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Northeast Conference

Northeast Conference

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Northeast Conference


Data
ClassificationNCAA Division I-AA
Established1981
Members11
Sports fielded21 (9 men's, 12 women's)
RegionNortheast
States5 - Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey,
New Hampshire, Pennsylvania
HeadquartersSomerset, New Jersey
CommissionerBrenda Weare
The Northeast Conference (NEC) is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I-AA for football and Division I for all other sports. The conference was founded in 1981 and known as the ECAC-Metro Conference until 1988.

Full Members (including non-football members)

There are eleven full-time member schools:
InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliation!Enrollment
Central Connecticut State UniversityNew Britain, Connecticut1849Public12,315
Fairleigh Dickinson UniversityTeaneck and Hackensack, New Jersey1942Private/Non-sectarian10,000
Long Island University-BrooklynBrooklyn, New York1926Private/Non-sectarian13,194
Monmouth UniversityWest Long Branch, New Jersey1933Private/Non-sectarian5,600
Mount St. Mary's UniversityEmmitsburg, Maryland1808Private/Catholic2,125
Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, Connecticut1929Private/Non-sectarian6,500
Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township, Pennsylvania1921Private/Non-sectarian5,000
Sacred Heart UniversityFairfield, Connecticut1963Private/Catholic6,100
Saint Francis CollegeBrooklyn, New York1858Private/Catholic2,400
Saint Francis UniversityLoretto, Pennsylvania1847Private/Catholic2,000
Wagner CollegeStaten Island, New York1883Private/Lutheran1,750
There are two partial (football-only) member schools:
* University at Albany [football-only member]
* State University of New York at Stony Brook [football-only member] (Last Season)

Teams

* Central Connecticut State Blue Devils
* Fairleigh Dickinson Knights
* Long Island Blackbirds
* Monmouth Hawks
* Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers
* Quinnipiac Bobcats
* Robert Morris Colonials
* Sacred Heart Pioneers
* St. Francis (NY) Terriers
* St. Francis (PA) Red Flash
* Wagner Seahawks

Men's Basketball Champions

SeasonRegular Season Champion!Tournament Champion
1982Fairleigh Dickinson (12-3)Robert Morris
1983Robert Morris (12-2)Robert Morris
1984LIU (11-5)LIU
1985Marist (11-3)Fairleigh Dickinson
1986Fairleigh Dickinson (13-3)Marist
1987Marist (15-1)Marist
1988Fairleigh Dickinson (13-3)Fairleigh Dickinson
1989Robert Morris (12-4)Robert Morris
1990Robert Morris (12-4)Robert Morris
1991St. Francis(PA) (13-3)St. Francis(PA)
1992Robert Morris (12-4)Robert Morris
1993Rider (14-4)Rider
1994Rider (14-4)Rider
1995Rider (13-5)Mt. St. Mary's
1996Mt. St. Mary's (16-2)Monmouth
1997LIU (15-3)LIU
1998LIU (14-2)Fairleigh Dickinson
1999UMBC (17-3)Mt. St. Mary's
2000Central Connecticut (15-3)Central Connecticut
2001St. Francis(NY) (16-4)Monmouth
2002Central Connecticut (19-1)Central Connecticut
2003Wagner (14-4)Wagner
2004Monmouth (12-6)Monmouth
2005Monmouth (14-4)Fairleigh Dickinson
2006Fairleigh Dickinson (14-4)Monmouth

Conference facilities

SchoolFootball stadiumCapacityBasketball arena!Capacity
Central ConnecticutArute Field2,500William H. Detrick Gymnasium3,200
Fairleigh DickinsonNon-Football SchoolN/ARothman Center5,000
LIUNon-football schoolN/AAthletic, Recreation & Wellness Center3,000
MonmouthKessler Field4,600William T. Boylan Gymnasium2,500
Mount St. Mary'sNon-Football SchoolN/AKnott Arena3,121
QuinnipiacNon-Football SchoolN/ABurt Kahn Court2,000
Robert MorrisJoe Walton Stadium3,000Charles L. Sewall Center3,056
Sacred HeartCampus Field4,000William H. Pitt Center2,100
St. Francis (NY)Non-football schoolN/APope Physical Education Center1,200
St. Francis (PA)Pine Bowl1,500DeGol Arena in the Maurice Stokes Athletic Center3,500
WagnerWagner College Stadium3,000Spiro Sports Center2,100

External link

*Official site of the Northeast Conference



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