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The Northeast-10 Conference (NE-10) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. Member institutions are located in the northeastern United States in the states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont. It is the only Division II collegiate ice hockey conference in the United States.
History
The original 1980 conference was called the "Northeast 7" as the colleges were American International College, Assumption College, Bentley College, Bryant College, the University of Hartford, Springfield College, and Stonehill College. In 1981, Saint Anselm College was the eighth team to join and the resulting "NE-8" stayed this way until 1984 when the University of Hartford left and Merrimack College joined.
The “Northeast-10” name came about in 1987 when Saint Michael's College and Quinnipiac College joined the league.[1] The conference remained stable until 1995 when Springfield College left for Division III. The league stayed at ten members as Le Moyne College joined the league in 1996 from the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) and briefly expanded to eleven when Pace University joined in 1997 from the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference (NYCAC). Quinnipiac moved to the Division I Northeast Conference (NEC) to again return the membership to ten.
The last major expansion took place prior to 2000, when five new schools joined the fold. Franklin Pierce College, Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU; formerly New Hampshire College), the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UMass Lowell), and Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) and the College of Saint Rose (Saint Rose) giving the NE10 15 members.
Since the addition of those five institutions, the league has added football, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field as championship sports. The expansion continued in 2003–04 as the conference added another three championships – men's swimming and diving, women's swimming and diving, and men's ice hockey. However, because the NE10 is the sole Division II men's ice hockey league, its postseason champion cannot compete for the NCAA national hockey championship.
David Brunk, the first full-time commissioner in league history, announced in April he was resigning July 1, 2007 to take over the Peach Belt Conference. Brunk had been commissioner since 1998. Julie Ruppert became the next full-time commissioner in June 2008, becoming the first female Division II commissioner in the country.
In 2008, Bryant University announced it would begin the five-year process that would make them a full Division I member by 2012; at the same time the NE10 announced that it had given a bid to University of New Haven and they had accepted. In December 2007, Adelphi University announced it had joined the league and began playing in 2009–10. To start the 2008–09 academic year, the NE10 still had 15 members and expanded to 16 in 2009–10.
On July 1, 2013, UMass Lowell left the NE10 to join the Division I America East Conference. With the departure of UMass Lowell, the Northeast-10 Conference had 15 remaining members.
Two other changes to the conference membership, both taking effect with the 2019–20 school year, were announced in 2018. First, Merrimack announced that it would begin a transition to Division I and join the Northeast Conference (the same move that Bryant made in 2008).[2] Then, Long Island University announced that it would unify its two athletic programs – the Division I LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds and the Division II LIU Post Pioneers, the latter of which was a NE10 affiliate member in field hockey and football at the time of announcement into a single D-I athletic program under the LIU name. As such, the LIU Post field hockey team was merged with LIU Brooklyn's previously existing team in that sport, and the LIU Post football team became the new LIU football team, competing as a Division I FCS team in the Northeast Conference.[3] Thus, the NE10 was at a total of 14 member schools. In 2022, the number was reduced to 13 with Stonehill College's announcement of its departure for Division I's Northeast Conference (NEC).[4]
The next change in conference membership took place on July 1, 2023 when Le Moyne left for the NEC, dropping the NE10 to 12 members for the 2023–24 season.[5]
In 2023, St. Rose announced it was ceasing operations after the 2023–24 academic year, dropping the NE10 to 11 members, effective for the 2024–25 school year.
On May 6, 2025, New Haven announced it had accepted an invitation to join the Northeast Conference and begin its reclassification from Division II, starting on July 1, 2025;[6] thus leaving the NE10 to 10 members, effective for the 2025–26 school year.
Chronological timeline
- 1980 – The Northeast-10 Conference (NE10) was founded. Charter members included American International College, Assumption College (now Assumption University), Bentley College (now Bentley University), Bryant College (now Bryant University), the University of Hartford, Springfield College and Stonehill College, beginning the 1980–81 academic year.
- 1981 – Saint Anselm College joined the NE10 in the 1981–82 academic year.
- 1984
- Hartford left the NE10 to join the Division I ranks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the ECAC North Atlantic Conference (now the America East Conference) after the 1983–84 academic year.
- Merrimack College joined the NE10 in the 1984–85 academic year.
- 1987 – Quinnipiac College (now Quinnipiac University) and Saint Michael's College joined the NE10 in the 1987–88 academic year.
- 1995 – Springfield (Mass.) left the NE10 to join the NCAA Division III ranks and the Constitution Athletic Conference after the 1994–95 academic year.
- 1996 – Le Moyne College joined the NE10 in the 1996–97 academic year.
- 1997 – Pace University joined the NE10 in the 1997–98 academic year.
- 1998 – Quinnipiac left the NE10 to join the NCAA Division I ranks and the Northeast Conference (NEC) after the 1997–98 academic year.
- 2000 – Franklin Pierce College (now Franklin Pierce University), the University of Massachusetts at Lowell (UMass Lowell), New Hampshire College (now Southern New Hampshire University), the College of Saint Rose and Southern Connecticut State University joined the NE10 in the 2000–01 academic year.
- 2001 – Long Island University–Post (LIU Post) joined the NE10 as an associate member for football in the 2001 fall season (2001–02 academic year).
- 2008
- Bryant left the NE10 to join the NCAA Division I ranks and the NEC after the 2007–08 academic year.
- LIU Post left the NE10 as an associate member for football after the 2007 fall season (2007–08 academic year).
- The University of New Haven joined the NE10 in the 2008–09 academic year.
- 2009 – Adelphi University joined the NE10 in the 2009–10 academic year.
- 2013
- UMass Lowell left the NE10 to join the NCAA Division I ranks and the America East Conference after the 2012–13 academic year.
- LIU Post rejoined the NE10 as an associate member for football (but also included field hockey) in the 2013 fall season (2013–14 academic year).
- 2019
- Merrimack left the NE10 to join the NCAA Division I ranks and the NEC after the 2018–19 academic year.
- LIU Post left the NE10 as an associate member for football and field hockey after the 2018 fall season (2018–19 academic year), as the school announced that it would merge with Long Island University–Brooklyn (LIU Brooklyn) to unify its athletic programs after the 2018 fall season (2018–19 academic year).
- Four institutions joined the NE10 as associate members, all effective in the 2019–20 academic year:
- Mercy College, Molloy College and St. Thomas Aquinas College for field hockey
- and Post University for men's ice hockey
- 2022 – Stonehill left the NE10 to join the NCAA Division I ranks and the NEC after the 2021–22 academic year.
- 2023
- Le Moyne left the NE10 to join the NCAA Division I ranks and the NEC after the 2022–23 academic year.
- The College of Staten Island joined the NE10 as an associate member in both men's and women's swimming and diving in the 2023–24 academic year.
- 2024
- Saint Rose left the NE10 as the school announced that it ceased operations after the 2023–24 academic year.
- Post added football to its NE10 associate membership in the 2024 season (2024–25 academic year).
- 2025
- The American International men's ice hockey team will rejoin the NE10 after moving down from Division I to Division II, beginning the 2025–26 academic year.
- New Haven will leave the NE10 to join the NCAA Division I ranks and the NEC, beginning the 2025–26 academic year.
- The University of Bridgeport and Felician University will join the NE10 as associate members in both men's and women's swimming and diving, beginning the 2025–26 academic year.
- 2026 – Mercy, Molloy, and St. Thomas Aquinas will leave the NE10 as associate members for field hockey to move their programs to their full-time conference home of the ECC once it begins play in the 2026 season (2026–27 academic year).
Member schools
Current members
The NE10 currently has 11 full members; all but one are private schools.
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Affiliate members
The NE10 currently has 5 affiliate members; all are private schools.
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Future affiliate members
The NE10 will have 2 future affiliate members; both being private schools.
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | JoiningTemplate:Efn | Colors | NE10 sport(s) |
Primary conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Sort | Bridgeport, Connecticut | 1927 | Nonsectarian | 3,563 | Purple Knights | 2025 | Template:Color box Template:Color box | men's swimming and diving | Central Atlantic (CACC) |
| women's swimming and diving | |||||||||
| Felician University | Rutherford, New Jersey | 1923 | Catholic (CSSF)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2,205 | Golden Falcons | Template:Color box Template:Color box | men's swimming and diving | ||
| women's swimming and diving |
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Former members
The NE10 had nine former full members; all but one were private schools.
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Former affiliate members
The NE10 had one former affiliate member, which was also a private school.
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | JoinedTemplate:Efn | LeftTemplate:Efn | NE10 sport(s) |
Primary conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island University-Post | Brookville, New York | 1954 | Nonsectarian | 8,472 | Pioneers | 2001fb. | 2008fb. | football | Northeast (NEC)Template:EfnTemplate:Efn |
| 2013fb. | 2019fb. | ||||||||
| 2013f.h. | 2019f.h. | field hockey |
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Membership timeline
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Conference facilities
| School | Football stadium | Capacity | Basketball arena | Capacity | Hockey arena | Capacity |
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| American International | Ronald J. Abdow Field | 4,000 | Butova Gymnasium | 2,500 | TBA | |
| Assumption | Greyhound Stadium | 1,200 | Andrew Laska Gymnasium | 1,200 | Buffone Arena | 750 |
| Bentley | Bentley Athletic Field | 4,800 | Dana Center | 2,600 | Plays hockey at the D-I level in Atlantic Hockey. Bentley plays games at Bentley Arena. |
1,917 |
| Franklin Pierce | Sodexo Field | 500 | Franklin Pierce Fieldhouse | 1,200 | Jason Ritchie Ice Arena | 500 |
| New Haven | Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium | 3,500 | Charger Gymnasium | 1,500 | Non-hockey school Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Pace | Pace Stadium | 1,500 | Goldstein Fitness Center | 2,400 | Non-hockey school Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Post | Municipal Stadium | 6,000 | Football and hockey member only Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Saint Anselm | Grappone Stadium | 4,500 | Stoutenburgh Gymnasium | 1,200 | Thomas F. Sullivan Arena | 2,700 |
| Saint Michael's | Non-football school Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Ross Sports Center | 2,500 | Cairns Arena | 600 | |
| Southern Connecticut | Jess Dow Field | 6,000 | James Moore Fieldhouse | 2,800 | Non-hockey school Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Southern New Hampshire | Non-football school Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Stan Spirou Fieldhouse | 2,000 | Ice Den Arena | ||
Presidents' Cup Champions
| Year | First Place | Second Place | Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Springfield | Bryant | St. Anselm |
| 1986 | Springfield | Bryant | Bentley |
| 1987 | Springfield | Bentley | Bryant |
| 1988 | Springfield | Bentley | Bryant |
| 1989 | Springfield | Bentley | Bryant |
| 1990 | Springfield | Bentley | Merrimack |
| 1991 | Springfield | Bentley | Merrimack |
| 1992 | Springfield | Bentley | Quinnipiac |
| 1993 | Springfield | Bentley | Quinnipiac |
| 1994 | Springfield | Bentley | Quinnipiac |
| 1995 | Springfield | Bentley | Quinnipiac |
| 1996 | Bentley | Quinnipiac | St. Anselm |
| 1997 | Bentley | Quinnipiac | Merrimack |
| 1998 | Bentley | Quinnipiac | Merrimack |
| 1999 | Bentley | Merrimack | St. Anselm |
| 2000 | Merrimack | Bentley | Assumption |
| 2001 | Bentley | Merrimack | Assumption |
| 2002 | Bryant | Bentley | Southern Connecticut State |
| 2003 | Bryant | Bentley | UMass Lowell |
| 2004 | Bryant | Bentley | UMass Lowell |
| 2005 | Bryant | Bentley | Stonehill |
| 2006 | Bryant | Stonehill | Bentley |
| 2007 | Bryant | Bentley | Stonehill |
| 2008 | Bryant | Bentley | Stonehill |
| 2009 | Bentley | Stonehill | UMass Lowell |
| 2010 | Stonehill | Bentley | Adelphi |
| 2011 | Stonehill | Bentley | Southern Connecticut State |
| 2012 | Stonehill | Southern Connecticut State | Bentley |
| 2013 | Adelphi | Bentley | Stonehill |
| 2014 | Adelphi | Stonehill | Bentley |
| 2015 | Stonehill | Adelphi | Assumption |
| 2016 | Adelphi | Bentley | Stonehill |
| 2017 | Adelphi | Stonehill | Merrimack |
| 2018 | Merrimack | Adelphi | Stonehill |
| 2019 | Merrimack | Adelphi | Assumption |
| 2020* | Southern New Hampshire | Stonehill | Adelphi |
| 2020** | Stonehill | Southern Connecticut State | Assumption |
| 2021 | Franklin Pierce | Adelphi | Le Moyne |
| 2022 | Southern New Hampshire | Adelphi | Bentley |
| * Fall Champion. **Winter Champion | |||
Sports
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Men's sponsored sports by school
Women's sponsored sports by school
Other sponsored sports by school
| School | Men | Women | Co-ed | |||||||||
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| Ice HockeyTemplate:Efn |
VolleyballTemplate:Efn | Wrestling | BowlingTemplate:Efn | GymnasticsTemplate:Efn | Ice HockeyTemplate:Efn |
Rowing | TriathlonTemplate:Efn | SkiingTemplate:Efn | ||||
| Template:LeftAdelphi | ECC | |||||||||||
| Template:LeftAmerican International | ECC | IND | IND | |||||||||
| Template:LeftAssumption | NEWHA | IND | ||||||||||
| Template:LeftBentley | AHA | |||||||||||
| Template:LeftFranklin Pierce | NEWHA | IND | ||||||||||
| Template:LeftSaint Anselm | ECC | NEWHA | ||||||||||
| Template:LeftSaint Michael's | NEWHA | EISA | ||||||||||
| Template:LeftSouthern Connecticut | ECAC | |||||||||||
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Championships
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References
External links
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