Liberty League

For other uses, see Liberty League (disambiguation).

Liberty League
Established	1995
Association	NCAA
Division	Division III
Members	11
Sports fielded	26 (men's: 13; women's: 13)
Region	Upstate New York
Former names	Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association
Headquarters	Troy, New York
Commissioner	Tracy King
Website	libertyleaguesports.com
Locations

The Liberty League is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division III. Originally founded in 1995 as the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association, was renamed during the summer of 2004 to the current name. Member institutions are all located in the State of New York.

Member schools

Current members

Full member institutions include:

Institution	Nickname	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined
Bard College	Raptors	Annandale-on-Hudson, New York	1860	Private	1,958	2011
Clarkson University	Golden Knights	Potsdam, New York	1896	Private	2,848	1995
Hobart College	Statesmen	Geneva, New York	1822	Private	905	1995
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Engineers	Troy, New York	1824	Private	5,431	1995
Rochester Institute of Technology	Tigers	Henrietta, New York	1829	Private	14,224	2011
University of Rochester	Yellowjackets	Rochester, New York	1850	Private	5,601	1995
St. Lawrence University	Saints	Canton, New York	1856	Private	2,327	1995
Skidmore College	Thoroughbreds	Saratoga Springs, New York	1903	Private	2,734	1995
Union College	Dutchmen	Schenectady, New York	1795	Private	2,197	1995
Vassar College	Brewers	Poughkeepsie, New York	1861	Private	2,446	2001
William Smith College	Herons	Geneva, New York	1908	Private	1,045	1995

Associate members

Institution	Nickname	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Primary Conference	Sport
United States Merchant Marine Academy	Mariners	Kings Point, New York	1942	Federal	910	Landmark	football
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Engineers	Worcester, Massachusetts	1865	Private	5,071	NEWMAC	football
Springfield College	Pride	Springfield, Massachusetts	1885	Private	5,062	NEWMAC	football

Former members

Institution	Nickname	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined	Left	Current Conference
Hamilton College	Continentals	Clinton, New York	1793	Private	1,864	1995	2011	NESCAC
United States Coast Guard Academy	Bears	New London, Connecticut	1876	Federal	1,045	2004	2005	New England Football Conference

Note

• Hamilton left the Liberty League after the 2010-11 academic year in order to fully align with the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC), of which it has been a charter member since 1971. Therefore, the school held both dual conference membership of the Liberty and the NESCAC.
• Coast Guard was a football-only associate member in 2004 and 2005 after its previous conference, the Freedom Football Conference, disbanded (it competed in the NEWMAC in most other sports, where it remains). After two seasons it moved to the New England Football Conference.

Membership timeline

Sports

The Liberty League sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's crew, men's and women's cross country, women's field hockey, men's football, men's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women’s soccer, women's softball, men's and women's squash, men's and women's swimming and diving, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track and field, and women's volleyball.

External links

• Official website