Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference
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.
| Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | |
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| AMCC | |
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| Established | 1997 |
| Association | NCAA |
| Division | Division III |
| Members | 9 (8 in 2022) |
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| Region | Trans-Appalachia |
| Headquarters | North Boston, New York |
| Commissioner | Donna Ledwin |
| Website | www |
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Member schools
Current members
The league currently has 9 full members. The most recent changes to conference membership took place in 2020, with two full members and one associate member leaving. D'Youville began a transition to NCAA Division II in the East Coast Conference,[1] and Franciscan completed a multi-year transition to full membership in the D-III Presidents' Athletic Conference.[2] Wittenberg, 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 will join the entirely New York-based Empire 8 in 2022–23.[4]
| Institution | Location | Nickname | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Joined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred State College | Alfred, New York | Pioneers | 1908 | Public | 3,500 | 2019 |
| Hilbert College | Hamburg, New York | Hawks | 1957 | Private/Catholic | 1,100 | 2005 |
| La Roche College | McCandless, Pennsylvania | Redhawks | 1963 | Private/Catholic | 1,465 | 1997 |
| Medaille College | Buffalo, New York | Mavericks | 1937 | Private/Nonsectarian | 3,925 | 2005 |
| Mount Aloysius College | Cresson, Pennsylvania | Mounties | 1853 | Private/Catholic | 1,600 | 2006 |
| Penn State-Altoona | Logan Township, Pennsylvania | Nittany Lions | 1939 | Public–private hybrid | 3,800 | 1998 |
| Penn State-Erie | Erie, Pennsylvania | Behrend Lions | 1948 | Public–private hybrid | 4,046 | 1997 |
| University of Pittsburgh at Bradford | Bradford, Pennsylvania | Panthers | 1963 | Public–private hybrid | 1,502 | 1997 |
| University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg | Greensburg, Pennsylvania | Bobcats | 1963 | Public–private hybrid | 1,704 | 1997 |
Associate members
| Institution | Location | Nickname | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Joined | Primary Conference |
AMCC Sport |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geneva College | Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania | Golden Tornadoes | 1848 | Reformed Presbyterian | 1,791 | 2018–19 | Presidents' | men's volleyball |
| Hiram College | Hiram, Ohio | Terriers | 1850 | Disciples of Christ | 1,350 | 2017–18 | NCAC | men's volleyball |
| New Jersey City University | Jersey City, New Jersey | Gothic Knights | 1929 | Public | 7,300 | 2015–16 | NJAC | women's bowling |
| Saint Vincent College | Latrobe, Pennsylvania | Bearcats | 1846 | Catholic (Benedictine) | 1,766 | 2018–19 (bowling) 2020–21 (volleyball)[5] |
Presidents' | women's bowling men's volleyball |
| State University of New York at Delhi | Delhi, New York | Broncos | 1913 | Public (SUNY) | 3,000 | 2018-19 | NAC | men's and women's swimming & diving |
| Thiel College | Greenville, Pennsylvania | Tomcats | 1866 | Lutheran (ELCA) | 1,096 | 2018–19 | Presidents' | men's volleyball |
| Wells College | Aurora, New York | Express | 1868 | Private | 480 | 2020–21 | United East | men's and women's swimming & diving |
Former members
| Institution | Location | Nickname | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Joined | Left | Current Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Youville College | Buffalo, New York | Saints[lower-alpha 1] | 1946 | Private/Catholic | 2,900 | 2009 | 2020 | East Coast (DII) |
| Franciscan University of Steubenville | Steubenville, Ohio | Barons | 1946 | Private/Catholic | 2,238 | 2008 | 2020 | Presidents' |
| Frostburg State University | Frostburg, Maryland | Bobcats | 1898 | Public | 6,133 | 1997 | 2010 | Mountain East (DII) |
| Lake Erie College | Painesville, Ohio | Storm | 1856 | Private | 975 | 1997 | 2008 | GLIAC (DII) |
- 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.[6]
Former associate members
| Institution | Location | Nickname | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Joined | Left | Primary Conference |
AMCC Sport | Current Conference in Former AMCC Sport |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wittenberg University | Springfield, Ohio | Tigers | 1845 | Lutheran (ELCA) | 2,050 | 2018 | 2020 | NCAC | men's volleyball | MCVL |
Membership timeline
Sports
The AMCC Conference sponsors championships in the following sports:
| Sport | Men's | Women's |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball |  | |
| Basketball | | |
| Bowling | | |
| Cross Country | | |
| Golf | | |
| Lacrosse | | |
| Soccer | | |
| Softball | | |
| Swimming & Diving | | |
| Tennis | | |
| Volleyball | | |
Men's sponsored sports by school
| School | Baseball | Basketball | Cross Country | Golf | Soccer | Swimming & Diving | Tennis | Volleyball | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred State | | | |  | | | | | 5 |
| Hilbert | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| La Roche | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| Medaille | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| Mount Aloysius | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| PS-Altoona | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| PS-Erie | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| Pitt-Bradford | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| Pitt-Greensburg | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| Totals | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5+2 | 6 | 4+4 | 57+6 |
| Geneva | | 1 | |||||||
| Hiram | | 1 | |||||||
| Saint Vicent | | 1 | |||||||
| SUNY Delhi | | 1 | |||||||
| Theil | | 1 | |||||||
| Wells | | 1 |
Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the AMCC that are played by AMCC schools
| School | Football | Lacrosse | Track & Field (Indoor) | Track & Field (Outdoor) | Water Polo | Wrestling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred State | ECFC | | ECAC | CSAC | | ECWC |
| Hilbert | | NEAC | | | | |
| La Roche | | NEAC | | | | |
| Medaille | | NEAC | | | | |
| PS-Erie | | | Independent | CSAC | MPSF | ECWC |
| Pitt-Bradford | | | | | | ECWC |
Women's sponsored sports by school
| School | Basketball | Bowling | Cross Country | Lacrosse | Soccer | Softball | Swimming & Diving | Tennis | Volleyball | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred State | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| Hilbert | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| La Roche | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| Medaille | | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| Mount Aloysius | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| PS-Altoona | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| PS-Erie | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| Pitt-Bradford | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| Pitt-Greensburg | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| Totals | 9 | 8+2 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 5+2 | 7 | 9 | 67+4 |
| New Jersey City | | 1 | ||||||||
| Saint Vincent | | 1 | ||||||||
| SUNY Delhi | | 1 | ||||||||
| Wells | | 1 |
References
- "ECC to Add D'Youville as Conference's 11th Member" (Press release). East Coast Conference. March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- "PAC adds Franciscan as full member" (Press release). Presidents' Athletic Conference. April 16, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
- "Wittenberg Back to the MCVL in 2021" (Press release). Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League. January 24, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
- "Medaille College to Join Empire 8 NCAA Division III Conference as Tenth Member in Fall 2022". Medaille College Office of Communications. August 26, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- "AMCC Announces Changes to Men's Volleyball Affiliate Membership" (Press release). Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference. January 8, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
- "We've got BIG NEWS from D'Youville!" (Press release). D'Youville Saints. June 22, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
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