America East Conference
![]() | |
Formerly | Eastern College Athletic Conference-North (1979–1988) North Atlantic Conference (1988–1996) |
---|---|
Association | NCAA |
Founded | 1979 |
Commissioner | Brad Walker (since 2021) |
Sports fielded |
|
Division | Division I |
Subdivision | non-football |
No. of teams | 9 full (4 associate) |
Headquarters | Boston, Massachusetts |
Region | Northeastern United States |
Official website | www |
Locations | |
![]() |
The America East Conference is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with NCAA Division I founded in 1979, whose members are located in the Northeastern United States.
The conference has nine core members including eight public research universities, three of which, the University of Maine, the University of New Hampshire, and the University of Vermont, are the flagship universities of their states. The two non-flagship university centers of the State University of New York are in the conference: the University at Albany and Binghamton University. Bryant University is the only private university among the core membership. Of the nine members, eight are located within the borders of 7 contiguous states. The ninth, UMBC, is the only institution outside this bloc of states. Bryant is the latest institution to join the conference in 2022, when Stony Brook University and the University of Hartford departed the conference.
The America East Conference sponsors 18 sports (8 men's and 10 women's). The conference is among the best in the country according to Graduation Success Rate (GSR) data released by the NCAA.
History
The America East Conference was founded as the Eastern College Athletic Conference-North, a men's basketball-only athletic conference in 1979. The conference was known as the Eastern College Athletic Conference-North from 1979 to 1988 and the North Atlantic Conference from 1988 to 1996. The charter members were 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. The America East Conference made history during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament on March 16, 2018, when No. 16 seed UMBC defeated No. 1 seed Virginia, marking the first time in men's tournament history that a No. 1 seed had lost to a No. 16 seed.[1]
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.
- Boston University left to join the Patriot League on July 1, 2013,[2] while the University of Massachusetts Lowell joined from Division II.[3][4]
- In 2020, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) joined from the ASUN Conference.[5]
- In March 2022, Bryant University accepted an invitation to join the America East Conference, leaving the Northeast Conference. This move took effect on July 1.
- Also on July 1, 2022, Stony Brook University left to join the all-sports Colonial Athletic Association; it had been a member of the CAA's technically separate football arm, CAA Football, since 2013. Then-current field hockey associate Monmouth left to join the CAA, whose all-sports league sponsors that sport.[6][7]
- In 2022, the University of Hartford left the conference during its transition down to Division III. At the time this move was announced, the school's departure from the conference had been planned for 2023,[8] but this was eventually changed to 2022.
On May 6, 2021, Hartford's governing board voted to begin the process of transitioning the school from Division I to NCAA Division III. Under the plan, Hartford would formally apply to the NCAA for reclassification in January 2022, stop awarding athletic scholarships to incoming students from 2022 to 2023 forward, and join an as-yet-undetermined D-III conference in 2023 before becoming a full D-III member in 2025–26.[8][9]
Several media reports indicated that Hartford's last year in the American East Conference would be the 2021-22 season. [10] This was confirmed on June 21, 2022, when the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) announced that it would be Hartford's partner in the school's reclassification process, with the Hawks joining that league effective in 2023–24. Hartford will play most of its sports in the 2022–23 season as a D-I independent.[11]
At the time, Hartford was the only private university in the conference; this status transferred to Bryant when it joined in July 2022.
On July 20, 2022, Merrimack College was announced to join the conference as a men's lacrosse member for the 2022-23 season.[12]
Members
Current members
Institution | Location | Founded | Joined | Type | Carnegie Classification |
Endowment | Enrollment | Nickname | Colors |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University at Albany | Albany, New York | 1844 | 2001 | Public | R1 | $77.7 million | 17,746 | Great Danes | |
Binghamton University | Vestal, New York | 1946 | 2001 | Public | R1 | $119.4 million | 17,768 | Bearcats | |
Bryant University | Smithfield, Rhode Island | 1863 | 2022 | Private | M1 | $174.2 million | 3,751 | Bulldogs | |
University of Maine | Orono, Maine | 1865 | 1979 | Public | R1 | $323.0 million | 11,404 | Black Bears | |
University of Maryland, Baltimore County | Catonsville, Maryland | 1966 | 2003 | Public | R1 | $105.2 million | 13,767 | Retrievers | |
University of Massachusetts Lowell | Lowell, Massachusetts | 1894 | 2013 | Public | R2 | $139 million | 18,369 | River Hawks | |
University of New Hampshire | Durham, New Hampshire | 1866 | 1979 | Public | R1 | $404.0 million | 15,400 | Wildcats | |
New Jersey Institute of Technology | Newark, New Jersey | 1881 | 2020 | Public | R1 | $170 million | 11,901 | Highlanders | |
University of Vermont | Burlington, Vermont | 1791 | 1979 | Public | R2 | $731 million | 12,164 | Catamounts |
Associate members
Five schools currently hold associate membership: three from California, one from Virginia and one from Massachusetts.
Institution | Location | Founded | Type | Joined | Enrollment | Nickname | Colors | AmEast sport |
Primary conference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of California, Berkeley | Berkeley, California | 1868 | Public | 2015–16 | 36,204 | Golden Bears | Field hockey[a] | Pac-12 | |
Merrimack College | North Andover, Massachusetts | 1947 | Private | 2022-23 | 3,726 | Warriors | Men's lacrosse | NEC | |
Stanford University | Stanford, California | 1891 | 2015-16 | 17,249 | Cardinal | Field hockey[a] | Pac-12 | ||
University of California, Davis | Davis, California | 1905 | Public | 34,175 | Aggies | Big West | |||
Virginia Military Institute (VMI) |
Lexington, Virginia | 1839 | 2017–18[b] | 1,653 | Keydets | men's swimming & diving women's swimming & diving |
SoCon |
- Notes
- ^ a b Four schools (University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Davis, Stanford University and University of the Pacific) from California moved their field hockey teams into the America East in July 2015.[13] The California schools and America East planned to end their agreement in field hockey after the 2018 fall season (2018–19 school year) due to coast to coast distance and travel inconvenience, but the invitation to the west coast members was extended and they have remained in the America East field hockey until further notice. University of the Pacific have dropped their program to reduce travel cost. This also coincided with the announcement that Monmouth University would become the newest field hockey associate for the 2019 fall season (2019–20 school year) and beyond.[14][15] Stanford dropped their program in the summer of 2020, as part of an athletics cut that discontinued 11 sports, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic,[16] but reversed course in May 2021, reinstating all 11 dropped sports without interruption.[17]
- ^ Virginia Military Institute (VMI) joined in men's and women's swimming & diving starting with the 2017–18 school year.[18]
Former members
- ^ The Hartford men's basketball team joined the America East a year after it became a full member for other sports (1985–86).
Former associate members
Five schools have had single-sport membership in the past. Three of these, Fairfield,[19] Monmouth, and Providence,[20] moved their America East sports into their all-sports conferences. Another such school, NJIT, left when it joined a conference that sponsored its America East sport,[21] but returned as a full member in July 2020 (by which time the AmEast had dropped that sport). Pacific dropped its America East sport following the 2018–19 academic year due to budget cuts.[22]
Institution | Location | Founded | Joined | Left | Enrollment | Nickname | Colors | AmEast sport |
Primary conference |
Conference in former AmEast sport |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fairfield University | Fairfield, Connecticut | 1942 | 2007–08 | 2014–15 | 3,800 | Stags | Field hockey | MAAC | ||
Monmouth University | West Long Branch, New Jersey | 1933 | 2019–20 | 2021-22 | 6,500 | Hawks | CAA | |||
New Jersey Institute of Technology | Newark, New Jersey | 1881 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 11,518 | Highlanders | Women's tennis | America East | Southland | |
Providence College | Providence, Rhode Island | 1917 | 2010–11 | 2013–14 | 3,850 | Friars | Women's volleyball | Big East | ||
University of the Pacific | Stockton, California | 1851 | 2015–16 | 2018–19 | 6,196 | Tigers | Field hockey | WCC | Discontinued program |
Membership timeline
![](/images/timeline/0p0yahkgzu3qunt973oum568596903j.png)
Full members (non-football) Assoc. member (basketball only) Assoc. member (list sports) Other Conference Other Conference
Facilities
Member | Soccer stadium | Capacity | Basketball arena | Capacity | Baseball field | Capacity | Lacrosse facility | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Albany | Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium | 8,500 | SEFCU Arena | 4,538 | Varsity Field | — | John Fallon Field Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium |
2,500 8,500 |
Binghamton | Bearcats Sports Complex | 2,534 | Binghamton University Events Center | 5,142 | Baseball Complex | 1,000 | Bearcats Sports Complex | 2,534 |
Bryant | Bulldog Soccer Field | — | Chace Athletic Center | 2,700 | Conaty Park | 500 | Beirne Stadium | 5,500 |
Maine | Mahaney Diamond | 4,400 | Cross Insurance Center | 8,000 | Mahaney Diamond | 4,400 | Non-lacrosse school | |
New Hampshire | Wildcat Stadium | 11,015 | Lundholm Gym | 3,500 | Non-baseball school | Non-lacrosse school | ||
NJIT | Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium | 1,000 | Wellness and Events Center | 3,500 | TBA | TBA | Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium | 1,000 |
UMass Lowell | Cushing Field Complex | N/A | Tsongas Center Costello Athletic Center |
6,495 2,100 |
Edward A. LeLacheur Park | 4,767 | Cushing Field Complex | N/A |
UMBC | Retriever Soccer Park | 1,500 | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena | 5,000 | The Baseball Factory Field at UMBC | 1,000 | UMBC Stadium | 4,500 |
Vermont | Virtue Field | 3,000 | Patrick Gym | 3,228 | Non-baseball school | Virtue Field | 2,500 |
Sports sponsored
The America East Conference sponsors championship competition in eight men's and ten women's NCAA sanctioned sports.[23] The most recent changes to the roster of America East sports were announced in 2016, with the dropping of women's tennis after the 2015–16 season due to a lack of sponsoring teams and the revival of men's swimming and diving effective in the 2017–18 school year.[18]
Sport | Men's | Women's |
---|---|---|
Baseball | 7 |
-
|
Basketball | 9 |
9
|
Cross Country | 9 |
9
|
Field Hockey | - |
8
|
Lacrosse | 7 |
7
|
Soccer | 8 |
9
|
Softball | - |
6
|
Swimming & Diving | 6 |
7
|
Track and Field (Indoor) | 9 |
9
|
Track and Field (outdoor) | 9 |
9
|
Volleyball | - |
6
|
Men's sports
School | Baseball | Basketball | Cross Country |
Lacrosse | Soccer | Swimming & Diving | Track & Field (indoor) |
Track & Field (outdoor) |
Total Sports |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Albany | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
7 |
Binghamton | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
8 |
Bryant | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
8 |
Maine | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
6 |
New Hampshire | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
5 |
NJIT | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
8 |
UMass Lowell | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
7 |
UMBC | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
8 |
Vermont | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
6 |
Totals | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7+1 | 8 | 5+1 | 9 | 9 | 63+2 |
Associate Members | |||||||||
Merrimack | ![]() |
1 | |||||||
VMI | ![]() |
1 |
- Notes
School | Fencing | Football | Golf | Ice Hockey | Skiing | Tennis | Volleyball | Wrestling |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Albany | No | CAA | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Binghamton | No | No | Big Sky | No | No | Mid-American | No | EIWA |
Bryant | No | Big South[a] | Southland | No | No | Southland | No | No |
Maine | No | CAA | No | Hockey East | No | No | No | No |
New Hampshire | No | CAA | No | Hockey East | EISA | No | No | No |
NJIT | MACFA | No | No | No | No | Southland | EIVA | No |
UMass Lowell | No | No | No | Hockey East | No | No | No | No |
Vermont | No | No | No | Hockey East | EISA | No | No | No |
- ^ Bryant had played football in its former home of the Northeast Conference through the 2021 season, but is moving football to the Big South in 2022. The Big South will merge its football league with that of the Ohio Valley Conference in 2023.
Women's sports
School | Basketball | Cross Country |
Field Hockey | Lacrosse | Soccer | Softball | Swimming & Diving |
Track & Field (indoor) |
Track & Field (outdoor) |
Volleyball | Total Sports |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Albany | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
9 |
Binghamton | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
9 |
Bryant | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
10 |
Maine | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
8 |
New Hampshire | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
9 |
NJIT | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
6 |
UMass Lowell | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
8 |
UMBC | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
9 |
Vermont | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
8 |
Totals | 9 | 9 | 5+3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6+1 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 75+4 |
Associate members | |||||||||||
California | ![]() |
1 | |||||||||
Stanford | ![]() |
1 | |||||||||
UC Davis | ![]() |
1 | |||||||||
VMI | ![]() |
1 |
- Notes
School | Bowling | Fencing | Golf | Gymnastics | Ice Hockey | Rowing | Skiing | Tennis |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Albany | No | No | MAAC | No | No | No | No | No |
Binghamton | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Independent |
Bryant | ECC | No | Southland | No | No | Independent | No | Southland |
Maine | No | No | No | No | Hockey East | No | No | No |
New Hampshire | No | No | No | EAGL | Hockey East | No | EISA | No |
NJIT | No | MACFA | No | No | No | No | No | Southland |
Vermont | No | No | No | No | Hockey East | No | EISA | No |
NCAA team championships
School | Total | Men | Women | Co-ed | Nickname | Most successful sport (Titles) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | None | None |
No America East school has won a national title in a sport sponsored by the conference; however, member institutions have been national champions in non-America East sports.
Men's basketball
All-time school record by winning percentage
This list goes through the 2018–19 season.
No. | Team | Records | Win Pct. | America East Tournament Championships |
America East Regular Season Championships |
Final Fours | National Championships |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Albany | 1,296-968 | .572 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Stony Brook | 864-724 | .544 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Vermont | 1,268-1126 | .530 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
4 | UMass Lowell | 646-608 | .515 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Hartford | 857-987 | .465 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Maine | 973–1215 | .445 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | New Hampshire | 926-1355 | .406 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | UMBC | 581-860 | .403 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Binghamton | 679-1022 | .399 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
* | Denotes a tie for regular season conference title |
† | Denotes game went into overtime |
List of regular season champions
Year | Regular Season Champion | Record |
---|---|---|
1979–80 | Boston | 19–7 |
1980–81 | Northeastern | 21–5 |
1981–82 | Northeastern | 8–1 |
1982–83 | Boston | 8–2 |
1983–84 | Northeastern | 14–0 |
1984–85* | Canisius Northeastern |
13–3 |
1985–86 | Northeastern | 16–2 |
1986–87 | Northeastern | 17–1 |
1987–88 | Siena | 16–2 |
1988–89 | Siena | 16–1 |
1989–90* | Northeastern Boston |
9–3 |
1990–91 | Northeastern | 8–2 |
1991–92 | Delaware | 14–0 |
1992–93 | Drexel | 12–2 |
1993–94 | Drexel | 12–2 |
1994–95 | Drexel | 12–4 |
1995–96 | Drexel | 17–1 |
1996–97 | Boston | 17–1 |
1997–98* | Delaware Boston |
12–6 |
1998–99* | Delaware Drexel |
15–3 |
1999–00 | Hofstra | 16–2 |
2000–01 | Hofstra | 16–2 |
2001–02 | Vermont | 13–3 |
2002–03 | Boston | 13–3 |
2003–04 | Boston | 17–1 |
2004–05 | Vermont | 16–2 |
2005–06 | Albany | 13–3 |
2006–07 | Vermont | 15–1 |
2007–08 | UMBC | 13–3 |
2008–09* | Binghamton Vermont |
13–3 |
2009–10 | Stony Brook | 13–3 |
2010–11 | Vermont | 13–3 |
2011–12 | Stony Brook | 14–2 |
2012–13 | Stony Brook | 14–2 |
2013–14 | Vermont | 15–1 |
2014–15 | Albany | 15–1 |
2015–16 | Stony Brook | 14–2 |
2016–17 | Vermont | 16–0 |
2017–18 | Vermont | 15–1 |
2018–19 | Vermont | 14–2 |
2019–20 | Vermont | 14–2 |
2020-21* | UMBC Vermont |
10-4 |
2021–22 | Vermont | 17–1 |
List of tournament champions
No. 16 UMBC upset of No. 1 Virginia
During the 2018 NCAA tournament, UMBC became the first No. 16 seed to defeat a No. 1 seed in the NCAA men's tournament, beating the Virginia Cavaliers 74–54.[24][25]
Women's basketball
All-time school record by winning percentage
No. | Team | Records | Win Pct. | America East Tournament Championships |
America East Regular Season Championships |
Final Fours | National Championships |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Maine | 705–522 | .575 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Albany | 624–578 | .519 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
3 | New Hampshire | 583–545 | .517 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Vermont | 521–493 | .514 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Stony Brook | 594–602 | .497 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Binghamton | 504–512 | .496 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | Hartford | 550–596 | .480 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
8 | UMass Lowell | 537–600 | .472 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | UMBC | 520–711 | .422 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
* | Denotes a tie for regular season conference title |
† | Denotes game went into overtime |
List of regular season champions
Year | Regular Season Champion | Record |
---|---|---|
1984–85* | New Hampshire Northeastern |
|
1985–86 | Northeastern | 10–2 |
1986–87 | Northeastern | 12–2 |
1987–88* | Boston Maine |
12–2 |
1988–89 | Maine | 13–1 |
1989–90 | Maine | 11–1 |
1990–91 | Maine | 9–1 |
1991–92 | Vermont | 14–0 |
1992–93 | Vermont | 14–0 |
1993–94 | Maine | 12–2 |
1994–95 | Maine | 14–2 |
1995–96 | Maine | 18–0 |
1996–97 | Maine | 17–1 |
1997–98 | Vermont | 15–3 |
1998–99 | Maine | 17–1 |
1999–00 | Vermont | 15–3 |
2000–01 | Delaware | 17–1 |
2001–02 | Vermont | 14–2 |
2002–03 | Maine | 16–0 |
2003–04 | Maine | 17–1 |
2004–05 | Maine | 16–2 |
2005–06 | Hartford | 15–1 |
2006–07 | Hartford | 15–1 |
2007–08 | Hartford | 14–2 |
2008–09 | Boston | 16–0 |
2009–10 | Hartford | 16–0 |
2010–11 | UMBC | 13–3 |
2011–12 | Boston | 15–1 |
2012–13 | Albany | 16–0 |
2013–14 | Albany | 15–1 |
2014–15* | Albany Maine |
14–2 |
2015–16* | Albany Maine |
15–1 |
2016–17 | New Hampshire | 15–1 |
2017–18 | Maine | 13–3 |
2018–19 | Maine | 15–1 |
List of tournament champions
Lacrosse
Soccer
See also
References
- ^ "No. 16 UMBC over No. 1 Virginia will change March Madness forever". cbssports.com. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ "What's next for America East?". ESPN. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- ^ "UMass Lowell Keeps Rising as Sports Move to Division 1". University of Massachusetts Lowell. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
- ^ "UMass Lowell move makes a lot of sense". The Sun. Lowell, Massachusetts. February 15, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
- ^ "NJIT to Join America East Conference as 10th Member Institution - NJIT Highlanders". NJIT Highlanders. June 12, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ "CAA Welcomes Hampton University, Monmouth University and Stony Brook University as New Members" (Press release). Colonial Athletic Association. January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ Tam, Ethan (January 25, 2022). "Stony Brook set to join CAA". The Statesman. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ a b Borzello, Jeff (May 6, 2021). "Hartford athletics transitioning from D-I to D-III, with move expected to happen in 2025". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
- ^ "Athletics Transition" (Press release). University of Hartford. May 6, 2021. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
- ^ "College basketball realignment tracker". ESPN.com. May 23, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
- ^ "CCC Grants Full Membership to University of Hartford, Beginning Competition in 2023-24" (Press release). Commonwealth Coast Conference. June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ "Men's Lacrosse Joins America East as Associate Member" (Press release). Merrimack College Atheltics. July 20, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
- ^ "Cal, UC Davis, Pacific, Stanford Added As #AEFH Associate Members" (Press release). America East Conference. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
- ^ "Monmouth University Added as Associate Member in Field Hockey" (Press release). America East Conference. July 12, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- ^ "America East field hockey adds member to end East-West format". BANGOR DAILY NEWS. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- ^ University, Stanford (2020-07-08). "Stanford Athletics varsity sport reductions: FAQ". Stanford News. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
- ^ Killion, Ann (May 18, 2021). "In stunning reversal, Stanford will not cut any of the sports it said it would". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
- ^ a b "Men's Swimming & Diving to Return as Championship Sport; VMI Joins as Associate Member" (Press release). America East Conference. December 15, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
The America East Conference announced today the return of men’s swimming & diving as a championship sport and that Virginia Military Institute (VMI) will join America East an associate member in men’s and women’s swimming & diving. Both changes are effective for the 2017-18 academic year.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Pacific cuts field hockey program". Recordnet.com. December 3, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
- ^ "The Official Website of the America East Conference". AmericaEast.com. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
- ^ Wilco, Daniel (March 17, 2018). "Last perfect bracket busts after UMBC pulls off biggest upset in NCAA tournament history". NCAA.com. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
- ^ Reed, Steve (March 17, 2018). "No. 16 UMBC stuns No. 1 Virginia 74–54 to make NCAA history". Philadelphia, PA: WPVI-TV. Associated Press. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
External links
- No URL found. Please specify a URL here or add one to Wikidata.
- Pages using the Graph extension
- Pages using the EasyTimeline extension
- Articles with short description
- Articles containing OSM location maps
- Official website missing URL
- America East Conference
- Northeastern United States
- Sports in the Eastern United States
- Sports organizations established in 1979
- Articles which contain graphical timelines
- Pages using the Kartographer extension