The Northeast-10 Conference is an NCAA Division II conference
that was established in 1979. The conference consists of 16
member institutions located throughout the Northeast in the states
of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, and
Vermont.
The institutions that make up the Northeast-10 include Adelphi
University (Garden City, N.Y.), American International College
(Springfield, Mass.), Assumption College (Worcester, Mass.),
Bentley University (Waltham, Mass.), Franklin Pierce University
(Rindge, N.H.), Le Moyne College (Syracuse, N.Y.), University of
Massachusetts Lowell (Lowell, Mass.), Merrimack College (North
Andover, Mass.), University of New Haven (West Haven, Conn.), Pace
University (Pleasantville, N.Y.), Saint Anselm College (Manchester,
N.H.), Saint Michael’s College (Colchester, Vt.), The College
of Saint Rose (Albany, N.Y.), Southern Connecticut State University
(New Haven, Conn.), Southern New Hampshire University (Manchester,
N.H.), and Stonehill College (Easton, Mass.). The 16 member
institutions are spread geographically from Syracuse, N.Y. to
Waltham, Mass. and Colchester, Vt. to Garden City, N.Y.
Many of the members are located in or around the metropolitan
areas of Albany, Boston, Manchester, New Haven, Worcester, and New
York City. The conference was proud to welcome the New Haven
and Adelphi in its latest expansion, adding to the powerful union
of strong academic and athletic institutions.
The Northeast-10 has evolved into a membership committed to
competitive athletics programs that emphasize the education, both
on and off the field, of more than 6,000 student athletes.
Among the many accomplishments of these institutions are NCAA
Division II national championships in women’s basketball,
women’s cross country, field hockey, men’s lacrosse,
women’s lacrosse, men’s soccer, women’s soccer,
women’s track and field, and men’s and women’s
swimming and diving.
The conference is coming off a successful 2011-12 season, as the
Saint Rose women’s soccer team claimed the first national
championship in the school’s athletic history with a 2-1
victory over Grand Valley State in Pensacola, Fla.
The UMass Lowell field hockey team also advanced to the national
title game for the sixth time in seven seasons, while the Bentley
women’s basketball and Stonehill men’s basketball teams
both advanced to their respective NCAA Final Fours.
Also during the 2011-12 academic year, Southern
Connecticut’s Amanda Thomas won
national championships in the 200 and 400 individual medleys, and
for her efforts was named the 2012 NCAA Division II Women’s
Swimmer of the Year.
Southern Connecticut’s Nick Lebron
(heptathlon) and American International’s Dominic
Smith (400 meter dash) also claimed individual
national titles at the 2012 NCAA Indoor Track & Field
Championships.
In all, 59 different Northeast-10 Conference teams were selected
to participate in NCAA Championship play during the 2011-12
academic year. The 59 programs represented 15 of the 16 conference
institutions.
From the field of play to inside the classroom, the Northeast-10
honored a number of student-athletes for their academic
accomplishments. Over 50 percent of all conference
student-athletes earned a 3.0 GPA throughout the 2011-12 academic
year and were named to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll as a
result. Of the nearly 6,000 honor roll selections for the fall and
spring, 244 earned a perfect 4.0 GPA. The conference also honored
260 student-athletes that excelled at a high level on the field and
in the classroom as members of academic all-conference teams.
Today’s Northeast-10 Conference remains focused on
complementing the academic integrity and missions of its member
institutions with a commitment to a broad-based championship
program, as evidenced by the 23 sports the conference offers in
championship play, the most such of any Division II conference.
Through the establishment and enforcement of regulations, the
conference aims to encourage policies that enable intercollegiate
athletics programs to contribute to and be considered an integral
part of the total educational offerings at our member institutions.
The Northeast-10 can look to a long history of success including
the growth from seven original member institutions to more than
double its size 30 years later, the contention for and winning of
multiple national championships, and the recognition of
student-athlete performances off the field and in the
classroom.










