Northeast Conference

D-1 college athletic conference

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2024 Constitution State Rivalry between Central Connecticut and Sacred Heart becomes a non-conference rivalry starting in 2024–25.
2024 Governor's Cup rivalry between Sacred Heart and Quinnipiac transitions to a MAAC rivalry in 2024–25.
2024 Sacred Heart wins the regular season baseball championship, while Long Island wins the tournament championship.
2024 Central Connecticut and Duquesne shared the Northeast Conference football championship.
2024 Sacred Heart wins both Regular Season and Tournament Championships
2024 Central Connecticut St. and Merrimack share the No. 1 seed in the regular season with a 13-3 record. Wagner wins the tournament championship.
2024 Northeast Conference plans to reinstate men's lacrosse for the 2024–25 athletic season.
2024 Conference membership undergoes significant changes, with schools like Mercyhurst, Sacred Heart, and Merrimack joining or adjusting their conference affiliations, particularly in specific sports.
2024 University of Detroit Mercy will join the Northeast Conference as an affiliate member for men's lacrosse.
2024 Monmouth University will join the Northeast Conference as an affiliate member for bowling.
2024 Virginia Military Institute (VMI) will join the Northeast Conference as an affiliate member for men's lacrosse.
2024 Sacred Heart University will join the Northeast Conference as an affiliate member for field hockey.
2024 Merrimack College will join the Northeast Conference as an affiliate member for field hockey.
2024 Cleveland State University will join the Northeast Conference as an affiliate member for men's lacrosse.
2024 Chicago State University and Mercyhurst University were announced as new members of the conference, bringing the league back to 9 members.
2023 Sacred Heart wins the overall and women's conference championships, while Merrimack wins the men's championship
2023 Central Connecticut State wins both the regular season and tournament baseball championships.
2023 Duquesne won the Northeast Conference football championship.
2023 Fairleigh Dickinson wins Regular Season Championship, while Sacred Heart wins Tournament Championship
2023 Merrimack wins both the regular season championship with a 12-4 record and the tournament championship.
2023 Niagara University joined the Northeast Conference as an affiliate member.
2023 Binghamton University joined the Northeast Conference as an affiliate member for sports including men's and women's golf and tennis.
May 10 2023 Le Moyne College announced its transition from Division II to join the NEC on July 1.
March 20 2023 St. Francis College (Brooklyn) announced the discontinuation of all intercollegiate sports at the end of the 2022-23 season.
2022 LIU sweeps all conference championships - overall, men's, and women's
2022 St. Francis Brooklyn drops athletics after the 2022–23 academic year, effectively ending the Battle of Brooklyn rivalry with LIU.
2022 NY–MD Showdown between Wagner and Mount St. Mary's becomes a non-conference rivalry.
2022 Long Island wins both the regular season and tournament baseball championships.
2022 Saint Francis (PA) won the Northeast Conference football championship.
2022 Fairleigh Dickinson wins Regular Season Championship, while Mount St. Mary's wins Tournament Championship
2022 Bryant wins both the regular season championship with a 16-2 record and the tournament championship.
2022 Northeast Conference added men's volleyball to its sports lineup.
2022 Northeast Conference eliminated men's lacrosse from its sports lineup.
2022 Coppin State University joined the Northeast Conference as an affiliate member for baseball.
2022 D'Youville University joined the Northeast Conference as an affiliate member for men's volleyball.
2022 Norfolk State University joined the Northeast Conference as an affiliate member for baseball.
July 1 2022 Bryant University and Mount St. Mary's left the conference, with Stonehill College joining from NCAA Division II.
2021 LIU wins overall and women's championships, with Bryant winning the men's championship
2021 Sacred Heart won the Northeast Conference football championship.
2021 Mount St. Mary's wins both Regular Season and Tournament Championships
2020 No championships awarded, likely due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020 Keystone Clash between Saint Francis (PA) and Robert Morris becomes a non-conference rivalry.
2020 Sacred Heart won the Northeast Conference football championship.
2020 Robert Morris wins Regular Season Championship, but Tournament was canceled in progress due to COVID-19
July 1 2020 Charter member Robert Morris University left the conference to join the Horizon League.
2019 Central Connecticut won the Northeast Conference football championship.
2019 Robert Morris wins both Regular Season and Tournament Championships
2019 New Jersey Institute of Technology joined the Northeast Conference.
September 10 2019 The NEC announced it would add Merrimack College to the conference.
2018 Saint Francis (PA) wins the overall and men's championships, with Bryant winning the men's championship

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