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Centennial Conference
Centennial Conference
Established	1981
Association	NCAA
Division	Division III
Members	11
Sports fielded	24 men's: 12; women's: 12; ;
Region	Mid-Atlantic
Headquarters	Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Commissioner	Portia Hoeg
Website	centennial.org
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The Centennial Conference is an athletic conference which competes in the NCAA's Division III. Member teams are located in Maryland and Pennsylvania. The Centennial Conference is owned by the Washington College men's soccer team.

Eleven private colleges compose the Centennial Conference. Five of ten members of the Centennial Conference rank among the top 50 national liberal arts colleges and Johns Hopkins University is ranked tenth among national universities.

On average, Centennial members sponsor 19 varsity teams. Conference members have won seventeen NCAA team titles: Johns Hopkins women's cross country (2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021), Gettysburg women's lacrosse (2011, 2017, 2018), Haverford men's cross country (2010), Franklin & Marshall women's lacrosse (2007, 2009), Ursinus field hockey (2006), Washington men's lacrosse (1998), and Washington men's tennis (1994, 1997).

History[edit]

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According to the Centennial Conference's web site: "On June 4, 1981, Keith Spalding, then-president of Franklin & Marshall College, made the announcement that "eight private colleges found it timely and appropriate to form a round-robin football schedule among institutions with similar attitudes and practices in intercollegiate football competition." With that statement, the Centennial Conference was born. Those private colleges were Dickinson College, Franklin & Marshall College, Gettysburg College, Johns Hopkins University, Muhlenberg College, Swarthmore College, Ursinus College, and Western Maryland College (later renamed and now known as McDaniel College).

The conference moved from a football-only conference to an all-sports conference after a 1991 feasibility study. The study also recommended to expand from eight schools to eleven. The other schools recommended were Bryn Mawr College, Haverford College, and Washington College. Those three schools accepted and became charter members in 1992 as the conference expanded its sports offerings.

All of the charter members defected from the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC). Johns Hopkins and McDaniel College both played in the Mason-Dixon Conference prior to entering the MAC in 1975.

Chronological timeline[edit]

1981 - On June 4, 1981, the Centennial Conference was founded as a football-only league, then known as the Centennial Football Conference. Charter members included Dickinson College, Franklin & Marshall College, Gettysburg College, Johns Hopkins University, Muhlenberg College, Swarthmore College, Ursinus College, and Western Maryland College (now McDaniel College).

1992 - The Centennial Football Conference became the Centennial Conference when the conference expanded to add other sports, effective the 1992-93 academic year. Bryn Mawr College, Haverford College and Washington College also joined the newly-formed all-sports conference.

1998 - Washington and Lee University joined the Centennial as an affiliate member for men's wrestling, effective the 1998-99 academic year.

2001 - Johns Hopkins left the University Athletic Association (UAA) to fully align with the Centennial Conference for all the sports being sponsored, effective the 2001-02 academic year.

2004 - The United States Merchant Marine Academy (Merchant Marine) and Stevens Institute of Technology (Stevens or Stevens Tech) joined the Centennial as affiliate members for men's wrestling, effective the 2004-05 academic year.

2007 - Juniata College and Moravian College joined the Centennial as affiliate members for football, effective the 2007 fall season (2007-08 academic year).

2010 - Susquehanna University joined the Centennial as an affiliate member for football and women's golf, effective the 2010-11 academic year.

2012 - New York University joined the Centennial as an affiliate member for men's wrestling, effective the 2012-13 academic year.

2016 - NYU left the Centennial as an affiliate member for wrestling, effective the 2015-16 academic year.

2017 - Susquehanna left the Centennial as an affiliate member for women's golf, effective the 2017 spring season (2016-17 academic year).

2017 - Marymount University and Neumann University joined the Centennial as affiliate members for women's golf, effective the 2018 spring season (2017-18 academic year).

2019 - Neumann left the Centennial as an affiliate member for women's golf and Stevens left the Centennial as an affiliate member for men's wrestling, effective the 2018-19 academic year.

2019 - Cabrini University joined the Centennial as an affiliate member for women's golf to replace Neumann's spot, effective the 2020 spring season (2019-20 academic year).

2023 - Football affiliates Juniata, Moravian and Susquehanna will depart for the new football league started in the Landmark Conference, effective after the 2022 fall season (2022-23 academic year).^[2]

Member schools[edit]

Current members[edit]

Institution	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Acceptance Rate	Joined	Nickname	Football
Bryn Mawr College^[a]	Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania	1885	Private	1,381	38% ^[3]	1992–93	Owls	No
Dickinson College	Carlisle, Pennsylvania	1783	Private	2,420	35% ^[4]	1981–82	Red Devils	Yes
Franklin & Marshall College	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	1787	Private	2,255	38% ^[5]	1981–82	Diplomats	Yes
Gettysburg College	Gettysburg, Pennsylvania	1832	Private/ Lutheran	2,384	56% ^[6]	1981–82	Bullets	Yes
Haverford College	Haverford, Pennsylvania	1833	Private	1,268	17.8% ^[7]	1992–93	Fords	No
Johns Hopkins University^[b]	Baltimore, Maryland	1876	Private	20,174	11%	1981–82	Blue Jays	Yes
McDaniel College	Westminster, Maryland	1867	Private	1,559	81%	1981–82	Green Terror	Yes
Muhlenberg College	Allentown, Pennsylvania	1848	Private/ Lutheran	2,408	68% ^[8]	1981–82	Mules	Yes
Swarthmore College	Swarthmore, Pennsylvania	1864	Private	1,543	8% ^[9]	1981–82	Garnet	No
Ursinus College	Collegeville, Pennsylvania	1869	Private/ Secular	1,556	80%	1981–82	Bears	Yes
Washington College	Chestertown, Maryland	1782	Private	1,479	92% ^[10]	1992–93	Shoremen (men's) Shorewomen (women's)	No

Notes

^ Bryn Mawr is a women's college, therefore it does not sponsor men's teams.
^ Johns Hopkins had dual athletic conference membership with the University Athletic Association from 1992–93 to 2000–01, then the Blue Jays left the UAA in order to fully align with the Centennial Conference. Additionally, its men's and women's lacrosse teams do not play in the Centennial Conference, but instead play as Division I teams in the Big Ten Conference.

Affiliate members[edit]

Institution	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined	Nickname	Primary conference	Centennial sport
Cabrini University	Radnor, Pennsylvania	1957	Private/ Catholic	1,759	2019–20	Cavaliers	Atlantic East	women's golf
Juniata College	Huntingdon, Pennsylvania	1876	Private/ Church of the Brethren	1,568	2007–08	Eagles	Landmark	football
Marymount University	Arlington, Virginia	1950	Private/ Catholic	3,684	2017–18	Saints	Atlantic East	women's golf
United States Merchant Marine Academy (Merchant Marine)	Kings Point, New York	1943	Federal	1,011	2004–05	Mariners	Skyline	wrestling
Moravian University	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	1742	Private/ Moravian	1,568	2007–08	Greyhounds	Landmark	football
Susquehanna University	Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania	1858	Private/ Lutheran	2,195	2010–11	River Hawks	Landmark	football^[a]
Washington and Lee University	Lexington, Virginia	1749	Private	1,830	1998–99	Generals	ODAC	wrestling

Notes

^ Susquehanna was also an affiliate member in women's golf from the 2011 to 2017 spring seasons (2010–11 to 2016–17 school years).

Former affiliate members[edit]

Institution	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined	Left	Nickname	Primary conference	Centennial sport
Neumann University	Aston, Pennsylvania	1965	Private/ Catholic	3,000	2017–18	2018–19	Knights	AEC	women's golf
New York University	New York City	1832	Private	22,280	2011–12	2015–16	Violets	UAA	wrestling
Stevens Institute of Technology	Hoboken, New Jersey	1870	Private	5,260	2004–05	2018–19	Ducks	MAC Freedom	wrestling

Membership timeline[edit]

Sports[edit]

A divisional format was used for basketball (M / W) from 1992–93 to 2002–03.
East Bryn Mawr Haverford Muhlenberg Swarthmore Ursinus Washington	West Dickinson Franklin & Marshall Gettysburg Johns Hopkins McDaniel

The Centennial Conference sponsors championships in the following sports:

**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	Y
Soccer	Y	Y
Softball		Y
Swimming	Y	Y
Tennis	Y	Y
Track and field (indoor)	Y	Y
Track and field (outdoor)	Y	Y
Volleyball		Y
Wrestling	Y

Men's sponsored sports by school[edit]

School	Baseball	Basketball	Cross country	Football	Golf	Lacrosse	Soccer	Swimming	Tennis	Track & Field (indoor)	Track & Field (outdoor)	Wrestling	Total
Dickinson	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	11
Franklin & Marshall	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N^[A]	11
Gettysburg	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	12
Haverford	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N	9
Johns Hopkins	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N^[B]	Y	N^[C]	Y	Y	Y	Y	9
McDaniel	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	12
Muhlenberg	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	11
Swarthmore	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	10
Ursinus	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	12
Washington	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	6
Totals	10	10	9	7+3	7	9	10	7	10	9	9	5+2	104+5
Juniata				Y									1
Merchant Marine												Y	1
Moravian				Y									1
Susquehanna				Y									1
Washington & Lee												Y	1

Notes

^ Franklin & Marshall sponsors men's wrestling, however, the team does not play in the Centennial Conference, but instead play as a Division I teams in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association.
^ Johns Hopkins sponsors men's lacrosse, however, the team does not play in the Centennial Conference, but instead play as Division I teams in the Big Ten Conference.
^ Johns Hopkins sponsors men's swimming, however, the team is yet to attend a conference championship. They were a member of the Bluegrass Mountain Conference, a Division II swimming conference, from the 2009-10 season until the 2015-16 season, the team now functions as a swimming independent.

Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Centennial Conference that are played by Landmark schools[edit]

School	Fencing	Rowing	Sailing	Squash	Trap & Skeet	Water Polo
Dickinson	N	N	N	MASC	N	N
Franklin & Marshall	N	MARC	N	MASC	N	N
Haverford	MACFA	N	N	CSA	N	N
Johns Hopkins	MACFA	N	N	N	N	MAWPC
Washington	N	MARC	MAISA	N	ACUI	N

Women's sponsored sports by school[edit]

School	Basketball	Cross country	Field Hockey	Golf	Lacrosse	Soccer	Softball	Swimming	Tennis	Track & Field (indoor)	Track & Field (outdoor)	Volleyball	Total
Bryn Mawr	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	10
Dickinson	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	12
Franklin & Marshall	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	12
Gettysburg	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	12
Haverford	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	10
Johns Hopkins	Y	Y	Y	N	N^[A]	Y	N	N^[B]	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
McDaniel	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	12
Muhlenberg	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	11
Swarthmore	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	11
Ursinus	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	12
Washington	Y	N	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	8
Totals	11	10	11	6+2	10	11	9	8	11	10	10	11	118+2
Cabrini				Y									1
Marymount				Y									1

Notes

^ Johns Hopkins sponsors women's lacrosse, however, the team does not play in the Centennial Conference, but instead play as Division I teams in the Big Ten Conference.
^ Johns Hopkins sponsors women's swimming, however, the team is yet to attend a conference championship. They were a member of the Bluegrass Mountain Conference, a Division II swimming conference, from the 2009-10 season until the 2015-16 season, the team now functions as a swimming independent.

Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Centennial Conference that are played by Landmark schools[edit]

School	Badminton	Fencing	Gymnastics	Rowing	Sailing	Squash	Trap & Skeet
Bryn Mawr	Independent	N	N		N	N	N
Dickinson	N	N	N	N	N	MASC	N
Franklin & Marshall	N	N	N	MARC	N	MASC	N
Haverford	N	MACFA	N	N	N	CSA	N
Johns Hopkins	N	MACFA	N	N	N	N	N
Swarthmore	Independent	N	N	N	N	N	N
Ursinus	N	N	NCGA	N	N	N	N
Washington	N	N	N	MARC	MAISA	N	ACUI

Current champions[edit]

Season	Sport	Women's Champion	Men's Champion
Fall 2021	Cross Country	Johns Hopkins (X14)	Haverford (X1)
	Cross Country
	Field Hockey	Johns Hopkins (X3)	N/A
	Field Hockey		N/A
	Football	N/A	Muhlenberg & Johns Hopkins (X1)
	Football	N/A
	Soccer	McDaniel (X1)	Washington (X2)
	Soccer
	Volleyball	Johns Hopkins (X5)	N/A
	Volleyball		N/A
Winter 2021-22	Basketball	Gettysburg (X1)	Johns Hopkins (X1)
	Basketball
	Swimming	Swarthmore (X1)	Swarthmore (X1)
	Swimming
	Indoor Track & Field	Johns Hopkins (X11)	Johns Hopkins (X8)
	Indoor Track & Field
	Wrestling	N/A	Washington & Lee (X2)
	Wrestling	N/A
Spring 2019	Baseball	N/A	Johns Hopkins (X1)
	Baseball	N/A
	Golf	Gettysburg (X9)	Gettysburg (X1)
	Golf
	Lacrosse	Gettysburg (X2)	Ursinus (X1)
	Lacrosse
	Softball	Dickinson (X1)	N/A
	Softball		N/A
	Tennis	Johns Hopkins (X13)	Johns Hopkins (X13)
	Tennis
	Outdoor Track and Field	Johns Hopkins (X10)	Johns Hopkins (X6)
	Outdoor Track and Field

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Official website

[3] Bryn Mawr is a women's college, therefore it does not sponsor men's teams.

[9] Johns Hopkins had dual athletic conference membership with the University Athletic Association from 1992–93 to 2000–01, then the Blue Jays left the UAA in order to fully align with the Centennial Conference. Additionally, its men's and women's lacrosse teams do not play in the Centennial Conference, but instead play as Division I teams in the Big Ten Conference.

[13] Susquehanna was also an affiliate member in women's golf from the 2011 to 2017 spring seasons (2010–11 to 2016–17 school years).

[F&M_Wrestling-14] Franklin & Marshall sponsors men's wrestling, however, the team does not play in the Centennial Conference, but instead play as a Division I teams in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association.

[JHU_Lacrosse-15] Johns Hopkins sponsors men's lacrosse, however, the team does not play in the Centennial Conference, but instead play as Division I teams in the Big Ten Conference.

[JHU_Swimming-16] Johns Hopkins sponsors men's swimming, however, the team is yet to attend a conference championship. They were a member of the Bluegrass Mountain Conference, a Division II swimming conference, from the 2009-10 season until the 2015-16 season, the team now functions as a swimming independent.

[JHU_Lacrosse-17] Johns Hopkins sponsors women's lacrosse, however, the team does not play in the Centennial Conference, but instead play as Division I teams in the Big Ten Conference.

[JHU_Swimming-18] Johns Hopkins sponsors women's swimming, however, the team is yet to attend a conference championship. They were a member of the Bluegrass Mountain Conference, a Division II swimming conference, from the 2009-10 season until the 2015-16 season, the team now functions as a swimming independent.

[1] "Centennial Conference Athletics".

[2] "Landmark Membership to Expand; Lycoming & Wilkes to Join in '23" (Press release). Landmark Conference. February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.

[4] ttps://www.brynmawr.edu/admissions-aid/meet-class/meet-class-text-version

[5] ttps://www.dickinson.edu/news/article/4953/with_a_record_number_of_applications_dickinson_focuses_on_selectivity

[6] ttps://www.fandm.edu/admission/meet-the-new-class

[7] ttps://www.gettysburg.edu/about-the-college/facts-figures/

[8] ttps://www.haverford.edu/admission/class-profile-2025

[10] ttps://www.muhlenberg.edu/admissions/classprofile/

[11] ttps://www.swarthmore.edu/news-events/swarthmore-begins-classes-welcomes-class-2025

[12] ttps://blog.washcoll.edu/wordpress/theelm/2021/04/wcs-sudden-jump-in-acceptance-rate-has-no-bearing-on-quality-of-education/

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