New England Collegiate Conference (Division II)

Former NCAA Division II athletic conference (1981–2000)

For the Division III conference, see New England Collegiate Conference.

New England Collegiate ConferenceConference| NCAA

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Founded| 1981
Ceased| 2000
Sports fielded|

* 12
* men's: 6
* women's: 6

Division| Division II
No. of teams| 8
Region| New 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

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### Final members

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Institution  | Location  | Founded  | Affiliation  | Enrollment  | Nickname  | Joined[a] | Left[b] | Subsequent
conference(s)  | Current
conference

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Binghamton University | Vestal, New York | 1946  | Public[c] | 17,768  | Bearcats | 1998  | 2000  | D-I Independent
(2000–01)  | America East (AmEast)[d]
(2001–present)
University of Bridgeport | Bridgeport, Connecticut | 1927  | Nonsectarian  | 5,543  | Purple Knights | 1981  | 2000  | East Coast (ECC)[e]
(2000–22)  | Central Atlantic (CACC)
(2022–present)
Felician College | Lodi, New Jersey | 1923  | Catholic
(Felician Sisters) | 2,109  | Golden Falcons | 1999  | 2000  | Central Atlantic (CACC)
(2000–present)
Franklin Pierce University | Rindge, New Hampshire | 1962  | Nonsectarian  | 2,871  | Ravens | 1988  | 2000  | Northeast-10 (NE-10)
(2000–present)
University of Massachusetts Lowell
(UMass Lowell)  | Lowell, Massachusetts | 1894  | Public  | 18,369  | River Hawks | 1981  | 2000  | Northeast-10 (NE-10)
(2000–13)  | America East (AmEast)[d]
(2013–present)
University of New Haven | West Haven, Connecticut | 1920  | Nonsectarian  | 6,400  | Chargers | 1981  | 2000  | D-II Independent
(2000–02)
East Coast (ECC)[e]
(2002–08)  | Northeast-10 (NE-10)
(2008–present)
Southern Connecticut State University | New Haven, Connecticut | 1893  | Public[f] | 12,326  | Owls | 1981  | 2000  | Northeast-10 (NE-10)
(2000–present)
Southern New Hampshire University | Manchester, New Hampshire | 1932  | Nonsectarian  | 3,913[g] | Penmen | 1981  | 2000  | Northeast-10 (NE-10)
(2000–present)
Teikyo Post University[h] | Waterbury, Connecticut | 1890  | For-profit | 7,317  | Eagles | 1999  | 2000  | Central Atlantic (CACC)
(2000–present)

Notes

1. ^ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
2. ^ Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.
3. ^ Part of the State University of New York System.
4. ^ a b Currently an NCAA Division I athletic conference.
5. ^ a b Formerly known as the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference (NYCAC) until spring 2006.
6. ^ Part of the Connecticut State Colleges & Universities System.
7. ^ Residential enrollment only. SNHU also has approximately 87,000 online students.
8. ^ Currently known as Post University since 2004.

### Other members

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Institution  | Location  | Founded  | Affiliation  | Enrollment  | Nickname  | Joined[a] | Left[b] | Subsequent
conference(s)  | Current
conference

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University at Albany | Albany, New York | 1844  | Public[c] | 17,746  | Great Danes | 1995  | 1999  | D-I Independent
(1999–2001)  | America East (AmEast)[d]
(2001–present)
Central Connecticut State University | New Britain, Connecticut | 1849  | Public[e] | 9,546  | Blue Devils | 1983  | 1985  | various[g] | Northeast (NEC)[d]
(1997–present)
Keene State College | Keene, New Hampshire | 1909  | Public  | 3,213  | Owls | 1986  | 1997  | Little East (LEC)[h]
(1997–present)
Le Moyne College | Syracuse, New York | 1946  | Catholic
(Jesuit) | 3,533  | Dolphins | 1992  | 1996  | Northeast-10 (NE-10)
(1996–2023)  | Northeast (NEC)[d]
(2023–present)
Quinnipiac University | Hamden, Connecticut | 1929  | Nonsectarian  | 10,207  | Bobcats | 1981  | 1987  | Northeast-10 (NE-10)
(1987–1998)
Northeast (NEC)[d]
(1998–2013)  | Metro Atlantic (MAAC)[d]
(2013–present)
Sacred Heart University | Fairfield, Connecticut | 1963  | Catholic
(Diocese of
Bridgeport) | 5,974  | Pioneers | 1981  | 1999  | Northeast (NEC)[d]
(1999–2024)  | Metro Atlantic (MAAC)[d]
(2024–present)
Stony Brook University | Stony Brook, New York | 1957  | Public[c] | 26,814  | Seawolves | 1995  | 1999  | D-I Independent
(1999–2001)
America East (AmEast)[d]
(2001–2022)  | Coastal (CAA)[d]
(2022–present)

Notes

1. ^ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
2. ^ Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.
3. ^ a b Part of the State University of New York System.
4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Currently an NCAA Division I athletic conference.
5. ^ Part of the Connecticut State Colleges & Universities System.
6. ^ Currently a defunct NCAA Division I athletic conference.
7. ^ Central Connecticut State had joined the following subsequent conferences: as an NCAA D-II Independent during the 1985–86 school year; as an NCAA D-I Independent from 1986–87 to 1989–90, and during the 1992–93 school year; the East Coast Conference[f] (ECC) from 1990–91 to 1991–92, and during the 1993–94 school year; and the Mid-Continent Conference[d] (Mid-Con) from 1994–95 to 1996–97.
8. ^ Currently an NCAA Division III athletic conference.

### Membership timeline

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## Notable alumni

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* Bill Bayno, Sacred Heart, Former UNLV head men's basketball coach
* Manute Bol, Bridgeport, NBA center with Washington Bullets, Golden State Warriors, and Philadelphia 76ers
* Joe Nathan, Stony Brook, Major League Baseball pitcher with San Francisco Giants, Minnesota Twins, and Texas Rangers
* Mike Petke, Southern Connecticut, MLS soccer player with Colorado Rapids, New York/New Jersey Metrostars and D.C. United

## References

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## External links

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* Official website