List of NCAA conferences
Division III -- Single-sport conferences
Table:
Conference
Nickname
Founded
Members
Sport
Headquarters
Map

Central Intercollegiate Bowling Conference
CIBC
2019
6
Bowling

Colonial Hockey Conference
CHC
2015
7
Women's ice hockey

Continental Volleyball Conference
CVC
2011
9
Men's volleyball
Madison, New Jersey

ECAC West
ECAC-W

6 (men)
10 (women)
Ice hockey
Danbury, Connecticut

Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League
MCVL
2014
6[a]
Men's volleyball
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Midwest Lacrosse Conference
MLC
2009
8
Men's lacrosse
Waukesha, Wisconsin

Midwest Women's Lacrosse Conference
MWLC
2010
10
Women's Lacrosse
Waukesha, Wisconsin

New England Hockey Conference
NEHC
2015
10 (men)
13 (women)
Ice hockey
N/A

Northern Collegiate Hockey Association
NCHA
1981
10 (men)
7 (women)
Ice hockey
Waukesha, Wisconsin

Ohio River Lacrosse Conference
ORLC
2014
7 (men)
10 (women)
Lacrosse
Greenwood, Indiana

United Volleyball Conference
UVC
2010
9[b]
Men's volleyball
Rochester, New York

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Ten-pin bowling is a type of bowling in which a bowler rolls a bowling ball down a wood or synthetic lane toward ten pins positioned in a tetractys ( equilateral triangle-based pattern ) at the far end of the lane . The objective is to knock down all ten pins on the first roll of the ball ( a strike ) , or failing that , on the second roll ( a spare ) . Behind a foul line is an approach approximately 15 feet ( 5 m ) long used to impart speed and apply rotation to the ball . The 41.5-inch-wide ( 105 cm ) , 60-foot-long ( 18 m ) lane is bordered along its length by gutters ( channels ) that collect errant balls . The lane 's long and narrow shape limits straight-line ball paths to angles that are smaller than optimum angles for achieving strikes ; accordingly , many advanced bowlers impart side rotation to hook ( curve ) the ball into the pins . Oil is applied in different patterns to approximately the first two-thirds of the lane 's length to add complexity and regulate challenge in the sport . Especially when coupled with technological developments in ball design since the early 1990s , easier oil patterns , commonly called house shots or typical house patterns ( THPs ) , enable many league bowlers to achieve scores rivaling those of professional bowlers who must bowl on more difficult patterns - a development that has caused substantial controversy . People approach bowling as either a demanding precision sport or as a simple recreational pastime . Following substantial declines since the 1980s in both professional tournament television ratings and amateur league participation , bowling centers have increasingly expanded to become diverse entertainment centers . In most parts of the world , the game is commonly referred to simply as bowling . In Canada and the New England region of the United States , the game is specifically called ten-pin bowling or big-ball bowling to distinguish it from sports with smaller balls such as candlepin bowling , duckpin bowling , and five-pin bowling . In the United Kingdom , it is formally referred to as ten-pin bowling , as bowling can also refer to bowls .
The Colonial Hockey Conference ( CHC ) is an athletic conference that operates in the northeastern United States . It participates in the NCAA 's Division III as an ice hockey-only conference and includes only women 's teams . The formation of the conference was originally announced in late 2014 under the ECAC umbrella , with the conference to be known as the ECAC North Atlantic . The eight founding institutions all had either independent or newly formed women 's hockey teams , so no teams had to switch conferences to join the ECAC-NA . In 2015 , however , just before the conference 's first season commenced , the members announced that the conference would be renamed the Colonial Hockey Conference , dropping the ECAC affiliation .
The Continental Volleyball Conference is an intercollegiate men 's volleyball conference associated with the NCAA 's Division III .
Volleyball in the United States is popular with both male and female participants of all ages . Almost all high schools and colleges in the United States have female volleyball teams , and most regions of the country have developmental programs for girls of all ages as well . While many areas of the country are forming male teams and development programs , there are still fewer opportunities for young male athletes to play volleyball in the United States than for young females .
Madison is a borough in Morris County , New Jersey , United States . As of the 2010 United States Census , the population was 15,845 , reflecting a drop in population of 685 ( −4.1% ) from the 16,530 counted in the 2000 Census , which had in turn increased by 680 ( +4.3% ) from the 15,850 counted in the 1990 Census . It is known as The Rose City and was named in honor of President James Madison . In 2019 , New Jersey Monthly magazine named Madison the number one town and best place to live in New Jersey .
ECAC West was a college athletic conference which operated in the northeastern United States until 2017 . It participated in the NCAA 's Division III as a hockey-only conference . The conference ceased to exist after the end of the 2016-2017 season when most joined the newly-formed United Collegiate Hockey Conference or Northeast Women 's Hockey League .
Danbury is a city in Fairfield County , Connecticut , United States , located approximately 50 miles ( 80 km ) northeast of New York City making it part of the New York metropolitan area . Danbury 's population at the 2010 census was 80,893 . The city is named for Danbury in Essex , England . It is nicknamed the Hat City because for a period in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries it was the center of the American hat industry . The mineral danburite is named for Danbury . Danbury is home to Danbury Hospital , Western Connecticut State University , Danbury Fair Mall and Danbury Municipal Airport . In November 2015 , USA Today ranked Danbury as the second best city to live in the United States .
The Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League ( MCVL ) is an intercollegiate men 's volleyball conference associated with the NCAA 's Division III .
Cedar Rapids ( /ˈsiːdər ˈræpɪdz/ ) is the second-largest city in Iowa and is the county seat of Linn County . The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River , 20 miles ( 32 km ) north of Iowa City and 100 miles ( 160 km ) northeast of Des Moines , the state 's capital and largest city . It is a part of the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Corridor of Linn , Benton , Cedar , Jones , Johnson , and Washington counties . As of the 2010 United States Census , the city population was 126,326 . The estimated population of the three-county Metropolitan Statistical Area , which includes the nearby cities of Marion and Hiawatha , was 255,452 in 2008 . Cedar Rapids is an economic hub of the state , located at the core of the Interstate 380 corridor . The Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area ( MSA ) is also a part of a Combined Statistical Area ( CSA ) with the Iowa City MSA . This CSA plus two additional counties are known as the Iowa City-Cedar Rapids ( ICR ) Corridor and collectively have a population of over 450,000 . A flourishing center for arts and culture in Eastern Iowa , the city is home to the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art , the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library , the Paramount Theatre , Orchestra Iowa , Theatre Cedar Rapids , the African American Museum of Iowa , and the Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance . In the 1990s and 2000s , several Cedar Rapidians became well-known actors , including Bobby Driscoll , Ashton Kutcher , Elijah Wood , and Ron Livingston . The city is the setting for the musical The Pajama Game and the comedy film Cedar Rapids . Cedar Rapids is nicknamed the City of Five Seasons , for the so-called fifth season , which is time to enjoy the other four .
The Midwest Lacrosse Conference ( MLC ) is a men 's National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division III lacrosse-only college athletic conference composed of schools located in the Midwestern United States . All schools are members of conferences that do not sponsor lacrosse .
Waukesha ( /ˈwɔːkɪʃɔː/ ) is a city in and the county seat of Waukesha County , Wisconsin , United States . It is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area . Its population was 70,718 at the 2010 census . The city is adjacent to the Town of Waukesha .
The Midwest Women 's Lacrosse Conference ( MWLC ) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division III women 's lacrosse-only college athletic conference composed of schools located in the Midwestern United States . All schools are members of other conferences in other sports and formed the MWLC until such time as their existing conferences add lacrosse . The MWLC was created one year after many of the member schools started a new men 's lacrosse-only conference , the Midwest Lacrosse Conference . Founding members of the MWLC were Adrian College , Albion College , Carthage College , Concordia University Wisconsin , Fontbonne University , College of Mount St. Joseph , North Central College and Trine University . Adrian , Albion and Trine left the league in before the 2013 season when the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association officially added lacrosse . However , the league added Augustana , Aurora , Beloit , and Benedictine that year . 2015 was another year of major change , losing Augustana , Carthage , Dubuque , Fontbonne , Mt . St. Joseph , and North Central . Joining the league were Cornell ( IA ) , Illinois Tech , and Wartburg . Since then the league has added Augsburg , Concordia ( IL ) , Hamline , and Monmouth .
New England Hockey Conference ( formerly the ECAC East ) is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States . It participates in the NCAA 's Division III as a hockey-only conference .
College ice hockey is played principally in the United States and Canada , though leagues exist outside North America . In the United States , competitive college hockey refers to ice hockey played between colleges and universities within the governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) . In Canada , the term college hockey refers to community college and small college ice hockey that currently consists of a varsity conference - the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference ( ACAC ) -- and a club league - the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League ( BCIHL ) . University hockey is the term used for hockey primarily played at four-year institutions ; that level of the sport is governed by U Sports .
The Northern Collegiate Hockey Association ( NCHA ) is a college athletic conference which operates in Illinois , Indiana , Michigan , Minnesota , and Wisconsin in the midwestern United States . It participates in the NCAA 's Division III as a hockey-only conference . The conference was founded in 1980 as a loose association of six schools in Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin . The league was formalized the next year . In the summer of 2012 , the five schools in the University of Wisconsin System announced that they would leave the conference to begin playing hockey in their all-sports conference , the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference . The move would have left only two men 's teams in the NCHA , leading St. Norbert and St. Scholastica to join the Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association ( MCHA ) . In April 2013 , the NCHA and MCHA announced a merger , where the NCHA would absorb the MCHA 's teams ( of the MCHA 's 10 schools , all 7 who also sponsored women 's hockey played in the NCHA ) . The men 's and women 's sides will retain separate administrative structures , as well as their automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament .
The Ohio River Lacrosse Conference was a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III men 's and women 's lacrosse conference located primarily in the midwestern United States .
Greenwood is a city in Johnson County , Indiana , United States . The population was 49,791 at the 2010 Census , and increased to 58,778 in the Census 2018 estimates . Greenwood is located between Indiana State Road 37 and Interstate 65 . The city shares a border with Indianapolis and is the most populous municipality in the southern portion of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Area .
The United Volleyball Conference is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III men 's volleyball conference located in the northeastern United States . Formed in August 2010 with play starting in January 2011 , the conference operates out of the same offices as the all-sports Empire 8 league , though the two remain separate entities .
Rochester ( /ˈrɒtʃɛstər , -ɪs-/ ) is a city on the southern shore of Lake Ontario in western New York and the seat of Monroe County . With a population of 208,046 , Rochester is the third most populous city in New York state , after New York City and Buffalo . The metropolitan area has a population of just over one million people . It is about 73 miles ( 117 km ) east of Buffalo and 87 miles ( 140 km ) west of Syracuse . Rochester was one of the United States ' first boom towns , initially due to the fertile Genesee River Valley , which gave rise to numerous flour mills , and then as a manufacturing hub . Several of the region 's universities ( notably the University of Rochester and Rochester Institute of Technology ) have renowned research programs . [ citation needed ] The area is the birthplace of Kodak , Paychex , Western Union , French 's , Bausch & Lomb , Gleason , Ragú and Xerox , which conduct extensive research and manufacturing of industrial and consumer products . Until 2010 , the Rochester metropolitan area was the second-largest regional economy in New York State , after the New York City metropolitan area . Rochester 's GMP has since ranked just below Buffalo 's , while exceeding it in per-capita income . In 2007 , the 25th edition of the Places Rated Almanac rated Rochester the most livable city among 379 U.S. metropolitan areas . In 2010 Forbes rated Rochester the third-best place to raise a family in the United States . In 2012 Kiplinger rated Rochester the fifth-best city in the United States for families , citing low cost of living , top public schools , and a low unemployment rate .