Northeast Conference

The Northeast Conference (NEC) was founded in 1981 and known as the ECAC-Metro Conference until 1988. The original goal was simply to create a competitive Division I men’s basketball conference for unaffiliated schools on the Eastern seaboard. The league began sponsoring additional sports in 1985.

In 2023, the Mid-Eastern Conference ceased sponsoring baseball with only four schools remaining, and all four schools - Coppin State, Delaware State, Norfolk State, and Maryland-Eastern Shore moved to the Northeast Conference in baseball only.

2024 Schools

• Central Connecticut State University
• Coppin State University
• Delaware State University
• Fairleigh Dickinson University
• Le Moyne College
• Long Island University
• University of Maryland Eastern Shore
• Merrimack College
• Norfolk State University
• Sacred Heart University
• Stonehill College
• Wagner College

• Saint Francis University dropped baseball

Champions

Year	Season Champion	Tournament Champion
1987	Fairleigh Dickinson University	--
1988	Fairleigh Dickinson University	--
1989	Monmouth University	--
1990	Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus	--
1991	Monmouth University	--
1992	St. Francis College	--
1993	Fairleigh Dickinson University	St. Francis College
1994	Fairleigh Dickinson University Rider University	Rider University
1995	Rider University	Rider University
1996	Monmouth University Rider University	Rider University
1997	Marist College	Marist College
1998	St. Francis College Monmouth University	Monmouth University
1999	Fairleigh Dickinson University North Monmouth University South	Monmouth University
2000	Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus N University of Maryland, Baltimore County S	Wagner College
2001	Central Connecticut State University N St. Francis College N Monmouth University S University of Maryland, Baltimore County S	University of Maryland, Baltimore County
2002	Monmouth University	Central Connecticut State University
2003	Central Connecticut State University	Central Connecticut State University
2004	Central Connecticut State University	Central Connecticut State University
2005	Quinnipiac University	Quinnipiac University
2006	Central Connecticut State University	Sacred Heart University
2007	Quinnipiac University Mount St. Mary's University	Monmouth University
2008	Monmouth University	Mount St. Mary's College and Seminary
2009	Wagner College	Monmouth University
2010	Bryant University	Central Connecticut State University
2011	Monmouth University	Sacred Heart University
2012	Bryant University	Sacred Heart University
2013	Bryant University	Bryant University
2014	Bryant University	Bryant University
2015	Bryant University	Sacred Heart University
2016	Bryant University	Bryant University
2017	Bryant University	Central Connecticut State University
2018	Bryant University	Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus
2019	Bryant University	Central Connecticut State University
2020	Season cancelled in March
2021	Bryant University	Central Connecticut State University
2022	Long Island University	Long Island University
2023	Central Connecticut State University	Central Connecticut State University
2024	Sacred Heart University	Long Island University

Source: Northeast Conference & Wikipedia