Northeast Conference

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Northeast Conference
Image:NortheastConference.png
Data
Classification	NCAA Division I
Established	1981
Members	11
Sports fielded	22 (10 men’s, 12 women’s)
Region	Northeast
States	5 - Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, & Pennsylvania
Headquarters	Somerset, New Jersey
Commissioner	Brenda Weare
Locations
Image:MapNEC (Football).PNG

The Northeast Conference (NEC) is a college athletic conference whose schools are members of the NCAA. The NCAA designates the Northeast Conference to the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision for Division I Men's Football and to Division I Sports for all other sports.

Founded in 1981 as the ECAC-Metro Conference, member schools changed the conference name beginning in 1989. Participating schools come from the northeastern United States.

1 Membership
2 Men's Basketball Champions
- 2.1 Football champions
3 Conference facilities
4 External links

[edit] Membership

There are a total of seventeen institutions that compete in the Northeast Conference twelve full-time member schools and five affiliate member schools:

[edit] Full Members

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Joined
Central Connecticut State University	New Britain, Connecticut	1849	Public	9,114	1997
Fairleigh Dickinson University	Teaneck, New Jersey	1942	Private/Non-sectarian	5,903	1981
Long Island University	Brooklyn, New York	1926	Private/Non-sectarian	5,403	1981
Monmouth University	West Long Branch, New Jersey	1933	Private/Non-sectarian	5,600	1985
Mount St. Mary's University	Emmitsburg, Maryland	1808	Private/Catholic	2,085	1989
Quinnipiac University	Hamden, Connecticut	1929	Private/Non-sectarian	5,821	1998
Robert Morris University	Moon Township, Pennsylvania	1921	Private/Non-sectarian	5,065	1981
Sacred Heart University	Fairfield, Connecticut	1963	Private/Catholic	5,756	1999
Saint Francis College	Brooklyn, New York	1858	Private/Catholic	2,251	1981
Saint Francis University	Loretto, Pennsylvania	1847	Private/Catholic	2,092	1981
Wagner College	Staten Island, New York	1883	Private/Lutheran	2,280	1981

[edit] Affiliates

Institution	Location	Conference	Affiliation	Enrollment	Sport
University at Albany	Albany, New York	America East	Public	17,040	Football
Duquesne University	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Atlantic 10	Private/Catholic	10,184	Football
Lock Haven University	Lock Haven, Pennsylvania	PSAC	Public	5,500	Field Hockey
Rider University	Lawrenceville, New Jersey	MAAC	Private/Non-sectarian	5,039	Field Hockey
Siena College	Loudonville, New York	MAAC	Private/Catholic	3,705	Field Hockey

[edit] Former members

Institution	Affiliation	Years	New Conference	Classification
Towson University	Charter Member	1981-1982	CAA	NCAA Division I
Siena College	Charter Member	1981-1984	MAAC	NCAA Division I
Loyola College	Charter Member	1981-1989	MAAC	NCAA Division I
Marist College	Charter Member	1981-1997	MAAC	NCAA Division I
Rider University	Full Member	1992-1997	MAAC	NCAA Division I
UMBC	Full Member	1998-2003	America East	NCAA Division I

[edit] Future members

Institution	Location	Current Conference	Classification	Year Joining
Bryant University	Smithfield, Rhode Island	Northeast Ten Conference	NCAA Division II	2008

[edit] Teams

[edit] Men's Basketball Champions

Season	Regular Season Champion	Tournament Champion
1982	Fairleigh Dickinson (12-3)	Robert Morris
1983	Robert Morris (12-2)	Robert Morris
1984	LIU (11-5)	LIU
1985	Marist (11-3)	Fairleigh Dickinson
1986	Fairleigh Dickinson (13-3)	Marist
1987	Marist (15-1)	Marist
1988	Fairleigh Dickinson (13-3)	Fairleigh Dickinson
1989	Robert Morris (12-4)	Robert Morris
1990	Robert Morris (12-4)	Robert Morris
1991	St. Francis(PA) (13-3)	St. Francis(PA)
1992	Robert Morris (12-4)	Robert Morris
1993	Rider (14-4)	Rider
1994	Rider (14-4)	Rider
1995	Rider (13-5)	Mt. St. Mary's
1996	Mt. St. Mary's (16-2)	Monmouth
1997	LIU (15-3)	LIU
1998	LIU (14-2)	Fairleigh Dickinson
1999	UMBC (17-3)	Mt. St. Mary's
2000	Central Connecticut (15-3)	Central Connecticut
2001	St. Francis(NY) (16-4)	Monmouth
2002	Central Connecticut (19-1)	Central Connecticut
2003	Wagner (14-4)	Wagner
2004	Monmouth (12-6)	Monmouth
2005	Monmouth (14-4)	Fairleigh Dickinson
2006	Fairleigh Dickinson (14-4)	Monmouth
2007	Central Connecticut (16-2)	Central Connecticut

Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Locations

[edit] Football champions

1996 Monmouth and Robert Morris
1997 Robert Morris
1998 Monmouth and Robert Morris
1999 Robert Morris
2000 Robert Morris
2001 Sacred Heart
2002 Albany
2003 Monmouth and Albany
2004 Central Connecticut State and Monmouth
2005 Central Connecticut State and Stony Brook
2006 Monmouth
2007 Albany

[edit] Conference facilities

School	Football stadium	Capacity	Basketball arena	Capacity
Central Connecticut	Arute Field	3,500	William H. Detrick Gymnasium	3,200
Fairleigh Dickinson	Non-Football School	N/A	Rothman Center	5,000
LIU	Non-football school	N/A	Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center	3,000
Monmouth	Kessler Field	4,600	William T. Boylan Gymnasium	2,500
Mount St. Mary's	Non-Football School	N/A	Knott Arena	3,121
Quinnipiac	Non-Football School	N/A	TD Banknorth Sports Center	3,570
Robert Morris	Joe Walton Stadium	3,000	Charles L. Sewall Center	3,056
Sacred Heart	Campus Field	4,000	William H. Pitt Center	2,100
St. Francis (NY)	Non-football school	N/A	Pope Physical Education Center	1,200
St. Francis (PA)	DeGol Field	3,450	DeGol Arena in the Maurice Stokes Athletic Center	3,500
Wagner	Wagner College Stadium	3,000	Spiro Sports Center	2,100

[edit] External links

Official site of the Northeast Conference

v • d • e Northeast Conference
Central Connecticut • Fairleigh Dickinson • LIU–Brooklyn • Monmouth • Mount St. Mary's • Quinnipiac • Robert Morris • Sacred Heart • St. Francis(NY) • St. Francis(PA) • Wagner Future member: Bryant (2012)