NESCAC NEW ENGLAND SMALL COLLEGE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
NESCAC was founded in 1971. the conference is made up of a group of
11 highly selective liberal arts universities and colleges that share a similar philosophy for intercollegiate
athletics. The Conference was created out of a concern for the
direction of intercollegiate athletic programs, and remains
committed to keeping a proper perspective on the role of sport in
higher education.
In 1999, the NESCAC was formally named a playing conference and now
sponsors twenty six conference championship sports (13 for women and 13 for
men). Member institutions offer broad based and extensive
intercollegiate as well as intramural and club opportunities for
both men and women. Member schools sponsor an average
of about thirty varsity programs, NESCAC provides more than 7,500
opportunities for participation in sport at NCAA at
the Division III level.
Member Schools:
Amherst College
Wesleyan University
Bowdoin College
Williams College
Colby College
Bates College |
Hamilton College
Trinity College
Middlebury College
Tufts University
Connecticut College |