Atlantic 10 Conference

Collegiate athletic conference

Atlantic 10 Conference

Formerly| Eastern Collegiate Basketball League (1976–77)
Eastern Athletic Association (1977–82)
Eastern 8 (unofficial, 1976–82)
Association| NCAA
Founded| 1976
Commissioner| Bernadette McGlade
Sports fielded|

* 22
* men's: 10
* women's: 12

Division| Division I
Subdivision| non-football
No. of teams| 15 (14 in 2025)
Headquarters| Washington, D.C., U.S.
Region| Eastern United States
Midwestern United States
Official website| www.atlantic10.com
Locations

The Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) is a collegiate athletic conference whose schools compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I. The A-10's member schools are located mostly on the East Coast and Midwest of the United States: Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.

Although some of its members are state-funded, half of its membership is made up of private, Catholic institutions. Despite the name, there are 15 full-time members in the conference; three affiliate members participate in women's field hockey and men's lacrosse.

The conference's commissioner since 2008 is Bernadette McGlade. In fall, 2023, the A-10 moved its headquarters from Newport News, Virginia, to Washington, D.C.

## History

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See also: 2010–2013 Atlantic 10 Conference realignment and 2021–2024 NCAA conference realignment

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Atlantic 10 Conference

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St. Bonaventure

Hobart

High Point

Loyola Chicago

Saint Louis

Dayton

Duquesne

Davidson

George Mason

GWU

Richmond

VCU

La Salle

Saint Joseph's

Lock Haven

Fordham

URI

UMass

Locations of A-10 members  Full member  Associate member  Departing member

### Early History

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The Atlantic 10 Conference was founded in 1975 as the Eastern Collegiate Basketball League (ECBL) and began conference play in 1976. At that time, basketball was its only sport. After its first season, it added sports other than basketball and changed its name to the Eastern Athletic Association. However, despite its official names, it was popularly known as the Eastern 8, as it then had eight members (Villanova, Duquesne, Penn State, West Virginia, George Washington, Massachusetts, Pittsburgh, and Rutgers).

After changes in membership that saw charter members Villanova and Pittsburgh leave (in 1980 and 1982, respectively) and new members St. Bonaventure (1979), Rhode Island (1980), Saint Joseph's (1982), and Temple (1982) enter, establishing the league with 10 members, the conference adopted the current Atlantic 10 name in 1982.

### Expansion, Contraction, and Football

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Further membership changes saw the league expand to its maximum of 16 members. From 1997 through 2006, the league also operated a football conference; during that period, more than 20 schools were participating in A-10 competition in at least one sport. This ended when the A-10 football programs all departed to join a new football conference sponsored by the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA; now known as the Coastal Athletic Association). In 2012, Butler joined the conference after leaving the Horizon League and VCU joined after leaving the CAA.

### Conference Realignments and Expanding Media Presence

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Conference realignment in 2013 saw the departure of Temple to the American Athletic Conference, Butler and Xavier to the reconfigured Big East, and Charlotte to Conference USA. George Mason joined from the CAA, and Davidson from the Southern Conference announced it would join in 2014.

The league headquarters is located in Washington, DC. In the Fall of 2023 they relocated the HQ from Newport News, Virginia where it had been located since fall 2009.[1] Prior to that, the headquarters was in Philadelphia, within a few miles of member schools Saint Joseph's and La Salle.

The conference currently has media deals with ESPN, CBS Sports Network, NBC Sports, and digital broadcasts with ESPN+.

On November 16, 2021, Loyola University Chicago announced that its athletic program - the Loyola Ramblers \- would leave the Missouri Valley Conference and join the A-10 effective July 1, 2022.[2] On May 23, 2022, the addition of men's lacrosse was announced for the 2023 season. The four full members that sponsor the sport (Richmond, St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph's, UMass) were joined by new affiliate members High Point and Hobart.[3]

On December 14, 2023, the conference announced a five-year media deal with its current affiliates, ESPN, CBS, and NBC. The deal would expand basketball coverage and revenue for the schools. The first year of the new contract is the 2024-2025 season and runs through the 2028-29 season.[4]

In late February 2024, it was announced that the 2024-25 season for UMass sports will be the last season as members of the Atlantic 10. The Minutemen will rejoin the Mid-American Conference (MAC) as a full member beginning in 2025.[5][6]

## Member schools

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### Current members

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#### Full members

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The following is a list of the full members of the conference and the year they joined:

Institution  | Location  | Founded  | Joined  | Type  | Enrollment  | Endowment
(millions)  | Nickname  | Colors

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Davidson College | Davidson, North Carolina | 1837  | 2014  | Private – Presbyterian
(PCUSA)  | 1,843  | $1,300  | Wildcats |
University of Dayton | Dayton, Ohio | 1850  | 1995  | Private – Catholic
(Marianists)  | 11,241  | $770  | Flyers |
Duquesne University | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 1878  | 1976;
1993[a] | Private – Catholic
(Spiritans)  | 9,274  | $472.1  | Dukes |
Fordham University | Bronx, New York | 1841  | 1995  | Private – Catholic
(Jesuit)  | 16,515  | $972  | Rams |
George Mason University | Fairfax, Virginia[b] | 1957  | 2013  | Public  | 35,047  | $189.2  | Patriots |
George Washington University | Washington, D.C. | 1821  | 1976  | Private – Non-sectarian  | 28,172  | $2,400  | Revolutionaries |
La Salle University | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1863  | 1995  | Private – Catholic
(De La Salle Brothers)  | 5,191  | $80  | Explorers |
Loyola University Chicago | Chicago, Illinois | 1870  | 2022  | Private – Catholic
(Jesuit)  | 16,437[7] | $1,072  | Ramblers |
University of Massachusetts Amherst[c] | Amherst, Massachusetts | 1863  | 1976  | Public
(University of Massachusetts)  | 30,593  | $494  | Minutemen and Minutewomen |
University of Rhode Island[c] | Kingston, Rhode Island | 1892  | 1980  | Public  | 16,883  | $203  | Rams |
University of Richmond[c] | Richmond, Virginia | 1840  | 2001  | Private – Non-sectarian  | 4,002  | $3,100  | Spiders |
St. Bonaventure University | St. Bonaventure, New York | 1858  | 1979  | Private – Catholic
(Franciscan)  | 2,381  | $92.3  | Bonnies |
Saint Joseph's University | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1851  | 1982  | Private – Catholic
(Jesuit)  | 7,589  | $378.8  | Hawks |
Saint Louis University | St. Louis, Missouri | 1818  | 2005  | Private – Catholic
(Jesuit)  | 12,883  | $1,700  | Billikens |
Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, Virginia | 1838  | 2012  | Public  | 31,076  | $2,720  | Rams |

Notes

1. ^ Duquesne left the A-10 for the Midwestern Collegiate Conference (now known as the Horizon League) only for the 1992–93 school year, but returned to the A-10 effective the 1993–94 school year.
2. ^ While the main campus has a Fairfax mailing address, it is located in an area of unincorporated Fairfax County designated by the US Census Bureau as George Mason, Virginia.
3. ^ a b c Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Richmond also played football within the A-10 from the 1997 to the 2006 fall seasons (1997–98 to 2006–07 school years) after the Yankee Conference was absorbed. However, Richmond's primary conference until the 2000-01 school year was the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).

#### Associate members

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The "joined" column indicates the calendar year in which each school became an A-10 associate, which for spring sports such as lacrosse is the year before the first season of competition.

Institution  | Location  | Founded  | Joined  | Type  | Enrollment  | Nickname  | Primary
conference  | A-10
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High Point University | High Point, North Carolina | 1924  | 2022  | Private
(Methodist)  | 4,545  | Panthers | Big South | Men's lacrosse
Hobart College | Geneva, New York | 1822  | 2022  | Private – Nonsectarian  | 2,105  | Statesmen | Liberty[a] | Men's lacrosse
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania | Lock Haven, Pennsylvania | 1870  | 2010  | Public
(PASSHE)  | 3,425  | Bald Eagles | PSAC[b] | Field hockey

Notes

1. ^ Currently an NCAA Division III athletic conference.
2. ^ Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.

#### Future associate members

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Institution  | Location  | Founded  | Joining  | Type  | Enrollment  | Nickname  | Primary
conference  | A-10
sport

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University of Delaware | Newark, Delaware | 1743  | 2025[8] | Public[a] | 23,774[9] | Blue Hens | CAA
(CUSA in 2025) | Men's lacrosse
University of Massachusetts Amherst | Amherst, Massachusetts | 1863  | Public
(University of Massachusetts)  | 30,593  | Minutemen and Minutewomen | A-10
(MAC in 2025)

Notes

1. ^ Delaware is officially chartered as a "privately-governed, state-assisted" institution. This status is broadly similar to that of New York State's statutory colleges, most of which are housed at Cornell University, or institutions in Pennsylvania's Commonwealth System of Higher Education.

### Former members

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#### Former full members

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None of these institutions played football in the A-10 during their tenure as full members.

Institution  | Location  | Founded  | Type  | Enrollment  | Joined  | Left  | Nickname  | Subsequent
conference  | Current
conference

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Butler University | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1855  | Private  | 4,667  | 2012  | 2013  | Bulldogs | Big East (current)
University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte, North Carolina | 1946  | Public  | 26,232  | 2005  | 2013  | 49ers | CUSA | The American
Pennsylvania State University | University Park, Pennsylvania | 1855  | Public  | 45,351  | 1976;
1982  | 1979;
1991  | Nittany Lions | Big Ten
University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 1787  | Public  | 28,766  | 1976  | 1982  | Panthers | Big East (original) | ACC
Rutgers University | New Brunswick, New Jersey | 1766  | Public  | 58,788  | 1976  | 1995  | Scarlet Knights | Big East/The American[a] | Big Ten
Temple University | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1884  | Public  | 38,648  | 1982  | 2013  | Owls | The American
Villanova University | Villanova, Pennsylvania | 1842  | Private  | 10,482  | 1976  | 1980  | Wildcats | Big East (original) | Big East (current)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | Blacksburg, Virginia | 1872  | Public  | 31,087  | 1995  | 2000  | Hokies | Big East (original) | ACC
West Virginia University | Morgantown, West Virginia | 1867  | Public  | 29,707  | 1976  | 1995  | Mountaineers | Big East (original) | Big 12
Xavier University | Cincinnati, Ohio | 1831  | Private  | 6,650  | 1995  | 2013  | Musketeers | Big East (current)

Notes

1. ^ Rutgers spent one season in the renamed American Athletic Conference before joining the Big Ten in the 2014–15 school year.

#### Former associate members

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Institution  | Location  | Founded  | Type  | Enrollment  | Joined  | Left  | Nickname  | Primary
conference  | A-10
sport

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Saint Francis University | Loretto, Pennsylvania | 1847  | Private - Catholic
(Franciscan)  | 2,449  | 2013-14  | 2019-20  | Red Flash | NEC | Field hockey
West Chester University | West Chester, Pennsylvania | 1880  | Public
(PASSHE)  | 13,271 (full-time)
2,576 (part-time)  | 1996–97  | 2010–11  | Golden Rams | PSAC[a] | field hockey

Notes

1. ^ Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.

#### Former football-only members

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After expansion in the Colonial Athletic Association brought that conference to 6 football-playing schools, it was agreed that the CAA would take over management of the Atlantic 10's football conference starting in the 2007–08 school year as the legally separate entity of CAA Football. All the schools on this list (except Boston U. and Connecticut) were in the A-10 football conference when it became CAA Football, but Hofstra and Northeastern discontinued their football programs after the 2009–10 school year. Membership dates include time in the Yankee Conference (which was an all-sports conference from the 1947–48 to 1975–76 seasons, and a football-only conference after that) which merged into the A-10 in the 1997–98 school year.

Institution  | Location  | Founded  | Type  | Enrollment  | Joined  | Left  | Nickname  | Primary
conference

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Boston University | Boston, Massachusetts | 1839  | Private  | 29,978  | 1973–74  | 1997–98[a] | Terriers | Independent (1975–76 to 1978–79)
America East (1979–80 to 2012–13)
Patriot League (2013–14 to present)
University of Connecticut | Storrs, Connecticut | 1881  | Public  | 25,583  | 1947–48  | 1999–2000[b] | Huskies | Independent (1975–76 to 1978–79)
Big East (1979–80 to 2012–13)
The American (2013–14 to 2019–20)
Big East (2020–21 to present)
University of Delaware | Newark, Delaware | 1743  | Public  | 19,391  | 1986–87  | 2006–07  | Fightin' Blue Hens | East Coast (1986–87 to 1990–91)
America East (1991–92 to 2000–01)
CAA (2001–02 to present)
Hofstra University | Hempstead, New York | 1935  | Private  | 12,400  | 2001–02  | 2006–07[c] | Pride | CAA (2001–02 to present)
James Madison University | Harrisonburg, Virginia | 1908  | Public  | 19,927  | 1993–94  | 2006–07  | Dukes | CAA (1979–80 to 2021–22)
SBC (2022–23 to present)
University of Maine | Orono, Maine | 1865  | Public  | 10,901  | 1947–48  | 2006–07  | Black Bears | Independent (1975–76 to 1978–79)
America East (1979–80 to present)
University of New Hampshire | Durham, New Hampshire | 1866  | Public  | 11,942  | 1947–48  | 2006–07  | Wildcats | Independent (1975–76 to 1978–79)
America East (1979–80 to present)
Northeastern University | Boston, Massachusetts | 1898  | Private  | 12,913  | 1993–94  | 2006–07[d] | Huskies | America East (1979–80 to 2004–05)
CAA (2005–06 to present)
Towson University | Towson, Maryland | 1866  | Public  | 21,950  | 2004–05  | 2006–07  | Tigers | CAA (1979–80 to 1980–81; 2001–02 to present)
Villanova University[e] | Villanova, Pennsylvania | 1842  | Private  | 10,482  | 1988–89  | 2006–07  | Wildcats | Big East (1980–81 to 2012–13)
Big East (2013–14 to present)
The College of William & Mary | Williamsburg, Virginia | 1693  | Public  | 8,258  | 1993–94  | 2006–07  | Tribe | CAA (1979–80 to present)

Notes

1. ^ Boston University dropped football after the 1997 fall season (1997–98 school year).
2. ^ UConn moved to FBS after the 1999 fall season (1999–2000 school year), and eventually joined the Big East for that sport in the 2004–05 season.
3. ^ Hofstra dropped football after the 2009 fall season (2009–10 school year).
4. ^ Northeastern dropped football after the 2009 fall season (2009–10 school year).
5. ^ Villanova was originally a charter and full member of the A-10 from 1976–77 to 1979–80 in all sports except football.

### Membership timeline

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Full members Full members (non-football) Associate members (football only) Assoc. member (list sports)
Notes
* \- Virginia Tech did not participate in wrestling.

## Atlantic 10 rivalries

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There are a number of intense rivalries within the Atlantic 10,[under discussion] with rivalries that carry over from the Big 5 which includes Saint Joseph's, La Salle, and Temple (now in the American Athletic Conference). URI and UMass also have a long-standing rivalry. St. Bonaventure and Duquesne also maintain a rivalry that predates their affiliation with the conference. UMass and Temple also had a basketball rivalry while John Chaney was coaching Temple but it has died down a bit since, and even more so now that Temple has left the conference. Due to both teams sharing the Ram mascot, the Fordham - URI rivalry has increased in recent years as the competitions are heralded as "The Battle of the Rams." The long-standing crosstown rivalry between Richmond and VCU, now known as the Capital City Classic, became a conference rivalry with VCU's arrival in the A10. Rivals St. Louis and Dayton play each year in basketball for the Arch-Baron Cup. George Washington and George Mason compete annually in the Revolutionary Rivalry across all sports.

## Sports

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In the 2021–22 academic year, the Atlantic 10 Conference sponsors championship competition in ten men's and thirteen women's NCAA sanctioned sports, with lacrosse becoming the 10th sponsored men's sport in 2022–23.[10] In addition to the 15 full members, two Pennsylvania schools, Lock Haven and Saint Francis, are affiliate members in field hockey. High Point and Hobart became men's lacrosse affiliates in July 2022.

A-10 Conference teams Sport | Men's | Women's

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Basketball |

Cross Country |

Field Hockey |

Golf |

Lacrosse |

Rowing |

Soccer |

Softball |

Swimming & Diving |

Tennis |

Track and Field (Indoor) |

Track and Field (Outdoor) |

Volleyball |

### Men's sponsored sports by school

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School | Baseball | Basketball | Cross
Country | Golf | Lacrosse | Soccer | Swimming
& Diving | Tennis | Track & Field
(Indoor) | Track & Field
(Outdoor) | Total
A-10 Sports

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Davidson | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9
Dayton | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | 6
Duquesne | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | 5
Fordham | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9
George Mason | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9
George Washington | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | 7
La Salle | No[a] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 7
Loyola Chicago | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | 6
Massachusetts | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes[b] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 8
Rhode Island | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | 7
Richmond | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | 6
St. Bonaventure | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes[c] | 9
Saint Joseph's | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9
Saint Louis | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8
VCU | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8
Associate Members
High Point |  |  |  |  | Yes |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Hobart |  |  |  |  | Yes |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Totals | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 4+2 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12.5[c] | 113+2

Notes

1. ^ La Salle will reinstate baseball beginning in the 2026 season (2025-26 academic year)[11]
2. ^ UMass will remain as an A-10 associate in men's lacrosse after its departure for the MAC in 2025.[8]
3. ^ a b St. Bonaventure sponsors an outdoor distance track program but does not participate in short distance or field events.[12]

Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Atlantic 10 Conference which are played by A-10 schools
School | Football | Ice hockey | Rowing[a] | Sailing[b] | Squash[c] | Volleyball | Water polo | Wrestling

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Davidson | Pioneer | No | No | No | No | No | No | SoCon
Dayton | Pioneer | No | No | No | No | No | No | No
Duquesne | Northeast | No | No | No | No | No | No | No
Fordham | Patriot | No | No | IRA | MAISA | No | CWPA N | No
George Mason | No | No | No | No | No | EIVA | No | MAC
George Washington | No | No | No | No | No | No | CWPA SE | No
La Salle | No | No | IRA | No | No | No | No | No
Loyola Chicago | No | No | No | No | No | MIVA | No | No
Massachusetts | FBS Independent | Hockey East | No | No | No | No | No | No
Rhode Island | CAA Football | No | No | NEISA | No | No | No | No
Richmond | CAA Football[d] | No | No | No | No | No | No | No
St. Bonaventure | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No
Saint Joseph's | No | No | IRA | No | No | No | No | No

Notes

1. ^ Men's rowing is sanctioned by the Intercollegiate Rowing Association, not by the NCAA.
2. ^ Intercollegiate sailing is sanctioned by the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association, not by the NCAA.
3. ^ Squash is sanctioned by the College Squash Association (CSA), not by the NCAA.
4. ^ Richmond will move their football program to the Patriot League in 2025.

### Women's sponsored sports by school

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School | Basketball | Cross
Country | Field
Hockey | Golf | Lacrosse | Rowing | Soccer | Softball | Swimming
& Diving | Tennis | Track & Field
(Indoor) | Track & Field
(Outdoor) | Volleyball | Total
A-10 Sports

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Davidson | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 10
Dayton | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 10
Duquesne | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 11
Fordham | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 10
George Mason | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 11
George Washington | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 11
La Salle | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | 10
Loyola Chicago | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7
Massachusetts | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 11
Rhode Island | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 11
Richmond | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 10
St. Bonaventure | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes[a] | No | 8
Saint Joseph's | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 11
Saint Louis | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 10
VCU | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9
Associate Members
Lock Haven |  |  | Yes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Totals | 15 | 15 | 7+1 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14.5[a] | 10 | 149+1

Notes

1. ^ a b St. Bonaventure sponsors an outdoor distance track program but does not participate in short distance or field events.

Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Atlantic 10 Conference which are played by A-10 schools
School | Acrobatics & tumbling[a] | Bowling | Gymnastics | Rugby[a] | Sailing[b] | Squash[c] | Triathlon[a] | Water polo

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Duquesne  | Independent | Northeast | No | No | No | No | Independent | No
Fordham  | No | No | No | No | MAISA | No | No | No
George Washington  | No | No | EAGL | No | MAISA | CSA | No | No
La Salle  | [d] | No | No | [d] | No | No | [d] | MAAC

Notes

1. ^ a b c Part of the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program.
2. ^ Intercollegiate sailing is sanctioned by the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association, not by the NCAA.
3. ^ Squash is sanctioned by the College Squash Association (CSA), not by the NCAA.
4. ^ a b c La Salle will add acrobatics & tumbling, rugby, and triathlon in 2025–26.

### Current tournament champions

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Main articles: Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament and Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament

The Atlantic 10 Conference sponsors championship competition in 10 men's and 12 women's NCAA sanctioned sport.[13]

Regular-season champions are indicated with "(RS)" and tournament champions with "(T)".

Season | Sport | Men's
champion | Women's
champion

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Fall 2023  | Cross Country | Loyola | Loyola
Field Hockey |  | Saint Joseph's (RS & T)
Soccer | VCU (RS)
Dayton (T) | Saint Louis (RS & T)
Volleyball |  | Dayton (RS & T)
Winter 2023–24  | Basketball | Loyola & Richmond (RS)
Duquesne (T) | Richmond (RS & T)
Swimming & Diving | George Washington | George Washington
Track & field (Indoor) | Rhode Island | VCU
Spring 2024  | Golf | VCU |
Tennis | VCU | UMass
Lacrosse | Saint Joseph's (RS & T) | UMass (RS)
Richmond (T)
Baseball | Saint Louis (RS)
VCU (T) |
Softball |  | Dayton (RS & T)
Rowing |  | George Washington (2023)
Track & field (Outdoor) | Rhode Island | VCU

## Football (1997–2006)

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### Origin

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The A-10 began sponsoring football in 1997 when it absorbed the Yankee Conference, a Division I-AA (now known as Division I FCS) football-only conference. The move was triggered by a change in NCAA rules that reduced the influence of single-sport conferences over NCAA legislation. The following teams were in the Yankee Conference at the time of its demise:

* Boston University Terriers football
* Connecticut Huskies football
* Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
* James Madison Dukes football
* Maine Black Bears football
* UMass Minutemen football
* New Hampshire Wildcats football
* Northeastern Huskies football
* Rhode Island Rams football
* Richmond Spiders football
* Villanova Wildcats football
* William & Mary Tribe football

Boston University dropped football after the first season of A-10 football. After the 1999 season, UConn started a transition from Division I-AA to Division I-A football (now Division I FBS) that was completed in 2002. In 2004, UConn, already a member of the Big East for other sports, became a football member of that conference. The other schools all remained in the A-10 football conference until the management change after the 2006 season.

### Football champions

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Season  | Regular Season Champion

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1997  | Villanova
1998  | Richmond
1999  | James Madison, Massachusetts
2000  | Delaware, Richmond
2001  | Hofstra, Maine, Villanova, William & Mary
2002  | Maine, Northeastern
2003  | Delaware, Massachusetts
2004  | Delaware, James Madison, William & Mary
2005  | New Hampshire, Richmond
2006  | Massachusetts

### Demise/"Rename"

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The 2005 move of Northeastern University, a football-only member of the A-10, to the Colonial Athletic Association for basketball and Olympic sports began a chain of events that would lead to the demise of the A-10 football conference, at least under the A-10 banner.

At that time, the CAA did not sponsor football, but five of its members in the 2004–05 academic year (Delaware, Hofstra, James Madison, Towson, and William & Mary) were football members of the A-10. The addition of Northeastern gave the CAA six schools with football programs, which under NCAA rules allows a conference to sponsor football. Northeastern agreed to join any future CAA football conference, which meant that the A-10 football conference would drop to six members once CAA football began operation.

With six football members in place, the CAA decided to start a football conference in 2007. The league then invited Richmond, a member of the CAA from 1983 to 2001, to rejoin for football only, because of UR's long-standing in-state rivalries with William & Mary and James Madison. UR accepted the invitation, taking the A-10 football conference below the NCAA minimum of six. Shortly after this, the A-10 football conference opted to disband, with all of its members becoming charter members of the CAA football conference. This league continues to operate under the administration of the multi-sports CAA, now known as the Coastal Athletic Association, as the legally separate entity of CAA Football (in full, the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference).

### A-10 schools in DI-A/FBS

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A-10 charter members Penn State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, West Virginia, and Villanova played I-A football as independents while members of the A-10 in other sports. Villanova became a member of the Big East in 1980 with Pittsburgh following in 1982. Temple joined the A-10 that year. Penn State joined the Big Ten in 1991 (effectively in 1993), and three A-10 members joined the Big East as football-only members: Rutgers, West Virginia, and Temple (only Rutgers and West Virginia would later join the Big East as full members in 1995).

Virginia Tech joined the A-10 in 1995 as a result of the merger that created Conference USA. They would then join the Big East as full members in 2000, following the football program which was already a member of the league. Temple remained a football-only member of the Big East until 2004; they would join the MAC for football in 2007 until 2012, and re-joined the Big East in football for the 2012 season. Temple planned to move the rest of its sports into the Big East in 2013, but the conference realigned into the football-sponsoring American Athletic Conference and a new non-football Big East. Temple joined The American. Massachusetts joined them in FBS football with membership in the MAC beginning in the 2012 season and as an FBS independent beginning in 2016. Charlotte, which started a football program in 2013, left for Conference USA and eventually joined The American in 2023.

A-10 schools in DI-A/FBS

Schools Currently in the A-10  | Schools formerly in the A-10
Massachusetts  | Penn State
| Pittsburgh
| Rutgers
| Temple
| Virginia Tech
| West Virginia
| Charlotte

## Facilities

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Davidson | John M. Belk Arena | 5,223  | T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field | 700  | 1992 Team Field at Alumni Stadium | 2,000
Dayton | University of Dayton Arena | 13,435  | Woerner Field | 500  | Baujan Field | 2,000
Duquesne | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse | 3,500  | Non-baseball school | Rooney Field | 2,200
Fordham | Rose Hill Gymnasium | 3,200  | Houlihan Park | 500  | Coffey Field | 7,000
George Mason | EagleBank Arena | 10,000  | Spuhler Field | 900  | George Mason Stadium | 5,000
George Washington | Smith Center | 4,338  | Barcroft Park | 1,000  | Mount Vernon Athletic Fields | —
La Salle | Tom Gola Arena | 3,400  | Non-baseball school | McCarthy Stadium | 7,500
Loyola Chicago | Joseph J. Gentile Arena | 4,963  | Non-baseball school | Loyola Soccer Park | 1,000
UMass | Mullins Center | 9,493  | Earl Lorden Field | —  | Rudd Field | 2,000
Rhode Island | Ryan Center | 8,000  | Bill Beck Field | 1,000  | URI Soccer Complex | 1,547
Richmond | Robins Center | 7,201  | Malcolm U. Pitt Field | 600  | Presidents Field  | 500
St. Bonaventure | Reilly Center | 5,480  | Fred Handler Park | —  | McGraw-Jennings Field | —
Saint Joseph's | Hagan Arena | 4,200  | Smithson Field | 400  | Sweeney Field | 3,000
Saint Louis | Chaifetz Arena | 10,600  | Billiken Sports Center | 500  | Hermann Stadium | 6,050
VCU | Stuart C. Siegel Center | 7,617  | The Diamond | 9,560  | Sports Backers Stadium | 3,250

## References

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3. ^ "Atlantic 10 Conference Adds Men's Lacrosse as 22nd Championship Sport" (Press release). Atlantic 10 Conference. May 23, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
4. ^ "Atlantic 10 Announces Media Rights Agreements with CBS Sports, ESPN, and NBC Sports".
5. ^ Withers, Tom (February 27, 2024). "UMass will join Mid-American Conference as a full sports member in 2025, MAC commissioner says". Associated Press. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
6. ^ Hernandez, Victoria (February 26, 2024). "UMass to join MAC conference, including previously independent football, per reports". USA Today. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
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13. ^ "Atlantic 10 Conference Official Athletic Site". www.atlantic10.com.

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Previous conferences|

* American West (defunct 1996)
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* Atlantic 10 (alliance with CAA 2007)
* Big South (alliance with OVC 2023)
* Great West (non-football 2012; defunct 2013)
* Gulf Star (defunct 1987)
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