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Conference of New England

{{Short description|NCAA Division III sports conference in New England}}

{{Infobox sports league

| name = Conference of New England

| title =

| logo = Conference of New England logo.png

| color = color:white; background:#021849; {{box-shadow border|a|#dc000c|2px}}

| font_color = #FFFFFF

| founded = 1984

| commissioner = Patrick Colbert

| since = 2023

| association = NCAA

| sports = 20

| mens = 10

| womens = 10

| division = Division III

| teams = 11

| region = New England

| headquarters = Biddeford, Maine, U.S.

| website = [https://cnesports.org cnesports.org]

| map = Map of the USA with The Commonwealth Coast Conference region highlighted.png

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The Conference of New England (CNE), formerly known as the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC), is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in New England in the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.

Overview

File:Commonwealth_Coast_Conference_Full_Primary_Logo_Introduced_June_2019.jpg

The CCC and Commonwealth Coast Football unveiled a new family of logos during a June 2019 visual rebrand.{{cite web|url=https://www.cccathletics.com/sports/general/2018-19/Releases/CCC_Rebrand|title=CCC Unveils Visual Rebrand and Identity Initiative|publisher=Commonwealth Coast Conference|date=June 17, 2019|access-date=March 30, 2022}}

History

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=Recent events=

On June 21, 2022, the University of Hartford announced that it would join the CCC, starting the 2023–24 academic year;[https://hartfordhawks.com/news/2022/6/21/general-university-of-hartford-athletics-joins-commonwealth-coast-conference-ccc.aspx University of Hartford Athletics Joins Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) - University of Hartford Athletics] while Salve Regina announced it would leave both the CCC and CCC Football to join the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC), once concluding the 2022–23 school year.{{cite press release|url=https://www.newmacsports.com/general/2022-23/releases/20220711mug5jb |title=NEWMAC Welcomes Salve Regina University as Newest Member Effective July 1, 2023 |publisher=New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference |date=July 13, 2022 |access-date=July 26, 2022}}

On December 8, 2022, Johnson & Wales (RI) announced it would join the CCC as soon as the 2024–25 academic year.{{cite web|url=https://providence.jwuathletics.com/general/2022-23/releases/20221208mlqeio|title=CCC Accepts Johnson & Wales University As Newest Conference Member|publisher=JWU Providence Athletics|year=2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209053354/https://providence.jwuathletics.com/general/2022-23/releases/20221208mlqeio|archive-date=9 December 2022}}

In 2023, two schools announced they would be reinstating their varsity football programs and joining the CCC for football, starting the 2025 fall season (2025–26 academic year); first Maine Maritime Academy on January 9,{{Cite web |title=Maine Maritime Academy to Reinstate Football Program - About MMA - Maine Maritime Academy |url=https://mainemaritime.edu/about-mma/press-releases/maine-maritime-academy-to-reinstate-football-program/ |access-date=2023-04-09 |language=en-US}} then New England College followed suit on November 14.{{cite web|title=New England College Set to Join Commonwealth Coast Conference as an Associate Member for Football |url=https://cccathletics.com/news/2023/11/14/new-england-college-set-to-join-commonwealth-coast-conference-as-an-associate-member-for-football.aspx |access-date=2023-11-18 |language=en-US}}

On August 1, 2024, 40 years after it was founded, the conference announced that it would be rebranding as the Conference of New England (CNE), effective with the 2024–25 season.{{cite press release|url=https://cnesports.org/news/2024/7/31/general-the-conference-of-new-england.aspx|title=The Conference of New England is Here|publisher=Conference of New England|date=August 1, 2024|access-date=August 1, 2024}}

=Chronological timeline=

  • 1984 – On 1984, the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) was founded. Charter members included Anna Maria College, Curry College, Emerson College, Hellenic College, Salve Regina College (now Salve Regina University), the United States Coast Guard Academy (Coast Guard) and Wentworth Institute of Technology (Wentworth Tech); beginning the 1984–85 academic year.
  • 1985 – Hellenic left the CCC when the school dropped its athletic program after lasting only one season after the 1984–85 academic year.
  • 1985 – Roger Williams College (now Roger Williams University) joined the CCC in the 1985–86 academic year.
  • 1986 – The CCC was granted membership within the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III ranks in the 1986–87 academic year.
  • 1987 – The U.S. Coast Guard left the CCC to join the Constitution Athletic Conference after the 1986–87 academic year.
  • 1987 – Gordon College joined the CCC in the 1987–88 academic year.
  • 1988 – Regis College joined the CCC in the 1988–89 academic year.
  • 1989 – Emerson left the CCC to become an NCAA D-III Independent after the 1988–89 academic year.
  • 1989 – New England College of New Hampshire joined the CCC in the 1989–90 academic year.
  • 1992 – Eastern Nazarene College joined the CCC in the 1992–93 academic year.
  • 1995 – Colby–Sawyer College and Nichols College joined the CCC in the 1995–96 academic year.
  • 1999 – Endicott College and the University of New England of Maine joined the CCC in the 1999–2000 academic year.
  • 2007 – Western New England University joined the CCC in the 2007–08 academic year.
  • 2011 – Four member schools left the CCC to join their respective new home primary conferences: Anna Maria to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC), Regis (Mass.) to the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC), and Colby–Sawyer and New England (N.H.) to the North Atlantic Conference (NAC), all effective after the 2010–11 academic year.
  • 2016 – Becker College, Johnson and Wales University, Providence and Suffolk University joined the CCC as associate members for men's ice hockey in the 2016–17 academic year.
  • 2017 – The CCC added football as a sponsored sport, although not directly as it absorbed the former and defunct New England Football Conference and rebranded as Commonwealth Coast Football (CCC Football) in the 2017 fall season (2017–18 academic year).
  • 2017 – Becker added football to join CCC Football in the 2017 fall season (2017–18 academic year).
  • 2018 – Eastern Nazarene left the CCC to join the NECC after the 2017–18 academic year.
  • 2018 – Johnson & Wales and Suffolk left the CCC as associate members for men's ice hockey after the 2017–18 academic year.
  • 2019 – Husson University joined CCC Football in the 2019 fall season (2019–20 academic year).
  • 2020 – Suffolk returned to the CCC, but with full membership status in the 2020–21 academic year.
  • 2022 – Due to changes in NCAA legislation regarding the number of member schools required for an automatic qualifier (AQ), football was fully incorporated into the CCC multi-sport conference, eliminating the need for the single-sport Commonwealth Coast Football league, beginning the 2022–23 academic year.
  • 2023 – Salve Regina left the CCC (and CCC Football) to join the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) after the 2022–23 academic year.
  • 2023 – The University of Hartford joined the CCC in the 2023–24 academic year.
  • 2023 – Johnson & Wales (RI) will join the CCC as soon as the 2025–26 academic year.{{Cite web |title=Conference History |url=https://cnesports.org/sports/2023/4/18/about.aspx |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=cnesports.org |language=en}}
  • 2023 – Maine Maritime Academy and New England College will reinstate their varsity football programs and joining the CCC for football, beginning the 2025 fall season (2025–26 academic year).
  • 2024
  • Colby–Sawyer College and the University of Saint Joseph of Connecticut joined the CCC as associate members for men's tennis in the 2025 spring season (2024–25 academic year).
  • The CCC rebranded as the Conference of New England, effective with the 2024–25 academic year.
  • CNE announced that it would add a women's golf championship in 2025–26, coinciding with the addition of the sport by full member Roger Williams. This gives CNE the six women's golf members needed to qualify for an automatic bid to the NCAA championship.{{cite press release |url=https://cnesports.org/news/2024/9/12/general-cne-to-add-womens-golf-starting-in-2025-26.aspx |title=CNE to Add Women’s Golf Starting in 2025-26 |publisher=Conference of New England |date=September 12, 2024 |access-date=January 29, 2025}}

Member schools

=Current members=

The CNE currently has 11 full members, all private schools.

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

! Institution

! Location

! Founded

! Affiliation

! Enrollment

! Nickname

! Joined

! Colors

Curry College

| Milton, Massachusetts

| 1879

| Nonsectarian

| 2,410

| Colonels

| 1984

| style="text-align:right;" | {{college color boxes|Curry Colonels}}

Endicott College

| Beverly, Massachusetts

| 1939

| Nonsectarian

| 4,528

| Gulls

| 1999

| style="text-align:right;" | {{college color boxes|Endicott Gulls}}

Gordon College

| Wenham, Massachusetts

| 1889

| Evangelical

| 1,816

| Fighting Scots

| 1987

| style="text-align:right;" | {{college color boxes|Gordon Fighting Scots}}

University of Hartford

| West Hartford, Connecticut

| 1877

| Nonsectarian

| 6,792

| Hawks

| 2023

| style="text-align:right;" | {{college color boxes|Hartford Hawks}}

Johnson & Wales University

| Providence, Rhode Island

| 1914

| Nonsectarian

| 4,652

| Wildcats

| 2024{{efn|group=former|Johnson & Wales competed in the CCC as an associate member for men's ice hockey from 2016–17 to 2017–18.}}

| style="text-align:right;" | {{college color boxes|Johnson & Wales Wildcats}}

Nichols College

| Dudley, Massachusetts

| 1815

| Nonsectarian

| 1,518

| Bison

| 1995

| style="text-align:right;" | {{college color boxes|Nichols Bison}}

Roger Williams University

| Bristol, Rhode Island

| 1956

| Nonsectarian

| 4,702

| Hawks

| 1985

| style="text-align:right;" | {{college color boxes|Roger Williams Hawks}}

Suffolk University

| Boston, Massachusetts

| 1906

| Nonsectarian

| 6,832

| Rams

| 2020{{efn|group=full|Suffolk competed in the CCC as an associate member for men's ice hockey from 2016–17 to 2017–18.}}

| style="text-align:right;" | {{college color boxes|Suffolk Rams}}

{{sort|New England U.|University of New England}}

| Biddeford, Maine

| 1831

| Nonsectarian

| 7,208

| Nor'easters

| 1999

| style="text-align:right;" | {{college color boxes|New England Nor'easters}}

Wentworth Institute of Technology

| Boston, Massachusetts

| 1904

| Nonsectarian

| 4,397

| Leopards

| 1984

| style="text-align:right;" | {{college color boxes|WIT Leopards}}

Western New England University

| Springfield, Massachusetts

| 1919

| Nonsectarian

| 3,702

| Golden Bears

| 2007

| style="text-align:right;" | {{college color boxes|Western New England Golden Bears}}

;Notes:

{{notelist|group=full}}

=Associate members=

The CNE currently has three associate members, all private schools:

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

! Institution

! Location

! Founded

! Affiliation

! Enrollment

! Nickname

! Joined

! Primary
conference

! CNE
sport(s)

! Colors

Colby–Sawyer College

| New London, New Hampshire

| 1946

| Nonsectarian

| 2,262

| Chargers

| 2024

| Great Northeast (GNAC)

| men's tennis

| align=right| {{color box|#0492d2}} {{color box|#231f20}}

Husson University

| Bangor, Maine

| 1898

| Nonsectarian

| 3,476

| Eagles

| 2019

| North Atlantic (NAC)

| football

| align=right| {{Color box|#004B44}} {{Color box|#B09A60}}

{{sort|Saint Joseph (Conn.)|University of Saint Joseph}}

| West Hartford, Connecticut

| 1932

| Catholic
{{small|(R.S.M.)}}

| 2,467

| Blue Jays

| 2024

| Great Northeast (GNAC)

| men's tennis

| align=right| {{color box|#0e2b58}} {{color box|#fcd006}}

=Future associate members=

The CNE will have two future associate members, one private and the other public.

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

! Institution

! Location

! Founded

! Affiliation

! Enrollment

! Nickname

! Joining

! Primary
conference

! CNE
sport(s)

! Colors

Maine Maritime Academy

| Castine, Maine

| 1941

| Public

| 941

| Mariners

| 2025

| North Atlantic (NAC)

| football

| align=right| {{color box|#003da5}} {{color box|#fdda25}}

New England College

| Henniker, New Hampshire

| 1946

| Nonsectarian

| 4,327

| Pilgrims

| 2025

| Great Northeast (GNAC)

| football

| align=right| {{color box|#000F30}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}} {{color box|#A0A5A8}} {{color box|#D50422}}

=Former members=

The CNE had nine former full members, with all but one being private schools.

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

! Institution

! Location

! Founded

! Affiliation

! Enrollment

! Nickname

! Joined

! Left

! Current
conference

Anna Maria College

| Paxton, Massachusetts

| 1946

| Catholic

| 1,432

| AMCats

| 1984

| 2011

| Great Northeast (GNAC)

Colby–Sawyer College

| New London, New Hampshire

| 1837

| Nonsectarian

| 1,200

| Chargers

| 1995

| 2011

| Great Northeast (GNAC)

Eastern Nazarene College

| Quincy, Massachusetts

| 1900

| Nazarene

| 1,063

| Lions

| 1992

| 2018

| North Atlantic (NAC)
{{small|(closing in 2025)}}

Emerson College

| Boston, Massachusetts

| 1880

| Nonsectarian

| 4,290

| Lions

| 1984

| 1989

| New England (NEWMAC)

Hellenic College

| Brookline, Massachusetts

| 1937

| GOArch

| 222

| Owls

| 1984

| 1985

| N/A{{efn|group=former|Hellenic dropped its athletics program following the 1984–85 school year.}}

New England College

| Henniker, New Hampshire

| 1946

| Nonsectarian

| 1,460

| Pilgrims

| 1989

| 2011

| Great Northeast (GNAC)

Regis College{{efn|group=former|This institution is a former women's college, which later had become a co-educational college (Regis (Mass.) since 2007–08).}}

| Weston, Massachusetts

| 1927

| Catholic
{{small|(Sisters of St. Joseph)}}

| 1,737

| Pride

| 1988

| 2011

| Great Northeast (GNAC)

Salve Regina University

| Newport, Rhode Island

| 1934

| Catholic
{{small|(Sisters of Mercy)}}

| 2,771

| Seahawks

| 1984

| 2023

| New England (NEWMAC)

{{sort|Coast Guard|United States Coast Guard Academy}}
{{small|(Coast Guard)}}

| New London, Connecticut

| 1876

| Federal

| 1,045

| Bears

| 1984

| 1987

| New England (NEWMAC)

;Notes:

{{notelist|group=former}}

=Former associate members=

The CNE had three former associate members, all private schools.

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

! Institution

! Location

! Founded

! Affiliation

! Enrollment

! Nickname

! Joined

! Left

! Primary
conference

! CCC/CNE
sport(s)

rowspan=2 | Becker College

| rowspan=2 | Worcester, Massachusetts

| rowspan=2 | 1784

| rowspan=2 | Nonsectarian

| rowspan=2 | 1,892

| rowspan=2 | Hawks

| 2016

| rowspan=2 | 2021

| rowspan=2 | N/A{{efn|group=fass|Becker discontinued its athletic program and closed in 2021.}}

| {{sortname|Men's|ice hockey|nolink=y}}

2017

| Football

Johnson & Wales University

| Providence, Rhode Island

| 1914

| Nonsectarian

| 16,000

| Wildcats

| 2016

| 2018

| Great Northeast (GNAC)

| {{sortname|Men's|ice hockey|nolink=y}}

Suffolk University

| Boston, Massachusetts

| 1906

| Nonsectarian

| 16,095

| Rams

| 2016

| 2018

| Commonwealth Coast (CCC; now CNE)

| {{sortname|Men's|ice hockey|nolink=y}}

;Notes:

{{notelist|group=fass}}

=Membership timeline=

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bar:1 color:OtherC1 from:2011 till:2025 text:GNAC

bar:1 color:OtherC2 from:2025 till:end text:MASCAC

bar:2 color:FullxF from:1984 till:1987 text:Coast Guard (1984–1987)

bar:2 color:OtherC1 from:1987 till:1990

bar:2 shift:(15) color:OtherC2 from:1990 till:1998 text:Constitution

bar:2 color:OtherC1 from:1998 till:end text:NEWMAC

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bar:3 color:Full from:2017 till:end

bar:4 color:FullxF from:1984 till:1989 text:Emerson (1984–1989)

bar:4 shift:(15) color:OtherC1 from:1989 till:1995 text:Independent

bar:4 color:OtherC2 from:1995 till:2013 text:GNAC

bar:4 color:OtherC1 from:2013 till:end text:NEWMAC

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bar:6 color:FullxF from:1984 till:2017 text:Salve Regina (1984–2023)

bar:6 color:Full from:2017 till:2023

bar:6 color:OtherC1 from:2023 till:end text:NEWMAC

bar:7 color:FullxF from:1984 till:end text:Wentworth (1984–present)

bar:8 color:FullxF from:1985 till:end text:Roger Williams (1985–present)

bar:9 color:FullxF from:1987 till:end text:Gordon (MA) (1987–present)

bar:10 color:FullxF from:1988 till:2011 text:Regis (MA) (1988–2011)

bar:10 color:OtherC1 from:2011 till:2017 text:NECC

bar:10 color:OtherC2 from:2017 till:end text:GNAC

bar:11 color:FullxF from:1989 till:2011 text:New England (N.H.) (1989–2011)

bar:11 color:OtherC1 from:2011 till:2018 text:NAC

bar:11 color:OtherC2 from:2018 till:2023 text:NECC

bar:11 color:OtherC1 from:2023 till:end text:GNAC

bar:12 color:FullxF from:1992 till:2018 text:Eastern Nazarene (1992–2018)

bar:12 color:OtherC1 from:2018 till:2023 text:NECC

bar:12 color:OtherC2 from:2023 till:end text:NAC

bar:13 color:FullxF from:1995 till:2011 text:Colby–Sawyer (1995–2011, 2024-present, men's tennis)

bar:13 color:OtherC1 from:2011 till:2018 text:NAC

bar:13 color:OtherC2 from:2018 till:2024 text:GNAC

bar:13 color:AssocOS from:2024 till:end

bar:14 color:FullxF from:1995 till:2017 text:Nichols (1995–present)

bar:14 color:Full from:2017 till:end

bar:15 color:FullxF from:1999 till:2017 text:Endicott (1999–present)

bar:15 color:Full from:2017 till:end

bar:16 color:FullxF from:1999 till:2018 text:Univ. of New England (Me.) (1999–present)

bar:16 color:Full from:2018 till:end

bar:17 color:FullxF from:2007 till:2017 text:Western New England (2007–present)

bar:17 color:Full from:2017 till:end

bar:18 color:AssocOS from:2016 till:2017 text:Becker (2016–2021, men's ice hockey; 2017–2021, football)

bar:18 color:AssocF from:2017 till:2021 text:

bar:19 color:AssocOS from:2016 till:2018 text:JWU (2016–2018, men's ice hockey)

bar:19 shift:25 color:FullXF from:2024 till:end text: (2024–future)

bar:20 color:AssocOS from:2016 till:2018 text:Suffolk (2016–2018, men's ice hockey; 2020–present, full)

bar:20 color:FullXF from:2020 till:end text:

bar:21 color:AssocF from:2019 till:end text:Husson (2019–present, football)

bar:22 color:FullXF from:2023 till:end text:Hartford (2023–present)

bar:23 color:AssocOS from:2024 till:end text:Saint Joeseph (CT) (2024-present, men's tennis)

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Sports

{{see also| Conference of New England men's basketball tournament|Conference of New England men's ice hockey tournament}}

The CNE sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in 20 sports. The conference started sponsoring football in the 2017–18 season, absorbing the former football-only New England Football Conference. From 2017 to 2021 football was operated as a single-sport conference branded Commonwealth Coast Football.{{cite web |date=October 5, 2015 |title=Commonwealth Coast Conference To Administer Football Championship Beginning in 2017-18 |url=http://cccathletics.com/sports/general/2015-16/Releases/CCCFootball |access-date=March 30, 2022 |publisher=Commonwealth Coast Conference}} Due to changes in NCAA legislation regarding the number of members required for a conference to receive and automatic qualifier (AQ), football was fully incorporated into the multi-sport conference in 2022, eliminating the need for the football-only league. Women's ice hockey was added as a conference sport in 2020-21 when the CNE took over operations of the Colonial Hockey Conference.{{cite web|date=October 4, 2019 |title=CCC To Administer Women’s Ice Hockey Starting In 2020-21 |url=https://www.cccathletics.com/sports/wice/2019-20/releases/WIHAdd|publisher=Commonwealth Coast Conference|language=en|access-date=March 30, 2022}} Women's golf will be added in 2025–26.

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References

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External links

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