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.
Institution | Location | Nickname | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Joined | Primary conference |
Bard College | Annandale-on-Hudson, New York | Raptors | 1860 | Private | 2,051 | 2010 | Liberty League |
Elmira College | Elmira, New York | Soaring Eagles | 1855 | Private | 1,170 | 2010 | Empire 8 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, Massachusetts | Engineers | 1861 | Private | 4,602 | 2013 | NEWMAC |
Nazareth College | Pittsford, New York | Golden Flyers | 1924 | Private | 2,034 | 2010 | Empire 8 |
New Paltz, New York | Hawks | 1828 | Public | 6,717 | 2010 | SUNYAC | |
New York, New York | Violets | 1831 | Private | 26,733 | 2010 | UAA | |
Albany, New York | Gators | 1916 | Private | 850 | 2017 | Empire 8 | |
Rochester, New York | Cardinals | 1948 | Private | 2,700 | 2017 | Empire 8 | |
Vassar College | Poughkeepsie, New York | Brewers | 1861 | Private | 2,450 | 2010 | Liberty 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.Institution | Location | Nickname | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Joining | Current volleyball conference |
Keuka College | Keuka Park, New York | Wolves | 1890 | Private | 1,650 | 2020 | NEAC |