The New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC), formerly the New Jersey State Athletic Conference, is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. All of its full members are

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. Affiliate members (track-only, men's tennis-only, or football-only) are located in

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History

Chronological timeline

* 1957 - In 1957, the NJAC was founded as the New Jersey State Athletic Conference (NJSAC). Charter members included

Glassboro State College Rowan University is a public research university in Glassboro, New Jersey, with a medical campus in Stratford and medical and academic campuses in Camden. It was founded in 1923 as Glassboro Normal School on a site donated by 107 residents. ...

(now Rowan University),

Montclair State College Montclair State University (MSU) is a public research university in Montclair, New Jersey, with parts of the campus extending into Little Falls. As of fall 2018, Montclair State was, by enrollment, the second largest public university in New ...

(now Montclair State University), Jersey City State College (now New Jersey City University),

Newark State College Kean University () is a public university in Union and Hillside, New Jersey. It is part of New Jersey's public system of higher education. Kean University was founded in 1855 in Newark, New Jersey, as the Newark Normal School. Initially establis ...

(now Kean University),

Trenton State College The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) is a public university in Ewing Township, New Jersey. It is part of New Jersey's public system of higher education. Established in 1855 as the New Jersey State Normal School, TCNJ was the first normal school, or ...

(now The College of New Jersey), and William Paterson College (now William Paterson University), effective beginning the 1957-58 academic year. * 1976 -

Ramapo College of New Jersey Ramapo College of New Jersey (RCNJ) is a public liberal arts college in Mahwah, New Jersey. It is part of New Jersey's public system of higher education. As of the fall 2021 semester, there were a total of 5,732 students enrolled at the college, ...

joined the NJSAC, effective in the 1976-77 academic year. * 1977 -

Stockton State College Stockton University is a public university in Galloway Township, New Jersey. It is part of New Jersey's public system of higher education. It is named for Richard Stockton, one of the New Jersey signers of the U.S. Declaration of Independenc ...

(now Stockton University) joined the NJSAC, effective in the 1977-78 academic year. * 1985 - Women's programs became part of the NJSAC, when the

Jersey Athletic Conference Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label=Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west France. It is the la ...

(a women's sports athletic conference) was merged into the NJSAC. Therefore it was rebranded as the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC), effective in the 1985-86 academic year. * 1985 - Rutgers University at Camden and Rutgers University at Newark joined the NJAC, effective in the 1985-86 academic year. * 2000 - The

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joined the NJAC as an associate member for football, effective in the 2000 fall season (2000-01 academic year). * 2004 - New Jersey City left the NJAC to become an NCAA D-III Independent, effective after the 2003-04 academic year. * 2004 -

Western Connecticut State University Western Connecticut State University (WCSU and WestConn) is a public university in Danbury, Connecticut. It was founded in 1903 as a teacher's college and is part of the Connecticut State University System. WCSU consists of four schools: the An ...

joined the NJAC as an associate member for football, effective in the 2004 fall season (2004-05 academic year). * 2005 - New Jersey City re-joined back to the NJAC after spending one season as an NCAA Division III Independent school, effective in the 2005-06 academic year. * 2006 -

Buffalo State College The State University of New York College at Buffalo (colloquially referred to as Buffalo State College, SUNY Buffalo State, Buffalo State, or simply Buff State) is a public college in Buffalo, New York. It is part of the State University of N ...

joined the NJAC as an associate member for football, effective in the 2006 fall season (2006-07 academic year). * 2008 - The

State University of New York at Brockport State University of New York Brockport (also known as SUNY Brockport or Brockport State, and previously The College at Brockport) is a public university in Brockport, New York. It is part of the State University of New York (SUNY). History C ...

and the

State University of New York at Morrisville State University of New York at Morrisville (formerly Morrisville State College) or SUNY Morrisville is a public college with two locations in New York, one in Morrisville and one in Norwich. It is part of the State University of New York system ...

joined the NJAC as associate members for football, effective in the 2008 fall season (2008-09 academic year). * 2011 - The

State University of New York at Farmingdale The State University of New York at Farmingdale (Farmingdale State College or SUNY Farmingdale) is a public college in East Farmingdale, New York. It is part of the State University of New York. The college was chartered in 1912 as a school of ap ...

(Farmingdale State College) and St. Joseph's College–Long Island joined the NJAC as associate members for men's and women's indoor and outdoor track & field, effective in the 2011-12 academic year). * 2012 - Buffalo State left the NJAC as an associate member for football, effective after the 2011 fall season (2011-12 academic year). * 2013 - Western Connecticut State left the NJAC as an associate member for football, effective after the 2012 fall season (2012-13 academic year). * 2014 - SUNY Brockport left the NJAC as an associate member for football, effective after the 2013 fall season (2013-14 academic year). * 2014 -

Southern Virginia University Southern Virginia University (SVU) is a private liberal arts college in Buena Vista, Virginia. The college, though not officially affiliated with a particular faith, embraces the values of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Ch ...

joined the NJAC as an associate member for football, effective in the 2014 fall season (2014-15 academic year). * 2015 - SUNY Cortland and SUNY Morrisville left the NJAC as associate members for football, effective after the 2014 fall season (2014-15 academic year). * 2015 -

Christopher Newport University Christopher Newport University (CNU) is a public university in Newport News, Virginia. It was founded in 1960 and is named after Christopher Newport, captain of one of the ships which carried settlers of Jamestown, the first permanent English ...

Frostburg State University Frostburg State University (FSU) is a public university in Frostburg, Maryland. The university is the only four-year institution of the University System of Maryland west of the Baltimore-Washington passageway in the state's Appalachian highland ...

Salisbury University Salisbury University is a public university in Salisbury, Maryland. Founded in 1925, Salisbury is a member of the University System of Maryland, with a fall 2016 enrollment of 8,748. Salisbury University offers 42 distinct undergraduate and 14 ...

and Wesley College joined the NJAC as associate members for football, all effective in the 2015 fall season (2015-16 academic year). * 2019 - Frostburg State and Southern Virginia left the NJAC as associate members for football, effective after the 2018 fall season (2018-19 academic year). * 2019 - Five institutions joined the NJAC as associate members: Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg for men's and women's indoor and outdoor track & field, and the

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, the

University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire The University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire (UW–Eau Claire, UWEC or simply Eau Claire) is a public university in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. It is part of the University of Wisconsin System and offers Bachelor's degree, bachelor's and Master's degree, ...

, the

University of Wisconsin–La Crosse The University of Wisconsin–La Crosse (UWL or UW Lax) is a public university in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Established in 1909, it is part of the University of Wisconsin System and offers Bachelor's degree, bachelor's, Master's degree, master's, ...

and the

University of Wisconsin–Whitewater The University of Wisconsin–Whitewater (UW–Whitewater) is a public university in Whitewater, Wisconsin. It is part of the University of Wisconsin System. Student enrollment in the 2014–2015 academic year was more than 12,000. The universi ...

for men's tennis, all effective in the 2019-20 academic year. * 2021 - Wesley (Del.) left the NJAC as an associate member for football after the school closed down to later be acquired by

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, effective after the 2020 fall season (2020-21 academic year).

Member schools

Current members

The NJAC currently has ten full members, all are

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Affiliate members

The NJAC currently has nine affiliate members, all but one are

schools:

Former affiliate members

The NJAC has eight former affiliate members, all but two were

schools: ;Notes

Membership timeline

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TCNJ The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) is a public university in Ewing Township, New Jersey. It is part of New Jersey's public system of higher education. Established in 1855 as the New Jersey State Normal School, TCNJ was the first normal school, or ...

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SUNY Cortland The State University of New York College at Cortland (SUNY Cortland or Cortland State College) is a public college in Cortland, New York. It was founded in 1868 and is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. History The State Un ...

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SUNY Brockport State University of New York Brockport (also known as SUNY Brockport or Brockport State, and previously The College at Brockport) is a public university in Brockport, New York. It is part of the State University of New York (SUNY). History C ...

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SUNY Oneonta The State University of New York College at Oneonta, also known as SUNY Oneonta, is a public college in Oneonta, New York. It is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. History SUNY Oneonta was established in 1889 as the Oneon ...

(2019–present) bar:26 color:AssocOS from:2019 till:end text: Wisconsin–Eau Claire (2019–present) bar:27 color:AssocOS from:2019 till:end text: Wisconsin–La Crosse (2019–present) bar:28 color:AssocOS from:2019 till:end text: Wisconsin–Oshkosh (2019–present) bar:N color:powderblue from:1957 till:1985 text:New Jersey State Athletic Conference (NJSAC) bar:N color:blue from:1985 till:end text:New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) ScaleMajor = gridcolor:line unit:year increment:5 start:1960

Sports

The NJAC sponsors championships in the following sports:

National championship teams

Since the NCAA established the three division system in 1973, NJAC members have won a total of 63 team championships. *Baseball Kean: 2007
Montclair State: 1987, 1993, 2000
Ramapo: 1984
Rowan: 1978, 1979
William Paterson: 1992, 1996 *Men's Basketball Rowan: 1996 *Field Hockey Rowan: 2002
TCNJ: 1981, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2011 *Men's Golf Ramapo: 1982 *Women's Lacrosse TCNJ: 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2006 *Men's Soccer Kean: 1992
Richard Stockton: 2001
Rowan: 1981, 1990
TCNJ: 1996 *Women's Soccer TCNJ: 1993, 1994, 2000 *Softball Rutgers-Camden: 2006
TCNJ: 1983, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1996 *Women's Tennis TCNJ: 1986 *Men's Outdoor Track Rowan: 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 *Wrestling Montclair State: 1976, 1986
TCNJ: 1979, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1987

References

External links

* {{NCAA Division III football conference navbox