Patriot League
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The Patriot League is a Division I[1] college and university athletic conference, regulated by the National College Athletic Association (NCAA)[2], that operates in the northeastern U.S. states. The sports played include American football, basketball, field hockey and lacrosse.
The Patriot League is the subject of a 2001 book, The Last Amateurs, by John Feinstein.[3]
The participating colleges are:
- American University – Washington, D.C.
- Bucknell Univeristy – Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
- Colgate University – Hamilton, New York
- College of the Holy Cross – Worcester, Massachusetts
- Lafayette College – Easton, Pennsylvania
- Lehigh University – Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
- United States Military Academy (Army) – West Point, New York
- United States Naval Academy – Annapolis, Maryland
The associate colleges are:
- Fordham University – New York City, New York
- Georgetown University – Georgetown, Washington (U.S. state), District of Columbia
- Villanova University – Radnor Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Fordham and Georgetown play only football, while Villanova plays only women's lacrosse.
References
- ↑ Wikipedia has information about Division I athletics.
- ↑ Read more about the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
- ↑ The Last Amateurs by John Feinstein, Back Bay Books, 2001. ISBN 978-0316278423.