New England Collegiate Conference
ConferenceNCAA
Founded1981
Ceased2000
Sports fielded
  • 12
    • men's: 6
    • women's: 6
DivisionDivision II
No. of teams8
RegionNew England

The New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) was an NCAA Division II college athletic conference based in the Northeastern United States that dissolved during the late 1990s after most of its members either moved to Division I or joined Division II leagues such as the Northeast-10 Conference or the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference, now known as the East Coast Conference.

The conference was founded in 1981 as the New England College Basketball League, and eventually expanded to sponsor eleven sports: men's and women's soccer, men's and women's volleyball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's basketball, baseball and softball.

Member schools

Final members

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Current
conference
Binghamton University Vestal, New York 1946 Public 17,768 Bearcats 1998–99 1999–2000 America East
(NCAA D-I)
University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, Connecticut 1927 Nonsectarian 5,543 Purple Knights 1981–82 1999–2000 Central Atlantic (CACC)
Felician College Lodi, New Jersey 1923 Catholic 2,109 Golden Falcons 1999–2000 1999–2000 Central Atlantic (CACC)
Franklin Pierce University Rindge, New Hampshire 1962 Nonsectarian 2,871 Ravens 1988–89 1999–2000 Northeast-10 (NE-10)
University of Massachusetts Lowell
(UMass Lowell)		 Lowell, Massachusetts 1894 Public 18,369 River Hawks 1981–82 1999–2000 America East
(NCAA D-I)
University of New Haven West Haven, Connecticut 1920 Nonsectarian 6,400 Chargers 1981–82 1999–2000 Northeast-10 (NE-10)
Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, Connecticut 1893 Public 12,326 Owls 1981–82 1999–2000 Northeast-10 (NE-10)
Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, New Hampshire 1932 Nonsectarian 3,913[lower-alpha 1] Penmen 1981–82 1999–2000 Northeast-10 (NE-10)
Teikyo Post University Waterbury, Connecticut 1890 For-profit 7,317 Eagles 1999–2000 1999–2000 Central Atlantic (CACC)
Notes
  1. ↑ Residential enrollment only. SNHU also has approximately 87,000 online students.

Other members

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Current
conference
University at Albany Albany, New York 1844 Public 17,746 Great Danes 1995–96 1998–99 America East
(NCAA D-I)
Central Connecticut State University New Britain, Connecticut 1849 Public 9,546 Blue Devils 1983–84 1984–85 Northeast (NEC)
(NCAA D-I)
Keene State College Keene, New Hampshire 1909 Public 3,213 Owls 1986–87 1996–97 Little East (LEC)
(NCAA D-III)
Le Moyne College Syracuse, New York 1946 Catholic 3,533 Dolphins 1992–93 1995–96 Northeast (NEC)
(NCAA D-I)
Quinnipiac University Hamden, Connecticut 1929 Nonsectarian 10,207 Bobcats 1981–82 1986–87 Metro Atlantic (MAAC)
(NCAA D-I)
Sacred Heart University Fairfield, Connecticut 1963 Catholic 5,974 Pioneers 1981–82 1998–99 Northeast (NEC)
(NCAA D-I)
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, New York 1957 Public 26,814 Seawolves 1995–96 1998–99 Colonial (CAA)
(NCAA D-I)

Membership timeline

Central Atlantic Collegiate ConferencePost UniversityCentral Atlantic Collegiate ConferenceFelician CollegeAmerica East ConferenceNCAA Division I independent schoolsBinghamton UniversityColonial Athletic AssociationAmerica East ConferenceNCAA Division I independent schoolsStony Brook UniversityAmerica East ConferenceNCAA Division I independent schoolsUniversity at Albany, SUNYNortheast-10 ConferenceNortheast-10 ConferenceFranklin Pierce UniversityLittle East ConferenceKeene State CollegeNortheast ConferenceThe Summit LeagueEast Coast Conference (Division I)NCAA Division I independent schoolsEast Coast Conference (Division I)NCAA Division I independent schoolsNCAA Division II independent schoolsCentral Connecticut State UniversityNortheast-10 ConferenceSouthern New Hampshire UniversityNortheast-10 ConferenceSouthern Connecticut State UniversityNortheast ConferenceSacred Heart UniversityNortheast ConferenceNortheast-10 ConferenceQuinnipiac UniversityNortheast-10 ConferenceEast Coast ConferenceNCAA Division II independent schoolsUniversity of New HavenAmerica East ConferenceNortheast-10 ConferenceUniversity of Massachusetts LowellCentral Atlantic Collegiate ConferenceEast Coast ConferenceUniversity of Bridgeport

Notable alumni

References

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