MAC Freedom Conference
MAC Freedom | |
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Established | 1999 |
Association | NCAA |
Division | Division III |
Members | 8 |
Sports fielded | 23 (men's: 11; women's: 12) |
Region | Mid-Atlantic |
Headquarters | Annville, Pennsylvania |
Website | http://www.gomacsports.com |
The MAC Freedom is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. It is one of the three conferences that operate under the umbrella of the Middle Atlantic Conferences; the others are the MAC Commonwealth. Member institutions are located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, in the states of New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.
Member schools
Current members
The league currently has eight full members:
Institution | Location | Nickname | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Joined |
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Delaware Valley University | Doylestown, Pennsylvania | Aggies | 1917 | Private/Non-sectarian | 2,241[1] | 1999 |
DeSales University | Center Valley, Pennsylvania | Bulldogs | 1965 | Private/Catholic | 3,199[2] | 1999 |
Eastern University | St. Davids, Pennsylvania | Eagles | 1952 | Private/Baptist | 4,235[3] | 2008 |
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham | Madison, New Jersey | Devils | 1942 | Private/Non-sectarian | 3,288[4] | 1999 |
King's College | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | Monarchs | 1946 | Private/Catholic | 2,725[5] | 1999 |
Manhattanville College | Purchase, New York | Valiants | 1841 | Private/Non-sectarian | 2,695[6] | 2007 |
Misericordia University | Dallas, Pennsylvania | Cougars | 1924 | Private/Catholic | 2,830[7] | 2008 |
Wilkes University | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | Colonels | 1933 | Private/Non-sectarian | 5,136[8] | 1999 |
Former members
Institution | Location | Nickname | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Joined | Left | Current Conference |
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Alvernia University | Reading, Pennsylvania | Crusaders | 1958 | Private/Catholic | 2,906[9] | 2008 | 2009 | MAC Commonwealth |
Arcadia University | Glenside, Pennsylvania | Knights | 1853 | Private/Presbyterian | 4,078[10] | 2007 | 2008 | MAC Commonwealth |
Drew University | Madison, New Jersey | Rangers | 1867 | Private/Methodist | 2,647 | 1999 | 2007 | Landmark |
Lycoming College | Williamsport, Pennsylvania | Warriors | 1812 | Private/Methodist | 1,321[11] | 1999 | 2007 | MAC Commonwealth |
University of Scranton | Scranton, Pennsylvania | Royals | 1888 | Private/Catholic | 5,160 | 1999 | 2007 | Landmark |
Membership timeline
Sports
The MAC Freedom sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, women's field hockey, men's golf, men's and women’s soccer, women's softball, men's and women's tennis, and women's volleyball. In addition, members also compete in the Middle Atlantic Conference in men's and women's cross country, men's football, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's swimming, and men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field.
References
- ↑ http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?match=true&collegeId=901&searchType=college&type=qfs&word=delaware%20valley
- ↑ http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?match=true&collegeId=1669&searchType=college&type=qfs&word=desales
- ↑ http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?match=true&collegeId=3784&searchType=college&type=qfs&word=eastern%20university
- ↑ http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=2166&type=qfs&skey=fairleigh%20dickinson
- ↑ http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=3678&type=qfs&skey=king's
- ↑ http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?match=true&collegeId=2847&searchType=college&type=qfs&word=manhattanville
- ↑ http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?match=true&collegeId=1330&searchType=college&type=qfs&word=misericordia
- ↑ http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?match=true&collegeId=3103&searchType=college&type=qfs&word=wilkes
- ↑ http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?match=true&collegeId=2854&searchType=college&type=qfs&word=alvernia
- ↑ http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?match=true&collegeId=3401&searchType=college&type=qfs&word=arcadia
- ↑ http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?match=true&collegeId=1628&searchType=college&type=qfs&word=lycoming