North Coast Athletic Conference

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The North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference that competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III which is composed of colleges located in Ohio and Indiana. It sponsors 23 sports, 11 for men and 12 for women.

History

The formation of the NCAC was announced at joint news conferences in Cleveland, Columbus and Pittsburgh in February 1983. Allegheny College, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), Denison University, Kenyon College, Oberlin College, Ohio Wesleyan University, and The College of Wooster were charter members in 1984, the same year that NCAC athletic conference play began. The conference offered 10 women's sports, the most offered by a conference at that time.

In 1988, Earlham College and Wittenberg College accepted invitations to join the NCAC, pushing conference membership to nine schools in three states. The two schools would begin play in the fall of 1989. In 1998, Hiram College, and Wabash College accepted invitations to join the NCAC, pushing conference membership to 10 schools in three states, which both schools began play in the fall of 1999. Case Western Reserve, a charter member of the NCAC, announced that it would leave the NCAC following the 1998–99 academic year. The Spartans would compete on a full-time basis in the University Athletic Association (UAA) after more than a decade of joint conference membership affiliation.

Earlham announced it would depart the NCAC for the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC), beginning with the 2010–11 season. DePauw University became the 10th member of the NCAC beginning in the 2011–12 season.

Allegheny left the NCAC after the 2021–22 school year to return to its former home of the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC). Allegheny and Earlham remain single-sport NCAC members in field hockey.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref> Later in 2022, Transylvania University and Washington & Jefferson College were announced as single-sport NCAC members for field hockey, beginning with the 2023 season.

The most recent changes to the NCAC membership were announced in 2024. First, on January 18, John Carroll University announced it was leaving the Ohio Athletic Conference to join the NCAC.<ref name=JohnCarroll>Template:Cite press release</ref> Then on April 23, Hiram announced it would leave the NCAC in 2025 to return to the PAC, which it had left in 1989.<ref name=HiramPAC>Template:Cite press release</ref>

Chronological timeline

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives

In 2019, the NCAC was one of the first NCAA conferences to participate in the organization's LGBTQ OneTeam Program, which launched in fall 2019. Two facilitators from the NCAC – Seth Hayes of Denison University and Rhea Debussy of Kenyon College – were among the first 30 facilitators for this NCAA Division III program.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2021, the NCAA announced that two NCAC staff members – Kate Costanzo of Allegheny College and Rhea Debussy of Kenyon College – were finalists for the NCAA Division III LGBTQ Administrator/Coach/Staff of the Year Award.<ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref>

Member schools

Current members

The NCAC currently has nine full members, all private schools.

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment 2022 US News
ranking<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 		2021 Forbes
Top Colleges<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 		Nickname JoinedTemplate:Efn Colors
Denison University Granville, Ohio 1831 Nonsectarian 2,100 42 288 Big Red 1984 Template:Color box Template:Color box
DePauw University Greencastle, Indiana 1837 Methodist 2,350 46 130 Tigers 2011 Template:Color box Template:Color box
John Carroll University University Heights, Ohio 1886 Catholic
Template:Small 		2,615 Blue Streaks 2025 Template:Color box Template:Color box
Kenyon College Gambier, Ohio 1824 Episcopal/Anglican 1,640 30 287 Owls<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 1984 Template:Color box Template:Color box
Oberlin College Oberlin, Ohio 1833 Nonsectarian 2,850 37 290 Yeomen &
Yeowomen 		1984 Template:Color box Template:Color box
Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, Ohio 1842 NonsectarianTemplate:Efn 1,850 98 446 Battling Bishops 1984 Template:Color box Template:Color box
Wabash CollegeTemplate:Efn Crawfordsville, Indiana 1832 Nonsectarian 850 57 327 Little Giants 1999 Template:Color box
Wittenberg University Springfield, Ohio 1845 Lutheran ELCA 2,050 155 435 Tigers 1989 Template:Color box Template:Color box
Template:Sort Wooster, Ohio 1866 Nonsectarian 1,827 71 428 Fighting Scots 1984 Template:Color box Template:Color box
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Affiliate members

The NCAC has four affiliate members, all are private schools.

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname JoinedTemplate:Efn NCAC
sport(s) 		Primary
conference
Allegheny CollegeTemplate:Efn Meadville, Pennsylvania 1815 United Methodist 1,442 Gators 2022 Field hockey Presidents' (PAC)
Earlham CollegeTemplate:Efn Richmond, Indiana 1847 Quaker 900 Quakers 2010 Field hockey Heartland (HCAC)
Transylvania University Lexington, Kentucky 1780 Disciples of Christ 963 Pioneers 2023 Field hockey Heartland (HCAC)
Washington & Jefferson College Washington, Pennsylvania 1781 Nonsectarian 1,168 Presidents 2023<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Field hockey Presidents' (PAC)
Notes

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Future affiliate member

The NCAC will have one future affiliate member, a private school.

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname JoinedTemplate:Efn NCAC
sport(s) 		Primary
conference
Washington University in St. Louis Template:Sort 1853 Nonsectarian 14,117 Bears 2026 Football<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> University (UAA)
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Former members

The NCAC has three former full members, all private schools.

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname JoinedTemplate:Efn LeftTemplate:Efn Current
conference
Allegheny CollegeTemplate:Efn Meadville, Pennsylvania 1815 United Methodist 2,100 Gators 1984 2022 Presidents' (PAC)
Case Western Reserve UniversityTemplate:Efn Cleveland, Ohio 1826 Nonsectarian 11,824 Spartans 1984 1999 University (UAA)
Earlham CollegeTemplate:Efn Richmond, Indiana 1847 Quakers 1,181 Quakers 1989 2010 Heartland (HCAC)
Hiram College Hiram, Ohio 1850 Disciples of Christ 1,395 Terriers 1999 2025 Presidents' (PAC)
Notes

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Membership timeline

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Sports

Conference Sports

Sport Men's Women's
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Men's Sports

School Baseball Basketball Cross Country Football Golf Lacrosse Soccer Swimming & Diving Tennis Track & Field (Indoor) Track & Field (Outdoor) Total NCAC Sports
Denison Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye 11
DePauw Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye 11
John Carroll Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye 11
Kenyon Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye 11
Oberlin Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Nay Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye 10
Ohio Wesleyan Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye 11
Wabash Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye 11
Wittenberg Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye 11
Wooster Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye 11
Totals 9 9 9 9 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 98

Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the NCAC

School Squash Volleyball Wrestling
Denison LL
John Carroll IND
Ohio Wesleyan IND
Wabash MCVL IND
Wittenberg MCVL

Women's Sports

School Basketball Cross Country Field Hockey Golf Lacrosse Soccer Softball Swimming & Diving Tennis Track & Field (Indoor) Track & Field (Outdoor) Volleyball Total NCAC Sports
Denison Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye 12
DePauw Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye 12
John Carroll Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye 12
Kenyon Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye 12
Oberlin Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Nay Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye 11
Ohio Wesleyan Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye 12
Wittenberg Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye 12
Wooster Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye Template:Aye 12
Totals 8 8 8+4 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 95+4
Affiliate Members
Allegheny Template:Aye 1
Earlham Template:Aye 1
Transylvania Template:Aye 1
Washington & Jefferson Template:Aye 1

Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the NCAC

School Bowling Fencing Squash Wrestling
Denison CCFC LL
John Carroll AMCC
Wittenberg OBC

See also

References

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