List of NCAA conferences
NCAA Division I -- Non-football , multi-sport conferences
Table:
Conference
Nickname
Founded
Members
Sports
Headquarters
Map

America East Conference
America East
AmEast
1979
9
19
Boston, Massachusetts

Atlantic Sun Conference
ASUN
1978
9[a]
19
Macon, Georgia

Atlantic 10 Conference
A-10
1975
14
21
Newport News, Virginia

Big East Conference
Big East
1979[b]
10[c]
22
New York City, New York

Big West Conference
Big West
BWC
1969
9[d]
18
Irvine, California

Coastal Collegiate Sports Association
CCSA
2008
24[e][f]
3[g]
Macon, Georgia

Horizon League
Horizon
1979
10[h]
19
Indianapolis, Indiana

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
MAAC
1980
11
24[i]
Edison, New Jersey

Missouri Valley Conference
MVC
The Valley
1907
10
17
St. Louis, Missouri

Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
MPSF
1992
38
10
Woodland, California

Summit League
The Summit
1982
9[j]
19
Sioux Falls, South Dakota

West Coast Conference
WCC
1952
10
14
San Bruno, California

Western Athletic Conference
WAC
1962
9[k]
19[1]
Englewood, Colorado

Based on the following table along with the textual context listed at the end.

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The America East Conference is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA Division I , whose members are located mainly in the Northeastern United States , specifically New England . Its nine members include the public flagship universities of three states , and one private university .
Boston ( UK : /ˈbɒstən/ , US : /ˈbɔːstən/ ) is the capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States , and the 21st most populous city in the United States . The city proper covers 49 square miles ( 127 km2 ) with an estimated population of 694,583 in 2018 , also making it the most populous city in New England . Boston is the seat of Suffolk County as well , although the county government was disbanded on July 1 , 1999 . The city is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area known as Greater Boston , a metropolitan statistical area ( MSA ) home to a census-estimated 4.8 million people in 2016 and ranking as the tenth-largest such area in the country . As a combined statistical area ( CSA ) , this wider commuting region is home to some 8.2 million people , making it the sixth most populous in the United States . Boston is one of the oldest municipalities in the United States , founded on the Shawmut Peninsula in 1630 by Puritan settlers from the English town of the same name . It was the scene of several key events of the American Revolution , such as the Boston Massacre , the Boston Tea Party , the Battle of Bunker Hill , and the Siege of Boston . Upon gaining U.S. independence from Great Britain , it continued to be an important port and manufacturing hub as well as a center for education and culture . The city has expanded beyond the original peninsula through land reclamation and municipal annexation . Its rich history attracts many tourists , with Faneuil Hall alone drawing more than 20 million visitors per year . Boston 's many firsts include the United States ' first public park ( Boston Common , 1634 ) , first public or state school ( Boston Latin School , 1635 ) and first subway system ( Tremont Street Subway , 1897 ) . Today , Boston is a thriving center of scientific research as well as port of entry for commerce and international immigration .
The Atlantic Sun Conference , branded as the ASUN Conference , is a collegiate athletic conference operating mostly in the Southeastern United States . The league participates at the NCAA Division I level , and does not sponsor football . Originally established as the Trans America Athletic Conference ( TAAC ) in 1978 , its headquarters are located in Macon , Georgia . The conference has seen several changes in its membership in recent years . First , the 2014 departure of East Tennessee State University and Mercer University to the Southern Conference left the ASUN with eight members . Northern Kentucky University ( transitioning from NCAA Division II sports to Division I ) left the conference to join the Horizon League and was replaced by the New Jersey Institute of Technology ( NJIT ) , previously the only Division I basketball independent , in 2015 . The ASUN membership expanded to nine members in 2018 . The University of South Carolina Upstate ( USC Upstate ) left the ASUN to join the Big South Conference after the 2017-18 season , but two new schools joined . The University of North Alabama arrived from the Division II Gulf South Conference , and Liberty University left the Big South for the ASUN . The ASUN 's next change of membership will occur in 2020-21 with the arrival of Bellarmine University from the Division II Great Lakes Valley Conference .
Macon ( /ˈmeɪkən/ ) , officially Macon-Bibb County , is a consolidated city-county located in the U.S. state of Georgia . Macon lies near the geographic center of the state , approximately 85 miles ( 137 km ) south of Atlanta , hence the city 's nickname The Heart of Georgia . Located near the fall line of the Ocmulgee River , Macon had a 2017 estimated population of 152,663 . Macon is the principal city of the Macon metropolitan area , which had an estimated population of 228,914 in 2017 . Macon is also the largest city in the Macon-Warner Robins Combined Statistical Area ( CSA ) , a larger trading area with an estimated 420,693 residents in 2017 ; the CSA abuts the Atlanta metropolitan area just to the north . In a 2012 referendum , voters approved the consolidation of the governments of the City of Macon and Bibb County , and Macon became Georgia 's fourth-largest city ( just after Columbus ) . The two governments officially merged on January 1 , 2014 . Macon is served by three interstate highways : I-16 ( connecting the city to Savannah and coastal Georgia ) , I-75 ( connecting the city with Atlanta to the north and Valdosta to the south ) , and I-475 ( a city bypass highway ) . The city has several institutions of higher education , as well as numerous museums and tourism sites . The area is served by the Middle Georgia Regional Airport and the Herbert Smart Downtown Airport . The mayor of Macon is Robert Reichert , a former Democratic member of the Georgia House of Representatives . Reichert was elected mayor of the newly consolidated city of Macon-Bibb , and he took office on January 1 , 2014 .
The Atlantic 10 Conference ( A-10 ) is a collegiate athletic conference whose schools compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association 's ( NCAA ) Division I . The A-10 's member schools are located in states mostly on the United States Eastern Seaboard , as well as some in the Midwest - Massachusetts , New York , North Carolina , Pennsylvania , Rhode Island , Virginia , Ohio , and Missouri as well as in the District of Columbia . Although some of its members are state-funded , half of its membership is made up of private , Catholic institutions . Despite the name , there are 14 full-time members , and two affiliate members that participate in women 's field hockey only . The current commissioner is Bernadette McGlade , who began her tenure in 2008 .
Newport News is an independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia . As of the 2010 census , the population was 180,719 . In 2018 , the population was estimated to be 178,626 , making it the fifth-most populous city in Virginia . Newport News is included in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area . It is at the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula , on the northern shore of the James River extending southeast from Skiffe 's Creek along many miles of waterfront to the river 's mouth at Newport News Point on the harbor of Hampton Roads . The area now known as Newport News was once a part of Warwick County . Warwick County was one of the eight original shires of Virginia , formed by the House of Burgesses in the British Colony of Virginia by order of King Charles I in 1634 . The county was largely composed of farms and undeveloped land until almost 250 years later . [ citation needed ] In 1881 , fifteen years of rapid development began under the leadership of Collis P. Huntington , whose new Peninsula Extension of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway from Richmond opened up means of transportation along the Peninsula and provided a new pathway for the railroad to bring West Virginia bituminous coal to port for coastal shipping and worldwide export . With the new railroad came a terminal and coal piers where the colliers were loaded . Within a few years , Huntington and his associates also built a large shipyard . In 1896 , the new incorporated town of Newport News , which had briefly replaced Denbigh as the county seat of Warwick County , had a population of 9,000 .
The Big East Conference ( stylized as BIG EAST ) is a collegiate athletic conference that competes in NCAA Division I in all sports except football , which is not sponsored . The conference has been officially recognized as a Division I multi-sport conference , effective on August 1 , 2013 . The conference was originally founded by Dave Gavitt on May 31 , 1979 . Its nucleus is composed of the Catholic Seven members of the original Big East Conference : DePaul University , Georgetown University , Marquette University , Providence College , Seton Hall University , St. John 's University , and Villanova University . In December 2012 , these schools chose to split from the football playing schools in order to focus on basketball , and in March 2013 reached a settlement , whereby they acquired the Big East Conference name , logos , history , and the rights to the men 's basketball tournament at Madison Square Garden . Butler University , Creighton University , and Xavier University also joined the conference on its July 1 , 2013 launch date . The conference also entered into a 12-year , $ 500 million television contract with Fox Sports , Fox Sports 1 ( FS1 ) , Fox Sports 2 ( FS2 ) , and Fox Sports Networks ( FSN ) and a 6-year television contract with CBS and CBS Sports Network ( CBSSN ) . On June 24 , 2019 the member schools of the Big East voted 10-0 to extend an invitation to the University of Connecticut ( UConn ) to rejoin the conference , which was accepted two days later . The football-playing members of the old Big East , along with several other schools , formed the American Athletic Conference , which retains the old Big East 's charter and structure . However , both conferences claim 1979 as their founding date . As part of the separation agreement , the basketball schools were able to retain the basketball records while the football schools retained the football records respectively . Val Ackerman , former WNBA president , has been commissioner since June 26 , 2013 .
New York City ( NYC ) , also known as the City of New York or simply New York ( NY ) , is the most populous city in the United States . With an estimated 2018 population of 8,398,748 distributed over a land area of about 302.6 square miles ( 784 km2 ) , New York is also the most densely populated major city in the United States . Located at the southern tip of the U.S. state of New York , the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area , the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass and one of the world 's most populous megacities , with an estimated 19,979,477 people in its 2018 metropolitan statistical area and 22,679,948 residents in its combined statistical area . A global power city , New York City has been described as the cultural , financial , and media capital of the world , and exerts a significant impact upon commerce , entertainment , research , technology , education , politics , tourism , art , fashion , and sports . The city 's fast pace has inspired the term New York minute . Home to the headquarters of the United Nations , New York is an important center for international diplomacy . Situated on one of the world 's largest natural harbors , New York City consists of five boroughs , each of which is a separate county of the State of New York . The five boroughs - Brooklyn , Queens , Manhattan , The Bronx , and Staten Island - were consolidated into a single city in 1898 . The city and its metropolitan area constitute the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States . As many as 800 languages are spoken in New York , making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world . New York City is home to 3.2 million residents born outside the United States , the largest foreign born population of any city in the world as of 2016 . As of 2019 [ update ] , the New York metropolitan area is estimated to produce a gross metropolitan product ( GMP ) of US $ 2.0 trillion .
The Big West Conference ( BWC ) is an American collegiate athletic conference whose member institutions participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association 's Division I . The conference was originally formed in 1969 as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association ( PCAA ) , and in 1988 was renamed the Big West Conference . The conference stopped sponsoring college football after the 2000 season .
Irvine ( /ˈɜːrvaɪn/ ) is a master-planned city in Orange County , California , United States in the Los Angeles metropolitan area . The Irvine Company started developing the area in the 1960s and the city was formally incorporated on December 28 , 1971 . The 66-square-mile ( 170 km2 ) city had a population of 212,375 as of the 2010 census ; in 2018 the California Department of Finance estimated the city 's population at 276,176 . A number of corporations , particularly in the technology and semiconductor sectors , have their national or international headquarters in Irvine . Irvine is also home to several higher education institutions including the University of California , Irvine ( UCI ) , Concordia University , Irvine Valley College , the Orange County Center of the University of Southern California ( USC ) , and campuses of California State University Fullerton ( CSUF ) , University of La Verne , and Pepperdine University .
The Coastal Collegiate Sports Association is an NCAA Division I college athletic conference . Established in 2008 , the Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association ( CCSA ) was originally developed by four regional Division I conferences - the Atlantic Sun Conference , Big South Conference , Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference , and the Southern Conference - to create a centralized home for their members with swimming and diving programs . In October 2015 , the CCSA added the newly recognized NCAA sport of beach volleyball and rebranded itself the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association . The CCSA now has 24 member schools , representing 11 states ( Alabama , Florida , Georgia , Louisiana , Maryland , Mississippi , New Jersey , North Carolina , South Carolina , Texas , and Virginia ) and the District of Columbia .
The Horizon League is a 10-school collegiate athletic conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division I , whose members are located in and near the Midwestern United States . The Horizon League was founded in 1979 as the Midwestern City Conference . In 1985 , the conference changed its name to Midwestern Collegiate Conference and then the Horizon League in 2001 . The conference started with a membership of six teams and has fluctuated in size with 24 different schools as members at different times . Currently , the League has 10 members , following Valparaiso leaving to join the Missouri Valley Conference and IUPUI joining the league on July 1 , 2017 . The conference 's next membership change will occur on July 1 , 2020 with the arrival of Purdue University Fort Wayne ( PFW ) . The Horizon League does not sponsor football .
Indianapolis ( /ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs/ ) , often shortened to Indy , is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County . According to 2018 estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau , the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Marion County was 876,862 . The balance population , which excludes semi-autonomous municipalities in Marion County , was 867,125 . It is the 17th most populous city in the U.S . The Indianapolis metropolitan area is the 34th most populous metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. , with 2,048,703 residents . Its combined statistical area ranks 28th , with a population of 2,431,361 . Indianapolis covers 368 square miles ( 950 km2 ) , making it the 16th largest city by land area in the U.S. Indigenous peoples inhabited the area dating to approximately 2000 BC . In 1818 , the Delaware relinquished their tribal lands in the Treaty of St. Mary 's . In 1821 , Indianapolis was founded as a planned city for the new seat of Indiana 's state government . The city was platted by Alexander Ralston and Elias Pym Fordham on a 1-square-mile ( 2.6 km2 ) grid next to the White River . Completion of the National and Michigan roads and arrival of rail later solidified the city 's position as a manufacturing and transportation hub . Two of the city 's nicknames reflect its historical ties to transportation - the Crossroads of America and Railroad City .
The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference ( MAAC , /mæk/ ) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated in NCAA Division I , consisting of eleven schools coming from three states of the northeastern United States : Connecticut , New Jersey , and New York . The members are all relatively small private institutions , many of them Catholic or formerly Catholic , the only exceptions being three private but secular institutions : Rider University and the conference 's two newest members , Monmouth and Quinnipiac Universities . The conference headquarters is located in Edison , New Jersey . The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference sponsors 22 sports and has many associate member institutions . Richard J. Ensor is the commissioner of the MAAC , a post he has held since 1988 .
Edison is a township in Middlesex County , New Jersey , United States , in the New York City metropolitan area . Situated in north-central New Jersey , Edison lies within the core of the Raritan Valley region . As of the 2010 United States Census , Edison had a total population of 99,967 , retaining its position as the fifth-most populous municipality in New Jersey . The 2010 population reflected an increase of 2,280 ( +2.3% ) from the 97,687 counted in the 2000 Census , which had in turn increased by 9,007 ( +10.2% ) from the 88,680 counted in 1990 . Edison 's population has been above the 100,000 threshold since 2010 , increasing by 0.7% to a Census-estimated 100,693 in 2018 . What is now Edison Township was originally incorporated as Raritan Township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 17 , 1870 , from portions of both Piscataway Township and Woodbridge Township . Portions of the township were taken to form Metuchen on March 20 , 1900 , and Highland Park on March 15 , 1905 . The name was officially changed to Edison Township on November 10 , 1954 , in honor of inventor Thomas Edison , who had his main laboratory in the Menlo Park section of the township . Edison was ranked the 28th most-livable small city in the United States by CNN Money Magazine , and second in New Jersey in 2006 in Money Magazine 's Best Places To Live . In 2008 , two years later , Money Magazine ranked the township 35th out of the top 100 places to live in the United States . In the 2006 survey of America 's Safest Cities , the township was ranked 23rd , out of 371 cities included nationwide , in the 13th annual Morgan Quitno survey . In 2009 , Edison was ranked as one of America 's 10 Best Places to Grow Up by U.S. News & World Report .
The Missouri Valley Conference ( also called MVC or simply The Valley ) is the third-oldest collegiate athletic conference in the United States . Currently , its members are located in the midwestern United States .
St. Louis ( /seɪnt ˈluːɪs/ ) is an independent city in Missouri . It is the largest metropolitan area in the state of Missouri , however the independent city of St. Louis is the second-largest city in Missouri behind Kansas City . It is situated along the western bank of the Mississippi River , which forms the state line between Illinois and Missouri . The Missouri River merges with the Mississippi River 15 river miles north of Downtown St. Louis , forming the fourth-longest river system in the world . The estimated 2018 population of the city proper was 302,838 and the bi-state metropolitan area was 2,804,724 . Greater St. Louis is the largest metropolitan area in Missouri , second-largest in Illinois , 7th-largest in the Great Lakes Megalopolis , and the 20th-largest in the United States . Before European settlement , the area was a regional center of Native American Mississippian culture . The city of St. Louis was founded in 1764 by French fur traders Pierre Laclède and Auguste Chouteau , and named after Louis IX of France . In 1764 , following France 's defeat in the Seven Years ' War , the area was ceded to Spain and retroceded back to France in 1800 . In 1803 , the United States acquired the territory as part of the Louisiana Purchase . During the 19th century , St. Louis became a major port on the Mississippi River ; at the time of the 1870 Census , it was the fourth-largest city in the country . It separated from St. Louis County in 1877 , becoming an independent city and limiting its own political boundaries .
The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation ( MPSF ) is a college athletic conference with members located mostly in the western United States , although it now has members as far east as Oklahoma . The conference participates at the NCAA Division I level , primarily in Olympic sports that are not directly sponsored by a school 's home conference ( such as the Pac-12 and Big West , whose members all participate in MPSF competition in at least one of its sports ) .
Woodland is the county seat of Yolo County , California , located approximately 15 miles ( 24 km ) northwest of Sacramento , and is a part of the Sacramento - Arden-Arcade - Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area . The population was 55,468 at the 2010 census . Woodland 's origins trace back to 1850 when California gained its statehood and Yolo County was established . Since the town started growing in population and resources , it has not stopped . The area was well irrigated due to the efforts of James Moore , and this drew people out to try their hand at farming . The endeavor was successful as people found the soil in the area very fertile . The city gained a federal post office and the next year the county seat was moved from Washington ( present day West Sacramento , California ) to Woodland after Washington was flooded . The addition of a railroad line , the close proximity to Sacramento , and the more recent addition of Interstate 5 , helped create a thriving city .
The Summit League , or The Summit , is an NCAA Division I intercollegiate athletic conference with its membership mostly located in the Midwestern United States from Indiana and Illinois on the East of the Mississippi River to the Dakotas and Nebraska on the West , with additional members in the Western state of Colorado and the Southern state of Oklahoma . Founded as the Association of Mid-Continent Universities in 1982 , it was rebranded as the Mid-Continent Conference in 1989 . On June 1 , 2007 , the conference changed its name from the Mid-Continent Conference . League headquarters are in Sioux Falls , South Dakota . The membership currently consists of nine full members plus four associate members . In July 2020 , the University of Missouri-Kansas City will return as a full member after a seven-year absence with the new athletic identity of the Kansas City Roos , while Purdue University Fort Wayne will leave for the Horizon League . A total of 31 schools have been full members , but the only charter member remaining in the league today is Western Illinois University .
Sioux Falls ( /ˌsuː ˈfɔːlz/ ) ( Lakota : Íŋyaŋ Okábleča Otȟúŋwahe ; Stone Shatter City ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Dakota and the 140th-most populous city in the United States . It is the county seat of Minnehaha County and also extends into Lincoln County to the south , proximate with the Minnesota state line . As of 2018 , Sioux Falls had an estimated population of 190,750 . The metropolitan population of 265,653 accounts for 29% of South Dakota 's population . Chartered in 1856 on the banks of the Big Sioux River , the city is situated in the rolling hills at the junction of Interstate 90 and Interstate 29 .
The West Coast Conference ( WCC ) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated in NCAA Division I consisting of ten member schools across the states of California , Oregon , Utah and Washington . All of the current members are private , faith-based institutions . Seven members are Catholic Church affiliates , with four of these schools being Jesuit institutions . Pepperdine is an affiliate of the Churches of Christ . Brigham Young University is an affiliate of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( LDS ) . The conference 's newest member , the University of the Pacific ( which re-joined in 2013 after a 42-year absence ) , is affiliated with the United Methodist Church , although it has been financially independent of the church since 1969 .
San Bruno is a city in San Mateo County , California , United States , incorporated in 1914 . The population was 41,114 at the 2010 United States Census . The city is located between South San Francisco and Millbrae , adjacent to San Francisco International Airport and Golden Gate National Cemetery , and is approximately 12 miles ( 19 km ) south of downtown San Francisco .
The Western Athletic Conference ( WAC ) is an American collegiate athletic conference formed on July 27 , 1962 , and affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division I . The WAC covers a broad expanse of the western United States , with member institutions located in Arizona , California , New Mexico , Utah , and Washington , along with the non-western states of Missouri and Illinois ( traditionally associated with the Midwest ) , as well as Texas ( traditionally associated with the Southwest ) . Due to most of the conference 's football-playing members leaving the WAC for other affiliations , the conference discontinued football as a sponsored sport after the 2012-13 season and left the NCAA 's Football Bowl Subdivision ( formerly known as Division I-A ) . The WAC thus became the first Division I conference to drop football since the Big West in 2000 . The WAC then added men 's soccer and became one of the NCAA 's eleven Division I non-football conferences .
The City of Englewood is a Home Rule Municipality located in Arapahoe County , Colorado , United States . As of 2010 , the population was 30,255 . Englewood is part of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area . Englewood is located in the South Platte River Valley east of the Front Range and directly south of central Denver . Downtown is located directly east of the confluence of Little Dry Creek and the South Platte River , between Santa Fe Drive and Broadway . Englewood is the fourth most populous city in Arapahoe County and , in 2010 , was the twenty-third most populous city in Colorado .