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Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Association	NCAA
Founded	1951
Commissioner	Steve Murray (since 1998)
Sports fielded	23 men's: 11; women's: 12; ;
Division	Division II
No. of teams	17
Headquarters	Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Region	Pennsylvania and West Virginia
Official website	www.psacsports.org
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The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. The conference was originally formed in 1951 as the State Teachers Conference, and was temporarily named the Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference in 1956 before being assuming its current name in 1964.^[1]

The conference's 17 full-time members include 16 based in Pennsylvania and one in West Virginia. The conference's headquarters are in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania and staffed by a commissioner, two assistant commissioners, and a director of media relations.

History

The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education organized the conference in 1951 to promote competition in men's sports amongst the system's 14 universities.

In 1977, following growing interest, the conference was expanded to offer competition in women's sports. From its inception, each conference member selected its own competitive division within the NCAA (I, II, or III).

In 1980, however, the presidents voted to reclassify the entire conference to Division II within the NCAA.^[2]

Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference

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Bloomsburg

West Chester

Slippery Rock

Shippensburg

Shepherd

Seton Hill

Pitt-Johnstown

Millersville

Mansfield

Lock Haven

Kutztown

IUP

Gannon

Edinboro

East Stroudsburg

Clarion

California

PSAC Member Locations:

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full, campus of Pennsylvania Western University

full, campus of Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

Membership remained unchanged until the conference announced on June 18, 2007, that it had invited three private universities—Gannon University and Mercyhurst College in Erie, Pennsylvania and C.W. Post of Brookville, New York—to join the conference.^[3] Gannon and Mercyhurst left the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference to join the PSAC, effective July 1, 2008.^[4] C.W. Post became an associate member for football and field hockey.^[5]

In 2010, Seton Hill University was accepted to join the conference as an associate member for field hockey. With the transition of West Chester from Division I to Division II, the number of teams competing in field hockey increased from 10 to 12 for the 2011 season.^[6]

On August 19, 2012, the PSAC announced that Seton Hill and the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, formerly members of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC), would become full members beginning with the 2013–14 school year. This announcement was fallout from a split in the WVIAC that ultimately led to the formation of the Mountain East Conference (MEC). Although Seton Hill was one of the schools that initially broke away from the WVIAC, it chose not to join the MEC.^[7] The arrival of these two schools brought the PSAC to 18 full members, making it the largest NCAA all-sports conference in terms of membership at that time.^[8] While two other conferences briefly expanded to more members, the D-II Lone Star Conference to 19 in 2019–20 and the D-III USA South Athletic Conference to the same number in 2021–22, both have since reduced their memberships to less than 18, once again giving the PSAC the largest membership of any NCAA all-sports conference.^[a]^[b]

In March 2018, charter member Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, facing crises in enrollment, graduation rates, and finances, announced that it would leave NCAA Division II and the PSAC at the end of the 2017–18 school year. The school had dropped football in December 2017.^[9]

Later that year, the conference announced that it would expand into West Virginia, bringing in Shepherd University from the MEC as a full member effective with the 2019–20 school year. Shepherd is the first full PSAC member outside of Pennsylvania.^[10]

Role in Division I conference realignment

The PSAC played a little-known but nonetheless significant role in the history of NCAA Division I conference realignment. In 1986, the conference was seeking a way out of a football scheduling conundrum. The PSAC had 14 members at the time, and had been split into divisions for decades. One of the methods it historically used to determine a football champion involved a championship game between the winners of its two divisions. However, due to NCAA limits on regular-season games, every PSAC team had to leave a schedule spot open, with only the two division winners getting to play all of their allowed regular-season games. Then-conference commissioner Tod Eberle asked Dick Yoder, then athletic director at West Chester and member of the Division II council, to draft NCAA legislation that would allow the PSAC to play a conference title game that would be exempt from regular-season limits. The initial draft required that a qualifying league have 14 members and play a round-robin schedule within each division; only the PSAC then qualified.^[11]

Before Yoder formally introduced the proposal, he was approached by the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, which was interested in co-sponsoring the legislation because it was also split into football divisions and wanted the option of a championship game. Since the CIAA then had 12 members, Yoder changed the legislation to require 12 members instead of 14. Although at the time all NCAA legislation had to be approved by the entire membership, regardless of divisional alignment, the proposal passed with little notice. It was generally seen as a non-issue by Division I-A (now FBS) schools since no conference in that group then had more than 10 members. While the PSAC planned to stage its first exempt title game in 1988, it decided against doing so at that time because the D-II playoffs expanded from 8 to 16 teams that season, and it feared that the result of a title game could cost the league a playoff berth. The new NCAA rule would not see its first use until the Southeastern Conference took advantage of it by expanding to 12 members in 1991 and launching a title game the following year. In 2014, then-Sports Illustrated writer Andy Staples said that the rule "helped dictate the terms of conference realignment for more than 20 years."^[11]

Chronological timeline

1951 – The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) was founded as the State Teachers Conference of Pennsylvania (STCP). Charter members included Bloomsburg State Teachers College (now Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania), California State Teachers College (now Pennsylvania Western University California), Cheyney State Teachers College (now Cheyney University of Pennsylvania), Clarion State Teachers College (now Pennsylvania Western University Clarion), East Stroudsburg State Teachers College (now East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania), Edinboro State Teachers College (now Pennsylvania Western University Edinboro), Indiana State Teachers College (now Indiana University of Pennsylvania), Kutztown State Teachers College (now Kutztown University of Pennsylvania), Lock Haven State Teachers College (now Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania), Mansfield State Teachers College (now Mansfield University of Pennsylvania), Millersville State Teachers College (now Millersville University of Pennsylvania), Shippensburg State Teachers College (now Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania), Slippery Rock State Teachers College (now Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania) and West Chester State Teachers College (now West Chester University), effective beginning the 1951–52 academic year.
1956 – The STCP has been rebranded as the Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference (PSTCC), effective in the 1956–57 academic year.
1964 – The PSTCC has been rebranded as the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC), effective in the 1964–65 academic year.
1980 – The PSAC had joined the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II ranks, transitioning from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), effective in the 1980–81 academic year.
2008 – Gannon University and Mercyhurst University joined the PSAC, effective in the 2008–09 academic year.
2008 – Long Island University–Post (LIU–Post) joined the PSAC as an affiliate member for field hockey and football, effective in the 2008 fall season (2008–09 academic year).
2011 – Seton Hill University joined the PSAC as an affiliate member for field hockey, effective in the 2011 fall season (2011–12 academic year).
2013 – LIU Post left the PSAC as an affiliate member for field hockey and football, effective after the 2012 fall season (2012–13 academic year).
2013 – The University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown joined the PSAC (along with Seton Hill for all sports), effective in the 2013–14 academic year.
2018 – Cheyney left the PSAC to become an independent school without an affiliation with any athletic conference or any college sports organization, effective after the 2017–18 academic year.
2019 – Shepherd University joined the PSAC, effective in the 2019–20 academic year.
2024 – Mercyhurst left the PSAC to transition to NCAA Division I and join the Northeast Conference, effective after the 2023–24 academic year.^[12]
2024 – Frostburg State University joined the PSAC as an affiliate member for field hockey, effective in the 2024–25 academic year.

Notes

^ After the LSC expanded to 19 members, it lost two to D-I transitions, Tarleton in 2020 and Texas A&M–Commerce in 2022, leaving it at 17 members. After a single school year as a 19-member league, the USA South amicably split into two leagues; eight members left to form the new Collegiate Conference of the South and 10 remained in the USA South, with one member leaving for a third conference.
^ While the D-III Middle Atlantic Conference, which had 18 members at two different times in the 21st century and now has 16, operates under a single administrative structure, it is actually an umbrella organization of three conferences. Its members are divided into two conferences, MAC Commonwealth and MAC Freedom, that each compete in the same set of 14 non-football sports, including men's and women's basketball. The third conference, known as the Middle Atlantic Conference (not to be confused with the umbrella organization), sponsors competition in 13 other sports, among them football, for Commonwealth and Freedom members.

Member schools

Current members

The PSAC currently has 17 full members, all but two being public schools. Also, only three of the 15 public members are outside of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania	Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania	1839	Public^[a]	7,440	Huskies	1951
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania	East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania	1893	Public^[a]	5,152	Warriors	1951
Gannon University	Erie, Pennsylvania	1925	Catholic	4,705	Golden Knights	2008
Indiana University of Pennsylvania	Indiana, Pennsylvania	1875	Public^[a]	8,825	Crimson Hawks	1951
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	Kutztown, Pennsylvania	1866	Public^[a]	7,466	Golden Bears	1951
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania	Lock Haven, Pennsylvania	1870	Public^[a]	2,860	Bald Eagles	1951
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania	Mansfield, Pennsylvania	1857	Public^[a]	1,793	Mountaineers	1951
Millersville University of Pennsylvania	Millersville, Pennsylvania	1855	Public^[a]	6,814	Marauders	1951
Pennsylvania Western University California (California)	California, Pennsylvania	1852	Public^[a]	6,885	Vulcans	1951
Pennsylvania Western University Clarion (Clarion)	Clarion, Pennsylvania	1867	Public^[a]	3,922	Golden Eagles	1951
Pennsylvania Western University Edinboro (Edinboro)	Edinboro, Pennsylvania	1857	Public^[a]	4,319	Fighting Scots	1951
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown	Johnstown, Pennsylvania	1927	Public (State-related)	2,039	Mountain Cats	2013
Seton Hill University^[b]	Greensburg, Pennsylvania	1883	Catholic	1,989	Griffins	2013
Shepherd University	Shepherdstown, West Virginia	1871	Public	3,235	Rams	2019
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	Shippensburg, Pennsylvania	1871	Public^[a]	5,162	Raiders	1951
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania	1889	Public^[a]	8,243	The Rock	1951
West Chester University of Pennsylvania^[c]	West Chester, Pennsylvania	1871	Public^[a]	17,275	Golden Rams	1951

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE).
^ Seton Hill competed in the PSAC as an affiliate member for field hockey from the 2011 to 2012 fall seasons (2011–12 to 2012–13 school years).
^ West Chester had dual athletic conference membership with the Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference (now known as the Middle Atlantic Conferences (MAC)) from 1969–70 to 1973–74, and with the East Coast Conference (ECC) from 1974–75 to 1981–82, then the Golden Rams left the ECC and the NCAA Division I ranks in order to fully align with the PSAC and the NCAA Division II ranks.

Former members

The PSAC had two former full members, a public school and a private school:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Left	Colors	Current conference
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania	Cheyney, Pennsylvania	1837	Public ^[a]	642	Wolves	1951	2018		Independent
Mercyhurst University	Erie, Pennsylvania	1926	Catholic	2,801	Lakers	2008	2024		Northeast (NEC)^[b]

Notes

^ Part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE).
^ Currently an NCAA Division I athletic conference.

Affiliate members

The PSAC has one affiliate member, a public school.

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Nickname	Joined	PSAC sport(s)	Primary conference
Frostburg State University	Frostburg, Maryland	1898	Public	Bobcats	2024–25^[13]	field hockey	Mountain East (MEC)

Former affiliate members

The PSAC had one former affiliate member, which was also a private school:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Nickname	Joined	Left	PSAC sport(s)	Primary conference
Long Island University–Post	Brookville, New York	1954	Nonsectarian	Pioneers	2008–09	2012–13	Field hockey	Northeast (NEC)^[a]^[b]
Long Island University–Post	Brookville, New York	1954	Nonsectarian	Pioneers	2008–09	2012–13	Football	Northeast (NEC)^[a]^[b]

Note

^ Currently an NCAA Division I athletic conference.
^ While LIU Post was a full member of the East Coast Conference (ECC) from 1989 to 2019, neither of its PSAC sports were sponsored by the ECC. In 2013, Post moved both of its PSAC sports to the Northeast-10 Conference (NE-10). In July 2019, Long Island University merged its two athletic programs—the LIU Post Pioneers and the Division I LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds—into a single Division I athletic program, the LIU Sharks. The merged program inherited Brooklyn's memberships in Division I and the Northeast Conference (NEC). Sports that had been sponsored by both campuses (among them field hockey) maintained LIU Brooklyn's NEC membership; sports that had been sponsored only by Post (among them football) became NEC members.

Membership timeline

Full member (all sports) Full member (non-football) Associate member (football) Associate member (sport)

Sports

In wrestling; Bloomsburg, Clarion, Edinboro, and Lock Haven compete as members of the Division I Mid-American Conference. The PSAC held an annual championship open to all Division I and Division II teams, however with the transition of all of the former members of the Eastern Wrestling League into the MAC starting in 2019 the Division I level PSAC programs will focus on Division I level competition. The PSAC offers championships in the following sports.^[14]

A 2-divisional format is used for baseball, basketball (M / W), football, and tennis (W).

A 3-divisional format is used for softball.

A 4-divisional format is used for volleyball.

East

Bloomsburg
East Stroudsburg
Kutztown
Lock Haven
Mansfield
Millersville
Shepherd
Shippensburg
West Chester

West

California
Clarion
Edinboro
Gannon
IUP
Mercyhurst
Pitt–Johnstown
Seton Hill
Slippery Rock

East

East Stroudsburg
Kutztown
Millersville
Shepherd
Shippensburg
West Chester

Central

Bloomsburg
Clarion
IUP
Lock Haven
Mansfield
Pitt–Johnstown

West

California
Edinboro
Gannon
Mercyhurst
Seton Hill
Slippery Rock

Central

Bloomsburg
East Stroudsburg
Kutztown
Lock Haven
Millersville

Northwest

Clarion
Edinboro
Gannon
Mercyhurst
Slippery Rock

Southeast

Millersville
Shepherd
Shippensburg
West Chester

Southwest

California
IUP
Pitt–Johnstown
Seton Hill

**Conference sports**
Sport	Men's	Women's
Baseball	Y
Basketball	Y	Y
Cross Country	Y	Y
Field Hockey		Y
Football	Y
Golf	Y	Y
Lacrosse		Y
Soccer	Y	Y
Softball		Y
Swimming & Diving	Y	Y
Tennis	Y	Y
Track & Field Indoor	Y	Y
Track & Field Outdoor	Y	Y
Volleyball		Y
Wrestling	Y

Men's sponsored sports by school

School	Baseball	Basketball	Cross Country	Football	Golf	Soccer	Swimming & Diving	Tennis	Track & Field Indoor	Track & Field Outdoor	Wrestling	Total PSAC Sports
Bloomsburg	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		9
California	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y			Y	Y		8
Clarion	Y	Y		Y	Y		Y					5
East Stroudsburg	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y			Y	Y	Y	8
Edinboro		Y	Y	Y			Y	Y		Y		6
Gannon	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y				Y	8
Indiana	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y		Y	Y		8
Kutztown	Y	Y	Y	Y				Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Lock Haven	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y				Y		6
Mansfield	Y	Y	Y						Y	Y		5
Millersville	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y		Y			Y	7
Pittsburgh–Johnstown	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y			Y	Y	Y	8
Seton Hill	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y			Y	Y	Y	8
Shepherd	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y		Y				6
Shippensburg	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	9
Slippery Rock	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y			Y	Y		7
West Chester	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		10
Totals	16	17	14	15	8	12	7	6	11	13	8	126

Women's sponsored sports by school

School	Basketball	Cross Country	Field Hockey	Golf	Lacrosse	Soccer	Softball	Swimming & Diving	Tennis	Track & Field Indoor	Track & Field Outdoor	Volleyball	Total PSAC Sports
Bloomsburg	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	10
California	Y	Y		Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	10
Clarion	Y	Y		Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	10
East Stroudsburg	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	12
Edinboro	Y	Y			Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	10
Gannon	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y				Y	8
Indiana	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	11
Kutztown	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	12
Lock Haven	Y	Y			Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	9
Mansfield	Y	Y	Y			Y	Y			Y	Y		7
Millersville	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	12
Pittsburgh–Johnstown	Y	Y				Y	Y			Y	Y	Y	7
Seton Hill	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	11
Shepherd	Y			Y	Y	Y	Y		Y			Y	7
Shippensburg	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	11
Slippery Rock	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	10
West Chester	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	12
Totals	17	16	10+1^[a]	9	13	17	17	12	13	15	15	16	170

^ Affiliate member Frostburg State.

Other sponsored sports by school

School	Men			Women
School	Lacrosse	Water Polo^[a]	Wrestling^[b]	Acrobatics & Tumbling^[c]	Bowling^[a]	Equestrian^[c]	Field Hockey^[d]	Gymnastics^[a]	Rugby^[c]	Water Polo^[a]	Wrestling^[c]
Bloomsburg			MAC
Clarion			MAC
East Stroudsburg				IND							IND
Edinboro			MAC
Gannon		WWPA		IND						WWPA	IND
Kutztown				IND	ECC
Lock Haven			MAC				A-10				IND
Seton Hill	G-MAC					IND
West Chester								ECAC	NIRA

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d De facto Division I sport. These sports have a single NCAA championship open to members of all three divisions.
^ The PSAC members listed in this table all compete in Division I men's wrestling.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Part of the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program.
^ Lock Haven competes in Division I field hockey.

In addition to the above:

Edinboro sponsors coeducational varsity teams in esports and wheelchair basketball.
Gannon recognizes its cheerleaders (both male and female) and all-female dance team as varsity athletes.
Mansfield fields a varsity team in sprint football, a weight-restricted form of football played under standard NCAA rules but governed outside the NCAA.
Shepherd and West Chester recognize their female cheerleaders, but not their male ones, as varsity athletes.

Championships

Conference venues

School	Football stadium	Capacity	Basketball arena	Capacity	Other facilities
Bloomsburg	Robert B. Redman Stadium	4,775	Nelson Fieldhouse	3,000	Jan Hutchinson Field Danny Litwhiler Field Steph Pettit Stadium
California	Hepner-Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium	6,500	California University of Pennsylvania Convocation Center	4,000	Wild Things Park Phillipsburg Soccer Facility Lilley Field Hamer Hall
Clarion	Memorial Field	5,000	W.S. Tippin Gymnasium	4,000
East Stroudsburg	Eiler-Martin Stadium	6,000	Koehler Fieldhouse	2,000	Whitenight Field Mitterling Field Zimbar Field
Edinboro	Sox Harrison Stadium	6,000	McComb Fieldhouse	3,500	Zafirovski Sports and Recreation Dome
Gannon	McConnell Family Stadium	2,500	Hammermill Center	2,800
IUP	George P. Miller Stadium	6,000	Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex	6,000	Dougherty Field Podbielski Field Memorial Field House South Campus Field
Kutztown	University Field at Andre Reed Stadium	5,600	Keystone Field House	3,400	O'Pake Field House Keystone Field North Campus Field
Lock Haven	Hubert Jack Stadium	3,500	Thomas Fieldhouse	2,500	Foundation Field Lawrence Field Charlotte Smith Field Zimmerli Gymnasium
Mansfield	non-football school		Decker Gymnasium	2,000	Lutes Field Spaulding Field Shaute Field Soccer Field
Millersville	Biemesderfer Stadium	6,500	Pucillo Gymnasium	2,850	Cooper Park Millersville Softball Field
Pittsburgh–Johnstown	non-football school		Sports Center	2,400	Point Stadium (baseball)
Seton Hill	Offutt Field	5,000	Salvitti Gymnasium	1,200	Dick's Sporting Goods Field
Shepherd	Ram Stadium	5,000	Butcher Center	—	Fairfax Baseball Field Shepherd Softball Field
Shippensburg	Seth Grove Stadium	7,700	Heiges Field House	2,768	Robb Field David See Field Art Fairchild Field
Slippery Rock	N. Kerr Thompson Stadium	10,000	Morrow Field House	3,000	Egli Soccer Field Critchfield Park
West Chester	John A. Farrell Stadium	7,500	Hollinger Field House	2,500	Vonnie Gros Field Serpico Stadium

Notable alumni

The following is a list of alumni of the respective universities, including before the formation of the Conference in 1951.

Football

Jason Capizzi, Indiana, former Pittsburgh Panthers offensive tackle
Gene Carpenter, Millersville, former head coach of Millersville
Curt Cignetti, Indiana, former University of Alabama recruiting coordinator, former James Madison University head coach, current Indiana University head coach
Frank Cignetti, Jr., Indiana, former University of Pittsburgh offensive coordinator
Frank Cignetti, Sr., Indiana, former IUP and West Virginia University head coach, 1991 Division II Coach of the Year
Dominique Curry, California, St. Louis Rams wide receiver
Rob Davis, Shippensburg, former NFL long snapper, current director of player development for the Green Bay Packers
Doug Dennison, Kutztown, former NFL running back
Jahri Evans, Bloomsburg, offensive guard for the New Orleans Saints
Lawson Fiscus, Indiana, early professional football player
James Franklin, East Stroudsburg, head coach for the Pennsylvania State University
David Green, Edinboro, former CFL running back, 1979 CFL's Most Outstanding Player
Kris Griffin, Indiana, former NFL linebacker
Brent Grimes, Shippensburg, former NFL cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons
Bruce Harper, Kutztown, former running back and kick returner for the New York Jets
Trevor Harris, Edinboro, quarterback for the Ottawa Redblacks
Jim Haslett, Indiana, former linebacker for the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets and head coach for the New Orleans Saints and St. Louis Rams
Jack Henry, Indiana, former NFL assistant coach
Greg Hopkins, Slippery Rock, former Arena Football League player
Kevin Ingram, West Chester, wide receiver and defensive back for the Los Angeles Avengers
Mike Jemison, Indiana, former NFL and NFL Europe running back
Terrence Johnson, California, Indianapolis Colts cornerback
Derrick Jones, California, Oakland Raiders wide receiver
Leander Jordan, Indiana, former NFL offensive tackle
Matt Kinsinger, Slippery Rock, fullback/linebacker for the Chicago Rush
John Kuhn, Shippensburg, fullback for the Green Bay Packers
Chuck Klausing, Indiana, College Football Hall of Fame, 1998 Class
Bob Ligashesky Indiana, Pittsburgh Steelers special teams coach
LeRon McCoy, Indiana, former NFL wide receiver
Dewey McDonald, California, safety for the Indianapolis Colts
Rontez Miles, California, current safety for the New York Jets
John Mobley, Kutztown, former linebacker for the Denver Broncos
Kevin O'Dea, Lock Haven, former New York Jets special teams coordinator
Akwasi Owusu-Ansah, Indiana, firmer Dallas Cowboys wide receiver
Ken Parrish, East Stroudsburg, former NFL punter
Josh Portis, California, Seattle Seahawks quarterback
Dan Radakovich, Indiana, Georgia Tech athletic director
Andre Reed, Kutztown, Hall of Fame NFL wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills and the Washington Redskins
Robb Riddick, Millersville, former running back for the Buffalo Bills
Sean Scott, Millersville, wide receiver/linebacker for the Philadelphia Soul
Joe Senser, West Chester, former tight end for the Minnesota Vikings
Ralph Tamm, West Chester, former NFL offensive guard
Jimmy Terwilliger, East Stroudsburg, quarterback, 2005 Harlon Hill Trophy winner
Bob Tucker, Bloomsburg, former NFL tight end
Chris Villarrial, Indiana, former NFL offensive guard
Andre Waters, Cheyney, former NFL defensive back
Reggie Wells, Clarion, current NFL free agent, drafted as an offensive tackle for the Arizona Cardinals
James Williams, Cheyney, former offensive tackle for the Chicago Bears
Lee Woodall, West Chester, former NFL linebacker

Baseball

Clyde Barnhart, Shippensburg, former World Series-winning outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Tom Brookens, Mansfield, former MLB third baseman
Mark Corey, Edinboro, former MLB pitcher
Ryan Vogelsong, Kutztown, MLB pitcher
Pete Vukovich, Clarion, MLB Pitcher, Cy Young Winner-Brewers
Matt Adams, Slippery Rock, First Baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals in the MLB.
Pat Kelly, West Chester, former MLB infielder, New York Yankees
Joey Wendle, West Chester, MLB Infielder, Tampa Bay Rays
Dan Altavilla, Mercyhurst, MLB Pitcher, Seattle Mariners
Lou Trivino, Slippery Rock, MLB Pitcher, Oakland Athletics
Matt Festa, East Stroudsburg, MLB Pitcher, Seattle Mariners
Chas McCormick, Millersville, reigning World Series-Champion outfielder for the Houston Astros.
Tim Mayza, Millersville, MLB Pitcher, Toronto Blue Jays

Basketball

Geno Auriemma, West Chester, women's head coach at Connecticut; member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Del Beshore, California, former NBA point guard
John Calipari, Clarion, Arkansas men's head coach, 1996 and 2008 Naismith College Coach of the Year, member of the Naismith Hall of Fame
Stephen Dennis, Kutztown, Division II Player of the Year and professional player
Mel Hankinson, Indiana, former college basketball coach including Liberty
Jodi Kest, Slippery Rock, Akron women's basketball head coach
C. Vivian Stringer, Slippery Rock, women's head coach at Rutgers; member of the Naismith and Women's Halls of Fame

Soccer

Nicholas Addlery, California, forward currently for the Puerto Rico Islanders and the Jamaica national team
Raymond Bernabei, Indiana, National Intercollegiate Soccer Officials Association and National Soccer Hall of Fame
Jay Hoffman, East Stroudsburg, head coach of the 1999 U.S. women's Pan American Games gold medal team, and assistant coach of the 1999 U.S. FIFA Women's World Cup gold medal team
Bob Rigby, East Stroudsburg, former goalkeeper in the North American Soccer League and the U.S. national team

Olympians

Bekzod Adburakhmonov, Clarion, 2020 Summer Olympics bronze medalist
Kurt Angle, Clarion, 1996 Summer Olympics wrestling gold medalist
Steve Spence, Shippensburg, former Olympic long-distance runner
Cary Kolat, Lock Haven, 2000 Summer Olympics Freestyle Wrestling - 9th
Stan Dziedzic, Slippery Rock, 1976 Summer Olympics wrestling bronze medalist

References

^ "Clarion Men's Basketball - Year by Year Records (PDF)" (PDF). Clarion University. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 19, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
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^ "PSAC invites, Gannon, Mercyhurst to be full members". The Vindicator. June 19, 2007. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2010.
^ "PSAC adds Gannon University and Mercyhurst College to Membership". PSAC. June 27, 2007. Archived from the original on October 26, 2007. Retrieved September 10, 2010.
^ "PSAC admits C.W. Post as associate members in two sports". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. June 28, 2007. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2010.
^ "Seton Hill to Join PSAC as Field Hockey Associate Member". October 26, 2010. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
^ Rine, Shawn (August 20, 2012). "Cards, Toppers Set To Jump Into New League". The Intelligencer & Wheeling News Register. Wheeling, WV. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
^ "University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Seton Hill University to Join PSAC" (Press release). Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. August 19, 2012. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
^ Bell, Daryl (March 23, 2018). "Cheyney University dropping sports in an attempt to strengthen academics and school". Andscape. Archived from the original on March 25, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
^ "Shepherd University to Join PSAC in 2019–20" (Press release). Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. June 7, 2018. Archived from the original on June 19, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Staples, Andy (May 16, 2014). "Should NCAA alter title game requirements? Look at the rule's origin". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
^ "Welcome To The Lake Show: Mercyhurst University Accepts Northeast Conference Membership Invite" (Press release). Northeast Conference. April 4, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
^ "PSAC announces addition of Frostburg State field hockey as Associate Member beginning in 2024 season" (Press release). Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. May 30, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
^ "Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference". Archived from the original on September 24, 2009. Retrieved September 22, 2009.

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[9] After the LSC expanded to 19 members, it lost two to D-I transitions, Tarleton in 2020 and Texas A&M–Commerce in 2022, leaving it at 17 members. After a single school year as a 19-member league, the USA South amicably split into two leagues; eight members left to form the new Collegiate Conference of the South and 10 remained in the USA South, with one member leaving for a third conference.

[10] While the D-III Middle Atlantic Conference, which had 18 members at two different times in the 21st century and now has 16, operates under a single administrative structure, it is actually an umbrella organization of three conferences. Its members are divided into two conferences, MAC Commonwealth and MAC Freedom, that each compete in the same set of 14 non-football sports, including men's and women's basketball. The third conference, known as the Middle Atlantic Conference (not to be confused with the umbrella organization), sponsors competition in 13 other sports, among them football, for Commonwealth and Freedom members.

[PASSHE-15] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE).

[16] Seton Hill competed in the PSAC as an affiliate member for field hockey from the 2011 to 2012 fall seasons (2011–12 to 2012–13 school years).

[17] West Chester had dual athletic conference membership with the Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference (now known as the Middle Atlantic Conferences (MAC)) from 1969–70 to 1973–74, and with the East Coast Conference (ECC) from 1974–75 to 1981–82, then the Golden Rams left the ECC and the NCAA Division I ranks in order to fully align with the PSAC and the NCAA Division II ranks.

[PASSHE-18] Part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE).

[D1-19] Currently an NCAA Division I athletic conference.

[D1-21] Currently an NCAA Division I athletic conference.

[22] While LIU Post was a full member of the East Coast Conference (ECC) from 1989 to 2019, neither of its PSAC sports were sponsored by the ECC. In 2013, Post moved both of its PSAC sports to the Northeast-10 Conference (NE-10). In July 2019, Long Island University merged its two athletic programs—the LIU Post Pioneers and the Division I LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds—into a single Division I athletic program, the LIU Sharks. The merged program inherited Brooklyn's memberships in Division I and the Northeast Conference (NEC). Sports that had been sponsored by both campuses (among them field hockey) maintained LIU Brooklyn's NEC membership; sports that had been sponsored only by Post (among them football) became NEC members.

[24] Affiliate member Frostburg State.

[DIOneChamp-25] De facto Division I sport. These sports have a single NCAA championship open to members of all three divisions.

[26] The PSAC members listed in this table all compete in Division I men's wrestling.

[ESW-27] Part of the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program.

[28] Lock Haven competes in Division I field hockey.

[1] "Clarion Men's Basketball - Year by Year Records (PDF)" (PDF). Clarion University. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 19, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2022.

[overview-2] "PSAC Overview". PSAC. Archived from the original on November 27, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2010.

[postgazette-3] "PSAC invites, Gannon, Mercyhurst to be full members". The Vindicator. June 19, 2007. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2010.

[accept-4] "PSAC adds Gannon University and Mercyhurst College to Membership". PSAC. June 27, 2007. Archived from the original on October 26, 2007. Retrieved September 10, 2010.

[trib-5] "PSAC admits C.W. Post as associate members in two sports". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. June 28, 2007. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2010.

[psacsports.org-6] "Seton Hill to Join PSAC as Field Hockey Associate Member". October 26, 2010. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2010.

[7] Rine, Shawn (August 20, 2012). "Cards, Toppers Set To Jump Into New League". The Intelligencer & Wheeling News Register. Wheeling, WV. Retrieved August 21, 2012.

[8] "University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Seton Hill University to Join PSAC" (Press release). Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. August 19, 2012. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2012.

[11] Bell, Daryl (March 23, 2018). "Cheyney University dropping sports in an attempt to strengthen academics and school". Andscape. Archived from the original on March 25, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.

[12] "Shepherd University to Join PSAC in 2019–20" (Press release). Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. June 7, 2018. Archived from the original on June 19, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018.

[Staples-13] Staples, Andy (May 16, 2014). "Should NCAA alter title game requirements? Look at the rule's origin". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 5, 2016.

[14] "Welcome To The Lake Show: Mercyhurst University Accepts Northeast Conference Membership Invite" (Press release). Northeast Conference. April 4, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024.

[20] "PSAC announces addition of Frostburg State field hockey as Associate Member beginning in 2024 season" (Press release). Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. May 30, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2023.

[psac-23] "Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference". Archived from the original on September 24, 2009. Retrieved September 22, 2009.

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v t e NCAA Division II all-sports conferences
Atlantic	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Mountain East Conference Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Independent — Salem University
Central	Great American Conference Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
East	Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference East Coast Conference Northeast-10 Conference
Midwest	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Great Lakes Valley Conference Great Midwest Athletic Conference
South	Gulf South Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Sunshine State Conference
South Central	Lone Star Conference Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Southeast	Conference Carolinas Peach Belt Conference South Atlantic Conference
West	California Collegiate Athletic Association Great Northwest Athletic Conference Pacific West Conference
Division II	Independents

v t e NCAA Division II football conferences
Super Region 1	Great Midwest Athletic Conference Mountain East Conference Northeast-10 Conference Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Super Region 2	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Conference Carolinas (starting in 2025) Gulf South Conference South Atlantic Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Super Region 3	Great American Conference Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Great Lakes Valley Conference Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Super Region 4	Lone Star Conference Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Division II	Independents
NCAA	Conferences Institutions Football (Championship, Bowl Games)