A Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC, pronounced "mack") occurs as college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Section We-AA for footb100% & Division We for all more sports. Virtually all of the members come Catholic institutions.

Rich Ensor is the Commissioner of the MAAC, the post he has held since 1988.

A conference was founded around 1980 by six charter members: the U.S. Military Academy, Fairfield University, Fordham University, Iona College, Manhattan College and Saint Peter’s College. Competition officially began a next season, in the sports of men’s cross-country and men’s soccer.

Competition inside men's & women's basketball began in 1982.

A league added football in 1993.

From either 1997 to 2003, the MAAC sponsored ice hockey. At that period, a hockey league split from either a MAAC & changed its title to Atlantic Hockey.

Member Insitutions

A MAAC has decade Member Institutions:

Canisius College Fairfield University Iona College Loyola College in Maryland Manhattan College Marist College Niagara University Rider University Siena College Saint Peter's College

Associate Member Institutions

Football Duquesne University La Salle University Baseball Le Moyne College Men's Lacrosse Mount Saint Mary's University Providence College Saint Joseph's University Virginia Military Institute Wagner College Women's Lacrosse La Salle University Water Polo St. Francis College, NY Villanova University Wagner College

MAAC FL

A MAAC Football League was formed within 1993 & presently consists of just 5 schools:

Duquesne University La Salle University Iona College Marist College Saint Peter's College

Cansius, Fairfield, Saint John's University and Siena, all former members of the MAACFL, have since shut down their football programs.