The Northeast Conference (NEC) is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA’s Division I-FCS, football championship subdivision, for football and Division I for all other sports. The conference was founded in 1981 and known as the ECAC-Metro Conference until 1988.

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

Future members

Institution

Location

Current Conference

Classification

Year Joining

Bryant University

Smithfield, Rhode Island

Northeast Ten Conference

NCAA Division II

2008

 

 

 

 

 

Teams

    * Central Connecticut 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

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

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 SUNY-Albany

    * 2003 Monmouth and SUNY-Albany

    * 2004 Central Connecticut State and Monmouth

    * 2005 Central Connecticut State and SUNY-Stony Brook

    * 2006 Monmouth

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

 


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