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The Patriot League is a Division I[1] college and university athletic conference, regulated by the National College Athletic Association (NCAA)[2], that operates in the northeastern U.S. states. The sports played include American football, basketball, field hockey and lacrosse.

The Patriot League is the subject of a 2001 book, The Last Amateurs, by John Feinstein.[3]

The participating colleges are:

* American University – Washington, D.C.
* Bucknell Univeristy – Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
* Colgate University – Hamilton, New York
* College of the Holy Cross – Worcester, Massachusetts
* Lafayette College – Easton, Pennsylvania
* Lehigh University – Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
* United States Military Academy (Army) – West Point, New York
* United States Naval Academy – Annapolis, Maryland

The associate colleges are:

* Fordham University – New York City, New York
* Georgetown University – Georgetown, Washington (U.S. state), District of Columbia
* Villanova University – Radnor Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Fordham and Georgetown play only football, while Villanova plays only women's lacrosse.

## References[edit]

1. ↑ Wikipedia has information about Division I athletics.
2. ↑ Read more about the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
3. ↑ The Last Amateurs by John Feinstein, Back Bay Books, 2001. ISBN ‎978-0316278423.