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Encyclopedia > America East Conference
America East Conference
America East Conference
Data
Established 1979
Members 9
Sports fielded 22 (11 men's, 11 women's)
Region East Coast
States 7 - Connecticut, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York,
Vermont
Past names ECAC North, 1979-1988,
North Atlantic Conference
(NAC), 1988-1996
Headquarters Boston, Massachusetts
Commissioner Patrick Nero
Locations
America East Map

The America East Conference is a college athletic conference whose members are located mainly in the northeastern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I. It was known as the ECAC North from 1979 to 1988 and the North Atlantic Conference from the fall semester of 1988 to the end of the spring 1996 semester. [1] America East Conference logo, claiming fair use This work is copyrighted. ... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... Official language(s) None (English de facto; French is also an administrative language) Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 39th  - Total 33,414 sq mi (86,542 km²)  - Width 210 miles (338 km)  - Length 320 miles (515 km)  - % water 13. ... Official language(s) None (English, de facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area  Ranked 42nd  - Total 12,417 sq mi (32,160 km²)  - Width 90 miles (145 km)  - Length 249 miles (400 km)  - % water 21  - Latitude 37°53N to 39°43N  - Longitude 75°4W to 79°33... This article is about the U.S. State. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... NY redirects here. ... Official language(s) None[1] Capital Montpelier Largest city Burlington Area  Ranked 45th  - Total 9,620 sq mi (24,923 km²)  - Width 80 miles (130 km)  - Length 160 miles (260 km)  - % water 3. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, Athens of America, The Hub (of the Universe)1 Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County  - Mayor Thomas M. Menino (D) Area    - City  89. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (841x580, 66 KB) Derived from [1]; map of states with America East schools; contains fair-use logo Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... NCAA conferences Division I Division I-A football Bowl Championship Series conferences Atlantic Coast Conference Big Ten Conference Big Twelve Conference Big East Conference Pacific Ten Conference Southeastern Conference Non BCS conferences Conference USA Mid-American Conference Mountain West Conference Sun Belt Conference Western Athletic Conference NCAA Division I-A... The states in dark red are usually included, while all or portions of the striped states may or may not be considered part of the Northeastern United States. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often pronounced N-C-Double-A ) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... Division I (or DI) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. ...

Contents

Member schools

There are nine schools with full membership:

Institution Location Nickname Founded Affiliation Enrollment
University at Albany Albany, New York Great Danes 1844 Public 17,028
Binghamton University Vestal, New York Bearcats 1946 Public 13,856
Boston University Boston, Massachusetts Terriers 1839 Private/Non-sectarian 27,427
University of Hartford West Hartford, Connecticut Hawks 1877 Private/Non-sectarian 6,225
University of Maine Orono, Maine Black Bears 1865 Public 11,222
University of Maryland Baltimore County Catonsville, Maryland Retrievers 1966 Public 11,852
University of New Hampshire Durham, New Hampshire Wildcats 1866 Public 16,025
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, New York Seawolves 1957 Public 21,685
University of Vermont Burlington, Vermont Catamounts 1791 Public 9,675
Teams
  • Albany Great Danes
  • Binghamton Bearcats
  • Boston University Terriers
  • Hartford Hawks
  • Maine Black Bears
  • UMBC Retrievers
  • New Hampshire Wildcats
  • Stony Brook Seawolves
  • Vermont Catamounts

The University at Albany, (formerly known as Albany State University until the early 1990s) located in Albany, New York, in the USA, is one of four university centers of the State University of New York. ... Location in Albany County and the State of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York County Albany Founded 1614 Incorporated 1686  - Mayor Gerald D. Jennings Area    - City 56. ... Overlooking center of campus. ... Country United States State New York County Broome Established 1823 Town Supervisor Pete Andreasen Area    - City 136. ... For the unrelated Jesuit university in Chestnut Hill, see Boston College. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, Athens of America, The Hub (of the Universe)1 Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County  - Mayor Thomas M. Menino (D) Area    - City  89. ... The University of Hartford, often called UHA or UHart, was founded in 1877, and is a private, independent, and nonsectarian coeducational university located in West Hartford, Connecticut. ... West Hartford is a town located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. ... The University of Maine, established in 1865, is the flagship university of the University of Maine System. ... Orono is a town located in Penobscot County, Maine. ... The University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) is a public university, part of the University System of Maryland, located in the southwest Baltimore County communities of Catonsville and Arbutus. ... Catonsville is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. ... University of New Hampshire (UNH) is a public university in the University System of New Hampshire (USNH). ... Old mill and dam on the Oyster River, 1908, Durham, NH Durham is a town located in Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 12,664. ... Stony Brook University (SBU), also known as the State University of New York at Stony Brook (SUNYSB), is a public research university located in Stony Brook, New York (on the north side of Long Island, about 65 miles east of Manhattan, New York). ... Stony Brook is a hamlet (unincorporated community) (and census-designated place) located in the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, New York. ... UVM redirects here. ... Burlington is the largest city in the U.S. state of Vermont and is the shire town of Chittenden County, Vermont. ...

Men's Basketball Champions

Season Regular Season Champion Tournament Champion
1980 Boston University (19-7) Holy Cross
1981 Northeastern (21-5) Northeastern
1982 Northeastern (8-1) Northeastern
1983 Boston University(8-2) Boston University
1984 Northeastern (14-0) Northeastern
1985 Canisius (13-3) Northeastern
1986 Northeastern (16-2) Northeastern
1987 Northeastern (17-1) Northeastern
1988 Siena (16-2) Boston University
1989 Siena (16-1) Siena
1990 Northeastern (9-3) Boston University
1991 Northeastern (8-2) Northeastern
1992 Delaware (14-0) Delaware
1993 Drexel (12-2) Delaware
1994 Drexel (12-2) Drexel
1995 Drexel (12-4) Drexel
1996 Drexel (17-1) Drexel
1997 Boston University (17-1) Boston University
1998 Delaware (12-6) Delaware
1999 Delaware (15-3) Delaware
2000 Hofstra (16-2) Hofstra
2001 Hofstra (16-2) Hofstra
2002 Vermont (13-3) Boston University
2003 Boston University (13-3) Vermont
2004 Boston University (17-1) Vermont
2005 Vermont (16-2) Vermont
2006 Albany (13-3) Albany
2007 Vermont (15-1) N/A TBD (Albany at Vermont)

1980: 1st round at campus sites; rest at Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, Maine 1981: 1st round at campus sites; rest at Cabot Gym, Boston, Massachusetts 1982: first rounds at campus sites; championship at Matthews Arena, Boston 1983: first two rounds at campus sites; last two at Matthews Arena 1984...

Conference Facilities

Capacity Football stadium Capacity Basketball arena
Albany University Field 10,000 SEFCU Arena 4,553
Binghamton Non-Football School N/A Binghamton University Events Center 5,142
Boston University Non-Football School N/A Agganis Arena
Case Gym
6,300
1,800
Hartford Non-Football School N/A Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion 3,977
Maine Morse Field at Alfond Stadium 10,000 Alfond Arena 5,712
New Hampshire Cowell Stadium 6,500 Lundholm Gym 3,500
Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium 8,300 SB Sports Complex 4,103
UMBC Non-Football School N/A Retriever Activities Center 4,000
Vermont Non-Football School N/A Patrick Gym 3,266

University Field is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Albany, New York. ... SEFCU Arena is a 4,600-seat multi-purpose arena in Albany, New York. ... BU Events Center is a multi-purpose arena in Binghamton, New York. ... Agganis Arena is a 6,224-seat multi-purpose arena in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Case Gym is a 1,800-seat multi-purpose arena in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion is a 3,997-seat multi-purpose arena in Hartford, Connecticut. ... Alfond Stadium is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Orono, Maine. ... Alfond Arena is a 5,712-seat multi-purpose arena in Orono, Maine, USA. The arena opened in 1977. ... Cowell Stadium is a 6,500-seat open-air multi-purpose stadium in Durham, New Hampshire on the campus of the University of New Hampshire. ... Lundholm Gym is a 3,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Durham, New Hampshire. ... The Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium is the main stadium for Stony Brook University. ... Stony Brook Sports Complex is a 5,226-seat multi-purpose arena in Stony Brook, New York. ... Retriever Activities Center is a 4,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Catonsville, Maryland. ... The Patrick Gym is a 3,228 seat multi-purpose arena in Burlington, Vermont. ...

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