Skyline Conference
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Established | 1989 |
Association | NCAA |
Division | Division III |
Members | 10 |
Sports fielded | 17 (men's: 9; women's: 8) |
Region | New York |
Commissioner | Linda Bruno |
Website | skylineconference.org |
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The Skyline Conference is a college athletic conference based in the New York City area that competes in the NCAA's Division III.
The league was originally chartered on May 16, 1989 as a men's basketball conference and now sponsors 17 sports (nine for men and 8 for women). The Skyline Conference sponsors baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's soccer, softball, men's and women's swimming and diving, men's and women's tennis, and mens' and women's volleyball.
Primarily comprising schools from the New York metropolitan area, the Skyline Conference is currently has 10 full-time member schools, as well as five part-time members that compete in men's lacrosse and men's volleyball only.
Prior to the 2007-08 academic year, the league introduced the Skyline Presidents Cup. St. Joseph's (LI) won the first three Presidents Cups (2007–10), followed by Farmingdale State winning in 2010-11. St. Joseph's (LI) collected its fourth Presidents Cup in 2011-12, with Farmingdale State regaining the title in both 2012-13 and 2013-14.
Member schools
Current members
Institution | Location | Nickname | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Joined |
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College of Mount Saint Vincent | Riverdale, New York | Dolphins | 1847 | Private | 1,918 | 1989 |
Farmingdale State College (SUNY) |
East Farmingdale, New York | Rams | 1912 | Public | 8,162 | 2003 |
Mount Saint Mary College | Newburgh, New York | Knights | 1960 | Private | 2,556 | 1994 |
Purchase College (SUNY) |
Purchase, New York | Panthers | 1967 | Public | 4,379 | 2007 |
Sarah Lawrence College | Bronxville, New York | Gryphons | 1926 | Private | 1,782 | 2014 |
The Sage Colleges Sage College of Albany (men's) Russell Sage College (women's) |
Albany, New York Troy, New York |
Gators | 1916 | Private | 2,832 | 2007 |
Saint Joseph's College NY (Long Island Campus) |
Patchogue, New York | Golden Eagles | 1978 | Private | 3,893 | 1999 |
Maritime College (SUNY) |
Throggs Neck, New York | Privateers | 1874 | Public | 1,755 | 1996 |
College at Old Westbury (SUNY) |
Old Westbury, New York | Panthers | 1965 | Public | 4,364 | 1989 |
Yeshiva University | New York, New York | Maccabees | 1886 | Private | 6,744 | 1998 |
Future member
Institution | Location | Nickname | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Joining |
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Saint Joseph's College NY (Brooklyn Campus) |
Brooklyn, New York | Bears | 1916 | Private | 1,261 | 2015 |
Affiliate members
Institution | Location | Nickname | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Joined | Primary Conference | Skyline Sport |
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Kean University | Union, New Jersey | Cougars | 1855 | Public | 14,404 | 2006–07 | NJAC | men's lacrosse men's volleyball |
Montclair State University | Montclair, New Jersey | Red Hawks | 1908 | Public | 19,464 | 2006-07 | NJAC | men's lacrosse |
New Jersey City University | Jersey City, New Jersey | Gothic Knights | 1929 | Public | 8,443 | 2011-12 | NJAC | men's volleyball |
Ramapo College | Mahwah, New Jersey | Roadrunners | 1969 | Public | 5,852 | 2011-12 | NJAC | men's volleyball |
Stockton University | Pomona, New Jersey | Ospreys | 1969 | Public | 8,458 | 2006-07 | NJAC | men's lacrosse |
Former members
Institution | Location | Nickname | Founded | Type | Joined | Left | Current Conference |
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Bard College | Annandale-on-Hudson, New York | Raptors | 1860 | Private | 2007-08 | 2010-11 | Liberty |
Centenary College | Hackettstown, New Jersey | Cyclones | 1867 | Private | 2003-04 | 2006-07 | CSAC |
Manhattanville College | Harrison, New York | Valiants | 1841 | Private | 1989-90 | 2006-07 | Freedom |
Polytechnic Institute of New York University | Brooklyn, New York | Fighting Jays | 1854 | Private | 2007–08 | 2013–14 | |
Stevens Institute of Technology | Hoboken, New Jersey | Ducks | 1870 | Private | 2000-01 | 2006-07 | Empire 8 |
Stony Brook University, SUNY | Stony Brook, New York | Seawolves | 1957 | Public | 1989-90 | 1993-94 | America East (NCAA Division I) |
United States Merchant Marine Academy | Kings Point, New York | Mariners | 1942 | Federal | 1989-90 | 2006-07 | Landmark |
Membership timeline
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- Stony Brook left while reclassifying to Division I and the America East Conference
- Manhattanville left to join the Freedom Conference
- Merchant Marine left to join the Landmark Conference
- Stevens left to join the Empire 8 Conference
- Centenary (NJ) left to join the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference, now known as the Colonial States Athletic Conference
- Bard left to join the Liberty League
- NYU-Poly merged with New York University, competing in the University Athletic Association