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Athletic conference in New York, US
The Skyline Conference is an intercollegiate 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 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.
In May 2018, Manhattanville College announced that they would leave the MAC Freedom Conference and return to the Skyline for the 2019–20 academic year. Manhattanville was a charter member of the Skyline before leaving to join the MAC in 2007.[1]
Skyline Conference
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Mount Saint Mary
Merchant Marine
SUNY Maritime
Old Westbury
Yeshiva
St. Joe's Bkn
Sarah Lawrence
Manhattanville
St. Joe's LI
Purchase
Farmingdale State
Mt. St. Vincent
Locations of Skyline Conference members
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Chronological history[edit]
- 1989 - On May 16, 1989, the Skyline Conference was founded. Charter members included Manhattanville College, the College of Mount Saint Vincent, the State University of New York at Old Westbury, the State University of New York at Stony Brook and the United States Merchant Marine Academy (Merchant Marine) beginning the 1989–90 academic year.
- 1993 - Mount Saint Mary College joined the Skyline in the 1993–94 academic year.
- 1994 - Stony Brook left the Skyline to join the Division II ranks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as an NCAA D-II Independent after the 1993–94 academic year.
- 1996 - The State University of New York Maritime College joined the Skyline in the 1996–97 academic year.
- 1998 - Yeshiva University joined the Skyline in the 1998–99 academic year.
- 1999 - St. Joseph's College of New York at Long Island (now St. Joseph's University Long Island) joined the Skyline in the 1999–2000 academic year.
- 2000 - Stevens Institute of Technology joined the Skyline in the 2000–01 academic year.
- 2003 - Centenary College of New Jersey (now Centenary University) and the State University of New York of Farmingdale (also known as Farmingdale State College) joined the Skyline in the 2000–01 academic year.
- 2006 - Kean University, Montclair State University and Stockton University joined the Skyline as associate members for men's lacrosse in the 2007 spring season (2006-07 academic year).
- 2007 - Four institutions had left the Skyline to join their respective new home primary conferences: Centenary (N.J.) to the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC; now the Colonial States Athletic Conference or CSAC), Manhattanville and Stevens to the MAC Freedom Conference, and U.S. Merchant Marine to the Landmark Conference) after the 2006–07 academic year.
- 2007 - Bard College, Polytechnic Institute of New York (later the Polytechnic Institute of New York University, or NYU Poly), the State University of New York at Purchase and The Sage Colleges (women's college Russell Sage College and the co-ed Sage College of Albany) joined the Skyline in the 2007–08 academic year.
- 2011 - Bard left the Skyline to join the Liberty League after the 2010–11 academic year.
- 2011 - New Jersey City University and Ramapo College joined the Skyline as associate members for men's volleyball in the 2012 spring season (2011-12 academic year).
- 2014 - NYU Poly left the Skyline to discontinue its athletics program as it was merged into New York University after the 2013–14 academic year.
- 2014 - Sarah Lawrence College joined the Skyline in the 2014–15 academic year.
- 2015 - St. Joseph's College of New York at Brooklyn (now St. Joseph's University Boorklyn) joined the Skyline in the 2015–16 academic year.
- 2016 - U.S. Merchant Marine re-joined the Skyline in the 2016–17 academic year.
- 2017 - The Sage Colleges (Russell Sage and Sage [or SCA]) left the Skyline to join the Empire 8 after the 2016–17 academic year.
- 2017 - New Jersey City and Ramapo left the Skyline as associate members for men's volleyball after the 2017 spring season (2016-17 academic year).
- 2019 - Manhattanville rejoined the Skyline in the 2019–20 academic year.
- 2019 - New Jersey City and Ramapo rejoined the Skyline as associate members for men's volleyball in the 2020 spring season (2019-20 academic year).
- 2025 – New Jersey City men's volleyball will leave the Skyline after the 2025 spring season to join the City University of New York Athletic Conference.[2]
The Skyline currently has 12 full members, all but five are private schools:
Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined University of Mount Saint Vincent Riverdale, New York 1847 Catholic
(S.C.N.Y.) 1,918 Dolphins 1989 Farmingdale State College[a] East Farmingdale, New York 1912 Public[b] 8,162 Rams 2003 Manhattanville University Purchase, New York 1841 Nonsectarian 2,700 Valiants 1989;
2019[c] Mount Saint Mary College Newburgh, New York 1960 Catholic 2,556 Knights 1994 Purchase College[d] Purchase, New York 1967 Public[b] 4,379 Panthers 2007 Sarah Lawrence College Yonkers, New York 1926 Nonsectarian 1,782 Gryphons 2014 St. Joseph's University NY–Brooklyn Brooklyn, New York 1916 Catholic
(C.S.J.) 1,261 Bears 2015 St. Joseph's University NY–Long Island Patchogue, New York 1971 Catholic
(C.S.J.) 3,893 Golden Eagles 1999 Maritime College[e] Throggs Neck, New York 1874 Public[b] 1,755 Privateers 1996 SUNY Old Westbury[f] Old Westbury, New York 1965 Public[b] 4,364 Panthers 1989 United States Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point, New York 1942 Federal 910 Mariners 1989;
2016[g] Yeshiva University New York, New York 1886 Orthodox 6,744 Maccabees 1998
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Notes
- ^ Also known as the State University of New York at Farmingdale.
- ^ a b c d Part of the State University of New York System.
- ^ Manhattanville had been a charter member in 1989, but left the Skyline after the 2006–07 school year to join the MAC Freedom Conference before re-joining in the 2019–20 school year.
- ^ Also known as the State University of New York at Purchase.
- ^ Also known as the State University of New York Maritime College.
- ^ Also known as the State University of New York at Old Westbury.
- ^ Merchant Marine had been a charter member in 1989, but left the Skyline after the 2006–07 school year to join the Landmark Conference before re-joining in the 2016–17 school year.
The Skyline currently has five affiliate members, all public schools. One affiliate will leave at the end of the 2025–26 school year.
Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Primary
conference Skyline
sport Kean University Union, New Jersey 1855 Public 14,404 Cougars 2006–07 New Jersey (NJAC) Men's lacrosse Montclair State University Montclair, New Jersey 1908 19,464 Red Hawks 2006–07 Men's lacrosse New Jersey City University Jersey City, New Jersey 1929 8,443 Gothic Knights 2019–20[a] Men's volleyball Ramapo College Mahwah, New Jersey 1969 5,233 Roadrunners 2019–20[a] Men's volleyball Stockton University Pomona, New Jersey 1969 8,458 Ospreys 2006–07 Men's lacrosse
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Notes
- ^ a b Both New Jersey City and Ramapo had previously competed as affiliate members of the Skyline for men's volleyball from the 2012 to 2017 spring seasons (2011–12 to 2016–17 school years).[3]
The Skyline had seven former full members, all but one were private schools:
Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Current
conference Bard College Annandale-on-Hudson, New York 1860 Episcopal 1.958 Raptors 2007–08 2010–11 Liberty Centenary University Hackettstown, New Jersey 1867 United Methodist 1,597 Cyclones 2003–04 2006–07 Atlantic East (AEC) Polytechnic Institute of New York University Brooklyn, New York 1854 Nonsectarian N/A Fighting Jays 2007–08 2013–14 N/A[a] The Sage Colleges
Sage College of Albany (coed)
Russell Sage College (women's) Albany and
Troy, New York 1916 Nonsectarian 2,389 Gators 2007–08 2017–18 Empire 8[b] Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, New Jersey 1870 Nonsectarian 5,260 Ducks 2000–01 2006–07 MAC Freedom Stony Brook University Stony Brook, New York 1957 Public[c] 26,814 Patriots[d] 1989–90 1993–94 CAA
(NCAA D-I)
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Notes
- ^ NYU Poly was merged into New York University in 2014.
- ^ The Sage Colleges have merged into one, and used the name Russell Sage College since 2020.
- ^ Part of the State University of New York System.
- ^ Stony Brook adopted its current nickname of Seawolves beginning the 1994–95 school year, immediately following the school's departure from the Skyline Conference.
Membership timeline[edit]
The Skyline sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in the following sports:
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