affiliate member in football and men's lacrosse.
  8. ↑ St. Francis Brooklyn dropped intercollegiate athletics after the 2022–23 academic year.

Affiliate members

Current affiliate members

InstitutionLocationFoundedJoinedTypeEnrollmentNicknameColorsNEC
sport(s)		Primary
conference
Binghamton University Binghamton, New York [a] 19462023–24Public16,098 Bearcats      Men's golf America East
Men's tennis
Women's tennis
Cleveland State University Cleveland, Ohio 19642024–25Public16,418 Vikings    Men's lacrosse Horizon
Coppin State University Baltimore, Maryland 19002022–23Public
(HBCU)		2,348 Eagles    Baseball MEAC
Daemen University Amherst, New York 1947Private2,156 Wildcats    Men's volleyball ECC [b]
Delaware State University Dover, Delaware 1891Public [c]
(HBCU)		4,768 Hornets    Baseball MEAC
Women's golf
2023–24Women's lacrosse
Women's soccer
University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, Michigan 18772024–25Private5,700 Titans      Men’s Lacrosse Horizon
Duquesne University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 18782008–0910,184 Dukes    Football Atlantic 10
2016–17Bowling
D'Youville University Buffalo, New York 19462022–231,475 Saints      Men's volleyball ECC [b]
Fairfield University Fairfield, Connecticut 19422019–20 [d] 4,991 Stags  Field hockey MAAC
Howard University Washington, D.C. 18672020–21Private
(HBCU)		10,000 Bison/Lady Bison    Men's swimming & diving MEAC
Women's swimming & diving
2021–22Women's golf
Women's lacrosse
Men's soccer
Women's soccer
2022–23Men's golf
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, Maryland [e] 1886Public
(HBCU)		2,888 Hawks    Baseball
Men's golf
Women's golf
Merrimack College North Andover, Massachusetts 19472024–25 [f] Private3,726 Warriors    Field hockey MAAC
Monmouth University West Long Branch, New Jersey 19332024–25 [g] 5,675 Hawks    Bowling CAA
Niagara University Niagara University, New York [h] 18562023–243,765 Purple Eagles     MAAC
Norfolk State University Norfolk, Virginia 19352022–23Public
(HBCU)		5,601 Spartans    Baseball MEAC
North Carolina Central University Durham, North Carolina 19108,011 Eagles    Men's golf
Women's golf
Rider University Lawrenceville, New Jersey 18652019–20 [i] Private5,790 Broncs      Field hockey MAAC
Robert Morris University Moon Township, Pennsylvania 19212024–25 [j] 4,895 Colonials      Football Horizon
Men's lacrosse
Sacred Heart University Fairfield, Connecticut 19632024–25 [k] 5,974 Pioneers    Field hockey MAAC
Virginia Military Institute (VMI) Lexington, Virginia 18392024–25Public
(Senior Military College)		1,772 Keydets      Men's lacrosse SoCon
Notes
  1. ↑ The BU campus has a Binghamton mailing address, but mostly lies in the adjacent town of Vestal.
  2. 1 2 Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.
  3. ↑ Delaware State is officially chartered as a "privately-governed, state-assisted" institution. This status is broadly similar to that of New York State's statutory colleges, most of which are housed at Cornell University, or institutions in Pennsylvania's Commonwealth System of Higher Education.
  4. ↑ Fairfield field hockey had previously competed in the NEC from the 2004 to 2006 fall seasons (2004–05 to 2006–07 school years).
  5. ↑ The UMES campus has a Princess Anne mailing address, but lies in unincorporated Somerset County.
  6. ↑ Merrimack had been a full NEC member from 2019–2024.
  7. ↑ Monmouth had been a full NEC member from 1985–2013.
  8. ↑ The Niagara campus is its own census-designated place and postal entity within the town of Lewiston.
  9. ↑ Rider was previously a full member from 1992 - 97 while field hockey had previously competed in the NEC from the 1998 to 2012 fall seasons (1998–99 to 2012–13 school years).
  10. ↑ Robert Morris had been a full NEC member from 1981-2020.
  11. ↑ Sacred Heart had been a full NEC member from 1999–2024.

Future affiliate members

InstitutionLocationFoundedJoiningTypeEnrollmentNicknameColorsNEC
sport(s)		Primary
conference		Current conference
in affiliate sport
Manhattan University Riverdale, New York 18532025–26Private4,132 Jaspers    Men's volleyball MAAC —
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, Maryland [a] 18882025–26Public
(HBCU)		2,888 Hawks    Men's volleyball MEAC —
  1. ↑ The UMES campus has a Princess Anne mailing address, but lies in unincorporated Somerset County.

Former affiliate members

InstitutionLocationFoundedJoinedLeftTypeNicknameColorsNEC
sport		Primary
conference		Conference
in former
NEC sport
Adelphi University Garden City, New York 18962008–092014–15Private Panthers    Bowling Northeast-10 [a] ECC [a]
University at Albany Albany, New York 18441999–002012–13Public Great Danes    Football America East CAA Football [b]
Caldwell University Caldwell, New Jersey 19392014–152017–18Private Cougars   Bowling CACC [a] ECC [a]
Hobart College Geneva, New York 18222013–142021–22 Statesmen    Men's lacrosse Liberty [c] Atlantic 10
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, Pennsylvania 18662008–092014–15Public Golden Bears    Bowling PSAC [a] ECC [a]
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania Lock Haven, Pennsylvania 19422004–052009–10 Bald Eagles    Field hockey Atlantic 10
New Jersey City University Jersey City, New Jersey 19292009–102012–13 Gothic Knights   Bowling NJAC [c] Allegheny Mountain [c] [38]
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, New Jersey 18812019–20 [39] Highlanders    Women's lacrosse America East [d]
St. John's University Queens, New York 18702000–012002–03Private Red Storm    Football Big East none [e]
Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 18512013–142021–22 Hawks    Men's lacrosse Atlantic 10
Saint Peter's University Jersey City, New Jersey 18722008–092012–13 Peahens [f]    Bowling MAAC none [g]
Siena College Loudonville, New York 19371998–99 Saints    Field hockey MAAC none [h]
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, New York 19571999–002006–07Public Seawolves      Football CAA CAA Football [b]
Virginia Military Institute Lexington, Virginia 18392003–04 [i] Public
Senior Military College 		Keydets      Men's swimming & diving SoCon America East [j]
Women's swimming & diving
Notes
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.
  2. 1 2 CAA Football is technically a separate entity from the all-sports Coastal Athletic Association, though both share the same administration.
  3. 1 2 3 Currently an NCAA Division III athletic conference.
  4. ↑ NJIT left NEC men's lacrosse after only one season when it became a full member of the America East Conference, which sponsors that sport. [40]
  5. ↑ St. John's dropped football after the 2002 fall season (2002–03 school year).
  6. ↑ When Saint Peter's was an NEC associate, its men's teams used the nickname Peacocks, with women's teams using Peahens. The university has since adopted Peacocks for all teams.
  7. ↑ Saint Peter's dropped bowling after the 2017–18 school year.
  8. ↑ Siena dropped field hockey after the 2017 fall season (2017–18 school year).
  9. ↑ The VMI men's swimming program joined the NEC for the 2003–04 school year. The women's swimming team became a varsity program during the 2005–06 school year.
  10. ↑ At the time of their membership in the Northeast Conference, VMI was a member of the Big South. In 2014, they became full members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). In swimming, the Keydets left the NEC to join the league now known as the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association, and have competed in the America East Conference since the 2017–18 school year.

Membership timeline

Mercyhurst UniversityPennsylvania State Athletic ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceNCAA Division II independent schoolsNCAA Division III independent schoolsChicago State UniversityNCAA Division I independent schoolsWestern Athletic ConferenceGreat West ConferenceNCAA Division I independent schoolsSummit LeagueEast Coast Conference (Division I)NCAA Division I independent schoolsNAIA independent schoolsLe Moyne CollegeNortheast-10 ConferenceNew England Collegiate Conference (Division II)NCAA Division II independent schoolsNCAA Division II independent schoolsStonehill CollegeNortheast-10 ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceMerrimack CollegeNortheast-10 ConferenceDuquesne UniversityAmerica East ConferenceBryant UniversityNortheast-10 ConferenceSt. John's University (New York City)Colonial Athletic Association Football ConferenceBig South ConferenceStony Brook UniversityCoastal Athletic Association Football ConferenceUniversity at Albany, SUNYMetro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceSacred Heart UniversityNew England Collegiate Conference (Division II)America East ConferenceUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore CountyBig South ConferenceEast Coast Conference (Division I)Metro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceQuinnipiac UniversityNortheast-10 ConferenceNew England Collegiate Conference (Division II)Central Connecticut State UniversitySummit LeagueEast Coast Conference (Division I)East Coast Conference (Division I)Metro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceRider UniversityEast Coast Conference (Division I)Metro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceMount St. Mary's UniversityCoastal Athletic AssociationMetro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceMonmouth UniversityWagner CollegeSaint Francis University (Pennsylvania)St. Francis CollegeHorizon LeagueRobert Morris UniversityLong Island UniversityFairleigh Dickinson UniversityMetro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceMarist CollegePatriot LeagueMetro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceLoyola University MarylandMetro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceAmerica East ConferenceSiena CollegeUniversity of BaltimoreCoastal Athletic AssociationAmerica East ConferenceBig South ConferenceEast Coast Conference (Division I)Towson UniversityNortheast Conference

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Sports

The Northeast Conference currently sponsors championship competition in 11 men's and 13 women's NCAA sanctioned sports. [41] Twelve schools are associate members in 14 of those sports.

The most recent change to the NEC sports lineup is the reinstatement of men's lacrosse in 2024–25 after it had been eliminated in 2022. At the same time men's lacrosse was dropped, the NEC added men's volleyball. [19]

Teams in Northeast Conference competition
SportMen'sWomen's
Baseball 11–
Basketball 99
Bowling –8
Cross country 99
Field hockey –9
Football 8–
Golf 1112
Lacrosse 810
Soccer 911
Softball –8
Swimming & Diving 47
Tennis 99
Track and Field (Indoor) 88
Track and Field (Outdoor) 88
Volleyball 58
Notes

    Men's sponsored sports by school

    SchoolBaseballBasketballCross
    Country    		FootballGolfLacrosseSoccerSwimming & DivingTennisTrack & Field
    (Indoor)    		Track & Field
    (Outdoor)    		VolleyballTotal NEC
    Sports
    Central ConnecticutYesYesYesYesNoNoYesNoNoYesYesNo7
    Chicago StateNoYesYesNoYesNoYesNoNo [a] YesYesNo6
    Fairleigh DickinsonYesYesYesNoYesNoYesNoYesYesYesYes9
    Le MoyneYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo10
    LIUYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes12
    MercyhurstYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesNoNoNo8
    Saint FrancisNoYesYesYesYesNoYesNoYesYesYesYes9
    StonehillYesYesYesYesNoNoYesNoYesYesYesNo8
    WagnerYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesNo10
    Totals7+4 [b] 996+2 [c] 7+4 [d] 4+4 [e] 8+1 [f] 3+1 [f] 7+1 [g] 883+2 [h] 76+19
    Notes
    1. ↑ Chicago State men's tennis is playing in the Horizon League in the 2024–25 season before moving to the NEC in 2025. [42]
    2. ↑ Affiliate members Coppin State, Delaware State, UMES, and Norfolk State
    3. ↑ Affiliate member Duquesne and Robert Morris
    4. ↑ Affiliate members Binghamton, Howard, UMES, and North Carolina Central
    5. ↑ Affiliate members Cleveland State, Detroit Mercy, Robert Morris, and VMI
    6. 1 2 Affiliate member Howard
    7. ↑ Affiliate member Binghamton
    8. ↑ Affiliate members Daemen and D'Youville. Manhattan and UMES to join as men's volleyball associates in 2025.

    Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Northeast Conference which are played by NEC schools:

    SchoolFencing [a] Ice HockeyWater PoloWrestling
    LIUIND Independent — EIWA
    Mercyhurst— AHA CWPA IND
    Stonehill– Independent ––
    Wagner—— CWPA —
    Notes
    1. ↑ Fencing is a coeducational sport, with schools having men's and women's squads and all individual matches involving members of the same sex. While four NEC members sponsor fencing, only LIU and Sacred Heart field both men's and women's squads, though Wagner will add a men's squad in 2023–24.

    Women's sponsored sports by school

    SchoolBasketballBowlingCross
    Country    		Field HockeyGolfLacrosseSoccerSoftballSwimming & DivingTennisTrack & Field
    (Indoor)    		Track & Field
    (Outdoor)    		VolleyballTotal NEC
    Sports
    Central ConnecticutYesNoYesNoNoYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYes9
    Chicago StateYesNoYesNoYesNoYesNoNoNo [a] YesYesYes7
    Fairleigh DickinsonYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYes11
    Le MoyneYesNoYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes11
    LIUYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes13
    MercyhurstYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesNoNoYes10
    Saint FrancisYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes12
    StonehillYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes12
    WagnerYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo12
    Totals95+3 [b] 95+4 [c] 8+4 [d] 8+2 [e] 9+2 [e] 86+1 [f] 7+1 [g] 88897+17
    Notes
    1. ↑ Chicago State women's tennis is playing in the Horizon League in the 2024–25 season before moving to the NEC in 2025. [42]
    2. ↑ Affiliate members Duquesne, Monmouth, and Niagara
    3. ↑ Affiliate members Fairfield, Merrimack, Rider, and Sacred Heart
    4. ↑ Affiliate members Delaware State, Howard, UMES, and North Carolina Central
    5. 1 2 Affiliate members Delaware State and Howard
    6. ↑ Affiliate member Howard
    7. ↑ Affiliate member Binghamton

    Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Northeast Conference which are played by NEC schools:

    SchoolAcrobatics &
    Tumbling [a]     		Equestrian [a] Fencing [b] GymnasticsIce HockeyRowingRugby [a] Stunt [a] Triathlon [a] Water Polo
    Fairleigh Dickinson—— NIWFA ———————
    LIUIND [c] —IND EAGL NEWHA ———— MAAC
    Mercyhurst———— AHA IND—IND— CWPA
    Saint Francis——-—————— CWPA
    Stonehill—IND [d] —— NEWHA —————
    Wagner—— NIWFA —————IND [e] MAAC

    In addition to the above, Fairleigh Dickinson and Sacred Heart count their female cheerleaders (but not male cheerleaders) as varsity athletes.

    Notes
    1. 1 2 3 4 5 Part of the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program.
    2. ↑ Fencing is a coeducational sport, with schools having men's and women's squads and all individual matches involving members of the same sex. Of the four NEC members that sponsor the sport, LIU and Sacred Heart have both men's and women's squads (with LIU having added men's fencing in 2022–23), and Fairleigh Dickinson and Wagner field only women's squads. Wagner will add a men's squad to its existing women's squad in 2023–24.
    3. ↑ The NCAA considers all acrobatics & tumbling schools that do not compete in the sport within a recognized NCAA conference to be independents.
    4. ↑ The NCAA considers all equestrian schools that do not compete in the sport within a recognized NCAA conference to be independents.
    5. ↑ The NCAA considers all triathlon schools that do not compete in the sport within a recognized NCAA conference to be independents.

    Basketball champions

    Men's basketball champions

    SeasonRegular Season ChampionTournament champion
    1982 Fairleigh Dickinson (12–3)Robert Morris
    1983 Robert Morris (12–2)Robert Morris
    1984 Long Island (11–5)Long Island
    1985 Marist (11–3)Fairleigh Dickinson
    1986 Fairleigh Dickinson (13–3)Marist
    1987 Marist (15–1)Marist
    1988 Fairleigh Dickinson (13–3)Fairleigh Dickinson
    1989 Robert Morris (12–4)Robert Morris
    1990 Robert Morris (12–4)Robert Morris
    1991 Saint Francis (PA) (13–3)Saint Francis (PA)
    1992 Robert Morris (12–4)Robert Morris
    1993 Rider (14–4)Rider
    1994 Rider (14–4)Rider
    1995 Rider (13–5)Mount Saint Mary's
    1996 Mount Saint Mary's (16–2)Monmouth
    1997 Long Island (15–3)Long Island
    1998 Long Island (14–2)Fairleigh Dickinson
    1999 UMBC (17–3)Mount Saint Mary's
    2000 Central Connecticut St. (15–3)Central Connecticut St.
    2001 St. Francis (NY) (16–4)Monmouth
    2002 Central Connecticut St. (19–1)Central Connecticut St.
    2003 Wagner (14–4)Wagner
    2004 Monmouth† and St. Francis (NY) (12–6)Monmouth
    2005 Monmouth (14–4)Fairleigh Dickinson
    2006 Fairleigh Dickinson (14–4)Monmouth
    2007 Central Connecticut St. (16–2)Central Connecticut St.
    2008 Robert Morris (16–2)Mount Saint Mary's
    2009 Robert Morris (15–3)Robert Morris
    2010 Quinnipiac (15–3)Robert Morris
    2011 Long Island (16–2)Long Island
    2012 Long Island (16–2)Long Island
    2013 Robert Morris (14–4)Long Island
    2014 Robert Morris (14–2)Mount Saint Mary's
    2015 St. Francis Brooklyn (15–3)Robert Morris
    2016 Wagner (13-5)Fairleigh Dickinson
    2017 Mount Saint Mary's (14-4)Mount Saint Mary's
    2018 Wagner (14-4)LIU Brooklyn
    2019 Saint Francis (PA)† and Fairleigh Dickinson (12–6)Fairleigh Dickinson
    2020 Merrimack (14–4) [a] Robert Morris
    2021 Wagner (13–5)Mount St. Mary's
    2022 Bryant (16–2)Bryant
    2023 Merrimack (12–4)Merrimack [b]
    2024 Central Connecticut St.† and Merrimack (13–3)Wagner
    1. ↑ Merrimack was ineligible for the NEC tournament due to being in its first transitional year (of four) from NCAA Division II.
    2. ↑ Starting with the 2023 edition, NEC tournament eligibility was extended to transitional D-I members effective with the third year of the transition, making fourth-year transitional member Merrimack tournament-eligible. However, it remained ineligible for the NCAA tournament. Merrimack's opponent in the NEC final, Fairleigh Dickinson, received the NEC automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
    † No. 1 seed in NEC tournament

    Women's basketball champions

    YearRegular Season ChampionsTournament champions
    1986-87MonmouthMonmouth
    1987-88MonmouthRobert Morris
    1988-89WagnerWagner
    1989-90Mount St. Mary'sFairleigh Dickinson
    1990-91Mount St. Mary'sRobert Morris
    1991-92Mount St. Mary'sFairleigh Dickinson
    1992-93Fairleigh Dickinson/Mount St. Mary'sMount St. Mary's
    1993-94Mount St. Mary'sMount St. Mary's
    1994-95Mount St. Mary'sMount St. Mary's
    1995-96Mount St. Mary'sSaint Francis (PA)
    1996-97Saint Francis (PA)Saint Francis (PA)
    1997-98Saint Francis (PA)Saint Francis (PA)
    1998-99Mount St. Mary'sSaint Francis (PA)
    1999-00Saint Francis (PA)Saint Francis (PA)
    2000-01Mount St. Mary'sLong Island
    2001-02Saint Francis (PA)Saint Francis (PA)
    2002-03Saint Francis (PA)Saint Francis (PA)
    2003-04Saint Francis (PA)Saint Francis (PA)
    2004-05Saint Francis (PA)Saint Francis (PA)
    2005-06Sacred HeartSacred Heart
    2006-07Long Island, Robert Morris and Sacred HeartRobert Morris
    2007-08Quinnipiac and Robert MorrisRobert Morris
    2008-09Sacred HeartSacred Heart
    2009-10Robert MorrisSaint Francis (PA)
    2010-11Saint Francis (PA)Saint Francis (PA)
    2011-12Sacred HeartSacred Heart
    2012-13QuinnipiacQuinnipiac
    2013-14Robert MorrisRobert Morris
    2014-15Bryant/Central Connecticut St. Francis Brooklyn
    2015-16Sacred HeartRobert Morris
    2016-17Robert MorrisRobert Morris
    2017-18Saint Francis (PA)Saint Francis (PA)
    2018–19Robert MorrisRobert Morris
    2019–20Robert MorrisNone; tournament canceled in progress due to COVID-19
    2020-21Mount St. Mary’sMount St. Mary’s
    2021-22Fairleigh DickinsonMount St. Mary’s
    2022-23Fairleigh DickinsonSacred Heart
    2023-24Sacred HeartSacred Heart

    Football champions

    Football champions

    • 1996 – Robert Morris/Monmouth
    • 1997 – Robert Morris
    • 1998 – Monmouth/Robert Morris
    • 1999 – Robert Morris
    • 2000 – Robert Morris
    • 2001 – Sacred Heart
    • 2002 – Albany
    • 2003 – Monmouth/Albany
    • 2004 – Monmouth/Central Connecticut
    • 2005 – Stony Brook/Central Connecticut
    • 2006 – Monmouth
    • 2007 – Albany
    • 2008 – Albany
    • 2009 – Central Connecticut
    • 2010 – Robert Morris/Central Connecticut
    • 2011 – Albany/Duquesne
    • 2012 – Wagner/Albany
    • 2013 – Sacred Heart/Duquesne
    • 2014 – Sacred Heart/Wagner
    • 2015 – Duquesne
    • 2016 – Saint Francis (PA)/Duquesne
    • 2017 – Central Connecticut
    • 2018 – Duquesne/Sacred Heart
    • 2019 - Central Connecticut
    • 2020 - Sacred Heart
    • 2021 - Sacred Heart
    • 2022 - Saint Francis (PA)
    • 2023 - Duquesne

    Most conference championships

    • 6 – Albany (3 shared)
    • 6 – Robert Morris (3 shared)
    • 6 – Central Connecticut (3 shared)
    • 6 – Duquesne (4 shared)
    • 6 – Sacred Heart (3 shared)
    • 5 – Monmouth (4 shared)
    • 2 – Saint Francis (PA) (1 shared)
    • 2 – Wagner (2 shared)
    • 1 – Stony Brook (1 shared)

    NEC rivalries

    Before the 2013 departure of Monmouth and Quinnipiac, the NEC had 6 rivalry matchups in the conference; which is most prevalent during NEC's men's and women's basketball "Rivalry Week." The concept of playing back-to-back games against a local rival the same week is the only one of its kind among the nation's 31 NCAA Division I conferences. The pre-2013 NEC rivalries are as follows (with the current NEC team listed first in the matchups that are now non-conference):

    Non-conference
    Discontinued

    Brenda Weare Commissioner's Cup

    The NEC Commissioner's Cup was instituted during the 1986–87 season with Long Island winning the inaugural award. Cup points are awarded in each NEC sponsored sport. For men's and women's basketball, men's and women's soccer, women's volleyball, football, women's bowling, softball, men's and women's lacrosse, and baseball, the final regular season standings are used to determine Cup points. Starting with the 2012–13 season, the Conference began awarding three bonus points to the NEC Tournament champion in those sports. In all other sports, points are awarded based on the finish at NEC Championship events.

    YearOverallMen'sWomen's
    2022-23Sacred HeartMerrimackSacred Heart
    2021-22LIULIULIU
    2020-21LIUBryantLIU
    2019-20Not AwardedNot AwardedNot Awarded
    2018-19Sacred HeartBryantSacred Heart
    2017-18Saint Francis (PA)BryantSaint Francis (PA)
    2016-17Sacred HeartBryantSacred Heart
    2015-16Sacred HeartBryantSacred Heart
    2014-15BryantBryantSacred Heart
    2013-14BryantBryantSaint Francis (PA)
    2012-13MonmouthMonmouthSaint Francis (PA)
    2011-12Sacred HeartMonmouthSacred Heart
    2010-11Sacred HeartSacred HeartSacred Heart
    2009-10Sacred HeartMonmouthSacred Heart
    2008-09Sacred HeartSacred HeartSacred Heart
    2007-08Sacred HeartMonmouthSacred Heart
    2006-07MonmouthMonmouthSacred Heart
    2005-06MonmouthMonmouthLong Island
    2004-05MonmouthMonmouthSaint Francis (PA)
    2003-04MonmouthMonmouthSacred Heart
    2002-03UMBCMonmouthUMBC
    2001-02UMBCMonmouthUMBC
    2000-01UMBCUMBCUMBC
    1999-2000UMBCUMBCUMBC
    1998-99UMBCMonmouthUMBC
    1997-98Monmouth
    1996-97Mount St. Mary's
    1995-96Mount St. Mary's
    1994-95Mount St. Mary's
    1993-94Fairleigh Dickinson
    1992-93Fairleigh Dickinson
    1991-92Fairleigh Dickinson
    1990-91Monmouth
    1989-90Fairleigh Dickinson
    1988-89Fairleigh Dickinson
    1987-88Fairleigh Dickinson
    1986-87Long Island

    Facilities

    SchoolFootball stadiumCapacityBasketball arenaCapacityBaseball stadiumCapacity
    Central Connecticut Arute Field 5,500 William H. Detrick Gymnasium 3,200 CCSU Baseball Field —
    Chicago State Non-football school Jones Convocation Center 7,000Non-baseball school
    Duquesne Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field 2,200Football (and bowling)-only member
    Fairleigh Dickinson Non-football school Bogota Savings Bank Center 5,000 Naimoli Family Baseball Complex 500
    Le Moyne Non-football school Ted Grant Court 2,637Dick Rockwell Field—
    LIU Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium 6,000 Steinberg Wellness Center 3,000 LIU Baseball Stadium —
    Mercyhurst Saxon Stadium 2,300 Mercyhurst Athletic Center 1,800Mercyhurst Baseball Field1,000
    Robert Morris Joe Walton Stadium 3,000Football (and men's lacrosse)-only member
    Saint Francis DeGol Field 3,450 DeGol Arena 3,500Non-baseball school
    Stonehill W.B. Mason Stadium 2,400 Merkert Gymnasium 1,560 Lou Gorman Field —
    Wagner Wagner College Stadium 3,500 Spiro Sports Center 2,500 SIUH Community Park 7,171
    Baseball affiliates
    SchoolStadiumCapacity
    Coppin State Joe Cannon Stadium 1,500
    Delaware State Soldier Field 500
    Maryland Eastern Shore Hawk Stadium 1,000 [43]
    Norfolk State Marty L. Miller Field 1,500 [44]
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