The New Jersey Athletic Conference was founded in 1985 when the New Jersey State Athletic Conference, a men’s sports conference, merged with their corresponding institutions in the Jersey Athletic Conference, a women’s sports conference. The 10 founding member institutions were Kean College (now University), Montclair State College (now University), Jersey City State College (now New Jersey City University), Glassboro State College (now Rowan University), Ramapo College, Rutgers University-Camden, Rutgers University-Newark, Stockton State College (now Richard Stockton College), Trenton State College (now The College of New Jersey), and William Paterson College (now University). Championships were originally offered in twelve sports. Today, the NJAC hosts 21 championships -- 11 for women (soccer, field hockey, volleyball, tennis, cross country, swimming & diving, basketball, indoor track & field, softball, outdoor track & field, and lacrosse) and 10 for men (football, soccer, cross country, swimming & diving, basketball, indoor track & field, baseball, volleyball, tennis, and outdoor track & field) The conference ranks as one of the strongest in NCAA Division III, with member schools capturing 43 national championships over the past 20 years. Current full-member institutions include:
Kean University, Montclair State University, New Jersey City University, Ramapo College, Rowan University, Rutgers University-Camden, Rutgers University-Newark, Stockton University, The College of New Jersey, Williams Paterson University
Affiliate Members:
Football: Christopher Newport University, Salisbury University, Wesley College
Men's Tennis: SUNY Oneonta, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Track & Field: Farmingdale State College, Penn State University-Harrisburg, St.
