Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference

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Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference
AMCC
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference logo
Established1997
AssociationNCAA
DivisionDivision III
Members9 (8 in 2022)
Sports fielded
  • 18
    • men's: 9
    • women's: 9
RegionTrans-Appalachia
HeadquartersNorth Boston, New York
CommissionerDonna Ledwin
Websitewww.amccsports.org
Locations
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference locations

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.

Member schools[]

Current members[]

Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference
Location of AMCC full members 2021-22 Blue pog.svg full, Red pog.svg leaving

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[a] 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)
  1. ^ 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[]

Alfred State CollegeEast Coast ConferenceD'Youville CollegePresidents' Athletic ConferenceFranciscan University of SteubenvilleMount Aloysius CollegeEmpire 8Medaille CollegeHilbert CollegePenn State AltoonaGreat Midwest Athletic ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceLake Erie CollegeMountain East ConferenceCoast to Coast Athletic ConferenceFrostburg State UniversityUniversity of Pittsburgh at GreensburgUniversity of Pittsburgh at BradfordPenn State Erie, The Behrend CollegeLa Roche College

Sports[]

The AMCC Conference sponsors championships in the following sports:

Conference sports
Sport Men's Women's
Baseball
Green tickY
Basketball
Green tickY
Green tickY
Bowling
Green tickY
Cross Country
Green tickY
Green tickY
Golf
Green tickY
Lacrosse
Green tickY
Soccer
Green tickY
Green tickY
Softball
Green tickY
Swimming & Diving
Green tickY
Green tickY
Tennis
Green tickY
Green tickY
Volleyball
Green tickY
Green tickY

Men's sponsored sports by school[]

School Baseball Basketball Cross
Country
Golf Soccer Swimming
& Diving
Tennis Volleyball Total
Alfred State Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN 5
Hilbert Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY 7
La Roche Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN 6
Medaille Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 9
Mount Aloysius Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY 7
PS-Altoona Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 7
PS-Erie Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN 7
Pitt-Bradford Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN 6
Pitt-Greensburg Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Red XN 6
Totals 9 9 7 8 9 5+2 6 4+4 57+6
Geneva Green tickY 1
Hiram Green tickY 1
Saint Vicent Green tickY 1
SUNY Delhi Green tickY 1
Theil Green tickY 1
Wells Green tickY 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 Red XN ECAC CSAC Red XN ECWC
Hilbert Red XN NEAC Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
La Roche Red XN NEAC Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
Medaille Red XN NEAC Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
PS-Erie Red XN Red XN Independent CSAC MPSF ECWC
Pitt-Bradford Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN ECWC

Women's sponsored sports by school[]

School Basketball Bowling Cross
Country
Lacrosse Soccer Softball Swimming
& Diving
Tennis Volleyball Total
Alfred State Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY 6
Hilbert Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY 7
La Roche Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY 8
Medaille Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 9
Mount Aloysius Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY 8
PS-Altoona Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 7
PS-Erie Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 8
Pitt-Bradford Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 7
Pitt-Greensburg Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY 7
Totals 9 8+2 7 4 9 9 5+2 7 9 67+4
New Jersey City Green tickY 1
Saint Vincent Green tickY 1
SUNY Delhi Green tickY 1
Wells Green tickY 1

Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the AMCC that are played by AMCC schools[]

School Golf Field Hockey Track
& Field
(Indoor)
Track
& Field
(Outdoor)
Water
Polo
Alfred State Red XN Red XN Independent CSAC Red XN
Medaille Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN
Mount Aloysius Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
PS-Altoona Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
PS-Erie Green tickY Red XN Red XN CSAC CWPA

References[]

  1. ^ "ECC to Add D'Youville as Conference's 11th Member" (Press release). East Coast Conference. March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "PAC adds Franciscan as full member" (Press release). Presidents' Athletic Conference. April 16, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  3. ^ "Wittenberg Back to the MCVL in 2021" (Press release). Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League. January 24, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "AMCC Announces Changes to Men's Volleyball Affiliate Membership" (Press release). Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference. January 8, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  6. ^ "We've got BIG NEWS from D'Youville!" (Press release). D'Youville Saints. June 22, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.

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