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| Formerly | New England Women's 8 New England Women's 6 |
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| Association | NCAA |
| Founded | 1985; 40 years ago (1985) |
| Commissioner | Patrick B. Summers (since 2011) |
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| Division | Division III |
| No. of teams | 12 full, 4 affiliate |
| Headquarters | Westwood, Massachusetts |
| Region | New England |
| Official website | newmacsports.com |
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TheNew England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) is anintercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with theNCAA'sDivision III. Member institutions are located in the northeastern United States in the states ofConnecticut,Massachusetts, andRhode Island.
Full Football Playing Member
Full Non-Football Playing Member
Full Women's College member (all a part ofSeven Sisters)The NEWMAC was established in 1998, when the formerNew England Women's 8 Conference (NEW 8) voted to begin sponsoring conference play and championships for men. At this time, the conference expanded its membership to includeSpringfield College and theUnited States Coast Guard Academy.
The NEW 8 began play in 1985-86 as theNew England Women's 6 Conference (NEW 6). Charter members wereBabson College,Brandeis University,Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT),Smith College,Wellesley College andWheaton College.Mount Holyoke College andWorcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) joined in 1988 and the name was changed to the NEW 8 Conference. At the conclusion of the 1994–95 academic year,Brandeis University withdrew from the NEW 8 to join theUniversity Athletic Association (where its men's sports competed at that time) andClark University accepted membership, keeping the NEW 8's membership at eight institutions.[1]
In March 2012, NEWMAC announced the addition ofEmerson College as the 11th full member of the league starting in the 2013–14 academic year. With the addition of Emerson the NEWMAC began re-sponsoring the sport of men's lacrosse, adding an affiliate member,Massachusetts Maritime Academy. In July 2012, the conference welcomedSimmons College as an affiliate member to compete in the sport of rowing.
In April 2015, the conference office announced it would begin sponsoring football in the 2017 season, withMaine Maritime Academy, theUnited States Merchant Marine Academy andNorwich University as affiliate members.[2] On September 29, 2015, NEWMAC announced the addition of theCatholic University of America as another associate member in football effective July 1, 2017,[3] and on June 23, 2021, the conference added theState University of New York Maritime College (SUNY Maritime) as its new football affiliate in 2023, leaving theEastern Collegiate Football Conference after the 2022 season.[4]
In February 2022, theLandmark Conference announced that it would begin sponsoring football starting in the 2023–24 season, thus theCatholic University of America, a NEWMAC football affiliate, departed after the 2022–23 season.[5]
The NEWMAC currently has 12 full members; all but one areprivate schools:
The NEWMAC had one former full member, aprivate school:
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Undergraduate Enrollment | Nickname | Joined[a] | Left[b] | Current conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandeis University[c] | Waltham, Massachusetts | 1948 | Private | 3,591 | Judges | 1985 | 1995 | University (UAA) |
The NEWMAC currently has four affiliate members, half of them areprivate schools:
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined[a] | NEWMAC sport(s) | Primary conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State University of New York Maritime College | The Bronx,New York | 1874 | Public[b] | 1,671 | Privateers | 2023 | Football | Skyline |
| Norwich University | Northfield, Vermont | 1819 | Military | 3,400 | Cadets | 2017 | Football | Great Northeast (GNAC) |
| Simmons University | Boston, Massachusetts | 1899 | Nonsectarian | 4,933 | Sharks | 2013 | Women's rowing | Great Northeast (GNAC) |
| United States Merchant Marine Academy (Merchant Marine) | Kings Point, New York | 1943 | Federal | 1,011 | Mariners | 2017 | Football | Skyline |
The NEWMAC had three former affiliate members, all but one arepublic schools:
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined[a] | Left[b] | NEWMAC sport(s) | Current primary conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Catholic University of America | Washington, D.C. | 1887 | Catholic (Pontifical) | 6,725 | Cardinals | 2017 | 2023 | Football | Landmark |
| Maine Maritime Academy[7] | Castine, Maine | 1941 | Public | 900 | Mariners | 2017 | 2020 | Football | North Atlantic (NAC) |
| Massachusetts Maritime Academy | Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts | 1891 | Public | 1,637 | Buccaneers | 2005 | 2019 | Men's lacrosse | Massachusetts (MASCAC) |
Full member (all sports) Full member (non-football) Associate member (football) Associate member (sport)
The NEWMAC sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in the following sports:
| Sport | Men's | Women's |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball |  Y | |
| Basketball | Y | Y |
| Cross Country | Y | Y |
| Field Hockey | Y | |
| Football | Y | |
| Lacrosse | Y | Y |
| Rowing | Y | |
| Soccer | Y | Y |
| Softball | Y | |
| Swimming &Diving | Y | Y |
| Tennis | Y | Y |
| Track & Field | Y | Y |
| Volleyball | Y |
| School | Baseball | Basketball | Cross Country | Football | Lacrosse | Soccer | Swimming & Diving | Tennis | Track & Field | Total NEWMAC Sports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babson | Y | Y | Y |  N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 8 |
| Clark | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | 7 |
| Coast Guard | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 9 |
| Emerson | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | N | Y | N | 6 |
| MIT | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 9 |
| Salve Regina | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N | 7 |
| Springfield | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 9 |
| Wheaton | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 8 |
| WPI | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | N | Y | 7 |
| Totals | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5+3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 70+3 |
| Affiliate Members | ||||||||||
| Maritime | Y | 1 | ||||||||
| Merchant Marine | Y | 1 | ||||||||
| Norwich | Y | 1 | ||||||||
| School | Alpine Skiing | Equestrian | Fencing | Golf | Gymnastics | Ice Hockey | Rifle | Rowing | Sailing | Squash | Volleyball | Water Polo | Wrestling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babson | USCSA | IND | LEC | ||||||||||
| Coast Guard | IND | NEISA[c] | NEWA | ||||||||||
| Emerson | GNAC | ||||||||||||
| MIT | NFC | IND | IND | NEISA | CSA | UVC | NWPC | ||||||
| Salve Regina | IHSA[c] | IND | NEISA[c] | ||||||||||
| Springfield | MASCAC | EIGL | IND | NEWA | |||||||||
| Wheaton | NFC | IND | MPSF | ||||||||||
| WPI | IND | NEWA |
| School | Basketball | Cross Country | Field Hockey | Lacrosse | Rowing | Soccer | Softball | Swimming & Diving | Tennis | Track & Field | Volleyball | Total NEWMAC Sports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babson | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 10 |
| Clark | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | 10 |
| Coast Guard | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | 9 |
| Emerson | Y | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y | N | Y | N | Y | 7 |
| MIT | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 11 |
| Mount Holyoke | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y | 9 |
| Salve Regina | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | 9 |
| Smith | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 11 |
| Springfield | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 10 |
| Wellesley | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 11 |
| Wheaton | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 10 |
| WPI | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | 9 |
| Totals | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 7+1 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 116+1 |
| Affiliate Members | ||||||||||||
| Simmons | Y | 1 | ||||||||||
| School | Alpine Skiing | Artistic Swimming | Equestrian | Fencing | Golf | Gymnastics | Ice Hockey | Rifle | Sailing | Water Polo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babson | USCSA | CWGC | ||||||||
| Coast Guard | NEISA[c] | |||||||||
| MIT | NFC | IND | NEISA | |||||||
| Mount Holyoke | IHSA | |||||||||
| Salve Regina | IHSA[c] | IND | NEISA[c] | |||||||
| Springfield | NCGA | |||||||||
| Wellesley | NFC | LL | ||||||||
| Wheaton | MPSF | NFC | CWPA |
