Centennial Conference

Centennial Conference
Centennial Conference
Established	1981
Association	NCAA
Division	Division III
Members	11
Sports fielded	24 men's: 12; women's: 12; ;
Region	Mid-Atlantic
Headquarters	Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Commissioner	Portia Hoeg
Website	centennial.org
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The Centennial Conference is an athletic conference which competes in the NCAA's Division III. Member teams are located in Maryland and Pennsylvania.

Eleven private colleges compose the Centennial Conference. Five of ten members of the Centennial Conference rank among the top 50 national liberal arts colleges and Johns Hopkins University is tied for tenth among national universities.

On average, Centennial members sponsor 19 varsity teams. Conference members have won seventeen NCAA team titles: Johns Hopkins women's cross country (2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021), Gettysburg women's lacrosse (2011, 2017, 2018), Haverford men's cross country (2010), Franklin & Marshall women's lacrosse (2007, 2009), Ursinus field hockey (2006), Washington men's lacrosse (1998), and Washington men's tennis (1994, 1997).

History[]

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According to the Centennial Conference's web site: "On June 4, 1981, Keith Spalding, then-president of Franklin & Marshall College, made the announcement that "eight private colleges found it timely and appropriate to form a round-robin football schedule among institutions with similar attitudes and practices in intercollegiate football competition." With that statement, the Centennial Conference was born. Those private colleges were Dickinson College, Franklin & Marshall College, Gettysburg College, Johns Hopkins University, Muhlenberg College, Swarthmore College, Ursinus College, and Western Maryland College (later renamed and now known as McDaniel College).

The conference moved from a football-only conference to an all-sports conference after a 1991 feasibility study. The study also recommended to expand from eight schools to eleven. The other schools recommended were Bryn Mawr College, Haverford College, and Washington College. Those three schools accepted and became charter members in 1992 as the conference expanded its sports offerings.

All of the charter members defected from the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC). Johns Hopkins and McDaniel College both played in the Mason-Dixon Conference prior to entering the MAC in 1975.

Member schools[]

Current members[]

Institution	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined	Nickname	Football
Bryn Mawr College^[a]	Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania	1885	Private	1,381	1992–93	Owls	No
Dickinson College	Carlisle, Pennsylvania	1783	Private	2,420	1981–82	Red Devils	Yes
Franklin & Marshall College	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	1787	Private	2,255	1981–82	Diplomats	Yes
Gettysburg College	Gettysburg, Pennsylvania	1832	Private/ Lutheran	2,384	1981–82	Bullets	Yes
Haverford College	Haverford, Pennsylvania	1833	Private	1,268	1992–93	Fords	No
Johns Hopkins University^[b]	Baltimore, Maryland	1876	Private	20,174	1981–82	Blue Jays	Yes
McDaniel College	Westminster, Maryland	1867	Private	1,559	1981–82	Green Terror	Yes
Muhlenberg College	Allentown, Pennsylvania	1848	Private/ Lutheran	2,408	1981–82	Mules	Yes
Swarthmore College	Swarthmore, Pennsylvania	1864	Private	1,543	1981–82	Garnet	No
Ursinus College	Collegeville, Pennsylvania	1869	Private/ Secular	1,556	1981–82	Bears	Yes
Washington College	Chestertown, Maryland	1782	Private	1,479	1992–93	Shoremen (men's) Shorewomen (women's)	No

Notes

^ Bryn Mawr is a women's college, therefore it does not sponsor men's teams.
^ Johns Hopkins had dual athletic conference membership with the University Athletic Association from 1992–93 to 2000–01, then the Blue Jays left the UAA in order to fully align with the Centennial Conference. Additionally, its men's and women's lacrosse teams do not play in the Centennial Conference, but instead play as Division I teams in the Big Ten Conference.

Affiliate members[]

Institution	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined	Nickname	Primary conference	Centennial sport
Cabrini University	Radnor, Pennsylvania	1957	Private/ Catholic	1,759	2019-20	Cavaliers	AEC	women's golf
Juniata College	Huntingdon, Pennsylvania	1876	Private/ Church of the Brethren	1,568	2007-08	Eagles	Landmark	football
Marymount University	Arlington, Virginia	1950	Private/ Catholic	3,684	2017-18	Saints	AEC	women's golf
United States Merchant Marine Academy	Kings Point, New York	1943	Federal	1,011	2004-05	Mariners	Skyline	wrestling
Moravian College	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	1742	Private/ Moravian	1,568	2007-08	Greyhounds	Landmark	football
Susquehanna University	Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania	1858	Private/ Lutheran	2,195	2010-11	River Hawks	Landmark	football¹
Washington and Lee University	Lexington, Virginia	1749	Private	1,830	1998-99	Generals	ODAC	wrestling

Notes

Susquehanna University was also an affiliate member in women's golf from the 2010–11 season until the 2016–17 season.

Former affiliate members[]

Institution	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined	Left	Nickname	Primary conference	Centennial sport
Neumann University	Aston, Pennsylvania	1965	Private/ Catholic	3,000	2017-18	2018-19	Knights	AEC	women's golf
New York University	New York City	1832	Private	22,280	2011-12	2015-16	Violets	UAA	wrestling
Stevens Institute of Technology	Hoboken, New Jersey	1870	Private	5,260	2004-05	2018-19	Ducks	MAC Freedom	wrestling

Membership timeline[]

Sports[]

The Centennial Conference sponsors championships in the following sports:

**Conference sports**
Sport	Men's	Women's
Baseball	Y
Basketball	Y	Y
Cross Country	Y	Y
Field Hockey		Y
Football	Y
Golf	Y	Y
Lacrosse	Y	Y
Soccer	Y	Y
Softball		Y
Swimming	Y	Y
Tennis	Y	Y
Track and field (indoor)	Y	Y
Track and field (outdoor)	Y	Y
Volleyball		Y
Wrestling	Y

Men's sponsored sports by school[]

School	Baseball	Basketball	Cross country	Football	Golf	Lacrosse	Soccer	Swimming	Tennis	Track & Field (indoor)	Track & Field (outdoor)	Wrestling	Total
Dickinson	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	11
Franklin & Marshall	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N^[A]	11
Gettysburg	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	12
Haverford	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N	9
Johns Hopkins	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N^[B]	Y	N^[C]	Y	Y	Y	Y	9
McDaniel	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	12
Muhlenberg	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	11
Swarthmore	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	10
Ursinus	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	12
Washington	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	6
Totals	10	10	9	7+3	7	9	10	7	10	9	9	5+2	104+5
Juniata				Y									1
Merchant Marine												Y	1
Moravian				Y									1
Susquehanna				Y									1
Washington & Lee												Y	1

Notes

^ Franklin & Marshall sponsors men's wrestling, however, the team does not play in the Centennial Conference, but instead play as Division I teams in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association.
^ Johns Hopkins sponsors men's lacrosse, however, the team does not play in the Centennial Conference, but instead play as Division I teams in the Big Ten Conference.
^ Johns Hopkins sponsors men's swimming, however, the team is yet to attend a conference championship. They were a member of the Bluegrass Mountain Conference, a Division II swimming conference, from the 2009-10 season until the 2015-16 season, the team now functions as a swimming independent.

Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Centennial Conference that are played by Landmark schools[]

School	Fencing	Rowing	Sailing	Squash	Trap & Skeet	Water Polo
Dickinson	N	N	N	MASC	N	N
Franklin & Marshall	N	MARC	N	MASC	N	N
Haverford	MACFA	N	N	CSA	N	N
Johns Hopkins	MACFA	N	N	N	N	MAWPC
Washington	N	MARC	MAISA	N	ACUI	N

Women's sponsored sports by school[]

School	Basketball	Cross country	Field Hockey	Golf	Lacrosse	Soccer	Softball	Swimming	Tennis	Track & Field (indoor)	Track & Field (outdoor)	Volleyball	Total
Bryn Mawr	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	10
Dickinson	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	12
Franklin & Marshall	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	12
Gettysburg	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	12
Haverford	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	10
Johns Hopkins	Y	Y	Y	N	N^[A]	Y	N	N^[B]	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
McDaniel	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	12
Muhlenberg	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	11
Swarthmore	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	11
Ursinus	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	12
Washington	Y	N	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	8
Totals	11	10	11	6+2	10	11	9	8	11	10	10	11	118+2
Cabrini				Y									1
Marymount				Y									1

Notes

^ Johns Hopkins sponsors women's lacrosse, however, the team does not play in the Centennial Conference, but instead play as Division I teams in the Big Ten Conference.
^ Johns Hopkins sponsors women's swimming, however, the team is yet to attend a conference championship. They were a member of the Bluegrass Mountain Conference, a Division II swimming conference, from the 2009-10 season until the 2015-16 season, the team now functions as a swimming independent.

Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Centennial Conference that are played by Landmark schools[]

School	Badminton	Fencing	Gymnastics	Rowing	Sailing	Squash	Trap & Skeet
Bryn Mawr	Independent	N	N		N	N	N
Dickinson	N	N	N	N	N	MASC	N
Franklin & Marshall	N	N	N	MARC	N	MASC	N
Haverford	N	MACFA	N	N	N	CSA	N
Johns Hopkins	N	MACFA	N	N	N	N	N
Swarthmore	Independent	N	N	N	N	N	N
Ursinus	N	N	NCGA	N	N	N	N
Washington	N	N	N	MARC	MAISA	N	ACUI

Current champions[]

Season	Sport	Women's Champion	Men's Champion
Fall 2019	Cross Country	Johns Hopkins (X12)	Johns Hopkins (X1)
	Cross Country
	Field Hockey	Johns Hopkins (X2)	N/A
	Field Hockey		N/A
	Football	N/A	Muhlenberg (X2)
	Football	N/A
	Soccer	Washington College (X1)	Washington College (X1)
	Soccer
	Volleyball	Johns Hopkins (X4)	N/A
	Volleyball		N/A
Winter 2019-20	Basketball	Haverford (X1)	Swarthmore (X1)
	Basketball
	Swimming	Gettysburg (X1)	Franklin & Marshall (X1)
	Swimming
	Indoor Track & Field	Johns Hopkins (X10)	Johns Hopkins (X8)
	Indoor Track & Field
	Wrestling	N/A	Washington & Lee (X1)
	Wrestling	N/A
Spring 2019	Baseball	N/A	Johns Hopkins (X1)
	Baseball	N/A
	Golf	Gettysburg (X9)	Gettysburg (X1)
	Golf
	Lacrosse	Gettysburg (X2)	Ursinus (X1)
	Lacrosse
	Softball	Dickinson (X1)	N/A
	Softball		N/A
	Tennis	Johns Hopkins (X13)	Johns Hopkins (X13)
	Tennis
	Outdoor Track and Field	Johns Hopkins (X10)	Johns Hopkins (X6)
	Outdoor Track and Field

References[]

^ https://www.centennial.org/information/directory/bios/Portia_Hoeg?view=bio

External links[]

Official website

[2] Bryn Mawr is a women's college, therefore it does not sponsor men's teams.

[3] Johns Hopkins had dual athletic conference membership with the University Athletic Association from 1992–93 to 2000–01, then the Blue Jays left the UAA in order to fully align with the Centennial Conference. Additionally, its men's and women's lacrosse teams do not play in the Centennial Conference, but instead play as Division I teams in the Big Ten Conference.

[F&M_Wrestling-4] Franklin & Marshall sponsors men's wrestling, however, the team does not play in the Centennial Conference, but instead play as Division I teams in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association.

[JHU_Lacrosse-5] Johns Hopkins sponsors men's lacrosse, however, the team does not play in the Centennial Conference, but instead play as Division I teams in the Big Ten Conference.

[JHU_Swimming-6] Johns Hopkins sponsors men's swimming, however, the team is yet to attend a conference championship. They were a member of the Bluegrass Mountain Conference, a Division II swimming conference, from the 2009-10 season until the 2015-16 season, the team now functions as a swimming independent.

[JHU_Lacrosse-7] Johns Hopkins sponsors women's lacrosse, however, the team does not play in the Centennial Conference, but instead play as Division I teams in the Big Ten Conference.

[JHU_Swimming-8] Johns Hopkins sponsors women's swimming, however, the team is yet to attend a conference championship. They were a member of the Bluegrass Mountain Conference, a Division II swimming conference, from the 2009-10 season until the 2015-16 season, the team now functions as a swimming independent.

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Contents

History[]

Member schools[]

Current members[]

Affiliate members[]

Former affiliate members[]

Membership timeline[]

Sports[]

Men's sponsored sports by school[]

Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Centennial Conference that are played by Landmark schools[]

Women's sponsored sports by school[]

Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Centennial Conference that are played by Landmark schools[]

Current champions[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]