Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference


The Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are all located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Sports

The MASCAC sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, women's field hockey, men's ice hockey, men's and women's soccer, women's softball, men's and women's track and field, and women's volleyball.
The MASCAC sponsored football for the first time in 2013. Conference members Bridgewater State, Fitchburg State, Framingham State, Massachusetts Maritime, Westfield State, and Worcester State departed the New England Football Conference after the 2012 season. They were joined later by fellow NEFC opponents Plymouth State, UMass–Dartmouth, and Western Connecticut State University. The NEFC retained the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III playoffs.

Member schools

Current members

The league currently has eight full members:
InstitutionLocationNicknameFoundedTypeEnrollmentColorsJoined
Bridgewater State University†Bridgewater, MassachusettsBears1840Public10,881 1971
Fitchburg State UniversityFitchburg, MassachusettsFalcons1894Public7,5691971
Framingham State UniversityFramingham, MassachusettsRams1839Public5,6911971
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts* †North Adams, MassachusettsTrailblazers1894Public1,8111971
Massachusetts Maritime Academy** †Buzzards Bay, MassachusettsBuccaneers1891Public1,100 1974
Salem State University*Salem, MassachusettsVikings1854Public7,706 1971
Westfield State UniversityWestfield, MassachusettsOwls1838Public6,4001971
Worcester State UniversityWorcester, MassachusettsLancers1874Public6,2211971

* - Does not sponsor football.
** - Does not sponsor men's or women's basketball.
† - Does not sponsor ice hockey.

Former members

Associate members

Membership timeline


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