Skyline Conference

For the 1930s to 1960s Skyline Conference in the Rocky Mountain states, see Mountain States Conference.
Skyline Conference
Established 1989
Association NCAA
Division Division III
Members 11
Sports fielded 17 (men's: 9; women's: 8)
Region New York
Commissioner Linda Bruno
Website skylineconference.org
Locations

The Skyline Conference is a college athletic conference based in the New York City area that competes in the NCAA's Division III.

The league was originally chartered on May 16, 1989 as a men's basketball conference and now sponsors 17 sports (nine for men and 8 for women). The Skyline Conference sponsors baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's soccer, softball, men's and women's swimming and diving, men's and women's tennis, and men's and women's volleyball.

Primarily comprising schools from the New York metropolitan area, the Skyline Conference is currently has 11 full-time member schools, as well as five part-time members that compete in men's lacrosse and men's volleyball only.

Prior to the 2007-08 academic year, the league introduced the Skyline Presidents Cup. St. Joseph's (LI) won the first three Presidents Cups (2007–10), followed by Farmingdale State winning in 2010-11. St. Joseph's (LI) collected its fourth Presidents Cup in 2011-12, with Farmingdale State regaining the title in both 2012-13 and 2013-14.

Member schools

Current members

Institution Location Nickname Founded Type Enrollment Joined
College of Mount Saint Vincent Riverdale, New York Dolphins 1847 Private 1,918 1989
Farmingdale State College
(SUNY)
East Farmingdale, New York Rams 1912 Public 8,162 2003
Mount Saint Mary College Newburgh, New York Knights 1960 Private 2,556 1994
Purchase College
(SUNY)
Purchase, New York Panthers 1967 Public 4,379 2007
Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, New York Gryphons 1926 Private 1,782 2014
The Sage Colleges
Sage College of Albany (men's)
Russell Sage College (women's)
Albany, New York
Troy, New York
Gators 1916 Private 2,832 2007
Saint Joseph's College NY
(Brooklyn Campus)
Brooklyn, New York Bears 1916 Private 1,261 2015
St. Joseph's College NY
(Long Island Campus)
Patchogue, New York Golden Eagles 1978 Private 3,893 1999
Maritime College
(SUNY)
Throggs Neck, New York Privateers 1874 Public 1,755 1996
College at Old Westbury
(SUNY)
Old Westbury, New York Panthers 1965 Public 4,364 1989
Yeshiva University New York, New York Maccabees 1886 Private 6,744 1998

Future member

Institution Location Nickname Founded Type Enrollment Joining
United States Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point, New York Mariners 1942 Federal 910 2016

Affiliate members

Institution Location Nickname Founded Type Enrollment Joined Primary Conference Skyline Sport
Kean University Union, New Jersey Cougars 1855 Public 14,404 2006–07 NJAC men's lacrosse
men's volleyball
Montclair State University Montclair, New Jersey Red Hawks 1908 Public 19,464 2006-07 NJAC men's lacrosse
New Jersey City University Jersey City, New Jersey Gothic Knights 1929 Public 8,443 2011-12 NJAC men's volleyball
Ramapo College Mahwah, New Jersey Roadrunners 1969 Public 5,852 2011-12 NJAC men's volleyball
Stockton University Pomona, New Jersey Ospreys 1969 Public 8,458 2006-07 NJAC men's lacrosse

Former members

Institution Location Nickname Founded Type Joined Left Current
Conference
Bard College Annandale-on-Hudson, New York Raptors 1860 Private 2007-08 2010-11 Liberty
Centenary College Hackettstown, New Jersey Cyclones 1867 Private 2003-04 2006-07 CSAC
Manhattanville College Harrison, New York Valiants 1841 Private 1989-90 2006-07 Freedom
Polytechnic Institute of New York University Brooklyn, New York Fighting Jays 1854 Private 2007–08 2013–14
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, New Jersey Ducks 1870 Private 2000-01 2006-07 Empire 8
Stony Brook University, SUNY Stony Brook, New York Patriots[fm 1] 1957 Public 1989-90 1993-94 America East
(NCAA Division I)
United States Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point, New York Mariners 1942 Federal 1989-90 2006-07 Landmark
  1. Stony Brook adopted its current nickname of Seawolves beginning in 1994–95, immediately following the school's departure from the Skyline Conference.

Membership timeline

St. Joseph's College (New York) Sarah Lawrence College Ramapo College New Jersey City University State University of New York at Purchase New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering Bard College Stockton University Montclair State University Kean University Farmingdale State College Centenary College of New Jersey Stevens Institute of Technology St. Joseph's College (New York) Yeshiva University State University of New York Maritime College Mount Saint Mary College Stony Brook Seawolves State University of New York at Old Westbury College of Mount Saint Vincent United States Merchant Marine Academy Manhattanville College

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