The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) is a

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affiliated with the

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(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 named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference in 1964. The conference is currently composed of 17 full-time members within

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and 1 in

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. The conference headquarters are located in

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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

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. Membership remained unchanged until the conference announced on June 18, 2007, that it had invited three private universities— Gannon University and

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and C.W. Post of Brookville, New York—to join the conference. Gannon and Mercyhurst left the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference to join the PSAC, effective July 1, 2008. C.W. Post became an associate member for football and field hockey. In 2010, Seton Hill University was accepted to join the conference as an associate member for field hockey. With the additional transition of West Chester's program from Division I to Division II, the number of teams competing in field hockey increased from 10 to 12 for the 2011 season. On August 19, 2012, the PSAC announced that Seton Hill and the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, formerly members of the

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(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. 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. While two other conferences briefly expanded to more members, the D-II

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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. In March 2018, charter member

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, 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. Later that year, the conference announced that it would expand into

, bringing in

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from the MEC as a full member effective with the 2019–20 school year. Shepherd is the first full PSAC member outside of Pennsylvania.

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. 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

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took advantage of it by expanding to 12 members in 1991 and launching a title game the following year. In 2014, then-''

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'' writer Andy Staples said that the rule "helped dictate the terms of conference realignment for more than 20 years."

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 Cheyney University of Pennsylvania is a public historically black university in Cheyney, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1837, it is the oldest university out of all historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the United States. It is a m ...

(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 of Pennsylvania), 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

(NCAA) at the Division II ranks, transitioning from the

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(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 -

joined the PSAC, effective in the 2019-20 academic year. ;Notes

Member schools

Current members

The PSAC currently has 18 full members, all but three are

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schools: ;Notes:

Former member

The PSAC had one former full member, which was also a

school: ;Notes:

Former affiliate members

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

Membership timeline

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Sports

In wrestling; Bloomsburg, Clarion, Edinboro, and Lock Haven compete as members of the Division I

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. 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.

Men's sponsored sports by school

Women's sponsored sports by school

Other sponsored sports by school

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. * Mercyhurst sponsors two separate teams in the non-NCAA sport of men's rowing—one heavyweight and one lightweight. * Shepherd and West Chester recognize their female cheerleaders, but not their male ones, as varsity athletes.

Championships

Conference venues

Notable alumni

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

Football

* Jason Capizzi, Indiana, former

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offensive tackle * Curt Cignetti, Indiana, former University of Alabama recruiting coordinator, current

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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 * Rob Davis, Shippensburg, former NFL

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, 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 * John Glenn, (American Football Coach) East Stroudsburg Seattle Seahawks Linebackers Coach *

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, Edinboro, former CFL running back, 1979 CFL's Most Outstanding Player * Kris Griffin, Indiana, former NFL linebacker * Brent Grimes, Shippensburg, former NFL cornerback * Bruce Harper, Kutztown, former running back/returner for the New York Jets * Trevor Harris, Edinboro, quarterback for the Ottawa Redblacks *

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, Indiana, former linebacker for the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets and head coach for the New Orleans Saints and

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* Jack Henry, Indiana, former NFL assistant coach * Greg Hopkins, Slippery Rock, former Arena Football League player * Kevin Ingram, West Chester, wide receiver/defensive back for the

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, Indiana, former NFL and NFL Europe running back *

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, Indiana, former NFL offensive tackle * Matt Kinsinger, Slippery Rock, fullback/linebacker for the Chicago Rush *

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, 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 *

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, Indiana, firmer

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wide receiver *

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, East Stroudsburg, former NFL punter *

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, Indiana,

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* Andre Reed, Kutztown, Hall of Fame NFL wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills and the

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, Millersville, former running back for the Buffalo Bills * Sean Scott, Millersville, wide receiver/linebacker for the

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* Joe Senser, West Chester, former tight end for the

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* 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 *

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, 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 * Josh Portis, California, Seattle Seahawks quarterback * Dominique Curry, California,

wide receiver * Terrence Johnson, California, Indianapolis Colts cornerback * Derrick Jones, California, Oakland Raiders wide receiver * Gene Carpenter, Millersville, former head coach of Millersville * Brent Grimes, Shippensburg, cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons * James Franklin, East Stroudsburg, head coach for the Pennsylvania State University

Baseball

* Clyde Barnhart, Shippensburg, former World Series-winning outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates. * Tom Brookens, Mansfield, former

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third baseman * Mark Corey, Edinboro, former MLB pitcher *

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, Kutztown, MLB pitcher *

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, Clarion, MLB Pitcher, Cy Young Winner-Brewers * Matt Adams, Slippery Rock, First Baseman for the

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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 *

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, Millersville, reigning World Series-Champion outfielder for the Houston Astros. * Tim Mayza, Millersville, MLB Pitcher, Toronto Blue Jays

Basketball

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, West Chester, women's head coach at

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; member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and

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* Del Beshore, California, former NBA point guard * John Calipari, Clarion,

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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,

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women's basketball head coach * C. Vivian Stringer, Slippery Rock, women's head coach at

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; member of the Naismith and Women's Halls of Fame

Soccer

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, 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

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, Clarion,

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wrestling gold medalist * Steve Spence, Shippensburg, former Olympic long-distance runner *

Cary Kolat Cary Joseph Kolat (born May 19, 1973) is an American wrestler and wrestling coach who earned two NCAA championships in 1996 and 1997 for Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania and was a member of the United States Men's Freestyle Wrestling Team ...

, Lock Haven, 2000 Summer Olympics Freestyle Wrestling - 9th

References

External links

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