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{{Short description|Intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III}}

{{Infobox sports league

| name = Empire 8

| color = #0141af; {{box-shadow border|a|#000000|2px}}

| font_color = white

| logo = Empire 8 logo.png

| logo_size = 200px

| founded = 1964

| association = NCAA

| division = Division III

| teams = 12

| sports = 22

| mens = 11

| womens = 11

| region = New York

| formerly = Independent College Athletic Conference (1964–1991)
Empire Athletic Association (1991–1999)

| headquarters = Rochester, New York

| commissioner = Chuck Mitrano

| since = 2001

| website = {{url|www.empire8.com}}

| map = E8-USA-states.png

| map_size = 250

}}

The Empire 8 (E8) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. The E8 sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, women's field hockey, men's football, men's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, 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 women's volleyball. The E8 shares offices with the United Volleyball Conference, a separate Division III league that competes solely in men's volleyball.

History

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The Empire 8 can trace its beginnings back to 1964 with the founding of the Independent College Athletic Conference (ICAC). At this time, the conference was made up of Alfred University, Clarkson University, Hobart College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), St. Lawrence University, and Union College.{{cite news |author= |title=Alfred, Hobart in New Grid Loop |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-gazette/161831207/ |newspaper=Star-Gazette |location=Elmira, New York |agency=Associated Press |date=October 22, 1964 |page=44 |access-date=December 29, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }} After Union left the league, Ithaca College and Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) joined the ICAC.

In 1991, the ICAC regrouped to become the Empire Athletic Association (EAA), with Clarkson leaving and Hartwick College joining to replace the spot. Hobart/William Smith, RPI, and St. Lawrence left in 1993, to be replaced by Elmira College, Nazareth College, and Utica University. Alfred re-joined and St. John Fisher College joined the league in 1998.

The EAA became the Empire 8 Athletic Conference in 1999, hosting 13 sports.

Stevens Institute of Technology joined as a field hockey member beginning in 2006 and became a full member in 2007. RIT announced on June 5, 2009 that it planned to leave the Empire 8 for the Liberty League beginning in the fall of the 2011–12 season. Houghton College also announced that they would join the Empire 8 in the 2012–13 season as they transitioned from a school of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) to NCAA Division III status; they became full D-III members in 2016.

The most recent changes to the conference's membership were published in the 2018–19 school year. First, Stevens announced in August 2018 that it would leave the E8 at the end of the 2018–19 school year to rejoin the Middle Atlantic Conferences after an absence of more than 40 years. Stevens joined the MAC's Freedom Conference.{{cite press release|url=http://www.gomacsports.com/news/2018/8/13/general-mac-welcomes-stevens-institute-of-technology-back-in-2019-20.aspx |title=MAC Welcomes Stevens Institute of Technology Back in 2019–20 |publisher=Middle Atlantic Conferences |date=August 15, 2018 |access-date=October 1, 2018}} In January 2019, the E8 reported that Stevens would eventually be replaced by Keuka College in 2020–21,{{cite press release|url=https://empire8.com/news/2019/1/30/general-keuka-college-to-join-the-empire-8-conference-beginning-in-the-fall-of-2020.aspx |title= Keuka College to Join the Empire 8 Conference Beginning in the Fall of 2020 |publisher=Empire 8 Conference |date=January 30, 2019 |access-date=March 26, 2019}} and in March, The Sage Colleges merged Russell Sage College and Sage College of Albany, effectively making the former women-only Russell Sage co-educational in fall 2020.{{cite news |last=De Sacio |first=Mike |title=Sage Colleges will become one co-ed college with campuses in Troy and Albany |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/albany/news/2019/03/08/sage-colleges-merge-one-college-albany-troy.html |access-date=March 22, 2021 |work=Albany Business Review |date=March 8, 2019}}

On July 15, 2020, the Empire 8 postponed all fall sports, but provided conference championships in those sports in spring 2021.{{cite web|url=https://athletics.elmira.edu/news/2020/7/15/general-empire-8-conference-announces-postponement-of-fall-sports.aspx|title=Empire 8 Conference Announces Postponement of Fall Sports|date=July 15, 2020}} On August 26, 2021, the E8 admitted Medaille for 2022–23, joining from the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference.{{cite news |title=Medaille College to Join Empire 8 as Tenth Member in Fall of 2022 |url=https://empire8.com/news/2021/8/26/general-medaille-college-to-join-empire-8-as-tenth-member-in-fall-of-2022.aspx |access-date=October 9, 2021 |publisher=Empire 8 |date=August 26, 2021}}

In 2023, three State University of New York schools will all join the Empire 8, beginning in the 2024–25 academic year: Starting with the State University of New York at Brockport (SUNY Brockport) and the State University of New York at Geneseo (SUNY Geneseo) on August 21;{{Cite web |date=2022-02-14 |title=SUNY Brockport and SUNY Geneseo to Join Empire 8; 2024-25 Start Date Anticipated |url=https://empire8.com/news/2023/8/21/general-suny-brockport-and-suny-geneseo-to-join-empire-8-2024-25-start-date-anticipated.aspx |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=Empire 8 |language=en}} followed by the State University of New York Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) on November 20.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-21 |title=SUNY Polytechnic Institute to Join Empire 8 as 12th Full Member in Fall of 2024

|url=https://empire8.com/news/2023/11/20/general-suny-polytechnic-institute-to-join-empire-8-as-12th-full-member-in-fall-of-2024.aspx |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=Empire 8 |language=en}}

= Chronological timeline =

  • 1964 – The Empire 8 was founded of the Independent College Athletic Conference (ICAC). charter members included Alfred University, Clarkson College of Technology (now Clarkson University), Hobart College (later William Smith College followed suit when women's sports was added into the conference), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), St. Lawrence University, and Union College, beginning the 1964–65 academic year.
  • 1971 – Union (N.Y.) left the ICAC after the 1970–71 academic year.
  • 1971 – Ithaca College and Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) joined the ICAC in the 1971–72 academic year.
  • 1991 – Alfred and Clarkson left the ICAC after the 1990–91 academic year.
  • 1991 – The ICAC has been regrouped to become the Empire Athletic Association (EAA) in the 1991–92 academic year.
  • 1991 – Hartwick College joined the EAA in the 1991–92 academic year.
  • 1993 – Hobart/William Smith, Rensselaer Poly (RPI) and St. Lawrence left the EAA after the 1992–93 academic year.
  • 1993 – Elmira College, Nazareth College (now Nazareth University) and Utica College (now Utica University) joined the EAA in the 1993–94 academic year.
  • 1998 – St. John Fisher College joined the EAA, with Alfred re-joining alongside in the 1998–99 academic year.
  • 1999 – The EAA has been rebranded as the Empire 8 Athletic Conference (Empire 8 or E8), hosting 13 sponsored sports, in the 1999–2000 academic year.
  • 2006 – Stevens Institute of Technology (Stevens Tech or Stevens) joined the Empire 8 as an affiliate member for field hockey in the 2006 fall season (2006-07 academic year).
  • 2007 – Stevens upgraded to join the Empire 8 for full membership in the 2007-08 academic year.
  • 2011 – Rochester Tech (RIT) left the Empire 8 for the Liberty League after the 2010-11 academic year. Salisbury U. (MD) joined for football.
  • 2012 – Houghton College joined the Empire 8 in the 2012–13 academic year.
  • 2015 – Salisbury U. (MD) left to join the NJAC.
  • 2017 – Ithaca left the Empire 8 to join the Liberty League after the 2016–17 academic year.
  • 2017 – Russell Sage College (then a women's college) and Sage College of Albany joined the Empire 8 in the 2017–18 academic year.
  • 2019 – Stevens left the Empire 8 to re-join back to the Middle Atlantic Conferences (particularly the MAC's Freedom Conference) after the 2018–19 academic year.
  • 2020 – Keuka College joined the Empire 8 in the 2020–21 academic year
  • 2020 – The Sage Colleges merged Russell Sage and Sage College of Albany, making the former women-only Russell Sage co-educational, in the 2020–21 academic year.
  • 2022 – Medaille College joined the Empire 8 in the 2022–23 academic year.
  • 2023 – One year after joining, Medaille left the Empire 8 as the university announced that it would close at the end of the 2022–23 academic year.
  • 2024 – The State University of New York at Brockport (SUNY Brockport), the State University of New York at Geneseo (SUNY Geneseo) and the State University of New York Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) will all join the Empire 8, beginning the 2024–25 academic year.
  • 2024 – Hilbert College joined the Empire 8 as an associate member for football for the 2024 season (2024-25 academic year).
  • 2025 – The Empire 8 announced that it entered into a scheduling agreement for non-conference football games with the Liberty League for the 2025 and 2026 seasons. As part of this agreement, Hilbert will leave the Empire 8 to join the Liberty League as an associate member for football after the 2024 season, giving both leagues 8 football-playing members.

Member schools

= Current members =

The Empire 8 currently has twelve full members, nine of them are private schools:

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

! Institution

! Location

! Founded

! Affiliation

! Enrollment

! Nickname

! Joined

! Football?

Alfred University

| Alfred, New York

| 1836

| Nonsectarian

| 2,189

| Saxons

| 1964;
1998{{efn|group=full|Alfred left the Empire 8 (then known as the ICAC) after the 1990–91 school year; before re-joining back, effectively the 1998–99 school year.}}

| Yes

Elmira College

| Elmira, New York

| 1855

| Nonsectarian

| 768

| Soaring Eagles

| 1993

| No

Hartwick College

| Oneonta, New York

| 1797

| Nonsectarian

| 1,208

| Hawks

| 1991

| Yes

Houghton University

| Houghton, New York

| 1883

| Wesleyan

| 927

| Highlanders

| 2012

| No

Keuka College

| Keuka Park, New York

| 1890

| Baptist

| 1,535

| Wolves

| 2020

| No

Nazareth University

| Pittsford, New York

| 1924

| Nonsectarian

| 2,791

| Golden Flyers

| 1993

| No

Russell Sage College

| Albany and Troy, New York

| 1916

| Nonsectarian

| 2,389

| Gators

| 2017

| No

{{sort|Saint John Fisher|St. John Fisher University}}

| Rochester, New York

| 1948

| Catholic

(Basilian)

| 3,610

| Cardinals

| 1998

| Yes

State University of New York at Brockport

| Brockport, New York

| 1867

| rowspan="3" | Public

| 7,924

| Golden Eagles

| 2024{{efn|group=full|Joined the Empire 8 as an affiliate member for football in 2014.}}

| Yes

State University of New York at Geneseo

| Geneseo, New York

| 1871

| 4,910

| Knights

| 2024

| No

State University of New York Polytechnic Institute

| Marcy, New York

| 1966

| 2,850

| Wildcats

| 2024

| No

Utica University

| Utica, New York

| 1946

| Nonsectarian

| 4,614

| Pioneers

| 1993

| Yes

;Notes:

{{notelist|group=full}}

= Affiliate members =

The Empire 8 currently has four affiliate members; all but one are public schools:

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

! Institution

! Location

! Founded

! Affiliation

! Enrollment

! Nickname

! Joined

! Empire 8
sport

! Primary
conference

bgcolor=pink

| Hilbert College

| Hamburg, New York

| 1957

| Catholic
{{small|(Franciscan)}}

| 800

| Hawks

| 2024

| football

| Allegheny Mountain (AMCC)

State University of New York at Cortland

| Cortland, New York

| 1868

|rowspan=3| Public

| 6,832

| Red Dragons

| 2015

| football

| SUNYAC

State University of New York at Morrisville

| Morrisville, New York

| 1908

| 2,486

| Mustangs

| 2015

| football

| SUNYAC

State University of New York at Oswego

| Oswego, New York

| 1861

| 7,636

| Lakers

| 2017{{sup|m.golf.}};
2024{{sup|m.ten.}}

| men's golf; men's tennis

| SUNYAC

= Future affiliate members =

The Empire 8 will have one new affiliate member; which is a public school:

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

! Institution

! Location

! Founded

! Affiliation

! Enrollment

! Nickname

! Joining

! Empire 8
sport

! Primary
conference

Alfred State College

| Alfred, New York

| 1908

| Public

| 3,500

| Pioneers

| 2025{{cite press release|url=https://empire8.com/news/2023/10/10/alfred-state-college-to-join-empire-8-as-football-affiliate-member-in-2025.aspx|title=Alfred State College to Join Empire 8 as Football Affiliate Member in 2025|website=Empire 8|date=October 10, 2023|access-date=October 10, 2023}}

| football

| Allegheny Mountain (AMCC)

= Former members =

The Empire 8 had ten former full members, all were private schools:

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

! Institution

! Location

! Founded

! Affiliation

! Enrollment

! Nickname

! Joined

! Left

! Current
conference

Clarkson University

| Potsdam, New York

| 1896

| rowspan="10" | Nonsectarian

| 3,539

| Golden Knights

| 1964

| 1991

| Liberty

Hobart and William Smith Colleges

| Geneva, New York

| 1822 {{small|(Hobart)}}
1908 {{small|(William Smith)}}

| 2,118

| Statesmen {{small|(Hobart)}}
Herons {{small|(William Smith)}}

| 1964

| 1993

| Liberty

Ithaca College

| Ithaca, New York

| 1892

| 4,600

| Bombers

| 1971

| 2017

| Liberty

Medaille College

| Buffalo, New York

| 1937

| 3,925

| Mavericks

| 2022

| 2023

| Closed in 2023

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
(RPI)

| Troy, New York

| 1824

| 7,521

| Engineers

| 1964

| 1993

| Liberty

Rochester Institute of Technology
(RIT)

| Henrietta, New York

| 1829

| 17,652

| Tigers

| 1971

| 2011

| Liberty

{{sort|Sage|The Sage Colleges}}
Sage College of Albany (co-ed)

| Albany, New York

| 1949

| 1,600

| Gators

| 2017

| 2020

| N/A{{efn|group=former|The Sage College of Albany was merged into Russell Sage College.}}

{{sort|Saint Lawrence|St. Lawrence University}}

| Canton, New York

| 1856

| 2,431

| Saints

| 1964

| 1993

| Liberty

Stevens Institute of Technology

| Hoboken, New Jersey

| 1870

| 5,260

| Ducks

| 2007{{efn|group=former|Stevens competed in the Empire 8 as an associate member for field hockey during the 2006 fall season (2006–07 school year).}}

| 2019

| MAC Freedom

Union College

| Schenectady, New York

| 1795

| 2,194

| Dutchmen {{small|(men's)}}
Dutchwomen {{small|(women's)}}

| 1964

| 1971

| Liberty

;Notes:

{{notelist|group=former}}

= Former affiliate members =

The Empire 8 had four former affiliate members, all but one were public schools:

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

! Institution

! Location

! Founded

! Affiliation

! Enrollment

! Nickname

! Joined

! Left

! Empire 8
sport

! Primary
conference

! Conference
competing in
former
Empire 8
sport

Buffalo State College{{efn|group=former|Currently known as Buffalo State University since 2023.}}

| Buffalo, New York

| 1871

| Public{{efn|group=faff|Part of the State University of New York System.}}

| 8,339

| Bengals

| 2012

| 2019

| rowspan="4" | football

| S.U. of New York (SUNYAC)

| Liberty

Frostburg State University

| Frostburg, Maryland

| 1898

| rowspan="2" | Public{{efn|group=faff|Part of the University System of Maryland.}}

| 6,133

| Bobcats

| 2011

| 2016

| colspan="2" | Mountain East (MEC){{efn|group=faff|name=D2|Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.}}

Salisbury University

| Salisbury, Maryland

| 1925

| 8,606

| Sea Gulls

| 2011

| 2016

| Coast to Coast (C2C)

| New Jersey (NJAC)

Springfield College{{cite news |url=http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/athletics.nsf/Headline/F6154E7D46617C5F852576C1004F27F1 |title=Springfield College To Join The Liberty League As Associate Member in Football |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100210092513/http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/athletics.nsf/Headline/F6154E7D46617C5F852576C1004F27F1 |archive-date=February 10, 2010 |website=Springfield College Pride |date=February 5, 2010}}

| Springfield, Massachusetts

| 1885

| Private

| 5,062

| Pride

| 2003

| 2012

| colspan="2" | New England (NEWMAC)

Washington & Jefferson College

|Washington, Pennsylvania

|1781

|Nonsectarian

|1,168

|Presidents

|2002

|2022{{Cite web |date=2022-11-15 |title=W&J Field Hockey joins North Coast as affiliate member, set to begin NCAC play in 2023 |url=https://gopresidents.com/news/2022/11/15/w-j-field-hockey-joins-north-coast-as-affiliate-member-set-to-begin-ncac-play-in-2023.aspx |access-date=2023-10-12 |website=Washington & Jefferson College Athletics |language=en}}

|field hockey

|Presidents' (PAC)

|North Coast (NCAC)

;Notes:

{{notelist|group=faff}}

= Membership timeline =

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bar:6 color:FullxF from:1964 till:1971 text:Union (NY) (1964–1971)

bar:7 color:FullxF from:1971 till:1999 text:Ithaca (1971–2017)

bar:7 color:Full from:1999 till:2017 text:

bar:8 color:FullxF from:1971 till:2011 text:RIT (1971–2011)

bar:9 color:FullxF from:1991 till:1999 text:Hartwick (1991–present)

bar:9 color:Full from:1999 till:end text:

bar:10 color:FullxF from:1993 till:end text:Elmira (1993–present)

bar:11 color:FullxF from:1993 till:end text:Nazareth (N.Y.) (1993–present)

bar:12 color:FullxF from:1993 till:1999 text:Utica (1993–present)

bar:12 color:Full from:1999 till:end text:

bar:13 color:FullxF from:1998 till:1999 text:St. John Fisher (1998–present)

bar:13 color:Full from:1999 till:end text:

bar:14 color:AssocOS from:2002 till:end text:Washington & Jefferson (field hockey, 2002–present)

bar:15 color:AssocF from:2004 till:2008 text:Norwich (football, 2004–2008)

bar:16 color:AssocF from:2004 till:2010 text:Springfield (Mass.) (football, 2004–2010)

bar:17 color:FullxF from:2007 till:2019 text:Stevens (2007–2019)

bar:18 color:AssocF from:2011 till:2016 text:Frostburg State (football, 2011–2016)

bar:19 color:AssocF from:2011 till:2016 text:Salisbury (football, 2011–2016)

bar:20 color:FullxF from:2012 till:end text:Houghton (2012–present)

bar:21 color:AssocF from:2012 till:2019 text:Buffalo State (football, 2012–2019)

bar:22 color:AssocF from:2014 till:2024 text:SUNY Brockport (football, 2014–2024; full, 2024–present)

bar:22 color:FullxF from:2024 till:end text:

bar:23 color:AssocF from:2015 till:end text:SUNY Cortland (football, 2015–present)

bar:24 color:AssocF from:2015 till:end text:SUNY Morrisville (football, 2015–present)

bar:25 color:FullxF from:2017 till:end text:Russell Sage (2017–present)

bar:26 color:FullxF from:2017 till:2020 text:Sage (2017–2020)

bar:27 color:FullxF from:2020 till:end text:Keuka (2020–present)

bar:28 color:FullxF from:2022 till:2023 text:Medaille (2022–2023)

bar:29 color:FullxF from:2024 till:end text:SUNY Geneseo (2024–present)

bar:30 color:FullxF from:2024 till:end text:SUNY Poly (2024–present)

bar:31 color:AssocF from:2024 till:2025 text:Hilbert (football, 2024–2025)

bar:32 color:AssocF from:2025 till:end text:Alfred State (football, 2025–future)

bar:N color:powderblue from:1964 till:1991 text:ICAC

bar:N color:blue from:1991 till:1998 text:EAA

bar:N color:powderblue from:1998 till:end text:Empire 8

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Championships

{{Main|List of Empire 8 Athletic Conference champions}}

{{See also|Empire 8 men's basketball tournament}}

Sports

The Empire 8 sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in the following sports:

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

|+ Conference sports

!Sport

Men'sWomen's
Baseball{{Y}}
Basketball{{Y}}{{Y}}
Cross Country{{Y}}{{Y}}
Field hockey{{Y}}
Football{{Y}}
Golf{{Y}}
Lacrosse{{Y}}{{Y}}
Soccer{{Y}}{{Y}}
Softball{{Y}}
Swimming & Diving{{Y}}{{Y}}
Tennis{{Y}}{{Y}}
Track and field (indoor){{Y}}{{Y}}
Track and field (outdoor){{Y}}{{Y}}
Volleyball{{Y}}{{Y}}

= Men's sponsored sports by school =

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! School!! Baseball !! Basketball !! Cross Country !! Football !! Golf !! Lacrosse !! Soccer !! Swimming & Diving !! Tennis !! Track & Field
(Indoor) !! Track & Field
(Outdoor) !! Volleyball !! Total Empire 8 Sports

Alfred{{N}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{N}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{N}}9
Elmira{{Y}}{{Y}}{{N}}{{N}}{{Y}}{{N}}{{Y}}{{N}}{{N}}{{N}}{{N}}{{Y}}5
Hartwick{{N}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{N}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{N}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{N}}8
Houghton{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{N}}{{N}}{{N}}{{Y}}{{N}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{N}}{{efn|group=a|Houghton added men's volleyball in 2023–24, but is not participating in the Empire 8. It is playing as an independent before moving that sport to the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference in 2024–25.}}7
Keuka{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{N}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{N}}{{N}}{{N}}{{N}}{{N}}6
Nazareth{{N}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{N}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}10
Russell Sage{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{N}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{N}}{{N}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}9
St. John Fisher{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{N}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}11
Utica{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{N}}11
Totals6984+3{{efn|group=a|Affiliate members Brockport, Cortland, Hilbert and SUNY Morrisville.}}6+1{{efn|group=a|Affiliate member Oswego.}}7945+1{{efn|group=a|Affiliate member Oswego.}}77480

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== Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Empire 8 ==

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! School !! Alpine skiing !! Equestrian !! Ice Hockey !! Wrestling

AlfredIndependentIndependentNoNo
ElmiraNoNoNEHCIndependent
NazarethNoIndependentUCHCNo
St. John FisherNoNoNoEmpire Collegiate Wrestling Conference
UticaNoNoUCHCIndependent

= Women's sponsored sports by school =

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! School!! Basketball !! Cross Country !! Field Hockey !! Lacrosse !! Soccer !! Softball !! Swimming & Diving !! Tennis !! Track & Field
(Indoor) !! Track & Field
(Outdoor) !! Volleyball !! Total Empire 8 Sports

Alfred{{Y}}{{Y}}{{N}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}10
Elmira{{Y}}{{N}}{{Y}}{{N}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{N}}{{N}}{{N}}{{N}}{{Y}}5
Hartwick{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{N}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}10
Houghton{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{N}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{N}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}9
Keuka{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{N}}{{N}}{{N}}{{N}}{{Y}}7
Nazareth{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}11
Russell Sage{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{N}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}10
St. John Fisher{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{N}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}10
Utica{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}{{Y}}11
Totals988+1{{efn|group=b|Affiliate member Washington & Jefferson.}}7984777984

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== Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Empire 8 ==

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! School !! Alpine skiing !! Bowling !! Equestrian !! Golf !! Gymnastics !! Ice Hockey !! Rowing !! Rugby !! Water Polo !! Wrestling

AlfredIndependentNoIndependentNoNoNoNoIndependentNoNo
ElmiraNoNoNoNoNoNEHCNoNoNoIndependent
HartwickNoNoIndependentNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
KeukaNoNoNoIndependentNoNoNoNoNoNo
NazarethNoNoIndependentIndependentNoUCHCIndependentNoNoNo
Russell SageNoNoNoIndependentNoNoNoNoNoNo
St. John FisherNoNoNoIndependentNoNoLiberty LeagueNoNoNo
UticaNoNoNoIndependentIndependentUCHCNoNoCWPAIndependent

References

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