The Atlantic East Conference is an

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Division III collegiate athletic conference in the Mid-Atlantic region of the

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History

Beginning play in July 2018, the league consists of seven private universities, each former members of either the Capital Athletic Conference, since renamed the

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(C2C), or the

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(CSAC). The charter members consisted of Cabrini University,

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, Marymount University,

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and Wesley College. On May 31, 2018, Jessica Huntley was named the inaugural commissioner of the Atlantic East. On September 16, 2019, the AEC announced its first affiliate member, St. Mary's College of Maryland, who would participate in field hockey starting in the 2020–21 season. This will ultimately be St. Mary's only season in AEC field hockey, as that school will join the

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(NEAC), which sponsors that sport, for 2021–22 and beyond. The United East Conference (formerly NEAC), reversed their decision to add field hockey, thus St. Mary's remained as an affiliate in the sport. On November 19, 2019, it was announced that

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will become an affiliate member in men's golf starting in the 2019–20 season. On January 12, 2020, it was announce that

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would join the AEC as an affiliate member in women's swimming & diving. On August 17, 2020 and August 19, 2020, it was announced that

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and St. Mary's College of Maryland, respectively, would also become an affiliate member in men's and women's swimming and diving. On July 9, 2020, Delaware State University announced that it would acquire Wesley College starting in the 2021–22 school year, due to the financial struggles Wesley faced due to the

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. On June 18, 2021, Centenary University announced its move to Atlantic East from the CSAC also in 2021–22. Centenary is the conference's first non-Catholic member institution. On June 29, 2021, New Jersey City University announced that it would be joining the Atlantic East as an affiliate member in men's and women's golf starting in the 2021–22 season.

Chronological timeline

* 2018 - The Atlantic East Conference was founded. Charter members included Cabrini University,

, Marymount University,

and Wesley College, effective beginning the 2018-19 academic year. * 2019 -

joined the Atlantic East as an associate member for men's golf, effective in the 2020 spring season (2019-20 academic year). * 2020 - Three institutions joined the Atlantic East as associate members:

for men's and women's swimming & diving, St. Mary's College of Maryland for field hockey and men's and women's swimming & diving, and

for women's swimming & diving, all effective in the 2020-21 academic year. * 2021 - Wesley (Del.) left the Atlantic East as the school announced that it would be acquired by Delaware State University, therefore closing the school, effective after the 2020-21 academic year. * 2021 - Centenary College of New Jersey joined the Atlantic East, effective in the 2021-22 academic year. * 2021 - New Jersey City University joined the Atlantic East as an associate member for men's and women's golf, effective in the 2022 spring season (2021-22 academic year).

Member schools

Full members

The AEC currently has seven full members, all are

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schools:

Associate members

The AEC currently has five associate members, all but two are

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Former members

The Atlantic East had one former full member, which was also a

school: ;Notes:

Membership timeline

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(2018–present) bar:7 color:FullxF from:2018 till:2021 text: Wesley (2018–2021) bar:8 color:AssocOS from:2019 till:end text: William Paterson (M Golf, 2019–present) bar:9 color:AssocOS from:2020 till:end text: Cedar Crest (W Swim, 2020–present) bar:10 color:AssocOS from:2020 till:end text: Galluadet (M&W Swim, 2020–present) bar:11 color:AssocOS from:2020 till:end text: St. Mary's (MD) (FH, M&W Swim, 2020–present) bar:12 color:FullxF from:2021 till:end text: Centenary (NJ) (2021–present) bar:13 color:AssocOS from:2021 till:end text: NJCU (M&W Golf, 2021–present) ScaleMajor = gridcolor:line unit:year increment:1 start:2018

Sports

The Atlantic East sponsored 20 sports at its launch—nine for men and 11 for women.

Men's sponsored sports by school

Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Atlantic East Conference that are played by Atlantic East schools

Women's sponsored sports by school

;Notes

Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Atlantic East Conference that are played by Atlantic East schools

Current Champions

References

External links

* {{NCAA Division III conference navbox