The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III.
Association | NCAA |
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Founded | 1995 |
Commissioner | Joe Walsh (since 2005) |
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Division | Division III |
No. of teams | 16 (15 in 2024, 14 in 2025) |
Headquarters | Winthrop, Massachusetts |
Region | New England |
Official website | thegnac.com |
Locations | |
The GNAC currently has sixteen full members, all are private schools:
The GNAC currently has five associate members, all but two are private schools:
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Primary conference |
GNAC sport |
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Husson University | Bangor, Maine | 1898 | Nonsectarian | 3,500 | Eagles | 2008–09 | North Atlantic (NAC) | swimming and diving |
Emerson College | Boston, Massachusetts | 1880 | Nonsectarian | 4,290 | Lions | 1995–96 | New England (NEWMAC) | men's volleyball |
Wentworth Institute of Technology | Boston, Massachusetts | 1904 | Nonsectarian | 4,576 | Leopards | 2011–12 | Commonwealth Coast (CCC) | men's volleyball |
The GNAC had eight former full members, all were private schools:
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Current conference |
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Daniel Webster College | Nashua, New Hampshire | 1965 | For-profit | N/A | Eagles | 1995–96 | 2007–08 | Closed in 2017 |
Endicott College | Beverly, Massachusetts | 1939 | Nonsectarian | 4,528 | Gulls | 1995–96 | 1998–99 | Commonwealth Coast (CCC) |
Emerson College | Boston, Massachusetts | 1880 | Nonsectarian | 4,290 | Lions | 1995–96 | 2012–13 | New England (NEWMAC) |
Mount Ida College | Newton, Massachusetts | 1899 | Nonsectarian | N/A | Mustangs | 2007–08 | 2017–18 | Closed in 2018 |
Pine Manor College[a] | Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | 1911 | Nonsectarian | N/A | Gators | 1995–96 | 2011–12 | N/A[b] |
Southern Vermont College | Bennington, Vermont | 1929 | Nonsectarian | N/A | Mountaineers | 1998–99 | 2007–08 | Closed in 2019 |
Suffolk University | Boston, Massachusetts | 1906 | Nonsectarian | 6,832 | Rams | 1995–96 | 2019–20 | Commonwealth Coast (CCC) |
Western New England University | Springfield, Massachusetts | 1919 | Nonsectarian | 3,702 | Golden Bears | 1998–99 | 2006–07 | Commonwealth Coast (CCC) |
The GNAC had two former associate members, which were also private schools:
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Primary conference |
GNAC sport |
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Eastern Nazarene College | Quincy, Massachusetts | 1900 | Nazarene | 1,063 | Lions | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | North Atlantic (NAC) | men's tennis |
University of New England | Biddeford, Maine | 1831 | Nonsectarian | 7,208 | Nor'easters | 2021–22 | 2021–22 | Commonwealth Coast (CCC) | women's swimming & diving |
Rhode Island College | Providence, Rhode Island | 1854 | Nonsectarian | 7,523 | Anchormen | 2008–09 | ? | Little East (LEC) | men's golf |
University of Southern Maine | Portland, Maine | 1878 | Public | 8,022 | Huskies | 2008–09 | ? | Little East (LEC) | men's golf |
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | North Dartmouth, Massachusetts | 1895 | Public | 8,513 | Corsairs | 2012–13 | ? | Little East (LEC) | men's golf |
A divisional format is used for basketball (M / W). | |
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