United Volleyball Conference


The United Volleyball Conference is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III men's volleyball conference located in the northeastern United States. Formed in August 2010 with play starting in January 2011, the conference operates out of the same offices as the all-sports Empire 8 league, though the two remain separate entities.

Teams

Current members

The league currently has 9 members. Departing member Sage is highlighted in red.
Note that because NCAA men's volleyball is a spring sport, the year of joining is the calendar year before the first season of competition.
InstitutionLocationNicknameFoundedTypeEnrollmentJoinedPrimary
conference
Bard CollegeAnnandale-on-Hudson, New YorkRaptors1860Private2,0512010Liberty League
Elmira CollegeElmira, New YorkSoaring Eagles1855Private1,1702010Empire 8
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MassachusettsEngineers1861Private4,6022013NEWMAC
Nazareth CollegePittsford, New YorkGolden Flyers1924Private2,0342010Empire 8
New Paltz, New YorkHawks1828Public6,7172010SUNYAC
New York, New YorkViolets1831Private26,7332010UAA
Albany, New YorkGators1916Private8502017Empire 8
Rochester, New YorkCardinals1948Private2,7002017Empire 8
Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, New YorkBrewers1861Private2,4502010Liberty League

Sage will leave the UVC after the 2020 season for associate membership in the New England Collegiate Conference.

Future member

The UVC will remain at 9 members in the 2021 season with the arrival of Keuka College, which will become a full member of the UVC's primary sponsor, the Empire 8, in July 2020.
InstitutionLocationNicknameFoundedTypeEnrollmentJoiningCurrent
volleyball
conference
Keuka CollegeKeuka Park, New YorkWolves1890Private1,6502020NEAC

Former members

Championship history