City University of New York Athletic Conference

The City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNY Athletic Conference or CUNYAC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Its member institutions are all located in New York City and are campuses of the City University of New York. The CUNYAC also has a community college division, affiliated with the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA).

City University of New York Athletic Conference
AssociationNCAA &
NJCAA
Founded1978 (informal), 1987 (charter)
CommissionerZak Ivkovic
Sports fielded
  • 16
    • men's: 8
    • women's: 8
DivisionDivision III
No. of teams8 (NCAA-DIII)
6 (NJCAA)
HeadquartersFlushing, New York
RegionNew York City
Official websitecunyathletics.com
Locations
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History

Current members
– college division members
– community college division members

NCAA Division III (Senior college division)

NJCAA (Community college division)

Member schools

Current members

The senior college division of the CUNYAC currently has eight full members, all are public schools:

Institution Location[lower-alpha 1] Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined
Baruch College Manhattan 1919 Public[lower-alpha 2] 15,500 Bearcats 1978
Brooklyn College Brooklyn 1930 15,385 Bulldogs 1978;
1996[lower-alpha 3]
City College of New York Manhattan 1847 13,244 Beavers 1978
Hunter College Manhattan 1870 21,309 Hawks 1978
John Jay College of Criminal Justice Manhattan 1964 14,000 Bloodhounds 1978
Lehman College The Bronx 1968 10,615 Lightning 1978
Medgar Evers College Brooklyn 1970 7,081 Cougars 1978
York College Queens 1966 6,000 Cardinals 1978
Notes
  1. All locations are within New York City.
  2. Part of the City University of New York System.
  3. Brooklyn left the CUNYAC after the 1979–80 school year, before re-joining back, effective in the 1996–97 school year.


Former members

The senior college division of the CUNYAC had three former full members, all were public schools:

Institution Location[lower-alpha 1] Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Current
conference
New York City College of Technology Brooklyn Yellow Jackets 1946 Public[lower-alpha 2] 15,368 1999–2000 2010–11 None[lower-alpha 3]
Queens College Queens Knights 1937 18,494 1978–79 1979–80 East Coast (ECC)
(NCAA D-II)
College of Staten Island Staten Island Dolphins 1976 11,263 1978–79 2018–19 East Coast (ECC)
(NCAA D-II)
Notes
  1. All locations are within New York City.
  2. Part of the City University of New York System.
  3. New York City Tech's athletics program is on hiatus.

Former members

The senior college division of the CUNYAC had one former associate member, which was also a public school:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left CUNYAC
sport
Current
primary
conference
Current
conference
in former
CUNYAC
sport
University of Maine at Presque Isle Presque Isle, Maine 1903 Public 1,600 Owls 2015–16[lower-alpha 1] 2017–18 baseball North Atlantic (NAC)[lower-alpha 2]
Notes
  1. Maine–Presque Isle (UMPI) joined the CUNYAC in baseball prior to the 2016 conference tournament (2015–16 school year). It played its first full regular-season conference schedule during the 2017 spring season (2016–17 school year).
  2. During their tenure as an affiliate member of the CUNYAC, UMPI's primary home conference was being an NCAA D-III Independent for 2015–16 and 2016–17, and in the American Collegiate Athletic Association during the 2017–18 school year.

Membership timeline

University of Maine at Presque IsleNew York City College of TechnologyYork College, City University of New YorkCollege of Staten IslandQueens College, City University of New YorkMedgar Evers CollegeLehman CollegeJohn Jay College of Criminal JusticeHunter CollegeCity College of New YorkBrooklyn CollegeBaruch College

Current members

The community college division of the CUNYAC currently has six full members, all are public schools:

Institution[1] Location[lower-alpha 1] Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined
Bronx Community College The Bronx 1957 Public[lower-alpha 2] 9,003 Broncos 1987
Borough of Manhattan Community College Manhattan 1963 21,986 Panthers 1987
Hostos Community College The Bronx 1968 6,499 Caimans 2002
Kingsborough Community College Brooklyn 1963 38,000 Wave 1987
LaGuardia Community College Queens 1968 17,569 Red Hawks 2022[lower-alpha 3]
Queensborough Community College Queens 1959 15,000 Tigers 1987
Notes
  1. All locations are within New York City.
  2. Part of the City University of New York System.
  3. LaGuardia was part of the conference between 2013–14 and 2016–17 and then it put their athletic program on hiatus but they returned in the 2022–23 school year.[2]

Former members

The community college division of the CUNYAC had two former full members, both were public schools:

Institution Location[lower-alpha 1] Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Current
conference
New York City College of Technology Brooklyn 1946 Public[lower-alpha 2] 15,368 Yellow Jackets 1987 1999 None[lower-alpha 3]
Notes
  1. All locations are within New York City.
  2. Part of the City University of New York System.
  3. New York City Tech's athletic program is currently on hiatus.

Membership timeline

LaGuardia Community CollegeHostos Community CollegeQueensborough Community CollegeNew York City College of TechnologyKingsborough Community CollegeBorough of Manhattan Community CollegeBronx Community College

Sports

NCAA Division III

The CUNYAC sponsors Division III intercollegiate athletic competition in men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's soccer, women's softball, men's and women's swimming and diving, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track and field, and men's and women's volleyball.

Men's sports

SchoolBaseballBasketballCross
country
SoccerSwimming
& Diving
TennisTrack & Field
(Indoor)
Track & Field
(Outdoor)
VolleyballTotal
BaruchGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYRed XNRed XNGreen tickY7
BrooklynRed XNGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYRed XNRed XNGreen tickY6
CCNYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY8
HunterRed XNGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY7
John JayGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickYRed XNRed XNGreen tickY6
LehmanGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY9
Medgar EversRed XNGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYRed XNRed XNGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY6
York (NY)Red XNGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY8
Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the CUNYAC that are played by CUNYAC schools
SchoolFencingRifleWrestling
HunterMACFARed XNIndependent
John JayRed XNMARCRed XN

Women's sports

SchoolBasketballCross
country
SoccerSoftballSwimming
& Diving
TennisTrack & Field
(Indoor)
Track & Field
(Outdoor)
VolleyballTotal
BaruchGreen tickYGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYRed XNRed XNGreen tickY6
BrooklynGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYRed XNRed XNGreen tickY7
CCNYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYRed XNRed XNRed XNGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY6
HunterGreen tickYGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY8
John JayGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYRed XNRed XNGreen tickY7
LehmanGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY9
Medgar EversGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYRed XNRed XNRed XNGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY6
York (NY)Green tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY9
Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the CUNYAC that are played by CUNYAC schools
SchoolFencingRifle
CCNYEWFCRed XN
HunterNIWFARed XN
John JayRed XNMARC

Community college

The CUNYAC sponsors community college (NJCAA) intercollegiate athletic competition in men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's soccer, and women's volleyball.

References

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