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{{Short description|NCAA Division III athletic conference}}
{{more citations needed|date=November 2017}}
{{Infobox sports league
| name            = Centennial Conference
| title           = Centennial Conference
| logo            = Centennial conference ncaa logo.png
| logo_size       = 150
| founded         = {{start date and age|1981}}
| association     = [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]
| division        = [[NCAA Division III|Division III]]
| teams           = 11 chartered members, 6 associate members
| sports          = 24
| mens            = 12
| womens          = 12
| region          = [[Mid-Atlantic states|Mid-Atlantic]]
| headquarters    = [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| commissioner    = Portia Hoeg<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.centennial.org/information/directory/bios/Portia_Hoeg?view=bio|title = Centennial Conference Athletics}}</ref>
| website         = [http://www.centennial.org centennial.org]
| map             = CC-USA-states.png
| map_size        = 250
| color           = #000000; {{box-shadow border|a|#c5cfd8|2px}}
| font_color      = #FFFFFF
}}

The '''Centennial Conference''' is an [[List of NCAA conferences|intercollegiate athletic conference]] which competes in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]'s [[NCAA Division III|Division III]]. Chartered member teams are located in [[Maryland]] and [[Pennsylvania]]; associate members are also located in [[New York (state)|New York]] and [[Virginia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Centennial Conference Membership |url=https://www.centennial.org/members/index |access-date=May 18, 2023 |website=Centennial Conference Athletics}}</ref> 

Eleven [[Private university|private colleges]] compose the chartered member teams of the Centennial Conference. Five of its 11 members rank among the top 50 national liberal arts colleges and [[Johns Hopkins University]] is ranked sixth among national universities.

On average, Centennial members sponsor 19 [[varsity team]]s. Conference members have won seventeen NCAA team titles: [[Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins]] women's cross country (2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021), [[Gettysburg College|Gettysburg]] women's lacrosse (2011, 2017, 2018), [[Haverford College|Haverford]] men's cross country (2010), [[Franklin & Marshall]] women's lacrosse (2007, 2009), [[Ursinus College|Ursinus]] field hockey (2006), [[Washington College|Washington]] men's lacrosse (1998), and Washington men's tennis (1994, 1997).

==History==
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According to the Centennial Conference's website,  "On June 4, 1981, Keith Spalding, then-president of [[Franklin & Marshall College]], made the announcement that "eight private colleges found it timely and appropriate to form a round-robin football schedule among institutions with similar attitudes and practices in intercollegiate football competition." With that statement, the Centennial Conference was born. Those private colleges were [[Dickinson College]], [[Franklin & Marshall College]], [[Gettysburg College]], [[Johns Hopkins University]], [[Muhlenberg College]], [[Swarthmore College]], [[Ursinus College]], and Western Maryland College, later renamed and now known as [[McDaniel College]].

The conference moved from a football-only conference to an all-sports conference after a 1991 feasibility study.  The study also recommended to expand from eight schools to eleven.  The other schools recommended were [[Bryn Mawr College]], [[Haverford College]], and [[Washington College]].  Those three schools accepted and became charter members in 1992 as the conference expanded its sports offerings.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://centennial.org/sports/2023/4/22/information-About.aspx?path=cenconf |title=The Centennial Conference |publisher=Centennial Conference |date=April 22, 2023 |access-date=September 10, 2024 |archive-date= May 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520223131/https://centennial.org/sports/2023/4/22/information-About.aspx?path=cenconf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

All of the charter members defected from the [[Middle Atlantic Conferences|Middle Atlantic Conference]] (MAC). Johns Hopkins and McDaniel College both played in the [[Mason-Dixon Conference]] prior to entering the MAC in 1975.

===Recent changes===
On August 21, 2019, [[Cabrini University]] joined the Centennial as an affiliate member for women's golf to replace [[Neumann University]]'s spot, effective in the 2020 spring season (2019–20 academic year).<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://cabrini.villanova.com/news/2019/8/21/golf-women-womens-golf-announces-2019-fall-schedule.aspx |title=Women's Golf Announces 2019 Fall Schedule
 |publisher=Cabrini University Athletics |date=August 21, 2019 |access-date=September 10, 2024 |archive-date=September 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240910193823/https://cabrini.villanova.com/news/2019/8/21/golf-women-womens-golf-announces-2019-fall-schedule.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On August 31, 2022, football affiliates [[Juniata College]], [[Moravian University]] and [[Susquehanna University]] departed for a new football league in the [[Landmark Conference]], beginning the 2023 fall season (2022–23 academic year).<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://generalssports.com/news/2022/8/31/odac-to-sponsor-mens-wrestling.aspx |title=ODAC to Sponsor Men's Wrestling |publisher=Washington and Liberty University Athletics |date=August 31, 2022 |access-date=September 21, 2022 |archive-date=September 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921084558/https://generalssports.com/news/2022/8/31/odac-to-sponsor-mens-wrestling.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On August 6, 2024, [[Carnegie Mellon University]] will join the Centennial as an associate football member, effective beginning the 2025 fall season (2025–26 academic year).<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://centennial.org/news/2024/8/6/cmu-to-join-centennial-as-associate-football-member.aspx |title=Carnegie Mellon to Join Centennial as Associate Football Member |publisher=Centennial Conference |date=September 9, 2024 |access-date=September 9, 2024 |archive-date=September 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909161904/https://centennial.org/news/2024/8/6/cmu-to-join-centennial-as-associate-football-member.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Chronological timeline===
* 1981 – On June 4, 1981, the Centennial Conference was founded as a football-only league, then known as the '''Centennial Football Conference'''. Charter members included [[Dickinson College]], [[Franklin & Marshall College]], [[Gettysburg College]], [[Johns Hopkins University]], [[Muhlenberg College]], [[Swarthmore College]], [[Ursinus College]], and [[McDaniel College|Western Maryland College]] (now McDaniel College), beginning the 1981 fall season (1981–82 academic year).
* 1992 – The Centennial Football Conference was rebranded as the Centennial Conference when the conference expanded to add other sports, beginning the 1992–93 academic year. [[Bryn Mawr College]], [[Haverford College]] and [[Washington College]] also joined the newly-formed all-sports conference.
* 1998 – [[Washington and Lee University]] joined the Centennial as an affiliate member for men's wrestling in the 1998–99 academic year.
* 2001 – Johns Hopkins left the [[University Athletic Association]] (UAA) to fully align with the Centennial Conference for all the sports being sponsored in the 2001–02 academic year.
* 2004 – The [[United States Merchant Marine Academy]] (Merchant Marine) and [[Stevens Institute of Technology]] (Stevens or Stevens Tech) joined the Centennial as affiliate members for men's wrestling in the 2004-05 academic year.
* 2007 – [[Juniata College]] and [[Moravian University|Moravian College]] (now Moravian University) joined the Centennial as affiliate members for football in the 2007 fall season (2007–08 academic year).
* 2009 – [[Susquehanna University]] joined the Centennial as an affiliate member for women's golf in the 2010 spring season (2009–10 academic year).
* 2010 – Susquehanna added football into its Centennial affiliate membership in the 2010 fall season (2010–11 academic year).
* 2012 – [[New York University]] joined the Centennial as an affiliate member for men's wrestling in the 2012–13 academic year.
* 2016 – NYU left the Centennial as an affiliate member for wrestling after the 2015–16 academic year.
* 2017:
** Susquehanna left the Centennial as an affiliate member for women's golf after the 2017 spring season (2016–17 academic year).
** [[Marymount University]] and [[Neumann University]] joined the Centennial as affiliate members for women's golf in the 2018 spring season (2017–18 academic year).
* 2019:
** Two institutions left the Centennial as affiliate members, both effective after the 2018–19 academic year:
*** Neumann for women's golf
*** and Stevens for men's wrestling
** [[Cabrini University]] joined the Centennial as an affiliate member for women's golf to replace Neumann's spot in the 2020 spring season (2019–20 academic year).
* 2022 – [[Washington and Lee University]] left as an affiliate member in wrestling for their primary conference home, the [[Old Dominion Athletic Conference]] (ODAC), after the 2021–22 academic year.
* 2023 – Juniata, Moravian and Susquehanna left the Centennial as football affiliates for a new football league within their primary conference home, the [[Landmark Conference]], after the 2022 fall season (2022–23 academic year).
* 2024 – Cabrini left the Centennial as an affiliate member for women's golf after the 2024 spring season (2024–25 academic year); as the school ceased operations in June 2024.
* 2025 – [[Carnegie Mellon University]] will join the Centennial as an associate football member, beginning the 2025 fall season (2025–26 academic year).

==Member schools==
===Current members===
The Centennial currently has 11 full members, all are [[Private university|private]] schools:

{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Acceptance<br />Rate
! Nickname
! Joined{{efn|group=full|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}
! Football
|-
| '''[[Bryn Mawr College]]'''{{efn|group=full|name=women|This institution is a women's college, therefore it does not sponsor men's teams.}}
| [[Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania]]
| 1885
| [[Nonsectarian]]
| 1,381
| 38% <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.brynmawr.edu/admissions-aid/meet-class/meet-class-text-version | title=Meet the Class: Text Version &#124; Bryn Mawr College }}</ref>
| [[Bryn Mawr Owls|Owls]]
| 1992
| No
|-
| '''[[Dickinson College]]'''
| [[Carlisle, Pennsylvania]]
| 1783
| Nonsectarian
| 2,420
| 35% <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dickinson.edu/news/article/4953/with_a_record_number_of_applications_dickinson_focuses_on_selectivity | title=With a Record Number of Applications, Dickinson Focuses on Selectivity }}</ref>
| [[Dickinson Red Devils|Red Devils]]
| 1981{{efn|group=full|name=CFC|Originally a charter member of the Centennial Football Conference in the 1981 fall season (1981–82 academic year); before the conference became an all-sports league, being declared as charter members since the 1992–93 academic year.}}
| Yes
|-
| '''[[Franklin & Marshall College]]'''
| [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania]]
| 1787
| Nonsectarian
| 1,911
| 28% <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fandm.edu/apply/class-profile.html | title=Class Profile: Class of 2028}}</ref>
| [[Franklin & Marshall Diplomats|Diplomats]]
| 1981{{efn|group=full|name=CFC}}
| Yes
|-
| '''[[Gettysburg College]]'''
| [[Gettysburg, Pennsylvania]]
| 1832
| [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America|Lutheran ELCA]]
| 2,384
| 56% <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gettysburg.edu/about-the-college/facts-figures/ | title=Facts and figures - Gettysburg.edu }}</ref>
| [[Gettysburg Bullets|Bullets]]
| 1981{{efn|group=full|name=CFC}}
| Yes
|-
| '''[[Haverford College]]'''
| [[Haverford, Pennsylvania]]
| 1833
| Nonsectarian
| 1,268 
| 12.9% <ref>{{cite web |title=The Class of 2027 |url=https://www.haverford.edu/admission/class-profile-2027}}</ref>
| [[Haverford College Fords|Fords]]
| 1992
| No
|-
| '''[[Johns Hopkins University]]'''{{efn|group=full|Johns Hopkins had dual athletic conference membership with the [[University Athletic Association]] from 1992–93 to 2000–01, then the Blue Jays left the UAA in order to fully align with the Centennial Conference. Additionally, its [[Johns Hopkins Blue Jays men's lacrosse|men's]] and [[Johns Hopkins Blue Jays women's lacrosse|women's]] lacrosse teams do not play in the Centennial Conference, but instead play as [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] teams in the [[Big Ten Conference]].}}
| [[Baltimore|Baltimore, Maryland]]
| 1876
| Nonsectarian
| 20,174
| 6.5%<ref>{{cite web | url=https://hub.jhu.edu/2022/03/18/class-of-2026-regular-decision/ | title=Johns Hopkins invites 1,586 to join the class of 2026 | date=18 March 2022 }}</ref>
| [[Johns Hopkins Blue Jays|Blue Jays]]
| 1981{{efn|group=full|name=CFC}}
| Yes
|-
| '''[[McDaniel College]]'''
| [[Westminster, Maryland]]
| 1867
| Nonsectarian
| 1,559
| 70% <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mcdaniel.edu/about-us/fast-facts-accolades/admissions-statistics-class-2024 | title=Admissions Statistics for the Class of 2024 }}</ref>
| [[McDaniel Green Terror|Green Terror]]
| 1981{{efn|group=full|name=CFC}}
| Yes
|-
| '''[[Muhlenberg College]]'''
| [[Allentown, Pennsylvania]]
| 1848
| [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America|Lutheran ELCA]]
| 2,408 
| 68% <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.muhlenberg.edu/admissions/classprofile/ | title=Class Profile }}</ref>
| [[Muhlenberg Mules|Mules]]
| 1981{{efn|group=full|name=CFC}}
| Yes
|-
| '''[[Swarthmore College]]'''
| [[Swarthmore, Pennsylvania]]
| 1864
| Nonsectarian
| 1,543
| 8% <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.swarthmore.edu/news-events/swarthmore-begins-classes-welcomes-class-2025 | title=Swarthmore Begins Classes, Welcomes Class of 2025 | date=26 August 2021 }}</ref>
| [[Swarthmore Garnet|Garnet]]
| 1981{{efn|group=full|name=CFC}}
| No
|-
| '''[[Ursinus College]]'''
| [[Collegeville, Pennsylvania]]
| 1869
| Secular
| 1,556
| 80%
| [[Ursinus Bears|Bears]]
| 1981{{efn|group=full|name=CFC}}
| Yes
|-
| '''[[Washington College]]'''
| [[Chestertown, Maryland]]
| 1782
| Nonsectarian
| 1,479
| 92% <ref>{{cite web | url=https://blog.washcoll.edu/wordpress/theelm/2021/04/wcs-sudden-jump-in-acceptance-rate-has-no-bearing-on-quality-of-education/ | title=WC's sudden jump in acceptance rate has no bearing on quality of education – the Elm }}</ref>
| [[Washington Shoremen|Shoremen]] &<br />[[Washington Shorewomen|Shorewomen]]
| 1992
| No
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=full}}

===Affiliate members===
The Centennial currently has two affiliate members, a [[Private university|private]] school and a [[Public university|public]] school:

{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined{{efn|group=aff|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}
! Centennial<br />sport
! Primary<br />conference
|-
| '''[[Marymount University]]'''
| [[Arlington County, Virginia|Arlington, Virginia]]
| 1950
| [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]<br />{{small|([[Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary|RSHM]])}}
| 3,684
| [[Marymount Saints|Saints]]
| 2017
| women's golf
| [[Atlantic East Conference|Atlantic East (AEC)]]
|-
| {{sort|Merchant Marine|'''[[United States Merchant Marine Academy]]'''}}<br />(Merchant Marine)
| [[Kings Point, New York]]
| 1943
| [[United States Service academies|Federal]]
| 1,011
| [[Merchant Marine Mariners|Mariners]]
| 2004
| wrestling
| [[Skyline Conference|Skyline]]
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=aff}}

===Future affiliate members===
The Centennial will have one new affiliate member, a [[Private university|private]] school:

{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined{{efn|group=futaff|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}
! Centennial<br />sport
! Primary<br />conference
! Current<br />conference in<br />affiliate sport
|-
| {{sort|Carnegie Mellon University|'''[[Carnegie Mellon University]]'''}}<br />
| [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]
| 1900
| Nonsectarian
| 10,875
| [[Carnegie Mellon|Tartans]]
| 2025
| football
| [[University Athletic Association|University (UAA)]]
| [[Presidents' Athletic Conference|Presidents' (PAC)]]
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=futaff}}

===Former affiliate members===
The Centennial had eight former affiliate members, all were [[Private university|private]] schools:

{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined{{efn|group=faff|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}
! Left{{efn|group=faff|Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.}}
! Centennial<br />sport
! Primary<br />conference
|-
| '''[[Cabrini University]]'''
| [[Radnor Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Radnor, Pennsylvania]]
| 1957
| [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]<br />{{small|([[Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus|Missionary Sisters]])}}
| 1,759
| [[Cabrini Cavaliers|Cavaliers]]
| 2019
| 2024
| women's golf
| N/A{{efn|group=faff|Cabrini closed following the 2023–24 academic year and was acquired by [[Villanova University]].}}
|-
| '''[[Juniata College]]'''
| [[Huntingdon, Pennsylvania]]
| 1876
| [[Church of the Brethren|Church of<br />the Brethren]]
| 1,568
| [[Juniata Eagles|Eagles]]
| 2007
| 2023
| football
| [[Landmark Conference|Landmark]]
|-
| '''[[Moravian University]]'''
| [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]]
| 1742
| [[Moravian Church|Moravian]]
| 1,568
| [[Moravian Greyhounds|Greyhounds]]
| 2007
| 2023
| football
| [[Landmark Conference|Landmark]]
|-
| '''[[Neumann University]]'''
| [[Aston, Pennsylvania]]
| 1965
| Catholic<br />{{small|([[Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia|Franciscan]])}}
| 3,000
| [[Neumann Knights|Knights]]
| 2017
| 2019
| women's golf
| [[Atlantic East Conference|Atlantic East (AEC)]]
|-
| '''[[New York University]]'''
| [[New York City]]
| 1832
| Nonsectarian
| 22,280
| [[NYU Violets|Violets]]
| 2011
| 2016
| wrestling
| [[University Athletic Association|University (UAA)]]
|-
| '''[[Stevens Institute of Technology]]'''
| [[Hoboken, New Jersey]]
| 1870
| Nonsectarian
| 5,260
| [[Stevens Ducks|Ducks]]
| 2004
| 2019
| wrestling
| [[Middle Atlantic Conferences|MAC]] [[MAC Freedom Conference|Freedom]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Susquehanna University]]'''
| rowspan="2" | [[Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania]]
| rowspan="2" | 1858
| rowspan="2" | [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America|Lutheran ELCA]]
| rowspan="2" | 2,195
| rowspan="2" | [[Susquehanna River Hawks|River Hawks]]
| 2009{{sup|w.gf.}}
| 2017{{sup|w.gf.}}
| women's golf
| rowspan="2" | [[Landmark Conference|Landmark]]
|-
| 2010{{sup|fb.}}
| 2023{{sup|fb.}}
| football
|-
| '''[[Washington and Lee University]]'''
| [[Lexington, Virginia]]
| 1749
| Nonsectarian
| 1,830 
| [[Washington and Lee Generals|Generals]]
| 1998
| 2022
| wrestling
| [[Old Dominion Athletic Conference|Old Dominion (ODAC)]]
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=faff}}

===Membership timeline===
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  bar:2  color:AssocF from:1981 till:1992  text:[[Franklin %26 Marshall College|Franklin & Marshall]] (1981–present)
  bar:2  color:Full from:1992 till:end

  bar:3  color:AssocF from:1981 till:1992  text:[[Gettysburg College|Gettysburg]] (1981–present)
  bar:3  color:Full from:1992 till:end

  bar:4  color:AssocF from:1981 till:1992  text:[[Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins]] (1981–present)
  bar:4  color:Full from:1992 till:end

  bar:5  color:AssocF from:1981 till:1992  text:[[McDaniel College|McDaniel]] (1981–present)
  bar:5  color:Full from:1992 till:end

  bar:6  color:AssocF from:1981 till:1992  text:[[Muhlenberg College|Muhlenberg]] (1981–present)
  bar:6  color:Full from:1992 till:end

  bar:7  color:AssocF from:1981 till:1992  text:[[Swarthmore College|Swarthmore]] (1981–present)
  bar:7  color:Full from:1992 till:2001
  bar:7  color:FullxF from:2001 till:end

  bar:8  color:AssocF from:1981 till:1992  text:[[Ursinus College|Ursinus]] (1981–present)
  bar:8  color:Full from:1992 till:end

  bar:9  color:FullxF from:1992 till:end  text:[[Bryn Mawr College|Bryn Mawr]] (1992–present)

  bar:10 color:FullxF from:1992 till:end  text:[[Haverford College|Haverford]] (1992–present)

  bar:11 color:FullxF from:1992 till:end  text:[[Washington College|Washington (Md.)]] (1992–present)

  bar:12 color:AssocOS from:1998 till:2022  text:[[Washington and Lee University|Washington and Lee]] (wrestling; 1998–2022)

  bar:13 color:AssocOS from:2004 till:end  text:[[United States Merchant Marine Academy|Merchant Marine]] (wrestling; 2004–present)

  bar:14 color:AssocOS from:2004 till:2019  text:[[Stevens Institute of Technology|Stevens]] (wrestling; 2004–2019)

  bar:15 color:AssocF from:2007 till:2023  text:[[Juniata College|Juniata]] (2007–2023)

  bar:16 color:AssocF from:2007 till:2023  text:[[Moravian University|Moravian]] (2007–2023)

  bar:17 color:AssocF from:2010 till:2023  text:[[Susquehanna University|Susquehanna]] (2010–2023)

  bar:18 color:AssocOS from:2012 till:2016  text:[[New York University|New York]] (wrestling; 2012–2016)

  bar:19 color:AssocOS from:2017 till:end  text:[[Marymount University|Marymount]] (women's golf; 2017–present)

  bar:20 color:AssocOS from:2017 till:2019  text:[[Neumann University|Neumann]] (women's golf; 2017–2019)

  bar:21 color:AssocOS from:2019 till:2024  text:[[Cabrini University|Cabrini]] (women's golf; 2019–2024)

  bar:22 color:AssocF from:2025 till:end  text:[[Carnegie Mellon University|Carnegie Mellon]] (2025–future)

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==Sports==
{| width=400 style="float:right"
|-
|colspan=2|A divisional format was used for basketball (M / W) from 1992–93 to 2002–03.
|-
|width=50%|{{center|'''East'''}}
* Bryn Mawr
* Haverford
* Muhlenberg
* Swarthmore
* Ursinus
* Washington
|width=50%|{{center|'''West'''}}
* Dickinson
* Franklin & Marshall
* Gettysburg
* Johns Hopkins
* McDaniel
|}

The Centennial Conference sponsors championships in the following sports:

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; text-align:center"
|+ '''Conference sports'''
!Sport||Men's||Women's
|-
|[[Baseball]]||{{center|{{Y}}}}||
|-
|[[Basketball]]||{{center|{{Y}}}}||{{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
|[[Cross country running|Cross Country]]||{{center|{{Y}}}}||{{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
|[[Field Hockey]]|| ||{{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
|[[American Football|Football]]||{{center|{{Y}}}}||
|-
|[[Golf]]||{{center|{{Y}}}}||{{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
|[[Lacrosse]]||{{center|{{Y}}}}||{{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
||[[Soccer]]||{{center|{{Y}}}}||{{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
|[[Softball]]|| ||{{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
|[[Swimming (sport)|Swimming]]||{{center|{{Y}}}}||{{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
|[[Tennis]]||{{center|{{Y}}}}||{{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
|[[Track and field#Indoor|Track and field (indoor)]]||{{center|{{Y}}}}||{{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
|[[Track and field#Outdoor|Track and field (outdoor)]]||{{center|{{Y}}}}||{{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
|[[Volleyball]]|| ||{{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
|[[Wrestling]]||{{center|{{Y}}}}||
|}

===Men's sponsored sports by school===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
|-
! School!! Baseball !! Basketball !! Cross country !! Football !! Golf !! Lacrosse !! Soccer !! Swimming !! Tennis !! Track & Field<br />(indoor) !! Track & Field<br />(outdoor) !! Wrestling !! Total
|-
| Dickinson || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || 11
|-
| Franklin<br />& Marshall || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}}{{efn|group=upper-alpha|name=F&M Wrestling|Franklin & Marshall sponsors men's wrestling, however, the team does not compete in the Centennial Conference, but instead competes as a [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] team in the [[Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association]].}} || 11
|-
| Gettysburg || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 12
|-
| Haverford || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || 9
|- 
| Johns Hopkins || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{N}}{{efn|group=upper-alpha|name=JHU Lacrosse|Johns Hopkins sponsors men's lacrosse, however, the team does not compete in the Centennial Conference, but instead competes as a [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] team in the [[Big Ten Conference]].}} || {{Y}} || {{N}}{{efn|group=upper-alpha|name=JHU Swimming|Johns Hopkins sponsors men's swimming, however, the team is yet to attend a conference championship. They were a member of the Bluegrass Mountain Conference, a [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] swimming conference, from the 2009-10 season until the 2015-16 season, the team now functions as a swimming [[NCAA Division III independent schools|independent]].}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 9
|-
| McDaniel || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 12
|-
| Muhlenberg || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 11
|-
| Swarthmore || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || 10
|-
| Ursinus || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 12
|-
| Washington || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{N}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{N}} || {{N}} || 6
|-
! Totals !! 10 !! 10 !! 9 !! 7+1 !! 7 !! 9 !! 10 !! 7 !! 10 !! 9 !! 9 !! 5+1 !! 104+2
|-
| Merchant Marine || || || || || || || || || || || || {{Y}} || 1
|-
| Carnegie Mellon || || || ||{{Y}} || || || || || || || ||  || 1
|}

;Notes
{{reflist|group=upper-alpha}}

====Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Centennial Conference that are played by Centennial schools====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
|-
! School !! Fencing !! Rowing !! Sailing !! Squash !! Trap & Skeet !! Water Polo 
|-
| Dickinson || {{N}} || {{N}} || {{N}} || MASC || {{N}} || {{N}} 
|-
| Franklin & Marshall || {{N}} || [[Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference|MARC]] || {{N}} || MASC || {{N}} || {{N}} 
|-
| Haverford || MACFA || {{N}} || {{N}} || CSA || {{N}} || {{N}} 
|-
| Johns Hopkins || MACFA || {{N}} || {{N}} || {{N}} || {{N}} || MAWPC
|-
| Washington || {{N}} || [[Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference|MARC]] || MAISA || {{N}} || ACUI || {{N}}
|}

===Women's sponsored sports by school===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
|-
! School !! Basketball !! Cross country !! Field<br />Hockey !! Golf !! Lacrosse !! Soccer !! Softball !! Swimming !! Tennis !! Track & Field<br />(indoor) !! Track & Field<br />(outdoor) !! Volleyball !! Total
|-
| Bryn Mawr || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 10
|-
| Dickinson || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 12
|-
| Franklin<br />& Marshall || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 12
|-
| Gettysburg || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 12
|-
| Haverford || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 10
|- 
| Johns Hopkins || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{N}}{{efn|group=upper-alpha|name=JHU Lacrosse|Johns Hopkins sponsors women's lacrosse, however, the team does not play in the Centennial Conference, but instead play as [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] teams in the [[Big Ten Conference]].}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{N}}{{efn|group=upper-alpha|name=JHU Swimming|Johns Hopkins sponsors women's swimming, however, the team is yet to attend a conference championship. They were a member of the Bluegrass Mountain Conference, a [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] swimming conference, from the 2009-10 season until the 2015-16 season, the team now functions as a swimming [[NCAA Division III independent schools|independent]].}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 8
|-
| McDaniel || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 12
|-
| Muhlenberg || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 11
|-
| Swarthmore || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 11
|-
| Ursinus || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || 12
|-
| Washington || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{Y}} || {{N}} || {{N}} || {{Y}} || 8
|-
! Totals !! 11 !! 10 !! 11 !! 6+1 !! 10 !! 11 !! 9 !! 8 !! 11 !! 10 !! 10 !! 11 !! 118+1
|-
| Marymount || || || || {{Y}} || || || || || || || || || 1
|}

;Notes
{{reflist|group=upper-alpha}}

====Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Centennial Conference that are played by Centennial schools====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
|-
! School !! Badminton !! Fencing !! Gymnastics !! Rowing !! Sailing !! Squash !! Trap & Skeet 
|-
| Bryn Mawr || Independent || {{N}} || {{N}} || [[Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference|MARC]] || {{N}} || {{N}} || {{N}}
|-
| Dickinson || {{N}} || {{N}} || {{N}} || {{N}} || {{N}} || MASC || {{N}}
|-
| Franklin & Marshall || {{N}} || {{N}}  || {{N}} || MARC || {{N}} || MASC || {{N}}  
|-
| Haverford || {{N}} || EWFC/NIWFA || {{N}} || {{N}} || {{N}} ||  CSA || {{N}} 
|-
| Johns Hopkins || {{N}} || MACFA || {{N}} || {{N}} || {{N}} || {{N}} || {{N}}
|-
| Swarthmore || Independent || {{N}} || {{N}} || {{N}} || {{N}} || {{N}} || {{N}}
|-
| Ursinus || {{N}} || {{N}} || NCGA || {{N}} || {{N}} || {{N}} || {{N}}
|-
| Washington || {{N}} || {{N}} || {{N}} || MARC || MAISA || {{N}} || ACUI
|}

==Current champions==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
|-
! Season
! Sport 
! Women's Champion 
! Men's Champion 
|-
! rowspan="10" | Fall 2022
| rowspan="2" | Cross Country
| [[Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins]] (X15)
| Johns Hopkins (X14)
|-
| bgcolor=#6cace4 |
| bgcolor=#6cace4 |
|-
| rowspan="2" | Field Hockey
| Johns Hopkins (X7)
| rowspan="2" {{N/A}} 
|-
| bgcolor=#6cace4 |
|-
| rowspan="2" | Football
| rowspan="2" {{N/A}}
| [[Susquehanna University|Susquehanna]] (X1)
|-
| bgcolor=#ffa600 |
|-
| rowspan="2" | Soccer
| [[Muhlenberg College|Muhlenberg]] (X7)
| Johns Hopkins (X15)
|-
| bgcolor=#A41D36 |
| bgcolor=#6cace4 |
|-
| rowspan="2" | Volleyball
| Johns Hopkins (X9)
| rowspan="2" {{N/A}}
|-
| bgcolor=#6cace4 |
|-
! rowspan="8" | Winter 2022-23
| rowspan="2" | Basketball
| [[Swarthmore College|Swarthmore]] (X2)
| [[Gettysburg College|Gettysburg]] (x4)
|-
| bgcolor=#631919|
| bgcolor=#ffa600 |
|-
| rowspan="2" | Swimming
| Swarthmore (X4)
| Swarthmore (X4)
|-
| bgcolor=#631919 |
| bgcolor=#631919 |
|-
| rowspan="2" | Indoor Track & Field
| Johns Hopkins (X11)
| Johns Hopkins (X8)
|-
| bgcolor=#6cace4 |
| bgcolor=#6cace4 |
|-
| rowspan="2" | Wrestling
| rowspan="2" {{N/A}}
| [[Ursinus College|Ursinus]] (X12)
|-
| bgcolor=#631919 |
|-
! rowspan="12" | Spring 2022
| rowspan="2" | Baseball
| rowspan="2" {{N/A}}
| Swarthmore (X1)
|-
| bgcolor=#631919 |
|-
| rowspan="2" | Golf
| Marymount (X2)
| Franklin and Marshall (X1)
|-
| bgcolor=#4169e1 |
| bgcolor=#003B70 |
|-
| rowspan="2" | Lacrosse
| Gettysburg (X3)
| [[Dickinson College|Dickinson]] (X1)
|-
| bgcolor=#ffa600 |
| bgcolor=#c8102e |
|-
| rowspan="2" | Softball
| [[Muhlenberg College|Muhlenberg]] (X1)
| rowspan="2" {{N/A}}
|-
| bgcolor=#A41D36 |
|-
| rowspan="2" | Tennis
| Johns Hopkins (X15)
| Johns Hopkins (X16)
|-
| bgcolor=#6cace4 |
| bgcolor=#6cace4 |
|-
| rowspan="2" | Outdoor Track and Field 
| Johns Hopkins (X12)
| Ursinus (X1)
|-
| bgcolor=#6cace4 |
| bgcolor=#98012e |
|}

==See also==
* [[Centennial Conference football]]
*[[Centennial Conference men's basketball tournament]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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