The State University of New York Athletic Conference is Division III athletics conference consisting of schools in the State University of New York system. Chartered in 1958 as the New York State Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, the members included Albany, Brockport, Buffalo State, Cortland, New Paltz, Oneonta, Oswego, Plattsburgh and Potsdam. Geneseo and Fredonia joined the league the following year. In 1973-74 Binghamton, 1978-79 SUNY Buffalo and in 1991 SUNY Utica/Rome joined the conference. Excluding Albany, SUNY Buffalo, Binghamton, and SUNYIT, 10 institutions continue to compete in the SUNYAC. Even as one of the nation’s strongest NCAA Division III conferences, the SUNYAC truly extended its athletic prowess in 1983 when the institutions women’s programs became part of the SUNYAC. The SUNYAC’s teams are listed below:
