Editing North Coast Athletic Conference (section)

==Member schools==
===Current members===
The NCAC currently has nine full members, all [[Private university|private]] schools. Departing member Hiram is indicated in pink.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! 2022 US News<br>ranking<ref>{{cite web|title=National Liberal Arts Colleges Rankings|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-liberal-arts-colleges|website=[[U.S. News & World Report]]|accessdate=16 January 2022}}</ref>
! 2021 Forbes<br>Top Colleges<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/top-colleges|title = Forbes America's Top Colleges List 2021|website = [[Forbes]]|accessdate=16 January 2022}}</ref>
! Nickname
! Joined
! Colors
|-
| '''[[Denison University]]'''
| [[Granville, Ohio]]
| 1831
| Nonsectarian
| 2,100
| 42
| 288
| [[Denison Big Red|Big Red]]
| 1984
| {{color box|#C8102E|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|-
| '''[[DePauw University]]'''
| [[Greencastle, Indiana]]
| 1837
| [[Methodist Episcopal Church|Methodist]]
| 2,350
| 46
| 130
| [[DePauw Tigers|Tigers]]
| 2011
| {{color box|black|border=silver}} {{color box|#CFB53B|border=silver}}
|-bgcolor=pink
| '''[[Hiram College]]'''
| [[Hiram, Ohio]]
| 1850
| [[Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)|Disciples of Christ]]
| 1,395
| —
| —
| [[Hiram Terriers|Terriers]]
| 1999
| {{color box|#990000|border=silver}} {{color box|#011F5B|border=silver}}
|-
| '''[[Kenyon College]]'''
| [[Gambier, Ohio]]
| 1824
| [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal]]/[[Anglican Communion|Anglican]]
| 1,640
| 30
| 287
| [[Kenyon College|Owls]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.kenyon.edu/news/archive/introducing-the-kenyon-owls/ | title=Introducing the Kenyon Owls }}</ref>
| 1984
| {{color box|#492F92|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|-
| '''[[Oberlin College]]'''
| [[Oberlin, Ohio]]
| 1833
| Nonsectarian
| 2,850
| 37
| 290
| [[Oberlin Yeomen|Yeomen]] (men's)<br>[[Oberlin Yeowomen|Yeowomen]] (women's)
| 1984
| {{color box|#C41E3A|border=silver}} {{color box|#FFC40C|border=silver}}
|-
| '''[[Ohio Wesleyan University]]'''
| [[Delaware, Ohio]]
| 1842
| Nonsectarian{{efn|group=full|Formerly affiliated with the [[United Methodist Church]] until 2019.}}
| 1,850
| 98
| 446
| [[Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops|Battling Bishops]]
| 1984
| {{color box|#c00|border=silver}} {{color box|#000|border=silver}}
|-
| '''[[Wabash College]]'''{{efn|group=full|name=men|This institution is a men's college, therefore it does not compete in women's teams.}}
| [[Crawfordsville, Indiana]]
| 1832
| Nonsectarian
| 850
| 57
| 327
| [[Wabash Little Giants|Little Giants]]
| 1999
| {{color box|#FF2400|border=silver}} 
|-
| '''[[Wittenberg University]]'''
| [[Springfield, Ohio]]
| 1845
| [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America|Lutheran ELCA]]
| 2,050
| 155
| 435
| [[Wittenberg Tigers|Tigers]]
| 1989
| {{color box|#BA0C2F|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|-
| '''{{sort|Wooster|[[College of Wooster|The College of Wooster]]}}'''
| [[Wooster, Ohio]]
| 1866
| Nonsectarian
| 1,827
| 71
| 428
| [[Wooster Fighting Scots|Fighting Scots]]
| 1984
| {{color box|#CFB53B|border=silver}} {{color box|black|border=silver}}
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=full}}

=== Future member ===
The NCAC will have one future full member, which is also a [[Private university|private]] school.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Colors
! Year<br>Joining
! Current<br>conference
|-
| '''[[John Carroll University]]'''
| [[University Heights, Ohio]]
| 1886
| [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]<br />{{small|([[Jesuits|Jesuit]])}}
| 2,615
| [[John Carroll Blue Streaks|Blue Streaks]]
| {{color box|#0a4068|border=silver}} {{color box|#e9b820|border=silver}}
| 2025<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-18 |title=John Carroll University Joins North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) |url=https://www.jcu.edu/news-center/john-carroll-university-joins-north-coast-athletic-conference-ncac |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=John Carroll University |language=en}}</ref>
| [[Ohio Athletic Conference|Ohio (OAC)]]
|}

=== Affiliate members ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined
! NCAC<br>sport(s)
! Primary<br>conference
|-
| '''[[Allegheny College]]'''
| [[Meadville, Pennsylvania]]
| 1815
| [[United Methodist Church|United Methodist]]
| 1,442
| [[Allegheny Gators|Gators]]
| 2022
| rowspan="4" | field hockey
| [[Presidents' Athletic Conference|Presidents' (PAC)]]
|-
| '''[[Earlham College]]'''
| [[Richmond, Indiana]]
| 1847
| [[Quakers|Quaker]]
| 900
| [[Earlham Quakers|Quakers]]
| 2021
| [[Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference|Heartland (HCAC)]]
|-
| '''[[Transylvania University]]'''
| [[Lexington, Kentucky]]
| 1780
| [[Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)|Disciples of Christ]]
| 963
| [[Transylvania Pioneers|Pioneers]]
| 2023
| [[Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference|Heartland (HCAC)]]
|-
| '''[[Washington & Jefferson College]]'''
| [[Washington, Pennsylvania]]
| 1781
| Nonsectarian
| 1,168
| [[Washington & Jefferson Presidents|Presidents]]
| 2023<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-15 |title=W&J Field Hockey joins North Coast as affiliate member, set to begin NCAC play in 2023 |url=https://gopresidents.com/news/2022/11/15/w-j-field-hockey-joins-north-coast-as-affiliate-member-set-to-begin-ncac-play-in-2023.aspx |access-date=2023-10-12 |website=Washington & Jefferson College Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
| [[Presidents' Athletic Conference|Presidents' (PAC)]]
|}

=== Future affiliate members ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joining
! NCAC<br>sport(s)
! Primary<br>conference
|-
| '''[[Washington University in St. Louis]]'''
| {{sort|Saint Louis|[[St. Louis|St. Louis, Missouri]]}}
| 1853
| Nonsectarian
| 14,117
| [[Washington University Bears football|Bears]]
| 2026
| Football<ref>{{cite news | title = Football to join North Coast Athletic Conference for 2026 season| publisher = [[Student Life (newspaper)|Student Life]] | last = Eisner | first = Matt | date = October 18, 2024 | url = https://www.studlife.com/sports/2024/10/18/football-to-join-north-coast-athletic-conference-for-2026-season| access-date = October 18, 2024}}</ref>
| [[University Athletic Association|University (UAA)]]
|}

===Former members===
The NCAC has three former full members, all [[Private university|private]] schools. Allegheny and Earlham remain in the NCAC as affiliate members in field hockey.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined
! Left
! Current<br>conference
|-
| '''[[Allegheny College]]'''
| [[Meadville, Pennsylvania]]
| 1815
| [[United Methodist Church|United Methodist]]
| 2,100
| [[Allegheny Gators|Gators]]
| 1984
| 2022
| [[Presidents' Athletic Conference|Presidents' (PAC)]]
|-
| '''[[Case Western Reserve University]]'''{{efn|group=former|Case Western Reserve had dual athletic conference membership with the [[University Athletic Association]] from 1986–87 to 1998–99, then the Spartans left the NCAC in order to fully align with the UAA.}}
| [[Cleveland|Cleveland, Ohio]]
| 1826
| Nonsectarian
| 11,824
| [[Case Western Reserve Spartans|Spartans]]
| 1984
| 1999
| [[University Athletic Association|University (UAA)]]
|-
| '''[[Earlham College]]'''
| [[Richmond, Indiana]]
| 1847
| [[Quakers]]
| 1,181
| [[Earlham Quakers|Quakers]]
| 1989
| 2010
| [[Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference|Heartland (HCAC)]]
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=former}}

===Membership timeline===
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  bar:1  color:Full from:1984 till:2022 text:[[Allegheny College|Allegheny]] (1984–2022)
  bar:1  color:AssocOS from:2022 till:end text:[[Presidents' Athletic Conference|PAC]] (NCAC field hockey)

  bar:2  color:Full from:1984 till:1999  text:[[Case Western Reserve University|Case Western Reserve]] (1984–1999)
  bar:2  color:OtherC1 from:1999 till:end  text:[[University Athletic Association|UAA]]

  bar:3  color:Full from:1984 till:end  text:[[Denison University|Denison]] (1984–present)

  bar:4  color:Full from:1984 till:end  text:[[Kenyon College|Kenyon]] (1984–present)

  bar:5  color:Full from:1984 till:end  text:[[Oberlin College|Oberlin]] (1984–present)

  bar:6  color:Full from:1984 till:end  text:[[Ohio Wesleyan University|Ohio Wesleyan]] (1984–present)

  bar:7  color:Full from:1984 till:end  text:[[College of Wooster|Wooster]] (1984–present)

  bar:8  color:Full from:1989 till:2010  text:[[Earlham College|Earlham]] (1989–2010)
  bar:8  color:OtherC1 from:2010 till:2022  text:[[Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference|HCAC]]
  bar:8  color:AssocOS from:2022 till:end  text:[[Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference|HCAC]] (NCAC field hockey)

  bar:9  color:Full from:1989 till:end  text:[[Wittenberg College|Wittenberg]] (1989–present)

  bar:10 color:FullxF from:1999 till:2000  text:[[Hiram College|Hiram]] (1999–2025)
  bar:10 color:Full from:2000 till:2025
  bar:10 color:OtherC1 from:2025 till:end  text:[[Presidents' Athletic Conference|PAC]]

  bar:11 color:FullxF from:1999 till:2000  text:[[Wabash College|Wabash]] (1999–present)
  bar:11 color:Full from:2000 till:end

  bar:12 color:FullxF from:2011 till:2012  text:[[DePauw University|DePauw]] (2011–present)
  bar:12 color:Full from:2012 till:end

  bar:13 color:AssocOS from:2023 till:end  text:[[Transylvania University|Transylvania]] (2023–present)

  bar:14 shift:(-60) color:AssocOS from:2023 till:end  text:[[Washington and Jefferson College|Washington and Jefferson]] (2023–present)

  bar:15 shift:(-40) color:Full from:2025 till:end  text:[[John Carroll University|John Carroll]] (2025–future)

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