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The Northeast Conference (NEC) is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I-AA for football and Division I for all other sports. The conference was founded in 1981 and known as the ECAC-Metro Conference until 1988.
[edit] Full Members (including non-football members)
There are eleven full-time member schools:
| Institution |
Location |
Founded |
Affiliation |
Enrollment |
| Central Connecticut State University |
New Britain, Connecticut |
1849 |
Public |
12,315 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University |
Teaneck and Hackensack, New Jersey |
1942 |
Private/Non-sectarian |
10,000 |
| Long Island University-Brooklyn |
Brooklyn, New York |
1926 |
Private/Non-sectarian |
13,194 |
| Monmouth University |
West Long Branch, New Jersey |
1933 |
Private/Non-sectarian |
5,600 |
| Mount St. Mary's University |
Emmitsburg, Maryland |
1808 |
Private/Catholic |
2,125 |
| Quinnipiac University |
Hamden, Connecticut |
1929 |
Private/Non-sectarian |
6,500 |
| Robert Morris University |
Moon Township, Pennsylvania |
1921 |
Private/Non-sectarian |
5,000 |
| Sacred Heart University |
Fairfield, Connecticut |
1963 |
Private/Catholic |
6,100 |
| Saint Francis College |
Brooklyn, New York |
1858 |
Private/Catholic |
2,400 |
| Saint Francis University |
Loretto, Pennsylvania |
1847 |
Private/Catholic |
2,000 |
| Wagner College |
Staten Island, New York |
1883 |
Private/Lutheran |
1,750 |
There are two partial (football-only) member schools:
[edit] 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 |
LIU (11-5) |
LIU |
| 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 |
St. Francis(PA) (13-3) |
St. Francis(PA) |
| 1992 |
Robert Morris (12-4) |
Robert Morris |
| 1993 |
Rider (14-4) |
Rider |
| 1994 |
Rider (14-4) |
Rider |
| 1995 |
Rider (13-5) |
Mt. St. Mary's |
| 1996 |
Mt. St. Mary's (16-2) |
Monmouth |
| 1997 |
LIU (15-3) |
LIU |
| 1998 |
LIU (14-2) |
Fairleigh Dickinson |
| 1999 |
UMBC (17-3) |
Mt. St. Mary's |
| 2000 |
Central Connecticut (15-3) |
Central Connecticut |
| 2001 |
St. Francis(NY) (16-4) |
Monmouth |
| 2002 |
Central Connecticut (19-1) |
Central Connecticut |
| 2003 |
Wagner (14-4) |
Wagner |
| 2004 |
Monmouth (12-6) |
Monmouth |
| 2005 |
Monmouth (14-4) |
Fairleigh Dickinson |
| 2006 |
Fairleigh Dickinson (14-4) |
Monmouth |
| 2007 |
Central Connecticut (16-2) |
Central Connecticut |
[edit] Football champions
- 1996 Monmouth and Robert Morris
- 1997 Robert Morris
- 1998 Monmouth and Robert Morris
- 1999 Robert Morris
- 2000 Robert Morris
- 2001 Sacred Heart
- 2002 SUNY-Albany
- 2003 Monmouth and SUNY-Albany
- 2004 Central Connecticut State and Monmouth
- 2005 Central Connecticut State and SUNY-Stony Brook
- 2006 Monmouth
[edit] Conference facilities
| School |
Football stadium |
Capacity |
Basketball arena |
Capacity |
| Central Connecticut |
Arute Field |
2,500 |
William H. Detrick Gymnasium |
3,200 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson |
Non-Football School |
N/A |
Rothman Center |
5,000 |
| LIU |
Non-football school |
N/A |
Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center |
3,000 |
| Monmouth |
Kessler Field |
4,600 |
William T. Boylan Gymnasium |
2,500 |
| Mount St. Mary's |
Non-Football School |
N/A |
Knott Arena |
3,121 |
| Quinnipiac |
Non-Football School |
N/A |
TD Banknorth Sports Center |
3,570 |
| Robert Morris |
Joe Walton Stadium |
3,000 |
Charles L. Sewall Center |
3,056 |
| Sacred Heart |
Campus Field |
4,000 |
William H. Pitt Center |
2,100 |
| St. Francis (NY) |
Non-football school |
N/A |
Pope Physical Education Center |
1,200 |
| St. Francis (PA) |
DeGol Field |
3,450 |
DeGol Arena in the Maurice Stokes Athletic Center |
3,500 |
| Wagner |
Wagner College Stadium |
3,000 |
Spiro Sports Center |
2,100 |
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