Editing Northeast Conference (section)

====Former affiliate members====
{|class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Joined
! Left
! Type
! Nickname
! class="unsortable" | Colors
! NEC<br />sport
! Primary<br />conference
! Conference<br />in former<br />NEC sport
|-
| '''[[Adelphi University]]'''
| [[Garden City, New York]]
| 1896
| 2008
| 2015
| Private
| [[Adelphi Panthers|Panthers]]
| {{college color boxes|Adelphi Panthers}}
| Bowling
| [[Northeast-10 Conference|Northeast-10]]{{efn|group=faff|name=D2|Currently an [[NCAA Division II]] athletic conference.}}
| [[East Coast Conference|ECC]]{{efn|group=faff|name=D2}}
|-
| {{sort|Albany|'''[[University at Albany, SUNY|University at Albany]]'''}}
| [[Albany, New York]]
| 1844
| 1999
| 2013
| Public
| [[Albany Great Danes|Great Danes]]
| {{college color boxes|Albany Great Danes}}
| Football
| [[America East Conference|America East]]
| [[Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference|CAA Football]]{{efn|group=faff|name=CAAFB|CAA Football is technically a separate entity from the all-sports Coastal Athletic Association, though both share the same administration.}}
|-
| '''[[Caldwell University]]'''
| [[Caldwell, New Jersey]]
| 1939
| 2014
| 2018
| rowspan="2" | Private
| [[Caldwell Cougars|Cougars]]
| {{color box|red}} {{color box|gold}}
| Bowling
| [[Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference|CACC]]{{efn|group=faff|name=D2}}
| [[East Coast Conference|ECC]]{{efn|group=faff|name=D2}}
|-
| '''[[Hobart and William Smith Colleges|Hobart College]]'''
| [[Geneva, New York]]
| 1822
| 2013
| 2022
| [[Hobart Statesmen men's lacrosse|Statesmen]]
| {{college color boxes|Hobart Statesmen}}
| {{sortname|Men's|lacrosse|nolink=y}}
| [[Liberty League|Liberty]]{{efn|group=faff|name=D3|Currently an [[NCAA Division III]] athletic conference.}}
| [[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10]]
|-
| '''[[Kutztown University of Pennsylvania]]'''
| [[Kutztown, Pennsylvania]]
| 1866
| 2008
| 2015
| rowspan=4 | Public
| [[Kutztown Golden Bears|Golden Bears]]
| {{college color boxes|Kutztown Golden Bears}}
| Bowling
| rowspan=2 | [[Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference|PSAC]]{{efn|group=faff|name=D2}}
| [[East Coast Conference|ECC]]{{efn|group=faff|name=D2}}
|-
| '''[[Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania]]'''
| [[Lock Haven, Pennsylvania]]
| 1942
| 2004
| 2010
| [[Lock Haven Bald Eagles|Bald Eagles]]
| {{college color boxes|Lock Haven Bald Eagles}}
| Field hockey
| [[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10]]
|-
| '''[[New Jersey City University]]'''
| [[Jersey City, New Jersey]]
| 1929
| 2009
| 2013
| [[New Jersey City Gothic Knights|Gothic Knights]]
| {{color box|green}} {{color box|gold}}
| Bowling
| [[New Jersey Athletic Conference|NJAC]]{{efn|group=faff|name=D3}}
| [[Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference|AMCC]]{{efn|group=faff|name=D3}}<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.amccsports.org/sports/wbowl/2014-15/releases/NJCU_Affiliate_Member_Announcement |title=New Jersey City University Joins AMCC as Affiliate Member in Women's Bowling |publisher=[[Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference]] |date=May 27, 2015 |access-date=June 18, 2018}}</ref>
|-
| '''[[New Jersey Institute of Technology]]'''<br />'''(NJIT)'''
| [[Newark, New Jersey]]
| 1881
| 2019<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://northeastconference.org/news/2018/10/19/general-nec-welcomes-njit-as-mens-lacrosse-associate-member.aspx |title=NEC Welcomes NJIT as Men's Lacrosse Associate Member |publisher=Northeast Conference |date=October 19, 2018 |access-date=October 23, 2018}}</ref>
| 2020
| [[NJIT Highlanders|Highlanders]]
| {{college color boxes|NJIT Highlanders}}
| {{sortname|Women's|lacrosse|nolink=y}}
| colspan=2 | [[America East Conference|America East]]{{efn|group=faff|NJIT left NEC men's lacrosse after only one season when it became a full member of the [[America East Conference]], which sponsors that sport.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.njithighlanders.com/news/2020/6/12/general-njit-to-join-america-east-conference-as-10th-member-institution.aspx |title=NJIT to Join America East Conference as 10th Member Institution |publisher=NJIT Highlanders |date=June 12, 2020 |access-date=June 13, 2020}}</ref>}}
|-
| {{sort|Saint John's|'''[[St. John's University (New York City)|St. John's University]]'''}}
| [[Queens|Queens, New York]]
| 1870
| 2000
| 2003
| rowspan=4 | Private
| [[St. John's Red Storm football|Red Storm]]
| {{college color boxes|St. John's Red Storm}}
| Football
| [[Big East Conference|Big East]]
| ''none''{{efn|group=faff|St. John's dropped football after the 2002 fall season (2002–03 school year).}}
|-
| '''[[Saint Joseph's University]]'''
| [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
| 1851
| 2013
| 2022
| [[Saint Joseph's Hawks men's lacrosse|Hawks]]
| {{college color boxes|Saint Joseph's Hawks}}
| {{sortname|Men's|lacrosse|nolink=y}}
| colspan=2 | [[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10]]
|-
| '''[[Saint Peter's University]]'''
| [[Jersey City, New Jersey]]
| 1872
| 2008
| rowspan="2" | 2013
| [[Saint Peter's Peacocks|Peahens]]{{efn|group=faff|When Saint Peter's was an NEC associate member, its men's teams used the nickname Peacocks, with women's teams using Peahens. The university has since adopted Peacocks for all teams.}}
| {{college color boxes|Saint Peter's Peacocks}}
| Bowling
| [[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|MAAC]]
| ''none''{{efn|group=faff|Saint Peter's dropped bowling after the 2017–18 school year.}}
|-
| '''[[Siena College]]'''
| [[Loudonville, New York]]
| 1937
| 1998
| [[Siena Saints|Saints]]
| {{college color boxes|Siena Saints}}
| Field hockey
| [[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|MAAC]]
| ''none''{{efn|group=faff|Siena dropped field hockey after the 2017 fall season (2017–18 school year).}}
|-
| '''[[Stony Brook University]]'''
| [[Stony Brook, New York]]
| 1957
| 1999
| rowspan=3 | 2007
| Public
| [[Stony Brook Seawolves|Seawolves]]
| {{college color boxes|Stony Brook Seawolves}}
| Football
| [[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]]
| [[Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference|CAA Football]]{{efn|group=faff|name=CAAFB}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Virginia Military Institute]]'''<br />'''(VMI)'''
| rowspan="2" | [[Lexington, Virginia]]
| rowspan="2" | 1839
| rowspan="2" | 2003{{efn|group=faff|The VMI men's swimming program joined the NEC for the 2003–04 school year. The women's swimming team became a varsity program during the 2005–06 school year.}}
| rowspan="2" | Public<br />{{small|([[Senior Military College]])}}
| rowspan="2" | [[VMI Keydets|Keydets]]
| rowspan="2" | {{college color boxes|VMI Keydets}}
| {{sortname|Men's|swimming & diving|nolink=y}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Southern Conference|SoCon]]
| rowspan="2" | [[America East Conference|America East]]{{efn|group=faff|At the time of their membership in the Northeast Conference, VMI was a member of the Big South. In 2014, they became full members of the [[Southern Conference]] (SoCon). In swimming, the Keydets left the NEC to join the league now known as the [[Coastal Collegiate Sports Association]] (CCSA), and have competed in the [[America East Conference]] since the 2017–18 school year.}}
|-
| {{sortname|Women's|swimming & diving|nolink=y}}
|-
|}

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