Atlantic 10 Conference

The Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) is a NCAA conference that plays in NCAA Division I. The conference is headquartered in Newport News, Virginia and features universities and colleges from the Eastern and Midwestern United States.

History
The A-10 was founded by eight Eastern schools in 1975 as the Eastern Collegiate Basketball League, and began play in 1976. It first played only men's basketball, but added other sports in 1977 and became the Eastern Athletic Association. Despite its official names, the conference was more often called the Eastern 8. By 1982, the conference had 10 schools, and it became the Atlantic 10.

Although the conference has had "10" in its name since 1982, it has not had 10 members since Penn State left for the second and final time in 1991. Since then, the A-10 has had anywhere from 8 to 16 full members (schools that play most of their sports in the conference). From 1997 to 2006, the A-10 ran a football league; after the 2006 season, the A-10 football conference was taken over by the Colonial Athletic Association, now known as the Coastal Athletic Association. The former A-10 football conference is now known as CAA Football (in full, the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference); it is run by the multi-sports CAA but is legally separate.

Members
Fifteen schools are full members. Most of the members are private schools; eight are run by the Catholic Church. UMass, indicated with a pink background, will leave the A-10 for the Mid-American Conference in July 2025.

 School  Location  Founded  Type(affiliation)  Nickname  JoinedA-10 Davidson College  Davidson, North Carolina  1837  Private(Presbyterian)  Wildcats  2014   Dayton, Ohio  1850  Private(Catholic)  Flyers  1995 Duquesne University  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  1878  Private(Catholic)  Dukes  1976, 1993 Fordham University  Bronx, New York  1841  Private(Catholic)  Rams  1995 George Mason University  Fairfax, Virginia  1957  Public  Patriots  2013 George Washington University  Washington, D.C.  1821  Private(nonsectarian)  Revolutionaries  1976 La Salle University  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  1863  Private(Catholic)  Rams  1995 Loyola University Chicago  Chicago, Illinois  1870  Private(Catholic)  Ramblers  2022   Amherst, Massachusetts  1863  Public  Minutemen &Minutewomen  1976   Kingston, Rhode Island  1892  Public  Rams  1980   Richmond, Virginia  1830  Private(nonsectarian)  Spiders  2001   St. Bonaventure, New York  1858  Private(Catholic)  Bonnies  1979 Saint Joseph's University  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  1851  Private(Catholic)  Hawks  1982 Saint Louis University  St. Louis, Missouri  1818  Private(Catholic)  Billikens  2005 Virginia Commonwealth University  Richmond, Virginia  1838  Public  Rams  2012

 Associate members 
Three schools are "associate members" that play only one sport in the A-10.
 School  Location  Founded  Type(affiliation)  Nickname  Joined  A-10 Sport  Main Conference High Point University  High Point, North Carolina  1822  Private(Methodist)  Panthers  2022    Big South Hobart College  Geneva, New York  1822  Private(nonsectarian)  Statesmen  2022    Liberty League (Div. III) Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania  Lock Haven, Pennsylvania  1870  Public  Bald Eagles  2010  Field hockey  PSAC (Div. II)

 Former members 
Ten schools were once full members of the A-10, but are no longer in the conference.
 School  Location  Founded  Type(affiliation)  Nickname  Joined  Left  Current Conference Butler University  Indianapolis, Indiana  1855  Private(nonsectarian)  Bulldogs  2012  2013  Big East  (Charlotte)  Charlotte, North Carolina  1946  Public  49ers  2005  2013   Pennsylvania State University  University Park, Pennsylvania  1855  Public/private hybrid  Nittany Lions  19761982  19791991  Big Ten   Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  1787  Public/private hybrid  Panthers  1976  1982  ACC Rutgers University  New Brunswick, New Jersey  1766  Public Scarlet Knights  1976  1995  Big Ten Temple University  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  1884  Public/private hybrid  Owls  1982  2013   Villanova University  Villanova, Pennsylvania  1842  Private(Catholic)  Wildcats  1976  1980  Big East Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)  Blacksburg, Virginia  1872  Public  Hokies  1995  2000  ACC West Virginia University  Morgantown, West Virginia  1867  Public  Mountaineers  1976  1995  Big 12 Xavier University  Cincinnati, Ohio  1831  Private(Catholic)  Musketeers  1995  2013  Big East

References


Category:NCAA Division I athletics conferences
Category:1976 establishments in the United States