City University of New York Athletic Conference explained

City University of New York Athletic Conference
Founded:	1978 (informal), 1987 (charter)
Association:	NCAA &<br> NJCAA
Division:	Division III
Teams:	8 (NCAA-DIII) 6 (NJCAA)
Sports:	16
Mens:	8
Womens:	8
Region:	New York City
Headquarters:	Flushing, New York
Commissioner:	Zak Ivkovic
Website:	cunyathletics.com
Map:	CUNYAC-USA-states.png
Map Size:	250
Color:	25387d;
Font Color:	FFFFFF

The City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNY Athletic Conference or CUNYAC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Its member institutions are all located in New York City and are campuses of the City University of New York. The CUNYAC also has a community college division, affiliated with the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA).

History

Chronological timeline

NCAA Division III (Senior college division)

• 1978 - The CUNYAC was founded as the CUNY Athletic Directions Association (CUNYADA). Charter members included Baruch College, Brooklyn College, the City College of New York (CCNY), Hunter College, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Lehman College, Medgar Evers College, Queens College, the College of Staten Island and York College, effective beginning the 1978–79 academic year.
• 1980 - Two institutions left the CUNYAC to join their respective new home primary conferences: Brooklyn to join the Division I ranks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as an NCAA D-I Independent, and Queens to join the NCAA Division II ranks as an NCAA D-II Independent, both effective after the 1979–80 academic year.
• 1987 - The CUNYADA has been rebranded as the City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC), effective in the 1987–88 academic year.
• 1996 - Brooklyn re-joined back to the CUNYAC, effective in the 1996–97 academic year.
• 1999 - New York City College of Technology (New York City Tech) joined the senior college ranks of the CUNYAC, effective in the 1999–2000 academic year.
• 2011 - New York City Tech left the CUNYAC to put its athletic program on hiatus, effective after the 2010–11 academic year.
• 2015 - The University of Maine at Presque Isle (Maine–Presque Isle or UMPI) joined the CUNYAC as an affiliate member for baseball during the 2016 spring season (2015-16 academic year).
• 2018 - Maine–Presque Isle (UMPI) left the CUNYAC as an affiliate member for baseball after the 2018 spring season (2017-18 academic year).
• 2019 - Staten Island left the CUNYAC to join the NCAA Division II ranks and the East Coast Conference (ECC), effective after the 2018–19 academic year.

NJCAA (Community college division)

• 1987 - The community college division of the CUNYAC was founded. Charter members included Bronx Community College, the Borough of Manhattan Community College, Kingsborough Community College, the New York City College of Technology (New York City Tech) and Queensborough Community College, effective beginning the 1987–88 academic year.
• 1999 - New York City Tech left the community college division of the CUNYAC to join the Division III ranks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the senior college division of the CUNYAC, effective after the 1998–99 academic year.
• 2002 - Hostos Community College joined the community college division of the CUNYAC, effective in the 2002–03 academic year.
• 2013 - LaGuardia Community College joined the community college division of the CUNYAC, effective in the 2002–03 academic year.
• 2017 - LaGuardia left the community college division of the CUNYAC to put its athletic program on hiatus, effective after the 2016–17 academic year.
• 2022 - LaGuardia re-joined the community college division of the CUNYAC, effective in the 2022–23 academic year.

Member schools

NCAA Division III (Senior college division)

Current members

The senior college division of the CUNYAC currently has eight full members, all are public schools:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined
Baruch College	Manhattan	1919	Public	15,500	Bearcats	1978
Brooklyn College	Brooklyn	1930		15,385	Bulldogs	1978; 1996
City College of New York	Manhattan	1847		13,244	Beavers	1978
Hunter College	Manhattan	1870		21,309	Hawks	1978
John Jay College of Criminal Justice	Manhattan	1964		14,000	Bloodhounds	1978
Lehman College	The Bronx	1968		10,615	Lightning	1978
Medgar Evers College	Brooklyn	1970		7,081	Cougars	1978
York College	Queens	1966		6,000	Cardinals	1978

Notes:

Former members

The senior college division of the CUNYAC had three former full members, all were public schools:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Left	Current conference
New York City College of Technology	Brooklyn	1946	Public	15,368	Yellow Jackets	1999–2000	2010–11	None
Queens College	Queens	1937		18,494	Knights	1978–79	1979–80	East Coast (ECC)
College of Staten Island	Staten Island	1976		11,263	Dolphins	1978–79	2018–19	East Coast (ECC)

Notes:

Former members

The senior college division of the CUNYAC had one former associate member, which was also a public school:

Notes:

Membership timeline

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NJCAA (Community college division)

Current members

The community college division of the CUNYAC currently has six full members, all are public schools:

Institution^[1]	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined
Bronx Community College	The Bronx	1957	Public	9,003	Broncos	1987
Borough of Manhattan Community College	Manhattan	1963		21,986	Panthers	1987
Hostos Community College	The Bronx	1968		6,499	Caimans	2002
Kingsborough Community College	Brooklyn	1963		18,634	Wave	1987
LaGuardia Community College	Queens	1968		17,569	Red Hawks	2022
Queensborough Community College	Queens	1959		15,000	Tigers	1987

Notes:

Former members

The community college division of the CUNYAC had two former full members, both were public schools:

Notes:

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Sports

NCAA Division III

See also: CUNYAC men's basketball tournament. The CUNYAC sponsors Division III intercollegiate athletic competition in men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's soccer, women's softball, men's and women's swimming and diving, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track and field, and men's and women's volleyball.

Men's sports

School	Baseball	Basketball	Cross country	Soccer	Swimming & Diving	Tennis	Track & Field (Indoor)	Track & Field (Outdoor)	Volleyball	Total
Baruch										7
Brooklyn										6
CCNY										8
Hunter										7
John Jay										6
Lehman										9
Medgar Evers										6
York (NY)										8

Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the CUNYAC that are played by CUNYAC schools

School	Fencing	Rifle	Wrestling
Hunter	MACFA		Independent
John Jay		MARC

Women's sports

School	Basketball	Cross country	Soccer	Softball	Swimming & Diving	Tennis	Track & Field (Indoor)	Track & Field (Outdoor)	Volleyball	Total
Baruch										6
Brooklyn										7
CCNY										6
Hunter										8
John Jay										7
Lehman										9
Medgar Evers										6
York (NY)										9

Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the CUNYAC that are played by CUNYAC schools

School	Fencing	Rifle
CCNY	EWFC
Hunter	NIWFA
John Jay		MARC

Community college

The CUNYAC sponsors community college (NJCAA) intercollegiate athletic competition in men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's soccer, and women's volleyball.

Notes and References

1. Web site: About Us. cunyathletics.com.