New Jersey Athletic Conference

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New Jersey Athletic Conference
NJAC
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Classification NCAA Division III
Members 10
Sports fielded 16 (7 men's, 9 women's)
States 1 - New Jersey
Headquarters Pitman, New Jersey
Commissioner Terry Small

The New Jersey Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Full members are located in New Jersey, and football-only members are located in Connecticut and New York.

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[edit] Member teams

Institution Location Nickname Founded Affiliation Enrollment
The College of New Jersey Ewing, New Jersey Lions 1855 Public 6,800
Kean University Union Township, Union County, New Jersey Cougar 1855 Public 13,200
Montclair State University Montclair, New Jersey Red Hawks 1908 Public 16,660
New Jersey City University Jersey City, New Jersey Gothic Knights 1929 Public 7,300
Ramapo College Mahwah, New Jersey Roadrunners 1969 Public 5,233
Richard Stockton College of New Jersey Pomona, New Jersey Ospreys 1969 Public 7,450
Rowan University Glassboro, New Jersey Profs 1923 Public 9,300
Rutgers-Camden Camden, New Jersey Scarlet Raptors 1950 Public 5,450
Rutgers-Newark Newark, New Jersey Scarlet Raiders 1945 Public 10,500
William Paterson University Wayne, New Jersey Pioneers 1855 Public 10,970

[edit] Football-only members

Institution Location Nickname Founded Affiliation Enrollment
Buffalo State College Buffalo, New York Bengals 1871 Public 11,000
State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, New York Red Dragons 1868 Public 6,100
Western Connecticut State University Danbury, Connecticut Colonials 1903 Public 6,000

[edit] Football Affiliates for 2008

Institution Location Nickname Founded Affiliation Enrollment
State University of New York at Brockport Brockport, New York Golden Eagles 1867 Public 8,742
State University of New York at Morrisville Morrisville, New York Mustangs 1908 Public 3,262

[edit] Expansion

State University of New York at Brockport and State University of New York at Morrisville will join the league as football-only affiliates in 2008.[1]

[edit] Sports

Member teams compete in baseball, basketball, cross country, field hockey, football, track and field, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis and volleyball.

[edit] References

  1. ^ NJAC adds another two programs (March 20, 2007). Retrieved on 2008-02-21.

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