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{{Short description|Intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III}}
{{Infobox sports league
| name         = Empire 8
| color        = #0141af; {{box-shadow border|a|#000000|2px}}
| font_color   = white
| logo         = Empire 8 logo.png
| logo_size    = 200px
| founded      = 1964
| association  = [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]
| division     = [[NCAA Division III|Division III]]
| teams        = 12
| sports       = 22
| mens         = 11
| womens       = 11
| region       = [[New York (state)|New York]]
| formerly     = Independent College Athletic Conference (1964–1991)<br />Empire Athletic Association (1991–1999)
| headquarters = [[Rochester, New York]]
| commissioner = Chuck Mitrano
| since        = 2001
| website      = {{url|www.empire8.com}}
| map          = E8-USA-states.png
| map_size     = 250
}}

The '''Empire 8''' ('''E8''') is an [[List of NCAA conferences|intercollegiate athletic conference]] affiliated with the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]'s [[NCAA Division III|Division III]]. The E8 sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in men's [[baseball]], men's and women's [[basketball]], men's and women's [[cross country running|cross country]], women's [[field hockey]], men's [[American football|football]], men's [[golf]], men's and women's [[lacrosse]], men's and women's [[soccer]], women's [[softball]], men's and women's [[swimming (sport)|swimming]] and [[Diving (sport)|diving]], men's and women's [[tennis]], men's and women's [[track and field]], and women's [[volleyball]]. The E8 shares offices with the [[United Volleyball Conference]], a separate Division III league that competes solely in men's volleyball.

== History ==
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The '''Empire 8''' can trace its beginnings back to 1964 with the founding of the '''Independent College Athletic Conference''' ('''ICAC'''). At this time, the conference was made up of [[Alfred University]], [[Clarkson University]], [[Hobart and William Smith Colleges|Hobart College]], [[Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute]] (RPI), [[St. Lawrence University]], and [[Union College]].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Alfred, Hobart in New Grid Loop |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-gazette/161831207/ |newspaper=[[Star-Gazette]] |location=[[Elmira, New York]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=October 22, 1964 |page=44 |access-date=December 29, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref> After Union left the league, [[Ithaca College]] and [[Rochester Institute of Technology]] (RIT) joined the ICAC.

In 1991, the ICAC regrouped to become the '''Empire Athletic Association''' ('''EAA'''), with Clarkson leaving and [[Hartwick College]] joining to replace the spot.  Hobart/William Smith, RPI, and St. Lawrence left in 1993, to be replaced by [[Elmira College]], [[Nazareth College (New York)|Nazareth College]], and [[Utica University]]. Alfred re-joined and [[St. John Fisher College]] joined the league in 1998.

The EAA became the '''Empire 8 Athletic Conference''' in 1999, hosting 13 sports.

[[Stevens Institute of Technology]] joined as a field hockey member beginning in 2006 and became a full member in 2007. RIT announced on June 5, 2009 that it planned to leave the Empire 8 for the [[Liberty League]] beginning in the fall of the 2011–12 season. [[Houghton College]] also announced that they would join the Empire 8 in the 2012–13 season as they transitioned from a school of the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics]] (NAIA) to [[NCAA Division III]] status; they became full D-III members in 2016.

The most recent changes to the conference's membership were published in the 2018–19 school year. First, Stevens announced in August 2018 that it would leave the E8 at the end of the 2018–19 school year to rejoin the [[Middle Atlantic Conferences]] after an absence of more than 40 years. Stevens joined the MAC's [[MAC Freedom Conference|Freedom Conference]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.gomacsports.com/news/2018/8/13/general-mac-welcomes-stevens-institute-of-technology-back-in-2019-20.aspx |title=MAC Welcomes Stevens Institute of Technology Back in 2019–20 |publisher=Middle Atlantic Conferences |date=August 15, 2018 |access-date=October 1, 2018}}</ref> In January 2019, the E8 reported that Stevens would eventually be replaced by [[Keuka College]] in 2020–21,<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://empire8.com/news/2019/1/30/general-keuka-college-to-join-the-empire-8-conference-beginning-in-the-fall-of-2020.aspx |title= Keuka College to Join the Empire 8 Conference Beginning in the Fall of 2020 |publisher=Empire 8 Conference |date=January 30, 2019 |access-date=March 26, 2019}}</ref> and in March, The Sage Colleges merged Russell Sage College and Sage College of Albany, effectively making the former women-only Russell Sage co-educational in fall 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last=De Sacio |first=Mike |title=Sage Colleges will become one co-ed college with campuses in Troy and Albany |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/albany/news/2019/03/08/sage-colleges-merge-one-college-albany-troy.html |access-date=March 22, 2021 |work=Albany Business Review |date=March 8, 2019}}</ref>

On July 15, 2020, the Empire 8 postponed all fall sports, but provided conference championships in those sports in spring 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://athletics.elmira.edu/news/2020/7/15/general-empire-8-conference-announces-postponement-of-fall-sports.aspx|title=Empire 8 Conference Announces Postponement of Fall Sports|date=July 15, 2020}}</ref> On August 26, 2021, the E8 admitted Medaille for 2022–23, joining from the [[Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Medaille College to Join Empire 8 as Tenth Member in Fall of 2022 |url=https://empire8.com/news/2021/8/26/general-medaille-college-to-join-empire-8-as-tenth-member-in-fall-of-2022.aspx |access-date=October 9, 2021 |publisher=Empire 8 |date=August 26, 2021}}</ref>

In 2023, three [[State University of New York]] schools will all join the Empire 8, beginning in the 2024–25 academic year: Starting with the [[SUNY Brockport|State University of New York at Brockport]] (SUNY Brockport) and the [[State University of New York at Geneseo]] (SUNY Geneseo) on August 21;<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-14 |title=SUNY Brockport and SUNY Geneseo to Join Empire 8; 2024-25 Start Date Anticipated |url=https://empire8.com/news/2023/8/21/general-suny-brockport-and-suny-geneseo-to-join-empire-8-2024-25-start-date-anticipated.aspx |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=Empire 8 |language=en}}</ref> followed by the [[SUNY Polytechnic Institute|State University of New York Polytechnic Institute]] (SUNY Poly) on November 20.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-21 |title=SUNY Polytechnic Institute to Join Empire 8 as 12th Full Member in Fall of 2024
|url=https://empire8.com/news/2023/11/20/general-suny-polytechnic-institute-to-join-empire-8-as-12th-full-member-in-fall-of-2024.aspx |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=Empire 8 |language=en}}</ref>

=== Chronological timeline ===
* 1964 – The Empire 8 was founded of the Independent College Athletic Conference (ICAC). charter members included [[Alfred University]], [[Clarkson University|Clarkson College of Technology]] (now Clarkson University), [[Hobart and William Smith Colleges|Hobart College]] (later [[Hobart and William Smith Colleges|William Smith College]] followed suit when women's sports was added into the conference), [[Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute]] (RPI), [[St. Lawrence University]] and [[Union College]], beginning the 1964–65 academic year.
* 1971:
** Union (N.Y.) left the ICAC after the 1970–71 academic year.
** [[Ithaca College]] and [[Rochester Institute of Technology]] (RIT) joined the ICAC in the 1971–72 academic year.
* 1991:
** Alfred and Clarkson left the ICAC after the 1990–91 academic year.
** The ICAC was regrouped to become the Empire Athletic Association (EAA), beginning the 1991–92 academic year.
** [[Hartwick College]] joined the EAA in the 1991–92 academic year.
* 1993:
** Hobart & William Smith, Rensselaer Poly (RPI) and St. Lawrence left the EAA after the 1992–93 academic year.
** [[Elmira College]], [[Nazareth College (New York)|Nazareth College]] (now Nazareth University) and [[Utica University|Utica College]] (now Utica University) joined the EAA in the 1993–94 academic year.
* 1998 – [[St. John Fisher College]] joined the EAA (with Alfred rejoining alongside) in the 1998–99 academic year.
* 1999 – The EAA was rebranded as the Empire 8 Athletic Conference (a.k.a. Empire 8 or E8), hosting 13 sponsored sports, beginning the 1999–2000 academic year.
* 2004 – [[Norwich University]] and [[Springfield College (Massachusetts)|Springfield College of Massachusetts]] joined the Empire 8 as affiliate members for football in the 2004 fall season (2004–05 academic year).
* 2006 – [[Stevens Institute of Technology]] (a.k.a. Stevens Tech or Stevens) and [[Washington & Jefferson College]] joined the Empire 8 as affiliate members for field hockey in the 2006 fall season (2006–07 academic year):
* 2007 – Stevens upgraded as a full member of the Empire 8 for all sports in the 2007–08 academic year.
* 2009:
** Norwich left the Empire 8 as an affiliate member for football after the 2008 fall season (2008–09 academic year).
** [[Moravian University]], the [[University of Scranton]] and [[Susquehanna University]] joined the Empire 8 as affiliate members for men's golf in the 2010 spring season (2009–10 academic year).
* 2010 – Springfield left the Empire 8 as an affiliate member for football after the 2009 fall season (2009–10 academic year).
* 2011:
** Rochester Tech (RIT) left the Empire 8 for the [[Liberty League]] after the 2010–11 academic year.
** [[Frostburg State University]] and [[Salisbury University]] joined the Empire 8 as affiliate members for football in the 2011 fall season (2011–12 academic year).
* 2012:
** [[Houghton College]] joined the Empire 8 in the 2012–13 academic year.
** The [[Buffalo State University|State University of New York College at Buffalo]] (now Buffalo State University) joined the Empire 8 as an affiliate member for football in the 2012 fall season (2012–13 academic year).
* 2014 – The [[SUNY Brockport|State University of New York at Brockport]] (SUNY Brockport) joined the Empire 8 as an affiliate member for football in the 2014 fall season (2014–15 academic year).
* 2015:
** Frostburg State and Salisbury left the Empire 8 as affiliate members for football to join the [[New Jersey Athletic Conference]] (NJAC) for that sport after the 2014 fall season (2014–15 academic year).
** The [[State University of New York at Cortland]] (SUNY Cortland) and the [[State University of New York at Morrisville]] (SUNY Morrisville) joined the Empire 8 as affiliate members for football in the 2015 fall season (2015–16 academic year).
* 2017:
** Moravian, Scranton and Susquehanna left the Empire 8 as affiliate members for men's golf after the 2017 spring season (2016–17 academic year).
** Ithaca left the Empire 8 to join the Liberty League after the 2016–17 academic year.
** [[Russell Sage College]] (then a women's college) and [[Sage College of Albany]] joined the Empire 8 in the 2017–18 academic year.
** The [[State University of New York at Canton]] (SUNY Canton) and the [[State University of New York at Oswego]] (SUNY Oswego) joined the Empire 8 as affiliate members for men's golf in the 2018 spring season (2017–18 academic year).
* 2018 – SUNY Canton left the Empire 8 as an affiliate member for men's golf after the 2018 spring season (2017–18 academic year).
* 2019:
** Buffalo State left the Empire 8 as an affiliate member for football to join the NJAC after the 2018 fall season (2018–19 academic year).
** Stevens left the Empire 8 to rejoin the [[Middle Atlantic Conferences]] (particularly the MAC's [[MAC Freedom Conference|Freedom Conference]]) after the 2018–19 academic year.
* 2020:
** [[Keuka College]] joined the Empire 8 in the 2020–21 academic year
** The Sage Colleges merged Russell Sage and Sage College of Albany, making the former women-only Russell Sage co-educational (thus remaining in the Empire 8), in the 2020–21 academic year.
* 2022 –  [[Medaille College]] joined the Empire 8 in the 2022–23 academic year.
* 2023:
** Medaille left the Empire 8 after the 2022–23 academic year; as the university announced that it would ceased operations one year after joining the conference.
** Washington & Jefferson left the Empire 8 as an affiliate member for field hockey to join the [[North Coast Athletic Conference]] (NCAC) for that sport after the 2022 fall season (2022–23 academic year).
* 2024:
** The [[State University of New York at Geneseo]] (SUNY Geneseo) and the [[SUNY Polytechnic Institute|State University of New York Polytechnic Institute]] (SUNY Poly) [alongside SUNY Brockport to upgrade for all sports] joined the Empire 8 in the 2024–25 academic year.
** Nine institutions joined the Empire 8 as affiliate members (and/or added other single sports into their associate memberships), all effective in the 2024–25 academic year:
*** [[Hilbert College]] for football
*** SUNY Canton rejoining for men's golf
*** and SUNY Oswego, [[Lesley University]], [[Norwich University]], the [[State University of New York at Delhi]] (SUNY Delhi), [[Thomas College]], [[Vermont State University|Vermont State University at Johnson]] and [[Vermont State University|Vermont State University at Lyndon]] for men's tennis
* 2025 – The Empire 8 announced that it entered into a scheduling agreement for non-conference football games with the [[Liberty League]] for the 2025 and 2026 seasons. As part of this agreement, Hilbert will leave the Empire 8 to join the Liberty League as an affiliate member for football after the 2024 season (2024–25 school year), giving both leagues 8 football-playing members.

== Member schools ==
=== Current members ===
The Empire 8 currently has twelve full members, nine of them are [[Private university|private]] schools:

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined{{efn|group=full|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}
! Football?
|-
| '''[[Alfred University]]'''
| [[Alfred (village), New York|Alfred, New York]]
| 1836
| Nonsectarian
| 2,189
| [[Alfred Saxons|Saxons]]
| 1964<br />1998{{efn|group=full|Alfred left the Empire 8 (then known as the ICAC) after the 1990–91 school year; before rejoining in the 1998–99 school year.}}
| Yes
|-
| '''[[Elmira College]]'''
| [[Elmira, New York]]
| 1855
| Nonsectarian
| 768
| [[Elmira Soaring Eagles|Soaring Eagles]]
| 1993
| No
|-
| '''[[Hartwick College]]'''
| [[Oneonta, New York]]
| 1797
| Nonsectarian
| 1,208
| [[Hartwick Hawks|Hawks]]
| 1991
| Yes
|-
| '''[[Houghton University]]'''
| [[Houghton, New York]]
| 1883
| [[Wesleyan Church|Wesleyan]]
| 927
| [[Houghton Highlanders|Highlanders]]
| 2012
| No
|-
| '''[[Keuka College]]'''
| [[Keuka Park, New York]]
| 1890
| [[American Baptist Churches USA|Baptist]]
| 1,535
| [[Keuka Wolves|Wolves]]
| 2020
| No
|-
| '''[[Nazareth University]]'''
| [[Pittsford (village), New York|Pittsford, New York]]
| 1924
| Nonsectarian
| 2,791
| [[Nazareth Golden Flyers|Golden Flyers]]
| 1993
| No
|-
| '''[[Russell Sage College]]'''
| [[Albany, New York|Albany]] and [[Troy, New York]]
| 1916
| Nonsectarian
| 2,389
| [[Russell Sage Gators|Gators]]
| 2017
| No
|-
| {{sort|Saint John Fisher|'''[[St. John Fisher University]]'''}}
| [[Rochester, New York]]
| 1948
| [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]<br />{{small|([[Basilian monks|Basilian]])}}
| 3,610
| [[St. John Fisher Cardinals|Cardinals]]
| 1998
| Yes
|-
| '''[[State University of New York at Brockport]]'''
| [[Brockport, New York]]
| 1867
| rowspan="3" | Public{{efn|group=full|Part of the [[State University of New York]] System.}}
| 7,924
| [[SUNY Brockport Golden Eagles|Golden Eagles]]
| 2024{{efn|group=full|SUNY Brockport joined the Empire 8 as an affiliate member for football since the 2014 fall season (2014–15 school year).}}
| Yes
|-
| '''[[State University of New York at Geneseo]]'''
| [[Geneseo (village), New York|Geneseo, New York]]
| 1871
| 4,910
| [[Geneseo Knights|Knights]]
| 2024
| No
|-
| '''[[State University of New York Polytechnic Institute]]'''
| [[Marcy, New York]]
| 1966
| 2,850
| [[SUNY Poly Wildcats|Wildcats]]
| 2024
| No
|-
| '''[[Utica University]]'''
| [[Utica, New York]]
| 1946
| Nonsectarian
| 4,614
| [[Utica Pioneers|Pioneers]]
| 1993
| Yes
|}

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

=== Affiliate members ===
The Empire 8 currently has eleven affiliate members; all but four are [[Public university|public]] schools:

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined{{efn|group=aff|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}
! Empire 8<br />sport(s)
! Primary<br />conference
|-bgcolor=pink
| '''[[Hilbert College]]'''
| [[Hamburg, New York]]
| 1957
| [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]<br />{{small|([[Franciscans|Franciscan]])}}
| 800
| [[Hilbert Hawks|Hawks]]
| 2024
| football
| [[Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference|Allegheny Mountain (AMCC)]]
|-
| '''[[Lesley University]]'''
| [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]]
| 1909
| Nonsectarian
| 6,593
| [[Lesley Lynx|Lynx]]
| 2024
| men's tennis
| [[North Atlantic Conference|North Atlantic (NAC)]]
|-
| '''[[Norwich University]]'''
| [[Northfield, Vermont]]
| 1819
| Private<br />{{small|([[United States senior military college|SMC]])}}
| 2,300
| [[Norwich Cadets|Cadets]]
| 2024
| men's tennis
| [[Great Northeast Athletic Conference|Great Northeast (GNAC)]]
|-
| '''[[State University of New York at Canton]]'''
| [[Canton (town), New York|Canton, New York]]
| 1906
| rowspan=6 | Public{{efn|group=aff|Part of the [[State University of New York]] System.}}
| 3,122
| [[SUNY Canton Kangaroos|Roos]]
| 2024
| men's golf
| [[State University of New York Athletic Conference|S.U. New York (SUNYAC)]]
|-
| '''[[State University of New York at Cortland]]'''
| [[Cortland, New York]]
| 1868
| 6,832
| [[Cortland Red Dragons|Red Dragons]]
| 2015
| football
| [[State University of New York Athletic Conference|S.U. New York (SUNYAC)]]
|-
| '''[[State University of New York at Delhi]]'''
| [[Delhi (town), New York|Delhi, New York]]
| 1913
| 3,088
| [[SUNY Delhi Broncos|Broncos]]
| 2024
| men's tennis
| [[North Atlantic Conference|North Atlantic (NAC)]]<br><small>([[State University of New York Athletic Conference|S.U. New York (SUNYAC)]] in 2026)</small>
|-
| '''[[State University of New York at Morrisville]]'''
| [[Morrisville, New York]]
| 1908
| 2,486
| [[Morrisville State Mustangs|Mustangs]]
| 2015
| football
| [[State University of New York Athletic Conference|S.U. New York (SUNYAC)]]
|-
| rowspan=2 | '''[[State University of New York at Oswego]]'''
| rowspan=2 | [[Oswego, New York]]
| rowspan=2 | 1861
| rowspan=2 | 7,636
| rowspan=2 | [[SUNY Oswego Lakers|Lakers]]
| 2017{{sup|m.gf.}}
| men's golf
| rowspan=2 | [[State University of New York Athletic Conference|S.U. New York (SUNYAC)]]
|-
| 2024{{sup|m.ten.}}
| men's tennis
|-
| '''[[Thomas College]]'''
| [[Waterville, Maine]]
| 1894
| Nonsectarian
| 1,949
| [[Thomas Terriers|Terriers]]
| 2024
| men's tennis
| [[North Atlantic Conference|North Atlantic (NAC)]]
|-
| '''[[Vermont State University]]–Johnson'''{{efn|group=full|name=VSU|The former [[Johnson State College|Johnson State]] and [[Lyndon State College]]s were merged into Northern Vermont University effective July 1, 2018. Both former institutions remain separate campuses, with their own athletic programs. The schools were subsequently merged with Castleton University and Vermont Technical College to become Vermont State University on July 1, 2023.}}
| [[Johnson, Vermont]]
| 1881
| rowspan="2" | Public{{efn|group=full|name=VSC|Part of the [[Vermont State Colleges|Vermont State Colleges System]].}}
| 1,803
| [[Northern Vermont–Johnson Badgers|Badgers]]
| 2024
| men's tennis
| [[North Atlantic Conference|North Atlantic (NAC)]]
|-
| '''[[Vermont State University]]–Lyndon'''{{efn|group=full|name=VSU}}
| [[Lyndon, Vermont]]
| 1911
| 1,519
| [[Northern Vermont–Lyndon Hornets|Hornets]]
| 2024
| men's tennis
| [[North Atlantic Conference|North Atlantic (NAC)]]
|}

Notes:
{{notelist|group=aff}}

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! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joining
! Current<br />conference
|}-->

=== Future affiliate members ===
The Empire 8 will have one new affiliate member; which is a [[Public university|public]] school:

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joining{{efn|group=futaff|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}
! Empire 8<br />sport(s)
! Primary<br />conference
|-
| '''[[Alfred State College]]'''
| [[Alfred, New York]]
| 1908
| Public
| 3,500
| [[Alfred State Pioneers|Pioneers]]
| 2025<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://empire8.com/news/2023/10/10/alfred-state-college-to-join-empire-8-as-football-affiliate-member-in-2025.aspx|title=Alfred State College to Join Empire 8 as Football Affiliate Member in 2025|website=Empire 8|date=October 10, 2023|access-date=October 10, 2023}}</ref>
| football
| [[Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference|Allegheny Mountain (AMCC)]]
|}

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

=== Former members ===
The Empire 8 had ten former full members, all were [[Private university|private]] schools:

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined{{efn|group=former|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}
! Left{{efn|group=former|Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.}}
! Current<br />conference
|-
| '''[[Clarkson University]]'''
| [[Potsdam, New York]]
| 1896
| rowspan="10" | Nonsectarian
| 3,539
| [[Clarkson Golden Knights|Golden Knights]]
| 1964
| 1991
| [[Liberty League|Liberty (LL)]]
|-
| '''[[Hobart and William Smith Colleges]]'''
| [[Geneva, New York]]
| 1822 &{{efn|group=former|name=HWSdate|The foundation date for Hobart College is 1822, and the foundation date for William Smith College is 1908.}}<br />1908{{efn|group=former|name=HWSdate}}
| 2,118
| [[Hobart Statesmen|Statesmen]]{{efn|group=former|name=HWSname|The men's sports teams' nickname is for Hobart College, while the women's sports teams' nickname is for William Smith College.}} &<br />[[William Smith Herons|Herons]]{{efn|group=former|name=HWSname}}
| 1964
| 1993
| [[Liberty League|Liberty (LL)]]
|-
| '''[[Ithaca College]]'''
| [[Ithaca, New York]]
| 1892
| 4,600
| [[Ithaca Bombers|Bombers]]
| 1971
| 2017
| [[Liberty League|Liberty (LL)]]
|-
| '''[[Medaille College]]'''
| [[Buffalo, New York]]
| 1937
| 3,925
| [[Medaille Mavericks|Mavericks]]
| 2022
| 2023
| Closed in 2023
|-
| '''[[Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute]]'''<br />(RPI)
| [[Troy, New York]]
| 1824
| 7,521
| [[RPI Engineers|Engineers]]
| 1964
| 1993
| [[Liberty League|Liberty (LL)]]
|-
| '''[[Rochester Institute of Technology]]'''<br />(RIT)
| [[Henrietta, New York]]
| 1829
| 17,652
| [[RIT Tigers|Tigers]]
| 1971
| 2011
| [[Liberty League|Liberty (LL)]]
|-
| {{sort|Sage|'''[[The Sage Colleges]]'''}}<br />'''''[[Sage College of Albany]]''''' (co-ed)
| [[Albany, New York]]
| 1949
| 1,600
| [[Sage Gators|Gators]]
| 2017
| 2020
| N/A{{efn|group=former|The Sage College of Albany was merged into [[Russell Sage College]].}}
|-
| {{sort|Saint Lawrence|'''[[St. Lawrence University]]'''}}
| [[Canton (village), New York|Canton, New York]]
| 1856
| 2,431
| [[St. Lawrence Saints|Saints]]
| 1964
| 1993
| [[Liberty League|Liberty (LL)]]
|-
| '''[[Stevens Institute of Technology]]'''
| [[Hoboken, New Jersey]]
| 1870
| 5,260
| [[Stevens Ducks|Ducks]]
| 2007{{efn|group=former|Stevens competed in the Empire 8 as an associate member for field hockey during the 2006 fall season (2006–07 school year).}}
| 2019
| [[Middle Atlantic Conferences|MAC]] [[MAC Freedom Conference|Freedom]]
|-
| '''[[Union College]]'''
| [[Schenectady, New York]]
| 1795
| 2,194
| [[Union Dutchmen|Dutchmen]] &<br />[[Union Dutchwomen|Dutchwomen]]
| 1964
| 1971
| [[Liberty League|Liberty (LL)]]
|}

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

=== Former affiliate members ===
The Empire 8 had nine former affiliate members, all but three were [[Public university|public]] schools:

{| class="wikitable sortable" 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.}}
! Empire 8<br />sport(s)
! Primary<br />conference
! Conference<br />competing in<br />former<br />Empire 8<br />sport(s)
|-
| '''[[Buffalo State University|Buffalo State College]]'''{{efn|group=former|Currently known as Buffalo State University since 2023.}}
| [[Buffalo, New York]]
| 1871
| Public{{efn|group=faff|Part of the [[State University of New York]] System.}}
| 8,339
| [[Buffalo State Bengals|Bengals]]
| 2012
| 2019
| football
| [[State University of New York Athletic Conference|S.U. New York (SUNYAC)]]
| [[Liberty League|Liberty (LL)]]
|-
| '''[[Frostburg State University]]'''
| [[Frostburg, Maryland]]
| 1898
| Public{{efn|group=faff|name=USMd|Part of the [[University System of Maryland]].}}
| 6,133
| [[Frostburg State Bobcats|Bobcats]]
| 2011
| 2015
| football
| colspan="2" | [[Mountain East Conference|Mountain East (MEC)]]{{efn|group=faff|name=D2|Currently an [[NCAA Division II]] athletic conference.}}
|-
| '''[[Moravian University]]'''
| [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]]
| 1742
| [[Moravian Church|Moravian]]
| 2,595
| [[Moravian Greyhounds|Greyhounds]]
| 2009
| 2017
| men's golf
| colspan="2" | [[Landmark Conference|Landmark]]
|-
| '''[[Norwich University]]'''
| [[Northfield, Vermont]]
| 1819
| Private<br />{{small|([[United States senior military college|SMC]])}}
| 2,300
| [[Norwich Cadets|Cadets]]
| 2004
| 2009
| football
| [[Great Northeast Athletic Conference|Great Northeast (GNAC)]]
| [[New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference|New England (NEWMAC)]]
|-
| '''[[Salisbury University]]'''
| [[Salisbury, Maryland]]
| 1925
| Public{{efn|group=faff|name=USMd}}
| 8,606
| [[Salisbury Sea Gulls|Sea Gulls]]
| 2011
| 2015
| football
| [[Coast to Coast Athletic Conference|Coast to Coast (C2C)]]
| [[New Jersey Athletic Conference|New Jersey (NJAC)]]
|-
| {{sort|Scranton|'''[[University of Scranton]]'''}}
| [[Scranton, Pennsylvania]]
| 1888
| [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]<br />{{small|([[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]])}}
| 5,253
| [[Scranton Royals|Royals]]
| 2009
| 2017
| men's golf
| colspan="2" | [[Landmark Conference|Landmark]]
|-
| '''[[Susquehanna University]]'''
| [[Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania]]
| 1858
| [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America|Lutheran ELCA]]
| 2,315
| [[Susquehanna River Hawks|River Hawks]]
| 2009
| 2017
| men's golf
| colspan="2" | [[Landmark Conference|Landmark]]
|-
| '''[[Springfield College (Massachusetts)|Springfield College]]'''<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/athletics.nsf/Headline/F6154E7D46617C5F852576C1004F27F1 |title=Springfield College To Join The Liberty League As Associate Member in Football<!-- Bot generated title --> |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100210092513/http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/athletics.nsf/Headline/F6154E7D46617C5F852576C1004F27F1 |archive-date=February 10, 2010 |website=Springfield College Pride |date=February 5, 2010}}</ref>
| [[Springfield, Massachusetts]]
| 1885
| Private
| 5,062
| [[Springfield Pride|Pride]]
| 2004
| 2010
| football
| colspan="2" | [[New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference|New England (NEWMAC)]]
|-
| '''[[Washington & Jefferson College]]'''
| [[Washington, Pennsylvania]]
| 1781
| Nonsectarian
| 1,168
| [[Washington & Jefferson Presidents|Presidents]]
| 2006
| 2023<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-15 |title=W&J Field Hockey joins North Coast as affiliate member, set to begin NCAC play in 2023 |url=https://gopresidents.com/news/2022/11/15/w-j-field-hockey-joins-north-coast-as-affiliate-member-set-to-begin-ncac-play-in-2023.aspx |access-date=2023-10-12 |website=Washington & Jefferson College Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
| field hockey
| [[Presidents' Athletic Conference|Presidents' (PAC)]]
| [[North Coast Athletic Conference|North Coast (NCAC)]]
|}

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

=== Membership timeline ===
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  bar:1  color:Full from:1999 till:end text:

  bar:2  color:FullxF from:1964 till:1991  text:[[Clarkson University|Clarkson]] (1964–1991)

  bar:3  color:FullxF from:1964 till:1993  text:[[Hobart and William Smith Colleges|Hobart/William Smith]] (1964–1993)

  bar:4  color:FullxF from:1964 till:1993  text:[[Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute|RPI]] (1964–1993)

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  bar:8  color:FullxF from:1971 till:2011  text:[[Rochester Institute of Technology|RIT]] (1971–2011)

  bar:9  color:FullxF from:1991 till:1999  text:[[Hartwick College|Hartwick]] (1991–present)
  bar:9  color:Full from:1999 till:end text:

  bar:10  color:FullxF from:1993 till:end  text:[[Elmira College|Elmira]] (1993–present)

  bar:11  color:FullxF from:1993 till:end  text:[[Nazareth College (New York)|Nazareth (N.Y.)]] (1993–present)

  bar:12  color:FullxF from:1993 till:1999  text:[[Utica College|Utica]] (1993–present)
  bar:12  color:Full from:1999 till:end text:

  bar:13  color:FullxF from:1998 till:1999  text:[[St. John Fisher College|St. John Fisher]] (1998–present)
  bar:13  color:Full from:1999 till:end text:

  bar:14  color:AssocF from:2004 till:2009  text:[[Norwich University|Norwich]] (fb., 2004–2009)

  bar:15  color:AssocF from:2004 till:2010  text:[[Springfield College (Massachusetts)|Springfield (Mass.)]] (fb., 2004–2010)

  bar:16  color:AssocOS from:2006 till:2007 text:[[Stevens Institute of Technology|Stevens]] (f.h., 2006–2007; full, 2007–2019)
  bar:16  color:FullxF from:2007 till:2019 text:

  bar:17  color:AssocOS from:2006 till:2023 text:[[Washington 26% Jefferson College|Washington & Jefferson]] (f.h., 2006–2023)

  bar:18  color:AssocOS from:2009 till:2017  text:[[Moravian University|Moravian]] (m.gf., 2009–2017)

  bar:19  color:AssocOS from:2009 till:2017  text:[[University of Scranton|Scranton]] (m.gf., 2009–2017)

  bar:20  color:AssocOS from:2009 till:2017  text:[[Susquehanna University|Susquehanna]] (m.gf., 2009–2017)

  bar:21  color:AssocF from:2011 till:2015  text:[[Frostburg State University|Frostburg State]] (fb., 2011–2015)

  bar:22  color:AssocF from:2011 till:2015  text:[[Salisbury University|Salisbury]] (fb., 2011–2015)

  bar:23  color:FullxF from:2012 till:end  text:[[Houghton College|Houghton]] (2012–present)

  bar:24  color:AssocF from:2012 till:2019  text:[[Buffalo State University|Buffalo State]] (fb., 2012–2019)

  bar:25  color:AssocF from:2014 till:2024  text:[[State University of New York at Brockport|SUNY Brockport]] (fb., 2014–2024; full, 2024–present)
  bar:25  color:Full from:2024 till:end  text:

  bar:26  color:AssocF from:2015 till:end  text:[[State University of New York at Cortland|SUNY Cortland]] (fb., 2015–present)

  bar:27  color:AssocF from:2015 till:end  text:[[State University of New York at Morrisville|SUNY Morrisville]] (fb., 2015–present)

  bar:28  color:FullxF from:2017 till:end  text:[[Russell Sage College|Russell Sage]] (2017–present)

  bar:29  color:FullxF from:2017 till:2020  text:[[Sage College of Albany|Sage]] (2017–2020)

  bar:30  color:AssocOS from:2017 till:2018 text:[[State University of New York at Canton|SUNY Canton]] (m.gf., 2017–18 & 2024–present)
  bar:30  color:AssocOS from:2024 till:end text:

  bar:31  color:AssocOS from:2017 till:end text:[[State University of New York at Oswego|SUNY Oswego]] (m.gf., 2017–present)

  bar:32  color:FullxF from:2020 till:end  text:[[Keuka College|Keuka]] (2020–present)

  bar:33  color:FullxF from:2022 till:2023  text:[[Medaille College|Medaille]] (2022–2023)

  bar:34  color:FullxF from:2024 till:end  text:[[State University of New York at Geneseo|SUNY Geneseo]] (2024–present)

  bar:35  color:FullxF from:2024 till:end  text:[[State University of New York Polytechnic Institute|SUNY Poly]] (2024–present)

  bar:36  color:AssocF from:2024 till:2025  text:[[Hilbert College|Hilbert]] (fb., 2024–2025)

  bar:37  color:AssocF from:2025 till:end  text:[[Alfred State College|Alfred State]] (fb., 2025–future)

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== Championships ==
{{Main|List of Empire 8 Athletic Conference champions}}
{{See also|Empire 8 men's basketball tournament}}

== Sports ==
The Empire 8 sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in the following sports:

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

=== Men's sponsored sports by school ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! <big>School</big>!! Baseball !! Basketball !! Cross Country !! Football !! Golf !! Lacrosse !! Soccer !! Swimming & Diving !! Tennis !! Track & Field<br />(Indoor) !! Track & Field<br />(Outdoor) !! Volleyball !! Total Empire 8 Sports
|-
| <big>Alfred</big> || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || 9
|-
| <big>Elmira</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || 5
|-
| <big>Hartwick</big> || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || 8
|-
| <big>Houghton</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}}{{efn|group=a|Houghton added men's volleyball in 2023–24, but is not participating in the Empire 8. It is playing as an independent before moving that sport to the [[Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference]] in 2024–25.}} || 7
|-
| <big>Keuka</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || 6
|-
| <big>Nazareth</big> || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 10
|-
| <big>Russell Sage</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 9
|-
| <big>St. John Fisher</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 11
|-
| <big>SUNY Brockport</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || 9
|-
| <big>SUNY Geneseo</big> || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || 7
|-
| <big>SUNY Poly</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || 7
|-
| <big>Utica</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || 9
|-
|<big>Totals</big> || 8 || 12 || 11 || 5+3{{efn|group=a|Affiliate members Cortland, Hilbert and SUNY Morrisville.}} || 7+2{{efn|group=a|Affiliate member Canton and Oswego.}} || 10 || 12 || 5 || 4+7{{efn|group=a|Affiliate members Delhi, Lesley, Norwich, Oswego, Thomas, VTSU Johnson and VTSU Lyndon.}} || 9 || 9 || 5 || 98
|}

{{notelist|group=a}}

==== Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Empire 8 ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! <big>School </big>!! Alpine skiing !! Equestrian !! Ice Hockey !! Wrestling
|-
| <big>Alfred</big> || Independent || Independent || No || No
|-
| <big>Brockport</big> || No || No || [[United Collegiate Hockey Conference|UCHC]] || [[State University of New York Athletic Conference|SUNYAC]]
|-
| <big>Elmira</big> || No || No || [[United Collegiate Hockey Conference|UCHC]] || [[State University of New York Athletic Conference|SUNYAC]]
|-
| <big>Geneseo</big> || No || No || [[United Collegiate Hockey Conference|UCHC]] || No
|-
| <big>Nazareth</big> || No || Independent || [[United Collegiate Hockey Conference|UCHC]] || No
|-
| <big>St. John Fisher</big> || No || No || [[United Collegiate Hockey Conference|UCHC]] || [[State University of New York Athletic Conference|SUNYAC]]
|-
| <big>Utica</big> || No || No || [[United Collegiate Hockey Conference|UCHC]] || [[State University of New York Athletic Conference|SUNYAC]]
|}

=== Women's sponsored sports by school ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! <big>School</big>!! Basketball !! Cross Country !! Field Hockey !! Lacrosse !! Soccer !! Softball !! Swimming & Diving !! Tennis !! Track & Field<br />(Indoor) !! Track & Field<br />(Outdoor) !! Volleyball !! Total Empire 8 Sports
|-
| <big>Alfred</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}|| 10
|-
| <big>Elmira</big> || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}}|| 5
|-
| <big>Hartwick</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}|| 11
|-
| <big>Houghton</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}|| 9
|-
| <big>Keuka</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}}|| 7
|-
| <big>Nazareth</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}|| 11
|-
| <big>Russell Sage</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}|| 10
|-
| <big>St. John Fisher</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}|| 10
|-
| <big>SUNY Brockport</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 11
|-
| <big>SUNY Geneseo</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 11
|-
| <big>SUNY Poly</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || 6
|-
| <big>Utica</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 10
|-
|<big>Totals</big> || 12|| 11|| 10|| 10|| 12|| 12|| 5|| 9|| 9|| 9|| 12|| 111
|}

{{notelist|group=b}}

==== Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Empire 8 ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! <big>School</big> !! Alpine skiing !! Equestrian !! Golf !! Gymnastics !! Ice Hockey !! Rowing !! Rugby !! Wrestling
|-
| <big>Alfred</big> || Independent || Independent || No || No || No || No || Independent || No
|-
| <big>Elmira</big> || No || No || No || No || [[United Collegiate Hockey Conference|UCHC]] || No || No || Independent
|-
| <big>Geneseo</big> || No || No || NWGC || No || No || No || No || No
|-
| <big>Hartwick</big> || No || Independent || No || No || No || No || No || No
|-
| <big>Keuka</big> || No || No || NWGC || No || No || No || No || No
|-
| <big>Nazareth</big> || No || Independent || NWGC  || No || [[United Collegiate Hockey Conference|UCHC]] || Independent || No || No
|-
| <big>Russell Sage</big> || No || No || Independent || No || No || No || No || No
|-
| <big>St. John Fisher</big> || No || No || NWGC || No || [[United Collegiate Hockey Conference|UCHC]] || [[Liberty League]] || No || No
|-
| <big>Utica</big> || No || No || NWGC || Independent || [[United Collegiate Hockey Conference|UCHC]] || No || No || Independent
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website}}

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