NCAA Division III Programs in New York
State University College at Old Westbury
State University of New York Athletic Conference
Coach: Bernard Tomlin
State University of New York at Cortland
State University of New York Athletic Conference
Coach: Tom Spanbauer
State University of New York at Oneonta
State University of New York Athletic Conference
Coach: Cameron Conover
D3 Basketball Programs in New York
New York has one of the deepest NCAA Division III basketball landscapes in the country. Two conferences alone — the Liberty League and the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) — account for more than a dozen programs, and additional New York schools compete in the Empire 8, Skyline Conference, and the New England Small College Athletic Conference. The Liberty League includes nationally recognized programs such as RPI, Union College, Rochester Institute of Technology, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, St. Lawrence University, and Skidmore College. The SUNYAC features SUNY Oswego, SUNY Cortland, SUNY Plattsburgh, SUNY Fredonia, SUNY Oneonta, and SUNY Potsdam, among others.
Division III basketball programs in New York offer no athletic scholarships. Aid is merit- and need-based through each school’s financial aid office. The practical range is wide: a student attending a SUNY school may pay significantly less out of pocket than one attending a private Liberty League member like Union or Hobart, which carry higher sticker prices offset by institutional merit awards. Recruits should run the net price calculator for every school seriously in their search, not just those with the most familiar names.
Competitively, D3 basketball in New York is legitimate. The Liberty League and SUNYAC regularly produce NCAA tournament qualifiers, and the depth within each conference means non-conference wins require the same preparation as conference games. For a player who wants high-level competition, strong academics, access to New York State’s career networks, and athletic participation without a scholarship-driven power dynamic, D3 basketball in New York is as strong an option as exists anywhere in Division III.
By Conference
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference 2
- Alfred State College
- Hilbert College
Empire 8 1
- Alfred University
Liberty League 16
- Bard College
- Clarkson University
- Elmira College
- Hartwick College
- Hobart and William Smith Colleges
- Ithaca College
- Nazareth College
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Rochester Institute of Technology
- Skidmore College
- St. John Fisher College
- St. Lawrence University
- Union College
- Utica University
- Vassar College
- Wells College
City University of New York Athletic Conference 8
- Baruch College
- Brooklyn College
- Hunter College
- John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- Lehman College
- Medgar Evers College
- The City College of New York
- York College
State University of New York Athletic Conference 14
- Buffalo State, State University of New York
- Plattsburgh State University of New York
- Purchase College, State University of New York
- SUNY Morrisville
- State University College at Old Westbury
- State University of New York Polytechnic Institute
- State University of New York at Brockport
- State University of New York at Canton
- State University of New York at Cortland
- State University of New York at Geneseo
- State University of New York at New Paltz
- State University of New York at Oneonta
- State University of New York at Potsdam
- The State University of New York at Fredonia
Northeastern Athletic Conference 3
- Cazenovia College
- Houghton College
- Keuka College
Skyline Conference 13
- College of Mount Saint Vincent
- Farmingdale State College
- Manhattanville College
- Medaille University
- Mount Saint Mary College
- Russell Sage College
- Sarah Lawrence College
- St. Joseph's University (Brooklyn)
- St. Joseph's University (Long Island)
- State University of New York Maritime College
- State University of New York at Oswego
- U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
- Yeshiva University
New England Small College Athletic Conference 1
- Hamilton College
University Athletic Association 2
- New York University
- University of Rochester
Atlantic East Conference 1
- Pratt Institute
North Atlantic Conference 2
- State University of New York at Cobleskill
- State University of New York at Delhi
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