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| font_color = white| logo = Atlantic 10 Conference logo.svg| logo_size = 200| founded = 1976National Collegiate Athletic Association>NCAANCAA Division I>Division I| subdivision = non-football| teams = 15 (14 in 2025)| sports = 22| mens = 10| womens = 12| region = Eastern United StatesMidwestern United States| formerly = Eastern Collegiate Basketball League (1976–77)Eastern Athletic Association (1977–82)Eastern 8 (unofficial, 1976–82)| headquarters = Washington, D.C., U.S.| commissioner = Bernadette McGladewww.atlantic10.com}}| map = Atlantic 10 Conference map.svg| map_size = 270}}The Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) is a collegiate athletic conference whose schools compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) Division I. The A-10’s member schools are located mostly on the East Coast and Midwest of the United States: Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Although some of its members are state-funded, half of its membership is made up of private, Catholic institutions. Despite the name, there are 15 full-time members in the conference; three affiliate members participate in women’s field hockey and men’s lacrosse. The conference’s commissioner since 2008 is Bernadette McGlade. In fall, 2023, the A-10 moved its headquarters from Newport News, Virginia, to Washington, D.C.

History

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Early History

The Atlantic 10 Conference was founded in 1975 as the Eastern Collegiate Basketball League (ECBL) and began conference play in 1976. At that time, basketball was its only sport. After its first season, it added sports other than basketball and changed its name to the Eastern Athletic Association. However, despite its official names, it was popularly known as the Eastern 8, as it then had eight members (Villanova, Duquesne, Penn State, West Virginia, George Washington, Massachusetts, Pittsburgh, and Rutgers).After changes in membership that saw charter members Villanova and Pittsburgh leave (in 1980 and 1982, respectively) and new members St. Bonaventure (1979), Rhode Island (1980), Saint Joseph’s (1982), and Temple (1982) enter, establishing the league with 10 members, the conference adopted the current Atlantic 10 name in 1982.

Expansion, Contraction, and Football

Further membership changes saw the league expand to its maximum of 16 members. From 1997 through 2006, the league also operated a football conference; during that period, more than 20 schools were participating in A-10 competition in at least one sport. This ended when the A-10 football programs all departed to join a new football conference sponsored by the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA; now known as the Coastal Athletic Association). In 2012, Butler joined the conference after leaving the Horizon League and VCU joined after leaving the CAA.

Conference Realignments and Expanding Media Presence

Conference realignment in 2013 saw the departure of Temple to the American Athletic Conference, Butler and Xavier to the reconfigured Big East, and Charlotte to Conference USA. George Mason joined from the CAA, and Davidson from the Southern Conference announced it would join in 2014.The league headquarters is located in Washington, DC. In the Fall of 2023 they relocated the HQ from Newport News, Virginia where it had been located since fall 2009.WEB, Atlantic 10 to relocate to Washington, DC,atlantic10.com/news/2023/9/6/about-the-atlantic-10-atlantic-10-conference-to-relocate-league-headquarters-to-washington-d-c.aspx, Atlantic 10, Atlantic 10 news story, Prior to that, the headquarters was in Philadelphia, within a few miles of member schools Saint Joseph’s and La Salle.The conference currently has media deals with ESPN, CBS Sports Network, NBC Sports, and digital broadcasts with ESPN+.On November 16, 2021, Loyola University Chicago announced that its athletic program - the Loyola Ramblers - would leave the Missouri Valley Conference and join the A-10 effective July 1, 2022.WEB, Mikula, Jeremy, Loyola is moving to the Atlantic 10 Conference in July after nearly a decade in the Missouri Valley,www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-loyola-atlantic-10-conference-20211116-zomvqkgzbfhvtb46kiaoxoywtq-story.html, 2021-11-16, chicagotribune.com, On May 23, 2022, the addition of men’s lacrosse was announced for the 2023 season. The four full members that sponsor the sport (Richmond, St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph’s, UMass) were joined by new affiliate members High Point and Hobart.PRESS RELEASE,atlantic10.com/news/2022/5/23/atlantic-10-conference-adds-mens-lacrosse-as-22nd-championship-sport.aspx, Atlantic 10 Conference Adds Men’s Lacrosse as 22nd Championship Sport, Atlantic 10 Conference, May 23, 2022, May 23, 2022, On December 14, 2023, the conference announced a five-year media deal with its current affiliates, ESPN, CBS, and NBC. The deal would expand basketball coverage and revenue for the schools. The first year of the new contract is the 2024-2025 season and runs through the 2028-29 season.WEB,atlantic10.com/news/2023/12/13/about-the-atlantic-10-atlantic-10-announces-media-rights-agreements-with-cbs-sports-espn-and-nbc-sports.aspx, Atlantic 10 Announces Media Rights Agreements with CBS Sports, ESPN, and NBC Sports, In late February 2024, it was announced that the 2024-25 season for UMass sports will be the last season as members of the Atlantic 10. The Minutemen will rejoin the Mid-American Conference (MAC) as a full member beginning in 2025.WEB, Associated Press,apnews.com/article/umass-mac-realignment-519f806947a7f597cc783290546b585e, Tom, Withers, UMass will join Mid-American Conference as a full sports member in 2025, MAC commissioner says, February 27, 2024, February 27, 2024, WEB, USA Today,www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2024/02/26/umass-to-join-mac-conference/72752755007/, Victoria, Hernandez, UMass to join MAC conference, including previously independent football, per reports, February 26, 2024, February 27, 2024,

Member schools

Current members

Full members

The following is a list of the full members of the conference and the year they joined:{| class=“wikitable sortable” style="text-align:center”!Institution!Location!Founded!Joined!Type!Enrollment!Endowment(millions)!Nickname!class=“unsortable“|Colors| Davidson College| Davidson, North Carolina| 1837| 2014Presbyterian Church (USA)>PCUSA)| 1,843| $1,300Davidson Wildcats>WildcatsDavidson Wildcats}}Dayton, Ohio| 1850| 1995Society of Mary (Marianists)>Marianists)| 11,241| $770Dayton Flyers>FlyersDayton Flyers}}| Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh>Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania| 1878group=fullHorizon League>Midwestern Collegiate Conference (now known as the Horizon League) only for the 1992–93 school year, but returned to the A-10 effective the 1993–94 school year.}}Holy Ghost Fathers>Spiritans)| 9,274| $472.1Duquesne Dukes>DukesDuquesne Dukes}}| Fordham UniversityThe Bronx>Bronx, New York| 1841| 1995Jesuits>Jesuit)| 16,515| $972Fordham Rams>RamsFordham Rams}} | George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia{{efn>group=fullFairfax County, Virginia>Fairfax County designated by the US Census Bureau as George Mason, Virginia.}}| 1957| 2013| Public| 35,047| $189.2George Mason Patriots>PatriotsGeorge Mason Patriots}}| George Washington University| Washington, D.C.| 1821| 1976| Private – Non-sectarian| 28,172| $2,400George Washington Revolutionaries>RevolutionariesGeorge Washington Revolutionaries}}| La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia>Philadelphia, Pennsylvania| 1863| 1995Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools>De La Salle Brothers)| 5,191| $80La Salle Explorers>ExplorersLa Salle Explorers}}| Loyola University ChicagoChicago>Chicago, Illinois| 1870| 2022Jesuits>Jesuit)PUBLISHER=LUC.EDU URL-STATUS=LIVE ARCHIVE-DATE=OCTOBER 14, 2016, | $1,072Loyola Ramblers>RamblersLoyola Ramblers}}bgcolor=#ffa0a0group=fullMassachusetts, Rhode Island, and Richmond also played football within the A-10 from the 1997 to the 2006 fall seasons (1997–98 to 2006–07 school years) after the Yankee Conference was absorbed. However, Richmond’s primary conference until the 2000-01 school year was the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).}}| Amherst, Massachusetts| 1863| 1976| Public (University of Massachusetts)| 30,593| $494UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen>Minutemen and MinutewomenUMass Minutemen}}group=full|name=football}}| Kingston, Rhode Island| 1892| 1980| Public| 16,883| $203Rhode Island Rams>RamsRhode Island Rams}}group=full|name=football}}| Richmond, Virginia| 1840| 2001| Private – Non-sectarian| 4,002| $3,100Richmond Spiders>SpidersRichmond Spiders}}Order of Friars Minor>Franciscan)| 2,381| $92.3St. Bonaventure Bonnies>BonniesSt. Bonaventure Bonnies}} | Saint Joseph’s UniversityPhiladelphia>Philadelphia, Pennsylvania| 1851| 1982Jesuits>Jesuit)| 7,589| $378.8Saint Joseph’s Hawks>HawksSaint Joseph’s Hawks}}| Saint Louis UniversitySt. Louis>St. Louis, Missouri| 1818| 2005Jesuits>Jesuit)| 12,883| $1,400Saint Louis Billikens>BillikensSaint Louis Billikens}}| Virginia Commonwealth University| Richmond, Virginia| 1838| 2012| Public| 31,076| $2,720VCU Rams>RamsVCU Rams}}

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Associate members

The “joined” column indicates the calendar year in which each school became an A-10 associate, which for spring sports such as lacrosse is the year before the first season of competition.{| class=” sortable wikitable” style="text-align: center”!Institution!Location!Founded!Joined!Type!Enrollment!Nickname!Primaryconference!A-10sport| High Point University| High Point, North Carolina| 1924| 2022United Methodist Church>Methodist)| 4,545High Point Panthers men’s lacrosse>PanthersBig South Conference>Big SouthHobart and William Smith Colleges>Hobart College| Geneva, New York| 1822| 2022| Private – Nonsectarian| 2,105Hobart Statesmen men’s lacrosse>StatesmenLiberty League>Liberty{{small|(NCAA Division III)}}| Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania| Lock Haven, Pennsylvania| 1870| 2010Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education>PASSHE)| 3,425Lock Haven Bald Eagles>Bald EaglesPennsylvania State Athletic Conference>PSAC{{small|(NCAA Division II)}}| Field hockey“>

Future associate members{| class” sortable wikitable” style@text-align: center”

!Institution!Location!Founded!Joining!Type!Enrollment!Nickname!Primaryconference!A-10sportNewark, Delaware| 1743 2025HTTPS://ATLANTIC10.COM/NEWS/2024/5/20/ABOUT-THE-ATLANTIC-10-A-10-CONCLUDES-2024-ANNUAL-BUSINESS-MEETINGS.ASPX>TITLE=A-10 CONCLUDES 2024 ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETINGSPUBLISHER=ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCEACCESS-DATE=MAY 21, 2024, group=future|Delaware is officially chartered as a “privately-governed, state-assisted” institution. This status is broadly similar to that of New York State’s statutory colleges, most of which are housed at Cornell University, or institutions in Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth System of Higher Education.}}access-date=2023-11-27 language=en}}Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens>Blue HensCoastal Athletic Association>CAA{{smallConference USA>CUSA in 2025)}} Men’s lacrosseAmherst, Massachusetts| 1863| Public (University of Massachusetts)| 30,593UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen>Minutemen and MinutewomenAtlantic 10 Conference>A-10{{smallMid-American Conference>MAC in 2025)}}

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Former members

Former full members

None of these institutions played football in the A-10 during their tenure as full members.{| class=” sortable wikitable” style="text-align: center”!Institution!Location!Founded!Type!Enrollment!Joined!Left!Nickname!Subsequentconference!Currentconference| Butler UniversityIndianapolis>Indianapolis, Indiana| 1855| Private| 4,667| 2012| 2013Butler Bulldogs>Bulldogs Big East (current)Charlotte, North Carolina| 1946| Public| 26,232| 2005| 2013Charlotte 49ers>49ersConference USA>CUSAAmerican Athletic Conference>The American| Pennsylvania State UniversityPenn State University Park>University Park, Pennsylvania| 1855| Public| 45,351| 1976;1982| 1979;1991Penn State Nittany Lions>Nittany Lions Big TenPittsburgh>Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania| 1787| Public| 28,766| 1976| 1982Pittsburgh Panthers>PanthersBig East Conference (1979–2013)>Big East (original)Atlantic Coast Conference>ACC| Rutgers University| New Brunswick, New Jersey| 1766| Public| 58,788| 1976| 1995Rutgers Scarlet Knights>Scarlet KnightsBig East Conference (1979–2013)>Big East/American Athletic Conference{{efn>group=exfull|Rutgers spent one season in the renamed American Athletic Conference before joining the Big Ten in the 2014–15 school year.}}Big Ten Conference>Big Ten| Temple UniversityPhiladelphia>Philadelphia, Pennsylvania| 1884| Public| 38,648| 1982| 2013Temple Owls>Owls | Villanova University| Villanova, Pennsylvania| 1842| Private| 10,482| 1976| 1980Villanova Wildcats>WildcatsBig East Conference (1979–2013)>Big East (original)Big East Conference>Big East (current)Virginia Tech>Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University| Blacksburg, Virginia| 1872| Public| 31,087| 1995| 2000Virginia Tech Hokies>HokiesBig East Conference (1979–2013)>Big East (original)Atlantic Coast Conference>ACC| West Virginia University| Morgantown, West Virginia| 1867| Public| 29,707| 1976| 1995West Virginia Mountaineers>MountaineersBig East Conference (1979–2013)>Big East (original)Big 12 Conference>Big 12| Xavier UniversityCincinnati>Cincinnati, Ohio| 1831| Private| 6,650| 1995| 2013Xavier Musketeers>Musketeers Big East (current)

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Former associate members{| class” sortable wikitable” style@text-align: center”

!Institution!Location!Founded!Type!Enrollment!Joined!Left!Nickname!Primaryconference!A-10sportSaint Francis University (Pennsylvania)>Saint Francis University| Loretto, Pennsylvania| 1847Third Order Regular of St. Francis of Penance>Franciscan)| 2,449| 2013-14| 2019-20Saint Francis Red Flash>Red FlashNortheast Conference>NEC| Field hockey| West Chester University| West Chester, Pennsylvania| 1880Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education>PASSHE)| 13,271 (full-time)2,576 (part-time)| 1996–97| 2010–11West Chester Golden Rams>Golden RamsPennsylvania State Athletic Conference>PSAC{{small|(NCAA Division II)}}| field hockey

Former football-only members

After expansion in the Colonial Athletic Association brought that conference to 6 football-playing schools, it was agreed that the CAA would take over management of the Atlantic 10’s football conference starting in the 2007–08 school year as the legally separate entity of CAA Football. All the schools on this list (except Boston U. and Connecticut) were in the A-10 football conference when it became CAA Football, but Hofstra and Northeastern discontinued their football programs after the 2009–10 school year. Membership dates include time in the Yankee Conference (which was an all-sports conference from the 1947–48 to 1975–76 seasons, and a football-only conference after that) which merged into the A-10 in the 1997–98 school year.{| class=” sortable wikitable” style="text-align: center”!Institution!Location!Founded!Type!Enrollment!Joined!Left!Nickname!Primaryconference| Boston UniversityBoston>Boston, Massachusetts| 1839| Private| 29,978| 1973–74group=exfb|Boston University dropped football after the 1997 fall season (1997–98 school year).}}Boston University Terriers>TerriersAmerica East Conference>America East (1979–80 to 2012–13)Patriot League (2013–14 to present)Storrs, Connecticut| 1881| Public| 25,583| 1947–48group=exfb|UConn moved to FBS after the 1999 fall season (1999–2000 school year), and eventually joined the Big East for that sport in the 2004–05 season.}}UConn Huskies>HuskiesBig East Conference (1979–2013)>Big East (1979–80 to 2012–13)American Athletic Conference (2013–14 to 2019–20)Big East Conference>Big East (2020–21 to present)Newark, Delaware| 1743| Public| 19,391| 1986–87| 2006–07Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens>Fightin’ Blue HensEast Coast Conference (Division I)>East Coast (1986–87 to 1990–91)America East (1991–92 to 2000–01)CAA (2001–02 to present)| Hofstra UniversityHempstead (village), New York>Hempstead, New York| 1935| Private| 12,400| 2001–02group=exfb|Hofstra dropped football after the 2009 fall season (2009–10 school year).}}Hofstra Pride>PrideCoastal Athletic Association>CAA (2001–02 to present)| James Madison University| Harrisonburg, Virginia| 1908| Public| 19,927| 1993–94| 2006–07James Madison Dukes>DukesCoastal Athletic Association>CAA (1979–80 to 2021–22)SBC (2022–23 to present)Orono, Maine| 1865| Public| 10,901| 1947–48| 2006–07Maine Black Bears>Black BearsAmerica East Conference>America East (1979–80 to present)Durham, New Hampshire| 1866| Public| 11,942| 1947–48| 2006–07New Hampshire Wildcats>WildcatsAmerica East Conference>America East (1979–80 to present)| Northeastern UniversityBoston>Boston, Massachusetts| 1898| Private| 12,913| 1993–94group=exfb|Northeastern dropped football after the 2009 fall season (2009–10 school year).}}Northeastern Huskies>HuskiesAmerica East Conference>America East (1979–80 to 2004–05)CAA (2005–06 to present)| Towson University| Towson, Maryland| 1866| Public| 21,950| 2004–05| 2006–07Towson Tigers>TigersCoastal Athletic Association>CAA (1979–80 to 1980–81; 2001–02 to present)Villanova University{{efn>group=exfb|Villanova was originally a charter and full member of the A-10 from 1976–77 to 1979–80 in all sports except football.}}| Villanova, Pennsylvania| 1842| Private| 10,482| 1988–89| 2006–07Villanova Wildcats>WildcatsBig East Conference (1979–2013)>Big East (1980–81 to 2012–13)Big East (2013–14 to present)Williamsburg, Virginia| 1693| Public| 8,258| 1993–94| 2006–07William & Mary Tribe>TribeCoastal Athletic Association>CAA (1979–80 to present)

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Membership timeline

DateFormat = yyyyImageSize = width:1000 height:auto barincrement:20Period = from:1976 till:2028TimeAxis = orientation:horizontalPlotArea = right:20 left:0 bottom:50 top:5 #> to display a count on left side of graph, use “left:20” to suppress the count, use “left:20” If the chart uses more than one bar color, add a legend by selecting the appropriate fields from the following six options (use only the colors that are used in the graphic.) Leave a blank line after the end of the timeline, then add a line with the selected values from the list, separated by a space. {{Font color||{{RGB|190|186|218}}|Full members}} {{Font color||{{RGB|141|211|199}}|Full members (non-football)}} {{Font color||{{RGB|251|128|114}}|Assoc. members (football only)}} {{Font color||{{RGB|128|177|211}}|Assoc. member (list sports)}} {{Font color||{{RGB|255|255|179}}|Other Conference}} {{Font color||{{RGB|253|180|98}}|Other Conference}}