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Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference

Association	NCAA
Founded	1997
Commissioner	Jeromy Yetter
Sports fielded	18 men's: 9 women's: 9
Division	Division III
No. of teams	9 (8 in 2026)
Headquarters	North Boston, New York
Region	Northeastern United States
Official website	www.amccsports.org
Locations

TheAllegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) is anintercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with theNCAA'sDivision III. Member institutions are located in thenortheastern United States in the states ofNew York andPennsylvania.

Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference

110km
68miles

Alfred State

Carlow

Pitt-Greensburg

Pitt-Bradford

PS-Behrend

PS-Altoona

Mt. Aloysius

La Roche

Hilbert

   

Location of AMCC members: full departing

The most recent changes to conference membership took place in 2020, with two full members and one associate member leaving.D'Youville College began a transition toNCAA Division II in theEast Coast Conference (ECC),^[1] andFranciscan University of Steubenville completed a multi-year transition to full membership in the D-IIIPresidents' Athletic Conference (PAC).^[2]

On January 24, 2020,Wittenberg University, which became a men's volleyball associate in 2018–19, left the AMCC to return to theMidwest Collegiate Volleyball League, where it had played from the start of its program in the 2015–16 school year through 2017–18.^[3]

On August 26, 2021,Medaille College joined the entirely New York-basedEmpire 8 Athletic Conference (Empire 8), effective the 2022–23 school year;^[4] at the same time, it remained an AMCC associate in women's bowling. On May 17, 2023, Medaille announced it would close at the end of the 2023 spring semester (2022–23 academic year).^[5]

On February 9, 2022,Wells College, current affiliate member for swimming and diving, added men's volleyball to compete in the AMCC as an affiliate, effective the 2023 spring season (2022–23 school year).^[6] Later, the following season, Wells announced to become a full AMCC member, effective 2023–24.^[7]

On July 6, 2022,Carlow University would join the AMCC as a provisional member in the 2023–24 school year from theRiver States Conference (RSC) of theNational Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), but spent its exploratory year in the prior NAIA season.^[8]

On December 13, 2022, the PAC, primary home of AMCC men's volleyball associates Geneva, Saint Vincent, and Thiel, announced it would begin sponsoring that sport in the 2025 spring season of the 2024–25 academic year. Accordingly, all three will leave the AMCC after the 2024 spring season.^[9]

On June 6, 2023, the PAC announced that current AMCC men's volleyball associate Hiram would move that sport to the PAC after the 2024 season.^[10]

On June 26, 2023, the AMCC announced that it would addBuffalo State University andHoughton University as men's volleyball associates for the 2025 spring season (2024–25 school year). At the time of announcement, both were preparing to start men's volleyball programs in 2023–24.^[11]

On April 29, 2024, Wells announced that it would cease operations at the end of the 2023–24 academic year.^[12]

On June 5, 2025,Alfred State College accepted an invitation to join theState University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC), beginning the 2026–27 academic year; thus leaving the AMCC with 8 full members.^[13]

• 1997 – In 1997, the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) was founded. Charter members includedFrostburg State University,La Roche College (now La Roche University),Lake Erie College,Pennsylvania State University at Erie, the Behrend College (a.k.a. Penn State–Erie or Penn State–Behrend), theUniversity of Pittsburgh at Bradford (a.k.a. Pitt–Bradford) and theUniversity of Pittsburgh at Greensburg (a.k.a. Pitt–Greensburg), beginning the 1997–98 academic year.
• 1998 –Pennsylvania State University at Altoona (a.k.a. Penn State–Altoona) joined the AMCC in the 1998–99 academic year.
• 2005 –Hilbert College andMedaille College joined the AMCC in the 2005–06 academic year.
• 2006 –Mount Aloysius College joined the AMCC in the 2006–07 academic year.
• 2008:
  • Lake Erie left the AMCC to join theNCAA Division II ranks of theNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as anIndependent (which would then later join theGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) a few seasons later, beginning the 2010–11 school year) after the 2007–08 academic year.
  • D'Youville College (now D'Youville University) andFranciscan University of Steubenville joined the AMCC in the 2008–09 academic year.
• 2010:
  • Frostburg State left the AMCC to join theCapital Athletic Conference (CAC; now known as the Coast to Coast Athletic Conference) after the 2009–10 academic year.
  • Cabrini College (later Cabrini University) joined the AMCC as an associate member for men's and women's swimming & diving in the 2010–11 academic year.
• 2015 –New Jersey City University joined the AMCC as an associate member for women's bowling in the 2016 spring season (2015–16 academic year).
• 2016:
  • Thiel College joined the AMCC as an associate member for women's bowling in the 2017 spring season (2016–17 academic year).
  • Alfred State College joined the AMCC as an associate member for men's and women's swimming & diving and men's lacrosse in the 2016–17 academic year.
• 2017 –Hiram College joined the AMCC as an associate member for men's volleyball in the 2018 spring season (2017–18 academic year).
• 2018:
  • Thiel left the AMCC as an associate member for women's bowling after the 2018 spring season (2017–18 academic year).
  • Six institutions joined the AMCC as associate members (and/or added other single sports into their associate memberships), all effective in the 2019 spring season (2018–19 academic year):
    • Alfred State for baseball
    • Thiel,Geneva College andWittenberg University for men's volleyball
    • Saint Vincent College for women's bowling
    • and theState University of New York at Delhi (SUNY Delhi) for men's & women's swimming & diving
• 2019:
  • Alfred State College upgraded as a full member for all sports in the 2019–20 academic year.
  • The AMCC and theEmpire 8 Athletic Conference (Empire 8) had a joint partnership for men's and women's swimming & diving in the 2019–20 academic year. Therefore, Empire 8 membersAlfred University,Hartwick College,Nazareth College of Rochester (now Nazareth University) andUtica College (now Utica University) joined essentially as AMCC associates; while the AMCC members are essentially Empire 8 associates.
• 2020:
  • Two institutions left the AMCC to join their respective new home primary conferences, both effective after of the 2019–20 academic year:
    • D'Youville to join the NCAA Division II ranks and theEast Coast Conference (ECC)
    • and Franciscan to join thePresidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) as a full member, which was already a multi-sport associate member of that conference
  • Wittenberg left the AMCC as an associate member for men's volleyball to rejoin theMidwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL).
  • Two institutions joined the AMCC as associate members (and/or added other single sports into their associate memberships), both effective in the 2020–21 academic year:
    • Saint Vincent for men's volleyball
    • andWells College for men's and women's swimming & diving
• 2022:
  • Medaille left the AMCC after the 2021–22 academic year to join theEmpire 8 Athletic Conference (Empire 8) after the 2021–22 academic year; while the school remained in the AMCC as an associate member for women's bowling and men's and women's swimming & diving.
  • Two institutions joined the AMCC as associate members (and/or added other single sports into their associate memberships), both effective in the 2023 spring season (2022–23 academic year):
    • William Smith College for women's bowling
    • and Wells for men's volleyball
• 2023
  • Former full member Medaille left the AMCC as an associate member for women's bowling after the 2023 spring season (2022–23 academic year); as the school ceased operations.
  • Carlow University joined the AMCC (with Wells upgrading as a full member for all sports) in the 2023–24 academic year.
  • Alvernia University joined the AMCC as an associate member for women's bowling in the 2024 spring season (2023–24 academic year).
• 2024:
  • Geneva, Hiram, Saint Vincent and Thiel left the AMCC as associate members for men's volleyball to join the PAC for that sport after the 2024 spring season (2023–24 academic year).
  • New Jersey City (NJCU) left the AMCC as an associate member for women's bowling after the 2024 spring season (2023–24 academic year).
  • Wells left the AMCC after the 2023–24 academic year; as the school ceased operations.
  • Buffalo State University andHoughton University joined the AMCC as associate members for men's volleyball in the 2025 spring season (2024–25 academic year).
  • Women's wrestling became an invitational conference sport, though without official status, in 2024–25. Full members Alfred State and Penn State Altoona were joined by Buffalo State and Hiram.^[14]
• 2025 – Women's wrestling became an official AMCC sport in the 2025–26 school year, with the four schools that participated in the 2025 AMCC invitational meet joined by new associatesJohn Carroll University andElmira College.^[15]
• 2026 – Alfred State will leave the AMCC to join theState University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC), beginning the 2026–27 academic year.

The AMCC currently has nine full members, with four being part of Pennsylvania'sCommonwealth System of Higher Education, made up of state-supported but privately chartered institutions; one public institution; and four private institutions (all Catholic).

Notes

The AMCC currently has eight associate members; all but one areprivate schools.

Notes

The AMCC has six former full members, all but one areprivate schools.

Notes

The AMCC had 14 former associate members, all but one areprivate schools.

Notes

 Full member (all sports)  Full member (non-football)  Associate member (football)  Associate member (sport) 

The AMCC Conference sponsors championships in the following sports:

Conference sports

Sport	Men's	Women's
Baseball	Y
Basketball	Y	Y
Bowling		Y
Cross Country	Y	Y
Golf	Y
Lacrosse	Y	Y
Soccer	Y	Y
Softball		Y
Tennis	Y	Y
Volleyball	Y	Y
Wrestling	Y	Y

Departing members in pink.

School	Baseball	Basketball	Cross Country	Golf	Lacrosse	Soccer	Tennis	Volleyball	Wrestling	Total
Alfred State	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N	N	Y	6
Carlow	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N	Y	N	5
Hilbert	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N	7
La Roche	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	6
Mount Aloysius	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N	7
PS-Altoona	Y	Y	N	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N	6
PS-Behrend	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N	Y	7
Pitt-Bradford	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	7
Pitt-Greensburg	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N	N	6
Totals	8	9	7	8	4	9	5	4+2	3+1	57+3
Associate Members
Buffalo State								Y		1
Houghton								Y		1
Penn College									Y	1

School	Football	Swimming & Diving	Track & Field (Indoor)	Track & Field (Outdoor)	Water Polo
Alfred State	E8	SUNYAC	SUNYAC	SUNYAC	N
Carlow	N	N	UEC	UEC	N
Hilbert	Liberty	N	SUNYAC	SUNYAC	N
PS-Altoona	N	SUNYAC	N	N	N
PS-Behrend	N	SUNYAC	SUNYAC	SUNYAC	MPSF
Pitt-Bradford	N	SUNYAC	N	N	N

School	Basketball	Bowling	Cross Country	Lacrosse	Soccer	Softball	Tennis	Volleyball	Wrestling	Total
Alfred State	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	6
Carlow	Y	N	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	6
Hilbert	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N	7
La Roche	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	8
Mount Aloysius	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	8
PS-Altoona	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	6
PS-Behrend	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	7
Pitt-Bradford	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	7
Pitt-Greensburg	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	7
Totals	9	7+2	7	5	9	9	7	9	2+4	64+6
Associate Members
Buffalo State									Y	1
Elmira									Y	1
Hiram									Y	1
John Carroll									Y	1
New Jersey City		Y								1
Saint Vincent		Y								1

School	Golf	Field Hockey	Ice Hockey	Swimming & Diving	Track & Field (Indoor)	Track & Field (Outdoor)	Water Polo
Alfred State	N	Independent	N	SUNYAC	SUNYAC	SUNYAC	N
Carlow	CWGC	N	N	N	UEC	UEC	N
Hilbert	N	N	UCHC	N	SUNYAC	SUNYAC	N
Mount Aloysius	Independent	N	N	N	N	N	N
PS-Altoona	CWGC	N	N	SUNYAC	N	N	N
PS-Behrend	Independent	N	N	SUNYAC	SUNYAC	SUNYAC	CWPA
Pitt-Bradford	N	N	N	SUNYAC	N	N	N

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