| East Coast Conference (ECC) |
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| Established | 1989 |
| Association | NCAA |
| Division | Division II |
| Members | 10 full, 5 associate |
| Sports fielded | 17 (men's: 8; women's: 9) |
| Region | Northeastern United States |
| Headquarters | Central Islip, New York |
| Commissioner | Robert Dranoff (since 2008) |
| Website | eccsports.org |
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The East Coast Conference (ECC) is a collegiate athletics conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division II. Member institutions are located in the northeastern United States in the States of Connecticut and New York.
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The East Coast Conference was founded in 1989 as the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference. Its charter members included:
Other members that joined were:
The ECC has become a lacrosse powerhouse, seeing six ECC teams win the Division II Men's Lacrosse championship over the past 10 years. In addition, at least 1 ECC team has competed in 13 the last 14 championship games. Recent ECC champions include Adelphi (1998, 1999, 2001), C.W. Post (1996, 2006 Tri-Champion), Dowling College (2006 Tri-Champion), NYIT (1997, 2003, 2005, 2008), and Mercyhurst College (2006 Tri-Champion, 2007)
| Institution | Team Name | Logo | Location | Founded | Enrollment |
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| C. W. Post University | Pioneers | Brookville, New York | 1954 | 8,472 | |
| Dowling College | Golden Lions | Melville, New York | 1863 | 7,000 | |
| Mercy College | Mavericks | Dobbs Ferry, New York | 1950 | 10,000 | |
| Molloy College | Lions | Rockville Centre, New York | 1962 | 3,533 | |
| New York Institute of Technology | Bears | Old Westbury, New York | 1955 | 12,755 | |
| Queens College | Knights | Flushing, New York | 1937 | 17,639 | |
| Roberts Wesleyan College | Raiders | North Chili, New York | 1866 | 2,000 | |
| St. Thomas Aquinas College | Spartans | Sparkill, New York | 1952 | 2,400 | |
| University of Bridgeport | Purple Knights | Bridgeport, Connecticut | 1927 | 4,018 | |
| University of the District of Columbia | Firebirds | Washington, D.C. | 1851 | 5,471 |
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