City University of New York Athletic Conference

{{Short description|American intercollegiate athletic conference}}

{{Infobox sports league

| name = City University of New York Athletic Conference

| logo = City University of New York Athletic Conference logo.jpg

| logo_size = 250

| founded = 1978 (informal), 1987 (charter)

| association = NCAA &
NJCAA

| division = Division III

| teams = 8 (NCAA-DIII)
6 (NJCAA)

| sports = 16

| mens = 8

| womens = 8

| region = New York City

| headquarters = Flushing, New York

| commissioner = Zak Ivkovic

| website = [http://www.cunyathletics.com cunyathletics.com]

| map = CUNYAC-USA-states.png

| map_size = 250

| color = #25387d; {{box-shadow border|a|#FFFFFF|2px}}

| font_color = #FFFFFF

}}

The City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNY Athletic Conference or CUNYAC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Its member institutions are all located in New York City and are campuses of the City University of New York. The CUNYAC also has a community college division, affiliated with the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA).

History

{{Location map+

| New York City

| width=400

| caption=Current members
10px – college division members
10px – community college division
10px – future college division member

| relief= yes

| places=

{{Location map~ | New York City | label=Baruch | position=left | mark=Blue pog.svg | link=Baruch College | lat=40.7404 | long=-73.9832 }}

{{Location map~ | New York City | label=Brooklyn | position=top | mark=Blue pog.svg | link=Brooklyn College | lat=40.6305 | long=-73.9521 }}

{{Location map~ | New York City | label=CCNY | position=left | mark=Blue pog.svg | link=City College of New York | lat=40.8200 | long=-73.9493 }}

{{Location map~ | New York City | label=Hunter | position=right | mark=Blue pog.svg | link=Hunter College | lat=40.7678 | long=-73.9645 }}

{{Location map~ | New York City | label=John Jay | position=left | mark=Blue pog.svg | link=John Jay College of Criminal Justice | lat=40.7707 | long=-73.9892 }}

{{Location map~ | New York City | label=Lehman | position=top | mark=Blue pog.svg | link=Lehman College | lat=40.8749 | long=-73.8932 }}

{{Location map~ | New York City | label=Medgar Evers | position=top | mark=Blue pog.svg | link=Medgar Evers College | lat=40.6665 | long=-73.9581 }}

{{Location map~ | New York City | label=York | position=top | mark=Blue pog.svg | link=York College, City University of New York | lat=40.7010 | long=-73.7961 }}

{{Location map~ | New York City | label=NJCU | position=bottom | mark=Orange pog.svg | link=New Jersey City University | lat=40.7097 | long=-74.0877 }}

{{Location map~ | New York City | label=Bronx | position=left | mark=Green pog.svg | link=Bronx Community College | lat=40.8575 | long=-73.9129 }}

{{Location map~ | New York City | label=BMCC | position=left | mark=Green pog.svg | link=Borough of Manhattan Community College | lat=40.7189 | long=-74.0118 }}

{{Location map~ | New York City | label=Hostos | position=right | mark=Green pog.svg | link=Hostos Community College | lat=40.8174 | long=-73.9272 }}

{{Location map~ | New York City | label=Kingsborough | position=top | mark=Green pog.svg | link=Kingsborough Community College | lat=40.5787 | long=-73.9351 }}

{{Location map~ | New York City | label=LaGuardia | position=right | mark=Green pog.svg | link=LaGuardia Community College |lat=40.7436 |long=-73.9344 }}

{{Location map~ | New York City | label=Queensborough | position=top | mark=Green pog.svg | link=Queensborough Community College | lat=40.7556 | long=-73.7574 }}

}}

=Chronological timeline=

==NCAA Division III (Senior college division)==

1978 – The CUNYAC was founded as the CUNY Athletic Directions Association (CUNYADA). Charter members included Baruch College, Brooklyn College, the City College of New York (CCNY), Hunter College, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Lehman College, Medgar Evers College, Queens College, the College of Staten Island and York College, beginning the 1978–79 academic year.
1980 – Two institutions left the CUNYAC to join their respective new home primary conferences, both effective after the 1979–80 academic year:
Brooklyn to join the Division I ranks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as an NCAA D-I Independent
and Queens to join the NCAA Division II ranks as an NCAA D-II Independent
1987 – The CUNYADA has rebranded as the City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) in the 1987–88 academic year.
1996 – Brooklyn rejoined the CUNYAC in the 1996–97 academic year.
1999 – New York City College of Technology (New York City Tech) joined the senior college ranks of the CUNYAC in the 1999–2000 academic year.
2011 – New York City Tech left the CUNYAC to put its athletic program on hiatus after the 2010–11 academic year.
2015 – The University of Maine at Presque Isle (Maine–Presque Isle or UMPI) joined the CUNYAC as an affiliate member for baseball during the 2016 spring season (2015–16 academic year).
2018 – Maine–Presque Isle (UMPI) left the CUNYAC as an affiliate member for baseball after the 2018 spring season (2017–18 academic year).
2019 – Staten Island left the CUNYAC to join the NCAA Division II ranks and the East Coast Conference (ECC) after the 2018–19 academic year.
2026 – New Jersey City University will join the CUNYAC as a multi-sport affiliate in the 2026–27 academic year, with full membership to follow in the 2027–28 academic year, becoming the first full member outside of the City University of New York system.

==NJCAA (Community college division)==

1987 – The community college division of the CUNYAC was founded. Charter members included Bronx Community College, the Borough of Manhattan Community College, Kingsborough Community College, the New York City College of Technology (New York City Tech) and Queensborough Community College, beginning the 1987–88 academic year.
1999 – New York City Tech left the community college division of the CUNYAC to join the Division III ranks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the senior college division of the CUNYAC after the 1998–99 academic year.
2002 – Hostos Community College joined the community college division of the CUNYAC in the 2002–03 academic year.
2013 – LaGuardia Community College joined the community college division of the CUNYAC in the 2002–03 academic year.
2017 – LaGuardia left the community college division of the CUNYAC to put its athletic program on hiatus after the 2016–17 academic year.
2022 – LaGuardia rejoined the community college division of the CUNYAC in the 2022–23 academic year.

Member schools

=NCAA Division III (Senior college division)=

==Current members==

The senior college division of the CUNYAC currently has eight full members, all are public schools:

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

! Institution

! Location{{efn|group=scfm|All locations are within New York City.}}

! Founded

! Affiliation

! Enrollment

! Nickname

! Joined{{efn|group=scfm|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}

Baruch College

| Manhattan

| 1919

| rowspan="8" | Public{{efn|group=scfm|Part of the City University of New York System.}}

| 15,500

| Bearcats

| 1978

Brooklyn College

| Brooklyn

| 1930

| 15,385

| Bulldogs

| 1978;
1996{{efn|group=scfm|Brooklyn left the CUNYAC after the 1979–80 school year, before rejoining in the 1996–97 school year.}}

City College of New York

| Manhattan

| 1847

| 13,244

| Beavers

| 1978

Hunter College

| Manhattan

| 1870

| 21,309

| Hawks

| 1978

John Jay College of Criminal Justice

| Manhattan

| 1964

| 14,000

| Bloodhounds

| 1978

Lehman College

| The Bronx

| 1968

| 10,615

| Lightning

| 1978

Medgar Evers College

| Brooklyn

| 1970

| 7,081

| Cougars

| 1978

York College

| Queens

| 1966

| 6,000

| Cardinals

| 1978

;Notes:

==Future members==

The senior college division of the CUNYAC will have one new full members, a public school:

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

! Institution

! Location

! Founded

! Affiliation

! Enrollment

! Nickname

! Joining{{efn|group=fut|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}

! Current
conference

New Jersey City University

| Jersey City, New Jersey

| 1929

| Public

| 6,800

| Gothic Knights

| 2027{{efn|group=fut|New Jersey City (NJCU) will join the CUNYAC in 2026 as a multi-sport affiliate member, before gaining full membership the following year.}}

| New Jersey (NJAC)

;Notes:

==Former members==

The senior college division of the CUNYAC had three former full members, all were public schools:

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

! Institution

! Location{{efn|group=scfo|All locations are within New York City.}}

! Founded

! Affiliation

! Enrollment

! Nickname

! Joined{{efn|group=scfo|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}

! Left{{efn|group=scfo|Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.}}

! Current
conference

New York City College of Technology

| Brooklyn

| 1946

| rowspan="3" | Public{{efn|group=scfo|Part of the City University of New York System.}}

| 15,368

| Yellow Jackets

| 1999

| 2011

| None{{efn|group=scfo|New York City Tech's athletics program is on hiatus.}}

Queens College

| Queens

| 1937

| 18,494

| Knights

| 1978

| 1970

| East Coast (ECC){{efn|group=scfo|name=D2|Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.}}

College of Staten Island

| Staten Island

| 1976

| 11,263

| Dolphins

| 1978

| 2019

| East Coast (ECC){{efn|group=scfo|name=D2}}

;Notes:

==Former associate members==

The senior college division of the CUNYAC had one former associate member, which was also a public school:

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

! Institution

! Location

! Founded

! Affiliation

! Enrollment

! Nickname

! Joined{{efn|group=scfas|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}

! Left{{efn|group=scfas|Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.}}

! CUNYAC
sport

! Current
primary
conference

! Current
conference
in former
CUNYAC
sport

University of Maine at Presque Isle

| Presque Isle, Maine

| 1903

| Public

| 1,600

| Owls

| 2015{{efn|group=scfas|Maine–Presque Isle (UMPI) joined the CUNYAC in baseball prior to the 2016 conference tournament (2015–16 school year). It played its first full regular-season conference schedule during the 2017 spring season (2016–17 school year).}}

| 2018

| baseball

| colspan=2 | North Atlantic (NAC){{efn|group=scfas|During their tenure as an affiliate member of the CUNYAC, UMPI's primary home conference was being an NCAA D-III Independent for 2015–16 and 2016–17, and in the American Collegiate Athletic Association during the 2017–18 school year.}}

;Notes:

==Membership timeline==

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id:line value:black

id:bg value:white

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id:AssocF value:rgb(0.98,0.5,0.445) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member for football only

id:AssocOS value:rgb(0.5,0.691,0.824) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member in some sports, but not all (consider identifying in legend or a footnote)

id:OtherC1 value:rgb(0.996,0.996,0.699) # Use this color to denote a team that has moved to another conference

id:OtherC2 value:rgb(0.988,0.703,0.383) # Use this color to denote a team that has moved to another conference where OtherC1 has already been used, to distinguish the two

PlotData=

width:15 textcolor:black shift:(5,-5) anchor:from fontsize:s

bar:1 color:FullxF from:1978 till:end text:Baruch (1978–present)

bar:2 color:FullxF from:1978 till:1980 text:Brooklyn (1978–1980)

bar:2 color:FullxF from:1996 till:end text: (1996–present)

bar:3 color:FullxF from:1978 till:end text:CCNY (1978–present)

bar:4 color:FullxF from:1978 till:end text:Hunter (1978–present)

bar:5 color:FullxF from:1978 till:end text:John Jay (1978–present)

bar:6 color:FullxF from:1978 till:end text:Lehman (1978–present)

bar:7 color:FullxF from:1978 till:end text:Medgar Evers (1978–present)

bar:8 color:FullxF from:1978 till:1980 text:Queens (1978–1980)

bar:9 color:FullxF from:1978 till:2019 text:Staten Island (1978–2019)

bar:10 color:FullxF from:1978 till:end text:York (1978–present)

bar:11 color:FullxF from:1999 till:2011 text:New York City Tech (1999–2011)

bar:12 color:AssocOS from:2015 till:2018 text:UMPI (2015–2018)

bar:13 color:AssocOS from:2026 till:2027 text:NJCU (2027–future)

bar:13 color:FullxF from:2027 till:end

bar:N color:powderblue from:1978 till:1987 text:CUNYADA

bar:N color:blue from:1987 till:end text:CUNYAC

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=NJCAA (Community college division)=

==Current members==

The community college division of the CUNYAC currently has six full members, all are public schools:

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

! Institution{{Cite web|url=https://cunyathletics.com/sports/2006/7/7/cuny_history.aspx|title=About Us|website=cunyathletics.com}}

! Location{{efn|group=ccfm|All locations are within New York City.}}

! Founded

! Affiliation

! Enrollment

! Nickname

! Joined{{efn|group=ccfm|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}

Bronx Community College

| The Bronx

| 1957

| rowspan="6" | Public{{efn|group=ccfm|Part of the City University of New York System.}}

| 9,003

| Broncos

| 1987

Borough of Manhattan Community College

| Manhattan

| 1963

| 21,986

| Panthers

| 1987

Hostos Community College

| The Bronx

| 1968

| 6,499

| Caimans

| 2002

Kingsborough Community College

| Brooklyn

| 1963

| 18,634

| Wave

| 1987

LaGuardia Community College

| Queens

| 1968

| 17,569

| Red Hawks

| 2022{{efn|group=ccfm|name=LaGuardia|LaGuardia was part of the conference between 2013–14 and 2016–17 and then it put their athletic program on hiatus but they returned in the 2022–23 school year.{{cite web | url=https://cunyathletics.com/news/2022/8/1/general-cuny-athletic-conference-welcomes-back-laguardia-community-college-red-hawks-for-2022-23-season.aspx | title=CUNY Athletic Conference Welcomes Back LaGuardia Community College Red Hawks for 2022-23 Season }}}}

Queensborough Community College

| Queens

| 1959

| 15,000

| Tigers

| 1987

;Notes:

==Former members==

The community college division of the CUNYAC had two former full members, both were public schools:

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

! Institution

! Location{{efn|group=ccfo|All locations are within New York City.}}

! Founded

! Affiliation

! Enrollment

! Nickname

! Joined{{efn|group=ccfo|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}

! Left{{efn|group=ccfo|Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.}}

! Current
conference

New York City College of Technology

| Brooklyn

| 1946

| Public{{efn|group=ccfo|Part of the City University of New York System.}}

| 15,368

| Yellow Jackets

| 1987

| 1999

| None{{efn|group=ccfo|name=hiatus|New York City Tech's athletic program is currently on hiatus.}}

;Notes:

==Membership timeline==

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Period = from:1987 till:2027

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id:barcolor value:rgb(0.99,0.7,0.7)

id:line value:black

id:bg value:white

id:Full value:rgb(0.742,0.727,0.852) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member in all sports

id:FullxF value:rgb(0.551,0.824,0.777) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member in all sports except for football

id:AssocF value:rgb(0.98,0.5,0.445) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member for football only

id:AssocOS value:rgb(0.5,0.691,0.824) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member in some sports, but not all (consider identifying in legend or a footnote)

id:OtherC1 value:rgb(0.996,0.996,0.699) # Use this color to denote a team that has moved to another conference

id:OtherC2 value:rgb(0.988,0.703,0.383) # Use this color to denote a team that has moved to another conference where OtherC1 has already been used, to distinguish the two

PlotData=

width:15 textcolor:black shift:(5,-5) anchor:from fontsize:s

bar:1 color:FullxF from:1987 till:end text:Bronx CC (1987–present)

bar:2 color:FullxF from:1987 till:end text:Borough of Manhattan CC (1987–present)

bar:3 color:FullxF from:1987 till:end text:Kingsborough CC (1987–present)

bar:4 color:FullxF from:1987 till:1999 text:New York City Tech (1987–1999)

bar:5 color:FullxF from:1987 till:end text:Queensborough CC (1987–present)

bar:6 color:FullxF from:2002 till:end text:Hostos CC (2002–present)

bar:7 color:FullxF from:2013 till:2017 text:LaGuardia CC (2013–2017)

bar:7 color:FullxF from:2022 till:end text: (2022–present)

ScaleMajor = gridcolor:line unit:year increment:2 start:1988

Sports

=NCAA Division III=

The CUNYAC sponsors Division III intercollegiate athletic competition in men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's soccer, women's softball, men's and women's swimming and diving, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track and field, and men's and women's volleyball.

==Men's sports==

School	Baseball	Basketball	Cross country	Soccer	Swimming & Diving	Tennis	Track & Field (Indoor)	Track & Field (Outdoor)	Volleyball	Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
Baruch	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{N}}	{{N}}	{{Y}}	7
Brooklyn	{{N}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{N}}	{{N}}	{{Y}}	6
CCNY	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{N}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	8
Hunter	{{N}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{N}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	7
John Jay	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{N}}	{{Y}}	{{N}}	{{N}}	{{Y}}	6
Lehman	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	9
Medgar Evers	{{N}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{N}}	{{N}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	6
York (NY)	{{N}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	8

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

School	Fencing	Rifle	Wrestling
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
Hunter	MACFA	{{N}}	Independent
John Jay	{{N}}	MARC	{{N}}

==Women's sports==

School	Basketball	Cross country	Soccer	Softball	Swimming & Diving	Tennis	Track & Field (Indoor)	Track & Field (Outdoor)	Volleyball	Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
Baruch	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{N}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{N}}	{{N}}	{{Y}}	6
Brooklyn	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{N}}	{{N}}	{{Y}}	7
CCNY	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{N}}	{{N}}	{{N}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	6
Hunter	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{N}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	8
John Jay	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{N}}	{{N}}	{{Y}}	7
Lehman	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	9
Medgar Evers	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{N}}	{{N}}	{{N}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	6
York (NY)	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	{{Y}}	9

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

School	Fencing	Rifle
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
CCNY	EWFC	{{N}}
Hunter	NIWFA	{{N}}
John Jay	{{N}}	MARC

=Community college=

The CUNYAC sponsors community college (NJCAA) intercollegiate athletic competition in men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's soccer, and women's volleyball.

References

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