Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference

Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference
AMCC
Established	1997
Association	NCAA
Division	Division III
Members	9 (8 in 2022)
Sports fielded	18 men's: 9; women's: 9; ;
Region	Trans-Appalachia
Headquarters	North Boston, New York
Commissioner	Donna Ledwin
Website	www.amccsports.org
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.

History

Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference

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Location of AMCC full members 2021-22

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leaving

The most recent changes to conference membership took place in 2020, with two full members and one associate member leaving. D'Youville College began a transition to NCAA Division II in the East Coast Conference,[1] and Franciscan University of Steubenville completed a multi-year transition to full membership in the D-III Presidents' Athletic Conference.[2] Wittenberg University, 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 College will join the entirely New York-based Empire 8, effective the 2022–23 school year.[4] Wells College, current affiliate member for swimming and diving, will add men's volleyball to compete in the AMCC as an affiliate, effective the 2023 spring season (2022–23 school year).[5]

Chronological timeline

1997 - In 1997, the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Confernce (AMCC) was founded. Charter members included Frostburg State University, La Roche College (now La Roche University), Lake Erie College, Pennsylvania State University at Erie, the Behrend College (a.k.a. Penn State–Erie or Penn State–Behrend), the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford (a.k.a. Pitt–Bradford) and the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg (a.k.a. Pitt–Greensburg), effective beginning the 1997-98 academic year.
1998 - Pennsylvania State University at Altoona (a.k.a. Penn State–Altoona) joined the AMCC, effective in the 1998-99 academic year.
2005 - Hilbert College and Medaille College joined the AMCC, effective in the 2005-06 academic year.
2006 - Mount Aloysius College joined the AMCC, effective in the 2006-07 academic year.
2008 - Lake Erie left the AMCC to join the NCAA Division II ranks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as an NCAA D-II Independent (which would then later join the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) a few seasons later, effective beginning the 2010-11 academic year), effective after the 2007-08 academic year.
2008 - D'Youville College joined the AMCC, effective in the 2008-09 academic year.
2009 - Franciscan University of Steubenville joined the AMCC, effective in the 2009-10 academic year.
2010 - Frostburg State left the AMCC to join the Capital Athletic Conference (CAC), effective after the 2009-10 academic year.
2015 - New Jersey City University joined the AMCC as an associate member for women's bowling, effective in the 2016 spring season (2015-16 academic year).
2017 - Hiram College joined the AMCC as an associate member for men's volleyball, effective in the 2018 spring season (2017-18 academic year).
2018 - Five institutions joined the AMCC as associate members: Geneva College, Thiel College and Wittenberg University for men's volleyball; Saint Vincent College for women's bowling; and the State University of New York at Delhi for men's & women's swimming & diving, all effective in the 2019 spring season (2018-19 academic year).
2019 - Alfred State College joined the AMCC, effective in the 2019-20 academic year.
2020 - Two members left the AMCC to join their respective new home primary conferences: D'Youville to the East Coast Conference (ECC) in the NCAA Division II ranks, and Franciscan (Oh.) to the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC), both effective after the 2019-20 academic year.
2020 - Wittenberg left the AMCC as an associate member for men's volleyball, effective after the 2020 spring season (2019-20 academic year).
2020 - Saint Vincent added men's volleyball to its AMCC associate membership, while Wells College joined the AMCC as an associate member for men's & women's swimming & diving, effective in the 2021 spring season (2020-21 academic year).
2022 - Medaile announced that it will leave the AMCC to join the Empire 8 Athletic Conference (Empire 8), effective beginning the 2022-23 academic year.
2022 - Wells will add men's volleyball to its AMCC associate membership, effective beginning the 2023 spring season (2022-23 academic year).

Member schools

Current members

The AMCC currently has nine full members, all but four are public schools:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined
Alfred State College	Alfred, New York	1908	Public[lower-alpha 1]	3,500	Pioneers	2019
Hilbert College	Hamburg, New York	1957	Catholic (Franciscans)	1,100	Hawks	2005
La Roche University	McCandless, Pennsylvania	1963	Catholic (CDP)	1,465	Redhawks	1997
Medaille College	Buffalo, New York	1937	Nonsectarian	3,925	Mavericks	2005
Mount Aloysius College	Cresson, Pennsylvania	1853	Catholic (Sisters of Mercy)	1,600	Mounties	2006
Penn State-Altoona	Logan Township, Pennsylvania	1939	Public–private hybrid[lower-alpha 2]	3,800	Nittany Lions	1998
Penn State-Erie	Erie, Pennsylvania	1948		4,046	Behrend Lions	1997
University of Pittsburgh at Bradford	Bradford, Pennsylvania	1963		1,502	Panthers	1997
University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg	Greensburg, Pennsylvania	1963		1,704	Bobcats	1997

Notes

Part of the State University of New York System.
Part of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education of Pennsylvania.

Associate members

The AMCC currently has six associate members, all but one are private schools:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Primary conference	AMCC sport
Geneva College	Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania	1848	Reformed Presbyterian	1,791	Golden Tornadoes	2018–19	Presidents' (PAC)	men's volleyball
Hiram College	Hiram, Ohio	1850	Disciples of Christ	1,350	Terriers	2017–18	North Coast (NCAC)	men's volleyball
New Jersey City University	Jersey City, New Jersey	1929	Public	7,300	Gothic Knights	2015–16	New Jersey (NJAC)	women's bowling
Saint Vincent College	Latrobe, Pennsylvania	1846	Catholic (Benedictine)	1,766	Bearcats	2018–19^w.bw. 2020–21^m.vb.[6]	Presidents' (PAC)	women's bowling men's volleyball
Thiel College	Greenville, Pennsylvania	1866	Lutheran ELCA	1,096	Tomcats	2018–19	Presidents' (PAC)	men's volleyball
Wells College	Aurora, New York	1868	Nonsectarian	480	Express	2020–21^m.sw. 2020–21^w.sw.	United East	men's swimming & diving women's swimming & diving

Future associate members

The AMCC will have one new associate member, which will also be a private school:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joining	Primary conference	AMCC sport
Wells College	Aurora, New York	1868	Nonsectarian	480	Express	2022–23^m.vb.	United East	men's volleyball

Former members

The AMCC had four former full members, all but one were private schools:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Left	Current conference
D'Youville College	Buffalo, New York	1946	Catholic	2,900	Saints[lower-alpha 1]	2009–10	2019–20	East Coast (ECC) (NCAA D-II)
Franciscan University of Steubenville	Steubenville, Ohio	1946	Catholic (Franciscan Friars)	2,238	Barons	2008–09	2019–20	Presidents' (PAC)
Frostburg State University	Frostburg, Maryland	1898	Public	6,133	Bobcats	1997–98	2009–10	Mountain East (NCAA D-II)
Lake Erie College	Painesville, Ohio	1856	Nonsectarian	975	Storm	1997–08	2007–08	Great Midwest (G-MAC) (NCAA D-II)

Notes

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.[7]

Former associate members

The AMCC had two former associate members, one was a public school and the other was a private school:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Left	AMCC sport	Primary conference	Current conference in former AMCC Sport
State University of New York at Delhi	Delhi, New York	1913	Public (SUNY)	3,000	Broncos	2018–19^m.sw. 2018–19^w.sw.	2019–20^m.sw. 2019–20^w.sw.	men's swimming & diving women's swimming & diving	North Atlantic (NAC)[lower-alpha 1]
Wittenberg University	Springfield, Ohio	1845	Lutheran ELCA	2,050	Tigers	2018–19	2019–20	men's volleyball	North Coast (NCAC)	Midwest (MCVL)

Notes

During their tenure as an affiliate member of the AMCC, SUNY Delhi's primary home conference was the American Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA) during the 2018–19 school year.

Membership timeline

Sports

The AMCC Conference sponsors championships in the following sports:

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

Men's sponsored sports by school

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

Women's sponsored sports by school

School	Basketball	Bowling	Cross Country	Lacrosse	Soccer	Softball	Swimming & Diving	Tennis	Volleyball	Total
Alfred State	Y	N	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	6
Hilbert	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	7
La Roche	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	8
Medaille	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	9
Mount Aloysius	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	8
PS-Altoona	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
PS-Erie	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Pitt-Bradford	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Pitt-Greensburg	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	7
Totals	9	8+2	7	4	9	9	5+1	7	9	67+3
New Jersey City		Y								1
Saint Vincent		Y								1
Wells							Y			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	N	N	Independent	CSAC	N
Medaille	N	Y	N	N	N
Mount Aloysius	Y	N	N	N	N
PS-Altoona	Y	N	N	N	N
PS-Erie	Y	N	N	CSAC	CWPA

References

"ECC to Add D'Youville as Conference's 11th Member" (Press release). East Coast Conference. March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
"PAC adds Franciscan as full member" (Press release). Presidents' Athletic Conference. April 16, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
"Wittenberg Back to the MCVL in 2021" (Press release). Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League. January 24, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
"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.
"AMCC Extends Affiliate Membership to Wells College Men's Volleyball - AMCC". Allegheny Mountain Athletic Conference. January 19, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
"AMCC Announces Changes to Men's Volleyball Affiliate Membership" (Press release). Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference. January 8, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
"We've got BIG NEWS from D'Youville!" (Press release). D'Youville Saints. June 22, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.

External links

Official website

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[6] Part of the State University of New York System.

[7] Part of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education of Pennsylvania.

[10] 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.[7]

[11] During their tenure as an affiliate member of the AMCC, SUNY Delhi's primary home conference was the American Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA) during the 2018–19 school year.

[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 Extends Affiliate Membership to Wells College Men's Volleyball - AMCC". Allegheny Mountain Athletic Conference. January 19, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.

[8] "AMCC Announces Changes to Men's Volleyball Affiliate Membership" (Press release). Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference. January 8, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.

[9] "We've got BIG NEWS from D'Youville!" (Press release). D'Youville Saints. June 22, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.