Question: What states have schools that compete in the same conference as Anna Maria College?

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Anna Maria, Florida: Anna Maria, is a city in Manatee County, Florida, United States.  The population was 1,814 at the 2000 census.  According to the 2005 U.S. Census Bureau's estimates, the city grew slightly to 1,867.  The city occupies the northern part of Anna Maria Island and is one of three municipalities on the island.  The others are Holmes Beach in the center and Bradenton Beach in the south.

Villa Maria College: Villa Maria College is a small, private, Roman Catholic liberal arts college in Buffalo, New York within the Diocese of Buffalo.  It was founded in 1961 by the Felician Sisters, and is sponsored by the Our Lady of Hope Province of North America Villa Maria College provides students with the premier student-centered experience in Western New York where enrolled students learn and grow within a diverse population, and a culture that lives the values of truth, charity, and unity.

Bradenton Beach, Florida: Bradenton Beach is a city on Anna Maria Island in Manatee County, Florida, United States.  The population was 1,482 at the 2000 census, and 1,561 in the 2005 U.S Census estimates.  It is part of the Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.  The city occupies the southern part of Anna Maria Island and is one of three municipalities on the island.  The others are Holmes Beach in the center and Anna Maria in the north.

Anna Maria College: Anna Maria College (AMC) is a coeducational Catholic liberal arts college in Paxton, Massachusetts.

Holmes Beach, Florida: Holmes Beach is a city on Anna Maria Island in Manatee County, Florida, United States.  The population was 4,966 at the 2000 census.  As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 5,100.  It is part of the Bradenton–Sarasota–Venice Metropolitan Statistical Area.  The city occupies the central part of Anna Maria Island and is one of three municipalities on the island.  The others are Bradenton Beach in the south and Anna Maria in the north.

Villa Maria College, Christchurch: Villa Maria College, Christchurch, New Zealand was opened on 18 February 1918 with 14 pupils.  It was founded by the Sisters of Mercy and served as a parish school when boys were admitted in 1921.  From 1941 the school reverted to being a girl's college.  Villa Maria College is a day school but it also had boarders between 1935 and 1979.  In 1981, the college was integrated into the New Zealand state school system under the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act 1975 but its proprietors remain the Sisters of Mercy (through the Sisters of Mercy Trust Board).

Great Northeast Athletic Conference: The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III.  Member institutions are located in New England in the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Anna Marie of Brunswick-Lüneburg: Anna Marie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (also: "Anna Maria of Brunswick-Göttingen-Calenberg"; German: "Anna Maria von Braunschweig-Calenberg-Göttingen" ; born: 23 April 1532 in Hann.  Münden; died: 20 March 1568 in Gurievsk (German: "Neuhausen" ) near Königsberg) was a Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneberg by birth and by marriage Duchess of Prussia.

Anna Maria Island: Anna Maria Island, sometimes called Anna Maria Key, is a barrier island on the coast of Manatee County, Florida, in the United States.  The island is named after Anna Maria Ceravolo.  It is bounded on the west by the Gulf of Mexico, on the south by Longboat Pass (which separates it from Longboat Key), on the east by Anna Maria Sound, and on the north by Tampa Bay.  Anna Maria Island is approximately seven miles long north to south.  Anna Maria Island is at latitude 27.513N, longitude -82.719W.

Anna Maria Amcats: Anna Maria College participates in 13 intercollegiate sports at the NCAA Division III level.  Twelve of Anna Maria's teams are members of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC), while football plays in the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (ECFC).  The AMCATS name is derived from the acronym "Anna Maria College Athletic Team Sports".

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Answer: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont