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	America East Conference; (America East)
	Established: 1979
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NCAA	Division I
Members	9
Sports fielded	21 (men's: 10 teams; women's: 11 teams)
Region	Northeastern United States
Former names	ECAC North (1979–1988); North Atlantic Conference (1988–1996)
Headquarters	Cambridge, Massachusetts
Commissioner	Patrick Nero
Website	http://www.americaeast.com
	Locations

The America East Conference is a mid-major 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]

[edit] Member schools

There are nine schools with full membership:

Institution	Location	Enrollment	Nickname	Founded	Affiliation	Member Since	Athletics' Website
University at Albany	Albany, NY	18,202	Great Danes	1844	Public	2001	www.ualbanysports.com
Binghamton University	Vestal, NY	14,898	Bearcats	1946	Public	2001	www.bubearcats.com
Boston University	Boston, MA	31,766	Terriers	1839	Private/Non-sectarian	1979	www.bu.edu/athletics
University of Hartford	Hartford, CT	7,366	Hawks	1877	Private/Non-sectarian	1985	www.hartfordhawks.com
University of Maine	Orono, ME	11,818	Black Bears	1865	Public	1979	www.goblackbears.com
University of Maryland, Baltimore County	Catonsville, MD	12,268	Retrievers	1966	Public	2003	www.umbcretrievers.com
University of New Hampshire	Durham, NH	14,964	Wildcats	1866	Public	1979	www.unhwildcats.com
Stony Brook University	Stony Brook, NY	23,364	Seawolves	1957	Public	2001	goseawolves.org
University of Vermont	Burlington, VT	11,054	Catamounts	1791	Public	1979	www.uvm.edu/~sportspr

Locations of current America East Conference full member institutions.

[edit] All-Time Conference Membership

Rhode Island left to join the A-10 Conference
Holy Cross left to join the MAAC Conference and is currently in the Patriot League
Canisius, Niagara and Siena left to join the MAAC Conference
Colgate left to join the Patriot League
Central Connecticut State left to join the East Coast Conference and is currently in the Northeast Conference
Delaware, Drexel, Hofstra, Towson, and Northeastern left to join the Colonial Athletic Association

[edit] Conference facilities

Capacity	Football stadium	Capacity	Basketball arena	Capacity	Baseball field	Capacity
Albany	University Field	5,000	SEFCU Arena	4,538	Varsity Field	-
Binghamton	Non-Football School	N/A	Binghamton University Events Center	5,142	Varsity Field	1,000
Boston University	Non-Football School	N/A	Agganis Arena Case Gym	6,300 1,800	Non-Baseball School	N/A
Hartford	Non-Football School	N/A	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion	3,977	Fiondella Field	1,000
Maine	Morse Field at Alfond Stadium	10,000	Alfond Arena	6,000	Mahaney Diamond	3,000
New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium	6,500	Lundholm Gym	3,500	Non-Baseball School	N/A
Stony Brook	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium	8,300	Pritchard Gymnasium (temporary until Stony Brook Sports Complex re-opens in 2011)	4,103	University Field	-
UMBC	Non-Football School	N/A	Retriever Activities Center	4,000	The Baseball Factory Field at UMBC	-
Vermont	Non-Football School	N/A	Patrick Gym	3,266	Non-Baseball School	N/A

[edit] Champions

List of America East Conference champions

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] External links

America East Conference

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