Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference

Association| NCAA
Founded| 1971
Commissioner| Angela Baumann (since 2006)
Sports fielded|

* 16
* men's: 8
* women's: 8

Division| Division III
No. of teams| 8 full, 9 associate
Country| United States
Headquarters| Westfield, Massachusetts
Region| Massachusetts and New England (with associates)
Official website| www.mascac.com
Locations

The Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Full member institutions are all located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with affiliate members also located in Connecticut, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Virginia. The Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference was established in June of 1971, making it the oldest NCAA Division III men's and women's playing college athletic conference in the United States.[1][2]

All full members are a part of the Massachusetts State Universities system (every member in the Massachusetts State Universities system except the Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt) is also a MASCAC member)[3] and the public associate members are part of the University of Massachusetts System [UMASS System (UMASS Dartmouth)], the University System of New Hampshire (Plymouth State University), and the Connecticut State University System (Western Connecticut State University) respectively. The rest of the associate members are private colleges.

On October 5, 2023, it was announced that in the 2025–26 school year, Anna Maria College in Paxton, Massachusetts will become the first private full member in the 53 year history of the MASCAC and the first new full member since 1974.[4]

## History

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Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference

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30miles

Framingham State

Rivier

Dean

Anna Maria

Castleton

Springfield

UMass Dartmouth

WCSU

Plymouth State

Salem State

Mass Maritime

Bridgewater State

Worcester State

Westfield State

MCLA

Fitchburg State

Locations of MASCAC members:  full,  current associate  future full  future associate (note: map does not show men's golf affiliates Marymount (in Arlington, Virginia) and Marywood (in Scranton, Pennsylvania))

### Chronological timeline

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* 1971 – In June 1971, the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) was founded. Charter members included Boston State College, Bridgewater State College (now Bridgewater State University), Fitchburg State College (now Fitchburg State University), Framingham State College (now Framingham State University), Lowell State College, North Adams State College (now the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts [MCLA]), Salem State College (now Salem State University), Westfield State College (now Westfield State University) and Worcester State College (now Worcester State University), beginning the 1971–72 academic year.
* 1974 – The Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Mass Maritime) joined the MASCAC in the 1974–75 academic year.
* 1975 – Lowell State College left the MASCAC when it was merged into Lowell Technological Institute to become the University of Lowell (now the University of Massachusetts–Lowell [UMass Lowell]) after the 1974–75 academic year.
* 1982 – Boston State College left the MASCAC when it was merged into the University of Massachusetts–Boston (UMass Boston) after the 1981–82 academic year.
* 2009 – The University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth (UMass Dartmouth) and Plymouth State University joined the MASCAC as associate members for men's ice hockey in the 2009–10 academic year. This marked the first time the MASCAC added associate members and it marked the first time that the MASCAC added members (full or associate) outside of Massachusetts.
* 2013 – The MASCAC began sponsoring football in the 2013 fall season (2013–14 academic year) after the New England Football Conference (NEFC) dissolved; with Western Connecticut State University (alongside UMass Dartmouth and Plymouth State) joining as MASCAC as associate members for the sport.
* 2019 – Dean College, Eastern Nazarene College, Elms College, Mitchell College and Springfield College joined the MASCAC as associate members for men's golf in the 2020 spring season (2019–20 academic year). This marks the first time that the MASCAC added private institutions under the MASCAC banner for any sport.
* 2020 – Dean left the MASCAC as an associate member for men's golf after the 2020 spring season (2019–20 academic year).
* 2021 – New England College joined the MASCAC as an associate member for men's golf in the 2022 spring season (2021–22 academic year).
* 2022 – MCLA announced they would reinstate men's ice hockey for the first time since 2002–03 and add women's ice hockey for the 2023–24 academic year.[5]
* 2023 –
* Anna Maria College and Rivier University joined the MASCAC as associate members for men's ice hockey and provisional women's ice hockey members beginning in the 2024 fall season (2024–25 academic year).[6]
* Anna Maria College joined the MASCAC as a full member beginning in the 2025 fall season (2025-26 academic) as the first full private school member in conference history and the first new full member since Massachusetts Maritime in 1974.[7]
* Dean College joined the MASCAC as an associate member for football beginning in the 2025 fall season (2025–26 academic year).[8]
* Vermont State University at Castleton joined the MASCAC as an associate member for football beginning in the 2024 fall season (2024–25 academic year).[9][10]
* 2024 –
* Marymount University and Marywood University joined the MASCAC as associate members for men's golf beginning in the 2024 fall season (2024-25 academic year) as the first members (full or associate) in conference history outside of New England.[11]
* VSU Castleton and Western Connecticut State will both leave the MASCAC for football after the 2024 fall season (2024–25 academic year).[12]

## Member schools

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### Current full members

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The MASCAC currently has eight full members, all are public schools:

Institution  | Location  | Founded  | Affiliation[a] | Enrollment  | Endowment
(millions) | Nickname  | Joined  | Colors

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Bridgewater State University[b] | Bridgewater, Massachusetts | 1840  | Public[c] | 9,550  | $54.0  | Bears | 1971–72  |
Fitchburg State University | Fitchburg, Massachusetts | 1894  | 6,296  | $19.9  | Falcons | 1971–72  |
Framingham State University | Framingham, Massachusetts | 1839  | 4,111  | $35.4[d] | Rams | 1971–72  |
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts[e] | North Adams, Massachusetts | 1894  | 933  | $14.7  | Trailblazers | 1971–72  |
Massachusetts Maritime Academy[f][b] | Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts | 1891  | 1,362  | $13.1[g] | Buccaneers | 1974–75  |
Salem State University[e] | Salem, Massachusetts | 1854  | 6,239  | $25.3  | Vikings | 1971–72  |
Westfield State University | Westfield, Massachusetts | 1838  | 4,602  | $20.0[h] | Owls | 1971–72  |
Worcester State University | Worcester, Massachusetts | 1874  | 5,611  | $34.5  | Lancers | 1971–72  |

Notes

1. ^ Any school that's a private school will be classified based on a religious affiliation; unless it had none, hence being nonsectarian.
2. ^ a b School does not sponsor ice hockey.
3. ^ Part of the Massachusetts State Universities System.[13]
4. ^ Actual amount in endowment is $35,385,907.
5. ^ a b School does not sponsor football.
6. ^ School does not sponsor men's or women's basketball.
7. ^ Actual amount in endowment is $13,051,554.
8. ^ Actual amount in endowment is $20,002,999.

### Current associate members

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The MASCAC currently has seven associate members, all but three are public schools:

Institution  | Location  | Founded  | Affiliation[a] | Enrollment  | Endowment
(millions) | Nickname  | Joined  | Colors  | MASCAC
sport  | Primary
conference

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Anna Maria College | Paxton, Massachusetts | 1946  | Catholic
(S.S.A.) | 1,485  | $7.2  | Amcats | 2024–25  |  | men's ice hockey;
women's ice hockey  | Great Northeast (GNAC) (MASCAC in 2025-26)
Marymount University | Arlington, Virginia | 1950  | Catholic

(RSHM)

| 3,667  | $43  | Saints | 2024-25  |  | men's golf  | Atlantic East
Marywood University | Scranton, Pennsylvania | 1915  | Catholic

(Sisters, Servants of the I.H.M.)

| 2,606  | $44.9  | Pacers | 2024-25  |  | men's golf  | Atlantic East
Plymouth State University | Plymouth, New Hampshire | 1871  | Public[b] | 3,839  | $28.9  | Panthers | 2009–10  |  | men's ice hockey  | Little East (LEC)
2013–14  | football
2024-25  | women's ice hockey
Rivier University | Nashua, New Hampshire | 1933  | Catholic
(S.P.M.) | 2,822  | $41  | Raiders | 2024–25  |  | men's ice hockey;
women's ice hockey  | Great Northeast (GNAC)
Springfield College | Springfield, Massachusetts | 1885  | Nonsectarian  | 2,785  | $79.6  | Pride | 2019–20  |  | men's golf  | New England (NEWMAC)
University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth | Dartmouth, Massachusetts | 1895  | Public[c] | 7,759  | $59.0  | Corsairs | 2009–10  |  | men's ice hockey  | Little East (LEC)
2013–14  | football
Vermont State University at Castleton | Castleton, Vermont | 1787  | Public[d] | 2,363  | $7.86  | Spartans | 2024–25  |  | football  | Little East (LEC)
Western Connecticut State University | Danbury, Connecticut | 1903  | Public[e] | 4,417  | $12.8  | Wolves | 2013–14  |  | football  | Little East (LEC)

Notes:

1. ^ Any school that's a private school will be classified based on a religious affiliation; unless it had none, hence being nonsectarian.
2. ^ Part of the University System of New Hampshire.
3. ^ Part of the University of Massachusetts System.
4. ^ Vermont State Colleges System.
5. ^ Part of the Connecticut State University System.

### Future full member

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Institution  | Location  | Founded  | Affiliation[a] | Enrollment  | Endowment
(millions) | Nickname  | Joining  | Colors  | Previous
conference

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Anna Maria College | Paxton, Massachusetts | 1946  | Catholic
(S.S.A.) | 1,485  | $7.2  | Amcats | 2025–26  |  | Great Northeast (GNAC)

### Future associate member

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The MASCAC will have one future associate member, a private school.

Institution  | Location  | Founded  | Affiliation[a] | Enrollment  | Endowment
(millions) | Nickname  | Joining  | Colors  | MASCAC
sport  | Primary
conference

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Dean College | Franklin, Massachusetts | 1865  | Nonsectarian  | 1,151  | $42.1  | Bulldogs | 2025-26  |  | football  | Great Northeast (GNAC)

Notes

1. ^ a b Any school that's a private school will be classified based on a religious affiliation; unless it had none, hence being nonsectarian.

### Former full members

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The MASCAC had two former full members, both were public schools:

Institution  | Location  | Founded  | Affiliation[a] | Enrollment  | Nickname  | Joined  | Left  | Colors  | Current
conference

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Boston State College | Boston, Massachusetts | 1872  | Public  | 11,000[14] | Warriors | 1971  | 1982  | N/A  | N/A[b]
Lowell State College | Lowell, Massachusetts | 1894  | Public  | 2,353[15] | Indians[16][17] | 1971  | 1975  | N/A  | N/A[c]

Notes

1. ^ Any school that's a private school will be classified based on a religious affiliation; unless it had none, hence being nonsectarian.
2. ^ Boston State was merged into the University of Massachusetts–Boston.
3. ^ Lowell State was merged into the University of Massachusetts–Lowell.

### Former associate members

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The MASCAC had one former associate member, which was also a private school:

Institution  | Location  | Founded  | Affiliation  | Enrollment  | Endowment  | Nickname  | Joined  | Left  | Colors  | MASCAC
sport  | Primary
conference

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Dean College | Franklin, Massachusetts | 1865  | Nonsectarian  | 1,151  | $42.1  | Bulldogs | 2019–20  | 2019–20  |  | men's golf  | Great Northeast (GNAC)
Eastern Nazarene College | Quincy, Massachusetts | 1900  | Nazarene | 535  | $18.0  | Lions | 2019–20  | 2023-24  |  | men's golf  | North Atlantic Conference (NAC) closed in 2024
Elms College | Chicopee, Massachusetts | 1928  | Catholic
(S.S.J.) | 1,513  | $12.0  | Blazers | 2019–20  | 2021-22  | N/A  | men's golf  | Great Northeast (GNAC)
Mitchell College | New London, Connecticut | 1938  | Nonsectarian  | 500  | $6.1  | Mariners | 2019–20  | 2023-24  |  | men's golf  | Great Northeast (GNAC)
New England College | Henniker, New Hampshire | 1946  | Nonsectarian  | 2,858  | $24.9  | Pilgrims | 2021–22  | 2023-24  | N/A  | men's golf  | Great Northeast (GNAC)

### Membership timeline

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## Sports

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See also: MASCAC men's basketball tournament

See also: MASCAC Men's Hockey Tournament

The MASCAC sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, women's field hockey, men's ice hockey, men's golf, men's and women's soccer, women's softball, men's and women's track and field, and women's volleyball.

The MASCAC sponsored football for the first time in 2013. Conference members Bridgewater State, Fitchburg State, Framingham State, Massachusetts Maritime, Westfield State, and Worcester State departed the New England Football Conference (NEFC) (now Commonwealth Coast Football) after the 2012 season. They were joined later by fellow NEFC opponents Plymouth State, UMass–Dartmouth, and Western Connecticut State.[18] The NEFC retained the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III playoffs.

On August 22, 2019, the MASCAC invited 5 of the recently dropped men's golf members from the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) which includes Dean College, Eastern Nazarene College, Elms College, Mitchell College, and Springfield College; all of them are private colleges which is the first time that the MASCAC awarded membership to private colleges.[19][20][21] The 5 private colleges joined the other men's golf sponsoring MASCAC schools from the NECC which includes MCLA, Salem State, Westfield State, and Worcester State to create a 9-team men's golf league. However Dean College men's golf left the MASCAC after the 2019-20 men's golf season to join their primary conference the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) in men's golf. The MASCAC started Automatic Qualification (AQ) to the NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championships in the 2021–2022 season for the MASCAC men's golf tournament winner.[19]

### Men's sports

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School  | Baseball | Basketball | Cross
Country | Football | Golf | Ice
Hockey | Lacrosse | Rowing[a] | Sailing[a] | Soccer | Swimming
& Diving[a] | Tennis[a] | Track &
Field
(Indoor) | Track &
Field
(Outdoor) | Wrestling[a] | Total
MASCAC
Sports[b]

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Bridgewater State  | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 10
Fitchburg State  | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | Y | N | N | Y | Y | N | 8
Framingham State  | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | 6
MCLA  | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | 8
Mass Maritime  | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | Y | N | 8
Salem State  | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | 7
Westfield State  | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | Y | N | 8
Worcester State  | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | Y | N | N | Y | Y | N | 9
Totals  | 8  | 7  | 7  | 6+3[c] | 4+5  | 6+2[c] | 3  | 1  | 1  | 8  | 1  | 3  | 3  | 5  | 1  | 64+10[c]
Affiliate Members
Anna Maria  |  |  |  |  |  | Y[d] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Eastern Nazarene  |  |  |  |  | Y |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Elms  |  |  |  |  | Y |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Mitchell  |  |  |  |  | Y |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
New England College  |  |  |  |  | Y |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Plymouth State  |  |  |  | Y |  | Y |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Rivier  |  |  |  |  |  | Y[d] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Springfield  |  |  |  |  | Y |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
UMass–Dartmouth  |  |  |  | Y |  | Y |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Western Connecticut  |  |  |  | Y |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Vermont State at Castleton  |  |  |  | Y[e] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1[e]

Notes

1. ^ a b c d e This sport is not sanctioned by the MASCAC.
2. ^ Includes the non-sanctioned MASCAC sports.
3. ^ a b c With the addition of more in the 2024-25 season.
4. ^ a b Will join in the 2024-25 school year.
5. ^ a b Will join in the 2024-25 school year.

### Women's sports

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School  | Basketball | Cheer[a] | Cross
Country | Field
Hockey | Equestrian[a] | Golf[a] | Ice
Hockey[b] | Lacrosse | Rowing[a] | Sailing[a] | Soccer | Softball | Swimming
& Diving[a] | Tennis[a] | Track
& Field
(Indoor) | Track
& Field
(Outdoor) | Volleyball | Total
MASCAC
Sports[c]

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Bridgewater State  | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 12
Fitchburg State  | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | Y | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | 9
Framingham State  | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | N[d] | Y | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | Y | Y | 8
MCLA  | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | N | Y | N | N | Y | 8
Mass Maritime  | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | Y | Y | 8
Salem State  | Y | N | N | Y | N | N | Y[e] | Y | N | N | Y | Y | N | Y | N | N | Y | 8
Westfield State  | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | 11
Worcester State  | Y | N | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | 12
Totals  | 7  | 1  | 7  | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 8  | 1  | 1  | 8  | 8  | 2  | 4  | 3  | 6  | 8  | 76
Affiliate Members
Anna Maria  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Y[f] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Rivier  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Y[f] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1

Notes

1. ^ a b c d e f g This sport is not sanctioned by the MASCAC.
2. ^ MASCAC will start to sponsor women's ice hockey in 2024–25.
3. ^ Includes the non-sanctioned MASCAC sports.
4. ^ Will start their women's ice hockey program in the 2024-25 school year.
5. ^ Will join MASCAC in the 2025-26 school year. They currently compete in New England Hockey Conference.
6. ^ a b Will join in the 2024-25 school year.

### Football

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For the current season, see 2023 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football season.

#### All-time school records (ranked according to winning percentage)

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Through end of the 2022 regular season. Records reflect official NCAA results, including any forfeits or win vacating.

#  | MASCAC  | Record  | Win %  | MASCAC
Championships

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1  | Plymouth State | 298–198–7  | .599  | 1
2  | Bridgewater State | 335–238–7  | .584  | 1
3  | UMass Dartmouth | 181–155  | .539  | 1
4  | Worcester State | 185–181  | .505  | 0
5  | Framingham State | 220–251–2  | .467  | 7
6  | Massachusetts Maritime | 208–253–1  | .451  | 0
7  | Westfield State | 173–217–1  | .444  | 0
8  | Western Connecticut | 221–278–4  | .443  | 1
9  | Fitchburg State | 109–253  | .301  | 0

#### Intra-conference football rivalries

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The members of the MASCAC have longstanding rivalries with each other, especially on the football field. The following is a list of active rivalries in the MASCAC with totals & records through the completion of the 2022 season.

Teams  | Rivalry name  | Trophy  | Meetings  | Record  | Series leader  | Current streak

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Bridgewater State | Massachusetts Maritime | Cranberry Bowl  | The Scoop  | 47  | 34–12–1  | Bridgewater State  | Bridgewater State won 5
Westfield State | None  | None  | 40  | 31–9  | Bridgewater State won 11
Fitchburg State | Worcester State | Sterling Cup[22] | Sterling Cup trophy  | 37  | 10–27  | Worcester State  | Worcester State won 5
Framingham State | Western Connecticut | None  | None  | 19  | 15–4  | Framingham State  | Western Connecticut won 1
Massachusetts Maritime | Kelley Bowl  | Kelley Cup[23] | 50  | 28–23  | Framingham State  | Framingham State won 14
Worcester State | Route 9 Cup[24] | None  | 37  | 18–20  | Worcester State  | Framingham State won 10
Massachusetts Maritime | Bridgewater State | Cranberry Bowl  | The Scoop  | 47  | 12–34–1  | Bridgewater State  | Bridgewater State won 5
Framingham State | Kelley Bowl  | Kelley Cup[23] | 50  | 23–28  | Framingham State  | Framingham State won 14
Plymouth State | UMass Dartmouth | None  | None  | 23  | 11–12  | UMass Dartmouth  | UMass Dartmouth won 4
UMass Dartmouth | Plymouth State | 23  | 12–11
Western Connecticut | Framingham State | 19  | 4–15  | Framingham State  | Western Connecticut won 1
Westfield State | Bridgewater State | 40  | 9–31  | Bridgewater State  | Bridgewater State won 11
Worcester State | Fitchburg State | Sterling Cup[22] | Sterling Cup trophy  | 37  | 27–10  | Worcester State  | Worcester State won 5
Framingham State | Route 9 Cup[24] | None  | 37  | 20–18  | Worcester State  | Framingham State won 10

#### Football champions

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Year  | Champions  | Conference  | Overall  | D3.com  | Bowl result  | Head coach
2013  | Framingham State  | 8–0  | 9–2  | N/A  | L NCAA Division III First Round 17–20 vs. Ithaca | Tom Kelley
2014  | Framingham State  | 8–0  | 10–1  | N/A  | W ECAC North Atlantic Bowl  | Tom Kelley
2015  | Framingham State  | 8–0  | 9–2  | N/A  | L NCAA Division III First Round 22–42 vs. Wesley | Tom Kelley
2016  | Bridgewater State  | 8–0  | 8–3  | N/A  | L NCAA Division III First Round 27–33 vs. Alfred | Joe Verria
2017  | Framingham State  | 7–1  | 10–1  | N/A  | W New England Bowl | Tom Kelley
Plymouth State  | 7–1  | 9–2  | N/A  | L NCAA Division III First Round 0–66 vs. Brockport | Paul Castonia
2018  | Framingham State  | 7–1  | 8–3  | N/A  | L NCAA Division III First Round 27–40 vs. Brockport | Tom Kelley
2019  | Framingham State  | 8–0  | 8–3  | N/A  | L NCAA Division III First Round 21–58 vs. Wesley | Tom Kelley
2020  | MASCAC season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[25]
2021 | Framingham State | 8–0  | 8–3  | N/A  | L NCAA Division III First Round 0–45 vs. Muhlenberg | Tom Kelley
2022 | UMass Dartmouth | 8–0  | 9–2  | N/A  | L NCAA Division III First Round 20–63 vs. Ithaca | Mark Robichaud
2023 | Western Connecticut | 7-1  | 7-3  | N/A  | L NCAA Division III First Round 20–62 vs. Johns Hopkins | Joe Loth

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## External links

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Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference

Current full members|

* Bridgewater State Bears (non-ice hockey member)
* Fitchburg State Falcons
* Framingham State Rams
* MCLA Trailblazers (non-football and ice hockey member)
* Massachusetts Maritime Buccaneers (non-basketball and ice hockey member)
* Salem State Vikings (non-football member)
* Westfield State Owls
* Worcester State Lancers

Current associate members|

* Eastern Nazarene Lions (men's golf)
* Elms Blazers (men's golf)
* Mitchell Mariners (men's golf)
* Plymouth State Panthers (men's ice hockey and football)
* Springfield Pride (men's golf)
* UMass Dartmouth Corsairs (men's ice hockey and football)
* Western Connecticut State Wolves (football)

Former full members|

* Boston State Warriors
* Lowell State Indians

Former associate member|

* Dean Bulldogs (men's golf)

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Public institutions of higher education in Massachusetts

Massachusetts Department of Higher Education

Two-year
colleges|

* Berkshire Community College
* Bristol Community College
* Bunker Hill Community College
* Cape Cod Community College
* Greenfield Community College
* Holyoke Community College
* Massachusetts Bay Community College
* Massasoit Community College
* Middlesex Community College
* Mount Wachusett Community College
* Northern Essex Community College
* North Shore Community College
* Quincy College
* Quinsigamond Community College
* Roxbury Community College
* Springfield Technical Community College

State university
system|

* Bridgewater State University
* Fitchburg State University
* Framingham State University
* Massachusetts College of Art and Design
* Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
* Massachusetts Maritime Academy
* Salem State University
* Westfield State University
* Worcester State University

University of
Massachusetts|

* University of Massachusetts Amherst
* University of Massachusetts Boston
* University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
* University of Massachusetts Lowell
* UMass Chan Medical School
* University of Massachusetts School of Law
* University of Massachusetts Global (private affiliate based outside the state)

Merged|

* Boston State College
* Bradford Durfee College of Technology
* Lowell State College
* Lowell Technological Institute
* New Bedford Institute of Technology

Closed|

* Hyannis State Teachers College
* Massachusetts State College–Fort Devens

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Colleges and universities in New Hampshire

Private institutions|

* Antioch University New England
* Colby-Sawyer College
* Dartmouth College
* Franklin Pierce University
* New England College
* Rivier University
* Saint Anselm College
* Southern New Hampshire University
* Thomas More College of Liberal Arts

Public institutions|

| Four-year|

* University System of New Hampshire
* Keene State College
* Plymouth State University
* University of New Hampshire

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Two-year|

* Community College System of New Hampshire (CCSNH)
* Great Bay Community College
* Lakes Region Community College
* Manchester Community College
* Nashua Community College
* NHTI – Concord's Community College
* River Valley Community College
* White Mountains Community College

Defunct institutions|

* Daniel Webster College
* Granite State College
* Magdalen College of the Liberal Arts
* Nathaniel Hawthorne College
* New Hampshire Institute of Art

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Connecticut State University System

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* Eastern
* Southern
* Western

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NCAA Division III all-sports conferences

* Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference
* American Rivers Conference
* American Southwest Conference
* Atlantic East Conference
* Centennial Conference
* City University of New York Athletic Conference
* Coast to Coast Athletic Conference
* College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
* Collegiate Conference of the South
* Conference of New England
* Empire 8
* Great Northeast Athletic Conference
* Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
* Landmark Conference
* Liberty League
* Little East Conference
* Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference
* Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
* Middle Atlantic Conferences (Commonwealth
* Freedom)
* Midwest Conference
* Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
* New England Small College Athletic Conference
* New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference
* New Jersey Athletic Conference
* North Atlantic Conference
* North Coast Athletic Conference
* Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
* Northwest Conference
* Ohio Athletic Conference
* Old Dominion Athletic Conference
* Presidents' Athletic Conference
* St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
* Skyline Conference
* Southern Athletic Association
* Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
* Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
* State University of New York Athletic Conference
* United East Conference
* University Athletic Association
* Upper Midwest Athletic Conference
* USA South Athletic Conference
* Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
* Independents

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NCAA Division III football conferences

* American Rivers Conference
* American Southwest Conference
* Centennial Conference
* College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
* Conference of New England
* Eastern Collegiate Football Conference
* Empire 8
* Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
* Landmark Conference
* Liberty League
* Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference
* Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
* Middle Atlantic Conference
* Midwest Conference
* Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
* New England Small College Athletic Conference
* New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference
* New Jersey Athletic Conference
* North Coast Athletic Conference
* Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
* Northwest Conference
* Ohio Athletic Conference
* Old Dominion Athletic Conference
* Presidents' Athletic Conference
* Southern Athletic Association
* Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
* Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
* Upper Midwest Athletic Conference
* USA South Athletic Conference
* Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
* Independents

NCAA Division III Football Championship

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NCAA Division III ice hockey conferences

Men|

* Conference of New England
* Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference
* Middle Atlantic Conferences
* Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
* New England Hockey Conference
* New England Small College Athletic Conference
* Northern Collegiate Hockey Association
* State University of New York Athletic Conference
* United Collegiate Hockey Conference
* Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
* Independents

Women|

* Conference of New England
* Middle Atlantic Conferences
* Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
* New England Hockey Conference
* New England Small College Athletic Conference
* Northern Collegiate Hockey Association
* State University of New York Athletic Conference
* United Collegiate Hockey Conference
* Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

NCAA|

* College ice hockey
* NCAA Division III
* Championships: Men / Women

Former|

* Colonial Hockey Conference
* ECAC West
* ECAC Northeast
* Northeast Women's Hockey League

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