Northeast Conference
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The Northeast Conference (NEC) is a collegiate athletic conference whose schools are members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Teams in the NEC compete in Division I for all sports; football competes in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Participating schools are located principally in the Northeastern United States, from which the conference derives its name.
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| Formerly | Eastern College Athletic Conference Metro (1981–1988) |
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| Association | NCAA |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Commissioner | Noreen Morris (since 2010) |
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| Division | Division I |
| Subdivision | FCS |
| No. of teams | 9 (8 in 2026) |
| Headquarters | Bridgewater, New Jersey |
| Region | Northeast, Illinois |
| Official website | northeastconference.org |
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History
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NEC Member locations
– Full member
– Departing Full member
– Associate member
– Future associate member
– Full member
– Departing Full member
– Associate member
– Future associate memberThe conference was named the ECAC Metro Conference when it was established in 1981. The original eleven member schools were Fairleigh Dickinson University, the Brooklyn campus of Long Island University (whose athletic program has now merged with that of LIU's Post campus into a single athletic program), Loyola College in Maryland (left in 1989), Marist College (left in 1997), Robert Morris University (left in 2020), St. Francis College (NY) (left in 2023), Saint Francis College (PA), Siena College (left in 1984), Towson State University (left in 1982), the University of Baltimore (left in 1983) and Wagner College.[1]
The conference's name was changed to its present form on August 1, 1988.[2] Other names considered were Big North, Great North, North Shore, Northern, Northeastern, Eastern and Eastern Private Intercollegiate.[3]
The Northeast Conference has admitted new members ten times since 1981. The expansions and additions from the original charter members were: in 1985 (Monmouth University, which left in 2013), in 1989 (Mount St. Mary's University, which left in 2022), in 1992 (Rider University, which left in 1997), in 1997 (Central Connecticut State University), in 1998 (Quinnipiac University which left in 2013, and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County which left in 2003), in 1999 (Sacred Heart University, which left in 2024), in 2008 (Bryant University, which also left in 2022), in 2019 (Merrimack College, which also left in 2024), in 2022 (Stonehill College), in 2023 (Le Moyne College), and in 2024 (Chicago State University and Mercyhurst University). The Northeast Conference's full membership was its largest at 12 in 2008 with the addition of Bryant University.[4] It then dropped to 10 in 2013 with the departure of Monmouth and Quinnipiac for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), returned to 11 with the 2019 addition of Merrimack, and again dropped to 10 in 2020 with the departure of Robert Morris for the Horizon League. The conference dropped to 9 members in 2022 with the departure of Bryant and Mount St. Mary's, respectively for the America East Conference and the MAAC, plus the addition of Stonehill. On March 20, 2023, St. Francis Brooklyn announced that all intercollegiate sports would be dropped effective at the end of the 2022-23 season, dropping the NEC down to 8 full members. This was followed on May 10, 2023 by the announcement that Le Moyne College would begin a transition from Division II and join the NEC on July 1.[5]
Additional changes were announced in 2018 and took effect with the 2019–20 school year. First, on September 10, the NEC announced it would add Merrimack.[6] Then, on October 3, Long Island University announced that it would combine its two existing athletic programs—NEC member LIU Brooklyn and the Division II program at LIU Post—into a single Division I program under the LIU name. The new LIU program, nicknamed Sharks,[7] maintains LIU Brooklyn's previous memberships in Division I and the NEC.[8] Another recent change took place on July 1, 2020, when charter member Robert Morris left to join the Horizon League. The next changes in membership were on July 1, 2022, with Bryant leaving for the America East Conference,[9] Mount St. Mary's leaving for the MAAC,[10] and Stonehill arriving from NCAA Division II.[11]
The Northeast Conference has a total of 9 full members in 24 championship sports: baseball, men's and women's basketball, women's bowling, men's and women's cross country, women's field hockey, football, men's and women's golf, men's and women's indoor track & field, women's lacrosse, men's and women's outdoor track & field, men's and women's soccer, softball, men's and women's swimming, men's and women's tennis, and men's and women's volleyball.
Men's lacrosse became the league's 23rd sport for the 2011 season.[12] The number of sports dropped to 22 after the 2012–13 school year, when the conference dropped field hockey. The departure of Monmouth and Quinnipiac to become all-sports members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) in July 2013 gave the MAAC four full members that sponsored the sport; the other two were NEC single-sport affiliates Rider and Siena. The MAAC then decided to add field hockey as a sponsored sport for the 2013 season,[13] and all of the NEC's remaining field hockey programs eventually joined the MAAC except for Saint Francis (PA), which joined the Atlantic 10 Conference. The NEC reinstated field hockey as a sponsored sport for the 2019 season with seven members—full members Bryant, LIU, Merrimack, Sacred Heart, and Wagner, plus associate members Fairfield and Rider.[14] Saint Francis (PA) rejoined the NEC in field hockey during the 2021-22 season. A more recent addition to the NEC's sports roster was men's swimming & diving, added for 2020–21 with full members Bryant, LIU, Mount St. Mary's, St. Francis Brooklyn, and Wagner plus incoming associate member Howard.[15]
In 2022–23, the NEC added one sport and dropped another. On September 30, 2021, the NEC announced that it would begin sponsoring men's volleyball in 2022–23 with six members.[16] Before the end of the 2021–22 school year, the NEC announced that two Division II schools from the Buffalo, New York area, Daemen and D'Youville, would also become part of the new men's volleyball league.[17] In a May 9, 2022 Twitter post, NEC commissioner Noreen Morris indicated that the NEC would shut down its men's lacrosse league after the then-ongoing 2022 season. The NEC had already lost two full members that sponsored the sport, and would eventually lose its two affiliate members in that sport when the Atlantic 10 Conference announced it would launch a men's lacrosse league in the 2023 season.[18] Three of the remaining four NEC men's lacrosse programs became affiliate members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The other program, Merrimack, was in talks with several lacrosse-sponsoring conferences for affiliate membership,[19] and eventually joined the America East in time for the 2023 season.[20]
In July 2022, the Northeast Conference announced a partnership with the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in which MEAC schools sponsoring baseball and men's and women's golf would become affiliate members in their respective sports beginning in the 2022-23 season.[21] That September, the NEC announced that MEAC member Delaware State, which had just joined NEC baseball and women's golf, would add women's lacrosse and women's soccer to its NEC membership in 2023–24.[22]
In March 2023, St. Francis College (Brooklyn) announced that it would discontinue its athletic programs at the end of the spring 2023 schedule.[23] Le Moyne was announced as SFC's replacement that May.
The NEC added two affiliate members in 2023–24—Binghamton University in men's golf plus men's and women's tennis,[24] and Niagara University in bowling. Niagara added that sport for 2023–24 by effectively absorbing the bowling program of Medaille University, a nearby Division III school that closed at the end of the 2022–23 school year.[25]
In October 2023, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference announced that Merrimack and Sacred Heart were going to join the conference for the 2024-25 season.[26] This announcement came on the heels of the announcement that the NEC was going to support men's lacrosse as a conference sponsored sport for the 2024–25 academic year, after having to discontinue it two years earlier due to the lack of sponsoring members. The original plan was for full members Le Moyne, LIU, Merrimack, Sacred Heart, and Wagner to be joined by two new associate members, the University of Detroit Mercy and the Virginia Military Institute (VMI).[27] The departure of Merrimack and Sacred Heart left the number of men's lacrosse programs in the conference with less than the 6 member minimum required for an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament. The NEC announced in November 2023 that Cleveland State University and former full member Robert Morris were going to join the league as men's lacrosse associates.[28] In November 2023, Robert Morris also announced that it would return to the NEC in football.[29] Shortly after this, Maryland Eastern Shore announced that it would add men's volleyball in the 2026 season (2025–26 school year) as an NEC associate member, increasing the number of its NEC teams to four. It became the first historically African-American Division I member to announce the addition of that sport.[30] In April 2024, Sacred Heart announced that it was going to leave NEC men's volleyball and return to the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association, where it had played that sport before the NEC established its own league.[31] Also in 2024–25, former full member Monmouth returned to the NEC as an associate member in bowling.[32] Soon after the start of the 2024–25 academic year, Manhattan University announced that it was going to add men's volleyball and become an NEC affiliate in 2025–26.[33]
In response to the departure of Merrimack and Sacred Heart, the NEC announced first in December 2023 that D-I independent Chicago State University was going to join the NEC.[34] A few months later, in April 2024, Mercyhurst University announced that it was going to transition from Division II and join the NEC, bringing the league to 9 members again, for the 2024-25 season.[35]
On March 25, 2025, Saint Francis University announced it would transition from Division I to Division III following the 2025–26 academic year.[36][37]
Currently, a total of 20 affiliate members compete in football, women's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's swimming, women's bowling, field hockey, and men's volleyball.
Member schools
Full members
Current full members
- Notes
- The campus has a Syracuse mailing address, but almost entirely lies within the adjacent town of DeWitt.
- The merged LIU athletic program bases some sports at the Brooklyn campus and others at the Post campus in Brookville, New York.[39]
- Departing for the Presidents' Athletic Conference in 2026.
Former full members
- Notes
- The Mount St. Mary's campus has an Emmitsburg mailing address, but is located in unincorporated Frederick County.
Affiliate members
Current affiliate members
- Notes
- The BU campus has a Binghamton mailing address, but mostly lies in the adjacent town of Vestal.
- Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.
- Delaware State 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.
- The UMES campus has a Princess Anne mailing address, but lies in unincorporated Somerset County.
- The Niagara campus is its own census-designated place and postal entity within the town of Lewiston.
Future affiliate members
| Institution | Location | Founded | Joining | Type | Enrollment | Nickname | Colors | NEC sport(s) |
Primary conference |
Current conference in affiliate sport |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manhattan University | Riverdale, New York | 1853 | 2025–26 | Private | 4,132 | Jaspers | Men's volleyball | MAAC | — | |
| University of Maryland Eastern Shore | Princess Anne, Maryland[a] | 1888 | 2025–26 | Public (HBCU) |
2,888 | Hawks | Men's volleyball | MEAC | — |
- The UMES campus has a Princess Anne mailing address, but lies in unincorporated Somerset County.
Former affiliate members
- Notes
- Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.
- Currently an NCAA Division III athletic conference.
- NJIT left NEC men's lacrosse after only one season when it became a full member of the America East Conference, which sponsors that sport.[42]
- At the time of their membership in the Northeast Conference, VMI was a member of the Big South. In 2014, they became full members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). In swimming, the Keydets left the NEC to join the league now known as the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association, and have competed in the America East Conference since the 2017–18 school year.
Membership timeline
Full members Full members (non-football) Football Affiliate Affiliate member (other sports) Other Conference Other Conference
Sports
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The Northeast Conference currently sponsors championship competition in 11 men's and 13 women's NCAA sanctioned sports.[43] Twelve schools are associate members in 14 of those sports.
The most recent change to the NEC sports lineup is the reinstatement of men's lacrosse in 2024–25 after it had been eliminated in 2022. At the same time men's lacrosse was dropped, the NEC added men's volleyball.[19]
| Sport | Men's | Women's |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball | 11 | – |
| Basketball | 9 | 9 |
| Bowling | – | 8 |
| Cross country | 9 | 9 |
| Field hockey | – | 9 |
| Football | 8 | – |
| Golf | 11 | 12 |
| Lacrosse | 8 | 10 |
| Soccer | 9 | 11 |
| Softball | – | 8 |
| Swimming & Diving | 4 | 7 |
| Tennis | 9 | 9 |
| Track and Field (Indoor) | 8 | 8 |
| Track and Field (Outdoor) | 8 | 8 |
| Volleyball | 5 | 8 |
- Notes
Men's sponsored sports by school
| School | Baseball | Basketball | Cross Country | Football | Golf | Lacrosse | Soccer | Swimming & Diving | Tennis | Track & Field (Indoor) | Track & Field (Outdoor) | Volleyball | Total NEC Sports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Connecticut | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | 7 |
| Chicago State | No | Yes | Yes | No[a] | Yes | No | Yes | No | No[b] | Yes | Yes | No | 6 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9 |
| Le Moyne | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 10 |
| LIU | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 12 |
| Mercyhurst | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | 8 |
| Saint Francis | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9 |
| Stonehill | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 8 |
| Wagner | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 10 |
| Totals | 7+4[c] | 9 | 9 | 6+2[d] | 7+4[e] | 4+4[f] | 8+1[g] | 3+1[g] | 7+1[h] | 8 | 8 | 3+2[i] | 76+19 |
- Notes
- Chicago State men's tennis is playing in the Horizon League in the 2024–25 season before moving to the NEC in 2025.[46]
Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Northeast Conference which are played by NEC schools:
| School | Fencing[a] | Ice Hockey | Water Polo | Wrestling |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIU | IND | Independent | — | EIWA |
| Mercyhurst | — | AHA | CWPA | IND |
| Stonehill | – | Independent | – | – |
| Wagner | IND | — | CWPA | — |
- Notes
Women's sponsored sports by school
| School | Basketball | Bowling | Cross Country | Field Hockey | Golf | Lacrosse | Soccer | Softball | Swimming & Diving | Tennis | Track & Field (Indoor) | Track & Field (Outdoor) | Volleyball | Total NEC Sports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Connecticut | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9 |
| Chicago State | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No[a] | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 11 |
| Le Moyne | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 11 |
| LIU | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 13 |
| Mercyhurst | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | 10 |
| Saint Francis | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 12 |
| Stonehill | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 12 |
| Wagner | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 12 |
| Totals | 9 | 5+3[b] | 9 | 5+4[c] | 8+4[d] | 8+2[e] | 9+2[e] | 8 | 6+1[f] | 7+1[g] | 8 | 8 | 8 | 97+17 |
- Notes
- Chicago State women's tennis is playing in the Horizon League in the 2024–25 season before moving to the NEC in 2025.[46]
Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Northeast Conference which are played by NEC schools:
| School | Acrobatics & Tumbling[a] | Equestrian[a] | Fencing[b] | Gymnastics | Ice Hockey | Rowing | Rugby[a] | Stunt[a] | Triathlon[a] | Water Polo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago State | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | IND[c] | — |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | — | — | NIWFA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LIU | IND[d] | — | IND | EAGL | NEWHA | — | — | — | — | MAAC |
| Mercyhurst | — | — | — | — | AHA | IND | — | IND | — | CWPA |
| Saint Francis | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | CWPA |
| Stonehill | — | IND[e] | — | — | NEWHA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wagner | — | — | NIWFA | — | — | — | — | — | IND[c] | MAAC |
In addition to the above, Fairleigh Dickinson and Sacred Heart count their female cheerleaders (but not male cheerleaders) as varsity athletes.
- Notes
- Part of the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program.
- Fencing is a coeducational sport, with schools having men's and women's squads and all individual matches involving members of the same sex. Of the four NEC members that sponsor the sport, LIU and Sacred Heart have both men's and women's squads (with LIU having added men's fencing in 2022–23), and Fairleigh Dickinson and Wagner field only women's squads. Wagner will add a men's squad to its existing women's squad in 2023–24.
Basketball champions
Men's basketball champions
| Season | Regular Season Champion | Tournament champion |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Fairleigh Dickinson (12–3) | Robert Morris |
| 1983 | Robert Morris (12–2) | Robert Morris |
| 1984 | Long Island (11–5) | Long Island |
| 1985 | Marist (11–3) | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| 1986 | Fairleigh Dickinson (13–3) | Marist |
| 1987 | Marist (15–1) | Marist |
| 1988 | Fairleigh Dickinson (13–3) | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| 1989 | Robert Morris (12–4) | Robert Morris |
| 1990 | Robert Morris (12–4) | Robert Morris |
| 1991 | Saint Francis (PA) (13–3) | Saint Francis (PA) |
| 1992 | Robert Morris (12–4) | Robert Morris |
| 1993 | Rider (14–4) | Rider |
| 1994 | Rider (14–4) | Rider |
| 1995 | Rider (13–5) | Mount Saint Mary's |
| 1996 | Mount Saint Mary's (16–2) | Monmouth |
| 1997 | Long Island (15–3) | Long Island |
| 1998 | Long Island (14–2) | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| 1999 | UMBC (17–3) | Mount Saint Mary's |
| 2000 | Central Connecticut St. (15–3) | Central Connecticut St. |
| 2001 | St. Francis (NY) (16–4) | Monmouth |
| 2002 | Central Connecticut St. (19–1) | Central Connecticut St. |
| 2003 | Wagner (14–4) | Wagner |
| 2004 | Monmouth† and St. Francis (NY) (12–6) | Monmouth |
| 2005 | Monmouth (14–4) | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| 2006 | Fairleigh Dickinson (14–4) | Monmouth |
| 2007 | Central Connecticut St. (16–2) | Central Connecticut St. |
| 2008 | Robert Morris (16–2) | Mount Saint Mary's |
| 2009 | Robert Morris (15–3) | Robert Morris |
| 2010 | Quinnipiac (15–3) | Robert Morris |
| 2011 | Long Island (16–2) | Long Island |
| 2012 | Long Island (16–2) | Long Island |
| 2013 | Robert Morris (14–4) | Long Island |
| 2014 | Robert Morris (14–2) | Mount Saint Mary's |
| 2015 | St. Francis Brooklyn (15–3) | Robert Morris |
| 2016 | Wagner (13-5) | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| 2017 | Mount Saint Mary's (14-4) | Mount Saint Mary's |
| 2018 | Wagner (14-4) | LIU Brooklyn |
| 2019 | Saint Francis (PA)† and Fairleigh Dickinson (12–6) | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| 2020 | Merrimack (14–4)[a] | Robert Morris |
| 2021 | Wagner (13–5) | Mount St. Mary's |
| 2022 | Bryant (16–2) | Bryant |
| 2023 | Merrimack (12–4) | Merrimack[b] |
| 2024 | Central Connecticut St.† and Merrimack (13–3) | Wagner |
| 2025 | Central Connecticut St. (14–2) | Saint Francis |
- Starting with the 2023 edition, NEC tournament eligibility was extended to transitional D-I members effective with the third year of the transition, making fourth-year transitional member Merrimack tournament-eligible. However, it remained ineligible for the NCAA tournament. Merrimack's opponent in the NEC final, Fairleigh Dickinson, received the NEC automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
- † No. 1 seed in NEC tournament
Women's basketball champions
| Year | Regular Season Champions | Tournament champions |
|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | Monmouth | Monmouth |
| 1987-88 | Monmouth | Robert Morris |
| 1988-89 | Wagner | Wagner |
| 1989-90 | Mount St. Mary's | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| 1990-91 | Mount St. Mary's | Robert Morris |
| 1991-92 | Mount St. Mary's | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| 1992-93 | Fairleigh Dickinson/Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's |
| 1993-94 | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's |
| 1994-95 | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's |
| 1995-96 | Mount St. Mary's | Saint Francis (PA) |
| 1996-97 | Saint Francis (PA) | Saint Francis (PA) |
| 1997-98 | Saint Francis (PA) | Saint Francis (PA) |
| 1998-99 | Mount St. Mary's | Saint Francis (PA) |
| 1999-00 | Saint Francis (PA) | Saint Francis (PA) |
| 2000-01 | Mount St. Mary's | Long Island |
| 2001-02 | Saint Francis (PA) | Saint Francis (PA) |
| 2002-03 | Saint Francis (PA) | Saint Francis (PA) |
| 2003-04 | Saint Francis (PA) | Saint Francis (PA) |
| 2004-05 | Saint Francis (PA) | Saint Francis (PA) |
| 2005-06 | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart |
| 2006-07 | Long Island, Robert Morris and Sacred Heart | Robert Morris |
| 2007-08 | Quinnipiac and Robert Morris | Robert Morris |
| 2008-09 | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart |
| 2009-10 | Robert Morris | Saint Francis (PA) |
| 2010-11 | Saint Francis (PA) | Saint Francis (PA) |
| 2011-12 | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart |
| 2012-13 | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac |
| 2013-14 | Robert Morris | Robert Morris |
| 2014-15 | Bryant/Central Connecticut | St. Francis Brooklyn |
| 2015-16 | Sacred Heart | Robert Morris |
| 2016-17 | Robert Morris | Robert Morris |
| 2017-18 | Saint Francis (PA) | Saint Francis (PA) |
| 2018–19 | Robert Morris | Robert Morris |
| 2019–20 | Robert Morris | None; tournament canceled in progress due to COVID-19 |
| 2020-21 | Mount St. Mary’s | Mount St. Mary’s |
| 2021-22 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Mount St. Mary’s |
| 2022-23 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Sacred Heart |
| 2023-24 | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart |
| 2024-25 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson |
Football champions
Football champions
- 1996 – Robert Morris/Monmouth
- 1997 – Robert Morris
- 1998 – Monmouth/Robert Morris
- 1999 – Robert Morris
- 2000 – Robert Morris
- 2001 – Sacred Heart
- 2002 – Albany
- 2003 – Monmouth/Albany
- 2004 – Monmouth/Central Connecticut
- 2005 – Stony Brook/Central Connecticut
- 2006 – Monmouth
- 2007 – Albany
- 2008 – Albany
- 2009 – Central Connecticut
- 2010 – Robert Morris/Central Connecticut
- 2011 – Albany/Duquesne
- 2012 – Wagner/Albany
- 2013 – Sacred Heart/Duquesne
- 2014 – Sacred Heart/Wagner
- 2015 – Duquesne
- 2016 – Saint Francis (PA)/Duquesne
- 2017 – Central Connecticut
- 2018 – Duquesne/Sacred Heart
- 2019 - Central Connecticut
- 2020 - Sacred Heart
- 2021 - Sacred Heart
- 2022 - Saint Francis (PA)
- 2023 - Duquesne
- 2024 - Central Connecticut/Duquesne
Most conference championships
- 7 – Central Connecticut (4 shared)
- 7 – Duquesne (5 shared)
- 6 – Albany (3 shared)
- 6 – Robert Morris (3 shared)
- 6 – Sacred Heart (3 shared)
- 5 – Monmouth (4 shared)
- 2 – Saint Francis (PA) (1 shared)
- 2 – Wagner (2 shared)
- 1 – Stony Brook (1 shared)
Baseball champions
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Perspective
The NEC has held a tournament for baseball since 1993.[47]
| Season | Regular Season Champion | Season | Tournament champion |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Fairleigh Dickinson | ||
| 1988 | Fairleigh Dickinson | ||
| 1989 | Monmouth | ||
| 1990 | Long Island Brooklyn | ||
| 1991 | Monmouth | ||
| 1992 | St. Francis (NY) | ||
| 1993 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 1993 | St. Francis (NY) |
| 1994 | Rider/Fairleigh Dickinson | 1994 | Rider |
| 1995 | Rider | 1995 | Rider |
| 1996 | Monmouth/Rider | 1996 | Rider |
| 1997 | Marist | 1997 | Marist |
| 1998 | St. Francis (NY)/Monmouth | 1998 | Monmouth |
| 1999 | FDU (North Division) Monmouth (South Division) | 1999 | Monmouth |
| 2000 | Long Island Brooklyn (North Division) UMBC (South Division) | 2000 | Wagner |
| 2001 | CCSU/St. Francis (NY) (North Division) Monmouth/UMBC (South Division) | 2001 | UMBC |
| 2002 | Monmouth | 2002 | Central Connecticut State |
| 2003 | Central Connecticut State | 2003 | Central Connecticut State |
| 2004 | Central Connecticut State | 2004 | Central Connecticut State |
| 2005 | Quinnipiac | 2005 | Quinnipiac |
| 2006 | Central Connecticut State | 2006 | Sacred Heart |
| 2007 | Quinnipiac/Mt. St. Mary's | 2007 | Monmouth |
| 2008 | Monmouth | 2008 | Mount St. Mary's |
| 2009 | Wagner | 2009 | Monmouth |
| 2010 | Bryant | 2010 | Central Connecticut State |
| 2011 | Monmouth | 2011 | Sacred Heart |
| 2012 | Bryant | 2012 | Sacred Heart |
| 2013 | Bryant | 2013 | Bryant |
| 2014 | Bryant | 2014 | Bryant |
| 2015 | Bryant | 2015 | Sacred Heart |
| 2016 | Bryant | 2016 | Bryant |
| 2017 | Bryant | 2017 | Central Connecticut State |
| 2018 | Bryant | 2018 | LIU Brooklyn |
| 2019 | Bryant | 2019 | Central Connecticut State |
| 2021 | Bryant | 2021 | Central Connecticut State |
| 2022 | Long Island | 2022 | Long Island |
| 2023 | Central Connecticut State | 2023 | Central Connecticut State |
| 2024 | Sacred Heart | 2024 | Long Island |
NEC rivalries
Before the 2013 departure of Monmouth and Quinnipiac, the NEC had 6 rivalry matchups in the conference; which is most prevalent during NEC's men's and women's basketball "Rivalry Week." The concept of playing back-to-back games against a local rival the same week is the only one of its kind among the nation's 31 NCAA Division I conferences. The pre-2013 NEC rivalries are as follows (with the current NEC team listed first in the matchups that are now non-conference):
- Non-conference
- Constitution State Rivalry: Central Connecticut vs. Sacred Heart (non-conference starting in 2024–25)
- Garden State Rivalry: Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Monmouth (non-conference since 2013–14)
- Governor's Cup: Sacred Heart vs. Quinnipiac (non-conference since 2013–14, MAAC rivalry in 2024–25)
- Keystone Clash: Saint Francis (PA) vs. Robert Morris (non-conference since 2020–21, will be discontinued in 2026-27)
- NY–MD Showdown: Wagner vs. Mount St. Mary's (non-conference since 2022–23)
- Discontinued
- Battle of Brooklyn: LIU vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (St. Francis Brooklyn dropped athletics after the 2022–23 academic year.)
Brenda Weare Commissioner's Cup
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Perspective
The NEC Commissioner's Cup was instituted during the 1986–87 season with Long Island winning the inaugural award. Cup points are awarded in each NEC sponsored sport. For men's and women's basketball, men's and women's soccer, women's volleyball, football, women's bowling, softball, men's and women's lacrosse, and baseball, the final regular season standings are used to determine Cup points. Starting with the 2012–13 season, the Conference began awarding three bonus points to the NEC Tournament champion in those sports. In all other sports, points are awarded based on the finish at NEC Championship events.
| Year | Overall | Men's | Women's |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | Sacred Heart | Merrimack | Sacred Heart |
| 2022-23 | Sacred Heart | Merrimack | Sacred Heart |
| 2021-22 | LIU | LIU | LIU |
| 2020-21 | LIU | Bryant | LIU |
| 2019-20 | Not Awarded | Not Awarded | Not Awarded |
| 2018-19 | Sacred Heart | Bryant | Sacred Heart |
| 2017-18 | Saint Francis (PA) | Bryant | Saint Francis (PA) |
| 2016-17 | Sacred Heart | Bryant | Sacred Heart |
| 2015-16 | Sacred Heart | Bryant | Sacred Heart |
| 2014-15 | Bryant | Bryant | Sacred Heart |
| 2013-14 | Bryant | Bryant | Saint Francis (PA) |
| 2012-13 | Monmouth | Monmouth | Saint Francis (PA) |
| 2011-12 | Sacred Heart | Monmouth | Sacred Heart |
| 2010-11 | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart |
| 2009-10 | Sacred Heart | Monmouth | Sacred Heart |
| 2008-09 | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart |
| 2007-08 | Sacred Heart | Monmouth | Sacred Heart |
| 2006-07 | Monmouth | Monmouth | Sacred Heart |
| 2005-06 | Monmouth | Monmouth | Long Island |
| 2004-05 | Monmouth | Monmouth | Saint Francis (PA) |
| 2003-04 | Monmouth | Monmouth | Sacred Heart |
| 2002-03 | UMBC | Monmouth | UMBC |
| 2001-02 | UMBC | Monmouth | UMBC |
| 2000-01 | UMBC | UMBC | UMBC |
| 1999-2000 | UMBC | UMBC | UMBC |
| 1998-99 | UMBC | Monmouth | UMBC |
| 1997-98 | Monmouth | ||
| 1996-97 | Mount St. Mary's | ||
| 1995-96 | Mount St. Mary's | ||
| 1994-95 | Mount St. Mary's | ||
| 1993-94 | Fairleigh Dickinson | ||
| 1992-93 | Fairleigh Dickinson | ||
| 1991-92 | Fairleigh Dickinson | ||
| 1990-91 | Monmouth | ||
| 1989-90 | Fairleigh Dickinson | ||
| 1988-89 | Fairleigh Dickinson | ||
| 1987-88 | Fairleigh Dickinson | ||
| 1986-87 | Long Island |
Facilities
| Baseball affiliates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | Stadium | Capacity | ||
| Coppin State | Joe Cannon Stadium | 1,500 | ||
| Delaware State | Soldier Field | 500 | ||
| Maryland Eastern Shore | Hawk Stadium | 1,000[48] | ||
| Norfolk State | Marty L. Miller Field | 1,500[49] | ||
- Notes
References
External links
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