Empire 8 Member Schools
Other D3 Conferences
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference 8
American Rivers Conference 9
American Southwest Conference 6
Atlantic East Conference 8
Centennial Conference 11
Coast to Coast Athletic Conference 5
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin 9
Collegiate Conference of the South 7
Colonial States Athletic Conference 2
Conference of New England 10
Great Northeast Athletic Conference 14
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference 10
Independent 1
Landmark Conference 10
Liberty League 16
Little East Conference 8
MAC Commonwealth Conference 8
MAC Freedom Conference 8
Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference 8
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association 8
Middle Atlantic Conferences 1
Midwest Conference 9
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 12
NCAA Division III independent schools 1
New England Small College Athletic Conference 11
New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference 9
New Jersey Athletic Conference 10
North Atlantic Conference 11
North Coast Athletic Conference 8
Northeastern Athletic Conference 3
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference 14
Northwest Conference 9
Ohio Athletic Conference 10
Old Dominion Athletic Conference 13
Presidents' Athletic Conference 12
Skyline Conference 13
Southern Athletic Association 9
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 9
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference 12
St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 10
State University of New York Athletic Conference 14
USA South Athletic Conference 8
United East Conference 11
University Athletic Association 8
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference 8
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 8
Empire 8 Programs by State
Preparing for Empire 8 Basketball
FCP's post-graduate program develops players for the level of competition found in conferences like the Empire 8. From game film production to academic eligibility management, our high school and post-grad tracks give recruits what D3 coaches need to see.
Directory compiled by the FCP recruiting staff · Last updated March 2026
Targeting Empire 8 Programs?
FCP coaches know what Empire 8 programs look for in a recruit. We build players' film, exposure, and eligibility profiles to match what coaches at this level want to see.