North Eastern Athletic Conference

North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC)
Established	2004
Association	NCAA
Division	Division III
Members	13
Sports fielded	16 (men's: 8; women's: 8)
Region	Mid-Atlantic
Headquarters	Gansevoort, New York
Commissioner	Candice Poiss Murray
Website	http://www.neacsports.com
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The North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.

History

The conference was re-formed in 2004 when 12 formerly independent colleges who wanted to belong to a conference joined forces and started the North Eastern Athletic Conference. The original membership consisted of the following schools: Baptist Bible College, Bard College, Philadelphia Biblical University (now known as Cairn University), Cazenovia College, Chestnut Hill College, D'Youville College, Keuka College, Keystone College, Penn State-Berks, Polytechnic Institute of New York University, State University of New York at Purchase (SUNY Purchase) and Villa Julie College (now known as Stevenson University).

In 2007-08 and with the departure of 5 institutions (Bard, Chestnut Hill, Polytechnic (N.Y.), SUNY Purchase and Stevenson) and the arrival of 3 new members (Penn State-Harrisburg, Wells College and Wilson College), the NEAC consisted 10 members.

In 2008-09, the NEAC lost an additional three institutions (Baptist Bible, Cairn and Keystone; all to the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference, currently named the Colonial States Athletic Conference), but gained two new members (State University of New York at Cobleskill (SUNY Cobleskill) and State University of New York Institute of Technology (SUNYIT)) bringing our total to nine members.

In 2009-10, the NEAC added three additional new members (College of Saint Elizabeth, Penn State-Abington and State University of New York at Morrisville (SUNY Morrisville)) while losing a founding member (D'Youville). The NEAC had accepted four associate member institutions in that same season. Additionally, the NEAC has partnered with the North Atlantic Conference in four sports: baseball, women's lacrosse, men's and women's tennis.

In 2010-11, the NEAC was joined by one new member (Gallaudet University) while losing two associate members.

In 2011-12, the NEAC gained one new full member (Lancaster Bible College) along with one new associate member. The partnership between the NEAC and the NAC will end for baseball and women's lacrosse following the 2011-12 season.

Member schools

Current members

The league currently has thirteen full members:

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined
North Division
Cazenovia College	Cazenovia, New York	Wildcats	1824	Private/Non-sectarian	1,000	2004-05
Keuka College	Jerusalem, New York	Storm	1890	Private/Non-sectarian	1,521	2004-05
State University of New York at Cobleskill (SUNY Cobleskill)	Cobleskill, New York	Fighting Tigers	1916	Public	2,500	2008-09
State University of New York Institute of Technology (SUNYIT)	Utica, New York	Wildcats	1966	Public	2,760	2008-09
State University of New York at Morrisville (SUNY Morrisville)	Morrisville, New York	Mustangs	1908	Public	3,356	2009-10
Wells College	Aurora, New York	Express	1868	Private/Non-sectarian	480	2007-08
South Division
College of Saint Elizabeth†	Morristown, New Jersey	Eagles	1899	Private/Catholic	2,044	2009-10
Gallaudet University	Washington, D.C.	Bison	1864	Private/Quasigovernmental	1,740	2010-11
Lancaster Bible College	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	Chargers	1933	Private/Christian	954	2011-12
Penn State-Abington	Abington, Pennsylvania	Nittany Lions	1950	Public	3,400	2009-10
Penn State-Berks	Reading, Pennsylvania	Nittany Lions	1958	Public	3,216	2004-05
Penn State-Harrisburg	Middletown, Pennsylvania	Nittany Lions	1966	Public	1,695	2007-08
Wilson College†	Chambersburg, Pennsylvania	Phoenix	1869	Private/Presbyterian	800	2007-08

* Penn State-Harrisburg (denoted in pink) will be departing for the Capital Athletic Conference on July 1, 2013.
† - Women's college, therefore not competing in men's sports

Associate members

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined	Primary Conference	NEAC Sport
Hilbert College	Hamburg, New York	Hawks	1957	Private/Catholic	1,100	2012-13	AMCC	men's lacrosse women's lacrosse
Medaille College	Buffalo, New York	Mavericks	1937	Private/Non-sectarian	3,253	2008-09	AMCC	men's lacrosse women's lacrosse
Rutgers–Camden	Camden, New Jersey	Scarlet Raptors	1766	Public	6,158	2011-12	NJAC	men's golf men's tennis

Former members

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined	Left	Current Conference
Baptist Bible College	Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania	Defenders	1932	Private	963	2004-05	2007-08	CSAC
Bard College	Annandale-on-Hudson, New York	Raptors	1860	Private	2,062	2004-05	2006-07	Liberty
Cairn University1	Langhorne, Pennsylvania	Highlanders	1913	Private	1,311	2004-05	2007-08	CSAC
Chestnut Hill College	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Griffins	1924	Private	2,000	2004-05	2006-07	CACC (NCAA Division II)
D'Youville College	Buffalo, New York	Spartans	1908	Private	3,200	2004-05	2008-09	AMCC
Keystone College	La Plume, Pennsylvania	Giants	1868	Private	1,773	2004-05	2007-08	CSAC
Polytechnic University of New York	Brooklyn, New York	Fighting Blue Jays	1854	Private	4,487	2004-05	2006-07	Skyline
Purchase College	Purchase, New York	Panthers	1967	Public	4,000	2004-05	2006-07	Skyline
Stevenson University2	Stevenson, Maryland	Mustangs	1947	Private	3,929	2004-05	2006-07	MAC Commonwealth

Notes

All of those institutions were charter members of the conference.

1. Cairn University was formerly known as Philadelphia Biblical University.
2. Stevenson University was formerly known as Villa Julie College.

Membership timeline

Sports

Men

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Golf
• Lacrosse
• Soccer
• Swimming & Diving
• Tennis

Women

• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Lacrosse
• Soccer
• Softball
• Swimming & Diving
• Tennis
• Volleyball

External links

• Official website