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North Atlantic Conference
(NAC)
Established 1996 Association NCAA Division Division III Members 10 Sports fielded 15 (men's: 7; women's: 8) Region Northern New England Former names North Atlantic Women's Conference Headquarters Whitingham, Vermont Commissioner Julie Muller Website nacathletics.com Locations 
The North Atlantic Conference (NAC) is an athletic conference, affiliated with the NCAA’s Division III, consisting primarily of small liberal arts colleges throughout the New England states of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.
The conference was founded in 1996 when six colleges agreed to form the North Atlantic Women's Conference. It changed to its current name in the fall of 1999. It currently sponsors a total of 15 men's and women's sports played by teams of the 13 institutions therein.
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Current members
Full member institutions include:
Institution Location Nickname Founded Affiliation Enrollment Joined Castleton State College Castleton, VT Spartans 1787 Public (Vermont State Colleges) 2,130 2001 Colby–Sawyer College New London, NH Chargers 1837 Private 994 2011 Green Mountain College Poultney, VT Eagles 1834 Private 759 2008 Husson University Bangor, ME Eagles 1898 Private 2,248 2003 Johnson State College Johnson, VT Badgers 1881 Public (Vermont State Colleges) 1,916 2001 Lyndon State College Lyndon, VT Hornets 1911 Public (Vermont State Colleges) 1,412 2008 University of Maine at Farmington Farmington, ME Beavers 1863 Public (University of Maine System) 2,424 2003 Maine Maritime Academy Castine, ME Mariners 1941 Public 858 1996 New England College Henniker, NH Pilgrims 1946 Private 1,340 2011 Thomas College Waterville, ME Terriers 1894 Private 975 2003 Associate members
- Daniel Webster College, men's lacrosse
- Simmons College, field hockey
Former members
Institution Affiliation Years New Conference Classification Mass Pharmacy Charter Member 1996–1999 disbanded athletics St. Joseph's Associate; Baseball 1999–2004 GNAC NCAA Division III WNEC Associate; Field Hockey 1997–2006 CCC NCAA Division III Lasell Charter Member 1996–2007 GNAC NCAA Division III Mount Ida Full Member 1999–2007 GNAC NCAA Division III Bay Path Charter Member 1996–2008 NECC NCAA Division III Lesley Charter Member 1996–2008 NECC NCAA Division III Wheelock Charter Member 1996–2008 NECC NCAA Division III Becker Full Member 1999–2008 NECC NCAA Division III Elms Full Member 1999–2008 NECC NCAA Division III Membership timeline
Current members = powder blue
Former members = orange
Championships
The NAC holds championships in the following sports:
- Fall season: men's and women's cross country, field hockey, golf, men's and women's soccer, women's tennis, women's volleyball
- Winter season: men's and women's basketball
- Spring season: baseball, men's lacrosse, softball, men's tennis
References
External links
North Atlantic Conference Castleton • Green Mountain • Husson • Johnson • Lyndon • UMaine Farmington • Maine Maritime • Thomas
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