Liberty League

Liberty League
Established	1995
Association	NCAA
Division	Division III
Members	11
Sports fielded	26 (men's: 13; women's: 13)
Region	Upstate New York
Former names	Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association
Headquarters	Canton, New York
Commissioner	Tracy King
Website	libertyleaguesports.org
Locations

The Liberty League is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division III. Originally founded in 1995 as the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association, was renamed during the summer of 2004 to the current name. Member institutions are all located in the State of New York.

Contents 1 Members 1.1 Associate members 1.2 Former members 2 Sports 3 References 4 External links

Members

Full member institutions include:

Institution	Team Name	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Joined
Bard College	Raptors	Annandale-on-Hudson, New York	1860	Private	1,958	2011
Clarkson University	Golden Knights	Potsdam, New York	1896	Private	2,848
Hobart College[1]	Statesmen	Geneva, New York	1822	Private	905
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Engineers	Troy, New York	1824	Private	5,431
Rochester Institute of Technology	Tigers	Henrietta, New York	1829	Private	14,224	2011
University of Rochester	Yellowjackets	Rochester, New York	1850	Private	5,601
St. Lawrence University	Saints	Canton, New York	1856	Private	2,327
Skidmore College	Thoroughbreds	Saratoga Springs, New York	1903	Private	2,734
Union College	Dutchmen	Schenectady, New York	1795	Private	2,197
Vassar College	Brewers	Poughkeepsie, New York	1861	Private	2,446
William Smith College[1]	Herons	Geneva, New York	1908	Private	1,045

Associate members

• United States Merchant Marine Academy, football^[2]
• Worcester Polytechnic Institute, football
• Springfield College, football^[3]

Former members

• Hamilton College left the conference after the 2010-11 academic year in order to fully align with the New England Small College Athletic Conference, of which it has been a charter member since 1971.

Sports

The Liberty League sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's crew, men's and women's cross country, women's field hockey, men's football, men's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women’s soccer, women's softball, men's and women's squash, 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.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Hobart (men) and William Smith (women) are together the Colleges of the Seneca and usually grouped together, but they participate separately in athletics.
2. ^ Liberty League
3. ^ http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/athletics.nsf/Headline/F6154E7D46617C5F852576C1004F27F1

External links

• Official website

Liberty League Full members Bard Clarkson Hobart RPI RIT Rochester St. Lawrence Skidmore Union Vassar William Smith Associate members U.S. Merchant Marine (football) Susquehanna (football) WPI (football) Former member Hamilton

NCAA Division III football conferences American Southwest Conference Atlantic Central Football Conference College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Centennial Conference Eastern Collegiate Football Conference Empire 8 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Liberty League Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Middle Atlantic Conference Midwest Conference Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference New England Football Conference New England Small College Athletic Conference New Jersey Athletic Conference North Coast Athletic Conference Northern Athletics Conference Northwest Conference Ohio Athletic Conference Old Dominion Athletic Conference Presidents' Athletic Conference St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference University Athletic Association Upper Midwest Athletic Conference USA South Athletic Conference Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Independents NCAA Division III National Football Championship