Atlantic 10 Conference
























Atlantic 10 Conference
A-10
Atlantic 10 Conference logo
Established1976
AssociationNCAA
DivisionDivision I
Subdivisionnon-football
Members14 (14 full; 2 associate)
Sports fielded

  • 21
    • men's: 9

    • women's: 12

Region
Eastern United States
Midwestern United States
Former namesEastern Collegiate Basketball League (1976–77)
Eastern Athletic Association (1977–82)
Eastern 8 (unofficial, 1976–82)
HeadquartersNewport News, Virginia
CommissionerBernadette McGlade
Websitewww.atlantic10.com
Locations
Atlantic 10 Conference locations

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 in states mostly on the United States Eastern Seaboard, as well as some in the Midwest – Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Ohio, and Missouri as well as in the District of Columbia. Although some of its members are state-funded, half of its membership is made up of private, Catholic institutions. Despite the name, there are 14 full-time members, and two affiliate members that participate in women's field hockey only.




Contents





  • 1 History


  • 2 Member schools

    • 2.1 Current members

      • 2.1.1 Full members


      • 2.1.2 Associate members



    • 2.2 Former members

      • 2.2.1 Former full members


      • 2.2.2 Former associate members


      • 2.2.3 Former football-only members



    • 2.3 Membership timeline



  • 3 Atlantic 10 rivalries


  • 4 Sports

    • 4.1 Men's sponsored sports by school


    • 4.2 Women's sponsored sports by school


    • 4.3 Current tournament champions



  • 5 Football (1997–2006)

    • 5.1 Origin


    • 5.2 Football champions


    • 5.3 Demise/"Rename"


    • 5.4 A-10 schools in DI-A/FBS



  • 6 Facilities


  • 7 References


  • 8 External links




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.


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). In 2012, Butler joined the conference after leaving the Horizon League and VCU joined after leaving the CAA.


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 they would join in 2014.


The league office headquarters has been located in Newport News, Virginia since the Fall of 2009.[1] 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, and NBCSN.



Member schools



Current members



Full members


The following is a list of the full members of the conference and the year they joined:


























































































































Institution
Location
Founded
Type
Enrollment
Joined
Nickname
Colors

Davidson College

Davidson, NC
1837
Private – Presbyterian
(PCUSA)
1,756
2014

Wildcats

         

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH
1850
Private – Catholic
(Marianists)
10,920
1995

Flyers

         

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA
1878
Private – Catholic
(Spiritans)
10,106
1976,
1993†

Dukes

         

Fordham University

Bronx, NY
1841
Private – Catholic
(Jesuit)
14,667
1995

Rams

         

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA
1957
Public
33,917
2013

Patriots

         

George Washington University

Washington, D.C.
1821
Private – Non-sectarian
25,116
1976

Colonials

         

La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA
1863
Private – Catholic
(De La Salle Brothers)
6,176
1995

Explorers

         

University of Massachusetts^

Amherst, MA
1863
Public
(University of Massachusetts)
26,359
1976

Minutemen and Minutewomen

         

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RI
1892
Public
16,243
1980

Rams

              

University of Richmond^

Richmond, VA
1830
Private – Non-sectarian
4,249
2001

Spiders

         

St. Bonaventure University

St. Bonaventure, NY
1858
Private – Catholic
(Franciscan)
2,406
1979

Bonnies

         

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA
1851
Private – Catholic
(Jesuit)
7,900
1982

Hawks

         

Saint Louis University

St. Louis, MO
1818
Private – Catholic
(Jesuit)
16,500
2005

Billikens

         

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA
1968
Public
32,303
2012

Rams

         
Notes

† – Duquesne left the A-10 for the Midwestern Collegiate Conference (now known as the Horizon League) only for the 1992–93 season, but returned in the 1993–94 season.


^ – Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Richmond also played football within the A-10 from 1997 to 2006 after the Yankee Conference was absorbed (however, Richmond's primary conference until 2001 was the CAA).



Associate members





























Institution
Location
Founded
Type
Enrollment
Joined
Nickname
Primary
Conference
A-10 Sport

Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania

Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
1870
Public
(PASSHE)
5,500
2010

Bald Eagles

PSAC (D-II)
field hockey

Saint Francis University

Loretto, Pennsylvania
1847
Private - Catholic
(Franciscan)
2,449
2013

Red Flash

NEC
field hockey


Former members



Former full members


None of these institutions played football in the A-10 during their tenure as full members.











































































































Institution
Location
Founded
Type
Enrollment
Joined
Left
Nickname
New Conference
Current Conference

Butler University

Indianapolis, Indiana
1855
Private
4,667
2012
2013

Bulldogs

Big East (current)

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
1946
Public
26,232
2005
2013

49ers

C-USA

Pennsylvania State University

University Park, Pennsylvania
1855
Public
45,351
1976;
1982
1979;
1991

Nittany Lions

Big Ten

University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1787
Public
28,766
1976
1982

Panthers

Big East (original)

ACC

Rutgers University

New Brunswick, New Jersey
1766
Public
58,788
1976
1995

Scarlet Knights

Big East/The American[2]

Big Ten

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1884
Public
38,648
1982
2013

Owls

The American

Villanova University

Villanova, Pennsylvania
1842
Private
10,482
1976
1980

Wildcats

Big East (original)

Big East (current)

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Blacksburg, Virginia
1872
Public
31,087
1995
2000

Hokies

Big East (original)

ACC

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
1867
Public
29,707
1976
1995

Mountaineers

Big East (original)

Big 12

Xavier University

Cincinnati, Ohio
1831
Private
6,650
1995
2013

Musketeers

Big East (current)


Former associate members






















Institution
Location
Founded
Type
Enrollment
Joined
Left
Nickname
Primary
Conference
A-10 Sport

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester, Pennsylvania
1880
Public
(PASSHE)
13,271 (full-time)
2,576 (part-time)
1996-97
2010-11

Golden Rams

PSAC
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 2007. All the schools on this list (except Boston U. and Connecticut) were in the A-10 football conference when it became the CAA football conference, but Hofstra and Northeastern discontinued their football programs after the 2009–10 season. Membership dates include time in the Yankee Conference (which was an all-sports conference from 1947 to 1975 and a football-only conference after that) which merged into the A-10 in 1997.














































































































Institution
Location
Founded
Type
Enrollment
Joined
Left
Nickname
Primary Conference

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
1839
Private
29,978
1973
19971
Terriers
Independent (1975–79)
America East (1979–2013)
Patriot League (2013–present)

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
1881
Public
25,583
1947
19992
Huskies
Independent (1975–79)
Big East (1979–2013)
The American (2013–present)

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
1743
Public
19,391
1986
2006

Fightin' Blue Hens

East Coast (1986–91)
America East (1991–2001)
CAA (2001–present)

Hofstra University

Hempstead, New York
1935
Private
12,400
2001
20063
Pride

CAA

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia
1908
Public
19,927
1993
2006

Dukes

CAA

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
1865
Public
10,901
1947
2006

Black Bears
Independent (1975–79)
America East (1979–present)

University of New Hampshire

Durham, New Hampshire
1866
Public
11,942
1947
2006

Wildcats
Independent (1975–79)
America East (1979–present)

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
1898
Private
12,913
1993
20064
Huskies

America East (1993–2005)
CAA (2005–present)

Towson University

Towson, Maryland
1866
Public
21,950
2004
2006

Tigers

CAA

Villanova University5

Villanova, Pennsylvania
1842
Private
10,482
1988
2006

Wildcats

Big East (1979–2013)
Big East (2013–present)

The College of William & Mary

Williamsburg, Virginia
1693
Public
8,258
1993
2006

Tribe

CAA
Notes


  1. Boston University dropped football after the 1997–98 season.

  2. Connecticut moved to FBS after the 1999–2000 season, which eventually joined the Big East for that sport in the 2004–05 season.

  3. Hofstra dropped football after the 2009–10 season.

  4. Northeastern dropped football after the 2009–10 season.

  5. Villanova was originally a charter and full member of the A-10 during the 1976–77 through the 1979–80 seasons in all sports except football.


Membership timeline



Davidson CollegeSaint Francis UniversityGeorge Mason UniversityVirginia Commonwealth UniversityBig East ConferenceButler UniversityLock Haven University of PennsylvaniaSaint Louis UniversityConference USAUniversity of North Carolina at CharlotteColonial Athletic AssociationTowson UniversityColonial Athletic AssociationHofstra UniversityUniversity of RichmondColonial Athletic AssociationCollege of William & MaryColonial Athletic AssociationNortheastern UniversityColonial Athletic AssociationUniversity of New HampshireColonial Athletic AssociationUniversity of MaineColonial Athletic AssociationJames Madison UniversityColonial Athletic AssociationUniversity of DelawareAmerican Athletic ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)University of ConnecticutBoston UniversityLa Salle UniversityFordham UniversityUniversity of DaytonBig East ConferenceXavier UniversityAtlantic Coast ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)Virginia TechSaint Joseph's UniversityAmerican Athletic ConferenceTemple UniversityUniversity of Rhode IslandSt. Bonaventure UniversityUniversity of Massachusetts AmherstGeorge Washington UniversityHorizon LeagueDuquesne UniversityBig 12 ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)West Virginia UniversityBig Ten ConferenceAmerican Athletic ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)Rutgers UniversityBig Ten ConferencePennsylvania State UniversityAtlantic Coast ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)University of PittsburghBig East ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)Villanova University

Full members Full members (non-football) Associate members (football only) Assoc. member (list sports)

Notes


* - Virginia Tech did not participate in wrestling.



Atlantic 10 rivalries


There are a number of intense rivalries within the Atlantic 10,[under discussion] with rivalries that carry over from the Big 5 which includes Saint Joseph's, La Salle, and Temple (now in the American Athletic Conference). URI and UMass also have a long-standing rivalry. St. Bonaventure and Duquesne also maintain a rivalry that predates their affiliation with the conference. UMass and Temple also had a basketball rivalry while John Chaney was coaching Temple but it has died down a bit since, and even more so now that Temple has left the conference. Due to both teams sharing the Ram mascot, the Fordham - URI rivalry has increased in recent years as the competitions are heralded as "The Battle of the Rams." The long-standing crosstown rivalry between Richmond and VCU, now known as the Capital City Classic, became a conference rivalry with VCU's arrival in the A10. Rivals St. Louis and Dayton play each year in basketball for the Arch-Baron Cup. George Washington and George Mason compete annually in the Revolutionary Rivalry across all sports.



Sports


In the 2017–18 academic year, the Atlantic 10 Conference sponsors championship competition in nine men's and twelve women's NCAA sanctioned sports.[3] In addition to the 14 full members, two Pennsylvania schools, Lock Haven and Saint Francis, are affiliate members in field hockey.

















































A-10 Conference teams
SportMen'sWomen's
Baseball13
-
Basketball14
14
Cross Country14
14
Field Hockey-
9
Golf12
-
Lacrosse-
9
Rowing-
9
Soccer13
14
Softball-
10

Swimming & Diving
8
11
Tennis11
14
Track and Field (Indoor)10
13
Track and Field (Outdoor)11
13
Volleyball-
11


Men's sponsored sports by school


















































































































































































SchoolBaseballBasketballCross
Country
GolfSoccerSwimming
& Diving
TennisTrack & Field
(Indoor)
Track & Field
(Outdoor)
Total
A-10 Sports
Davidson
Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

9
Dayton
Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Red XN

Green tickY

Red XN

Red XN

6
Duquesne
Red XN

Green tickY

Green tickY

Red XN

Green tickY

Red XN

Green tickY

Red XN

Green tickY

5
Fordham
Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

9
George Mason
Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

9
George Washington
Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

9
La Salle
Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

9
Massachusetts
Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Red XN

Green tickY

Green tickY

Red XN

Green tickY

Green tickY

7
Rhode Island
Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Red XN

Red XN

Green tickY

Green tickY

7
Richmond
Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Red XN

Red XN

Green tickY

Red XN

Red XN

5
St. Bonaventure
Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Red XN

Green tickYRed XN[a]

8
Saint Joseph's
Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Red XN

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

8
Saint Louis
Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Red XN

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

8
VCU
Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Red XN

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

8
Totals13141411138111011.5[a]
105
Notes


  1. ^ ab St. Bonaventure sponsors an outdoor distance track program but does not participate in short distance or field events.[4]



Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Atlantic 10 Conference which are played by A-10 schools:




































































































































SchoolFootballIce hockeyLacrosseRowing[a]Sailing[b]Squash[c]VolleyballWater poloWrestling
DavidsonPioneerNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
SoCon
DaytonPioneerNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
DuquesneNortheastNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
FordhamPatriotNoNoNoMAISACSANoCWPA NNo
George MasonNoNoNoNoNoNoEIVANo
EWL
George WashingtonNoNoNo
IRA & SIRA
MAISACSANoCWPA SENo
La SalleNoNoNoIRANoNoNoCWPA SWNo
MassachusettsFBS IndependentHockey EastCAANoNoNoNoNoNo
Rhode IslandCAANoNoNoNEISANoNoNoNo
RichmondCAANoSoConNoNoNoNoNoNo
St. BonaventureNoNoMAACNoNoNoNoNoNo
Saint Joseph'sNoNoNortheastIRANoNoNoNoNo
Notes


  1. ^ Men's rowing is sanctioned by the Intercollegiate Rowing Association, not by the NCAA.


  2. ^ Intercollegiate sailing is sanctioned by the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association, not by the NCAA.


  3. ^ Squash is sanctioned by the College Squash Association (CSA), not by the NCAA.




Women's sponsored sports by school


































































































































































































































SchoolBasketballCross
Country
Field
Hockey
LacrosseRowingSoccerSoftballSwimming
& Diving
TennisTrack & Field
(Indoor)
Track & Field
(Outdoor)
VolleyballTotal
A-10 Sports
Davidson
Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Red XN

Green tickY

Red XN

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

10
Dayton
Green tickY

Green tickY

Red XN

Red XN

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Red XN

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

9
Duquesne
Green tickY

Green tickY

Red XN

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Red XN

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

10
Fordham
Green tickY

Green tickY

Red XN

Red XN

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

10
George Mason
Green tickY

Green tickY

Red XN

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

11
George Washington
Green tickY

Green tickY

Red XN

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

11
La Salle
Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

12
Massachusetts
Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Red XN

11
Rhode Island
Green tickY

Green tickY

Red XN

Red XN

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

10
Richmond
Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Red XN

Green tickY

Red XN

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Red XN

10
St. Bonaventure
Green tickY

Green tickY

Red XN

Green tickY

Red XN

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Red XN

Green tickYRed XN[a]

Red XN

8
Saint Joseph's
Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Red XN

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Red XN

10
Saint Louis
Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Red XN

Red XN

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

10
VCU
Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Red XN

Green tickY

Red XN

Red XN

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

Green tickY

9
Totals14147+2[b]109141011141313.5[a]10
139+2
Notes


  1. ^ ab St. Bonaventure sponsors an outdoor distance track program but does not participate in short distance or field events.


  2. ^ Affiliate members Lock Haven and Saint Francis (PA).



Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Atlantic 10 Conference which are played by A-10 schools:












































School
BowlingGolfGymnasticsSailing[a]Squash[b]Water polo
Dayton
NoMAACNoNoNoNo
George Washington
NoNoEAGLMAISACSA
CWPA SE
La Salle
NoMAACNoNoNo
MAAC
Richmond
NoPatriot LeagueNoNoNoNo
Duquesne

Northeast
No
No
No
No
No
Notes


  1. ^ Intercollegiate sailing is sanctioned by the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association, not by the NCAA.


  2. ^ Squash is sanctioned by the College Squash Association (CSA), not by the NCAA.




Current tournament champions



The Atlantic 10 Conference sponsors championship competition in nine men's and twelve women's NCAA sanctioned sports.[5]


Champions from the previous school year are in italics. Regular-season champions are indicated with "(RS)" and tournament champions with "(T)".



















































SeasonSportMen's
champion
Women's
champion
Fall 2017
Cross CountryDaytonDayton
Field Hockey Saint Joseph's (RS & T)
SoccerUMass (RS & T)La Salle (RS & T)
Volleyball VCU (RS & T)
Winter 2017–18
BasketballRhode Island (RS)
Davidson (T)
Dayton (RS)
George Washington (T)
Swimming & DivingGeorge WashingtonDuquesne
Track & Field (Indoor)Rhode IslandVCU
Spring 2018
GolfDavidson 
TennisVCU
UMass
Women's Lacrosse 
UMass (RS & T)
Baseball
VCU (RS)
Davidson (T)
 
Softball 
Fordham (RS & T)
Rowing 
UMass
Track & Field (Outdoor)Rhode Island
George Mason


Football (1997–2006)



Origin


The A-10 began sponsoring football in 1997 when it absorbed the Yankee Conference, a Division I-AA (now known as Division I FCS) football-only conference. The move was triggered by a change in NCAA rules that reduced the influence of single-sport conferences over NCAA legislation. The following teams were in the Yankee Conference at the time of its demise:



  • Boston University Terriers football

  • Connecticut Huskies football

  • Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football

  • James Madison Dukes football

  • Maine Black Bears football

  • UMass Minutemen football

  • New Hampshire Wildcats football

  • Northeastern Huskies football

  • Rhode Island Rams football

  • Richmond Spiders football

  • Villanova Wildcats football

  • William & Mary Tribe football


Boston University dropped football after the first season of A-10 football. After the 1999 season, UConn started a transition from Division I-AA to Division I-A football (now Division I FBS) that was completed in 2002. In 2004, UConn, already a member of the Big East for other sports, became a football member of that conference. The other schools all remained in the A-10 football conference until the management change after the 2006 season.



Football champions
























Season
Regular Season Champion
1997
Villanova
1998
Richmond
1999
James Madison, Massachusetts
2000
Delaware, Richmond
2001
Hofstra, Maine, Villanova, William & Mary
2002
Maine, Northeastern
2003
Delaware, Massachusetts
2004
Delaware, James Madison, William & Mary
2005
New Hampshire, Richmond
2006
Massachusetts


Demise/"Rename"


The 2005 move of Northeastern University, a football-only member of the A-10, to the Colonial Athletic Association for basketball and Olympic sports began a chain of events that would lead to the demise of the A-10 football conference, at least under the A-10 banner.


At that time, the CAA did not sponsor football, but five of its members in the 2004–05 academic year (Delaware, Hofstra, James Madison, Towson, and William & Mary) were football members of the A-10. The addition of Northeastern gave the CAA six schools with football programs, which under NCAA rules allows a conference to sponsor football. Northeastern agreed to join any future CAA football conference, which meant that the A-10 football conference would drop to six members once CAA football began operation.


With six football members in place, the CAA decided to start a football conference in 2007. The league then invited Richmond, a member of the CAA from 1983 to 2001, to rejoin for football only, because of UR's long-standing in-state rivalries with William & Mary and James Madison. UR accepted the invitation, taking the A-10 football conference below the NCAA minimum of six. Shortly after this, the A-10 football conference opted to disband, with all of its members becoming charter members of the CAA football conference.



A-10 schools in DI-A/FBS


A-10 charter members Penn State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, West Virginia, and Villanova played I-A football as independents while members of the A-10 in other sports. Villanova became a member of the Big East in 1980 with Pittsburgh following in 1982. Temple joined the A-10 that year. Penn State joined the Big Ten in 1991 (effectively in 1993), and three A-10 members joined the Big East as football-only members: Rutgers, West Virginia, and Temple (only Rutgers and West Virginia would later join the Big East as full members in 1995).


Virginia Tech joined the A-10 in 1995 as a result of the merger that created Conference USA. They would then join the Big East as full members in 2000, following the football program which was already a member of the league. Temple remained a football-only member of the Big East until 2004; they would join the MAC for football in 2007 until 2012, and re-joined the Big East in football for the 2012 season. Temple planned to move the rest of its sports into the Big East in 2013, but the conference realigned into the football-sponsoring American Athletic Conference and a new non-football Big East. Temple joined The American. Massachusetts joined them in FBS football with membership in the MAC beginning in the 2012 season and as an FBS independent beginning in 2016. Charlotte, which started a football program in 2013, left for Conference USA.


















A-10 schools in DI-A/FBS
Schools Currently in the A-10
Schools formerly in the A-10
Massachusetts
Penn State

Pittsburgh

Rutgers

West Virginia

Temple

Virginia Tech

Charlotte


Facilities










































































































School
Basketball arena
Capacity
Baseball stadium
Capacity
Soccer stadium
Capacity

Davidson

John M. Belk Arena
5,223

T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field
700

1992 Team Field at Alumni Stadium
6,000

Dayton

University of Dayton Arena
13,435

Woerner Field
500

Baujan Field
2,000

Duquesne

A. J. Palumbo Center
PPG Paints Arena1
4,406
19,100

Non-baseball school

Rooney Field
2,200

Fordham

Rose Hill Gymnasium
3,470

Houlihan Park
1,000

Coffey Field
7,000

George Mason

EagleBank Arena
10,000

Spuhler Field
900

George Mason Stadium
5,000

George Washington

Smith Center
4,338

Barcroft Park
1,000

Mount Vernon Athletic Fields
N/A

La Salle

Tom Gola Arena
3,400

Hank DeVincent Field
1,000

McCarthy Stadium
7,500

Massachusetts

Mullins Center
9,493

Earl Lorden Field
N/A

Rudd Field
2,000

Rhode Island

Ryan Center
7,657

Bill Beck Field
1,000

URI Soccer Complex
1,547

Richmond

Robins Center
7,201

Malcolm U. Pitt Field
600

E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
8,700

St. Bonaventure

Reilly Center
5,480

Fred Handler Park
N/A

McGraw-Jennings Field
N/A

St. Joseph's

Hagan Arena
4,200

Smithson Field
400

Sweeney Field
3,000

Saint Louis

Chaifetz Arena
10,600

Billiken Sports Center
500

Hermann Stadium
6,050

Virginia Commonwealth

Stuart C. Siegel Center
7,617

The Diamond
9,560

Sports Backers Stadium
3,250

1 - Duquesne occasionally uses PPG Paints Arena for larger home games, including three during the 2012–2013 season. For these games, the upper bowl is blocked off by curtains, so the number of 19,100 is inaccurate.



References




  1. ^ [1] Archived February 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.


  2. ^ Rutgers spent one year in the renamed American Athletic Conference before joining the Big Ten in 2014.


  3. ^ Atlantic 10 Conference Official Athletic Site. Atlantic10.com. Retrieved on 2013-08-21.


  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2015-09-25.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) .mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  5. ^ "Atlantic 10 Conference Official Athletic Site". www.atlantic10.com.




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