America East Conference
America East Conference
Data
Established	1979
Members	9
Sports fielded	21 (10 men's, 11 women's)
Region	Northeastern United States
States	7 - Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont
Past names	ECAC North, 1979-1988, North Atlantic Conference (NAC), 1988-1996
Headquarters	Cambridge, Massachusetts
Commissioner	Patrick Nero
Locations
America East Map

The America East Conference is a college athletic conference whose members are located mainly in the northeastern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I. It was known as the ECAC North from 1979 to 1988 and the North Atlantic Conference from the fall semester of 1988 to the end of the spring 1996 semester. http://www.americaeast.com/local/history.htm

Member schools

There are nine schools with full membership:

All-Time Conference Membership

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 bar:1  color:RED from:1979 till:end text:Boston University (1979-present)
 bar:2  color:RED from:1979 till:1989 text:Canisius College (1979-89)
 bar:3  color:RED from:1979 till:1990 text:Colgate University (1979-90)
 bar:4  color:RED from:1979 till:1983 text:Holy Cross (1979-83)
 bar:5  color:RED from:1979 till:end text:University of Maine (1979-present)
 bar:6  color:RED from:1979 till:end text:University of New Hampshire (1979-present)
 bar:7  color:RED from:1979 till:1989 text:Niagara University (1979-89)
 bar:8  color:RED from:1979 till:2005  text:Northeastern University (1979-2005)
 bar:9  color:RED from:1979 till:1981  text:University of Rhode Island (1979-81)
 bar:10  color:RED from:1979 till:end text:University of Vermont (1979-present)
 bar:11 color:RED from:1984 till:1989 text:Siena College (1984-89)
 bar:12 color:RED from:1985 till:end text:University of Hartford (1985-present)
 bar:13 color:RED from:1986 till:1990 text:Central Connecticut State University (1986-90)
 bar:14 color:RED from:1991 till:2001 text:University of Delaware (1991-2001)
 bar:15 color:RED from:1991 till:2001 text:Drexel University (1991-2001)
 bar:16 color:RED from:1994 till:2001 text:Hofstra University (1994-2001)
 bar:17 color:RED from:1995 till:2001 text:Towson University (1995-2001)
 bar:18 color:RED from:2001 till:end text:University at Albany (2001-present)
 bar:19 color:RED from:2001 till:end text:Binghamton University (2001-present)
 bar:20 color:RED from:2001 till:end  text:Stony Brook University (2001-present)
 bar:21 color:RED from:2003 till:end  text:UMBC (2003-present)

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• Rhode Island left to join the A-10 Conference
• Holy Cross left to join the MAAC Conference and is currently in the Patriot League
• Canisius, Niagara and Siena left to join the MAAC Conference
• Colgate left to join the Patriot League
• Central Connecticut State left to join the East Coast Conference and is currently in the Northeast Conference
• Delaware, Drexel, Hofstra and Towson left to join the Colonial Athletic Association

Conference facilities

Champions

• List of America East Conference champions

See also

• America East Men's Basketball Tournament

External links

• America East Conference