Yankee Small College Conference is a Division II conference in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA). The conference consists of two-year and four-year schools from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York State.[1] The conference hosted its first championships in the 2008–09 season, and in 2011, the conference expanded to include Hampshire College and four new members from the disbanded Sunrise Athletic Conference of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).[1]
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Conference | USCAA |
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Founded | 2005 |
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Division | Division II |
No. of teams | 10 full, 1 affiliate |
Headquarters | St. Johnsbury, Vermont |
Official website | http://www.yankeeconference.org/ |
Member schools
editCurrent members
edit- Notes
- ^ a b c d e Also a junior college.
- ^ Part of the University of Maine System.
- ^ Also a technical college.
Affiliate members
editInstitution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Primary conference |
YSCC sport |
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Northern Essex Community College | Haverhill, Massachusetts | 1961 | Public[a] | 5,115 | Knights | 2020–21 | Massachusetts (MCCAA) (NJCAA Region XXI) |
softball |
- Notes
- ^ Also a junior college.
Former members
editInstitution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Current conference |
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College of St. Joseph | Rutland, Vermont | 1956 | Catholic (Diocese of Burlington) |
N/A | Fighting Saints | 2011–12 | 2018–19 | N/A[a] |
University of Maine at Machias | Machias, Maine | 1909 | Public[b] | 800 | Clippers | 2011–12 | 2019–20 | N/A[c] |
Unity College | Unity, Maine | 1965 | Private, Nonprofit, & Nonsectarian | 2,923 | Rams | 2008–09 | 2019–20 | N/A[d] |
- Notes
Conference sports
editSport | Men's | Women's |
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Baseball | ||
Basketball | ||
Bowling | ||
Cross Country | ||
Golf | ||
Soccer | ||
Softball | ||
Volleyball |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Staff (June 6, 2011). "UM-Machias joins Yankee Small College Conference". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
- ^ "History of the Yankee Small College Conference". Retrieved July 25, 2022.