New England Collegiate Conference (Division II)
Former NCAA Division II athletic conference (1981–2000)
New England Collegiate Conference Conference NCAA Founded 1981 Ceased 2000 Sports fielded
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
Final members
Institution
Location
Founded
Affiliation
Enrollment
Nickname
Joined[ a]
Left[ b]
Subsequent conference(s)
Current conference
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
Other members
Institution
Location
Founded
Affiliation
Enrollment
Nickname
Joined[ a]
Left[ b]
Subsequent conference(s)
Current conference
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
Membership timeline
Notable alumni
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
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