Northeast Conference
D-1 college athletic conference
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2024 | Constitution State Rivalry between Central Connecticut and Sacred Heart becomes a non-conference rivalry starting in 2024–25. |
2024 | Governor's Cup rivalry between Sacred Heart and Quinnipiac transitions to a MAAC rivalry in 2024–25. |
2024 | Sacred Heart wins the regular season baseball championship, while Long Island wins the tournament championship. |
2024 | Central Connecticut and Duquesne shared the Northeast Conference football championship. |
2024 | Sacred Heart wins both Regular Season and Tournament Championships |
2024 | Central Connecticut St. and Merrimack share the No. 1 seed in the regular season with a 13-3 record. Wagner wins the tournament championship. |
2024 | Northeast Conference plans to reinstate men's lacrosse for the 2024–25 athletic season. |
2024 | Conference membership undergoes significant changes, with schools like Mercyhurst, Sacred Heart, and Merrimack joining or adjusting their conference affiliations, particularly in specific sports. |
2024 | University of Detroit Mercy will join the Northeast Conference as an affiliate member for men's lacrosse. |
2024 | Monmouth University will join the Northeast Conference as an affiliate member for bowling. |
2024 | Virginia Military Institute (VMI) will join the Northeast Conference as an affiliate member for men's lacrosse. |
2024 | Sacred Heart University will join the Northeast Conference as an affiliate member for field hockey. |
2024 | Merrimack College will join the Northeast Conference as an affiliate member for field hockey. |
2024 | Cleveland State University will join the Northeast Conference as an affiliate member for men's lacrosse. |
2024 | Chicago State University and Mercyhurst University were announced as new members of the conference, bringing the league back to 9 members. |
2023 | Sacred Heart wins the overall and women's conference championships, while Merrimack wins the men's championship |
2023 | Central Connecticut State wins both the regular season and tournament baseball championships. |
2023 | Duquesne won the Northeast Conference football championship. |
2023 | Fairleigh Dickinson wins Regular Season Championship, while Sacred Heart wins Tournament Championship |
2023 | Merrimack wins both the regular season championship with a 12-4 record and the tournament championship. |
2023 | Niagara University joined the Northeast Conference as an affiliate member. |
2023 | Binghamton University joined the Northeast Conference as an affiliate member for sports including men's and women's golf and tennis. |
May 10 2023 | Le Moyne College announced its transition from Division II to join the NEC on July 1. |
March 20 2023 | St. Francis College (Brooklyn) announced the discontinuation of all intercollegiate sports at the end of the 2022-23 season. |
2022 | LIU sweeps all conference championships - overall, men's, and women's |
2022 | St. Francis Brooklyn drops athletics after the 2022–23 academic year, effectively ending the Battle of Brooklyn rivalry with LIU. |
2022 | NY–MD Showdown between Wagner and Mount St. Mary's becomes a non-conference rivalry. |
2022 | Long Island wins both the regular season and tournament baseball championships. |
2022 | Saint Francis (PA) won the Northeast Conference football championship. |
2022 | Fairleigh Dickinson wins Regular Season Championship, while Mount St. Mary's wins Tournament Championship |
2022 | Bryant wins both the regular season championship with a 16-2 record and the tournament championship. |
2022 | Northeast Conference added men's volleyball to its sports lineup. |
2022 | Northeast Conference eliminated men's lacrosse from its sports lineup. |
2022 | Coppin State University joined the Northeast Conference as an affiliate member for baseball. |
2022 | D'Youville University joined the Northeast Conference as an affiliate member for men's volleyball. |
2022 | Norfolk State University joined the Northeast Conference as an affiliate member for baseball. |
July 1 2022 | Bryant University and Mount St. Mary's left the conference, with Stonehill College joining from NCAA Division II. |
2021 | LIU wins overall and women's championships, with Bryant winning the men's championship |
2021 | Sacred Heart won the Northeast Conference football championship. |
2021 | Mount St. Mary's wins both Regular Season and Tournament Championships |
2020 | No championships awarded, likely due to COVID-19 pandemic |
2020 | Keystone Clash between Saint Francis (PA) and Robert Morris becomes a non-conference rivalry. |
2020 | Sacred Heart won the Northeast Conference football championship. |
2020 | Robert Morris wins Regular Season Championship, but Tournament was canceled in progress due to COVID-19 |
July 1 2020 | Charter member Robert Morris University left the conference to join the Horizon League. |
2019 | Central Connecticut won the Northeast Conference football championship. |
2019 | Robert Morris wins both Regular Season and Tournament Championships |
2019 | New Jersey Institute of Technology joined the Northeast Conference. |
September 10 2019 | The NEC announced it would add Merrimack College to the conference. |
2018 | Saint Francis (PA) wins the overall and men's championships, with Bryant winning the men's championship |
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