America East Conference
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The America East Conference is a conference participating in the NCAA's Division I, with member institutions in Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont. It was founded in 1979 as the ECAC North, with men's basketball as the league's only sponsored sport. In 1984, the league established the Seaboard Conference to sponsor women's basketball.
After dissolving relations with the ECAC in 1988 and establishing a permanent administrative office of its own, the conference renamed itself the North Atlantic Conference and began sponsorship of all member sports. The Seaboard merged with the North Atlantic in 1990. During the summer of 1996, the organization was again renamed, and has been the America East ever since.
[edit] Current Members
- Albany (joined 2000)
- Binghamton (joined 2000)
- Boston University (charter member)
- Hartford (joined 1984)
- Maine (charter member)
- Maryland - Baltimore County (joined 2003)
- New Hampshire (charter member)
- Stony Brook (joined 2000)
- Vermont (charter member)
[edit] Former Members
- Canisius (1979-1988)
- Central Connecticut State (Seaboard Conference only, 1986-??)
- Colgate (1979-1990)
- Delaware (1991-2000)
- Drexel (1991-2000)
- Hofstra (1994-2000)
- Holy Cross (1979-1982)
- Niagara (1979-1988)
- Northeastern (1979-2004)
- Rhode Island (1979-1980)
- Siena (1984-1988)
- Towson (1995-2000)
