MAC Freedom Conference
| Conference | NCAA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| Sports fielded |
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| Division | Division III |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Headquarters | Annville, Pennsylvania |
| Region | Mid-Atlantic |
| Official website | http://www.gomacsports.com |
The MAC Freedom, in full Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom,[1] is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. It is one of the three conferences that operate under the umbrella of the Middle Atlantic Conferences; the others are the MAC Commonwealth and the Middle Atlantic Conference, a grouping used for some sports that consists of MAC Commonwealth and MAC Freedom schools. Member institutions are located in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Member schools
[edit | edit source]The most recent changes in membership coincided with the 2023 departure of Lycoming College and Wilkes University. The MAC, which only had 16 members remaining, balanced the two leagues by moving Lebanon Valley from the MAC Commonwealth to the MAC Freedom.[2]
Current members
[edit | edit source]The MAC Freedom currently has eight full members, all are private schools:
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined[a] | Football? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcadia University | Glenside, Pennsylvania | 1853 | Presbyterian | 2,473 | Knights | 2007; 2020[b][3] |
No |
| Delaware Valley University | Doylestown, Pennsylvania | 1917 | Nonsectarian | 2,375 | Aggies | 1965[c] | Yes |
| DeSales University | Center Valley, Pennsylvania | 1965 | Catholic | 3,309 | Bulldogs | 1997[c] | No |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University–Florham | Madison, New Jersey | 1942 | Nonsectarian | 2,546 | Devils | 1977[c] | Yes |
| King's College | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | 1946 | Catholic | 2,421 | Monarchs | 1977[c] | Yes |
| Lebanon Valley College | Annville, Pennsylvania | 1866 | Methodist | 1,712 | Flying Dutchmen | 2023[c][d] | Yes |
| Misericordia University | Dallas, Pennsylvania | 1924 | Catholic | 2,879 | Cougars | 2008 | Yes |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | Hoboken, New Jersey | 1870 | Nonsectarian | 5,260 | Ducks | 1922; 2019[e] |
No |
- Notes
- ^ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
- ^ Arcadia moved from the MAC Freedom to the MAC Commonwealth after the 2007–08 school year, before returning back in 2020–21.
- ^ a b c d e Member school has been part of the MAC before the formation of the MAC Freedom in the 1999–2000 school year.
- ^ Lebanon Valley joined the MAC prior to the 1945–46 school year. However, they were a part of the MAC Commonwealth from 1999–2000 to 2022–23.
- ^ Stevens left the MAC after the 1977–78 school year, before rejoining back in 2019–20.
Enrollment source:[4]
Future members
[edit | edit source]The MAC Freedom will have one future full member, a private school:
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joining[a] | Previous conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marywood University | Scranton, Pennsylvania | 1915 | Catholic (I.H.M.) |
2,470 | Pacers | 2026 | Atlantic East (AEC) |
- Notes
- ^ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
Former members
[edit | edit source]The MAC Freedom had seven former full members, all were private schools:
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined[a] | Left[b] | Current conference |
Football? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvernia University | Reading, Pennsylvania | 1958 | Catholic | 2,872 | Crusaders[c] | 2008 | 2009 | MAC Commonwealth | No |
| Drew University | Madison, New Jersey | 1867 | Methodist | 2,647 | Rangers | 1968[d] | 2006 | Landmark | No |
| Eastern University | St. Davids, Pennsylvania | 1952 | Baptist | 3,420 | Eagles | 2008 | 2020 | MAC Commonwealth | No |
| Lycoming College | Williamsport, Pennsylvania | 1812 | Methodist | 1,272 | Warriors | 1952;[d] 2020[e] |
2008; 2023 |
Landmark | Yes |
| Manhattanville College | Purchase, New York | 1841 | Nonsectarian | 2,700 | Valiants | 2007 | 2019 | Skyline | No |
| University of Scranton | Scranton, Pennsylvania | 1888 | Catholic | 5,160 | Royals | 1938[d] | 2007 | Landmark | No |
| Wilkes University | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | 1933 | Nonsectarian | 5,552 | Colonels | 1946[d] | 2023 | Landmark | Yes |
- Notes
- ^ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
- ^ Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.
- ^ Alvernia has been known as the Golden Wolves since the 2017–18 school year.
- ^ a b c d Member school had been part of the MAC before the formation of the MAC Freedom in the 1999–2000 school year.
- ^ Lycoming moved from the MAC Freedom to the MAC Commonwealth after the 2006–07 school year; before returning back in 2020–21.
Membership timeline
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Sports
[edit | edit source]The MAC Freedom sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, women's field hockey, men's and women's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's soccer, women's softball, men's and women's tennis, and women's volleyball. In addition, members also compete in the MAC's Middle Atlantic Conference in men's and women's cross country, men's football, men's and women's ice hockey,[a] men's and women's swimming, men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field, men's volleyball, and men's wrestling.
Men's Sports
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Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the MAC that are played by MAC schools
[edit | edit source]| School | Equestrian | Fencing |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware Valley | Error creating thumbnail: [b] | |
| Stevens | IND |
Women's Sports
[edit | edit source]Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the MAC that are played by MAC schools
[edit | edit source]| School | Equestrian | Fencing |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware Valley | Error creating thumbnail: [b] | |
| Stevens | IND |
Footnotes
[edit | edit source]- ^ While officially sponsoring ice hockey, the larger MAC does not conduct a conference tournament; all MAC ice hockey schools compete in the single-sport United Collegiate Hockey Conference for that league's automatic bids to the NCAA Division III men's and women's tournaments. The MAC uses regular-season results of UCHC games involving MAC members to extrapolate a conference champion. The relationship between the MAC and UCHC is similar to that in Division I between the Ivy League and ECAC Hockey.
- ^ a b Co-Ed
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