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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 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> | 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 colleges compose the Centennial Conference. Five of its 11 members | 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 | 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== | ==History== | ||
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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. | 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=== | ===Chronological timeline=== | ||
* 1981 | * 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 | * 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 | * 1998 – [[Washington and Lee University]] joined the Centennial as an affiliate member for men's wrestling in the 1998–99 academic year. | ||
* 2001 | * 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 | * 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 | * 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). | ||
* 2012 | * 2010 – Susquehanna added football into its Centennial affiliate membership in the 2010 fall season (2010–11 academic year). | ||
* 2016 | * 2012 – [[New York University]] joined the Centennial as an affiliate member for men's wrestling in the 2012–13 academic year. | ||
* 2017 | * 2016 – NYU left the Centennial as an affiliate member for wrestling after the 2015–16 academic year. | ||
* | * 2017: | ||
* 2019 | ** 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: | |||
* 2022 | ** Two institutions left the Centennial as affiliate members, both effective after the 2018–19 academic year: | ||
* 2023 | *** Neumann for women's golf | ||
* 2024 | *** and Stevens for men's wrestling | ||
* 2025 | ** [[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== | ==Member schools== | ||
===Current members=== | ===Current members=== | ||
The Centennial currently has 11 full members, all are [[Private university|private]] schools: | The Centennial currently has 11 full members, all are [[Private university|private]] schools: | ||
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! Affiliation | ! Affiliation | ||
! Enrollment | ! Enrollment | ||
! Acceptance<br>Rate | ! Acceptance<br />Rate | ||
! Nickname | ! Nickname | ||
! Joined | ! Joined{{efn|group=full|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}} | ||
! Football | ! Football | ||
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| 38% <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.brynmawr.edu/admissions-aid/meet-class/meet-class-text-version | title=Meet the Class: Text Version | Bryn Mawr College }}</ref> | | 38% <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.brynmawr.edu/admissions-aid/meet-class/meet-class-text-version | title=Meet the Class: Text Version | Bryn Mawr College }}</ref> | ||
| [[Bryn Mawr Owls|Owls]] | | [[Bryn Mawr Owls|Owls]] | ||
| | | 1992 | ||
| No | | No | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| 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> | | 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]] | | [[Dickinson Red Devils|Red Devils]] | ||
| 1981–82 | | 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 | | Yes | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| 28% <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fandm.edu/apply/class-profile.html | title=Class Profile: Class of 2028}}</ref> | | 28% <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fandm.edu/apply/class-profile.html | title=Class Profile: Class of 2028}}</ref> | ||
| [[Franklin & Marshall Diplomats|Diplomats]] | | [[Franklin & Marshall Diplomats|Diplomats]] | ||
| | | 1981{{efn|group=full|name=CFC}} | ||
| Yes | | Yes | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| 56% <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gettysburg.edu/about-the-college/facts-figures/ | title=Facts and figures - Gettysburg.edu }}</ref> | | 56% <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gettysburg.edu/about-the-college/facts-figures/ | title=Facts and figures - Gettysburg.edu }}</ref> | ||
| [[Gettysburg Bullets|Bullets]] | | [[Gettysburg Bullets|Bullets]] | ||
| | | 1981{{efn|group=full|name=CFC}} | ||
| Yes | | Yes | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| 12.9% <ref>{{cite web |title=The Class of 2027 |url=https://www.haverford.edu/admission/class-profile-2027}}</ref> | | 12.9% <ref>{{cite web |title=The Class of 2027 |url=https://www.haverford.edu/admission/class-profile-2027}}</ref> | ||
| [[Haverford College Fords|Fords]] | | [[Haverford College Fords|Fords]] | ||
| | | 1992 | ||
| No | | No | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| 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> | | 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]] | | [[Johns Hopkins Blue Jays|Blue Jays]] | ||
| | | 1981{{efn|group=full|name=CFC}} | ||
| Yes | | Yes | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| 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> | | 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]] | | [[McDaniel Green Terror|Green Terror]] | ||
| | | 1981{{efn|group=full|name=CFC}} | ||
| Yes | | Yes | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| 68% <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.muhlenberg.edu/admissions/classprofile/ | title=Class Profile }}</ref> | | 68% <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.muhlenberg.edu/admissions/classprofile/ | title=Class Profile }}</ref> | ||
| [[Muhlenberg Mules|Mules]] | | [[Muhlenberg Mules|Mules]] | ||
| | | 1981{{efn|group=full|name=CFC}} | ||
| Yes | | Yes | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| 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> | | 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]] | | [[Swarthmore Garnet|Garnet]] | ||
| | | 1981{{efn|group=full|name=CFC}} | ||
| No | | No | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| 80% | | 80% | ||
| [[Ursinus Bears|Bears]] | | [[Ursinus Bears|Bears]] | ||
| | | 1981{{efn|group=full|name=CFC}} | ||
| Yes | | Yes | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| 1,479 | | 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> | | 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]] | | [[Washington Shoremen|Shoremen]] &<br />[[Washington Shorewomen|Shorewomen]] | ||
| | | 1992 | ||
| No | | No | ||
|} | |} | ||
;Notes: | |||
{{notelist|group=full}} | {{notelist|group=full}} | ||
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! Enrollment | ! Enrollment | ||
! Nickname | ! Nickname | ||
! Joined | ! Joined{{efn|group=aff|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}} | ||
! Centennial<br />sport | |||
! Primary<br />conference | ! Primary<br />conference | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''[[Marymount University]]''' | | '''[[Marymount University]]''' | ||
| [[Arlington County, Virginia|Arlington, Virginia]] | | [[Arlington County, Virginia|Arlington, Virginia]] | ||
| 1950 | | 1950 | ||
| Catholic<br>{{small|([[Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary|RSHM]])}} | | [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]<br />{{small|([[Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary|RSHM]])}} | ||
| 3,684 | | 3,684 | ||
| [[Marymount Saints|Saints]] | | [[Marymount Saints|Saints]] | ||
| | | 2017 | ||
| women's golf | |||
| [[Atlantic East Conference|Atlantic East (AEC)]] | | [[Atlantic East Conference|Atlantic East (AEC)]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| {{sort|Merchant Marine|'''[[United States Merchant Marine Academy]]'''}}<br />(Merchant Marine) | | {{sort|Merchant Marine|'''[[United States Merchant Marine Academy]]'''}}<br />(Merchant Marine) | ||
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| 1,011 | | 1,011 | ||
| [[Merchant Marine Mariners|Mariners]] | | [[Merchant Marine Mariners|Mariners]] | ||
| | | 2004 | ||
| wrestling | |||
| [[Skyline Conference|Skyline]] | | [[Skyline Conference|Skyline]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
;Notes: | |||
{{notelist|group=aff}} | |||
===Future affiliate members=== | ===Future affiliate members=== | ||
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! Enrollment | ! Enrollment | ||
! Nickname | ! Nickname | ||
! | ! Joined{{efn|group=futaff|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}} | ||
! Centennial<br />sport | |||
! Primary<br />conference | ! Primary<br />conference | ||
! Current<br />conference in<br />affiliate sport | ! Current<br />conference in<br />affiliate sport | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| 10,875 | | 10,875 | ||
| [[Carnegie Mellon|Tartans]] | | [[Carnegie Mellon|Tartans]] | ||
| | | 2025 | ||
| football | |||
| [[University Athletic Association|University (UAA)]] | | [[University Athletic Association|University (UAA)]] | ||
| [[Presidents' Athletic Conference|Presidents' (PAC)]] | | [[Presidents' Athletic Conference|Presidents' (PAC)]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
;Notes: | |||
{{notelist|group=futaff}} | |||
===Former affiliate members=== | ===Former affiliate members=== | ||
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! Enrollment | ! Enrollment | ||
! Nickname | ! Nickname | ||
! Joined | ! Joined{{efn|group=faff|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}} | ||
! Left | ! Left{{efn|group=faff|Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.}} | ||
! Centennial<br />sport | |||
! Primary<br />conference | ! Primary<br />conference | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''[[Cabrini University]]''' | | '''[[Cabrini University]]''' | ||
| [[Radnor Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Radnor, Pennsylvania]] | | [[Radnor Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Radnor, Pennsylvania]] | ||
| 1957 | | 1957 | ||
| [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]<br>{{small|([[Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus|Missionary Sisters]])}} | | [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]<br />{{small|([[Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus|Missionary Sisters]])}} | ||
| 1,759 | | 1,759 | ||
| [[Cabrini Cavaliers|Cavaliers]] | | [[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]].}} | | N/A{{efn|group=faff|Cabrini closed following the 2023–24 academic year and was acquired by [[Villanova University]].}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''[[Juniata College]]''' | | '''[[Juniata College]]''' | ||
| [[Huntingdon, Pennsylvania]] | | [[Huntingdon, Pennsylvania]] | ||
| 1876 | | 1876 | ||
| [[Church of the Brethren]] | | [[Church of the Brethren|Church of<br />the Brethren]] | ||
| 1,568 | | 1,568 | ||
| [[Juniata Eagles|Eagles]] | | [[Juniata Eagles|Eagles]] | ||
| | | 2007 | ||
| | | 2023 | ||
| football | |||
| [[Landmark Conference|Landmark]] | | [[Landmark Conference|Landmark]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''[[Moravian University]]''' | | '''[[Moravian University]]''' | ||
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| 1,568 | | 1,568 | ||
| [[Moravian Greyhounds|Greyhounds]] | | [[Moravian Greyhounds|Greyhounds]] | ||
| | | 2007 | ||
| | | 2023 | ||
| football | |||
| [[Landmark Conference|Landmark]] | | [[Landmark Conference|Landmark]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''[[Neumann University]]''' | | '''[[Neumann University]]''' | ||
| [[Aston, Pennsylvania]] | | [[Aston, Pennsylvania]] | ||
| 1965 | | 1965 | ||
| | | Catholic<br />{{small|([[Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia|Franciscan]])}} | ||
| 3,000 | | 3,000 | ||
| [[Neumann Knights|Knights]] | | [[Neumann Knights|Knights]] | ||
| | | 2017 | ||
| | | 2019 | ||
| women's golf | |||
| [[Atlantic East Conference|Atlantic East (AEC)]] | | [[Atlantic East Conference|Atlantic East (AEC)]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''[[New York University]]''' | | '''[[New York University]]''' | ||
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| 22,280 | | 22,280 | ||
| [[NYU Violets|Violets]] | | [[NYU Violets|Violets]] | ||
| | | 2011 | ||
| | | 2016 | ||
| wrestling | |||
| [[University Athletic Association|University (UAA)]] | | [[University Athletic Association|University (UAA)]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''[[Stevens Institute of Technology]]''' | | '''[[Stevens Institute of Technology]]''' | ||
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| 5,260 | | 5,260 | ||
| [[Stevens Ducks|Ducks]] | | [[Stevens Ducks|Ducks]] | ||
| | | 2004 | ||
| | | 2019 | ||
| wrestling | |||
| [[Middle Atlantic Conferences|MAC]] [[MAC Freedom Conference|Freedom]] | | [[Middle Atlantic Conferences|MAC]] [[MAC Freedom Conference|Freedom]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Susquehanna University]]''' | | rowspan="2" | '''[[Susquehanna University]]''' | ||
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| rowspan="2" | 2,195 | | rowspan="2" | 2,195 | ||
| rowspan="2" | [[Susquehanna River Hawks|River Hawks]] | | rowspan="2" | [[Susquehanna River Hawks|River Hawks]] | ||
| | | 2009{{sup|w.gf.}} | ||
| | | 2017{{sup|w.gf.}} | ||
| women's golf | |||
| rowspan="2" | [[Landmark Conference|Landmark]] | | rowspan="2" | [[Landmark Conference|Landmark]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 2010{{sup|fb.}} | ||
| 2023{{sup|fb.}} | |||
| football | | football | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| 1,830 | | 1,830 | ||
| [[Washington and Lee Generals|Generals]] | | [[Washington and Lee Generals|Generals]] | ||
| | | 1998 | ||
| | | 2022 | ||
| wrestling | |||
| [[Old Dominion Athletic Conference|Old Dominion (ODAC)]] | | [[Old Dominion Athletic Conference|Old Dominion (ODAC)]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
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===Membership timeline=== | ===Membership timeline=== | ||
<timeline> | <timeline> | ||
DateFormat = yyyy | DateFormat = yyyy | ||
ImageSize = width:900 height:auto barincrement:20 | ImageSize = width:900 height:auto barincrement:20 | ||
Period = from:1981 till:2033 | |||
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id:FullxF value:rgb(0.9,0.8,0.7) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member in all sports except for football | |||
id:AssocF value:rgb(0.9,0.7,0.8) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member for football only | |||
id:AssocOS value:rgb(0.8,0.9,0.7) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member for another sport only | |||
id:OtherC1 value:rgb(0.996,0.996,0.699) # Use this color to denote a team that has moved in another conference | |||
id:OtherC2 value:rgb(0.988,0.703,0.383) # Use this color to denote a team that has moved in another conference when the other color has already been used | |||
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bar:15 color:AssocF from:2007 till:2023 text:[[Juniata College|Juniata]] (2007–2023) | bar:15 color:AssocF from:2007 till:2023 text:[[Juniata College|Juniata]] (2007–2023) | ||
bar:16 color:AssocF from:2007 till:2023 text:[[Moravian | 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:17 color:AssocF from:2010 till:2023 text:[[Susquehanna University|Susquehanna]] (2010–2023) | ||
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bar:N color:blue from:1992 till:end text:Centennial Conference | bar:N color:blue from:1992 till:end text:Centennial Conference | ||
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{{Font color||{{RGB|178|229|204}}| Full member (all sports) }} | |||
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</timeline> | </timeline> | ||
{{Font color||{{RGB|178|229|204}}| Full member (all sports) }} | |||
{{Font color||{{RGB|229|204|178}}| Full member (non-football) }} | |||
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==Sports== | ==Sports== | ||
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The Centennial Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference which competes in the NCAA's Division III. Chartered member teams are located in Maryland and Pennsylvania; associate members are also located in New York and Virginia.[1]
Eleven 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 teams. Conference members have won seventeen NCAA team titles: Johns Hopkins women's cross country (2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021), Gettysburg women's lacrosse (2011, 2017, 2018), Haverford men's cross country (2010), Franklin & Marshall women's lacrosse (2007, 2009), Ursinus field hockey (2006), Washington men's lacrosse (1998), and Washington men's tennis (1994, 1997).
History
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.[2]
All of the charter members defected from the 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).[3]
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).[4]
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).[5]
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 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 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).
- Two institutions left the Centennial as affiliate members, both effective after the 2018–19 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 schools:
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Affiliate members
The Centennial currently has two affiliate members, a private school and a public school:
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | JoinedTemplate:Efn | Centennial sport |
Primary conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marymount University | Arlington, Virginia | 1950 | Catholic (RSHM)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
3,684 | Saints | 2017 | women's golf | Atlantic East (AEC) |
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Kings Point, New York | 1943 | Federal | 1,011 | Mariners | 2004 | wrestling | Skyline |
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Future affiliate members
The Centennial will have one new affiliate member, a private school:
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | JoinedTemplate:Efn | Centennial sport |
Primary conference |
Current conference in affiliate sport |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 1900 | Nonsectarian | 10,875 | Tartans | 2025 | football | University (UAA) | Presidents' (PAC) |
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Former affiliate members
The Centennial had eight former affiliate members, all were private schools:
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | JoinedTemplate:Efn | LeftTemplate:Efn | Centennial sport |
Primary conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabrini University | Radnor, Pennsylvania | 1957 | Catholic (Missionary Sisters)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
1,759 | Cavaliers | 2019 | 2024 | women's golf | N/ATemplate:Efn |
| Juniata College | Huntingdon, Pennsylvania | 1876 | Church of the Brethren |
1,568 | Eagles | 2007 | 2023 | football | Landmark |
| Moravian University | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | 1742 | Moravian | 1,568 | Greyhounds | 2007 | 2023 | football | Landmark |
| Neumann University | Aston, Pennsylvania | 1965 | Catholic (Franciscan)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
3,000 | Knights | 2017 | 2019 | women's golf | Atlantic East (AEC) |
| New York University | New York City | 1832 | Nonsectarian | 22,280 | Violets | 2011 | 2016 | wrestling | University (UAA) |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | Hoboken, New Jersey | 1870 | Nonsectarian | 5,260 | Ducks | 2004 | 2019 | wrestling | MAC Freedom |
| Susquehanna University | Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania | 1858 | Lutheran ELCA | 2,195 | River Hawks | 2009w.gf. | 2017w.gf. | women's golf | Landmark |
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| Washington and Lee University | Lexington, Virginia | 1749 | Nonsectarian | 1,830 | Generals | 1998 | 2022 | wrestling | Old Dominion (ODAC) |
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Membership timeline
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Sports
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The Centennial Conference sponsors championships in the following sports:
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| Wrestling | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Men's sponsored sports by school
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Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Centennial Conference that are played by Centennial schools
| School | Fencing | Rowing | Sailing | Squash | Trap & Skeet | Water Polo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickinson | Red X | Red X | Red X | MASC | Red X | Red X |
| Franklin & Marshall | Red X | MARC | Red X | MASC | Red X | Red X |
| Haverford | MACFA | Red X | Red X | CSA | Red X | Red X |
| Johns Hopkins | MACFA | Red X | Red X | Red X | Red X | MAWPC |
| Washington | Red X | MARC | MAISA | Red X | ACUI | Red X |
Women's sponsored sports by school
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Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Centennial Conference that are played by Centennial schools
| School | Badminton | Fencing | Gymnastics | Rowing | Sailing | Squash | Trap & Skeet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryn Mawr | Independent | Red X | Red X | MARC | Red X | Red X | Red X |
| Dickinson | Red X | Red X | Red X | Red X | Red X | MASC | Red X |
| Franklin & Marshall | Red X | Red X | Red X | MARC | Red X | MASC | Red X |
| Haverford | Red X | EWFC/NIWFA | Red X | Red X | Red X | CSA | Red X |
| Johns Hopkins | Red X | MACFA | Red X | Red X | Red X | Red X | Red X |
| Swarthmore | Independent | Red X | Red X | Red X | Red X | Red X | Red X |
| Ursinus | Red X | Red X | NCGA | Red X | Red X | Red X | Red X |
| Washington | Red X | Red X | Red X | MARC | MAISA | Red X | ACUI |
Current champions
| Season | Sport | Women's Champion | Men's Champion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2022 | Cross Country | Johns Hopkins (X15) | Johns Hopkins (X14) |
| Field Hockey | Johns Hopkins (X7) | rowspan="2" Template:N/A | |
| Football | rowspan="2" Template:N/A | Susquehanna (X1) | |
| Soccer | Muhlenberg (X7) | Johns Hopkins (X15) | |
| Volleyball | Johns Hopkins (X9) | rowspan="2" Template:N/A | |
| Winter 2022-23 | Basketball | Swarthmore (X2) | Gettysburg (x4) |
| Swimming | Swarthmore (X4) | Swarthmore (X4) | |
| Indoor Track & Field | Johns Hopkins (X11) | Johns Hopkins (X8) | |
| Wrestling | rowspan="2" Template:N/A | Ursinus (X12) | |
| Spring 2022 | Baseball | rowspan="2" Template:N/A | Swarthmore (X1) |
| Golf | Marymount (X2) | Franklin and Marshall (X1) | |
| Lacrosse | Gettysburg (X3) | Dickinson (X1) | |
| Softball | Muhlenberg (X1) | rowspan="2" Template:N/A | |
| Tennis | Johns Hopkins (X15) | Johns Hopkins (X16) | |
| Outdoor Track and Field | Johns Hopkins (X12) | Ursinus (X1) | |
See also
References
External links
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