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There are currently four schools with associate membership, all of which moved their field hockey teams into the America East in July 2015.<ref>http://www.americaeast.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=14000&ATCLID=209720287</ref> |
There are currently four schools with associate membership, all of which moved their field hockey teams into the America East in July 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americaeast.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=14000&ATCLID=209720287 |title=Cal, UC Davis, Pacific, Stanford Added As #AEFH Associate Members - AmericaEast.com - The Official Website of the America East Conference |publisher=AmericaEast.com |date= |accessdate=2015-07-15}}</ref> |
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The America East Conference sponsors championship competition in seven men's and eleven women's NCAA sanctioned sports.<ref>http://www.americaeast.com/</ref> The most recent change to the roster of America East sports came in 2014–15 with the dropping of men's tennis.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.bubearcats.com/index.php/news/show/mens_tennis_wins_7th_straight_ae_title |title=Men’s Tennis Wins 7th Straight AE Title |publisher=[[Binghamton Bearcats|Binghamton University Bearcats]] |date=April 27, 2014 |accessdate=June 13, 2014| quote=The 2014 championship is be the last men’s tennis event sponsored by the America East and unlike past years, the Bearcats will not advance to the NCAA tournament, as the sport sponsorship (4 schools) fell short of the NCAA requirement.}}</ref> |
The America East Conference sponsors championship competition in seven men's and eleven women's NCAA sanctioned sports.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americaeast.com/ |title=The Official Website of the America East Conference |publisher=AmericaEast.com |date= |accessdate=2015-07-15}}</ref> The most recent change to the roster of America East sports came in 2014–15 with the dropping of men's tennis.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.bubearcats.com/index.php/news/show/mens_tennis_wins_7th_straight_ae_title |title=Men’s Tennis Wins 7th Straight AE Title |publisher=[[Binghamton Bearcats|Binghamton University Bearcats]] |date=April 27, 2014 |accessdate=June 13, 2014| quote=The 2014 championship is be the last men’s tennis event sponsored by the America East and unlike past years, the Bearcats will not advance to the NCAA tournament, as the sport sponsorship (4 schools) fell short of the NCAA requirement.}}</ref> |
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! School !! [[College baseball|Baseball]] !! [[College basketball|Basketball]] !! [[Cross country running|Cross <br> Country]] !! [[College lacrosse|Lacrosse]] !! [[College soccer|Soccer]] !! [[Indoor athletics|Track & Field<br>(indoor)]] !! [[Track and field|Track & Field <br> (outdoor)]] !! Total<br>Sports |
! School !! [[College baseball|Baseball]] !! [[College basketball|Basketball]] !! [[Cross country running|Cross <br> Country]] !! [[College lacrosse|Lacrosse]] !! [[College soccer|Soccer]] !! [[Indoor athletics|Track & Field<br>(indoor)]] !! [[Track and field|Track & Field <br> (outdoor)]] !! Total<br>Sports |
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| '''Albany''' || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 7 |
| '''Albany''' || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 7 |
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| '''Binghamton''' || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 7 |
| '''Binghamton''' || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 7 |
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| '''Hartford''' || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 7 |
| '''Hartford''' || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 7 |
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| '''Maine''' || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 5 |
| '''Maine''' || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 5 |
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| '''New Hampshire''' || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 5 |
| '''New Hampshire''' || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 5 |
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| '''Stony Brook''' || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 7 |
| '''Stony Brook''' || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 7 |
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| '''UMass Lowell''' || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 7 |
| '''UMass Lowell''' || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 7 |
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| '''UMBC''' || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 7 |
| '''UMBC''' || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 7 |
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| '''Vermont''' || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 6 |
| '''Vermont''' || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 6 |
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! Totals || 7 || 9 || 9 || 7 || 8 || 9 || 9 || 58 |
! Totals || 7 || 9 || 9 || 7 || 8 || 9 || 9 || 58 |
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|+Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the America East Conference which are played by AEC schools |
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! School !! [[College football|Football]] !! [[Golf]] !! [[College ice hockey|Ice Hockey]] !! [[College skiing|Skiing]] !! [[Swimming (sport)|Swimming]] <br> & [[Diving]] !! [[College tennis|Tennis]] !! [[Collegiate wrestling|Wrestling]] |
! School !! [[College football|Football]] !! [[Golf]] !! [[College ice hockey|Ice Hockey]] !! [[College skiing|Skiing]] !! [[Swimming (sport)|Swimming]] <br> & [[Diving]] !! [[College tennis|Tennis]] !! [[Collegiate wrestling|Wrestling]] |
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| Albany || [[Colonial Athletic Association|CAA]] || No || No || No || No || No || No |
| Albany || [[Colonial Athletic Association|CAA]] || No || No || No || No || No || No |
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| Binghamton || No || [[Big Sky Conference|Big Sky]] || No || No || [[Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference|ECAC]] || [[Mid-American Conference|Mid-American]] || [[Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association|EIWA]] |
| Binghamton || No || [[Big Sky Conference|Big Sky]] || No || No || [[Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference|ECAC]] || [[Mid-American Conference|Mid-American]] || [[Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association|EIWA]] |
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| Hartford || No || [[Big Sky Conference|Big Sky]] || No || No || No || [[Missouri Valley Conference|Missouri Valley]] || No |
| Hartford || No || [[Big Sky Conference|Big Sky]] || No || No || No || [[Missouri Valley Conference|Missouri Valley]] || No |
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| Maine || [[Colonial Athletic Association|CAA]] || No || [[Hockey East]] || No || [[Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference|ECAC]] || No || No |
| Maine || [[Colonial Athletic Association|CAA]] || No || [[Hockey East]] || No || [[Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference|ECAC]] || No || No |
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| New Hampshire || [[Colonial Athletic Association|CAA]] || No || [[Hockey East]] || [[Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association|EISA]] || No || No || No |
| New Hampshire || [[Colonial Athletic Association|CAA]] || No || [[Hockey East]] || [[Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association|EISA]] || No || No || No |
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| Stony Brook || [[Colonial Athletic Association|CAA]] || No || No || No || No || [[Missouri Valley Conference|Missouri Valley]] || No |
| Stony Brook || [[Colonial Athletic Association|CAA]] || No || No || No || No || [[Missouri Valley Conference|Missouri Valley]] || No |
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| UMass Lowell || No || Independent || [[Hockey East]]|| No || No || No || No |
| UMass Lowell || No || Independent || [[Hockey East]]|| No || No || No || No |
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| UMBC || No || No || No || No || [[Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association|CCSA]] || [[Missouri Valley Conference|Missouri Valley]] || No |
| UMBC || No || No || No || No || [[Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association|CCSA]] || [[Missouri Valley Conference|Missouri Valley]] || No |
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| Vermont || No || No || [[Hockey East]] || [[Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association|EISA]] || No || No || No |
| Vermont || No || No || [[Hockey East]] || [[Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association|EISA]] || No || No || No |
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! School !! [[College basketball|Basketball]] !! [[Cross country running|Cross <br> Country]] !! [[Field Hockey]] !! [[College lacrosse|Lacrosse]] !! [[College soccer|Soccer]] !! [[College softball|Softball]] !! [[Swimming (sport)|Swimming]] <br> & [[Diving]] !! [[College tennis|Tennis]] !! [[Indoor athletics|Track & Field<br>(indoor)]] !! [[Track and field|Track & Field <br> (outdoor)]] !! [[Volleyball]] !! Total<br>Sports |
! School !! [[College basketball|Basketball]] !! [[Cross country running|Cross <br> Country]] !! [[Field Hockey]] !! [[College lacrosse|Lacrosse]] !! [[College soccer|Soccer]] !! [[College softball|Softball]] !! [[Swimming (sport)|Swimming]] <br> & [[Diving]] !! [[College tennis|Tennis]] !! [[Indoor athletics|Track & Field<br>(indoor)]] !! [[Track and field|Track & Field <br> (outdoor)]] !! [[Volleyball]] !! Total<br>Sports |
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| '''Albany''' || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 10 |
| '''Albany''' || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 10 |
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| '''Binghamton''' || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 10 |
| '''Binghamton''' || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 10 |
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| '''Hartford''' || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 8 |
| '''Hartford''' || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 8 |
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| '''Maine''' || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || 8 |
| '''Maine''' || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || 8 |
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| '''New Hampshire''' || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 9 |
| '''New Hampshire''' || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 9 |
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| '''Stony Brook''' || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 9 |
| '''Stony Brook''' || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 9 |
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| '''UMass Lowell''' || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 9 |
| '''UMass Lowell''' || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 9 |
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| '''UMBC''' || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 10 |
| '''UMBC''' || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 10 |
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| '''Vermont''' || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || 8 |
| '''Vermont''' || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || 8 |
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! Totals || 9 || 9 || 5+4* || 7 || 9 || 7 || 5 || 5 || 9 || 9 || 7 || 79+4 |
! Totals || 9 || 9 || 5+4* || 7 || 9 || 7 || 5 || 5 || 9 || 9 || 7 || 79+4 |
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! School !! [[Golf]] !! [[Artistic gymnastics|Gymnastics]] !! [[College ice hockey|Ice Hockey]] !! [[College skiing|Skiing]] |
! School !! [[Golf]] !! [[Artistic gymnastics|Gymnastics]] !! [[College ice hockey|Ice Hockey]] !! [[College skiing|Skiing]] |
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| Albany || [[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|MAAC]] || No || No || No |
| Albany || [[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|MAAC]] || No || No || No |
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| Hartford || [[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|MAAC]] || No || No || No |
| Hartford || [[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|MAAC]] || No || No || No |
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| Maine || No || No || [[Hockey East]] || No |
| Maine || No || No || [[Hockey East]] || No |
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| New Hampshire || No || [[East Atlantic Gymnastics League|EAGL]] || [[Hockey East]] || [[Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association|EISA]] |
| New Hampshire || No || [[East Atlantic Gymnastics League|EAGL]] || [[Hockey East]] || [[Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association|EISA]] |
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| Vermont || No || No || [[Hockey East]] || [[Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association|EISA]] |
| Vermont || No || No || [[Hockey East]] || [[Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association|EISA]] |
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| [[Costello Athletic Center]]<br>[[Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell]]<ref>http://www.lowellsun.com/ci_22596851/umass-lowell-move-makes-lot-sense?IADID=Search-www.lowellsun.com-www.lowellsun.com</ref><ref>http://www.uml.edu/News/news-articles/2013/Globe-DI-editorial.aspx</ref> |
| [[Costello Athletic Center]]<br>[[Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell]]<ref>{{cite web|author=The Lowell Sun |url=http://www.lowellsun.com/ci_22596851/umass-lowell-move-makes-lot-sense?IADID=Search-www.lowellsun.com-www.lowellsun.com |title=UMass Lowell move makes a lot of sense - Lowell Sun Online |publisher=Lowellsun.com |date=2013-02-15 |accessdate=2015-07-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uml.edu/News/news-articles/2013/Globe-DI-editorial.aspx |title=UMass Lowell Keeps Rising as Sports Move to Division 1 |publisher=Uml.edu |date= |accessdate=2015-07-15}}</ref> |
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|3,266 |
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|''Non-baseball school'' |
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Association | NCAA |
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Commissioner | Amy Huchthausen |
Sports fielded |
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Division | Division I |
Subdivision | non-football |
Region | Northeastern United States |
Official website | americaeast.com |
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The America East Conference is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA Division I, whose members are located mainly in the Northeastern United States. The conference was known as the ECAC North from 1979 to 1988 and the North Atlantic Conference from 1988 to 1996.
History
The America East Conference was founded as the ECAC North, a men's basketball-only athletic conference in 1979. The charter members were the following: The University of Rhode Island, the College of the Holy Cross, Canisius College, Niagara University, Colgate University, Northeastern University, Boston University, the University of Maine, the University of New Hampshire and the University of Vermont. Many other events have occurred since its formation:
- Rhode Island left in 1980.
- Holy Cross left in 1983.
- Siena College joined in 1984.
- The University of Hartford joined in 1985.
- Later, the conference became an all-sports conference, named as the North Atlantic Conference in the 1988-89 season, only for Canisius, Niagara and Siena to leave after the spring of 1989 to join the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).
- Colgate left in 1990 to join the Patriot League.
- The University of Delaware and Drexel University joined in 1991.
- Hofstra University joined in 1994.
- Towson University joined in 1995.
- On July 1, 1996, the conference's name changed to its present name, the America East Conference.
- During 2001, Delaware, Drexel, Hofstra and Towson left to join the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) while the University at Albany, Binghamton University and Stony Brook University replaced them.
- The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) soon joined in 2003.
- Northeastern left in 2005 to join the CAA.
- Most recently, Boston University left to join the Patriot League on July 1, 2013, while the University of Massachusetts Lowell joined from Division II.
Member schools
Full members
There are nine schools with full membership:
Institution | Location | Nickname | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Joined | U.S. News National University Rank |
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University at Albany, SUNY | Albany, New York | Great Danes | 1844 | Public | 17,312 | 2001 | #126 |
Binghamton University, SUNY | Vestal, New York | Bearcats | 1946 | Public | 16,077 | 2001 | #88 |
University of Hartford | Hartford, Connecticut | Hawks | 1877 | Private | 6,935 | 1985 | #83 (Regional University - North) |
University of Maine | Orono, Maine | Black Bears | 1865 | Public | 11,247 | 1979 | #173 |
University of Maryland, Baltimore County | Catonsville, Maryland | Retrievers | 1966 | Public | 13,908 | 2003 | #149 |
University of Massachusetts Lowell | Lowell, Massachusetts | River Hawks | 1894 | Public | 17,184 | 2013 | #156 |
University of New Hampshire | Durham, New Hampshire | Wildcats | 1866 | Public | 14,761 | 1979 | #99 |
Stony Brook University, SUNY | Stony Brook, New York | Seawolves | 1957 | Public | 24,594 | 2001 | #88 |
University of Vermont | Burlington, Vermont | Catamounts | 1791 | Public | 11,287 | 1979 | #85 |
Associate members
There are currently four schools with associate membership, all of which moved their field hockey teams into the America East in July 2015.[1]
Institution | Location | Nickname | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Primary Conference |
AmEast Sport | Joined |
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Stanford University | Stanford, California | Cardinal | 1891 | Private | 15,877 | Pac-12 | Field hockey | 2015 |
University of the Pacific | Stockton, California | Tigers | 1851 | Private | 6,196 | WCC | Field hockey | 2015 |
University of California, Berkeley (California) | Berkeley, California | Golden Bears | 1868 | Public | 36,204 | Pac-12 | Field hockey | 2015 |
University of California, Davis (UC Davis) | Davis, California | Aggies | 1905 | Public | 34,175 | Big West | Field hockey | 2015 |
Former members
Former associate members
Three schools have had single-sport membership in the past. Two of these, Fairfield[2] and Providence,[3] moved their America East sports into their all-sports conferences. The third, NJIT, left when it joined a conference that sponsored its America East sport.[4]
Institution | Location | Nickname | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Primary Conference |
AmEast Sport | Joined | Left |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fairfield University | Fairfield, Connecticut | Stags | 1942 | Private | 3,800 | MAAC | Field hockey | 2007 | 2015 |
New Jersey Institute of Technology | Newark, New Jersey | Highlanders | 1881 | Public | 10,646 | Atlantic Sun | Women's tennis | 2013 | 2015 |
Providence College | Providence, Rhode Island | Friars | 1917 | Private | 3,850 | Big East | Women's volleyball | 2010 | 2014 |
Membership timeline
Full members (non-football) Other Conference Other Conference
Sports Sponsored
The America East Conference sponsors championship competition in seven men's and eleven women's NCAA sanctioned sports.[5] The most recent change to the roster of America East sports came in 2014–15 with the dropping of men's tennis.[6]
Sport | Men's | Women's |
---|---|---|
Baseball | ||
Basketball | ||
Cross Country | ||
Field Hockey | ||
Lacrosse | ||
Soccer | ||
Softball | ||
Swimming & Diving | ||
Tennis | ||
Track and Field (Indoor) | ||
Track and Field (outdoor) | ||
Volleyball |
Men's sports
School | Baseball | Basketball | Cross Country |
Lacrosse | Soccer | Track & Field (indoor) |
Track & Field (outdoor) |
Total Sports |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Albany | 7 | |||||||
Binghamton | 7 | |||||||
Hartford | 7 | |||||||
Maine | 5 | |||||||
New Hampshire | 5 | |||||||
Stony Brook | 7 | |||||||
UMass Lowell | 7 | |||||||
UMBC | 7 | |||||||
Vermont | 6 | |||||||
Totals | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 58 |
School | Football | Golf | Ice Hockey | Skiing | Swimming & Diving |
Tennis | Wrestling |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Albany | CAA | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Binghamton | No | Big Sky | No | No | ECAC | Mid-American | EIWA |
Hartford | No | Big Sky | No | No | No | Missouri Valley | No |
Maine | CAA | No | Hockey East | No | ECAC | No | No |
New Hampshire | CAA | No | Hockey East | EISA | No | No | No |
Stony Brook | CAA | No | No | No | No | Missouri Valley | No |
UMass Lowell | No | Independent | Hockey East | No | No | No | No |
UMBC | No | No | No | No | CCSA | Missouri Valley | No |
Vermont | No | No | Hockey East | EISA | No | No | No |
Women's sports
School | Basketball | Cross Country |
Field Hockey | Lacrosse | Soccer | Softball | Swimming & Diving |
Tennis | Track & Field (indoor) |
Track & Field (outdoor) |
Volleyball | Total Sports |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Albany | 10 | |||||||||||
Binghamton | 10 | |||||||||||
Hartford | 8 | |||||||||||
Maine | 8 | |||||||||||
New Hampshire | 9 | |||||||||||
Stony Brook | 9 | |||||||||||
UMass Lowell | 9 | |||||||||||
UMBC | 10 | |||||||||||
Vermont | 8 | |||||||||||
Totals | 9 | 9 | 5+4* | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 79+4 |
- * = Associate members California, Pacific, Stanford, and UC Davis
School | Golf | Gymnastics | Ice Hockey | Skiing |
---|---|---|---|---|
Albany | MAAC | No | No | No |
Hartford | MAAC | No | No | No |
Maine | No | No | Hockey East | No |
New Hampshire | No | EAGL | Hockey East | EISA |
Vermont | No | No | Hockey East | EISA |
Facilities
Member | Basketball arena | Capacity | Baseball field | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|---|
Albany | SEFCU Arena | 4,538 | Varsity Field | — |
Binghamton | Binghamton University Events Center | 5,142 | Varsity Field | 1,000 |
Hartford | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion | 4,017 | Fiondella Field | 1,000 |
Maine | Cross Insurance Center Memorial Gym |
8,000 1,340 |
Larry Mahaney Diamond | 3,000 |
New Hampshire | Lundholm Gym | 3,500 | Non-baseball school | |
Stony Brook | Stony Brook University Arena | 4,160 | Joe Nathan Field | 1,000 |
UMass Lowell | Costello Athletic Center Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell[7][8] |
2,100 6,495 |
Edward A. LeLacheur Park | 4,767 |
UMBC | Retriever Activities Center | 4,024 | The Baseball Factory Field at UMBC | 1,000 |
Vermont | Patrick Gym | 3,266 | Non-baseball school |
The conference does not sponsor football. Four members have football programs, all of which compete in the Colonial Athletic Association: Albany, Maine, New Hampshire, and Stony Brook.
The conference does not sponsor ice hockey. Members who participate in that sport (UMass Lowell, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont) do so as members of Hockey East.
Champions
See also
- America East Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
- America East Conference Baseball Tournament
- America East Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
References
- ^ "Cal, UC Davis, Pacific, Stanford Added As #AEFH Associate Members - AmericaEast.com - The Official Website of the America East Conference". AmericaEast.com. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
- ^ "MAAC to Add Field Hockey" (Press release). Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. April 19, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
- ^ "Women's Volleyball To Join BIG EAST Conference" (Press release). Providence College Athletics. April 7, 2014. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
- ^ "NJIT to join Atlantic Sun". Fox Sports. Associated Press. June 11, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
- ^ "The Official Website of the America East Conference". AmericaEast.com. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
- ^ "Men's Tennis Wins 7th Straight AE Title" (Press release). Binghamton University Bearcats. April 27, 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
The 2014 championship is be the last men's tennis event sponsored by the America East and unlike past years, the Bearcats will not advance to the NCAA tournament, as the sport sponsorship (4 schools) fell short of the NCAA requirement.
- ^ The Lowell Sun (2013-02-15). "UMass Lowell move makes a lot of sense - Lowell Sun Online". Lowellsun.com. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
- ^ "UMass Lowell Keeps Rising as Sports Move to Division 1". Uml.edu. Retrieved 2015-07-15.