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The Metropolitan Swimming Conference (METS) is one of the largest intercollegiate swimming and diving conferences in the United States. It includes NCAA division I, II, & III teams from the New York metropolitan region. Teams compete at an annual 3-day conference championship held at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey in February. For the men, The College of New Jersey has captured the last 8 conference titles from 2007 through 2014. The LIU Post women have captured the previous two titles in 2013 and 2014.

## Affiliated University Teams

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### Current members

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Institution  | Location  | Nickname  | Men  | Women  | Primary
Conference  | Division

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Baruch College | Manhattan, New York | Bearcats | Y | Y | CUNYAC | D-III
Hunter College | Manhattan, New York | Hawks |  | Y | CUNYAC | D-III
Kean University | Union, New Jersey | Cougars |  | Y | NJAC | D-III
State University of New York Maritime College | Throggs Neck, New York | Privateers | Y | Y | Skyline | D-III
University of Mary Washington | Fredericksburg, Virginia | Eagles | Y | Y | C2C | D-III
United States Merchant Marine Academy | Kings Point, New York | Mariners | Y | Y | Skyline | D-III
Montclair State University | Montclair, New Jersey | Red Hawks | Y | Y | NJAC | D-III
Mount Saint Mary College | Newburgh, New York | Knights | Y | Y | Skyline | D-III
The College of New Jersey | Ewing, New Jersey | Lions | Y | Y | NJAC | D-III
Queens College | Flushing, New York | Knights |  | Y | ECC | D-II
Ramapo College | Mahwah, New Jersey | Roadrunners | Y | Y | NJAC | D-III
Roberts Wesleyan College | Chili, New York | Readhawks | Y | Y | ECC | D-II
Rowan University | Glassboro, New Jersey | Profs | Y | Y | NJAC | D-III
Salisbury University | Salisbury, Maryland | Seagulls | Y | Y | C2C | D-III
Sarah Lawrence College | Yonkers, New York | Gryphons | Y | Y | Skyline | D-III
College of Staten Island | Staten Island, New York | Dolphins | Y | Y | ECC | D-II[a]
William Paterson University | Wayne, New Jersey | Pioneers | Y | Y | NJAC | D-III

1. ^ The college began transition to Division II and the East Coast Conference in 2019. CSI will be a provisional D-II member through the 2021–22 academic year.

### Former members

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Institution  | Location  | Nickname  | Men  | Women  | Current Swimming
Conference  | Primary
Conference  | Division

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Adelphi University | Garden City, New York | Panthers | Y | Y | NE-10 | NE-10 | D-II
University of Bridgeport | Bridgeport, Connecticut | Purple Knights | Y | Y | Discontinued  | ECC | D-II
Lehman College | The Bronx, New York | Lightning | Y | Y | CUNYAC | CUNYAC | D-II
Long Island University–Post | Brookville, New York | Pioneers |  | Y | NEC | NEC | D-I
New Jersey Institute of Technology | Newark, New Jersey | Highlanders | Y |  | America East | America East | D-I
Pace University | Pleasantville, New York | Setters | Y | Y | NE-10 | NE-10 | D-II
St. Francis College | Brooklyn, New York | Terriers | Y |  | NEC | NEC | D-I
The College of Saint Rose | Albany, New York | Golden Knights | Y | Y | NE-10 | NE-10 | D-II
Southern Connecticut State University | New Haven, Connecticut | Fighting Owls | Y | Y | NE-10 | NE-10 | D-II

## See also

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* List of college athletic conferences in the United States

## External links

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Division I|

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Division III|

* Institutions
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* men
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* Lacrosse
* men
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* Rowing
* women
* Soccer
* men
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* Softball
* championship
* Swimming and diving
* men
* women
* Tennis
* men
* women
* Track and field
* Men's indoor and outdoor
* Women's indoor and outdoor
* Volleyball
* men
* women
* Wrestling
* championship

Single-division or
National Collegiate sports
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* Beach volleyball
* women
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* championship
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* Ice hockey
* women
* Gymnastics
* men
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* Rifle
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* Volleyball
* men
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* Wrestling
* women, from 2025–26

Litigation|

* NCAA v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma (1984)
* NCAA v. Smith (1999)
* O'Bannon v. NCAA (2015)
* Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association (2018)
* National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Alston (2021)
* House v. NCAA (2024)

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* College athletics in the United States
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