The Little East Conference (or LEC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division III. Member institutions are located in the northeastern United States in the States of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... State nickname: The Constitution State Other U.S. States Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport Governor M. Jodi Rell Official languages English Area 14,371 km² (48th)  - Land 12,559 km²  - Water 1,809 km² (12. ... State nickname: The Pine Tree State Other U.S. States Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Governor John Baldacci Official languages None Area 86,542 km² (39th)  - Land 80,005 km²  - Water 11,724 km² (13. ... State nickname: Bay State Other U.S. States Capital Boston Largest city Boston Governor Mitt Romney Official languages English Area 27,360 km² (44th)  - Land 20,317 km²  - Water 7,043 km² (25. ... State nickname: The Granite State Other U.S. States Capital Concord Largest city Manchester Governor John Lynch Official languages English Area 24,239 km² (46th)  - Land 23,249 km²  - Water 814 km² (3. ... State nickname: The Ocean State Other U.S. States Capital Providence Largest city Providence Governor Donald Carcieri Official languages None Area 4,005 km² (50th)  - Land 2,709 km²  - Water 1,296 km² (32. ...

Current members

• Eastern Connecticut State University
• Keene State College
• Plymouth State University
• Rhode Island College
• University of Massachusetts Boston
• University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
• University of Southern Maine
• Western Connecticut State University

A public university in Willimantic, Connecticut. ... Keene State College is a member of the University System of New Hampshire along with the University of New Hampshire, Plymouth State University, and the Granite State College located throughout the state. ... Plymouth State University is a state university in Plymouth, New Hampshire (USA). ... This article is about the current institution that has used this name since its founding in 1854. ... University of Massachusetts Boston, or UMass Boston is a university in Boston, Massachusetts in the northeastern United States. ... The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth is a multi-college university, part of the state wide university system of the University of Massachusetts, located in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. ... The University of Southern Maine is Maines largest university, with campuses in Portland, Gorham, and Lewiston. ... Western Connecticut State University (WestConn) is a public university in Danbury, Connecticut. ...

Associate members

Field Hockey

• Bridgewater State College
• Fitchburg State College
• Framingham State College
• Salem State College
• Westfield State College
• Worcester State College

Bridgewater State College is a small public liberal arts college located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. ... Fitchburg State College is a four-year public institution of higher learning located in the city of Fitchburg, Massachusetts. ... Framingham State College is a public college offering liberal arts and science programs. ... For other Worcester Colleges, see Worcester College (disambiguation). ...

Tennis

• Salem State College

Sports

The CAC 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 and women's lacrosse, men's and women’s soccer, women's softball, women's swimming, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track and field, and women's volleyball. A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium in St. ... Basketball Basketball is a ball sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing a ball through a hoop. ... The term cross-country, when used by itself, can refer to: Cross-country running Cross-country skiing Cross-country equestrianism Cross-country or XC mountain biking Fell running also known as hill running and mountain running This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might... A game of field hockey in progress Field Hockey is a popular sport for men and women in many countries around the world. ... A womens lacrosse player carries the ball past a defender. ... The striker (wearing red jersey) has run past the defender (in white jersey) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball. ... Softball is a team sport, in which a fist-sized ball is thrown by a player called a pitcher and hit by an offensive player called a batter with a round, smooth stick called a bat. ... Swimming is the method by which humans (or other animals) move themselves through water. ... Tennis balls This article is about the sport, tennis. ... Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events. ... Volleyball is a popular sport where teams separated by a high net hit a ball back and forth between the teams. ...

External link

• Official site of the Little East Conference (http://www.littleeast.com/)