Northeast Conference

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The NEC (formerly the Northeast Conference)[1] is a collegiate athletic conference whose schools are members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Teams in the NEC compete in Division I for all sports; football competes in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Participating schools are located principally in the Northeastern United States, from which the conference derives its name.

History

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The conference was named the ECAC Metro Conference when it was established in 1981. The original eleven member schools were Fairleigh Dickinson University, the Brooklyn campus of Long Island University (whose athletic program has now merged with that of LIU's Post campus into a single athletic program), Loyola College in Maryland (left in 1989), Marist College (left in 1997), Robert Morris University (left in 2020), St. Francis College (NY) (left in 2023), Saint Francis College (PA) (left in 2026), Siena College (left in 1984), Towson State University (left in 1982), the University of Baltimore (left in 1983) and Wagner College.[2]

The conference's name was changed to Northeast Conference on August 1, 1988.[3] Other names considered were Big North, Great North, North Shore, Northern, Northeastern, Eastern and Eastern Private Intercollegiate.[4]

The Northeast Conference has admitted new members ten times since 1981. The expansions and additions from the original charter members were in 1985 (Monmouth University, which left in 2013), in 1989 (Mount St. Mary's University, which left in 2022), in 1992 (Rider University, which left in 1997), in 1997 (Central Connecticut State University), in 1998 (Quinnipiac University which left in 2013, and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County which left in 2003), in 1999 (Sacred Heart University, which left in 2024), in 2008 (Bryant University, which also left in 2022), in 2019 (Merrimack College, which also left in 2024), in 2022 (Stonehill College), in 2023 (Le Moyne College), 2024 (Chicago State University and Mercyhurst University) and in 2025 (University of New Haven). The Northeast Conference's full membership was its largest at 12 in 2008, with the addition of Bryant University.[5] It then dropped to 10 in 2013, with the departure of Monmouth and Quinnipiac for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), returned to 11 with the 2019 addition of Merrimack, and again dropped to 10 in 2020 with the departure of Robert Morris for the Horizon League. The conference dropped to nine members in 2022, with the departure of Bryant and Mount St. Mary's, respectively for the America East Conference and the MAAC, plus the addition of Stonehill. On March 20, 2023, St. Francis Brooklyn announced that all intercollegiate sports would be dropped effective at the end of the 2022–23 season, dropping the NEC down to eight full members. This was followed on May 10, 2023, by the announcement that Le Moyne College would begin a transition from Division II and join the NEC on July 1.[6]

Additional changes were announced in 2018 and took effect with the 2019–20 school year. First, on September 10, the NEC announced it would add Merrimack.[7] Then, on October 3, Long Island University announced that it would combine its two existing athletic programs—NEC member LIU Brooklyn and the Division II program at LIU Post—into a single Division I program under the LIU name. The new LIU program, nicknamed Sharks,[8] maintains LIU Brooklyn's previous memberships in Division I and the NEC.[9] Another recent change took place on July 1, 2020, when charter member Robert Morris left to join the Horizon League. The next changes in membership were on July 1, 2022, with Bryant leaving for the America East Conference,[10] Mount St. Mary's leaving for the MAAC,[11] and Stonehill arriving from NCAA Division II.[12]

The Northeast Conference has a total of 10 full members in 24 championship sports: baseball, men's and women's basketball, women's bowling, men's and women's cross country, women's field hockey, football, men's and women's golf, men's and women's indoor track & field, women's lacrosse, men's and women's outdoor track & field, men's and women's soccer, softball, men's and women's swimming, men's and women's tennis, and men's and women's volleyball.

Men's lacrosse became the league's 23rd sport for the 2011 season.[13] The number of sports dropped to 22 after the 2012–13 school year, when the conference dropped field hockey. The departure of Monmouth and Quinnipiac to become all-sports members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) in July 2013, gave the MAAC four full members that sponsored the sport; the other two were NEC single-sport affiliates Rider and Siena. The MAAC then decided to add field hockey as a sponsored sport for the 2013 season,[14] and all of the NEC's remaining field hockey programs eventually joined the MAAC except for Saint Francis (PA), which joined the Atlantic 10 Conference. The NEC reinstated field hockey as a sponsored sport for the 2019 season with seven members—full members Bryant, LIU, Merrimack, Sacred Heart, and Wagner, plus associate members Fairfield and Rider.[15] Saint Francis (PA) rejoined the NEC in field hockey during the 2021–22 season. A more recent addition to the NEC's sports roster was men's swimming & diving, added for 2020–21 with full members Bryant, LIU, Mount St. Mary's, St. Francis Brooklyn, and Wagner plus incoming associate member Howard.[16]

In 2022–23, the NEC added one sport and dropped another. On September 30, 2021, the NEC announced that it would begin sponsoring men's volleyball in 2022–23 with six members.[17] Before the end of the 2021–22 school year, the NEC announced that two Division II schools from the Buffalo, New York area, Daemen and D'Youville, would also become part of the new men's volleyball league.[18] In a May 9, 2022 Twitter post, NEC commissioner Noreen Morris indicated that the NEC would shut down its men's lacrosse league after the then-ongoing 2022 season. The NEC had already lost two full members that sponsored the sport, and would eventually lose its two affiliate members in that sport when the Atlantic 10 Conference announced it would launch a men's lacrosse league in the 2023 season.[19] Three of the remaining four NEC men's lacrosse programs became affiliate members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The other program, Merrimack, was in talks with several lacrosse-sponsoring conferences for affiliate membership,[20] and eventually joined the America East in time for the 2023 season.[21]

In July 2022, the Northeast Conference announced a partnership with the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in which MEAC schools sponsoring baseball and men's and women's golf would become affiliate members in their respective sports beginning in the 2022–23 season.[22] That September, the NEC announced that MEAC member Delaware State, which had just joined NEC baseball and women's golf, would add women's lacrosse and women's soccer to its NEC membership in 2023–24.[23]

In March 2023, St. Francis College (Brooklyn) announced that it would discontinue its athletic programs at the end of the spring 2023 schedule.[24] Le Moyne was announced as SFC's replacement that May.

The NEC added two affiliate members in 2023–24—Binghamton University in men's golf plus men's and women's tennis,[25] and Niagara University in bowling. Niagara added that sport for 2023–24 by effectively absorbing the bowling program of Medaille University, a nearby Division III school that closed at the end of the 2022–23 school year.[26]

In October 2023, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference announced that Merrimack and Sacred Heart were going to join the conference for the 2024–25 season.[27] This announcement came on the heels of the announcement that the NEC was going to support men's lacrosse as a conference sponsored sport for the 2024–25 academic year, after having to discontinue it two years earlier due to the lack of sponsoring members. The original plan was for full members Le Moyne, LIU, Merrimack, Sacred Heart, and Wagner to be joined by two new associate members, the University of Detroit Mercy and the Virginia Military Institute (VMI).[28] The departure of Merrimack and Sacred Heart left the number of men's lacrosse programs in the conference with less than the 6 member minimum required for an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament. The NEC announced in November 2023 that Cleveland State University and former full member Robert Morris would join the league as men's lacrosse associates.[29] In November 2023, Robert Morris also announced that it would return to the NEC in football.[30] Shortly thereafter, Maryland Eastern Shore announced that it would add men's volleyball in the 2026 season (2025–26 school year) as an NEC associate member, increasing the number of NEC teams to four. It became the first historically black Division I member to announce the addition of that sport.[31] In April 2024, Sacred Heart announced that it was going to leave NEC men's volleyball and return to the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association, where it had played that sport before the NEC established its own league.[32] Also in 2024–25, former full member Monmouth returned to the NEC as an associate member in bowling.[33] Soon after the start of the 2024–25 academic year, Manhattan University announced that it was going to add men's volleyball and become an NEC affiliate in 2025–26.[34]

In response to the departure of Merrimack and Sacred Heart, the NEC announced first in December 2023 that D-I independent Chicago State University was going to join the NEC.[35] A few months later, in April 2024, Mercyhurst University announced that it was going to transition from Division II and join the NEC, bringing the league to nine members again for the 2024–25 season.[36]

On March 25, 2025, Saint Francis University announced it would transition from Division I to Division III following the 2025–26 academic year.[37][38]

On May 6, 2025, the University of New Haven announced it had accepted an invitation to join the conference and begin its reclassification from Division II starting on July 1, 2025.[39]

On October 2, 2025, the conference announced that it would be dropping the Northeast Conference name and officially become known as the NEC, making it an orphaned initialism.[1]

Currently, a total of 20 affiliate members compete in football, women's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's swimming, women's bowling, field hockey, and men's volleyball.

Member schools

Full members

Current full members

Institution Location Founded Type Enrollment Endowment
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Central Connecticut State University New Britain, Connecticut 1849 Public 9,546 $63.0 Blue Devils 1997 Template:College color boxes
Chicago State University Chicago, Illinois 1867 Public
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Template:Nts[40] $9.7 Cougars 2024 Template:College color boxes
Fairleigh Dickinson University Teaneck, New Jersey 1942 Nonsectarian 8,590 $88.3 Knights 1981 Template:College color boxes
Le Moyne College DeWitt, New YorkTemplate:Efn 1946 Catholic
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3,409 $180.4 Dolphins 2023 Template:College color boxes
Long Island UniversityTemplate:Efn Brooklyn and
Brookville, New YorkTemplate:Efn
1926 Nonsectarian 16,958Template:Efn $367.0 Sharks 1981 Template:College color boxes
Mercyhurst University Erie, Pennsylvania 1926 Catholic
(Sisters of Mercy)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Template:Nts $31.8 Lakers 2024 Template:College color boxes
University of New Haven West Haven, Connecticut 1920 Nonsectarian 7,513 $94.0 Chargers 2025 Template:College color boxes
Stonehill College Easton, Massachusetts 1948 Catholic
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2,479 $295.3Template:Efn Skyhawks 2022 Template:College color boxes
Wagner College Staten Island, New York 1883 Lutheran 1,762 $112.0 Seahawks 1981 Template:College color boxes
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Former full members

Institution Location Founded Type Nickname JoinedTemplate:Efn LeftTemplate:Efn Colors Current
conference
Script error: No such module "sort". Baltimore, Maryland 1925 Public Super Bees 1981 1983 Template:College color boxes N/ATemplate:Efn
Bryant University Smithfield, Rhode Island 1863 Nonsectarian Bulldogs 2008 2022 Template:College color boxes America East (AmEast)
Loyola CollegeTemplate:Efn Baltimore, Maryland 1852 Catholic
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Greyhounds 1981 1989 Template:College color boxes Patriot
Marist CollegeTemplate:Efn Poughkeepsie, New York 1929 NonsectarianTemplate:Efn Red Foxes 1981 1997 Template:College color boxes Metro
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Catonsville, MarylandTemplate:Efn 1966 Public Retrievers 1998 2003 Template:College color boxes America East (AmEast)
Merrimack CollegeTemplate:Efn North Andover, Massachusetts 1947 Catholic
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Warriors 2019 2024 Template:College color boxes Metro
Monmouth UniversityTemplate:Efn West Long Branch, New Jersey 1933 Nonsectarian Hawks 1985 2013 Template:College color boxes Coastal (CAA)
Mount St. Mary's University Emmitsburg, MarylandTemplate:Efn 1808 Catholic
(Archdiocese
of Baltimore
)
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Mountaineers 1989 2022 Template:College color boxes Metro
Quinnipiac UniversityTemplate:Efn Hamden, Connecticut 1929 Nonsectarian Bobcats 1998 2013 Template:College color boxes Metro
Rider UniversityTemplate:Efn Lawrenceville, New Jersey 1865 Nonsectarian Broncs 1992 1997 Template:College color boxes Metro
Robert Morris UniversityTemplate:Efn Moon Township, Pennsylvania 1921 Nonsectarian Colonials 1981 2020 Template:College color boxes Horizon
Sacred Heart UniversityTemplate:Efn Fairfield, Connecticut 1963 Catholic
(Diocese of
Bridgeport
)
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Pioneers 1999 2024 Template:College color boxes Metro
Script error: No such module "sort". Brooklyn, New York 1858 Catholic
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Terriers 1981 2023 Template:College color boxes N/ATemplate:Efn
Saint Francis University Loretto, Pennsylvania 1847 Catholic
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Red WolvesTemplate:Efn 1981 2026 Template:College color boxes Presidents (PAC) Template:Efn
Siena CollegeTemplate:Efn Loudonville, New York 1937 Catholic
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Saints 1981 1984 Template:College color boxes Metro
Towson University Towson, Maryland 1866 Public Tigers 1981 1982 Template:College color boxes Coastal (CAA)
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Affiliate members

Current affiliate members

Institution Location Founded Type Enrollment Nickname JoinedTemplate:Efn Colors NEC
sport(s)
Primary
conference
Binghamton UniversityTemplate:Efn Binghamton, New YorkTemplate:Efn 1946 Public 16,098 Bearcats 2023 Template:College color boxes Script error: No such module "Sort". America East
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Cleveland State University Cleveland, Ohio 1964 Public 16,418 Vikings 2024 Template:College color boxes Script error: No such module "Sort". Horizon
Coppin State University Baltimore, Maryland 1900 PublicTemplate:Efn 2,348 Eagles 2022 Template:College color boxes Baseball MEAC
Daemen University Amherst, New York 1947 Private 2,156 Wildcats 2022 Template:College color boxes Script error: No such module "Sort". ECCTemplate:Efn
Delaware State University Dover, Delaware 1891 PublicTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn 4,768 Hornets 2022 Template:College color boxes Baseball MEAC
2022 Script error: No such module "Sort".
2023 Script error: No such module "Sort".
2023 Script error: No such module "Sort".
Script error: No such module "sort". Detroit, Michigan 1877 Private 5,700 Titans 2024 Template:College color boxes Script error: No such module "Sort". Horizon
Duquesne University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1878 Private 10,184 Dukes 2008 Template:College color boxes Football Atlantic 10
2016 Script error: No such module "Sort".
Script error: No such module "sort". Buffalo, New York 1946 Private 1,475 Saints 2022 Template:College color boxes Script error: No such module "Sort". ECCTemplate:Efn
Howard University Washington, D.C. 1867 PrivateTemplate:Efn 10,000 Bison &
Lady Bison
2020 Template:College color boxes Script error: No such module "Sort". MEAC
2020 Script error: No such module "Sort".
2021 Script error: No such module "Sort".
2021 Script error: No such module "Sort".
2021 Script error: No such module "Sort".
2021 Script error: No such module "Sort".
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Manhattan University Riverdale, New York 1853 Private 4,132 Jaspers 2025 Template:College color boxes Script error: No such module "Sort". Metro
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
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Princess Anne, MarylandTemplate:Efn 1886 PublicTemplate:Efn 2,888 Hawks 2022 Template:College color boxes Baseball MEAC
2022 Script error: No such module "Sort".
2022 Script error: No such module "Sort".
2025 Script error: No such module "Sort".
Merrimack College North Andover, Massachusetts 1947 Private 3,726 Warriors 2024Template:Efn Template:College color boxes Field hockey Metro
Monmouth University West Long Branch, New Jersey 1933 Private 5,675 Hawks 2024Template:Efn Template:College color boxes Script error: No such module "Sort". CAA
Niagara University Niagara University, New YorkTemplate:Efn 1856 Private 3,765 Purple
Eagles
2023 Template:College color boxes Script error: No such module "Sort". Metro
Norfolk State University Norfolk, Virginia 1935 PublicTemplate:Efn 5,601 Spartans 2022 Template:College color boxes Baseball MEAC
North Carolina Central University Durham, North Carolina 1910 PublicTemplate:Efn 8,011 Eagles 2022 Template:College color boxes Script error: No such module "Sort". MEAC
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Quinnipiac University Hamden, Connecticut 1929 Private 10,207 Bobcats 2026Template:Efn Template:College color boxes Field hockey Metro
Rider University Lawrenceville, New Jersey 1865 Private 5,790 Broncs 2019Template:Efn Template:College color boxes Field hockey Metro
Robert Morris University Moon Township, Pennsylvania 1921 Private 4,895 Colonials 2024Template:Efn Template:College color boxes Football Horizon
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Sacred Heart University Fairfield, Connecticut 1963 Private 5,974 Pioneers 2024Template:Efn Template:College color boxes Field hockey Metro
Virginia Military Institute
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Lexington, Virginia 1839 S.M.C. 1,772 Keydets 2024 Template:College color boxes Script error: No such module "Sort". SoCon
2026 Script error: No such module "Sort".
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Future affiliate members

Institution Location Founded Type Enrollment Nickname JoiningTemplate:Efn Colors NEC
sport(s)
Primary
conference
Current
conference
in affiliate
sport(s)
Morgan State University Baltimore, Maryland 1867 PublicTemplate:Efn 10,739 Bears &
Lady Bears
2027[41] Template:College color boxes Script error: No such module "Sort". MEAC N/A
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Former affiliate members

Institution Location Founded Type Nickname JoinedTemplate:Efn LeftTemplate:Efn Colors NEC
sport(s)
Primary
conference
Conference
in former
NEC sport(s)
Adelphi University Garden City, New York 1896 Private Panthers 2008 2015 Template:College color boxes Script error: No such module "Sort". Northeast-10Template:Efn ECCTemplate:Efn
Script error: No such module "sort".Template:Efn Albany, New York 1844 Public Great Danes 1999 2013 Template:College color boxes Football America East CAA FootballTemplate:Efn
Caldwell University Caldwell, New Jersey 1939 Private Cougars 2014 2018 <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  Script error: No such module "Sort". CACCTemplate:Efn ECCTemplate:Efn
Campbell University Buies Creek, North Carolina 1887 Southern
Baptist
Fighting
Camels
2004 2007 Template:College color boxes Script error: No such module "Sort". CAATemplate:Efn
Fairfield University Fairfield, Connecticut 1942 Catholic
(Jesuit)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Stags 2004, 2019 2007, 2026 Template:College color boxes Field hockey Metro CAA
Florida A&M University Tallahassee, Florida 1887 Public Rattlers 2003Template:Efn 2005 Template:College color boxes Script error: No such module "Sort". SWAC noneTemplate:Efn
2003Template:Efn 2005 Script error: No such module "Sort".
Gardner–Webb University Boiling Springs, North Carolina 1906 Southern
Baptist
Runnin'
Bulldogs
2003 2007 Template:College color boxes Script error: No such module "Sort". Big SouthTemplate:Efn ASUNTemplate:Efn
Georgetown University Washington, D.C. 1789 Catholic
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Hoyas 2003Template:Efn 2005 Template:College color boxes Script error: No such module "Sort". Big East
2003Template:Efn 2005 Script error: No such module "Sort".
Georgia Southern University Statesboro, Georgia 1906 Public Eagles 2003 2007 Template:College color boxes Script error: No such module "Sort". Sun BeltTemplate:Efn ASUNTemplate:Efn
Hobart College Geneva, New York 1822 Private Statesmen 2013 2022 Template:College color boxes Script error: No such module "Sort". LibertyTemplate:Efn Atlantic 10
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, Pennsylvania 1866 Public Golden Bears 2008 2015 Template:College color boxes Script error: No such module "Sort". PSACTemplate:Efn ECCTemplate:Efn
Lock Haven University of PennsylvaniaTemplate:Efn Lock Haven, Pennsylvania 1942 Public Bald Eagles 2004 2010 Template:College color boxes Field hockey PSACTemplate:Efn Atlantic 10
New Jersey City University
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Jersey City, New Jersey 1929 Public Gothic Knights 2009 2013 <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  Script error: No such module "Sort". NJACTemplate:Efn AMCCTemplate:Efn[42]
New Jersey Institute of Technology
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Newark, New Jersey 1881 Public Highlanders 2019[43] 2020 Template:College color boxes Script error: No such module "Sort". America EastTemplate:Efn
North Carolina A&T State University
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Greensboro, North Carolina 1891 PublicTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn Aggies 2003 2007 Template:College color boxes Script error: No such module "Sort". CAATemplate:Efn noneTemplate:Efn
Radford University Radford, Virginia 1910 Public Highlanders 2003 2007 Template:College color boxes Script error: No such module "Sort". Big SouthTemplate:Efn noneTemplate:Efn
Script error: No such module "sort". Queens, New York 1870 Private Red Storm 2000 2003 Template:College color boxes Football Big East noneTemplate:Efn
Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1851 Private Hawks 2013 2022 Template:College color boxes Script error: No such module "Sort". Atlantic 10
Saint Peter's University Jersey City, New Jersey 1872 Private PeahensTemplate:Efn 2008 2013 Template:College color boxes Script error: No such module "Sort". Metro noneTemplate:Efn
Siena CollegeTemplate:Efn Loudonville, New York 1937 Private Saints 1998 2013 Template:College color boxes Field hockey Metro noneTemplate:Efn
Stony Brook UniversityTemplate:Efn Stony Brook, New York 1957 Public Seawolves 1999 2007 Template:College color boxes Football CAA CAA FootballTemplate:Efn
Virginia Military Institute
(VMI)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Lexington, Virginia 1839 S.M.C. Keydets 2003Template:Efn 2007 Template:College color boxes Script error: No such module "Sort". SoCon America EastTemplate:Efn
2005Template:Efn 2007 Script error: No such module "Sort".
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Membership timeline

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         id:bg value:white
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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
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  bar:1  color:OtherC2 from:1992 till:1995 text:Big South
  bar:1  color:OtherC1 from:1995 till:2001 text:AmEast
  bar:1  color:OtherC2 from:2001 till:end text:CAA
  bar:2  color:FullxF from:1981 till:1983 text:Baltimore (1981–1983, then dropped athletics)
  bar:3  color:FullxF from:1981 till:1984 text:Siena (1981–1984)
  bar:3  shift:(35) color:OtherC2 from:1984 till:1989 text:ECAC North
  bar:3  color:OtherC1 from:1989 till:end text:MAAC
  bar:4  color:FullxF from:1981 till:1989 text:Loyola (Md.) (1981–1989)
  bar:4  color:OtherC1 from:1989 till:2013 text:MAAC
  bar:4  color:OtherC2 from:2013 till:end text:Patriot
  bar:5  color:FullxF from:1981 till:1997 text:Marist (1981–1997)
  bar:5  color:OtherC1 from:1997 till:end text:MAAC
  bar:8  color:FullxF from:1981 till:1996 text:Robert Morris (1981–2020)
  bar:8  color:Full from:1996 till:2020
  bar:8  color:OtherC1 from:2020 till:2024 text:Horizon
  bar:8  color:AssocF from:2024 till:end text:(fb. & m.lax; 2024–present)
  bar:9  color:FullxF from:1981 till:2023 text:St. Francis (N.Y.) (1981–2023, then dropped athletics)
  bar:10 color:FullxF from:1981 till:1996 text:Saint Francis (Pa.) (1981–2026)
  bar:10 color:Full from:1996 till:2026
  bar:10 color:OtherC1 from:2026 till:end text:PAC (D-III)
  bar:6  color:FullxF from:1981 till:end text:Fairleigh Dickinson (1981–present)
  bar:7 color:FullxF from:1981 till:2019 text:Long Island (1981–present)
  bar:7 color:Full from:2019 till:end
  bar:11 color:FullxF from:1981 till:1996 text:Wagner (1981–present)
  bar:11 color:Full from:1996 till:end
  bar:12 color:OtherC1 from:1981 till:1985 text:Ind.
  bar:12 color:FullxF from:1985 till:2013 text:Monmouth (1985–2013)
  bar:12 color:Full from:1996 till:2013
  bar:12 color:OtherC1 from:2013 till:2022 text:MAAC
  bar:12 color:OtherC2 from:2022 till:2024 text:CAA
  bar:12 shift:(-10) color:AssocOS from:2024 till:end text:CAA (w.bowl.; 2024–present)
  bar:13 color:OtherC1 from:1981 till:1989 text:Ind.
  bar:13 color:FullxF from:1989 till:2022 text:Mount Saint Mary's (1989–2022)
  bar:13 color:OtherC1 from:2022 till:end text:MAAC
  bar:14 color:OtherC1 from:1981 till:1992 text:ECC
  bar:14 color:FullxF from:1992 till:1997 text:Rider (1992–1997)
  bar:14 color:OtherC1 from:1997 till:1998 text:MAAC
  bar:14 shift:20 color:AssocOS from:1998 till:2013 text:MAAC (f.h.; 1998–2013)
  bar:14 color:OtherC1 from:2013 till:2019 text:MAAC
  bar:14 color:AssocOS from:2019 till:end text:MAAC (f.h.; 2019–present)
  bar:15 color:OtherC1 from:1981 till:1990 text:Ind.
  bar:15 color:OtherC2 from:1990 till:1992 text:ECC
  bar:15 color:OtherC1 from:1992 till:1993 text:Ind.
  bar:15 color:OtherC2 from:1993 till:1994 text:ECC
  bar:15 shift:(10) color:OtherC1 from:1994 till:1996 text:Mid-Con
  bar:15 color:AssocF from:1996 till:1997
  bar:15 color:Full from:1997 till:end text:Central Connecticut (1997–present)
  bar:16 color:OtherC1 from:1981 till:1987 text:NECC
  bar:16 color:OtherC2 from:1987 till:1998 text:NE-10
  bar:16 color:FullxF from:1998 till:2013 text:Quinnipiac (1998–2013)
  bar:16 color:OtherC1 from:2013 till:2026 text:MAAC
  bar:16 shift:(-20) color:AssocOS from:2026 till:end text:MAAC (f.h.; 2026–future)
  bar:17 color:OtherC1 from:1981 till:1990 text:Ind.
  bar:17 color:OtherC2 from:1990 till:1992 text:ECC
  bar:17 color:OtherC1 from:1992 till:1998 text:Big South
  bar:17 color:FullxF from:1998 till:2003 text:UMBC (1998–2003)
  bar:17 color:OtherC1 from:2003 till:end text:AmEast
  bar:18 color:OtherC1 from:1981 till:1998 text:NECC
  bar:18 color:AssocF from:1998 till:1999
  bar:18 color:Full from:1999 till:2024 text:Sacred Heart (1999–2024)
  bar:18 color:AssocOS from:2024 till:end text:MAAC (f.h.; 2024–present)
  bar:19 color:AssocF from:1999 till:2013 text:Albany (1999–2013)
  bar:19 color:OtherC1 from:2013 till:end text:CAA Football
  bar:20 color:AssocF from:1999 till:2008 text:Stony Brook (1999–2008)
  bar:20 color:OtherC1 from:2008 till:2013 text: Big South
  bar:20 color:OtherC2 from:2013 till:end text:CAA Football
  bar:21 color:AssocF from:2000 till:2002 text:St. John's (2000–2002)
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  bar:29 color:Full from:2022 till:end text:Stonehill (2022–present)
  bar:30 color:OtherC1 from:1981 till:1983 text:D-II Ind.
  bar:30 color:OtherC2 from:1983 till:1991 text:Mideast Collegiate Conference
  bar:30 color:OtherC1 from:1991 till:1992 text:Ind.
  bar:30 color:OtherC2 from:1992 till:1996 text:NECC
  bar:30 color:OtherC1 from:1996 till:2023 text:NE-10
  bar:30 color:FullxF from:2023 till:end text:Le Moyne (2023–present)
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  bar:31 color:OtherC2 from:1984 till:1993 text:D-I Ind.
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  bar:32 color:OtherC2 from:2008 till:2024 text:PSAC
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Sports

The NEC currently sponsors championship competition in 11 men's and 13 women's NCAA sanctioned sports.[44] Twelve schools are associate members in 14 of those sports.

The most recent change to the NEC sports lineup is the reinstatement of men's lacrosse in 2024–25 after it had been eliminated in 2022. At the same time men's lacrosse was dropped, the NEC added men's volleyball.[20]

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Teams in Northeast Conference competition
Sport Men's Women's
Baseball 11
Basketball 9 9
Bowling 8
Cross country 9 9
Field hockey 9
Football 8
Golf 11 12
Lacrosse 8 10
Soccer 9 11
Softball 8
Swimming & Diving 4 7
Tennis 9 9
Track and Field (Indoor) 8 8
Track and Field (Outdoor) 8 8
Volleyball 7 8
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Men's sponsored sports by school

School Baseball Basketball Cross
Country
Football Golf Lacrosse Soccer Swimming & Diving Tennis Track & Field
(Indoor)
Track & Field
(Outdoor)
Volleyball Total NEC
Sports
Central Connecticut Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes Yes No 7
Chicago State No Yes Yes NoTemplate:Efn Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No 7
Fairleigh Dickinson Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 9
Le Moyne Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No 10
LIU Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 12
Mercyhurst Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No 8
New Haven Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes No 8
Saint Francis No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 9
Stonehill Yes Yes Yes Yes NoTemplate:Efn No Yes NoTemplate:Efn Yes Yes Yes No 8
Wagner Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No 10
Totals 7+4Template:Efn 9 9 6+2Template:Efn 7+4Template:Efn 4+4Template:Efn 8+1Template:Efn 3+1Template:Efn 8+1Template:Efn 8 8 3+4Template:Efn 77+21
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Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Northeast Conference which are played by NEC schools:

School Fencing Ice Hockey Water Polo Wrestling
LIU IND Independent EIWA
Mercyhurst CWPA IND
Stonehill Independent
Wagner IND CWPA
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Women's sponsored sports by school

School Basketball Bowling Cross
Country
Field Hockey Golf Lacrosse Soccer Softball Swimming & Diving Tennis Track & Field
(Indoor)
Track & Field
(Outdoor)
Volleyball Total NEC
Sports
Central Connecticut Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes 9
Chicago State Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes 8
Fairleigh Dickinson Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 11
Le Moyne Yes NoTemplate:Efn Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 11
LIU Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 13
Mercyhurst Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes 10
New Haven Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 11
Saint Francis Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 12
Stonehill Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 12
Wagner Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No 12
Totals 9 5+3Template:Efn 9 5+4Template:Efn 8+4Template:Efn 8+2Template:Efn 9+2Template:Efn 8 6+1Template:Efn 9+1Template:Efn 8 8 8 98+17
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Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Northeast Conference which are played by NEC schools:

School Acrobatics &
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EquestrianTemplate:Efn Fencing Gymnastics Ice Hockey Rowing RugbyTemplate:Efn StuntTemplate:Efn TriathlonTemplate:Efn Water Polo Wrestling
Chicago State INDTemplate:Efn
Fairleigh Dickinson NIWFA
LIU INDTemplate:Efn IND EAGL NEWHA MAAC MAAC
Mercyhurst AHA IND IND CWPA Template:Efn
New Haven - IND
Saint Francis - CWPA
Stonehill INDTemplate:Efn NEWHA
Wagner NIWFA INDTemplate:Efn MAAC

In addition to the above, Fairleigh Dickinson counts their female cheerleaders (but not male cheerleaders) as varsity athletes.

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Basketball champions

Men's basketball champions

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Season Regular season champion Tournament champion
1982 Fairleigh Dickinson (12–3) Robert Morris
1983 Robert Morris (12–2) Robert Morris
1984 Long Island (11–5) Long Island
1985 Marist (11–3) Fairleigh Dickinson
1986 Fairleigh Dickinson (13–3) Marist
1987 Marist (15–1) Marist
1988 Fairleigh Dickinson (13–3) Fairleigh Dickinson
1989 Robert Morris (12–4) Robert Morris
1990 Robert Morris (12–4) Robert Morris
1991 Saint Francis (PA) (13–3) Saint Francis (PA)
1992 Robert Morris (12–4) Robert Morris
1993 Rider (14–4) Rider
1994 Rider (14–4) Rider
1995 Rider (13–5) Mount Saint Mary's
1996 Mount Saint Mary's (16–2) Monmouth
1997 Long Island (15–3) Long Island
1998 Long Island (14–2) Fairleigh Dickinson
1999 UMBC (17–3) Mount Saint Mary's
2000 Central Connecticut St. (15–3) Central Connecticut St.
2001 St. Francis (NY) (16–4) Monmouth
2002 Central Connecticut St. (19–1) Central Connecticut St.
2003 Wagner (14–4) Wagner
2004 MonmouthTemplate:Dagger and St. Francis (NY) (12–6) Monmouth
2005 Monmouth (14–4) Fairleigh Dickinson
2006 Fairleigh Dickinson (14–4) Monmouth
2007 Central Connecticut St. (16–2) Central Connecticut St.
2008 Robert Morris (16–2) Mount Saint Mary's
2009 Robert Morris (15–3) Robert Morris
2010 Quinnipiac (15–3) Robert Morris
2011 Long Island (16–2) Long Island
2012 Long Island (16–2) Long Island
2013 Robert Morris (14–4) Long Island
2014 Robert Morris (14–2) Mount Saint Mary's
2015 St. Francis Brooklyn (15–3) Robert Morris
2016 Wagner (13–5) Fairleigh Dickinson
2017 Mount Saint Mary's (14–4) Mount Saint Mary's
2018 Wagner (14–4) LIU Brooklyn
2019 Saint Francis (PA)Template:Dagger and Fairleigh Dickinson (12–6) Fairleigh Dickinson
2020 Merrimack (14–4)Template:Efn Robert Morris
2021 Wagner (13–5) Mount St. Mary's
2022 Bryant (16–2) Bryant
2023 Merrimack (12–4) MerrimackTemplate:Efn
2024 Central Connecticut St.Template:Dagger and Merrimack (13–3) Wagner
2025 Central Connecticut St. (14–2) Saint Francis
2026 LIU (15–3) LIU

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Women's basketball champions

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Year Regular season champions Tournament champions
1986-87 Monmouth Monmouth
1987-88 Monmouth Robert Morris
1988-89 Wagner Wagner
1989-90 Mount St. Mary's Fairleigh Dickinson
1990-91 Mount St. Mary's Robert Morris
1991-92 Mount St. Mary's Fairleigh Dickinson
1992-93 Fairleigh Dickinson/Mount St. Mary's Mount St. Mary's
1993-94 Mount St. Mary's Mount St. Mary's
1994-95 Mount St. Mary's Mount St. Mary's
1995-96 Mount St. Mary's Saint Francis (PA)
1996-97 Saint Francis (PA) Saint Francis (PA)
1997-98 Saint Francis (PA) Saint Francis (PA)
1998-99 Mount St. Mary's Saint Francis (PA)
1999-00 Saint Francis (PA) Saint Francis (PA)
2000-01 Mount St. Mary's Long Island
2001-02 Saint Francis (PA) Saint Francis (PA)
2002-03 Saint Francis (PA) Saint Francis (PA)
2003-04 Saint Francis (PA) Saint Francis (PA)
2004-05 Saint Francis (PA) Saint Francis (PA)
2005-06 Sacred Heart Sacred Heart
2006-07 Long Island, Robert Morris and Sacred Heart Robert Morris
2007-08 Quinnipiac and Robert Morris Robert Morris
2008-09 Sacred Heart Sacred Heart
2009-10 Robert Morris Saint Francis (PA)
2010-11 Saint Francis (PA) Saint Francis (PA)
2011-12 Sacred Heart Sacred Heart
2012-13 Quinnipiac Quinnipiac
2013-14 Robert Morris Robert Morris
2014-15 Bryant/Central Connecticut St. Francis Brooklyn
2015-16 Sacred Heart Robert Morris
2016-17 Robert Morris Robert Morris
2017-18 Saint Francis (PA) Saint Francis (PA)
2018–19 Robert Morris Robert Morris
2019–20 Robert Morris None; tournament canceled in progress due to COVID-19
2020–21 Mount St. Mary's Mount St. Mary's
2021–22 Fairleigh Dickinson Mount St. Mary's
2022–23 Fairleigh Dickinson Sacred Heart
2023–24 Sacred Heart Sacred Heart
2024–25 Fairleigh Dickinson Fairleigh Dickinson

Football champions

Football champions

  • 1996 – Robert Morris/Monmouth
  • 1997 – Robert Morris
  • 1998 – Monmouth/Robert Morris
  • 1999 – Robert Morris
  • 2000 – Robert Morris
  • 2001 – Sacred Heart
  • 2002 – Albany
  • 2003 – Monmouth/Albany
  • 2004 – Monmouth/Central Connecticut
  • 2005 – Stony Brook/Central Connecticut
  • 2006 – Monmouth
  • 2007 – Albany
  • 2008 – Albany
  • 2009 – Central Connecticut
  • 2010 – Robert Morris/Central Connecticut
  • 2011 – Albany/Duquesne
  • 2012 – Wagner/Albany
  • 2013 – Sacred Heart/Duquesne
  • 2014 – Sacred Heart/Wagner
  • 2015 – Duquesne
  • 2016 – Saint Francis (PA)/Duquesne
  • 2017 – Central Connecticut
  • 2018 – Duquesne/Sacred Heart
  • 2019 - Central Connecticut
  • 2020 - Sacred Heart
  • 2021 - Sacred Heart
  • 2022 - Saint Francis (PA)
  • 2023 - Duquesne
  • 2024 - Central Connecticut/Duquesne
  • 2025 - Central Connecticut

Most conference championships

  • 8 – Central Connecticut (4 shared)
  • 7 – Duquesne (5 shared)
  • 6 – Albany (3 shared)
  • 6 – Robert Morris (3 shared)
  • 6 – Sacred Heart (3 shared)
  • 5 – Monmouth (4 shared)
  • 2 – Saint Francis (PA) (1 shared)
  • 2 – Wagner (2 shared)
  • 1 – Stony Brook (1 shared)

Baseball champions

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Season Regular season champion Season Tournament champion
1987 Fairleigh Dickinson
1988 Fairleigh Dickinson
1989 Monmouth
1990 Long Island Brooklyn
1991 Monmouth
1992 St. Francis (NY)
1993 Fairleigh Dickinson 1993 St. Francis (NY)
1994 Rider/Fairleigh Dickinson 1994 Rider
1995 Rider 1995 Rider
1996 Monmouth/Rider 1996 Rider
1997 Marist 1997 Marist
1998 St. Francis (NY)/Monmouth 1998 Monmouth
1999 FDU (North Division)
Monmouth (South Division)
1999 Monmouth
2000 Long Island Brooklyn (North Division)
UMBC (South Division)
2000 Wagner
2001 CCSU/St. Francis (NY) (North Division)
Monmouth/UMBC (South Division)
2001 UMBC
2002 Monmouth 2002 Central Connecticut State
2003 Central Connecticut State 2003 Central Connecticut State
2004 Central Connecticut State 2004 Central Connecticut State
2005 Quinnipiac 2005 Quinnipiac
2006 Central Connecticut State 2006 Sacred Heart
2007 Quinnipiac/Mt. St. Mary's 2007 Monmouth
2008 Monmouth 2008 Mount St. Mary's
2009 Wagner 2009 Monmouth
2010 Bryant 2010 Central Connecticut State
2011 Monmouth 2011 Sacred Heart
2012 Bryant 2012 Sacred Heart
2013 Bryant 2013 Bryant
2014 Bryant 2014 Bryant
2015 Bryant 2015 Sacred Heart
2016 Bryant 2016 Bryant
2017 Bryant 2017 Central Connecticut State
2018 Bryant 2018 LIU Brooklyn
2019 Bryant 2019 Central Connecticut State
2021 Bryant 2021 Central Connecticut State
2022 Long Island 2022 Long Island
2023 Central Connecticut State 2023 Central Connecticut State
2024 Sacred Heart 2024 Long Island
2025 Long Island 2025 Central Connecticut State

NEC rivalries

Before the 2013 departure of Monmouth and Quinnipiac, the NEC had 6 rivalry matchups in the conference; which is most prevalent during NEC's men's and women's basketball "Rivalry Week." The concept of playing back-to-back games against a local rival the same week is the only one of its kind among the nation's 31 NCAA Division I conferences. The pre-2013 NEC rivalries are as follows (with the current NEC team listed first in the matchups that are now non-conference):

Non-conference
  • Constitution State Rivalry: Central Connecticut vs. Sacred Heart (non-conference starting in 2024–25)
  • Garden State Rivalry: Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Monmouth (non-conference since 2013–14)
  • Governor's Cup: Sacred Heart vs. Quinnipiac (non-conference since 2013–14, MAAC rivalry in 2024–25)
  • Keystone Clash: Saint Francis (PA) vs. Robert Morris (non-conference since 2020–21, will be discontinued in 2026–27)
  • NY–MD Showdown: Wagner vs. Mount St. Mary's (non-conference since 2022–23)
Discontinued
  • Battle of Brooklyn: LIU vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (St. Francis Brooklyn dropped athletics after the 2022–23 academic year.)

Brenda Weare Commissioner's Cup

The NEC Commissioner's Cup was instituted during the 1986–87 season with Long Island winning the inaugural award. Cup points are awarded in each NEC sponsored sport. For men's and women's basketball, men's and women's soccer, women's volleyball, football, women's bowling, softball, men's and women's lacrosse, and baseball, the final regular season standings are used to determine Cup points. Starting with the 2012–13 season, the Conference began awarding three bonus points to the NEC Tournament champion in those sports. In all other sports, points are awarded based on the finish at NEC Championship events.

Year Overall Men's Women's
2024–25 LIU LIU Saint Francis (PA)
2023–24 Sacred Heart Merrimack Sacred Heart
2022-23 Sacred Heart Merrimack Sacred Heart
2021-22 LIU LIU LIU
2020-21 LIU Bryant LIU
2019-20 Not Awarded Not Awarded Not Awarded
2018-19 Sacred Heart Bryant Sacred Heart
2017-18 Saint Francis (PA) Bryant Saint Francis (PA)
2016-17 Sacred Heart Bryant Sacred Heart
2015-16 Sacred Heart Bryant Sacred Heart
2014-15 Bryant Bryant Sacred Heart
2013-14 Bryant Bryant Saint Francis (PA)
2012-13 Monmouth Monmouth Saint Francis (PA)
2011-12 Sacred Heart Monmouth Sacred Heart
2010-11 Sacred Heart Sacred Heart Sacred Heart
2009-10 Sacred Heart Monmouth Sacred Heart
2008-09 Sacred Heart Sacred Heart Sacred Heart
2007-08 Sacred Heart Monmouth Sacred Heart
2006-07 Monmouth Monmouth Sacred Heart
2005-06 Monmouth Monmouth Long Island
2004-05 Monmouth Monmouth Saint Francis (PA)
2003-04 Monmouth Monmouth Sacred Heart
2002-03 UMBC Monmouth UMBC
2001-02 UMBC Monmouth UMBC
2000-01 UMBC UMBC UMBC
1999-2000 UMBC UMBC UMBC
1998-99 UMBC Monmouth UMBC
1997-98 Monmouth
1996-97 Mount St. Mary's
1995-96 Mount St. Mary's
1994-95 Mount St. Mary's
1993-94 Fairleigh Dickinson
1992-93 Fairleigh Dickinson
1991-92 Fairleigh Dickinson
1990-91 Monmouth
1989-90 Fairleigh Dickinson
1988-89 Fairleigh Dickinson
1987-88 Fairleigh Dickinson
1986-87 Long Island

Facilities

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style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| Chicago State SeatGeek Stadium 20,000 Jones Convocation Center 7,000 Non-baseball school
style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| Duquesne Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field 2,200 Football (and bowling)-only member
style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| Fairleigh Dickinson Non-football school Bogota Savings Bank Center 5,000 Naimoli Family Baseball Complex 500
style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| Template:CollegeSecondaryColorLink Ted Grant Court 2,637 Dick Rockwell Field
style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />LIU Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium 6,000 Steinberg Wellness Center 3,000 LIU Baseball Stadium
style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| Mercyhurst Saxon Stadium 2,300 Mercyhurst Athletic Center 1,800 Mercyhurst Baseball Field 1,000
style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| Template:CollegeSecondaryColorLink Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium 3,500 Jeffrey P. Hazell Athletics Center 1,500 Frank Vieira Field
style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| Robert Morris Joe Walton Stadium 3,000 Football (and men's lacrosse)-only member
style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| Saint Francis DeGol Field 3,450 DeGol Arena 3,500 Non-baseball school
style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| Stonehill W.B. Mason Stadium 2,400 Merkert Gymnasium 1,560 Lou Gorman Field
style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| Template:CollegeSecondaryColorLink Wagner College Stadium 3,500 Spiro Sports Center 2,500 SIUH Community Park 7,171
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style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| Template:CollegeSecondaryColorLink Joe Cannon Stadium 1,500
style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />Delaware State Soldier Field 500
style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| Maryland Eastern Shore Hawk Stadium 1,000[46]
style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| Norfolk State Marty L. Miller Field 1,500[47]
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Streaming platform

The NEC launched its own streaming platform branded as NEC Front Row in 2012. Most events hosted by NEC teams are available on the platform live or on demand free of charge. Other content such as highlight reels and coaches' shows are also available.[48] NEC Front Row can be accessed via a web browser at necfrontrow.com or through the NEC On the Run app on mobile devices and smart TVs.[49]

References

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