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!colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="#000000" | <font color="#FFFFFF">'''North Atlantic Conference''' |
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| name = North Atlantic Conference| |
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| logo = North Atlantic Conference logo.png |
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| logo_size = 200 |
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| founded = 1996 |
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| association = [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] |
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| division = [[NCAA Division III|Division III]] |
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| teams = 14 (11 in 2024) |
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| sports = 15 |
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| mens = 8 |
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| womens = 8 |
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| region = [[Northeastern United States]] |
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| formerly = North Atlantic Women's Conference |
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| headquarters = [[Waterville, Maine]] |
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| commissioner = Marcella Zalot |
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| since = 2016 |
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| website = [http://www.nacathletics.com nacathletics.com] |
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| map = NAC-USA-states.PNG |
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| map_size = 250 |
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| color = #000354; {{box-shadow border|a|#004216|2px}} |
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The '''North Atlantic Conference''' ('''NAC''') is an intercollegiate athletic conference which competes in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) [[NCAA Division III|Division III]]. Member schools are primarily small [[Liberal arts colleges in the United States|liberal arts colleges]] in the [[New England]] states of [[Maine]], [[Massachusetts]] and [[Vermont]], as well as the [[Mid-Atlantic (United States)|Mid-Atlantic]] state of [[New York (state)|New York]]. |
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The conference was founded in 1996 when six colleges agreed to form the '''North Atlantic Women's Conference'''. It changed to its current name in the fall of 1999. It currently sponsors a total of 17 men's and women's sports played by teams of the 13 institutions therein. |
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The 17 different sports that are played in the NAC range from the fall season, throughout the winter, and to the spring season. These sports are played among both men's and women's teams. |
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In the fall season, there are six sports played. Among these are, men's and women's [[Cross country running|cross country]], [[Field hockey|field hockey]], men's [[golf]], men's and women's [[Association football|soccer]], women's [[tennis]], and women's [[volleyball]]. |
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In the winter season there are two sports played, which are men's and women's [[basketball]] along with men's and women's [[Swimming (sport)|swimming]] and [[Diving (sport)|diving]]. |
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In the spring time there are four sports both for men's and women's teams. The NAC has men's and women's [[lacrosse]], [[baseball]], [[softball]], men's [[tennis]], and men's and women's [[Track and field|outdoor track & field]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nacathletics.com/landing/index|title=North Atlantic Conference - NAC|website=www.nacathletics.com|language=en|access-date=2017-10-05}}</ref> |
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==History== |
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===Chronological timeline=== |
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<ref>[http://www.nacathletics.com/about/timeline NAC Timeline]</ref> |
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* Fall 1996 – [[Bay Path University|Bay Path College]], [[Lesley University|Lesley College]], [[Lasell University|Lasell College]], [[Wheelock College]], the [[Maine Maritime Academy]] and the [[Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences|Massachusetts College of Pharmacy]] explore the opportunity to join and form an athletic conference to give women student-athletes an opportunity to compete in a post-season tournament. |
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* Spring 1997 – The above named institutions work out the details to create an athletic conference to be known as the North Atlantic Women's Conference (NAWC). The steps for a constitution and set bylaws is drafted, championship hosting criteria are established and dates chosen for a spring softball championship. |
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* Fall 1997 – The first full academic year for the NAWC brings additional meetings to continue to make policy and procedures more formalized. Championships are to be held in women's soccer, cross-country, basketball and softball. |
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* Spring 1998 – Basketball holds first NAWC Championship at Lasell College. |
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* Fall 1998 – [[Becker College]], [[Elms College]] and [[Mount Ida College]] are interviewed and accepted for membership starting Fall 1999. |
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* Spring 1999 – Basketball holds its first NAWC Championship at the Maine Maritime Academy. |
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* Fall 1999 – The North Atlantic Conference (NAC) begins first season of competition, new members include: Becker, Elms and Mount Ida Colleges. There are 8 members of the NAC. Championships include both women and men. |
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* Spring 2000 – The North Atlantic Conference conducts women's and men's championships for basketball and softball. |
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* Fall 2000 – The North Atlantic Conference continues to expand postseason championship opportunities for its student-athletes. Two new associate members are added for women's field hockey, [[Simmons University|Simmons College]] and [[Western New England University|Western New England College]]. |
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* Spring 2001 – The North Atlantic Conference begins preliminary discussions with potential new NAC members. |
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* Fall 2001 – The North Atlantic Conference continues to expand the post season championship opportunities for its student-athletes. Five institutions apply and present to NAC members for admittance to the NAC for Fall 2002 academic year. Two Vermont institutions, being [[Castleton University|Castleton State College]] and [[Johnson State College]], apply for full members status. Three Maine institutions are seeking associate membership for women's field hockey, [[Thomas College]], [[Husson University|Husson College]] and the [[University of Maine at Farmington]] (UMaine–Farmington). The NAC approves its first major expansion in 2 years, bringing the NAC membership to 10 full members and 5 associate members. |
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* Spring 2002 – The 3 Maine institutions with associate membership status continue talks about joining the NAC as full members for the fall of 2003–2004. |
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* Fall 2002 – The NAC receives confirmation that it will be recognized as a non-voting member of the NCAA Division III. Dr. Carol Matteson of Mount Ida College begins a two-year term at President of the NAC. The automatic qualifier opportunities for women's sports begin a two-year waiting period before being instituted. |
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* Fall 2002 – Three institutions, Thomas, Husson and UMaine–Farmington apply and present for full member consideration in September 2002 for admittance to the NAC for the Fall 2003 academic year. The NAC accepts the three associate members for full NAC membership in Fall 2003. The NAC approves its second major expansion in 3 years, bringing the NAC membership to 13 full members and 2 associate members. |
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* Fall 2002 – The North Atlantic Conference continues to expand the post season championship opportunities for its student-athletes. Fall sports teams now compete with championships being expanded to include both full and associate members, increasing the championships sponsored to include: women's volleyball, soccer, field hockey and cross country and men's soccer and cross country. |
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* Spring 2003 – The NAC members meet at NCAA Convention to continue to chart the future course for the NAC. The members meet in Portsmouth, NH for membership meeting and to set the agenda for the President's Meeting in May. The NAC conducts women's and men's basketball championships. For the second year in a row, the NAC sends a men's team, Lasell College, to the NCAA tournament as an at-large bid. The NAC holds a spring championship for softball. Elms College wins and receives an at-large bid to play in the NCAA softball championship. |
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* Spring 2003 – Presidents and Directors of Athletics meet for the first time in NAC history to discuss various issues on the future of the NAC. Strategic planning, mission statement, travel and web development are discussed. |
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* Fall 2004 – Tournament Champions in Field Hockey, Men's and Women's Soccer, and Volleyball receive the conference's automatic qualifier to participate in the NCAA Tournament. Maine–Farmington, which claimed the 2004 NAC Field Hockey Championship, upends Keene State in the first round of the 2004 NCAA Division III Field Hockey Tournament, 3–2 in double overtime on November 10 being the first NAC school to advance past the first round of NCAA championship play. |
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* Winter 2005 – Elms ends a dominant three-year run by Lasell in the Men's Basketball Championship, upending the top-seeded Lasers 70–66. Maine Maritime earns its third NAC Women's Basketball Championship in seven years with a 65–56 win over intrastate rival Maine–Farmington. Both victors receive the automatic qualifier to the NCAA Division III Tournament for the first time. |
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* Spring 2005 – Baseball and Men's Lacrosse both feature for the first time seven teams competing for the NAC Championship and begin the two-year waiting period for automatic qualification to the NACC Tournament. For Baseball, Elms and Husson along with associate member [[Saint Joseph's College of Maine]] compete for the first time in league play, with St. Joseph's (Me.) taking the 2005 championship. Maine Maritime and Thomas fielded Men's Lacrosse for the first time ever, and were joined by associate members [[Daniel Webster College]] and [[Emerson College]]. Mount Ida continued its dominance in Men's Lacrosse, going undefeated for the second season in a row and taking the 2005 NAC Tournament. Maine–Farmington takes the 2005 NAC Softball Championship for the first time in dramatic fashion, winning four straight games, the final in extra innings over Elms. |
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* Spring 2005 – Julie Muller becomes the commissioner of the North Atlantic Conference on May 1, 2005. Inheriting the title from Mount Ida Athletic Director, Dr. Jacqueline Palmer, she becomes the first person to hold the sole title of commissioner for the 13-member NCAA Division III conference. The NAC begins an extensive evaluation of the conference and plans to initiate its first strategic planning process. Dr. Carol Matteson agrees to extend her term in office as President of the Presidents Council for an additional year. |
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* Spring 2006 – President Dave Wolk of Castleton is elected to the position of Chair for the Presidents Council, taking over the post from President Carol Matteson of Mount Ida College. St. Joseph's (Me.) earns an At-Large Bid to the NCAA tournament in Baseball. NAC begins to explore adding football as an NAC championship sport. |
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* Fall 2006 – Mount Ida and Lasell begin final year of NAC competition as conference full members after withdrawing from the conference as full members. Both are accepted as Associate Members beginning Fall of 2007; Mount Ida for Men's Lacrosse and Lasell for Field Hockey. Western New England participates in its final year as associate members in field hockey. |
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* Spring 2007 – Mount Ida earns the first NAC automatic qualifier in Men's Lacrosse. During its last season of competition in NAC baseball, St. Joseph's (Me.) earns the first automatic qualifier awarded the conference in that sport. Husson represents the NAC as the automatic qualifier in Men's Golf. [[Green Mountain College]] and Lyndon State present for full membership consideration during the NAC Annual Meeting in York Harbor, Maine. Both institutions are accepted, to begin competition in Fall of 2008. St. Joseph's (Me.) is accepted as associate members for field hockey, beginning competition in fall of 2008. Presidents Council votes to begin NAC competition in football in the fall of 2009. |
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* Fall 2007 – Bay Path, Becker, Elms, Lesley and Wheelock begin their final year of competition as full conference members after withdrawing from the NAC. Applications for associate membership in football are accepted and under consideration for competition to begin fall of 2009. |
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* Fall 2008 – Green Mountain and Lyndon State join the conference as full members. |
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* Fall 2011 – [[Colby–Sawyer College]] and [[New England College]] join the conference as full members. |
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* Spring 2012 – Castleton earns NAC's first women's lacrosse automatic qualifier awarded to the conference in that sport with an 18–11 win over [[State University of New York at Morrisville|Morrisville State College]]. |
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* Spring 2013 – The NAC Presidents Council affirmed its commitment to respect and inclusion by placing their support behind a project aimed at combating homophobia on campuses and recognizing the benefit of diversity at each of its membership institutions. |
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* Fall 2014 – The 10 membership institutions of the NAC showed their commitment to promoting respect for all by developing a conference-wide You Can Play video project. |
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* Spring 2015 – The NAC continues to expand the post season championship opportunities for its student-athletes with the addition of women's outdoor track and field. The NAC received national recognition from the NCAA after being selected as the February recipient of the Division III Diversity Spotlight Initiative for its work on the You Can Play video project. |
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* Fall 2015 – The NAC SAAC commits to embracing the It's On Us campaign as a conference wide initiative. |
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* Spring 2016 – The North Atlantic Conference continues to expand the post season championship opportunities for its student-athletes with the addition of men's outdoor track and field. |
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* Summer 2016 – Marcella Zalot becomes the second ever full-time commissioner of the North Atlantic Conference on June 13, 2016. Inheriting the title from Julie Muller, who served as the NAC's first full-time commissioner and retired on June 30, 2016. |
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* Summer 2016 – On June 9, 2016, Colby–Sawyer announced that it would leave the NAC following the 2017–18 school year to join the [[Great Northeast Athletic Conference]] (GNAC).<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.thegnac.com/news/15-16/160609_GNAC_ColbySawyer-Regis |title=Colby-Sawyer and Regis to Join GNAC as Full Members |publisher=Great Northeast Athletic Conference |date=June 9, 2016 |access-date=February 10, 2018}}</ref> |
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* Fall 2016 – Castleton University graduate Rachel Bombardier, the 2015–16 NAC Woman of the Year, was named one of 30 Top Honorees for the 2016 NCAA Woman of the Year Award. Bombardier becomes the first NAC woman to be selected in the final 30 student-athletes throughout the history of the award. The University of Maine at Preques Isle (UMaine–Presque Isle) competes as an associate member in the men's and women's NAC cross country championships and in the women's volleyball regular season and postseason. |
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* Spring 2017 – On May 4, 2017, Castleton announced that it would leave the NAC following the 2017–18 school year to join the [[Little East Conference]] (LEC).<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://castletonsports.com/general/2016-17/releases/20170504j5af17 |title=Castleton to Join Little East Conference in 2018-19 |publisher=Castleton Spartans |date=May 4, 2017 |access-date=February 10, 2018}}</ref> |
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* Summer 2017 – On June 13, 2017, Green Mountain announced that it would leave the NAC (and the NCAA) following the 2017–18 school year to join the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics]] (NAIA),<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rutlandherald.com/articles/green-mountain-to-leave-ncaa/ |title=Green Mountain to leave NCAA |newspaper=[[Rutland Herald]] |location=[[Rutland (city), Vermont|Rutland, VT]] |date=June 13, 2017 |access-date=February 10, 2018}}</ref> which it would spend one season as an NAIA member before closing in 2019. |
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* Summer 2017 – On July 31, 2017, New England College announced that it would leave the NAC following the 2017–18 school year to join the [[New England Collegiate Conference]] (NECC).<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.neccathletics.com/news/2017-18/Stories/New_England_College |title=New England College to Join the NECC in 2018-2019 |publisher=New England Collegiate Conference |date=July 31, 2017 |access-date=February 10, 2018}}</ref> |
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* Winter 2017 – The NAC announced the additions of the Maine–Presque Isle and the [[State University of New York at Canton]] (SUNY Canton) as full members beginning in the fall of 2018. Both schools had been members of the [[American Collegiate Athletic Association]] (ACAA).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bangordailynews.com/2017/11/27/sports/umpi-among-two-additions-to-north-atlantic-conference/ |title = UMPI among two additions to North Atlantic Conference| date=November 27, 2017 }}</ref> |
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* Fall 2018 – On November 30, 2018, the NAC announced that the [[State University of New York at Delhi]] (SUNY Delhi), already an associate member in six sports (men's golf, men's lacrosse, men's and women's tennis, and men's and women's track & field), would become a full member of the conference effective in the fall of 2019. At that time, five additional Delhi sports—men's and women's cross country, men's golf, men's and women's soccer, and women's volleyball—began NAC play. Three more sports—men's and women's basketball, plus softball—remained in the ACAA as its associate member until starting NAC play in 2020–21.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.nacathletics.com/general/2018-19/releases/20181130fhogxk |title=SUNY Delhi to Join the NAC in 2019 |publisher=North Atlantic Conference |date=November 30, 2018 |access-date=March 27, 2019}}</ref> |
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* Fall 2019 – On August 20, 2019, the NAC announced that three schools—[[Cazenovia College]], the [[State University of New York at Cobleskill]] (SUNY Cobleskill) and the [[SUNY Polytechnic Institute|State University of New York Polytechnic Institute]] (SUNY Poly)—would become full members in July 2020.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.nacathletics.com/general/2019-20/releases/20190816fziny7 |title=North Atlantic Conference Expands with Three New Members in 2020–21 |publisher=North Atlantic Conference |date=August 20, 2019 |access-date=September 11, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2019/08/nac-expands-12-members |title = NAC expands to 12 members - D3sports| date=25 August 2019 }}</ref> |
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* Spring 2022 – On March 1, 2022, the NAC announced that SUNY Morrisville (formerly Morrisville State)—alongside Lesley—would join as full members in the 2023–24 season. |
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* Winter 2023 – On January 9, 2023, the NAC announced that they would welcome [[Eastern Nazarene College]] as a full member, also starting in the 2023–24 season. |
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* Fall 2023 – Three New York institutions announced they would depart the conference to join their future respective primary home conferences: On October 5, 2023, SUNY Canton and SUNY Morrisville accepted to join to the [[State University of New York Athletic Conference]] (SUNYAC).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sunyacsports.com/general/2023-24/releases/20231005jcgtfr |title = SUNYAC Adds 2 Full-Time Members, 5 Associates & Men’s Wrestling | date=5 October 2023 }}</ref> A month later, on November 21, 2023, SUNY Poly followed suit to join the [[Empire 8]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://empire8.com/news/2023/11/20/general-suny-polytechnic-institute-to-join-empire-8-as-12th-full-member-in-fall-of-2024.aspx |title = SUNY Polytechnic Institute to Join Empire 8 as 12th Full Member in Fall of 2024 - Empire 8 Athletic Conference| date=November 21, 1023 }}</ref> |
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==Member schools== |
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===Current members=== |
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The NAC currently has fourteen full members, all but four are [[Public university|public]] schools. |
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| '''[[Eastern Nazarene College]]''' |
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|colspan="2" align=center | [[Image:NACmark.jpg]] |
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| [[Quincy, Massachusetts]] |
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| 1900 |
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| [[Church of the Nazarene|Nazarene]] |
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| 772 |
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| [[Eastern Nazarene Lions|Lions]] |
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| 2023 |
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| {{color box|#FACA22|border=silver}} {{color box|#BF0D3E|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}} {{color box|black|border=silver}} |
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|- |
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| '''[[Husson University]]''' |
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!colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="#000000" | <font color="#FFFFFF">'''Data''' |
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| [[Bangor, Maine]] |
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| 1898 |
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| rowspan="2" | Nonsectarian |
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| 3,476 |
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| [[Husson Eagles|Eagles]] |
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| 2003 |
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| {{color box|#004C45|border=silver}} {{color box|#A89968|border=silver}} |
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|- |
|- |
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| '''[[Lesley University]]'''{{efn|group=full|name=coed|This institution is a former women's college, which has eventually turned into a co-educational college (Lesley since 2005–06).}} |
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|Classification|| [[NCAA]] [[Division III]] |
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| [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]] |
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| 1909 |
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| 6,593 |
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| [[Lesley Lynx|Lynx]] |
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| 1996,<br>2023{{efn|group=full|Lesley initially left the NAC after the 2007–08 school year, but later rejoined before the 2023–24 school year.}} |
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| {{color box|#A4D65E|border=silver}} {{color box|#53565A|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}} |
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|- |
|- |
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| {{sort|Maine–Farmington|'''[[University of Maine at Farmington]]'''}} |
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|Established || 1996 |
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| [[Farmington, Maine]] |
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| 1863 |
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| rowspan="2" | Public{{efn|group=full|name=UMS|Part of the [[University of Maine System]].}} |
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| 1,861 |
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| [[Maine–Farmington Beavers|Beavers]] |
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| 2003 |
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| {{color box|#782F40|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}} |
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|- |
|- |
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| {{sort|Maine–Presque Isle|'''[[University of Maine at Presque Isle]]'''}} |
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|Members || 8 (full) |
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| [[Presque Isle, Maine]] |
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| 1903 |
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| 1,469 |
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| [[Maine–Presque Isle Owls|Owls]] |
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| 2018 |
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| {{color box|#0032A0|border=silver}} {{color box|#FFC72C|border=silver}} |
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|- |
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| '''[[Maine Maritime Academy]]''' |
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|National Titles || none |
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| [[Castine, Maine]] |
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| 1941 |
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| Public |
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| 941 |
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| [[Maine Maritime Mariners|Mariners]] |
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| 1996 |
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| {{color box|#003DA5|border=silver}} {{color box|#FDDA25|border=silver}} |
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|-bgcolor=#ffa0a0 |
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| '''[[State University of New York at Canton]]'''<br />(SUNY Canton) |
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| [[Canton (town), New York|Canton, New York]] |
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| 1906 |
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| Public{{efn|group=full|name=SUNY|Part of the [[State University of New York|State University of New York System]].}} |
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| 3,122 |
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| [[SUNY Canton Kangaroos|Roos]] |
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| 2018 |
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| {{color box|#002D72|border=silver}} {{color box|#009A44|border=silver}} {{color box|#B9975B|border=silver}} |
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|- |
|- |
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| '''[[State University of New York at Cobleskill]]'''<br />(SUNY Cobleskill) |
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|Sports fielded || 14 (8 men's, 7 women's) |
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| [[Cobleskill (village), New York|Cobleskill, New York]] |
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| 1911 |
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|Public{{efn|group=full|name=SUNY|Part of the [[State University of New York|State University of New York System]].}} |
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| 2,087 |
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| [[SUNY Cobleskill Fighting Tigers|Fighting Tigers]] |
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| 2020 |
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| {{color box|#FE5000|border=silver}} {{color box|black|border=silver}} |
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|- |
|- |
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| '''[[State University of New York at Delhi]]'''<br />(SUNY Delhi) |
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|Region || [[Northeastern United States]] |
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| [[Delhi (town), New York|Delhi, New York]] |
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| 1913 |
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|Public{{efn|group=full|name=SUNY|Part of the [[State University of New York|State University of New York System]].}} |
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| 3,088 |
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| [[SUNY Delhi Broncos|Broncos]] |
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| 2019{{efn|group=full|Before becoming a full member in the 2019–20 school year, SUNY Delhi had been an associate member in six sports. Men's and women's track joined in 2017–18, while men's golf, men's lacrosse, and men's and women's tennis joined in 2018–19. Men's and women's basketball and softball would later join in 2020–21, a year after becoming a full member of the NAC.<ref name=Delhi>{{cite press release|url=http://www.nacathletics.com/news/2017-18/dehliassociatemember |title=SUNY Delhi to Join the North Atlantic Conference as Associate Member in Six Sports |publisher=North Atlantic Conference |date=April 11, 2018 |access-date=April 21, 2018}}</ref>}} |
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| {{color box|#2C5324|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}} {{color box|#FFC72C|border=silver}} |
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|-bgcolor=#ffa0a0 |
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| '''[[State University of New York at Morrisville]]'''<br>(SUNY Morrisville) |
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| [[Morrisville, New York]] |
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| 1908 |
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|Public{{efn|group=full|name=SUNY|Part of the [[State University of New York|State University of New York System]].}} |
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| 2,486 |
|||
| [[SUNY Morrisville Mustangs|Mustangs]] |
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| 2023 |
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| {{color box|#004730|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}} {{color box|black|border=silver}} |
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|-bgcolor=#ffa0a0 |
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| '''[[SUNY Polytechnic Institute|State University of New York Polytechnic Institute]]'''<br />(SUNY Poly) |
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| [[Marcy, New York]] |
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| 1913 |
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|Public{{efn|group=full|name=SUNY|Part of the [[State University of New York|State University of New York System]].}} |
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| 3,061 |
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| [[SUNY Poly Wildcats|Wildcats]] |
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| 2020 |
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| {{color box|#002D72|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}} {{color box|#EAAA00|border=silver}} |
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|- |
|- |
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| '''[[Thomas College]]''' |
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|States || 2 - [[Maine]], [[Vermont]] |
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| [[Waterville, Maine]] |
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| 1894 |
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| Nonsectarian |
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| 1,949 |
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| [[Thomas Terriers|Terriers]] |
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| 2003 |
|||
| {{color box|#93282C|border=silver}} {{color box|black|border=silver}} |
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|- |
|- |
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| '''[[Vermont State University]]–Johnson'''{{efn|group=full|name=VSU|The former [[Johnson State College|Johnson State]] and [[Lyndon State College]]s were merged into Northern Vermont University effective July 1, 2018. Both former institutions remain separate campuses, with their own athletic programs. The schools were subsequently merged with Castleton University and Vermont Technical College to become Vermont State University on July 1, 2023.}} |
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|Headquarters || [[Whitingham, Vermont]] |
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| [[Johnson, Vermont]] |
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| 1881 |
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| rowspan="2" | Public{{efn|group=full|name=VSC|Part of the [[Vermont State Colleges|Vermont State Colleges System]].}} |
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| 1,803 |
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| [[Northern Vermont–Johnson Badgers|Badgers]] |
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| 2001 |
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| {{color box|#046A38|border=silver}} {{color box|#002855|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}} |
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|- |
|- |
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| '''[[Vermont State University]]–Lyndon'''{{efn|group=full|name=VSU}} |
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!colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="#000000" | <font color="#FFFFFF">'''Locations''' |
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| [[Lyndon, Vermont]] |
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|- |
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| 1911 |
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|colspan="2" align=center | [[Image:NAC-USA-states.PNG|right|250px]] |
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| 1,519 |
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| [[Northern Vermont–Lyndon Hornets|Hornets]] |
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| 2008 |
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| {{color box|#2C5234|border=silver}} {{color box|#F3D03E|border=silver}} |
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|} |
|} |
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;Notes: |
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The '''North Atlantic Conference (NAC)''' is an athletic conference consisting primarily of small [[liberal arts]] colleges throughout the [[New England]] states of [[Vermont]], [[Maine]], and [[Massachusetts]]. |
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{{notelist|group=full}} |
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===Associate member=== |
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The conference was founded in [[1996]] when six colleges agreed to form the North Atlantic Women's Conference. It changed to its current name in the fall of [[1999]]. It currently sponsors a total of 15 men's and women's sports played by teams of the 13 institutions therein. |
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The NAC currently has one associate member, which is also a [[Public university|public]] school: |
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{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
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==Current members== |
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! Institution |
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Full member institutions include: |
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! Location |
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! Founded |
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! Affiliation |
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! Enrollment |
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! Nickname |
|||
! Joined |
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! Colors |
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! Primary<br />conference |
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! NAC<br />sport(s) |
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|- |
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| '''[[Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts]]'''<br />(MCLA) |
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| [[North Adams, Massachusetts]] |
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| 1894 |
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| Public |
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| 1,202 |
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| [[MCLA Trailblazers|Trailblazers]] |
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| 2012{{sup|m.ten.}};<br>2012{{sup|w.ten.}};<br>2012{{sup|m.lax.}} |
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| {{color box|#25408F|border=silver}} {{color box|#FCB426|border=silver}} |
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| [[Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference|Massachusetts (MASCAC)]] |
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| men's tennis;<br />women's tennis;<br />men's lacrosse |
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|} |
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;Notes: |
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{| class="wikitable" |
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{{notelist|group=assoc}} |
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!Institution |
|||
!Location |
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===Former members=== |
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!Nickname |
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The NAC has twelve former full members, all but one were [[Private university|private]] schools: |
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!Founded |
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!Affiliation |
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{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
|||
!Enrollment |
|||
! Institution |
|||
! Location |
|||
! Founded |
|||
! Affiliation |
|||
! Enrollment |
|||
! Nickname |
|||
! Joined |
|||
! Left |
|||
! Current<br />conference |
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|- |
|- |
||
| '''[[Bay Path University|Bay Path College]]'''{{efn|group=former|name=women|This institution is a women's college, therefore it does not compete in men's sports.}}{{efn|group=former|Currently known as Bay Path University since 2014.}} |
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|[[Castleton State College]] |
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|[[ |
| [[Longmeadow, Massachusetts]] |
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| 1897 |
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|Spartans |
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| rowspan="2" | Nonsectarian |
|||
|1787 |
|||
| 1,400 |
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|Public |
|||
| [[Bay Path Wildcats|Wildcats]] |
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|2,130 |
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| 1996 |
|||
| rowspan="2" | 2008 |
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| N/A ([[United States Collegiate Athletic Association|USCAA]]) |
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|- |
|- |
||
|[[ |
| '''[[Becker College]]''' |
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|[[ |
| [[Worcester, Massachusetts]] |
||
| 1784 |
|||
|Eagles |
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| N/A |
|||
|1834 |
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| [[Becker Hawks|Hawks]] |
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|Private |
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| 1999 |
|||
|759 |
|||
| Closed in 2021 |
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|- |
|- |
||
| '''[[Vermont State University]]–Castleton'''{{efn|group=full|name=CU|Castleton University merged with Northern Vermont University and Vermont Technical College to become Vermont State University on July 1, 2023.}} |
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|[[Husson College]] |
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|[[ |
| [[Castleton, Vermont]] |
||
| 1787 |
|||
|Eagles |
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| Public{{efn|group=former|name=VSC|Part of the [[Vermont State Colleges]] System.}} |
|||
|1898 |
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| 2,130 |
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|Private |
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| [[Castleton Spartans|Spartans]] |
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|2,248 |
|||
| 2001 |
|||
| 2018 |
|||
| [[Little East Conference|Little East (LEC)]] |
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|- |
|- |
||
|[[ |
| '''[[Cazenovia College]]''' |
||
|[[ |
| [[Cazenovia, New York]] |
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| 1913 |
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|Badgers |
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| rowspan="2" | Nonsectarian |
|||
|1881 |
|||
| 800 |
|||
|Public |
|||
| [[Cazenovia Wildcats|Wildcats]] |
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|1,916 |
|||
| 2020 |
|||
| 2023 |
|||
| Closed in 2023 |
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|- |
|- |
||
|[[ |
| '''[[Colby–Sawyer College]]''' |
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|[[ |
| [[New London, New Hampshire]] |
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| 1837 |
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|Hornets |
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| 1,415 |
|||
|1911 |
|||
| [[Colby–Sawyer Chargers|Chargers]] |
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|Public |
|||
| 2011 |
|||
|1,412 |
|||
| 2018 |
|||
| rowspan="2" | [[Great Northeast Athletic Conference|Great Northeast (GNAC)]] |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
| '''[[Elms College]]'''{{efn|group=former|name=coed|This institution is a former women's college, it has since become a co-educational college (Elms since 1998–99, Lasell since 1997–98, Lesley since 2005–06).}} |
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|[[University of Maine at Farmington]] |
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|[[ |
| [[Chicopee, Massachusetts]] |
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| 1928 |
|||
|Beavers |
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| [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]<br>{{small|([[Sisters of St. Joseph|S.S.J.]])}} |
|||
|1863 |
|||
| 1,118 |
|||
|Public |
|||
| [[Elms Blazers|Blazers]] |
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|2,424 |
|||
| 1999 |
|||
| 2008 |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|[[ |
| '''[[Green Mountain College]]''' |
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|[[ |
| [[Poultney, Vermont]] |
||
| 1834 |
|||
|Mariners |
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| [[United Methodist Church|United Methodist]] |
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|1941 |
|||
| N/A |
|||
|Public |
|||
| [[Green Mountain Eagles|Eagles]] |
|||
|858 |
|||
| 2008 |
|||
| 2018 |
|||
| Closed in 2019 |
|||
|- |
|||
| '''[[Lasell College]]'''{{efn|group=former|name=coed}}{{efn|group=former|Currently known as Lasell University since 2019.}} |
|||
| [[Newton, Massachusetts]] |
|||
| 1851 |
|||
| rowspan="5" | Nonsectarian |
|||
| 1,800 |
|||
| [[Lasell Lasers|Lasers]] |
|||
| rowspan="2" | 1996 |
|||
| 2007 |
|||
| [[Great Northeast Athletic Conference|Great Northeast (GNAC)]] |
|||
|- |
|||
| '''[[Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences]]''' |
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| [[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]] |
|||
| 1823 |
|||
| 6,010 |
|||
| [[MCPHS Cardinals|Cardinals]] |
|||
| 1999 |
|||
| N/A{{efn|group=former|Mass Pharmacy discontinued its athletics program after the 1998–99 school year.}} |
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|- |
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| '''[[Mount Ida College]]''' |
|||
| [[Newton, Massachusetts]] |
|||
| 1899 |
|||
| N/A |
|||
| [[Mount Ida Mustangs|Mustangs]] |
|||
| 1999 |
|||
| 2007 |
|||
| Closed in 2018 |
|||
|- |
|||
| '''[[New England College]]''' |
|||
| [[Henniker, New Hampshire]] |
|||
| 1946 |
|||
| 2,000 |
|||
| [[New England College Pilgrims|Pilgrims]] |
|||
| 2011 |
|||
| 2018 |
|||
| [[Great Northeast Athletic Conference|Great Northeast (GNAC)]] |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|[[ |
| '''[[Wheelock College]]''' |
||
|[[ |
| [[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]] |
||
| 1888 |
|||
|Terriers |
|||
| 1,237 |
|||
|1894 |
|||
| [[Wheelock Wildcats|Wildcats]] |
|||
|Public |
|||
| 1996 |
|||
|975 |
|||
| 2008 |
|||
| N/A{{efn|group=former|Wheelock was merged into [[Boston University]] after the school closed in 2018.}} |
|||
|} |
|} |
||
;Notes: |
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===Associate members=== |
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{{notelist|group=former}} |
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*[[Daniel Webster College]], men's lacrosse |
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*[[Emerson College]], men's lacrosse |
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*[[Simmons College (Massachusetts)|Simmons College]], field hockey |
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===Former |
===Former associate members=== |
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The NAC had ten former associate members, all but two were [[Private university|private]] schools. This list includes only associate members that have completely departed the NAC. Current full members that had previously housed select sports in the NAC, such as SUNY Delhi, are not included. |
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{| class="wikitable" |
|||
!Institution |
|||
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
|||
!Affiliation |
|||
! Institution |
|||
!Years |
|||
! Location |
|||
!New Conference |
|||
! Founded |
|||
!Classification |
|||
! Affiliation |
|||
! Enrollment |
|||
! Nickname |
|||
! Joined |
|||
! Left |
|||
! Primary<br />conference |
|||
! NAC<br />sport |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
| '''[[Daniel Webster College]]''' |
|||
|[[Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences|Mass Pharmacy]] |
|||
| [[Nashua, New Hampshire]] |
|||
|Charter Member |
|||
| 1965 |
|||
|1996-1999 |
|||
| [[For-profit higher education in the United States|For-profit]] |
|||
|disbanded athletics |
|||
| |
| 1,200 |
||
| [[Daniel Webster Eagles|Eagles]] |
|||
| 2004 |
|||
| 2008 |
|||
| Closed in 2017 |
|||
| men's lacrosse |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|[[ |
| '''[[Emerson College]]''' |
||
| [[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]] |
|||
|Associate;Baseball |
|||
| 1880 |
|||
|1999-2004 |
|||
| Nonsectarian |
|||
|[[Great Northeast Athletic Conference|GNAC]] |
|||
| 4,113 |
|||
|NCAA Division III |
|||
| [[Emerson Lions|Lions]] |
|||
| 2004 |
|||
| 2010 |
|||
| [[New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference|New England (NEWMAC)]] |
|||
| men's lacrosse |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
| '''[[Lasell University|Lasell College]]'''{{efn|group=fass|Lasell was a full member of the NAC from 1996–97 to 2006–07.}}{{efn|group=fass|Currently known as Lasell University since 2019.}} |
|||
|[[Western New England College|WNEC]] |
|||
| [[Newton, Massachusetts]] |
|||
|Associate;Field Hockey |
|||
| 1851 |
|||
|1997-2006 |
|||
| Private |
|||
|[[Commonwealth Coast Conference|CCC]] |
|||
| 1,800 |
|||
|NCAA Division III |
|||
| [[Lasell Lasers|Lasers]] |
|||
| 2007 |
|||
| 2014 |
|||
| [[Great Northeast Athletic Conference|Great Northeast (GNAC)]] |
|||
| field hockey |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|[[ |
| '''[[Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts]]'''<br />(MCLA) |
||
| [[North Adams, Massachusetts]] |
|||
|Charter Member |
|||
| 1894 |
|||
|1996-2007 |
|||
| Public |
|||
|[[Great Northeast Athletic Conference|GNAC]] |
|||
| 1,202 |
|||
|NCAA Division III |
|||
| [[MCLA Trailblazers|Trailblazers]] |
|||
| 2012 |
|||
| 2020 |
|||
| [[Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference|Massachusetts (MASCAC)]] |
|||
| men's golf |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|[[Mount Ida College|Mount Ida |
| '''[[Mount Ida College]]'''{{efn|group=fass|Mount Ida was a full member of the NAC from 1999–2000 to 2006–07.}} |
||
| [[Newton, Massachusetts]] |
|||
|Full Member |
|||
| 1899 |
|||
|1998-2007 |
|||
| Nonsectarian |
|||
|[[Great Northeast Athletic Conference|GNAC]] |
|||
| 1,300 |
|||
|NCAA Division III |
|||
| [[Mount Ida Mustangs|Mustangs]] |
|||
| 2007 |
|||
| 2010 |
|||
| Closed in 2018 |
|||
| men's lacrosse |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
| '''[[Rivier University]]''' |
|||
|[[Bay Path College|Bay Path]] |
|||
| [[Nashua, New Hampshire]] |
|||
|Charter Member |
|||
| 1933 |
|||
|1996-2008 |
|||
| [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]<br>{{small|([[Sisters of the Presentation of Mary|S.P.M.]])}} |
|||
|[[New England Collegiate Conference|NECC]] |
|||
| 2,300 |
|||
|NCAA Division III |
|||
| [[Rivier Raiders|Raiders]] |
|||
| 2009 |
|||
| 2014 |
|||
| [[Great Northeast Athletic Conference|Great Northeast (GNAC)]] |
|||
| field hockey |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|[[ |
| '''[[Salem State University]]''' |
||
| [[Salem, Massachusetts]] |
|||
|Charter Member |
|||
| 1854 |
|||
|1996-2008 |
|||
| Public |
|||
|[[New England Collegiate Conference|NECC]] |
|||
| 7,242 |
|||
|NCAA Division III |
|||
| [[Salem State Vikings|Vikings]] |
|||
| 2011 |
|||
| 2020 |
|||
| [[Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference|Massachusetts (MASCAC)]] |
|||
| men's golf |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
| '''[[Simmons University|Simmons College]]'''{{efn|group=fass|Currently known as Simmons University since 2018.}} |
|||
|[[Wheelock College|Wheelock]] |
|||
| [[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]] |
|||
|Charter Member |
|||
| 1899 |
|||
|1996-2008 |
|||
| Nonsectarian |
|||
|[[New England Collegiate Conference|NECC]] |
|||
| 4,933 |
|||
|NCAA Division III |
|||
| [[Simmons Sharks|Sharks]] |
|||
| 2000 |
|||
| 2014 |
|||
| [[Great Northeast Athletic Conference|Great Northeast (GNAC)]] |
|||
| field hockey |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|[[ |
| '''[[Saint Joseph's College of Maine]]''' |
||
| [[Standish, Maine]] |
|||
|Full Member |
|||
| 1912 |
|||
|1998-2008 |
|||
| Catholic<br>{{small|([[Sisters of Mercy|R.S.M.]])}} |
|||
|[[New England Collegiate Conference|NECC]] |
|||
| 1,000 |
|||
|NCAA Division III |
|||
| [[Saint Joseph's Monks|Monks]] |
|||
| 2004{{sup|bs.}},<br />2008{{sup|f.h.}},<br />2008{{sup|m.lax.}} |
|||
| 2007{{sup|bs.}},<br />2014{{sup|f.h.}},<br />2010{{sup|m.lax.}} |
|||
| [[Great Northeast Athletic Conference|Great Northeast (GNAC)]] |
|||
| baseball,<br />field hockey,<br />men's lacrosse |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
| '''[[Western New England University]]''' |
|||
|[[Elms College|Elms]] |
|||
| [[Springfield, Massachusetts]] |
|||
|Full Member |
|||
| 1919 |
|||
|1998-2008 |
|||
| Nonsectarian |
|||
|[[New England Collegiate Conference|NECC]] |
|||
| 3,657 |
|||
|NCAA Division III |
|||
| [[Western New England Golden Bears|Golden Bears]] |
|||
| 2001 |
|||
| 2007 |
|||
| [[Commonwealth Coast Conference|Commonwealth Coast (CCC)]] |
|||
| field hockey |
|||
|} |
|} |
||
;Notes: |
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==Championships== |
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{{notelist|group=fass}} |
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The ''NAC'' holds championships in the following sports: |
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*Fall season: Men's and Women's [[Cross country running|Cross Country]], [[Field Hockey]], [[Golf]], Men's and Women's [[Soccer]], Women's [[Tennis]], [[Volleyball]]; |
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*Winter season: Men's and Women's [[Basketball]]; |
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*Spring season: [[Baseball]], Men's [[Lacrosse]], [[Softball]], Men's [[Tennis]] |
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===Membership timeline=== |
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<timeline> |
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==Football== |
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In September 12, 2007, the conference announced that it would add football as a sport beginning in 2009. Husson College will be joined by five associate members: |
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* Becker College (Leicester, Mass.) |
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* Gallaudet University (Washington, D.C.) |
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Period = from:1996 till:2030 |
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* Maritime College State University of New York (Throggs Neck, N.Y.) |
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* Mount Ida College (Newton, Mass.) |
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* Norwich University (Northfield, VT.).<ref>{{cite web |
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id:FullxF value:rgb(0.551,0.824,0.777) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member in all sports except for football |
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id:AssocF value:rgb(0.98,0.5,0.445) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member for football only |
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id:AssocOS value:rgb(0.5,0.691,0.824) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member in some sports, but not all (consider identifying in legend or a footnote) |
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id:OtherC1 value:rgb(0.996,0.996,0.699) # Use this color to denote a team that has moved to another conference |
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bar:1 color:FullxF from:1996 till:2008 text:[[Bay Path College|Bay Path]] (1996–2008) |
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bar:1 color:OtherC1 from:2008 till:2021 text:[[New England Collegiate Conference|NECC]] |
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bar:1 color:OtherC2 from:2021 till:end text:[[United States Collegiate Athletic Association|USCAA]] |
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bar:2 color:FullxF from:1996 till:2007 text:[[Lasell College|Lasell]] (1996–2007) |
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bar:2 color:OtherC1 from:2007 till:end text:[[Great Northeast Athletic Conference|GNAC]] |
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bar:3 color:FullxF from:1996 till:2008 text:[[Lesley University|Lesley]] (1996–2008) |
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bar:3 color:OtherC1 from:2008 till:2023 text:[[New England Collegiate Conference|NECC]] |
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Latest revision as of 11:46, 7 May 2024
Formerly | North Atlantic Women's Conference |
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Association | NCAA |
Founded | 1996 |
Commissioner | Marcella Zalot (since 2016) |
Sports fielded |
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Division | Division III |
No. of teams | 14 (11 in 2024) |
Headquarters | Waterville, Maine |
Region | Northeastern United States |
Official website | nacathletics.com |
Locations | |
The North Atlantic Conference (NAC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference which competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. Member schools are primarily small liberal arts colleges in the New England states of Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont, as well as the Mid-Atlantic state of New York.
The conference was founded in 1996 when six colleges agreed to form the North Atlantic Women's Conference. It changed to its current name in the fall of 1999. It currently sponsors a total of 17 men's and women's sports played by teams of the 13 institutions therein.
The 17 different sports that are played in the NAC range from the fall season, throughout the winter, and to the spring season. These sports are played among both men's and women's teams.
In the fall season, there are six sports played. Among these are, men's and women's cross country, field hockey, men's golf, men's and women's soccer, women's tennis, and women's volleyball.
In the winter season there are two sports played, which are men's and women's basketball along with men's and women's swimming and diving.
In the spring time there are four sports both for men's and women's teams. The NAC has men's and women's lacrosse, baseball, softball, men's tennis, and men's and women's outdoor track & field.[1]
History[edit]
Chronological timeline[edit]
- Fall 1996 – Bay Path College, Lesley College, Lasell College, Wheelock College, the Maine Maritime Academy and the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy explore the opportunity to join and form an athletic conference to give women student-athletes an opportunity to compete in a post-season tournament.
- Spring 1997 – The above named institutions work out the details to create an athletic conference to be known as the North Atlantic Women's Conference (NAWC). The steps for a constitution and set bylaws is drafted, championship hosting criteria are established and dates chosen for a spring softball championship.
- Fall 1997 – The first full academic year for the NAWC brings additional meetings to continue to make policy and procedures more formalized. Championships are to be held in women's soccer, cross-country, basketball and softball.
- Spring 1998 – Basketball holds first NAWC Championship at Lasell College.
- Fall 1998 – Becker College, Elms College and Mount Ida College are interviewed and accepted for membership starting Fall 1999.
- Spring 1999 – Basketball holds its first NAWC Championship at the Maine Maritime Academy.
- Fall 1999 – The North Atlantic Conference (NAC) begins first season of competition, new members include: Becker, Elms and Mount Ida Colleges. There are 8 members of the NAC. Championships include both women and men.
- Spring 2000 – The North Atlantic Conference conducts women's and men's championships for basketball and softball.
- Fall 2000 – The North Atlantic Conference continues to expand postseason championship opportunities for its student-athletes. Two new associate members are added for women's field hockey, Simmons College and Western New England College.
- Spring 2001 – The North Atlantic Conference begins preliminary discussions with potential new NAC members.
- Fall 2001 – The North Atlantic Conference continues to expand the post season championship opportunities for its student-athletes. Five institutions apply and present to NAC members for admittance to the NAC for Fall 2002 academic year. Two Vermont institutions, being Castleton State College and Johnson State College, apply for full members status. Three Maine institutions are seeking associate membership for women's field hockey, Thomas College, Husson College and the University of Maine at Farmington (UMaine–Farmington). The NAC approves its first major expansion in 2 years, bringing the NAC membership to 10 full members and 5 associate members.
- Spring 2002 – The 3 Maine institutions with associate membership status continue talks about joining the NAC as full members for the fall of 2003–2004.
- Fall 2002 – The NAC receives confirmation that it will be recognized as a non-voting member of the NCAA Division III. Dr. Carol Matteson of Mount Ida College begins a two-year term at President of the NAC. The automatic qualifier opportunities for women's sports begin a two-year waiting period before being instituted.
- Fall 2002 – Three institutions, Thomas, Husson and UMaine–Farmington apply and present for full member consideration in September 2002 for admittance to the NAC for the Fall 2003 academic year. The NAC accepts the three associate members for full NAC membership in Fall 2003. The NAC approves its second major expansion in 3 years, bringing the NAC membership to 13 full members and 2 associate members.
- Fall 2002 – The North Atlantic Conference continues to expand the post season championship opportunities for its student-athletes. Fall sports teams now compete with championships being expanded to include both full and associate members, increasing the championships sponsored to include: women's volleyball, soccer, field hockey and cross country and men's soccer and cross country.
- Spring 2003 – The NAC members meet at NCAA Convention to continue to chart the future course for the NAC. The members meet in Portsmouth, NH for membership meeting and to set the agenda for the President's Meeting in May. The NAC conducts women's and men's basketball championships. For the second year in a row, the NAC sends a men's team, Lasell College, to the NCAA tournament as an at-large bid. The NAC holds a spring championship for softball. Elms College wins and receives an at-large bid to play in the NCAA softball championship.
- Spring 2003 – Presidents and Directors of Athletics meet for the first time in NAC history to discuss various issues on the future of the NAC. Strategic planning, mission statement, travel and web development are discussed.
- Fall 2004 – Tournament Champions in Field Hockey, Men's and Women's Soccer, and Volleyball receive the conference's automatic qualifier to participate in the NCAA Tournament. Maine–Farmington, which claimed the 2004 NAC Field Hockey Championship, upends Keene State in the first round of the 2004 NCAA Division III Field Hockey Tournament, 3–2 in double overtime on November 10 being the first NAC school to advance past the first round of NCAA championship play.
- Winter 2005 – Elms ends a dominant three-year run by Lasell in the Men's Basketball Championship, upending the top-seeded Lasers 70–66. Maine Maritime earns its third NAC Women's Basketball Championship in seven years with a 65–56 win over intrastate rival Maine–Farmington. Both victors receive the automatic qualifier to the NCAA Division III Tournament for the first time.
- Spring 2005 – Baseball and Men's Lacrosse both feature for the first time seven teams competing for the NAC Championship and begin the two-year waiting period for automatic qualification to the NACC Tournament. For Baseball, Elms and Husson along with associate member Saint Joseph's College of Maine compete for the first time in league play, with St. Joseph's (Me.) taking the 2005 championship. Maine Maritime and Thomas fielded Men's Lacrosse for the first time ever, and were joined by associate members Daniel Webster College and Emerson College. Mount Ida continued its dominance in Men's Lacrosse, going undefeated for the second season in a row and taking the 2005 NAC Tournament. Maine–Farmington takes the 2005 NAC Softball Championship for the first time in dramatic fashion, winning four straight games, the final in extra innings over Elms.
- Spring 2005 – Julie Muller becomes the commissioner of the North Atlantic Conference on May 1, 2005. Inheriting the title from Mount Ida Athletic Director, Dr. Jacqueline Palmer, she becomes the first person to hold the sole title of commissioner for the 13-member NCAA Division III conference. The NAC begins an extensive evaluation of the conference and plans to initiate its first strategic planning process. Dr. Carol Matteson agrees to extend her term in office as President of the Presidents Council for an additional year.
- Spring 2006 – President Dave Wolk of Castleton is elected to the position of Chair for the Presidents Council, taking over the post from President Carol Matteson of Mount Ida College. St. Joseph's (Me.) earns an At-Large Bid to the NCAA tournament in Baseball. NAC begins to explore adding football as an NAC championship sport.
- Fall 2006 – Mount Ida and Lasell begin final year of NAC competition as conference full members after withdrawing from the conference as full members. Both are accepted as Associate Members beginning Fall of 2007; Mount Ida for Men's Lacrosse and Lasell for Field Hockey. Western New England participates in its final year as associate members in field hockey.
- Spring 2007 – Mount Ida earns the first NAC automatic qualifier in Men's Lacrosse. During its last season of competition in NAC baseball, St. Joseph's (Me.) earns the first automatic qualifier awarded the conference in that sport. Husson represents the NAC as the automatic qualifier in Men's Golf. Green Mountain College and Lyndon State present for full membership consideration during the NAC Annual Meeting in York Harbor, Maine. Both institutions are accepted, to begin competition in Fall of 2008. St. Joseph's (Me.) is accepted as associate members for field hockey, beginning competition in fall of 2008. Presidents Council votes to begin NAC competition in football in the fall of 2009.
- Fall 2007 – Bay Path, Becker, Elms, Lesley and Wheelock begin their final year of competition as full conference members after withdrawing from the NAC. Applications for associate membership in football are accepted and under consideration for competition to begin fall of 2009.
- Fall 2008 – Green Mountain and Lyndon State join the conference as full members.
- Fall 2011 – Colby–Sawyer College and New England College join the conference as full members.
- Spring 2012 – Castleton earns NAC's first women's lacrosse automatic qualifier awarded to the conference in that sport with an 18–11 win over Morrisville State College.
- Spring 2013 – The NAC Presidents Council affirmed its commitment to respect and inclusion by placing their support behind a project aimed at combating homophobia on campuses and recognizing the benefit of diversity at each of its membership institutions.
- Fall 2014 – The 10 membership institutions of the NAC showed their commitment to promoting respect for all by developing a conference-wide You Can Play video project.
- Spring 2015 – The NAC continues to expand the post season championship opportunities for its student-athletes with the addition of women's outdoor track and field. The NAC received national recognition from the NCAA after being selected as the February recipient of the Division III Diversity Spotlight Initiative for its work on the You Can Play video project.
- Fall 2015 – The NAC SAAC commits to embracing the It's On Us campaign as a conference wide initiative.
- Spring 2016 – The North Atlantic Conference continues to expand the post season championship opportunities for its student-athletes with the addition of men's outdoor track and field.
- Summer 2016 – Marcella Zalot becomes the second ever full-time commissioner of the North Atlantic Conference on June 13, 2016. Inheriting the title from Julie Muller, who served as the NAC's first full-time commissioner and retired on June 30, 2016.
- Summer 2016 – On June 9, 2016, Colby–Sawyer announced that it would leave the NAC following the 2017–18 school year to join the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC).[3]
- Fall 2016 – Castleton University graduate Rachel Bombardier, the 2015–16 NAC Woman of the Year, was named one of 30 Top Honorees for the 2016 NCAA Woman of the Year Award. Bombardier becomes the first NAC woman to be selected in the final 30 student-athletes throughout the history of the award. The University of Maine at Preques Isle (UMaine–Presque Isle) competes as an associate member in the men's and women's NAC cross country championships and in the women's volleyball regular season and postseason.
- Spring 2017 – On May 4, 2017, Castleton announced that it would leave the NAC following the 2017–18 school year to join the Little East Conference (LEC).[4]
- Summer 2017 – On June 13, 2017, Green Mountain announced that it would leave the NAC (and the NCAA) following the 2017–18 school year to join the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA),[5] which it would spend one season as an NAIA member before closing in 2019.
- Summer 2017 – On July 31, 2017, New England College announced that it would leave the NAC following the 2017–18 school year to join the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC).[6]
- Winter 2017 – The NAC announced the additions of the Maine–Presque Isle and the State University of New York at Canton (SUNY Canton) as full members beginning in the fall of 2018. Both schools had been members of the American Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA).[7]
- Fall 2018 – On November 30, 2018, the NAC announced that the State University of New York at Delhi (SUNY Delhi), already an associate member in six sports (men's golf, men's lacrosse, men's and women's tennis, and men's and women's track & field), would become a full member of the conference effective in the fall of 2019. At that time, five additional Delhi sports—men's and women's cross country, men's golf, men's and women's soccer, and women's volleyball—began NAC play. Three more sports—men's and women's basketball, plus softball—remained in the ACAA as its associate member until starting NAC play in 2020–21.[8]
- Fall 2019 – On August 20, 2019, the NAC announced that three schools—Cazenovia College, the State University of New York at Cobleskill (SUNY Cobleskill) and the State University of New York Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly)—would become full members in July 2020.[9][10]
- Spring 2022 – On March 1, 2022, the NAC announced that SUNY Morrisville (formerly Morrisville State)—alongside Lesley—would join as full members in the 2023–24 season.
- Winter 2023 – On January 9, 2023, the NAC announced that they would welcome Eastern Nazarene College as a full member, also starting in the 2023–24 season.
- Fall 2023 – Three New York institutions announced they would depart the conference to join their future respective primary home conferences: On October 5, 2023, SUNY Canton and SUNY Morrisville accepted to join to the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC).[11] A month later, on November 21, 2023, SUNY Poly followed suit to join the Empire 8.[12]
Member schools[edit]
Current members[edit]
The NAC currently has fourteen full members, all but four are public schools.
- Notes
- ^ This institution is a former women's college, which has eventually turned into a co-educational college (Lesley since 2005–06).
- ^ Lesley initially left the NAC after the 2007–08 school year, but later rejoined before the 2023–24 school year.
- ^ Part of the University of Maine System.
- ^ a b c d e Part of the State University of New York System.
- ^ Before becoming a full member in the 2019–20 school year, SUNY Delhi had been an associate member in six sports. Men's and women's track joined in 2017–18, while men's golf, men's lacrosse, and men's and women's tennis joined in 2018–19. Men's and women's basketball and softball would later join in 2020–21, a year after becoming a full member of the NAC.[13]
- ^ a b The former Johnson State and Lyndon State Colleges were merged into Northern Vermont University effective July 1, 2018. Both former institutions remain separate campuses, with their own athletic programs. The schools were subsequently merged with Castleton University and Vermont Technical College to become Vermont State University on July 1, 2023.
- ^ Part of the Vermont State Colleges System.
Associate member[edit]
The NAC currently has one associate member, which is also a public school:
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Colors | Primary conference |
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Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) |
North Adams, Massachusetts | 1894 | Public | 1,202 | Trailblazers | 2012m.ten.; 2012w.ten.; 2012m.lax. |
Massachusetts (MASCAC) | men's tennis; women's tennis; men's lacrosse |
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Former members[edit]
The NAC has twelve former full members, all but one were private schools:
- Notes
- ^ This institution is a women's college, therefore it does not compete in men's sports.
- ^ Currently known as Bay Path University since 2014.
- ^ Castleton University merged with Northern Vermont University and Vermont Technical College to become Vermont State University on July 1, 2023.
- ^ Part of the Vermont State Colleges System.
- ^ a b This institution is a former women's college, it has since become a co-educational college (Elms since 1998–99, Lasell since 1997–98, Lesley since 2005–06).
- ^ Currently known as Lasell University since 2019.
- ^ Mass Pharmacy discontinued its athletics program after the 1998–99 school year.
- ^ Wheelock was merged into Boston University after the school closed in 2018.
Former associate members[edit]
The NAC had ten former associate members, all but two were private schools. This list includes only associate members that have completely departed the NAC. Current full members that had previously housed select sports in the NAC, such as SUNY Delhi, are not included.
- Notes
Membership timeline[edit]
Sports[edit]
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Championships[edit]
The NAC holds championships in the following sports:
- Fall season: men's and women's cross country, field hockey, golf, men's and women's soccer, women's tennis, women's volleyball
- Winter season: men's and women's basketball
- Spring season: baseball, men's lacrosse, softball, men's tennis
References[edit]
- ^ "North Atlantic Conference - NAC". www.nacathletics.com. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
- ^ NAC Timeline
- ^ "Colby-Sawyer and Regis to Join GNAC as Full Members" (Press release). Great Northeast Athletic Conference. June 9, 2016. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
- ^ "Castleton to Join Little East Conference in 2018-19" (Press release). Castleton Spartans. May 4, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
- ^ "Green Mountain to leave NCAA". Rutland Herald. Rutland, VT. June 13, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
- ^ "New England College to Join the NECC in 2018-2019" (Press release). New England Collegiate Conference. July 31, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
- ^ "UMPI among two additions to North Atlantic Conference". November 27, 2017.
- ^ "SUNY Delhi to Join the NAC in 2019" (Press release). North Atlantic Conference. November 30, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ^ "North Atlantic Conference Expands with Three New Members in 2020–21" (Press release). North Atlantic Conference. August 20, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ "NAC expands to 12 members - D3sports". 25 August 2019.
- ^ "SUNYAC Adds 2 Full-Time Members, 5 Associates & Men's Wrestling". 5 October 2023.
- ^ "SUNY Polytechnic Institute to Join Empire 8 as 12th Full Member in Fall of 2024 - Empire 8 Athletic Conference". November 21, 1023.
- ^ "SUNY Delhi to Join the North Atlantic Conference as Associate Member in Six Sports" (Press release). North Atlantic Conference. April 11, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2018.