New England Collegiate Conference (Division II) explained

New England Collegiate Conference
Founded:1981
Dissolved:2000
Conference:NCAA
Division:Division II
Teams:8
Sports:12
Mens:6
Womens:6
Region:New England
Map Size:250

The New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) was an NCAA Division II college athletic conference based in the Northeastern United States that dissolved during the late 1990s after most of its members either moved to Division I or joined Division II leagues such as the Northeast-10 Conference or the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference, now known as the East Coast Conference.

The conference was founded in 1981 as the New England College Basketball League, and eventually expanded to sponsor eleven sports: men's and women's soccer, men's and women's volleyball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's basketball, baseball and softball.

Member schools

Final members

InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoinedLeftSubsequent
conference(s)		Current
conference
Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York1946Public17,768Bearcats19982000D-I Independent
(2000–01)		America East (AmEast)
(2001–present)
University of BridgeportBridgeport, Connecticut1927Nonsectarian5,543Purple Knights19812000East Coast (ECC)
(2000–22)		Central Atlantic (CACC)
(2022–present)
Felician CollegeLodi, New Jersey1923Catholic
2,109Golden Falcons19992000Central Atlantic (CACC)
(2000–present)
Franklin Pierce UniversityRindge, New Hampshire1962Nonsectarian2,871Ravens19882000Northeast-10 (NE-10)
(2000–present)
University of Massachusetts Lowell
(UMass Lowell)		Lowell, Massachusetts1894Public18,369River Hawks19812000Northeast-10 (NE-10)
(2000–13)		America East (AmEast)
(2013–present)
University of New HavenWest Haven, Connecticut1920Nonsectarian6,400Chargers19812000D-II Independent
(2000–02)
East Coast (ECC)
(2002–08)		Northeast-10 (NE-10)
(2008–present)
Southern Connecticut State UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut1893Public12,326Owls19812000Northeast-10 (NE-10)
(2000–present)
Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire1932Nonsectarian3,913Penmen19812000Northeast-10 (NE-10)
(2000–present)
Teikyo Post UniversityWaterbury, Connecticut1890For-profit7,317Eagles19992000Central Atlantic (CACC)
(2000–present)
Notes:

Other members

InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoinedLeftSubsequent
conference(s)		Current
conference
University at AlbanyAlbany, New York1844Public17,746Great Danes19951999D-I Independent
(1999–2001)		America East (AmEast)
(2001–present)
Central Connecticut State UniversityNew Britain, Connecticut1849Public9,546Blue Devils19831985variousNortheast (NEC)
(1997–present)
Keene State CollegeKeene, New Hampshire1909Public3,213Owls19861997Little East (LEC)
(1997–present)
Le Moyne CollegeSyracuse, New York1946Catholic
3,533Dolphins19921996Northeast-10 (NE-10)
(1996–2023)		Northeast (NEC)
(2023–present)
Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, Connecticut1929Nonsectarian10,207Bobcats19811987Northeast-10 (NE-10)
(1987–1998)
Northeast (NEC)
(1998–2013)		Metro Atlantic (MAAC)
(2013–present)
Sacred Heart UniversityFairfield, Connecticut1963Catholic
5,974Pioneers19811999Northeast (NEC)
(1999–2024)		Metro Atlantic (MAAC)
(2024–present)
Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York1957Public26,814Seawolves19951999D-I Independent
(1999–2001)
America East (AmEast)
(2001–2022)		Coastal (CAA)
(2022–present)
Notes:

Membership timeline

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Period = from:1981 till:2026

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Colors =

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bar:1 color:FullxF from:1981 till:2000 text:Bridgeport (1981-2000) bar:1 color:OtherC1 from:2000 till:2022 text:ECC bar:1 color:OtherC2 from:2022 till:end text:CACC

bar:2 color:FullxF from:1981 till:2000 text:UMass-Lowell (1981-2000) bar:2 color:OtherC1 from:2000 till:2013 text:NE-10 bar:2 color:OtherC2 from:2013 till:end text:America East

bar:3 color:FullxF from:1981 till:2000 text:New Haven (1981-2000) bar:3 color:OtherC1 from:2000 till:2002 text:D-II Ind bar:3 color:OtherC2 from:2002 till:2008 text:ECC bar:3 color:OtherC1 from:2008 till:end text:NE-10

bar:4 color:FullxF from:1981 till:1987 text:Quinnipiac (1981-1987) bar:4 color:OtherC1 from:1987 till:1998 text:NE-10 bar:4 color:OtherC2 from:1998 till:2013 text:NEC bar:4 color:OtherC1 from:2013 till:end text:MAAC

bar:5 color:FullxF from:1981 till:1999 text:Sacred Heart (1981-1999) bar:5 color:OtherC1 from:1999 till:2024 text:NEC bar:5 color:OtherC2 from:2024 till:end text:MAAC

bar:6 color:FullxF from:1981 till:2000 text:Southern Connecticut State (1981-2000) bar:6 color:OtherC1 from:2000 till:end text:NE-10

bar:7 color:FullxF from:1981 till:2000 text:Southern New Hampshire (1981-2000) bar:7 color:OtherC1 from:2000 till:end text:NE-10

bar:8 shift:(-50) color:FullxF from:1983 till:1985 text:CCSU (1983-1985) bar:8 color:OtherC1 from:1985 till:1986 text:D-II Ind bar:8 shift:(20) color:OtherC2 from:1986 till:1990 text:D-I Ind bar:8 color:OtherC1 from:1990 till:1992 text:ECC bar:8 shift:(-10) color:OtherC2 from:1992 till:1993 text:D-I Ind bar:8 color:OtherC1 from:1993 till:1994 text:ECC bar:8 shift:(10) color:OtherC2 from:1994 till:1997 text:Mid-Con bar:8 color:OtherC1 from:1997 till:end text:NEC

bar:9 color:FullxF from:1986 till:1997 text:Keene State (1986-1997) bar:9 color:OtherC1 from:1997 till:end text:Little East

bar:10 color:FullxF from:1988 till:2000 text:Franklin Pierce (1988-2000) bar:10 color:OtherC1 from:2000 till:end text:NE-10

bar:11 color:FullxF from:1992 till:1996 text:Le Moyne (1992-1996) bar:11 shift:(30) color:OtherC1 from:1996 till:2023 text:NE-10 bar:11 color:OtherC2 from:2023 till:end text:NEC

bar:12 shift:(-50) color:FullxF from:1995 till:1999 text:SUNY-Albany (1995-1999) bar:12 color:OtherC1 from:1999 till:2001 text:D-I Ind bar:12 color:OtherC2 from:2001 till:end text:America East

bar:13 shift:(-75) color:FullxF from:1995 till:1999 text:SUNY-Stony Brook (1995-1999) bar:13 color:OtherC1 from:1999 till:2001 text:D-I Ind bar:13 color:OtherC2 from:2001 till:2022 text:America East bar:13 color:OtherC1 from:2022 till:end text:CAA

bar:14 shift:(-130) color:FullxF from:1998 till:2000 text:SUNY-Binghamton (1998-2000) bar:14 shift:(-15) color:OtherC1 from:2000 till:2001 text:D-I Ind bar:14 color:OtherC2 from:2001 till:end text:America East

bar:15 shift:(-85) color:FullxF from:1999 till:2000 text:Felician (1999-2000) bar:15 color:OtherC1 from:2000 till:end text:CACC

bar:16 shift:(-100) color:FullxF from:1999 till:2000 text:Teikyo Post (1999-2000) bar:16 color:OtherC1 from:2000 till:end text:CACC

ScaleMajor = gridcolor:line unit:year increment:2 start:1982

Notable alumni

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