Editing Patriot League (section)

===Former associate members===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Type
! Nickname
! Joined
! Left
! class="unsortable" | Colors
! Patriot<br />sport
! Primary<br />conference
! Current<br />conference<br/>in former<br/>PL sport
|-
| '''[[Davidson College]]'''
| [[Davidson, North Carolina]]
| 1837
| Presbyterian<br />{{small|([[Presbyterian Church (USA)|PCUSA]])}}
| [[Davidson Wildcats football|Wildcats]]
| 1986
| 1989
| {{college color boxes|Davidson Wildcats}}
| football
| [[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10 (A-10)]]
| [[Pioneer Football League|Pioneer (PFL)]]
|-
| '''[[Fairfield University]]'''
| [[Fairfield, Connecticut]]
| 1942
| [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]<br>{{small|([[Jesuits|Jesuit]])}}
| [[Fairfield Stags|Stags]]
| 1996
| 2004
| {{college color boxes|Fairfield Stags}}
| field hockey
| colspan=2 | [[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|Metro Atlantic (MAAC)]]
|-
| '''[[Hobart and William Smith Colleges|Hobart College]]'''
| [[Geneva (city), New York|Geneva, New York]]
| 1822
| Nonsectarian
| [[Hobart Statesmen men's lacrosse|Statesmen]]
| 1999
| 2004
| {{college color boxes|Hobart Statesmen}}
| men's lacrosse
| [[Liberty League|Liberty]]{{efn|group=faff|name=D3|Currently an [[NCAA Division III]] athletic conference.}}
| [[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10 (A-10)]]
|-
| '''[[University of Richmond]]'''
| [[Richmond, Virginia]]
| 1830
| Nonsectarian
| [[Richmond Spiders|Spiders]]
| 2014
| 2024
| {{college color boxes|Richmond Spiders}}
| women's golf
| colspan=2 | [[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10 (A-10)]]
|-
| '''[[Towson University]]'''
| [[Towson, Maryland]]
| 1866
| Public
| [[Towson Tigers|Tigers]]
| 1997
| 2004
| {{college color boxes|Towson Tigers}}
| football
| [[Coastal Athletic Association|Coastal (CAA)]]
| [[Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference|CAA Football]]{{efn|group=faff|CAA Football is technically a separate entity from the multi-sports CAA.}}
|-
| '''[[Ursinus College]]'''
| [[Collegeville, Pennsylvania]]
| 1869
| Nonsectarian
| [[Ursinus Bears|Bears]]
| 1996
| 2002
| {{color box|#990000}} {{color box|#ffc600}} {{color box|#000000}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ursinus.edu/about/just-the-facts/|title=Just the Facts|publisher=Ursinus College|access-date=19 November 2019}}</ref>
| field hockey
| colspan=2 | [[Centennial Conference|Centennial]]{{efn|group=faff|name=D3}}
|-
| '''[[Villanova University]]'''
| [[Villanova, Pennsylvania]]
| 1842
| [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]<br />{{small|([[Order of Saint Augustine|Augustinian]])}}
| [[Villanova Wildcats|Wildcats]]
| 1998
| 2006
| {{college color boxes|Villanova Wildcats}}
| women's lacrosse
| colspan=2 | [[Big East Conference|Big East]]
|}

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