The State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) is an

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Division III athletics conference consisting of schools in the

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system. It was chartered in 1958 as the New York State Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

History

Chronological timeline

* 1958 - On September 19, 1958, the SUNYAC was founded as the New York State Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NYSIAC). Charter members included the New York State College for Teachers at Albany (now the University at Albany), the Brockport State Teachers College (now the State University of New York at Brockport), the State University College for Teachers at Buffalo (now Buffalo State College), Cortland State Teachers College (now the State University of New York at Cortland), the New York State College for Teachers at New Paltz (now the State University of New York at New Paltz), the State University College of Education at Oneonta (now the State University of New York at Oneonta), Oswego State Teachers College (now the State University of New York at Oswego), Plattsburgh State Normal and Training School (now the State University of New York at Plattsburgh) and the New York State College for Teachers at Potsdam (now the State University of New York at Potsdam), effective beginning the 1958-59 academic year. * 1959 - Geneseo Normal and Training School (now the State University of New York at Geneseo) and Fredonia State Teachers College (now the State University of New York at Fredonia) joined the SUNYAC, effective in the 1959-60 academic year. * 1963 - The NYSIAC has been rebranded as the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC), effective in the 1963-64 academic year. * 1973 - Harpur College (now Binghamton University) joined the SUNYAC, effective in the 1973-74 academic year. * 1978 - The

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joined the SUNYAC, effective in the 1978-79 academic year. * 1983 - Women's sports became part of the SUNYAC, effective in the 1983-84 academic year. * 1988 - SUNY Buffalo left the SUNYAC to join the Division I ranks of the

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(NCAA) as an NCAA D-I Independent, effective after the 1987-88 academic year. * 1991 - The State University of New York at Utica/Rome (now the

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(SUNY Poly)) joined the SUNYAC, effective in the 1991-92 academic year. * 1995 - SUNY Albany left the SUNYAC to join the

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ranks as an NCAA D-II Independent, effective after the 1994-95 academic year. * 1997 - SUNY Binghamton left the SUNYAC to join the NCAA Division II ranks as an NCAA D-II Independent, effective after the 1996-97 academic year. * 2007 -The State University of New York at Morrisville (also known as Morrisville State College) joined the SUNYAC, effective in the 2007-08 academic year. * 2008 - SUNYIT left the SUNYAC to join the North East Athletic Conference (NEAC; now known as the United East Conference), effective after the 2007-08 academic year. * 2009 - SUNY Morrisville left the SUNYAC to join the NEAC after a tenure of two seasons, effective after the 2008-09 academic year. But the school has since remained in the league as an associate member from 2009-10 on forward for the sports of field hockey and ice hockey.

Member schools

Current members

The SUNYAC currently has ten full members, all are

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Affiliate members

The SUNYAC currently has one affiliate member, which is also a

school: ;Notes

Former members

The SUNYAC had five former full members, all were

schools: ;Notes:

Membership timeline

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SUNY Albany The State University of New York at Albany, commonly referred to as the University at Albany, UAlbany or SUNY Albany, is a Public university, public research university with campuses in Albany, New York, Albany, Rensselaer, New York, Rensselae ...

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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 ...

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

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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 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 ...

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SUNY Potsdam The State University of New York at Potsdam (SUNY Potsdam or, colloquially, Potsdam) is a public college in Potsdam, New York. It is the northernmost member of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. Founded in 1816, it is among t ...

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SUNY Geneseo The State University of New York College at Geneseo (SUNY Geneseo, Geneseo State College or, colloquially, "Geneseo") is a public liberal arts college in Geneseo, New York. It is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. The colle ...

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SUNY Fredonia The State University of New York at Fredonia (SUNY Fredonia) is a public university in Fredonia, New York, United States. It is the westernmost member of the State University of New York. Founded in 1826, it is the sixty-sixth-oldest institute ...

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SUNY Binghamton The State University of New York at Binghamton (Binghamton University or SUNY Binghamton) is a public research university with campuses in Binghamton, Vestal, and Johnson City, New York. It is one of the four university centers in the State ...

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SUNY Buffalo The State University of New York at Buffalo, commonly called the University at Buffalo (UB) and sometimes called SUNY Buffalo, is a public research university with campuses in Buffalo and Amherst, New York. The university was founded in 1846 ...

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SUNYIT The State University of New York Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Polytechnic Institute or SUNY Poly) is a public university with campuses in Marcy and Albany, New York. It is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. Founded in 1966 u ...

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SUNY 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 ...

(2007–2009) bar:15 color:OtherC1 from:2009 till:end text:NEAC (assoc. in field hockey & men's ice hockey) bar:N color:powderblue from:1958 till:1963 text:NYSIAC bar:N color:blue from:1963 till:end text:SUNYAC ScaleMajor = gridcolor:line unit:year increment:5 start:1960 TextData = fontsize:M textcolor:black pos:(200,30) # tabs:(0-center) text:"State University of New York Athletic Conference membership history" *Buffalo left to join the

East Coast Conference The East Coast Conference (ECC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. Member institutions are located in the northeastern United States in the states of C ...

while reclassifying to Division I and the

Mid-American Conference The Mid-American Conference (MAC) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I collegiate athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Nine of the t ...

*Albany and Binghamton left to join the

New England Collegiate Conference The New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) is an NCAA Division III college athletic conference based in the Northeastern United States. History In June 2007, nine colleges from New England announced the creation of a new athletic conferen ...

while reclassifying to Division I and the

America East Conference The America East Conference is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with NCAA Division I founded in 1979, whose members are located in the Northeastern United States. The conference has nine core members including eight public research ...

*SUNYIT left to join the

North Eastern Athletic Conference The United East Conference (UEC), formerly known as the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC), is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in the Mid-Atlantic region of ...

*Morrisville State (SUNY Morrisville) left to join the

Conference facilities

Sports

The SUNYAC sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in the following sports:

References

External links

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