Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference

Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference
Association	NCAA
Founded	1997
Commissioner	Donna Ledwin
Sports fielded	18 men's: 9; women's: 9; ;
Division	Division III
No. of teams	10
Headquarters	North Boston, New York
Region	Northeastern United States
Official website	www.amccsports.org
Locations

The Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in the northeastern United States in the states of New York and Pennsylvania.

History[edit]

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Alfred State

Wells

Carlow

Pitt-Greensburg

Pitt-Bradford

PS-Behrend

PS-Altoona

Mt. Aloysius

La Roche

Hilbert

Location of AMCC full members:

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The old logo for the AMCC

The most recent changes to conference membership took place in 2020, with two full members and one associate member leaving. D'Youville College began a transition to NCAA Division II in the East Coast Conference,^[1] and Franciscan University of Steubenville completed a multi-year transition to full membership in the D-III Presidents' Athletic Conference.^[2] Wittenberg University, which became a men's volleyball associate in 2018–19, left the AMCC to return to the Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League, where it had played from the start of its program in the 2015–16 school year through 2017–18.^[3] Medaille College joined the entirely New York-based Empire 8, effective the 2022–23 school year.^[4] Wells College, current affiliate member for swimming and diving, added men's volleyball to compete in the AMCC as an affiliate, effective the 2023 spring season (2022–23 school year).^[5] Carlow University joined in 2023–24 from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics' River States Conference but spent its exploratory year in the prior NAIA season.^[6]

Chronological timeline[edit]

1997 - In 1997, the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) was founded. Charter members included Frostburg State University, La Roche College (now La Roche University), Lake Erie College, Pennsylvania State University at Erie, the Behrend College (a.k.a. Penn State–Erie or Penn State–Behrend), the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford (a.k.a. Pitt–Bradford) and the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg (a.k.a. Pitt–Greensburg), effective beginning the 1997-98 academic year.
1998 - Pennsylvania State University at Altoona (a.k.a. Penn State Altoona) joined the AMCC, effective in the 1998-99 academic year.
2005 - Hilbert College and Medaille College joined the AMCC, effective in the 2005-06 academic year.
2006 - Mount Aloysius College joined the AMCC, effective in the 2006-07 academic year.
2008
- Lake Erie left the AMCC to join the NCAA Division II ranks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as an NCAA D-II Independent (which would then later join the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) a few seasons later, effective beginning the 2010-11 academic year), effective after the 2007-08 academic year.
- D'Youville College (now "University") joined the AMCC, effective in the 2008-09 academic year.
2009 - Franciscan University of Steubenville joined the AMCC, effective in the 2009-10 academic year.
2010 - Frostburg State left the AMCC to join the Capital Athletic Conference (CAC), effective after the 2009-10 academic year.
2015 - New Jersey City University joined the AMCC as an associate member for women's bowling, effective in the 2016 spring season (2015-16 academic year).
2017 - Hiram College joined the AMCC as an associate member for men's volleyball, effective in the 2018 spring season (2017-18 academic year).
2018 - Five institutions joined the AMCC as associate members: Geneva College, Thiel College and Wittenberg University for men's volleyball; Saint Vincent College for women's bowling; and the State University of New York at Delhi for men's & women's swimming & diving, all effective in the 2019 spring season (2018-19 academic year).
2019 - Alfred State College joined the AMCC, effective in the 2019-20 academic year.
2020
- Two institutions left the AMCC at the end of the 2019–20 academic year. D'Youville began a transition to NCAA Division II as a new member of the East Coast Conference (ECC), and Franciscan, which was already a multi-sport associate member of the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC), became a full member of that league.
- Also at that time, men's volleyball associate Wittenberg left to return to its previous men's volleyball home of the Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League.
- Two schools became associate members effective in 2020–21—Saint Vincent added men's volleyball to its AMCC associate membership, while Wells College joined the AMCC as an associate member for men's and women's swimming & diving.
2022
- Medaille left the AMCC at the end of the 2021–22 academic year to join the Empire 8 Athletic Conference (Empire 8). It remained an AMCC associate in bowling.
- Wells added men's volleyball to its AMCC associate membership, effective with the 2023 spring season (2022–23 academic year).
- Two schools announced that they would join the AMCC in 2023–24. Carlow University joined after spending its first NCAA exploratory season in the NAIA's River States Conference, and Wells became a full AMCC member.^[7]
- The PAC, primary home of AMCC men's volleyball associates Geneva, Saint Vincent, and Thiel, announced it would begin sponsoring that sport in the 2025 season (2024–25 academic year). Accordingly, all three will leave the AMCC after the 2024 season.^[8]
2023
- AMCC bowling associate Medaille announced it would close at the end of the 2022–23 academic year.^[9]
- The PAC announced that current AMCC men's volleyball associate Hiram would move that sport to the PAC after the 2024 season.^[10]
- The AMCC announced that it would add Buffalo State University and Houghton University as men's volleyball associates in 2024–25. At the time of announcement, both were preparing to start men's volleyball programs in 2023–24.^[11]

Member schools[edit]

Current members[edit]

The AMCC currently has ten full members, with four being part of Pennsylvania's Commonwealth System of Higher Education, made up of state-supported but privately chartered institutions; one public institution; and five private institutions.

Institution	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined
Alfred State College	Alfred, New York	1908	Public	3,500	Pioneers	2019
Carlow University	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	1929	Private	2,400	Celtics	2023
Hilbert College	Hamburg, New York	1957		1,100	Hawks	2005
La Roche University	McCandless, Pennsylvania	1963		1,465	Redhawks	1997
Mount Aloysius College	Cresson, Pennsylvania	1853		1,600	Mounties	2006
Penn State Altoona	Logan Township, Pennsylvania	1939	State-related	3,800	Lions	1998
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College (Penn State Behrend)	Erie, Pennsylvania	1948		4,046	Lions	1997
University of Pittsburgh at Bradford	Bradford, Pennsylvania	1963		1,502	Panthers	1997
University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg	Greensburg, Pennsylvania	1963		1,704	Bobcats	1997
Wells College	Aurora, New York	1868	Private	480	Express	2023^[a]

Notes

^ Wells was an associate member for men's and women's swimming & diving since 2020–21 and in men's volleyball since 2022–23 school year, before joining as a full member effective in the 2023–24 school year.

Associate members[edit]

The AMCC currently has five associate members. All four men's volleyball associates, highlighted in pink, will depart when the Presidents' Athletic Conference, full-time home to three of the four, adds that sport in 2024–25. Saint Vincent will remain a bowling associate.

Institution	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Primary conference	AMCC sport(s)
Geneva College	Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania	1848	Private	1,791	Golden Tornadoes	2018–19	Presidents' (PAC)	Men's volleyball
Hiram College	Hiram, Ohio	1850	Private	1,350	Terriers	2017–18	North Coast (NCAC)	Men's volleyball
New Jersey City University	Jersey City, New Jersey	1929	Public	7,300	Gothic Knights	2015–16	New Jersey (NJAC)	Women's bowling
Saint Vincent College	Latrobe, Pennsylvania	1846	Private	1,766	Bearcats	2018–19	Presidents' (PAC)	Women's bowling
Saint Vincent College	Latrobe, Pennsylvania	1846	Private	1,766	Bearcats	2020–21^[12]	Presidents' (PAC)	Men's volleyball
Thiel College	Greenville, Pennsylvania	1866	Private	1,096	Tomcats	2018–19	Presidents' (PAC)	Men's volleyball

Future associate members[edit]

The AMCC currently has two future associate members, one is a public school and the other one is a private school:

Institution	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Nickname	Joining	Primary conference	AMCC sport(s)
Buffalo State University	Buffalo, New York	1871	Public^[a]	8,339	Bengals	2024–25	SUNYAC	Men's volleyball
Houghton University	Houghton, New York	1883	Wesleyan	927	Highlanders	2024–25	Empire 8	Men's volleyball

^ Part of the State University of New York System.

Former members[edit]

The AMCC had five former full members, one of which remained an AMCC bowling affiliate for a year until the school's closure.

Institution	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Left	Current conference
D'Youville College^[a]	Buffalo, New York	1946	Private	2,900	Saints^[b]	2009	2020	East Coast (ECC) (NCAA D-II)
Franciscan University of Steubenville	Steubenville, Ohio	1946	Private	2,238	Barons	2008	2019	Presidents' (PAC)
Frostburg State University	Frostburg, Maryland	1898	Public	6,133	Bobcats	1997	2009	Mountain East (MEC) (NCAA D-II)
Lake Erie College	Painesville, Ohio	1856	Private	975	Storm	1997	2007	Great Midwest (G-MAC) (NCAA D-II)
Medaille College	Buffalo, New York	1937	Private	2,600	Mavericks	2005	2022	N/A^[c]

Notes

^ D'Youville University since 2022–23.
^ D'Youville was nicknamed "Spartans" during its AMCC tenure. The school changed its nickname to "Saints" in 2020, at the same time it moved to Division II.^[13]
^ Medaille announced that it would close on August 31, 2023.

Former associate members[edit]

The AMCC had four former associate members:

Institution	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Left	AMCC sport	Primary conference	Current conference in former AMCC Sport
Medaille College	Buffalo, New York	1937	Private	2,600	Mavericks	2022–23^[a]	2023–24	women's bowling	N/A^[b]
State University of New York at Delhi	Delhi, New York	1913	Public	3,000	Broncos	2018–19^m.sw. 2018–19^w.sw.	2019–20^m.sw. 2019–20^w.sw.	men's swimming & diving women's swimming & diving	North Atlantic (NAC)^[c]
Wells College	Aurora, New York	1868	Private	480	Express	2020–21^m&w.sw. 2022–23^m.vb.	2023–24^m&w.sw. 2023–24^m.vb.	men's and women's swimming & diving men's volleyball	AMCC
Wittenberg University	Springfield, Ohio	1845	Private	2,050	Tigers	2018–19	2019–20	men's volleyball	North Coast (NCAC)	Midwest (MCVL)

Notes

^ Measured from Medaille's departure from full AMCC membership.
^ Medaille announced that it would close on August 31, 2023.
^ During their tenure as an affiliate member of the AMCC, SUNY Delhi's primary home conference was the American Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA) during the 2018–19 school year.

Membership timeline[edit]

Sports[edit]

The AMCC Conference sponsors championships in the following sports:

**Conference sports**
Sport	Men's	Women's
Baseball	Y
Basketball	Y	Y
Bowling		Y
Cross Country	Y	Y
Golf	Y
Lacrosse		Y
Soccer	Y	Y
Softball		Y
Swimming & Diving	Y	Y
Tennis	Y	Y
Volleyball	Y	Y
Wrestling	Y

Men's sponsored sports by school[edit]

Departing members in pink.

School	Baseball	Basketball	Cross Country	Golf	Soccer	Swimming & Diving	Tennis	Volleyball	Total
Alfred State	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N	N	5
Carlow	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	5
Hilbert	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	6
La Roche	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	5
Mount Aloysius	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	7
PS-Altoona	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
PS-Behrend	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	7
Pitt-Bradford	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	6
Pitt-Greensburg	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N	6
Wells	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	7
Totals	9	10	8	9	10	5	5	5+4	60+4
Geneva								Y	1
Hiram								Y	1
Saint Vicent								Y	1
Thiel								Y	1
Future associate members
Buffalo State								Y	1
Houghton								Y	1
Totals in 2024–25	9	10	8	9	10	5	5	5+2	60+2

Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the AMCC that are played by AMCC schools[edit]

School	Football	Lacrosse	Track & Field (Indoor)	Track & Field (Outdoor)	Water Polo	Wrestling
Alfred State	ECFC	N	ECAC	UEC	N	ECWC
Carlow	N	N	TBA	TBA	N	N
Hilbert	Independent	UEC	N	N	N	N
La Roche	N	UEC	N	N	N	N
PS-Behrend	N	N	Independent	UEC	MPSF	ECWC
Pitt-Bradford	N	N	N	N	N	ECWC
Wells	N	TBA	N	N	N	N

Women's sponsored sports by school[edit]

School	Basketball	Bowling	Cross Country	Soccer	Softball	Swimming & Diving	Tennis	Volleyball	Total
Alfred State	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	6
Carlow	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	6
Hilbert	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	7
La Roche	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	7
Mount Aloysius	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	7
PS-Altoona	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
PS-Behrend	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Pitt-Bradford	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Pitt-Greensburg	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	7
Wells	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	6
Totals	10	7+2	8	10	10	5	7	10	67+2
New Jersey City		Y							1
Saint Vincent		Y							1

Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the AMCC that are played by AMCC schools[edit]

School	Golf	Field Hockey	Lacrosse	Track & Field (Indoor)	Track & Field (Outdoor)	Water Polo
Alfred State	N	Independent	N	Independent	UEC	N
Carlow	TBA	N	N	TBA	TBA	N
Hilbert	N	N	UEC	N	N	N
La Roche	N	N	UEC	N	N	N
Mount Aloysius	Independent	N	UEC	N	N	N
PS-Altoona	Independent	N	N	N	N	N
PS-Behrend	Independent	N	N	N	UEC	CWPA
Wells	N	TBA	TBA	N	N	N

References[edit]

^ "ECC to Add D'Youville as Conference's 11th Member" (Press release). East Coast Conference. March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
^ "PAC adds Franciscan as full member" (Press release). Presidents' Athletic Conference. April 16, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
^ "Wittenberg Back to the MCVL in 2021" (Press release). Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League. January 24, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
^ "Medaille College to Join Empire 8 as Tenth Member in Fall of 2022". Empire 8. August 26, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
^ "AMCC Extends Affiliate Membership to Wells College Men's Volleyball - AMCC". Allegheny Mountain Athletic Conference. January 19, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
^ "Carlow University Athletics to join AMCC, NCAA Division III". Carlow Celtics. July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
^ Wells College To Join The AMCC Starting 2023-24 - Wells
^ "PAC Approves Men's Volleyball as 24th Conference Sport" (Press release). Presidents' Athletic Conference. December 14, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
^ "Medaille University Closure Statement" (Press release). Medaille University. May 17, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
^ "PAC Extends Affiliate Membership to Hiram College in Men's Volleyball in 2024-25" (Press release). Presidents' Athletic Conference. June 6, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
^ "AMCC Announces Changes to Men's Volleyball Affiliate Membership" (Press release). Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference. June 26, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
^ "AMCC Announces Changes to Men's Volleyball Affiliate Membership" (Press release). Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference. January 8, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
^ "We've got BIG NEWS from D'Youville!" (Press release). D'Youville Saints. June 22, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.

External links[edit]

Official website

[12] Wells was an associate member for men's and women's swimming & diving since 2020–21 and in men's volleyball since 2022–23 school year, before joining as a full member effective in the 2023–24 school year.

[SUNY-14] Part of the State University of New York System.

[15] D'Youville University since 2022–23.

[17] D'Youville was nicknamed "Spartans" during its AMCC tenure. The school changed its nickname to "Saints" in 2020, at the same time it moved to Division II.^[13]

[18] Medaille announced that it would close on August 31, 2023.

[19] Measured from Medaille's departure from full AMCC membership.

[20] Medaille announced that it would close on August 31, 2023.

[21] During their tenure as an affiliate member of the AMCC, SUNY Delhi's primary home conference was the American Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA) during the 2018–19 school year.

[1] "ECC to Add D'Youville as Conference's 11th Member" (Press release). East Coast Conference. March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.

[2] "PAC adds Franciscan as full member" (Press release). Presidents' Athletic Conference. April 16, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2019.

[3] "Wittenberg Back to the MCVL in 2021" (Press release). Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League. January 24, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.

[4] "Medaille College to Join Empire 8 as Tenth Member in Fall of 2022". Empire 8. August 26, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.

[5] "AMCC Extends Affiliate Membership to Wells College Men's Volleyball - AMCC". Allegheny Mountain Athletic Conference. January 19, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.

[6] "Carlow University Athletics to join AMCC, NCAA Division III". Carlow Celtics. July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.

[7] Wells College To Join The AMCC Starting 2023-24 - Wells

[8] "PAC Approves Men's Volleyball as 24th Conference Sport" (Press release). Presidents' Athletic Conference. December 14, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2023.

[9] "Medaille University Closure Statement" (Press release). Medaille University. May 17, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023.

[10] "PAC Extends Affiliate Membership to Hiram College in Men's Volleyball in 2024-25" (Press release). Presidents' Athletic Conference. June 6, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.

[11] "AMCC Announces Changes to Men's Volleyball Affiliate Membership" (Press release). Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference. June 26, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.

[13] "AMCC Announces Changes to Men's Volleyball Affiliate Membership" (Press release). Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference. January 8, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.

[16] "We've got BIG NEWS from D'Youville!" (Press release). D'Youville Saints. June 22, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.

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