East Coast Conference


The East Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association 's Division II. Member institutions are located in the northeastern United States in the states of Connecticut and New York, as well as the District of Columbia.

History

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, C.W. Post, Dowling College, NYIT, and Mercyhurst College
Two changes to the conference membership were announced in the fall of 2018. First, it was announced on October 3, 2018 that Long Island University would unite its two athletic programs—the Division II LIU Post program and Division I program at LIU Brooklyn—into a single Division I program under the overall university name effective in 2019–20. Second, it was announced on December 7, 2018 that beginning with the 2020 season, Frostburg State University will join the conference as an associate member in men's lacrosse, contingent on being accepted into Division II by the NCAA.
The next change in conference membership was announced in March 2019, when the College of Staten Island, preparing to begin a transition from NCAA Division III, was accepted as a member effective with the 2020–21 school year. The following August, Tusculum University was announced as a bowling affiliate, effective in 2019–20. In March 2020, then-current Division III member D'Youville College was announced as a future member effective in 2020–21, contingent on NCAA approval of that school's transition to D-II; the NCAA's acceptance was officially announced on July 10, 2020.

Member schools

Current members

Reclassifying members in yellow.
InstitutionLocationFoundedTypeEnrollmentNicknameColorsJoined
Bridgeport, Connecticut1927Private 5,543Purple Knights 2000
Daemen CollegeAmherst, New York1947Private 2,100Wildcats 2013
Washington, D.C.1851Public5,471Firebirds 2011
'Buffalo, New York1946Private 2,900Saints 2020
Mercy CollegeDobbs Ferry, New York1950Private 10,000Mavericks 1989
Molloy CollegeRockville Centre, New York1955Private 3,533Lions 1989
New York Institute of TechnologyOld Westbury, New York1955Private 12,755Bears 1989
Queens CollegeFlushing, New York1937Public17,639Knights 1989
Roberts Wesleyan CollegeNorth Chili, New York1866Private 2,000Redhawks 2012
Sparkill, New York1952Private 2,400Spartans 2000
'Staten Island, New York1956Public13,798Dolphins 2020

Affiliate members

Former members

Former affiliate members

Membership timeline


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Sports

The East Coast Conference sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in the following sports:
SportMen'sWomen's
Baseball
Basketball
Bowling
Cross Country
Lacrosse
Soccer
Softball
Tennis
Track & Field Indoor
Track & Field Outdoor
Volleyball

Men's sponsored sports by school

Women's sponsored sports by school

Other sponsored sports by school