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Data

Classification	NCAA Division II
Established	1980
Full Members	16
Sports Fielded	23
National Championships	31
States	5 - CT, MA NH, NY, VT
Commissioner	Paula Sullivan
Locations

The Northeast Ten Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division II. Member institutions are located in the northeastern United States in the states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
   The “Northeast-10” name came about when Saint Michael's College and Quinnipiac College joined the league in 1987, and the conference remained stable until 1995 when Springfield College left for Division III. The league stayed at ten members as Le Moyne College joined the league in 1996 from the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) and briefly expanded to eleven when Pace University joined in 1998 from the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference (NYCAC). Quinnipiac moved to the Division I Northeast Conference (NEC) to again return the membership to ten, until the last major expansion took place prior to 2000 when five new schools joined the fold. Franklin Pierce College, Southern New Hampshire University (formerly New Hampshire College), the University of Massachusetts Lowell and Southern Connecticut State University were joined by The College of Saint Rose giving the NE-10 15 members. In 2007, Bryant University announced it would begin the five-year process that would make them a full Division I member by 2012; at the same time the NE-10 announced that it had given a bid to University of New Haven and they'd accepted. In December 2007 Adelphi University announced it had joined the league and would begin play in 2009-10. To start the 2008-2009 academic year the NE-10 still has its 15 members and will expand to 16 in 2009-10.
   With that major expansion, the NE-10 now stands as the second largest NCAA Division II conference in the nation. The strength in numbers was the guiding force in the addition and strengthening of a number of championship sports the league now offers.
   Since the addition of those five institutions, the league has added football, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field as championship sports. While the expansion has added championships in certain sports, it has also increased the championship opportunities for countless student-athletes with the expansion of postseason tournaments for sports such as field hockey, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s lacrosse and baseball.
   The expansion continued in 2003-04 as the conference added another three championships to its diverse menu - men’s swimming and diving, women’s swimming and diving, and men’s ice hockey - the only Division II ice hockey conference in the nation. The conference also continued to expand in the classroom. In 2002-03 the NE-10 honored a record number of scholar athletes to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll. The creation of the Northeast-10 Academic Achievement Award also continues to grow in recognition and prestige.
   David Brunk, the first full-time commissioner in league history, announced in April he was resigning July 1 to take over the Peach Belt Conference. Brunk had been commissioner since 1998.

Membership

Current members

Institution	Location - City	Location - State	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Joined	Nickname
Adelphi University	Garden City	New York	1896	Private	8,110	2008	Panthers
American International College	Springfield	Massachusetts	1885	Private	2,864	1980	Yellow Jackets
Assumption College	Worcester	Massachusetts	1904	Catholic	2,753	1980	Greyhounds
Bentley College	Waltham	Massachusetts	1917	Private	5,497	1980	Falcons
The College of Saint Rose	Albany	New York	1920	Catholic	3,116	2001	Golden Knights
Franklin Pierce University	Rindge	New Hampshire	1962	Private	2,871	2001	Ravens
Le Moyne College	Syracuse	New York	1946	Catholic	2,797	1996	Dolphins
Merrimack College	North Andover	Massachusetts	1947	Catholic	2,251	1984	Warriors
Pace University	Pleasantville	New York	1906	Private	3,845	1998	Setters
Saint Anselm College	Goffstown	New Hampshire	1889	Catholic	1,945	1981	Hawks
Saint Michael's College	Burlington	Vermont	1904	Catholic	2,437	1987	Purple Knights
Southern Connecticut State University	New Haven	Connecticut	1893	Public	12,326	2001	Fighting Owls
Southern New Hampshire University	Manchester	New Hampshire	1932	Private	3,490	2001	Penmen
Stonehill College	Easton	Massachusetts	1948	Catholic	2,386	1980	Skyhawks
University of Massachusetts Lowell	Lowell	Massachusetts	1894	Public	11,635	2001	River Hawks
University of New Haven	West Haven	Connecticut	1920	Private	4,391	2008	Chargers

Former Members

Institution	Affiliation	Years	New Conference	Classification
Springfield College	Charter Member	1980-1995	NEWMAC	NCAA Division III
University of Hartford	Charter Member	1980-1984	America East Conference	NCAA Division I
Quinnipiac University	Full Member	1987-1998	Northeast Conference	NCAA Division I
C.W. Post University	Associate; Football	2001-2008	PSAC	NCAA Division II
Bryant University	Charter Member	1980-2008	Northeast Conference	NCAA Division I

Conference Facilities

School	Football stadium	Capacity	Basketball arena	Capacity
American International College	John Homer Miller Field	5,000	Butova Gymnasium	2,500
Assumption College	Greyhound Stadium	1,200	Andrew Laska Gymnasium	2,500
Bentley College	Bentley Athletic Field	3,100	Dana Center	2,600
Franklin Pierce University	non-football school	n/a	Franklin Pierce Fieldhouse	1,200
Le Moyne College	non-football school	n/a	The Rec	2,500
University of Massachusetts Lowell	non-football school	n/a	Costello Gym	2,100
Merrimack College	Warrior Stadium	3,000	Volpe Center	1,200
Pace University	Finnerty Field	1,500	Goldstein Center	2,400
Saint Anselm College	Grappone Stadium	4,500	Stoutenburgh Gymnasium	1,200
Saint Michael's College	non-football school	n/a	Tarrant Center	2,500
	non-football school	n/a	Events & Athletic Center	1,000
Southern Connecticut State University	Jess Dow Field	6,000	James Moore Fieldhouse	2,800
Southern New Hampshire University	non-football school	n/a	SNHU Fieldhouse	2,000
Stonehill College	W.B. Mason Stadium	2,400	Merkert Gymnasium	2,200

President's Cup Champions

Year	First Place	Second Place	Third Place
2007	Bryant	Bentley	Stonehill
2006	Stonehill	Bryant	Bentley
2005	Bryant	Bentley	Stonehill
2004	Bryant	Bentley	UMass-Lowell
2003	Bentley	Bryant	UMass-Lowell
2002	Bentley	Bryant	Southern Connecticut State
2001	Bentley	Merrimack	Assumption
2000	Merrimack	Bentley	Assumption
1999	Bentley	Merrimack	St. Anselm
1998	Bentley	Quinnipiac	Merrimack
1997	Bentley	Quinnipiac	Merrimack
1996	Bentley	Quinnipiac	St. Anselm
1995	Springfield	Bentley	Quinnipiac
1994	Springfield	Bentley	Quinnipiac
1993	Springfield	Bentley	Quinnipiac
1992	Springfield	Bentley	Quinnipiac
1991	Springfield	Bentley	Merrimack
1990	Springfield	Bentley	Merrimack
1989	Springfield	Bentley	Bryant
1988	Springfield	Bentley	Bryant
1987	Springfield	Bentley	Bryant
1986	Springfield	Bryant	Bentley
1985	Springfield	Bryant	St. Anselm

Sports

The Northeast Ten 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 football, men’s golf, men's ice hockey, men's and women's lacrosse, men’s and women’s soccer, women’s softball, men's and women's swimming and diving, men’s and women’s tennis, men's and women's track and field, and women’s volleyball.

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