Great Northeast Athletic Conference

Great Northeast Athletic Conference
Great Northeast Athletic Conference
GNAC
Established	1995
Association	NCAA
Division	Division III
Members	14
Sports fielded	17 men's: 8; women's: 9; ;
Region	New England
Headquarters	Winthrop, Massachusetts
Commissioner	Joe Walsh (since 2005)
Website	thegnac.com
Locations

The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III.

Chronological history[]

1998 - Norwich University, Southern Vermont College and Western New England College joined the GNAC, effectively the 1998-99 academic year.

1998 - Suffolk's men's sports joined the GNAC, effectively the 1998-99 academic year.

2007 - Western New England left the GNAC, effectively the 2006-07 academic year.

2007 - Lasell College and Mount Ida College and Saint Joseph's College of Maine joined the GNAC, effectively the 2007-08 academic year.

2008 - Daniel Webster and Southern Vermont left the GNAC, effectively the 2007-08 academic year.

2011 - Anna Maria College joined the GNAC, effectively the 2011-12 academic year.

2018 - Mount Ida left the GNAC due to the closure of the institution, effectively the 2017-18 academic year.

2018 - Colby–Sawyer College joined the GNAC, effectively the 2018-19 academic year.

2018 - Saint Joseph (Conn.) added men's sports, effectively the 2018-19 academic year.

Great Northeast Athletic Conference

Locations of GNAC members, 2021-2022

full and

associate

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined
Albertus Magnus College	New Haven, Connecticut	Falcons	1925	Private (Catholic)	1,961	1995
Anna Maria College	Paxton, Massachusetts	Amcats	1946	Private (Catholic)	1,500	2011
Colby-Sawyer College	New London, New Hampshire	Chargers	1837	Private	1,043	2018
Dean College	Franklin, Massachusetts	Bulldogs	1865	Private	1,055	2020
Elms College	Chicopee, Massachusetts	Blazers	1928	Private	1,713	2021+
Emmanuel College	Boston, Massachusetts	Saints	1919	Private (Catholic)	1,850	1995
Johnson & Wales University	Providence, Rhode Island	Wildcats	1914	Private	8,564	1995
Lasell University	Newton, Massachusetts	Lasers	1851	Private	2,200	2007
Norwich University	Northfield, Vermont	Cadets	1819	Military	2,300	1998
Regis College	Weston, Massachusetts	Pride	1927	Private (Catholic)	2,748	2017
Rivier University	Nashua, New Hampshire	Raiders	1933	Private (Catholic)	2,520	1995
University of Saint Joseph	West Hartford, Connecticut	Blue Jays	1932	Private (Catholic)	2,405	1995
Saint Joseph's College of Maine	Standish, Maine	Monks	1912	Private (Catholic)	1,987	2007
Simmons University^	Boston, Massachusetts	Sharks	1899	Private	1,900	1995

^ - Women's college, therefore not participating in men's sports
+ - Full member status;^[1] associate member in swimming and diving since 2008.

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined	Primary Conference	GNAC Sport
Eastern Nazarene College	Quincy, Massachusetts	Lions	1900	Private	1,063	2018	NECC	men's tennis
Husson University	Bangor, Maine	Eagles	1898	Private	3,500	2008	NAC	swimming and diving
Rhode Island College	Providence, R.I.	Anchormen	1854	Private	7,523	2008-09	LEC	men's golf
University of Southern Maine	Portland, Maine	Huskies	1878	Public	8,022	2008	LEC	men's golf
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth	North Dartmouth, Massachusetts	Corsairs	1895	Public	8,513	2012	LEC	men's golf
Wentworth Institute of Technology	Boston, Massachusetts	Leopards	1904	Private	4,576	2011	CCC	men's volleyball

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Joined	Left	Current Conference
Daniel Webster College	Nashua, New Hampshire	Eagles	1965	Private	1995	2008	None (Closed in 2017)
Endicott College	Beverly, Massachusetts	Gulls	1939	Private	1995	1999	CCC
Emerson College	Boston, Massachusetts	Lions	1880	Private	1995	2013	NEWMAC
Mount Ida College	Newton, Massachusetts	Mustangs	1899	Private	2007	2018	None (Closed in 2018)
Pine Manor College	Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	Gators	1911	Private	1995	2012	None (Acquired by Boston College in 2021)
Southern Vermont College	Bennington, Vermont	Mountaineers	1929	Private	1998	2008	None (Closed in 2019)
Suffolk University	Boston, Massachusetts	Rams	1906	Private	1995	2020	CCC
Western New England University	Springfield, Massachusetts	Golden Bears	1919	Private	1998	2007	CCC

^ "Elms, GNAC Ready to Begin Conference Affiliation in 2021-22". Great Northeast Athletic Conference. April 7, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2021.

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Full members	Albertus Magnus Falcons Anna Maria Amcats Colby-Sawyer Chargers Dean Bulldogs Elms Blazers Emmanuel Saints Johnson & Wales Wildcats Lasell Lasers Norwich Cadets Regis Pride Rivier Raiders Saint Joseph (CT) Blue Jays Saint Joseph's (ME) Monks Simmons Sharks
Associate members	Eastern Nazarene Lions (men's tennis) Husson Eagles (swimming & diving) Rhode Island College Anchormen (men's golf) Southern Maine Huskies (men's golf) UMass Dartmouth Corsairs (men's golf) Wentworth Leopards (men's volleyball)
Former members	Daniel Webster Eagles Endicott Gulls Emerson Lions Mount Ida Mustangs Pine Manor Gators Southern Vermont Mountaineers Suffolk Rams Western New England Golden Bears