MAC Freedom Conference
MAC Freedom | |
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Established | 1999 |
Association | NCAA |
Division | Division III |
Members | 9 |
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Region | Mid-Atlantic |
Headquarters | Annville, Pennsylvania |
Website | http://www.gomacsports.com |
The MAC Freedom, in full Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom,[1] 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 and the Middle Atlantic Conference, a grouping used for some sports that consists of MAC Commonwealth and MAC Freedom schools. Member institutions are located in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Member schools[]
Current members[]
The league currently has nine full members. The most recent changes in membership coincided with the 2020 arrival of York College of Pennsylvania as a MAC Commonwealth member. The MAC, which expanded to 18 members with York's arrival, realigned into two leagues of 9 members each. Accordingly, Eastern moved to the MAC Commonwealth, while Arcadia and Lycoming moved from the MAC Commonwealth to the MAC Freedom.[2]
Institution | Location | Nickname | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Joined |
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Arcadia University | Glenside, Pennsylvania | Knights | 1853 | Private/Presbyterian | 2,473 | 2007, 2020[a] |
Delaware Valley University | Doylestown, Pennsylvania | Aggies | 1917 | Private/Nonsectarian | 2,375 | 1999 |
DeSales University | Center Valley, Pennsylvania | Bulldogs | 1965 | Private/Catholic | 3,309 | 1999 |
Fairleigh Dickinson University–Florham | Madison, New Jersey | Devils | 1942 | Private/Nonsectarian | 2,546 | 1999 |
King's College | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | Monarchs | 1946 | Private/Catholic | 2,421 | 1999 |
Lycoming College | Williamsport, Pennsylvania | Warriors | 1812 | Private/Methodist | 1,272 | 1999, 2020[b] |
Misericordia University | Dallas, Pennsylvania | Cougars | 1924 | Private/Catholic | 2,879 | 2008 |
Stevens Institute of Technology | Hoboken, New Jersey | Ducks | 1870 | Private/Nonsectarian | 5,260 | 2019 |
Wilkes University | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | Colonels | 1933 | Private/Nonsectarian | 5,552 | 1999 |
Enrollment source:[3]
Former members[]
Institution | Location | Nickname | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Joined | Left | Current Conference |
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Alvernia University | Reading, Pennsylvania | Crusaders | 1958 | Private/Catholic | 2,872 | 2008 | 2009 | MAC Commonwealth |
Drew University | Madison, New Jersey | Rangers | 1867 | Private/Methodist | 2,647 | 1999 | 2007 | Landmark |
Eastern University | St. Davids, Pennsylvania | Eagles | 1952 | Private/Baptist | 3,420 | 2008 | 2020 | MAC Commonwealth |
Manhattanville College | Purchase, New York | Valiants | 1841 | Private/Nonsectarian | 2,700 | 2007 | 2019 | Skyline |
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 and women's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, 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 MAC's Middle Atlantic Conference in men's and women's cross country, men's football, men's and women's ice hockey,[a] men's and women's swimming, men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field, men's volleyball, and men's wrestling.
Footnotes[]
- ^ While officially sponsoring ice hockey, the larger MAC does not conduct a conference tournament; all MAC ice hockey schools compete in the single-sport United Collegiate Hockey Conference for that league's automatic bids to the NCAA Division III men's and women's tournaments. The MAC uses regular-season results of UCHC games involving MAC members to extrapolate a conference champion. The relationship between the MAC and UCHC is similar to that in Division I between the Ivy League and ECAC Hockey.
References[]
- ^ "MAC Officially Welcomes York (Pa.), New Conference Structure" (Press release). Middle Atlantic Conferences. July 1, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
Located in Annville, Pa., the Middle Atlantic Conference is an NCAA Division III conference comprised of the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC), Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth (MAC Commonwealth) and Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom).
- ^ "MAC Announces Realignment for 2020-21" (Press release). Middle Atlantic Conferences. May 7, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ^ "Best Colleges". U.S. News & World Report.
External links[]
- Middle Atlantic Conferences