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Northeast-10 Conference
(NE-10)
Established 1980 Association NCAA Division Division II Members 16 Sports fielded 21 (men's: 11; women's: 10) Region Northeastern United States Headquarters South Easton, Massachusetts Commissioner Julie Ruppert Website northeast10.org Locations 
The Northeast-10 Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division II. Member institutions are located in the northeastern United States in the states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont. It is the only Division II collegiate hockey conference in the United States.
The original 1980 conference was called the "Northeast 7" as the colleges were - American International College, Assumption College, Bentley College, Bryant University, the University of Hartford, Springfield College and Stonehill College. In 1981, Saint Anselm College was the eighth team to join and the resulting "NE-8" stayed this way until 1984 when the University of Hartford left and Merrimack College joined. The “Northeast-10” name came about in 1987 when Saint Michael's College and Quinnipiac College joined the league[1]. The conference remained stable until 1995 when Springfield College left for Division III. The league stayed at ten members as Le Moyne College joined the league in 1996 from the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) and briefly expanded to eleven when Pace University joined in 1998 from the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference (NYCAC). Quinnipiac moved to the Division I Northeast Conference (NEC) to again return the membership to ten, until the last major expansion took place prior to 2000 when five new schools joined the fold. Franklin Pierce College, Southern New Hampshire University (formerly New Hampshire College), the University of Massachusetts Lowell and Southern Connecticut State University were joined by The College of Saint Rose giving the NE-10 15 members. In 2007, Bryant University announced it would begin the five-year process that would make them a full Division I member by 2012; at the same time the NE-10 announced that it had given a bid to University of New Haven and they had accepted. In December 2007 Adelphi University announced it had joined the league and began playing in 2009-10. To start the 2008-2009 academic year the NE-10 still had 15 members and expanded to 16 in 2009-10.
With that major expansion, the NE-10 now stands as the second-largest NCAA Division II conference in the nation. The strength in numbers was the guiding force in the addition and strengthening of a number of championship sports the league now offers. However, because the NE-10 is the sole Division II hockey league, its postseason champion cannot compete for the NCAA national hockey championship.
Since the addition of those five institutions, the league has added football, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field as championship sports. While the expansion has added championships in certain sports, it has also increased the championship opportunities for countless student-athletes with the expansion of postseason tournaments for sports such as field hockey, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s lacrosse and baseball.
The expansion continued in 2003-04 as the conference added another three championships to its diverse menu - men’s swimming and diving, women’s swimming and diving, and men’s ice hockey - the only Division II ice hockey conference in the nation. The conference also continued to expand in the classroom. In 2002-03 the NE-10 honored a record number of scholar athletes to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll. The creation of the Northeast-10 Academic Achievement Award also continues to grow in recognition and prestige.
David Brunk, the first full-time commissioner in league history, announced in April he was resigning July 1, 2007 to take over the Peach Belt Conference. Brunk had been commissioner since 1998. Julie Ruppert became the next full-time commissioner in June 2008.
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Membership
Current members
Former members
Institution Affiliation Years New Conference Classification Springfield College Charter Member 1980–1995 NEWMAC NCAA Division III University of Hartford Charter Member 1980–1984 America East Conference NCAA Division I Quinnipiac University Full Member 1987–1998 Northeast Conference NCAA Division I C.W. Post University Associate; Football 2001–2008 PSAC NCAA Division II Bryant University Charter Member 1980–2008 Northeast Conference NCAA Division I Conference facilities
School Football stadium Capacity Basketball arena Capacity Adelphi University non-football school n/a Center for Recreation & Sport 2,200 American International College Ronald J. Abdow Field 4,000 Butova Gymnasium 2,500 Assumption College Greyhound Stadium 1,200 Andrew Laska Gymnasium 1,200 Bentley University Bentley Athletic Field 3,100 Dana Center 2,600 Franklin Pierce University non-football school n/a Franklin Pierce Fieldhouse 1,200 Le Moyne College non-football school n/a Henninger Athletic Center Gymnasium 2,500 Merrimack College Martone-Mejail Field 3,000 S. Peter Volpe Center 1,500 Pace University Finnerty Field 1,500 Goldstein Center 2,400 Saint Anselm College Grappone Stadium 4,500 Stoutenburgh Gymnasium 1,200 Saint Michael's College non-football school n/a Tarrant Center 2,500 The College of Saint Rose non-football school n/a Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium 1,000 Southern Connecticut State University Jess Dow Field 6,000 James Moore Fieldhouse 2,800 Southern New Hampshire University non-football school n/a SNHU Fieldhouse 2,000 Stonehill College W.B. Mason Stadium 2,400 Merkert Gymnasium 2,200 University of Massachusetts Lowell non-football school n/a Costello Gymnasium 2,100 University of New Haven Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium 3,500 Charger Gymnasium 1,500 President's Cup Champions
Year First Place Second Place Third Place 2011 Stonehill Adelphi Southern Connecticut State 2010 Stonehill Bentley Adelphi 2009 Bentley Stonehill UMass-Lowell 2008 Bryant Bentley Stonehill 2007 Bryant Bentley Stonehill 2006 Bryant Stonehill Bentley 2005 Bryant Bentley Stonehill 2004 Bryant Bentley UMass-Lowell 2003 Bryant Bentley UMass-Lowell 2002 Bryant Bentley Southern Connecticut State 2001 Bentley Merrimack Assumption 2000 Merrimack Bentley Assumption 1999 Bentley Merrimack St. Anselm 1998 Bentley Quinnipiac Merrimack 1997 Bentley Quinnipiac Merrimack 1996 Bentley Quinnipiac St. Anselm 1995 Springfield Bentley Quinnipiac 1994 Springfield Bentley Quinnipiac 1993 Springfield Bentley Quinnipiac 1992 Springfield Bentley Quinnipiac 1991 Springfield Bentley Merrimack 1990 Springfield Bentley Merrimack 1989 Springfield Bentley Bryant 1988 Springfield Bentley Bryant 1987 Springfield Bentley Bryant 1986 Springfield Bryant Bentley 1985 Springfield Bryant St. Anselm Sports
The Northeast Ten sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in men’s baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, women's field hockey, men's American football, men’s golf, men's ice hockey, men's and women's lacrosse, men’s and women’s soccer, women’s softball, men's and women's swimming and diving, men’s and women’s tennis, men's and women's track and field, and women’s volleyball.
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Northeast-10 Conference NCAA Division II football conferences Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association • Great American Conference • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference • Great Lakes Football Conference • Great Northwest Athletic Conference • Gulf South Conference • Lone Star Conference • Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association • Northeast-10 Conference • Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference • Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference • Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference • South Atlantic Conference • Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference • West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference • Independents
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