Mid-State Athletic Conference

The Mid-State Athletic Conference (MSAC) is a junior college conference located within Region III of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). The MSAC has 8 member schools,[1] all located in Upstate New York. Conference championships are held in most sports and individuals can be named to All-Conference teams.

Mid-State Athletic Conference
AssociationNJCAA
Founded1970
Sports fielded
  • 9
    • men's: 4
    • women's: 5
DivisionRegion 3
No. of teams8
RegionNew York

Member schools

Current members

The Mid-State currently has seven full members, all are public schools:

Institution Location[lower-alpha 1] Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined
Broome Community College
(SUNY Broome)		 Dickinson 1946 Public[lower-alpha 2] 5,386 Hornets 1987
Cayuga Community College
(SUNY Cayuga)		 Auburn 1953 Public[lower-alpha 2] 3,775 Spartans 1987
Corning Community College
(SUNY Corning)		 Corning 1957 Public[lower-alpha 2] 3,972 Red Barons 1990s
Finger Lakes Community College
(SUNY Finger Lakes)		 Canandaigua 1965 Public[lower-alpha 2] 5,944 Lakers 1987
Jefferson Community College
(SUNY Jefferson)		 Watertown 1961 Public[lower-alpha 2] 2,658 Cannoneers 1987
Onondaga Community College
(SUNY Onondaga)		 Syracuse 1961 Public[lower-alpha 2] 9,834 Lazers 1987
Tompkins Cortland Community College
(SUNY Tompkins Cortland)		 Dryden 1968 Public[lower-alpha 2] 2,373 Panthers 1987
Notes
  1. All locations are within the State New York.
  2. Part of the State University of New York (SUNY) System.

Former members

The Mid-State had three former full members, all but one were public schools:

Institution Location[lower-alpha 1] Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Current
conference
Cazenovia College Cazenovia 1824 Nonsectarian[lower-alpha 2] 800 Wildcats 1987 North Atlantic (NAC)[lower-alpha 3]
Columbia–Greene Community College
(SUNY Columbia–Greene)		 Hudson 1966 Public[lower-alpha 4] 1,578 Twins Mountain Valley (MVCC)
(NJCAA Region III)
State University of New York at Canton
(SUNY Canton)		 Canton 1906 Public[lower-alpha 4] 3,216 Kangaroos 1990s North Atlantic (NAC)[lower-alpha 3]
Notes
  1. All locations are within the State New York.
  2. Formerly affiliated with the Methodist Church.
  3. Currently an NCAA Division III athletic conference.
  4. Part of the State University of New York (SUNY) System.

History

This conference began during the 1987–88 school year. Prior to this, a proposal was brought forward to the Athletic Directors of the original members (listed below) by Mr. Larry Hinkle, Director of Athletics at Tompkins Cortland CC. The concept was approved and each A.D. received approval from his/her college president. After collaboration with other conferences already formed within Region III, Mr. Hinkle drafted MSAC by-laws. After review and minor tweaking, the by-laws were approved and officers were elected. The result was that the Mid-State Athletic Basketball Conference was officially formed. As sports were added, it became the Mid-State Athletic Conference. The original members were:

  • Broome Community College
  • Cayuga Community College
  • Cazenovia College
  • Finger Lakes Community College
  • Jefferson Community College
  • Onondaga Community College
  • Tompkins Cortland Community College

In the early 1990s, SUNY Canton was added as well as Corning Community College. Columbia-Greene Community College joined from the Mountain Valley Athletic Conference for the 2016-17 school year.

See also

References
  1. "Region III NJCAA". www.njcaaregion3.org. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
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