Editing Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference

{{short description|Collegiate athletic conference competing in NCAA}}
{{Infobox sports league
| name         = Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
| color        = #003DA5; {{box-shadow border|a|#A2AAAD|2px}}
| font_color   = #FFFFFF
| logo         = Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference logo.svg
| logo_size    = 200
| founded      = {{start date|1951}}
| association  = [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]
| division     = [[NCAA Division II|Division II]]
| teams        = 17 
| sports       = 23
| mens         = 11
| womens       = 12
| region       = [[Pennsylvania]] and [[West Virginia]]
| headquarters = [[Lock Haven, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| commissioner = Steve Murray
| since        = 1998
| website      = {{URL|www.psacsports.org}}
| map          = PSAC Locations and Divisions.png
| map_size     = 250
}}

The '''Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference''' ('''PSAC''') is a [[List of NCAA conferences|college athletic conference]] affiliated with the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) at the [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] level. The conference was originally formed in 1951 as the '''State Teachers Conference''', and was temporarily named the '''Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference''' in 1956 before being assuming its current name in 1964.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/clariongoldeneagles.com/documents/2020/5/12/All_Time_Results_5_12_20.pdf|title=Clarion Men's Basketball - Year by Year Records (PDF)|access-date=March 19, 2022|publisher=Clarion University|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319175007/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/clariongoldeneagles.com/documents/2020/5/12/All_Time_Results_5_12_20.pdf|archive-date=March 19, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>

The conference's 17 full-time members include 16 based in [[Pennsylvania]] and one in [[West Virginia]]. The conference's headquarters are in [[Lock Haven, Pennsylvania]] and staffed by a commissioner, two assistant commissioners, and a director of media relations.

==History==
The [[Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education]] organized the conference in 1951 to promote competition in men's sports amongst the system's 14 universities.

In 1977, following growing interest, the conference was expanded to offer competition in women's sports. From its inception, each conference member selected its own competitive division within the NCAA (I, II, or III).

In 1980, however, the presidents voted to reclassify the entire conference to [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] within the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]].<ref name=overview>{{cite web|url=http://psacsports.org/sports/2009/6/29/overview.aspx?|title=PSAC Overview|access-date=September 10, 2010|publisher=PSAC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127045724/http://psacsports.org/sports/2009/6/29/overview.aspx|archive-date=November 27, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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Membership remained unchanged until the conference announced on June 18, 2007, that it had invited three private universities—[[Gannon University]] and [[Mercyhurst University|Mercyhurst College]] in [[Erie, Pennsylvania]] and [[LIU Post|C.W. Post]] of [[Brookville, New York]]—to join the conference.<ref name="postgazette">{{cite news|url=http://www.vindy.com/news/2007/jun/19/psac-invites-gannon-mercyhurst-to-be-full-members/|title=PSAC invites, Gannon, Mercyhurst to be full members|date=June 19, 2007|access-date=September 10, 2010|newspaper=[[The Vindicator]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320083009/http://www.vindy.com/news/2007/jun/19/psac-invites-gannon-mercyhurst-to-be-full-members/|archive-date=March 20, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Gannon and Mercyhurst left the [[Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]] to join the PSAC, effective July 1, 2008.<ref name="accept">{{cite web|url=http://www.psacsports.org/news/200607/6_27GandM.html|title=PSAC adds Gannon University and Mercyhurst College to Membership|date=June 27, 2007|publisher=PSAC|access-date=September 10, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026063925/http://www.psacsports.org/news/200607/6_27GandM.html|archive-date=October 26, 2007}}</ref> C.W. Post became an associate member for football and field hockey.<ref name="trib">{{cite news|url=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/s_514932.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131081557/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/s_514932.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 31, 2013|title=PSAC admits C.W. Post as associate members in two sports|date=June 28, 2007|newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]]|access-date=September 10, 2010}}</ref>

In 2010, [[Seton Hill University]] was accepted to join the conference as an associate member for field hockey. With the transition of West Chester from Division I to Division II, the number of teams competing in field hockey increased from 10 to 12 for the 2011 season.<ref name="psacsports.org">{{cite web|url=http://psacsports.org/news/2010/10/26/FHOCK_1026104026.aspx|title=Seton Hill to Join PSAC as Field Hockey Associate Member|date=October 26, 2010|access-date=October 27, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128235931/http://psacsports.org/news/2010/10/26/FHOCK_1026104026.aspx|archive-date=November 28, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On August 19, 2012, the PSAC announced that Seton Hill and the [[University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown]], formerly members of the [[West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]] (WVIAC), would become full members beginning with the 2013–14 school year. This announcement was fallout from a [[West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference#WVIAC breakup|split in the WVIAC]] that ultimately led to the formation of the [[Mountain East Conference]] (MEC). Although Seton Hill was one of the schools that initially broke away from the WVIAC, it chose not to join the MEC.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news-register.net/page/content.detail/id/573196/Cards--Toppers-Set-To-Jump-Into-New-League.html?nav=523|title=Cards, Toppers Set To Jump Into New League|first=Shawn|last=Rine|newspaper=[[The Intelligencer & Wheeling News Register]]|location=[[Wheeling, West Virginia|Wheeling, WV]]|date=August 20, 2012|access-date=August 21, 2012}}</ref> The arrival of these two schools brought the PSAC to 18 full members, making it the largest NCAA all-sports conference in terms of membership at that time.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.psacsports.org/news/2012/8/19/GEN_0819125935.aspx|title=University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Seton Hill University to Join PSAC|publisher=Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference|date=August 19, 2012|access-date=August 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927192131/http://www.psacsports.org/news/2012/8/19/GEN_0819125935.aspx|archive-date=September 27, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> While two other conferences briefly expanded to more members, the D-II [[Lone Star Conference]] to 19 in 2019–20 and the D-III [[USA South Athletic Conference]] to the same number in 2021–22, both have since reduced their memberships to less than 18, once again giving the PSAC the largest membership of any NCAA all-sports conference.{{efn|group=history|After the LSC expanded to 19 members, it lost two to D-I transitions, [[Tarleton State University|Tarleton]] in 2020 and [[Texas A&M University–Commerce|Texas A&M–Commerce]] in 2022, leaving it at 17 members. After a single school year as a 19-member league, the USA South amicably split into two leagues; eight members left to form the new [[Collegiate Conference of the South]] and 10 remained in the USA South, with one member leaving for a third conference.}}{{efn|group=history|While the D-III [[Middle Atlantic Conferences|Middle Atlantic Conference]], which had 18 members at two different times in the 21st century and now has 16, operates under a single administrative structure, it is actually an umbrella organization of three conferences.<!--The umbrella organization officially calls itself "Middle Atlantic Conference" (singular).--> Its members are divided into two conferences, [[MAC Commonwealth Conference|MAC Commonwealth]] and [[MAC Freedom Conference|MAC Freedom]], that each compete in the same set of 14 non-football sports, including men's and women's basketball. The third conference, known as the Middle Atlantic Conference (not to be confused with the umbrella organization), sponsors competition in 13 other sports, among them football, for Commonwealth and Freedom members.}}

In March 2018, charter member [[Cheyney University of Pennsylvania]], facing crises in enrollment, graduation rates, and finances, announced that it would leave NCAA Division II and the PSAC at the end of the 2017–18 school year. The school had dropped football in December 2017.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://andscape.com/features/cheyney-university-oldest-hbcu-dropping-ncaa-division-ii-status-psac/ |title=Cheyney University dropping sports in an attempt to strengthen academics and school |first=Daryl |last=Bell |website=[[Andscape]] |date=March 23, 2018 |access-date=March 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325232245/https://theundefeated.com/features/cheyney-university-oldest-hbcu-dropping-ncaa-division-ii-status-psac/ |archive-date=March 25, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Later that year, the conference announced that it would expand into [[West Virginia]], bringing in [[Shepherd University]] from the MEC as a full member effective with the 2019–20 school year. Shepherd is the first full PSAC member outside of Pennsylvania.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://psacsports.org/news/2018/6/7/general-shepherd-university-to-join-psac-in-2019-20.aspx |title=Shepherd University to Join PSAC in 2019–20 |publisher=Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |date=June 7, 2018 |access-date=June 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619214014/http://psacsports.org/news/2018/6/7/general-shepherd-university-to-join-psac-in-2019-20.aspx |archive-date=June 19, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

As of April 4, 2024, Mercyhurst announced that it will leave the PSAC to transition to [[NCAA Division I]] and join the [[Northeast Conference]], beginning the 2024–25 academic year.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://northeastconference.org/news/2024/4/3/GEN_Mercyhurst_Membership_Announcement_24.aspx |title=Welcome To The Lake Show: Mercyhurst University Accepts Northeast Conference Membership Invite |publisher=Northeast Conference |date=April 4, 2024 |access-date=April 4, 2024}}</ref>

===Role in Division I conference realignment===
The PSAC played a little-known but nonetheless significant role in the history of [[NCAA Division I conference realignment]]. In 1986, the conference was seeking a way out of a football scheduling conundrum. The PSAC had 14 members at the time, and had been split into divisions for decades. One of the methods it historically used to determine a football champion involved a championship game between the winners of its two divisions. However, due to NCAA limits on regular-season games, every PSAC team had to leave a schedule spot open, with only the two division winners getting to play all of their allowed regular-season games. Then-conference commissioner Tod Eberle asked Dick Yoder, then athletic director at West Chester and member of the Division II council, to draft NCAA legislation that would allow the PSAC to play a conference title game that would be exempt from regular-season limits. The initial draft required that a qualifying league have 14 members and play a round-robin schedule within each division; only the PSAC then qualified.<ref name=Staples>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/college-football/2014/05/16/conference-championship-games-rule-origin|title=Should NCAA alter title game requirements? Look at the rule's origin|first=Andy|last=Staples|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=May 16, 2014|access-date=January 5, 2016}}</ref>

Before Yoder formally introduced the proposal, he was approached by the [[Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association]], which was interested in co-sponsoring the legislation because it was also split into football divisions and wanted the option of a championship game. Since the CIAA then had 12 members, Yoder changed the legislation to require 12 members instead of 14. Although at the time all NCAA legislation had to be approved by the entire membership, regardless of divisional alignment, the proposal passed with little notice. It was generally seen as a non-issue by [[NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision|Division I-A (now FBS)]] schools since no conference in that group then had more than 10 members. While the PSAC planned to stage its first exempt title game in 1988, it decided against doing so at that time because the D-II playoffs expanded from 8 to 16 teams that season, and it feared that the result of a title game could cost the league a playoff berth. The new NCAA rule would not see its first use until the [[Southeastern Conference]] took advantage of it by expanding to 12 members in 1991 and launching [[SEC Championship Game|a title game]] the following year. In 2014, then-''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' writer Andy Staples said that the rule "helped dictate the terms of conference realignment for more than 20 years."<ref name=Staples/>

===Chronological timeline===
* 1951 – The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) was founded as the State Teachers Conference of Pennsylvania (STCP). Charter members included [[Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania|Bloomsburg State Teachers College]] (now Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania), [[PennWest California|California State Teachers College]] (now Pennsylvania Western University California), [[Cheyney University of Pennsylvania|Cheyney State Teachers College]] (now Cheyney University of Pennsylvania), [[PennWest Clarion|Clarion State Teachers College]] (now Pennsylvania Western University Clarion), [[East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania|East Stroudsburg State Teachers College]] (now East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania), [[PennWest Edinboro|Edinboro State Teachers College]] (now Pennsylvania Western University Edinboro), [[Indiana University of Pennsylvania|Indiana State Teachers College]] (now Indiana University of Pennsylvania), [[Kutztown University of Pennsylvania|Kutztown State Teachers College]] (now Kutztown University of Pennsylvania), [[Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania|Lock Haven State Teachers College]] (now Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania), [[Mansfield University of Pennsylvania|Mansfield State Teachers College]] (now Mansfield University of Pennsylvania), [[Millersville University of Pennsylvania|Millersville State Teachers College]] (now Millersville University of Pennsylvania), [[Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania|Shippensburg State Teachers College]] (now Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania), [[Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania|Slippery Rock State Teachers College]] (now Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania) and [[West Chester University|West Chester State Teachers College]] (now West Chester University), beginning the 1951–52 academic year.
* 1956 – The STCP has been rebranded as the Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference (PSTCC) in the 1956–57 academic year.
* 1964 – The PSTCC has been rebranded as the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) in the 1964–65 academic year.
* 1980 – The PSAC had joined the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) at the Division II ranks, transitioning from the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics]] (NAIA), beginning the 1980–81 academic year.
* 2008 – [[Gannon University]] and [[Mercyhurst University]] joined the PSAC in the 2008–09 academic year.
* 2008 – [[LIU Post|Long Island University–Post]] (LIU–Post) joined the PSAC as an affiliate member for field hockey and football in the 2008 fall season (2008–09 academic year). 
* 2011 – [[Seton Hill University]] joined the PSAC as an affiliate member for field hockey in the 2011 fall season (2011–12 academic year).
* 2013 – LIU Post left the PSAC as an affiliate member for field hockey and football after the 2012 fall season (2012–13 academic year). 
* 2013 – The [[University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown]] joined the PSAC (along with Seton Hill for all sports) in the 2013–14 academic year.
* 2018 – Cheyney left the PSAC to become an independent school without an affiliation with any athletic conference or any college sports organization after the 2017–18 academic year. 
* 2019 – [[Shepherd University]] joined the PSAC in the 2019–20 academic year.
* 2024 – Mercyhurst left the PSAC to transition and join to the [[NCAA Division I]] ranks and the [[Northeast Conference]] (NEC) after the 2023–24 academic year.
* 2024 – [[Frostburg State University]] joined the PSAC as an affiliate member for field hockey in the 2024 fall season (2024–25 academic year).

;Notes
{{notelist|group=history}}

==Member schools==
===Current members===
The PSAC currently has 17 full members, all but two being [[Public university|public]] schools. Also, only three of the 15 public members are outside of the [[Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education]].

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! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined
! class="unsortable" | Colors
|-
| '''[[Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania]]'''
| [[Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania]]
| 1839
| Public{{efn|group=full|name=PASSHE|Part of the [[Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education]] (PASSHE).}}
| 7,440
| [[Bloomsburg Huskies|Huskies]]
| 1951
| {{college color boxes|Bloomsburg Huskies}}
|-
| '''[[East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania]]'''
| [[East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania]]
| 1893
| Public{{efn|group=full|name=PASSHE}}
| 5,152
| [[East Stroudsburg Warriors|Warriors]]
| 1951
| {{college color boxes|East Stroudsburg Warriors}}
|-
| '''[[Gannon University]]'''
| [[Erie, Pennsylvania]]
| 1925
| [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie|Catholic]]
| 4,705
| [[Gannon Golden Knights|Golden Knights]]
| 2008
| {{college color boxes|Gannon Golden Knights}}
|-
| '''[[Indiana University of Pennsylvania]]'''
| [[Indiana, Pennsylvania]]
| 1875
| Public{{efn|group=full|name=PASSHE}}
| 8,825
| [[IUP Crimson Hawks|Crimson Hawks]]
| 1951
| {{college color boxes|IUP Crimson Hawks}}
|-
| '''[[Kutztown University of Pennsylvania]]'''
| [[Kutztown, Pennsylvania]]
| 1866
| Public{{efn|group=full|name=PASSHE}}
| 7,466
| [[Kutztown Golden Bears|Golden Bears]]
| 1951
| {{college color boxes|Kutztown Golden Bears}}
|-
| '''[[Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania]]'''
| [[Lock Haven, Pennsylvania]]
| 1870
| Public{{efn|group=full|name=PASSHE}}
| 2,860
| [[Lock Haven Bald Eagles|Bald Eagles]]
| 1951
| {{college color boxes|Lock Haven Bald Eagles}}
|-
| '''[[Mansfield University of Pennsylvania]]'''
| [[Mansfield, Pennsylvania]]
| 1857
| Public{{efn|group=full|name=PASSHE}}
| 1,793
| [[Mansfield Mountaineers|Mountaineers]]
| 1951
| {{college color boxes|Mansfield Mountaineers}}
|-
| '''[[Millersville University of Pennsylvania]]'''
| [[Millersville, Pennsylvania]]
| 1855
| Public{{efn|group=full|name=PASSHE}}
| 6,814
| [[Millersville Marauders|Marauders]]
| 1951
| {{college color boxes|Millersville Marauders}}
|-
| '''{{sort|California|[[PennWest California|Pennsylvania Western University California]]}}'''<br>(California)
| [[California, Pennsylvania]]
| 1852
| Public{{efn|group=full|name=PASSHE}}
| 6,885
| [[California Vulcans|Vulcans]]
| 1951
| {{college color boxes|California Vulcans}}
|-
| '''{{sort|Clarion|[[PennWest Clarion|Pennsylvania Western University Clarion]]}}'''<br>(Clarion)
| [[Clarion, Pennsylvania]]
| 1867
| Public{{efn|group=full|name=PASSHE}}
| 3,922
| [[Clarion Golden Eagles|Golden Eagles]]
| 1951
| {{college color boxes|Clarion Golden Eagles}}
|-
| '''{{sort|Edinboro|[[PennWest Edinboro|Pennsylvania Western University Edinboro]]}}'''<br>(Edinboro)
| [[Edinboro, Pennsylvania]]
| 1857
| Public{{efn|group=full|name=PASSHE}}
| 4,319
| [[Edinboro Fighting Scots|Fighting Scots]]
| 1951
| {{college color boxes|Edinboro Fighting Scots}}
|-
| {{sort|Pittsburgh–Johnstown|'''[[University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown]]'''}}
| [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania]]
| 1927
| Public<br>([[Commonwealth System of Higher Education|State-related]])
| 2,039
| [[Pittsburgh–Johnstown Mountain Cats|Mountain Cats]]
| 2013
| {{college color boxes|Pittsburgh–Johnstown Mountain Cats}}
|-
| '''[[Seton Hill University]]'''{{efn|group=full|Seton Hill competed in the PSAC as an affiliate member for [[field hockey]] from the 2011 to 2012 fall seasons (2011–12 to 2012–13 school years).}}
| [[Greensburg, Pennsylvania]]
| 1883
| [[Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill|Catholic]]
| 1,989
| [[Seton Hill Griffins|Griffins]]
| 2013
| {{college color boxes|Seton Hill Griffins}}
|-
| '''[[Shepherd University]]'''
| [[Shepherdstown, West Virginia]]
| 1871
| Public
| 3,235
| [[Shepherd Rams|Rams]]
| 2019
| {{color box|#002395}} {{color box|#fecB00}}
|-
| '''[[Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania]]'''
| [[Shippensburg, Pennsylvania]]
| 1871
| Public{{efn|group=full|name=PASSHE}}
| 5,162
| [[Shippensburg Raiders|Raiders]]
| 1951
| {{college color boxes|Shippensburg Raiders}}
|-
| '''[[Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania]]'''
| [[Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania]]
| 1889
| Public{{efn|group=full|name=PASSHE}}
| 8,243
| [[Slippery Rock The Rock|The Rock]]
| 1951
| {{college color boxes|Slippery Rock The Rock}}
|-
| '''[[West Chester University of Pennsylvania]]'''{{efn|group=full|West Chester had dual athletic conference membership with the [[Middle Atlantic Conferences|Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference]] (now known as the Middle Atlantic Conferences (MAC)) from 1969–70 to 1973–74, and with the [[East Coast Conference (Division I)|East Coast Conference]] (ECC) from 1974–75 to 1981–82, then the Golden Rams left the ECC and the NCAA Division I ranks in order to fully align with the PSAC and the NCAA Division II ranks.}}
| [[West Chester, Pennsylvania]]
| 1871
| Public{{efn|group=full|name=PASSHE}}
| 17,275
| [[West Chester Golden Rams|Golden Rams]]
| 1951
| {{college color boxes|West Chester Golden Rams}}
|}

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

===Former members===
The PSAC had two former full members, a [[Public university|public]] school and a [[Private university|private school]]:

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined
! Left
! class="unsortable" | Colors
! Current<br />conference
|-
| '''[[Cheyney University of Pennsylvania]]'''
| [[Cheyney, Pennsylvania]]
| 1837
| Public{{efn|group=former|name=PASSHE|Part of the [[Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education]] (PASSHE).}}
| 642
| [[Cheyney Wolves|Wolves]]
| 1951
| 2018
| {{college color boxes|Cheyney Wolves}}
| Independent
|-
| '''[[Mercyhurst University]]'''
| [[Erie, Pennsylvania]]
| 1926
| [[Sisters of Mercy|Catholic]]
| 2,801
| [[Mercyhurst Lakers|Lakers]]
| 2008
| 2024
| {{college color boxes|Mercyhurst Lakers}}
| [[Northeast Conference|Northeast (NEC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D1|Currently an [[NCAA Division I]] athletic conference.}}
|}

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

===Affiliate members===
The PSAC has one affiliate member, a [[Public university|public]] school.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Nickname
! Joined
! PSAC<br />sport(s)
! Primary<br />conference
|-
| '''[[Frostburg State University]]'''
| [[Frostburg, Maryland]]
| 1898
| Public
| [[Frostburg State Bobcats|Bobcats]]
| 2024–25<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://psacsports.org/news/2023/5/30/psac-announces-addition-of-frostburg-state-field-hockey-as-associate-member-beginning-in-2024-season.aspx |title=PSAC announces addition of Frostburg State field hockey as Associate Member beginning in 2024 season|publisher=Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |date=May 30, 2023 |access-date=May 30, 2023}}</ref>
| field hockey
| [[Mountain East Conference|Mountain East (MEC)]]
|}

===Former affiliate members===
The PSAC had one former affiliate member, which was also a [[Private university|private]] school:

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Nickname
! Joined
! Left
! PSAC<br />sport(s)
! Primary<br />conference
|-
| rowspan=2 | '''[[LIU Post|Long Island University–Post]]'''
| rowspan=2 | [[Brookville, New York]]
| rowspan=2 | 1954
| rowspan=2 | [[Nonsectarian]]
| rowspan=2 | [[LIU Post Pioneers|Pioneers]]
| rowspan=2 | 2008–09
| rowspan=2 | 2012–13
| Field hockey
| rowspan=2 | [[Northeast Conference|Northeast (NEC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D1|Currently an [[NCAA Division I]] athletic conference.}}{{efn|group=faff|While LIU Post was a full member of the [[East Coast Conference]] (ECC) from 1989 to 2019, neither of its PSAC sports were sponsored by the ECC. In 2013, Post moved both of its PSAC sports to the [[Northeast-10 Conference]] (NE-10). In July 2019, [[Long Island University]] merged its two athletic programs—the LIU Post Pioneers and the Division I [[LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds]]—into a single Division I athletic program, the [[LIU Sharks]]. The merged program inherited Brooklyn's memberships in Division I and the [[Northeast Conference]] (NEC). Sports that had been sponsored by both campuses (among them field hockey) maintained LIU Brooklyn's NEC membership; sports that had been sponsored only by Post (among them football) became NEC members.}}
|-
| Football
|}

;Note:
{{notelist|group=faff}}

===Membership timeline===
<timeline>
DateFormat = yyyy
ImageSize = width:900 height:auto barincrement:20
Period = from:1951 till:2031
TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal
PlotArea = right:5 left:5 bottom:20 top:5

Colors =
 id:line value:black
 id:Full value:rgb(0.63,0.88,0.755) # all sports
 id:FullxF value:rgb(0.88,0.755,0.63) # non-football
 id:AssocF value:rgb(0.88,0.63,0.63) # football-only
 id:AssocOS value:rgb(0.755,0.755,0.63) # associate

PlotData =
 width:15 textcolor:black shift:(5,-5) anchor:from fontsize:s

 bar:1 color:Full from:1951 till:end text:[[Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania|Bloomsburg]] (1951–present)

 bar:2 color:Full from:1951 till:end text:[[PennWest California|California]] (1951–present)

 bar:3 color:Full from:1951 till:2018 text:[[Cheyney University of Pennsylvania|Cheyney]] (1951–2018)

 bar:4 color:Full from:1951 till:end text:[[PennWest Clarion|Clarion]] (1951–present)

 bar:5 color:Full from:1951 till:end text:[[East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania|East Stroudsburg]] (1951–present)

 bar:6 color:Full from:1951 till:end text:[[PennWest Edinboro|Edinboro]] (1951–present)

 bar:7 color:Full from:1951 till:1966 text:[[Indiana University of Pennsylvania|Indiana]] (1951–present)
 bar:7 color:FullxF from:1966 till:1974
 bar:7 color:Full from:1974 till:end

 bar:8 color:Full from:1951 till:end text:[[Kutztown University of Pennsylvania|Kutztown]] (1951–present)

 bar:9 color:Full from:1951 till:end text:[[Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania|Lock Haven]] (1951–present)

 bar:10 color:Full from:1951 till:2007 text:[[Mansfield University of Pennsylvania|Mansfield]] (1951–present)
 bar:10 color:FullxF from:2007 till:end

 bar:11 color:Full from:1951 till:end text:[[Millersville University of Pennsylvania|Millersville]] (1951–present)

 bar:12 color:Full from:1951 till:end text:[[Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania|Shippensburg]] (1951–present)

 bar:13 color:Full from:1951 till:end text:[[Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania|Slippery Rock]] (1951–present)

 bar:14 color:Full from:1951 till:1977 text:[[West Chester University|West Chester]] (1951–present)
 bar:14 color:FullxF from:1977 till:1982
 bar:14 color:Full from:1982 till:end

 bar:15 color:Full from:2008 till:end text:[[Gannon University|Gannon]] (2008–present)

 bar:16 color:Full from:2008 till:2024 text:[[Mercyhurst University|Mercyhurst]] (2008–2024)

 bar:17 color:AssocF from:2008 till:2013 text:[[LIU Post|LIU–Post]] (2008–2013)

 bar:18 color:AssocOS from:2011 till:2013 text:[[Seton Hill University|Seton Hill]] (2011–present)
 bar:18 color:Full from:2013 till:end

 bar:19 color:FullxF from:2013 till:end text:[[University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown|Pitt–Johnstown]] (2013–present)

 bar:20 color:Full from:2019 till:end text:[[Shepherd University|Shepherd]] (2019–present)

 bar:21 color:AssocOS from:2024 till:end text:[[Frostburg State University|Frostburg State]] (2024–future)

ScaleMajor = gridcolor:line unit:year increment:5 start:1951
</timeline>

{{bg|#A0E0C0|&nbsp;Full member (all sports)&nbsp;}}
{{bg|#E0C0A0|&nbsp;Full member (non-football)&nbsp;}}
{{bg|#E0A0A0|&nbsp;Associate member (football)&nbsp;}}
{{bg|#C0C0A0|&nbsp;Associate member (sport)&nbsp;}}

==Sports==

In wrestling; Bloomsburg, Clarion, Edinboro, and Lock Haven compete as members of the Division I [[Mid-American Conference]]. The PSAC held an annual championship open to all Division I and Division II teams, however with the transition of all of the former members of the [[Eastern Wrestling League]] into the MAC starting in 2019 the Division I level PSAC programs will focus on Division I level competition. The PSAC offers championships in the following sports.<ref name=psac>{{cite web|url=http://psacsports.org/|title=Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference|access-date=September 22, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924094403/http://www.psacsports.org/|archive-date=September 24, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{|  style="width:450px; float:right;"
|- valign=top
|width=33%|A 2-divisional format is used for baseball, basketball (M / W), football, and tennis (W).
|width=33%|A 3-divisional format is used for softball.
|width=33%|A 4-divisional format is used for volleyball.
|-
|{{center|'''East'''}}
*Bloomsburg
*East Stroudsburg
*Kutztown
*Lock Haven
*Mansfield
*Millersville
*Shepherd
*Shippensburg
*West Chester
{{center|'''West'''}}
*California
*Clarion
*Edinboro
*Gannon
*IUP
*Pitt–Johnstown
*Seton Hill
*Slippery Rock
|{{center|'''East'''}}
*East Stroudsburg
*Kutztown
*Millersville
*Shepherd
*Shippensburg
*West Chester
{{center|'''Central'''}}
*Bloomsburg
*Clarion
*IUP
*Lock Haven
*Mansfield
*Pitt–Johnstown
{{center|'''West'''}}
*California
*Edinboro
*Gannon
*Seton Hill
*Slippery Rock
|{{center|'''Central'''}}
*Bloomsburg
*East Stroudsburg
*Kutztown
*Lock Haven
*Millersville
{{center|'''Northwest'''}}
*Clarion
*Edinboro
*Gannon
*Slippery Rock
{{center|'''Southeast'''}}
*Millersville
*Shepherd
*Shippensburg
*West Chester
{{center|'''Southwest'''}}
*California
*IUP
*Pitt–Johnstown
*Seton Hill
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; text-align:center"
|+ '''Conference sports'''
! Sport !! Men's !! Women's
|-
|{{left}}[[College baseball|Baseball]] || {{Y}} ||
|-
|{{left}}[[College basketball|Basketball]] || {{Y}} || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[Cross country running|Cross Country]] || {{Y}} || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[Field hockey|Field Hockey]] || || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[College football|Football]] || {{Y}} ||
|-
|{{left}}[[Golf]] || {{Y}} || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[College lacrosse|Lacrosse]] || || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[College soccer in the United States|Soccer]] || {{Y}} || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[College softball|Softball]] || || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[Swimming (sport)|Swimming]] & [[Diving (sport)|Diving]] || {{Y}} || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[Tennis]] || {{Y}} || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[Track and field|Track & Field Indoor]] || {{Y}} || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[Track and field|Track & Field Outdoor]] || {{Y}} || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[Volleyball]] || || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[Collegiate wrestling|Wrestling]] || {{Y}} ||
|}
{{clear}}

===Men's sponsored sports by school===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!School
!Baseball
!Basketball
!Cross<br />Country
!Football
!Golf
!Soccer
!Swimming<br />& Diving
!Tennis
!Track<br />& Field<br />Indoor
!Track<br />& Field<br />Outdoor
!Wrestling
!Total<br />PSAC<br />Sports
|-
|{{left}}Bloomsburg
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
!9
|-
|{{left}}California
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
!8
|-
|{{left}}Clarion
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|
|
|
|
!5
|-
|{{left}}East Stroudsburg
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!8
|-
|{{left}}Edinboro
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|
!6
|-
|{{left}}Gannon
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|
|
|{{Y}}
!8
|-
|{{left}}Indiana
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
!8
|-
|{{left}}Kutztown
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!8
|-
|{{left}}Lock Haven
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|
|
|
|{{Y}}
|
!6
|-
|{{left}}Mansfield
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|
|
|
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
!5
|-
|{{left}}Millersville
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|
|
|{{Y}}
!7
|-
|{{left}}Pittsburgh–Johnstown
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!8
|-
|{{left}}Seton Hill
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!8
|-
|{{left}}Shepherd
| {{Y}}
| {{Y}}
|
| {{Y}}
| {{Y}}
| {{Y}}
|
| {{Y}}
|
|
|
! 6
|-
|{{left}}Shippensburg
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!9
|-
|{{left}}Slippery Rock
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
!7
|-
|{{left}}West Chester
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
!10
|-
!Totals
! 16
! 17
! 14
! 15
! 8
! 12
! 7
! 6
! 11
! 13
! 8
! 126
<!-- |-
! colspan="13" style="text-align:center;"| Future Member -->
|}

===Women's sponsored sports by school===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" 
|-
!School
!Basketball
!Cross<br />Country
!Field<br />Hockey
!Golf
!Lacrosse
!Soccer
!Softball
!Swimming<br />& Diving
!Tennis
!nowrap|Track<br />& Field<br />Indoor
!Track<br />& Field<br />Outdoor
!Volleyball
!Total<br />PSAC<br />Sports
|-
|{{left}}Bloomsburg
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!10
|-
|{{left}}California
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!10
|-
|{{left}}Clarion
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!10
|-
|{{left}}East Stroudsburg
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!12
|-
|{{left}}Edinboro
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!10
|-
|{{left}}Gannon
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|
|
|{{Y}}
!8
|-
|{{left}}Indiana
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!11
|-
|{{left}}Kutztown
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!12
|-
|{{left}}Lock Haven
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!9
|-
|{{left}}Mansfield
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
!7
|-
|{{left}}Millersville
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!12
|-
|{{left}}Pittsburgh–Johnstown
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!7
|-
|{{left}}Seton Hill
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!11
|-
|{{left}}Shepherd
| {{Y}}
|
|
| {{Y}}
| {{Y}}
| {{Y}}
| {{Y}}
|
| {{Y}}
|
|
| {{Y}}
! 7
|-
|{{left}}Shippensburg
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!11
|-
|{{left}}Slippery Rock
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!10
|-
|{{left}}West Chester
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!12
|-
!Totals
! 17
! 16
! 10+1{{efn|group=ws|Affiliate member Frostburg State.}}
! 9
! 13
! 17
! 17
! 12
! 13
! 15
! 15
! 16
! 170
<!-- |-
! colspan="14" style="text-align:center;"| Future Member -->
|}

{{notelist|group=ws}}

===Other sponsored sports by school===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan=2 | School
! rowspan=13  style="width:1px;; padding:0;"|
!colspan=3 | Men
! rowspan=13  style="width:1px;; padding:0;"|
!colspan=9 | Women
|-
! style="font-size:80%;" | Lacrosse
! style="font-size:80%;" | Water<br>Polo{{efn|group=oss|name=DIOneChamp|De facto Division I sport. These sports have a single NCAA championship open to members of all three divisions.}}
! style="font-size:80%;" | Wrestling{{efn|group=oss|The PSAC members listed in this table all compete in Division I men's wrestling.}}
! style="font-size:80%;" | Acrobatics &<br>Tumbling{{efn|group=oss|name=ESW|Part of the [[NCAA Emerging Sports for Women]] program.}}
! style="font-size:80%;" | Bowling{{efn|group=oss|name=DIOneChamp}}
! style="font-size:80%;" | Equestrian{{efn|group=oss|name=ESW}}
! style="font-size:80%;" | Field<br />Hockey{{efn|group=oss|Lock Haven competes in Division I field hockey.}}
! style="font-size:80%;" | Gymnastics{{efn|group=oss|name=DIOneChamp}}
! style="font-size:80%;" | Rugby{{efn|group=oss|name=ESW}}
! style="font-size:80%;" | Stunt{{efn|group=oss|name=ESW}}
! style="font-size:80%;" | Water<br />Polo{{efn|group=oss|name=DIOneChamp}}
! style="font-size:80%;" | Wrestling{{efn|group=oss|name=ESW}}
|-
|{{left}}Bloomsburg
|
|
|[[Mid-American Conference|MAC]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|{{left}}Clarion
|
|
|[[Mid-American Conference|MAC]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|{{left}}East Stroudsburg
|
|
|
| IND
|
|
|
|
|
| {{efn|group=oss|Joining the [[Great Lakes Valley Conference|GLVC]] in 2025.}}
|
| IND
|-
|{{left}}Edinboro
|
|
|[[Mid-American Conference|MAC]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|{{left}}Gannon
|
|[[Western Water Polo Association|WWPA]]
|
| IND
|
|
|
|
| 
|
| [[Western Water Polo Association|WWPA]]
| IND
|-
|{{left}}Kutztown
|
|
|
| IND
| [[East Coast Conference|ECC]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|{{left}}Lock Haven
|
|
|[[Mid-American Conference|MAC]]
|
|
|
|[[Atlantic 10 Conference|A-10]]
|
|
|
|
| IND
|-
|{{left}}Seton Hill
|[[Great Midwest Athletic Conference|G-MAC]]
|
|
|
|
| IND
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|{{left}}West Chester
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Eastern College Athletic Conference|ECAC]]
| NIRA
|
| 
|
|}

{{notelist|group=oss}}

In addition to the above:
* Edinboro sponsors coeducational varsity teams in esports and wheelchair basketball.
* Gannon recognizes its cheerleaders (both male and female) and all-female dance team as varsity athletes.
* Mansfield fields a varsity team in [[sprint football]], a weight-restricted form of football played under standard NCAA rules but governed outside the NCAA.
* Shepherd and West Chester recognize their female cheerleaders, but not their male ones, as varsity athletes.

==Championships==
{{main|PSAC Football Championship Game|PSAC men's basketball tournament}}

==Conference venues==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!School
!Football stadium
!Capacity
!Basketball arena
!Capacity
!Other facilities
|-
|Bloomsburg
|[[Robert B. Redman Stadium]]
|{{right|4,775}}
|Nelson Fieldhouse
|{{right|3,000}}
|Jan Hutchinson Field<br />Danny Litwhiler Field<br />Steph Pettit Stadium
|-
|California
|[[Hepner-Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium]]
|{{right|6,500}}
|[[California University of Pennsylvania Convocation Center]]
|{{right|4,000}}
|[[Wild Things Park]]<br />Phillipsburg Soccer Facility<br />Lilley Field<br />Hamer Hall
|-
|Clarion
|Memorial Field
|{{right|5,000}}
|W.S. Tippin Gymnasium
|{{right|4,000}}
|
|-
|East Stroudsburg
|Eiler-Martin Stadium
|{{right|6,000}}
|Koehler Fieldhouse
|{{right|2,000}}
|Whitenight Field<br />Mitterling Field<br />Zimbar Field
|-
|Edinboro
|[[Sox Harrison Stadium]]
|{{right|6,000}}
|McComb Fieldhouse
|{{right|3,500}}
|Zafirovski Sports and Recreation Dome
|-
|Gannon
|McConnell Family Stadium
|{{right|2,500}}
|[[Hammermill Center]]
|{{right|2,800}}
|
|-
|IUP
|[[George P. Miller Stadium]]
|{{right|6,000}}
|[[Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex]]
|{{right|6,000}}
|Dougherty Field<br />Podbielski Field<br />Memorial Field House<br />South Campus Field
|-
|Kutztown
|[[Andre Reed Stadium|University Field at Andre Reed Stadium]]
|{{right|5,600}}
|Keystone Field House
|{{right|3,400}}
|O'Pake Field House<br />Keystone Field<br />North Campus Field
|-
|Lock Haven
|[[Hubert Jack Stadium]]
|{{right|3,500}}
|Thomas Fieldhouse
|{{right|2,500}}
|Foundation Field<br />Lawrence Field<br />Charlotte Smith Field<br />Zimmerli Gymnasium
|-
|Mansfield
|colspan=2|{{center|''non-football school''}}
|Decker Gymnasium
|{{right|2,000}}
|Lutes Field<br />Spaulding Field<br />Shaute Field<br />Soccer Field
|-
|Millersville
|Biemesderfer Stadium
|{{right|6,500}}
|Pucillo Gymnasium
|{{right|2,850}}
|Cooper Park<br />Millersville Softball Field
|-
|Pittsburgh–Johnstown
|colspan=2|{{center|''non-football school''}}
|Sports Center
|{{right|2,400}}
|[[Point Stadium]] (baseball)
|-
|Seton Hill
|[[Offutt Field (Greensburg)|Offutt Field]]
|{{right|5,000}}
|Salvitti Gymnasium
|{{right|1,200}}
|Dick's Sporting Goods Field
|- 
| Shepherd
| [[Ram Stadium]]
| {{right|5,000}}
| Butcher Center
| {{N/A}}
| Fairfax Baseball Field<br />Shepherd Softball Field
|-
|Shippensburg
|[[Seth Grove Stadium]]
|{{right|7,700}}
|Heiges Field House
|{{right|2,768}}
|Robb Field<br />David See Field<br />Art Fairchild Field
|-
|Slippery Rock
|[[N. Kerr Thompson Stadium]]
|{{right|10,000}}
|Morrow Field House
|{{right|3,000}}
|Egli Soccer Field<br />Critchfield Park
|-
|West Chester
|[[John A. Farrell Stadium]]
|{{right|7,500}}
|Hollinger Field House
|{{right|2,500}}
|Vonnie Gros Field<br />Serpico Stadium
|}

==Notable alumni==
{{More citations needed section|date=February 2014}}
The following is a list of alumni of the respective universities, including before the formation of the Conference in 1951.
[[File:Kurt Angle 2005-08-21.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Kurt Angle]], gold medalist, [[freestyle wrestling]], [[1996 Summer Olympics]]]]
[[File:Andre Reed Autographs USS Ronald Reagan Mar 20, 2009.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Andre Reed]], [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] member]]
[[File:C Vivian Stringer.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Vivian Stringer]]]]

===Football===
*[[Jason Capizzi]], Indiana, former [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Pittsburgh Panthers]] offensive tackle
*[[Gene Carpenter]], Millersville, former head coach of Millersville
*[[Curt Cignetti]], Indiana, former [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|University of Alabama]] recruiting coordinator, former [[James Madison Dukes football|James Madison University]] head coach, current [[Indiana Hoosiers football|Indiana University]] head coach
*[[Frank Cignetti, Jr.]], Indiana, former [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|University of Pittsburgh]] offensive coordinator
*[[Frank Cignetti, Sr.]], Indiana, former IUP and [[West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia University]] head coach, 1991 Division II Coach of the Year
*[[Dominique Curry]], California, [[St. Louis Rams]] wide receiver
*[[Rob Davis (American football)|Rob Davis]], Shippensburg, former NFL [[long snapper]], current director of player development for the [[Green Bay Packers]]
*[[Doug Dennison]], Kutztown, former NFL running back
*[[Jahri Evans]], Bloomsburg, offensive guard for the [[New Orleans Saints]]
*[[Lawson Fiscus]], Indiana, early professional football player
*[[James Franklin (American football coach)|James Franklin]], East Stroudsburg, head coach for the [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Pennsylvania State University]]
*[[David Green (Canadian football)|David Green]], Edinboro, former [[Canadian Football League|CFL]] running back, 1979 [[CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award|CFL's Most Outstanding Player]]
*[[Kris Griffin]], Indiana, former NFL linebacker
*[[Brent Grimes]], Shippensburg, former NFL cornerback for the [[Atlanta Falcons]]
*[[Bruce Harper]], Kutztown, former running back and kick returner for the [[New York Jets]]
*[[Trevor Harris]], Edinboro, quarterback for the [[Ottawa Redblacks]]
*[[Jim Haslett]], Indiana, former linebacker for the [[Buffalo Bills]] and [[New York Jets]] and head coach for the [[New Orleans Saints]] and [[St. Louis Rams]]
*[[Jack Henry (American football)|Jack Henry]], Indiana, former NFL assistant coach
*[[Greg Hopkins]], Slippery Rock, former [[Arena Football League (1987–2008)|Arena Football League]] player
*[[Kevin Ingram]], West Chester, wide receiver and defensive back for the [[Los Angeles Avengers]]
*[[Mike Jemison]], Indiana, former NFL and [[NFL Europe]] running back
*[[Terrence Johnson]], California, [[Indianapolis Colts]] cornerback
*[[Derrick Jones (cornerback)|Derrick Jones]], California, [[Oakland Raiders]] wide receiver
*[[Leander Jordan]], Indiana, former NFL offensive tackle
*[[Matt Kinsinger]], Slippery Rock, fullback/linebacker for the [[Chicago Rush]]
*[[John Kuhn]], Shippensburg, fullback for the [[Green Bay Packers]]
*[[Chuck Klausing]], Indiana, [[College Football Hall of Fame]], 1998 Class
*[[Bob Ligashesky]] Indiana, [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] special teams coach
*[[LeRon McCoy]], Indiana, former NFL wide receiver
*[[Dewey McDonald]], California, safety for the [[Indianapolis Colts]]
*[[Rontez Miles]], California, current safety for the [[New York Jets]]
*[[John Mobley]], Kutztown, former linebacker for the [[Denver Broncos]]
*[[Kevin O'Dea]], Lock Haven, former [[New York Jets]] special teams coordinator
*[[Akwasi Owusu-Ansah]], Indiana, firmer [[Dallas Cowboys]] wide receiver
*[[Ken Parrish]], East Stroudsburg, former NFL punter
*[[Josh Portis]], California, [[Seattle Seahawks]] quarterback
*[[Dan Radakovich]], Indiana, [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football|Georgia Tech]] [[athletic director]]
*[[Andre Reed]], Kutztown, Hall of Fame NFL wide receiver for the [[Buffalo Bills]] and the [[Washington Redskins]]
*[[Robb Riddick]], Millersville, former running back for the [[Buffalo Bills]]
*[[Sean Scott (American football)|Sean Scott]], Millersville, wide receiver/linebacker for the [[Philadelphia Soul]]
*[[Joe Senser]], West Chester, former tight end for the [[Minnesota Vikings]]
*[[Ralph Tamm]], West Chester, former NFL offensive guard
*[[Jimmy Terwilliger]], East Stroudsburg, quarterback, 2005 [[Harlon Hill Trophy]] winner
*[[Bob Tucker (American football)|Bob Tucker]], Bloomsburg, former NFL tight end
*[[Chris Villarrial]], Indiana, former NFL offensive guard
*[[Andre Waters]], Cheyney, former NFL defensive back
*[[Reggie Wells (American football)|Reggie Wells]], Clarion, current NFL free agent, drafted as an offensive tackle for the [[Arizona Cardinals]]
*[[James O. Williams|James Williams]], Cheyney, former offensive tackle for the [[Chicago Bears]]
*[[Lee Woodall]], West Chester, former NFL linebacker
*[[Dondrea Tillman]], Indiana, [[Denver Broncos]] linebacker

===Baseball===
*[[Clyde Barnhart]], Shippensburg, former World Series-winning outfielder for the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]].
*[[Tom Brookens]], Mansfield, former [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] third baseman
*[[Mark Corey]], Edinboro, former MLB pitcher
*[[Ryan Vogelsong]], Kutztown, MLB pitcher
*[[Pete Vukovich]], Clarion, MLB Pitcher, Cy Young Winner-Brewers
*[[Matt Adams]], Slippery Rock, First Baseman for the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] in the MLB.
*[[Pat Kelly (infielder)|Pat Kelly]], West Chester, former MLB infielder, New York Yankees
*[[Joey Wendle]], West Chester, MLB Infielder, Tampa Bay Rays
*[[Dan Altavilla]], Mercyhurst, MLB Pitcher, Seattle Mariners
*[[Lou Trivino]], Slippery Rock, MLB Pitcher, Oakland Athletics
*[[Matt Festa]], East Stroudsburg, MLB Pitcher, Seattle Mariners
*[[Chas McCormick]], Millersville, reigning World Series-Champion outfielder for the [[Houston Astros]].
*[[Tim Mayza]], Millersville, MLB Pitcher, Toronto Blue Jays

===Basketball===
*[[Geno Auriemma]], West Chester, women's head coach at [[Connecticut Huskies women's basketball|Connecticut]]; member of the [[List of coaches in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]] and [[Women's Basketball Hall of Fame]]
*[[Del Beshore]], California, former [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] point guard
*[[John Calipari]], Clarion, [[Arkansas_Razorbacks_men's_basketball|Arkansas]] men's head coach, 1996 and 2008 [[Naismith College Coach of the Year]], member of the Naismith Hall of Fame
*[[Stephen Dennis]], Kutztown, Division II Player of the Year and professional player
*[[Mel Hankinson]], Indiana, former college basketball coach including [[Liberty Flames|Liberty]]
*[[Jodi Kest]], Slippery Rock, [[Akron Zips|Akron]] women's basketball head coach
*[[C. Vivian Stringer]], Slippery Rock, women's head coach at [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball|Rutgers]]; member of the Naismith and Women's Halls of Fame

===Soccer===
*[[Nicholas Addlery]], California, forward currently for the [[Puerto Rico Islanders]] and the [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica national team]]
*[[Raymond Bernabei]], Indiana, [[National Intercollegiate Soccer Officials Association]] and [[National Soccer Hall of Fame]]
*[[Jay Hoffman (soccer)|Jay Hoffman]], East Stroudsburg, head coach of the 1999 U.S. women's [[Pan American Games]] gold medal team, and assistant coach of the 1999 U.S. [[FIFA Women's World Cup]] gold medal team
*[[Bob Rigby]], East Stroudsburg, former goalkeeper in the [[North American Soccer League (1968–1984)|North American Soccer League]] and the [[United States men's national soccer team|U.S. national team]]

===Olympians===
*[[Bekzod Abdurakhmonov|Bekzod Adburakhmonov]], Clarion, [[2020 Summer Olympics]] bronze medalist
*[[Kurt Angle]], Clarion, [[1996 Summer Olympics]] [[college wrestling|wrestling]] gold medalist
*[[Steve Spence]], Shippensburg, former Olympic long-distance runner
*[[Cary Kolat]], Lock Haven, [[2000 Summer Olympics]] Freestyle Wrestling - 9th
*[[Stan Dziedzic]], Slippery Rock, [[1976 Summer Olympics]] wrestling bronze medalist

==See also==

*[[Pennsylvania Collegiate Athletic Association]]

==References==
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==External links==
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