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The America East Conference is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA Division I, whose members are located mainly in the Northeastern United States. The conference was known as the ECAC North from 1979 to 1988 and the North Atlantic Conference from 1988 to 1996. ==History== The America East Conference was founded as the ECAC North, a men's basketball-only athletic conference in 1979. The charter members were the following: The University of Rhode Island, the College of the Holy Cross, Canisius College, Niagara University, Colgate University, Northeastern University, Boston University, the University of Maine, the University of New Hampshire and the University of Vermont. Many other events have occurred since its formation: * Rhode Island left in 1980. * Holy Cross left in 1983. * Siena College joined in 1984. * The University of Hartford joined in 1985. * Later, the conference became an all-sports conference, named as the North Atlantic Conference in the 1988-89 season, only for Canisius, Niagara and Siena to leave after the spring of 1989 to join the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). * Colgate left in 1990 to join the Patriot League. * The University of Delaware and Drexel University joined in 1991. * Hofstra University joined in 1994. * Towson University joined in 1995. * On July 1, 1996, the conference's name changed to its present name, the America East Conference. * During 2001, Delaware, Drexel, Hofstra and Towson left to join the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) while the University at Albany, Binghamton University and Stony Brook University replaced them. * The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) soon joined in 2003. * Northeastern left in 2005 to join the CAA. * Most recently, Boston University left to join the Patriot League on July 1, 2013, while the University of Massachusetts Lowell joined from Division II. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「America East Conference」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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