New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference

New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference
New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference
NEWMAC
Established	1985
Association	NCAA
Division	Division III
Members	11 full, 6 affiliate (7 in 2023)
Sports fielded	19 men's: 8; women's: 11; ;
Region	New England
Former names	New England Women's 8; New England Women's 6
Headquarters	Westwood, Massachusetts
Commissioner	Patrick B. Summers (since 2011)
Website	newmacsports.com
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The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) 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 Connecticut and Massachusetts.

History[]

The NEWMAC was established in 1998, when the former New England Women's 8 Conference (NEW 8) voted to begin sponsoring conference play and championships for men. At this time, the conference expanded its membership to include Springfield College and the United States Coast Guard Academy.

The NEW 8 began play in 1985-86 as the New England Women's 6 Conference (NEW 6). Charter members were Babson College, Brandeis University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Smith College, Wellesley College and Wheaton College. Mount Holyoke College and Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) joined in 1988 and the name was changed to the NEW 8 Conference. At the conclusion of the 1994-95 academic year, Brandeis University withdrew from the NEW 8 to join the University Athletic Association (where its men's sports competed at that time) and Clark University accepted membership, keeping the NEW 8's membership at eight institutions. ^[1]

In March 2012, NEWMAC announced the addition of Emerson College as the 11th full member of the league starting in the 2013-14 academic year. With the addition of Emerson the NEWMAC began re-sponsoring the sport of men's lacrosse, adding an affiliate member, Massachusetts Maritime Academy. In July of 2012, the conference welcomed Simmons College as an affiliate member to compete in the sport of rowing.

In April 2015, the conference office announced it would begin sponsoring football in the 2017 season, with Maine Maritime Academy, the United States Merchant Marine Academy and Norwich University as affiliate members.^[2] On September 29, 2015, NEWMAC announced the addition of The Catholic University of America as another associate member in football effective July 1, 2017,^[3] and on June 23, 2021, the conference added the State University of New York Maritime College (SUNY Maritime) as its new football affiliate in 2023, leaving the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference after the 2022 season.^[4]

Member schools[]

Current members[]

New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference full members

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Locations of NEWMAC full members, 2021-2022

Full Football Playing Member

Full Non-Football Playing Member

Full Women's College member (all a part of Seven Sisters)

Former full member

The league currently has 11 full members:

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined	Acceptance Rate^[5]
Babson College	Wellesley, Massachusetts	Beavers	1919	Private/Non-sectarian	3,340	1985	26%
Clark University	Worcester, Massachusetts	Cougars	1887	Private/Non-sectarian	3,377	1995	54%
Emerson College	Boston, Massachusetts	Lions	1880	Private/Non-sectarian	4,290	2013	33%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Cambridge, Massachusetts	Engineers	1861	Private/Non-sectarian	10,253	1985	8%
Mount Holyoke College†	South Hadley, Massachusetts	Lyons	1837	Private/Non-sectarian	2,100	1987	55%
Smith College†	Northampton, Massachusetts	Pioneers	1871	Private/Non-sectarian	2,600	1985	42%
Springfield College	Springfield, Massachusetts	Pride	1885	Private/Non-sectarian	5,062	1998	68%
United States Coast Guard Academy	New London, Connecticut	Bears	1876	Federal/Military	1,045	1998	18%
Wellesley College†	Wellesley, Massachusetts	Blue	1870	Private/Non-sectarian	2,280	1985	30%
Wheaton College	Norton, Massachusetts		1834	Private/Non-sectarian	1,669	1985	70%
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Worcester, Massachusetts	Engineers	1865	Private/Non-sectarian	5,575	1987	44%

† Women's college, therefore does not compete in men's sports.

Former member[]

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined	Left	Current conference
Brandeis University^	Waltham, Massachusetts	Judges	1948	Private	5,057	1985	1995	UAA

^ Brandies's women's athletics programs were in the NEWMAC while their men's athletics programs were in the UAA. In 1995 the women's athletics programs moved over to the UAA. ^[6]

Affiliate members[]

New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference affiliate members

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Locations of NEWMAC members, 2021-2022

Football Affiliate

Womens Rowing Affiliate

Future Football Affiliate (joining 2023-24)

Former Affiliate

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined	Primary conference	NEWMAC sport
Simmons University	Boston, Massachusetts	Sharks	1899	Private	4,933	2013–14	GNAC	women's rowing
United States Merchant Marine Academy	Kings Point, New York	Mariners	1943	US Service Academy	1,011	2017–18	Skyline	football
Maine Maritime Academy	Castine, Maine	Mariners	1941	Public	900	2017–18	NAC	football
Norwich University	Northfield, Vermont	Cadets	1819	Private military college	3,400	2017–18	GNAC	football
The Catholic University of America	Washington, D.C.	Cardinals	1887	Private	6,725	2017–18	Landmark	football

Future affiliate member[]

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joining	Primary conference	NEWMAC sport
State University of New York Maritime College	The Bronx, New York	Privateers	1874	Public	1,671	2023–24	Skyline	football

Former affiliate member[]

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined	Left	NEWMAC Sport	Current conference
Massachusetts Maritime Academy	Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts	Buccaneers	1891	Public	1,637	2005-06 (men's lacrosse) 2013-14 (football)	2019 (men's lacrosse and football)	men's lacrosse football	MASCAC

Membership timeline[]

Sports[]

The NEWMAC sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition 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
Lacrosse	Y	Y
Rowing		Y
Soccer	Y	Y
Softball		Y
Swimming & Diving	Y	Y
Tennis	Y	Y
Track and field	Y	Y
Volleyball		Y

References[]

^ "About the NEWMAC". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ Brian Magoffin (April 8, 2015). "NEWMAC to Sponsor Football Beginning in 2017".
^ "NEWMAC Adds Eighth Football Member Catholic University". NEWMAC. September 29, 2015.
^ Riley Demarell (June 23, 2021). "Maritime Football Set to Join the NEWMAC for 2023 Season". SUNY Maritime College Privateers Athletics. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
^ "NEWMAC Colleges". Go4Ivy. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
^ "About the NEWMAC". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

External links[]

Official website

[1] "About the NEWMAC". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[2] Brian Magoffin (April 8, 2015). "NEWMAC to Sponsor Football Beginning in 2017".

[3] "NEWMAC Adds Eighth Football Member Catholic University". NEWMAC. September 29, 2015.

[4] Riley Demarell (June 23, 2021). "Maritime Football Set to Join the NEWMAC for 2023 Season". SUNY Maritime College Privateers Athletics. Retrieved July 6, 2021.

[5] "NEWMAC Colleges". Go4Ivy. Retrieved April 26, 2021.

[6] "About the NEWMAC". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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Current full members	Babson Beavers Clark Cougars Coast Guard Bears MIT Engineers Mount Holyoke Lyons Smith Pioneers Springfield Pride Wellesley Blue Wheaton Lyons WPI Engineers
Current football affiliate members	Catholic Cardinals Maine Maritime Mariners Merchant Marine Mariners Norwich Cadets SUNY Maritime Privateers (joining in 2023)
Current women's rowing affiliate member	Simmons Sharks
Former full member	Brandeis Judges
Former affiliate member	Massachusetts Maritime Buccaneers