New England Collegiate Conference (Division II)

For the Division III conference, see New England Collegiate Conference.

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.

New England Collegiate Conference

Conference	NCAA
Founded	1981
Ceased	2000
Sports fielded	12 men's: 6 women's: 6
Division	Division II
No. of teams	8
Region	New England

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

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Left	Current conference
Binghamton University	Vestal, New York	1946	Public	17,768	Bearcats	1998–99	1999–2000	America East (NCAA D-I)
University of Bridgeport	Bridgeport, Connecticut	1927	Nonsectarian	5,543	Purple Knights	1981–82	1999–2000	Central Atlantic (CACC)
Felician College	Lodi, New Jersey	1923	Catholic	2,109	Golden Falcons	1999–2000	1999–2000	Central Atlantic (CACC)
Franklin Pierce University	Rindge, New Hampshire	1962	Nonsectarian	2,871	Ravens	1988–89	1999–2000	Northeast-10 (NE-10)
University of Massachusetts Lowell (UMass Lowell)	Lowell, Massachusetts	1894	Public	18,369	River Hawks	1981–82	1999–2000	America East (NCAA D-I)
University of New Haven	West Haven, Connecticut	1920	Nonsectarian	6,400	Chargers	1981–82	1999–2000	Northeast-10 (NE-10)
Southern Connecticut State University	New Haven, Connecticut	1893	Public	12,326	Owls	1981–82	1999–2000	Northeast-10 (NE-10)
Southern New Hampshire University	Manchester, New Hampshire	1932	Nonsectarian	3,913	Penmen	1981–82	1999–2000	Northeast-10 (NE-10)
Teikyo Post University	Waterbury, Connecticut	1890	For-profit	7,317	Eagles	1999–2000	1999–2000	Central Atlantic (CACC)

Notes

Other members

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Left	Current conference
University at Albany	Albany, New York	1844	Public	17,746	Great Danes	1995–96	1998–99	America East (NCAA D-I)
Central Connecticut State University	New Britain, Connecticut	1849	Public	9,546	Blue Devils	1983–84	1984–85	Northeast (NEC) (NCAA D-I)
Keene State College	Keene, New Hampshire	1909	Public	3,213	Owls	1986–87	1996–97	Little East (LEC) (NCAA D-III)
Le Moyne College	Syracuse, New York	1946	Catholic	3,533	Dolphins	1992–93	1995–96	Northeast (NEC) (NCAA D-I)
Quinnipiac University	Hamden, Connecticut	1929	Nonsectarian	10,207	Bobcats	1981–82	1986–87	Metro Atlantic (MAAC) (NCAA D-I)
Sacred Heart University	Fairfield, Connecticut	1963	Catholic	5,974	Pioneers	1981–82	1998–99	Northeast (NEC) (NCAA D-I)
Stony Brook University	Stony Brook, New York	1957	Public	26,814	Seawolves	1995–96	1998–99	Colonial (CAA) (NCAA D-I)

Membership timeline

Notable alumni

• Bill Bayno, Sacred Heart, Former UNLV head men's basketball coach
• Manute Bol, Bridgeport, NBA center with Washington Bullets, Golden State Warriors, and Philadelphia 76ers
• Joe Nathan, Stony Brook, Major League Baseball pitcher with San Francisco Giants, Minnesota Twins, and Texas Rangers
• Mike Petke, Southern Connecticut, MLS soccer player with Colorado Rapids, New York/New Jersey Metrostars and D.C. United

External links

• Official website