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University Athletic Association
(UAA)
Established 1986 Association NCAA Division Division III Members 8 Sports fielded 22 (men's: 12; women's: 10) Region Eastern United States Headquarters Pittsford, New York Commissioner Dick Rasmussen (since 1987) Website uaa.rochester.edu Locations 
The University Athletic Association (UAA), also known as the Nerdy Nine and the Egghead Eight, is an American athletic conference that competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division III. Member teams are located in Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Ohio, and New York. The UAA is the only NCAA conference to have all of its member institutions affiliated with the Association of American Universities, a collection of 60 of the top research institutions in the United States.
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Member teams
Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Team Nickname Brandeis University Waltham, Massachusetts 1948 Private 5,327 Judges Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1900 Private 10,875 Tartans Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio 1826 Private 9,814 Spartans Emory University Atlanta, Georgia 1836 Private 12,755 Eagles New York University New York, New York 1831 Private 42,189 Violets University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois 1890 Private 14,788 Maroons University of Rochester Rochester, New York 1850 Private 9,735 Yellowjackets Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri 1853 Private 13,527 Bears All of the universities listed above are founding members except Brandeis, which joined shortly before official competition began in October, 1987[1]. Johns Hopkins University was a founding member, but no longer participates in the UAA.
Former member
Institution Location Founded Member of UAA Affiliation Enrollment Team Nickname Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland 1876 1986-2001 Private 19,758 Blue Jays Conference facilities
School Football stadium Capacity Basketball arenas Capacity Baseball stadium Capacity Soccer stadium Capacity Brandeis Non-Football School N/A Auerbach Arena 2,500 Carnegie Mellon Gesling Stadium 3,900 Skibo Gymnasium 1,500 Non-Baseball School N/A Gesling Stadium 3,900 Case Western Reserve Case Field 2,500 Horsburgh Gym 1,200 Nobby's Ballpark 500 Case Field 2,500 Emory Non-Football School N/A Woodruff P.E. Center 2,000 Chappell Park (baseball); George F. Cooper, Jr. Field (softball) New York Non-Football School N/A Coles Sports Center 1,900 Non-Baseball School N/A Gaelic Park 2,000 Chicago Stagg Field 1,650 Gerald Ratner Athletics Center 1,900 J. Kyle Anderson Field Rochester* Fauver Stadium 5,000 Louis Alexander Palestra 1,889 Towers Field Fauver Stadium 5,000 Washington University Francis Field 3,300 Field House 3,000 Kelly Field - Rochester competes in the Liberty League in football as well as numerous other sports.
Sports
The UAA sanctions competition in the following sports:
Men
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Fencing
- Football
- Golf
- Rowing
- Soccer
- Swimming & Diving
- Tennis
- Track & Field
- Wrestling
Women
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Fencing
- Rowing
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming & Diving
- Tennis
- Track & Field
- Volleyball
Football champions
Year Champion(s) Conference
record1990 Carnegie Mellon 4-0 1991 Carnegie Mellon 4-0 1992 Rochester 4-0 1993 Carnegie Mellon 4-0 1994 Carnegie Mellon and Washington University 3-1 1995 Carnegie Mellon and Washington University 3-1 1996 Carnegie Mellon, Case Western Reserve and Washington University 3-1 1997 Carnegie Mellon 4-0 1998 Chicago 4-0 1999 Washington University 4-0 2000 Chicago 4-0 2001 Washington University 4-0 2002 Washington University 4-0 2003 Washington University 3-0 2004 Washington University 3-0 2005 Chicago 3-0 2006 Carnegie Mellon 3-0 2007 Case Western Reserve 3-0 2008 Case Western Reserve 3-0 2009 Case Western Reserve 3-0 2010 Chicago 3-0 References
- ^ "About the UAA (through Oct. 17, 2011)". University Athletic Association. http://www.uaa.rochester.edu/Association_Links/About_the_UAA.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
External links
University Athletic Association Brandeis Judges • Carnegie Mellon Tartans • Case Western Reserve Spartans • Chicago Maroons • Emory Eagles • NYU Violets • Rochester Yellowjackets • Washington University Bears
Categories:- University Athletic Association
- Organizations based in Rochester, New York
- Sports in the Eastern United States
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