North Atlantic Conference

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North Atlantic Conference

Data
Classification	NCAA Division III
Established	1996
Members	8 (full)
National Titles	none
Sports fielded	14 (8 men's, 7 women's)
Region	Northeastern United States
States	2 - Maine, Vermont
Headquarters	Whitingham, Vermont
Locations

The North Atlantic Conference (NAC) is an athletic conference consisting primarily of small liberal arts colleges throughout the New England states of Vermont, Maine, and Massachusetts.

The conference was founded in 1996 when six colleges agreed to form the North Atlantic Women's Conference. It changed to its current name in the fall of 1999. It currently sponsors a total of 15 men's and women's sports played by teams of the 13 institutions therein.

1 Current members
- 1.1 Associate members
- 1.2 Former Members
2 Championships
3 Football
4 Notes and references
5 External links

[edit] Current members

Full member institutions include:

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment
Castleton State College	Castleton, Vermont	Spartans	1787	Public	2,130
Green Mountain College	Poultney, Vermont	Eagles	1834	Private	759
Husson College	Bangor, Maine	Eagles	1898	Private	2,248
Johnson State College	Johnson, Vermont	Badgers	1881	Public	1,916
Lyndon State College	Lyndon, Vermont	Hornets	1911	Public	1,412
University of Maine at Farmington	Farmington, Maine	Beavers	1863	Public	2,424
Maine Maritime Academy	Castine, Maine	Mariners	1941	Public	858
Thomas College	Waterville, Maine	Terriers	1894	Public	975

[edit] Associate members

Daniel Webster College, men's lacrosse
Emerson College, men's lacrosse
Simmons College, field hockey

[edit] Former Members

Institution	Affiliation	Years	New Conference	Classification
Mass Pharmacy	Charter Member	1996-1999	disbanded athletics	N/A
St. Joseph's	Associate;Baseball	1999-2004	GNAC	NCAA Division III
WNEC	Associate;Field Hockey	1997-2006	CCC	NCAA Division III
Lasell	Charter Member	1996-2007	GNAC	NCAA Division III
Mount Ida	Full Member	1998-2007	GNAC	NCAA Division III
Bay Path	Charter Member	1996-2008	NECC	NCAA Division III
Lesley	Charter Member	1996-2008	NECC	NCAA Division III
Wheelock	Charter Member	1996-2008	NECC	NCAA Division III
Becker	Full Member	1998-2008	NECC	NCAA Division III
Elms	Full Member	1998-2008	NECC	NCAA Division III

[edit] Championships

The NAC holds championships in the following sports:

Fall season: Men's and Women's Cross Country, Field Hockey, Golf, Men's and Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Volleyball;
Winter season: Men's and Women's Basketball;
Spring season: Baseball, Men's Lacrosse, Softball, Men's Tennis

[edit] Football

In September 12, 2007, the conference announced that it would add football as a sport beginning in 2009. Husson College will be joined by five associate members:^[1]

Becker College (Leicester, Mass.)
Gallaudet University (Washington, D.C.)
State University of New York Maritime College (Throggs Neck, N.Y.)
Mount Ida College (Newton, Mass.)
Norwich University (Northfield, VT.)

The Conference will include a total of 7 members with the possibility of an 8th with Anna Maria College; the members are:

Institution	Mascot	Location	Affiliation
Becker College	Hawks	Massachusetts	Associate
Castleton State College	Spartans	Vermont	Full Member
Gallaudet University	Bison	Washington D.C.	Associate
Husson College	Eagles	Maine	Full Member
Maritime College	Privateers	New York	Associate
Mount Ida College	Mustangs	Massachusetts	Associate
Norwich University	Cadets	Vermont	Associate