The Eastern Metro Athletic Conference (EMAC) was a Division I conference of the
United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA). The conference consisted of schools from
North Carolina
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South Carolina
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, and
Virginia
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.
The conference hosted its first championships in the 2018–19 season.
History
Founding members of the conference included Johnson and Wales (Charlotte), Mid-Atlantic Christian University, The Apprentice School, and Warren Wilson College. Clinton College was added as a founding member once the college was accepted into USCAA membership, bringing the inaugural membership up to five for the 2018–19 season. Warren Wilson left USCAA and the conference to join
NCAA Division III
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starting for the 2020–21 season. On November 8, 2021, the EMAC announced that Regent University would be joining the conference effective immediately.
The EMAC ceased operations when Apprentice and MACU announced they were leaving to join the New South Athletic Conference in 2022. Clinton also left the USCAA and the conference to join NCCAA for 2022–23 season.
Member schools
Final members
At its peak, the EMAC had six full members; all were
private schools:
Conference sports
References
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External links
The official USCAA website
College sports conferences in the United States
United States Collegiate Athletic Association
Sports in the Southern United States