Great Northeast Athletic Conference

Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC)
Established	1995
Association	NCAA
Division	Division III
Members	13
Sports fielded	16 (men's: 8; women's: 8)
Region	New England
Headquarters	Boston, Massachusetts
Commissioner	Joe Walsh (since 2005)
Website	thegnac.com
Locations

The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) 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, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.

Member schools

Current members

The league currently has 13 full members:

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined
Albertus Magnus College	New Haven, Connecticut	Falcons	1925	Private (Catholic)	1,769	1995
Anna Maria College	Paxton, Massachusetts	AMCats	1946	Private (Catholic)	1,244	2011
Emerson College	Boston, Massachusetts	Lions	1880	Private	3,800	1995
Emmanuel College2	Boston, Massachusetts	Saints	1919	Private (Catholic)	2,350	1995
Johnson & Wales University	Providence, Rhode Island	Wildcats	1914	Private	16,000	1995
Lasell College	Newton, Massachusetts	Lasers	1851	Private	1,200	2007
Mount Ida College	Newton, Massachusetts	Mustangs	1899	Private	1,300	2007
Norwich University	Northfield, Vermont	Cadets	1819	Private (Military)	3,000	1998
Rivier University	Nashua, New Hampshire	Raiders	1933	Private (Catholic)	2,300	1995
University of Saint Joseph1	West Hartford, Connecticut	Blue Jays	1932	Private (Catholic)	1,020	1995
Saint Joseph's College of Maine	Standish, Maine	Monks	1912	Private (Catholic)	1,034	2007
Simmons College1	Boston, Massachusetts	Sharks	1899	Private	4,912	1995
Suffolk University	Boston, Massachusetts	Rams	1906	Private	16,095	19953

Notes

1. - Women's college (no men's sports)
2. - Former women's college, now a co-educational college (Emmanuel since 2001-02)
3. - Suffolk's men's sports teams joined the GNAC in the 1998-99 season.

Former members

Institution	Location	Nickname	Membership Type	Joined	Left	Current Conference	Classification
Daniel Webster College	Nashua, New Hampshire	Eagles	Charter Member	1995	2008	NECC	NCAA Division III
Endicott College	Beverly, Massachusetts	Gulls	Charter Member	1995	1999	TCCC	NCAA Division III
Pine Manor College	Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	Gators	Charter Member	1995	2012	GSAC	NCAA Division III
Southern Vermont College	Bennington, Vermont	Mountaineers	Full Member	1998	2006	NECC	NCAA Division III
United States Coast Guard Academy	New London, Connecticut	Bears	Charter Member	1995	1996	NEWMAC	NCAA Division III
Western New England University	Springfield, Massachusetts	Golden Bears	Full Member	1998	2007	TCCC	NCAA Division III
Emerson College	Boston, Massachusetts	Lions	Charter Member	1995	2013	NEWMAC	NCAA Division III

Membership timeline

Sports

The GNAC sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's golf, women's lacrosse, men's and women's soccer, women's softball, men's swimming and diving, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's volleyball. In 2011-12, the conference will be adding men's lacrosse.

2009 results

Men's soccer

St. Joseph's (ME) 14-8-1
Lasell 10-6-3
Suffolk 8-6-2
Norwich 10-8-2
Albertus Magnus 10-7-1
Emerson 12-8
Mount Ida 5-12
Johnson & Wales (RI) 2-17
Rivier 4-13
Emmanuel 3-13-1

Men's basketball

Albertus Magnus 23-7
Emerson 20-8
St. Joseph's (ME) 19-7
Mount Ida 15-11
Johnson & Wales (RI) 13-14
Norwich 13-13
Lasell 11-16
Rivier 9-17
Emmanuel 4-21
Suffolk 6-19

External links

• Official website