- New Jersey Athletic Conference
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New Jersey Athletic Conference
(NJAC)Established 1985 Association NCAA Division Division III Members 10 Sports fielded 17 (men's: 7; women's: 10) Region New Jersey Former names New Jersey State Athletic Conference Headquarters Pitman, New Jersey Commissioner Terry Small Website njacsports.com Locations The New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC), formerly the New Jersey State Athletic Conference, is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Full members are located in New Jersey, and football-only members are located in Connecticut and New York.
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Member teams
Institution Location Nickname Founded Affiliation Enrollment The College of New Jersey Ewing, New Jersey Lions 1855 Public 6,800 Kean University Union Township, Union County, New Jersey Cougars 1855 Public 15,000 Montclair State University Montclair, New Jersey Red Hawks 1908 Public 16,660 New Jersey City University Jersey City, New Jersey Gothic Knights 1929 Public 7,300 Ramapo College Mahwah, New Jersey Roadrunners 1969 Public 5,233 Richard Stockton College of New Jersey Pomona, New Jersey Ospreys 1969 Public 7,450 Rowan University Glassboro, New Jersey Profs 1923 Public 9,300 Rutgers–Camden Camden, New Jersey Scarlet Raptors 1950 Public 5,450 Rutgers–Newark Newark, New Jersey Scarlet Raiders 1945 Public 10,500 William Paterson University Wayne, New Jersey Pioneers 1855 Public 10,970 Football-only members
Institution Location Nickname Founded Affiliation Enrollment Buffalo State College (until 2013) Buffalo, New York Bengals 1871 Public 11,000 State University of New York at Brockport Brockport, New York Golden Eagles 1867 Public 8,742 State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, New York Red Dragons 1868 Public 6,100 State University of New York at Morrisville Morrisville, New York Mustangs 1908 Public 3,262 Western Connecticut State University Danbury, Connecticut Colonials 1903 Public 6,000 Sports
Member teams compete in baseball, basketball, cross country, field hockey, football, track and field, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis and volleyball.
National championship teams
Since the NCAA established the three division system in 1973, NJAC members have won a total of 63 team championships.
- Baseball
Kean: 2007
Montclair State: 1987, 1993, 2000
Ramapo: 1984
Rowan: 1978, 1979
William Paterson: 1992, 1996- Mens Basketball
Rowan: 1996
- Field Hockey
Rowan: 2002
TCNJ: 1981, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2011- Mens Golf
Ramapo: 1982
- Women's Lacrosse
TCNJ: 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2006
- Mens Soccer
Kean: 1992
Richard Stockton: 2001
Rowan: 1981, 1990
TCNJ: 1996- Women's Soccer
TCNJ: 1993, 1994, 2000
- Softball
Rutgers-Camden: 2006
TCNJ: 1983, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1996- Women's Tennis
TCNJ: 1986
- Mens Outdoor-Track
Rowan: 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984
- Wrestling
Montclair State: 1976, 1986
TCNJ: 1979, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1987References
External links
New Jersey Athletic Conference Buffalo State† • Kean • Montclair State • New Jersey • New Jersey City‡ • Ramapo‡ • Richard Stockton‡ • Rowan • Rutgers-Camden‡ • Rutgers–Newark‡ • SUNY Brockport† • SUNY Cortland† • SUNY Morrisville† • Western Connecticut State† • William Paterson
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