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Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference

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Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference
AssociationNCAA
Founded1997
CommissionerDonna Ledwin
Sports fielded
  • 18
    • men's: 9
    • women's: 9
DivisionDivision III
No. of teams9
HeadquartersNorth Boston, New York
RegionNortheastern United States
Official websitewww.amccsports.org
Locations
Location of teams in

The Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in the northeastern United States in the states of New York and Pennsylvania.

History

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Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference
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Alfred State
Carlow
Pitt-Greensburg
Pitt-Bradford
PS-Behrend
PS-Altoona
Mt. Aloysius
La Roche
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Hilbert
Location of AMCC full members: full
The old logo for the AMCC

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 to NCAA Division II in the East Coast Conference,[1] and Franciscan University of Steubenville completed a multi-year transition to full membership in the D-III Presidents' Athletic Conference.[2] Wittenberg University, which became a men's volleyball associate in 2018–19, left the AMCC to return to the Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League, where it had played from the start of its program in the 2015–16 school year through 2017–18.[3] Medaille College joined the entirely New York-based Empire 8, effective the 2022–23 school year.[4] 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).[5] Carlow University joined in 2023–24 from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics' River States Conference but spent its exploratory year in the prior NAIA season.[6]

Chronological timeline

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Member schools

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Current members

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

Institution Location Founded Type Enrollment Nickname Joined
Alfred State College Alfred, New York 1908 Public 3,500 Pioneers 2019
Carlow University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1929 Private 2,400 Celtics 2023
Hilbert College Hamburg, New York 1957 1,100 Hawks 2005
La Roche University McCandless, Pennsylvania 1963 1,465 Redhawks 1997
Mount Aloysius College Cresson, Pennsylvania 1853 1,600 Mounties 2006
Penn State Altoona Logan Township, Pennsylvania 1939 State-related 3,800 Lions 1998
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
(Penn State Behrend)
Erie, Pennsylvania 1948 4,046 Lions 1997
University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Bradford, Pennsylvania 1963 1,502 Panthers 1997
University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg Greensburg, Pennsylvania 1963 1,704 Bobcats 1997
Notes

Associate members

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The AMCC currently has four associate members. While Saint Vincent departed for the Presidents' Athletic Conference for men's volleyball in 2024–25, it remains a bowling associate.

Institution Location Founded Type Enrollment Nickname Joined Primary
conference
AMCC
sport(s)
Buffalo State University Buffalo, New York 1871 Public[a] 8,339 Bengals 2024–25 SUNYAC Men's volleyball
Houghton University Houghton, New York 1883 Wesleyan 927 Highlanders 2024–25 Empire 8 Men's volleyball
New Jersey City University Jersey City, New Jersey 1929 Public 7,300 Gothic Knights 2015–16 New Jersey (NJAC) Women's bowling
Saint Vincent College Latrobe, Pennsylvania 1846 Private 1,766 Bearcats 2018–19 Presidents' (PAC) Women's bowling
  1. ^ Part of the State University of New York System.

Former members

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The AMCC has six former full members, one of which remained an AMCC bowling affiliate for a year until the school's closure.

Institution Location Founded Type Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Current
conference
D'Youville College[a] Buffalo, New York 1946 Private 2,900 Saints[b] 2009 2020 East Coast (ECC)[c]
Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, Ohio 1946 Private 2,238 Barons 2008 2019 Presidents' (PAC)
Frostburg State University Frostburg, Maryland 1898 Public 6,133 Bobcats 1997 2009 Mountain East (MEC)[c]
Lake Erie College Painesville, Ohio 1856 Private 975 Storm 1997 2007 Great Midwest (G-MAC)[c]
Medaille College Buffalo, New York 1937 Private 2,600 Mavericks 2005 2022 N/A[d]
Wells College Aurora, New York 1868 Private 480 Express 2023[e] 2024 N/A[f]
Notes
  1. ^ D'Youville University since 2022–23.
  2. ^ D'Youville was nicknamed "Spartans" during its AMCC tenure. The school changed its nickname to "Saints" in 2020, at the same time it moved to Division II.[13]
  3. ^ a b c Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.
  4. ^ Medaille announced that it would close on August 31, 2023.
  5. ^ Wells was an associate member for men's and women's swimming & diving since 2020–21 and in men's volleyball since 2022–23 school year, before joining as a full member effective in the 2023–24 school year.
  6. ^ Wells announced that it would close on May 31, 2024.

Former associate members

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The AMCC has eight former associate members:

Institution Location Founded Type Enrollment Nickname Joined Left AMCC
sport
Primary
conference
Current
conference
in former
AMCC Sport
Geneva College Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania 1848 Private 1,791 Golden Tornadoes 2018–19 2023–24 Men's volleyball Presidents' (PAC)
Hiram College Hiram, Ohio 1850 Private 1,350 Terriers 2017–18 2023–24 Men's volleyball North Coast (NCAC)
(PAC in 2025)
Presidents' (PAC)
Medaille College Buffalo, New York 1937 Private 2,600 Mavericks 2022–23[a] 2023–24 women's bowling N/A[b]
Saint Vincent College Latrobe, Pennsylvania 1846 Private 1,766 Bearcats 2018–19 2023–24 Men's volleyball[14] Presidents' (PAC)
State University of New York at Delhi Delhi, New York 1913 Public 3,000 Broncos 2018–19m.sw.
2018–19w.sw.
2019–20m.sw.
2019–20w.sw.
men's swimming & diving
women's swimming & diving
North Atlantic (NAC)[c]
Thiel College Greenville, Pennsylvania 1866 Private 1,096 Tomcats 2018–19 2023–24 Men's volleyball Presidents' (PAC)
Wells College Aurora, New York 1868 Private 480 Express 2020–21m&w.sw.
2022–23m.vb.
2023–24m&w.sw.
2023–24m.vb.
men's and women's swimming & diving
men's volleyball
AMCC
Wittenberg University Springfield, Ohio 1845 Private 2,050 Tigers 2018–19 2019–20 men's volleyball North Coast (NCAC) Midwest (MCVL)
Notes
  1. ^ Measured from Medaille's departure from full AMCC membership.
  2. ^ Medaille announced that it would close on August 31, 2023.
  3. ^ During their tenure as an affiliate member of the AMCC, SUNY Delhi's primary home conference was the American Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA) during the 2018–19 school year.

Membership timeline

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Houghton UniversityBuffalo State UniversityCarlow UniversityWells CollegeSaint Vincent CollegeAlfred State CollegeWittenberg UniversityThiel CollegeState University of New York at DelhiGeneva CollegeHiram CollegeNew Jersey City UniversityEast Coast ConferenceD'Youville CollegePresidents' Athletic ConferenceFranciscan University of SteubenvilleMount Aloysius CollegeEmpire 8, then N/AMedaille CollegeHilbert CollegePenn State AltoonaGreat Midwest Athletic ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceNCAA Division II independent schoolsLake Erie CollegeMountain East ConferenceCoast to Coast Athletic ConferenceFrostburg State UniversityUniversity of Pittsburgh at GreensburgUniversity of Pittsburgh at BradfordPenn State Erie, The Behrend CollegeLa Roche College

Sports

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The AMCC Conference sponsors championships in the following sports:

Conference sports
Sport Men's Women's
Baseball
Green tickY
Basketball
Green tickY
Green tickY
Bowling
Green tickY
Cross Country
Green tickY
Green tickY
Golf
Green tickY
Lacrosse
Green tickY
Soccer
Green tickY
Green tickY
Softball
Green tickY
Swimming & Diving
Green tickY
Green tickY
Tennis
Green tickY
Green tickY
Volleyball
Green tickY
Green tickY
Wrestling
Green tickY

Men's sponsored sports by school

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Departing members in pink.

School Baseball Basketball Cross
Country
Golf Soccer Swimming
& Diving
Tennis Volleyball Total
Alfred State Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN 5
Carlow Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY 5
Hilbert Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY 6
La Roche Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN 5
Mount Aloysius Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY 7
PS-Altoona Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 7
PS-Behrend Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN 7
Pitt-Bradford Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN 6
Pitt-Greensburg Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Red XN 6
Totals 9 10 8 9 10 5 5 5+2 60+2
Buffalo State Green tickY 1
Houghton Green tickY 1

Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the AMCC that are played by AMCC schools

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School Football Lacrosse Track
& Field
(Indoor)
Track
& Field
(Outdoor)
Water Polo Wrestling
Alfred State ECFC Red XN ECAC UEC Red XN ECWC
Carlow Red XN Red XN TBA TBA Red XN Red XN
Hilbert Independent UEC Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
La Roche Red XN UEC Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
PS-Behrend Red XN Red XN Independent UEC MPSF ECWC
Pitt-Bradford Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN ECWC

Women's sponsored sports by school

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School Basketball Bowling Cross
Country
Soccer Softball Swimming
& Diving
Tennis Volleyball Total
Alfred State Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY 6
Carlow Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY 6
Hilbert Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY 7
La Roche Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY 7
Mount Aloysius Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY 7
PS-Altoona Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 7
PS-Behrend Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 8
Pitt-Bradford Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 7
Pitt-Greensburg Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY 7
Totals 10 7+2 8 10 10 5 7 10 67+2
New Jersey City Green tickY 1
Saint Vincent Green tickY 1

Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the AMCC that are played by AMCC schools

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School Golf Field Hockey Lacrosse Track
& Field
(Indoor)
Track
& Field
(Outdoor)
Water
Polo
Alfred State Red XN Independent Red XN Independent UEC Red XN
Carlow TBA Red XN Red XN TBA TBA Red XN
Hilbert Red XN Red XN UEC Red XN Red XN Red XN
La Roche Red XN Red XN UEC Red XN Red XN Red XN
Mount Aloysius Independent Red XN UEC Red XN Red XN Red XN
PS-Altoona Independent Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
PS-Behrend Independent Red XN Red XN Red XN UEC CWPA

References

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  1. ^ "ECC to Add D'Youville as Conference's 11th Member" (Press release). East Coast Conference. March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "PAC adds Franciscan as full member" (Press release). Presidents' Athletic Conference. April 16, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  3. ^ "Wittenberg Back to the MCVL in 2021" (Press release). Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League. January 24, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  4. ^ "Medaille College to Join Empire 8 as Tenth Member in Fall of 2022". Empire 8. August 26, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "AMCC Extends Affiliate Membership to Wells College Men's Volleyball - AMCC". Allegheny Mountain Athletic Conference. January 19, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  6. ^ "Carlow University Athletics to join AMCC, NCAA Division III". Carlow Celtics. July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  7. ^ Wells College To Join The AMCC Starting 2023-24 - Wells
  8. ^ "PAC Approves Men's Volleyball as 24th Conference Sport" (Press release). Presidents' Athletic Conference. December 14, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  9. ^ "Medaille University Closure Statement" (Press release). Medaille University. May 17, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  10. ^ "PAC Extends Affiliate Membership to Hiram College in Men's Volleyball in 2024-25" (Press release). Presidents' Athletic Conference. June 6, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  11. ^ "AMCC Announces Changes to Men's Volleyball Affiliate Membership" (Press release). Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference. June 26, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  12. ^ "Announcement of Closure". Wells College (Press release). 2024-04-29. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  13. ^ "We've got BIG NEWS from D'Youville!" (Press release). D'Youville Saints. June 22, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  14. ^ "AMCC Announces Changes to Men's Volleyball Affiliate Membership" (Press release). Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference. January 8, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
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