Editing Atlantic 10 Conference

{{short description|Collegiate athletic conference}}
{{Infobox sports league
| name         = Atlantic 10 Conference
| color        = #E11B1A; {{box-shadow border|a|#212121|2px}}
| font_color   = white
| logo         = Atlantic 10 Conference logo.svg
| logo_size    = 200
| founded      = 1976
| association  = [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]
| division     = [[NCAA Division I|Division I]]
| subdivision  = non-football
| teams        = 15 (14 in 2025)
| sports       = 22
| mens         = 10
| womens       = 12
| region       = [[Eastern United States]]<br />[[Midwestern United States]]
| formerly     = Eastern Collegiate Basketball League (1976–77)<br />Eastern Athletic Association (1977–82)<br />Eastern 8 (unofficial, 1976–82)
| headquarters = [[Washington, D.C.]], U.S.
| commissioner = Bernadette McGlade
| website      = {{URL|http://www.atlantic10.com}}
| map          = Atlantic 10 Conference map.svg
| map_size     = 270
}}

The '''Atlantic 10 Conference''' ('''A-10''') is a collegiate [[List of NCAA conferences|athletic conference]] whose schools compete in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]'s (NCAA) [[NCAA Division I|Division I]]. The A-10's member schools are located mostly on the [[East Coast of the United States|East Coast]] and  [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]] of the United States: [[Illinois]], [[Massachusetts]], [[Missouri]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[North Carolina]], [[Ohio]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[Rhode Island]], [[Virginia]], and [[Washington, D.C.]]

Although some of its members are state-funded, half of its membership is made up of private, [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] institutions. Despite the name, there are 15 full-time members in the conference; three affiliate members participate in women's [[field hockey]] and men's [[lacrosse]].

The conference's commissioner since 2008 is Bernadette McGlade. In fall, 2023, the A-10 moved its headquarters from [[Newport News, Virginia]], to Washington, D.C.

==History==
{{see also|2010–2013 Atlantic 10 Conference realignment|2021–2024 NCAA conference realignment}}
{{more citations needed section|date=January 2016}}
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===Early history===
The Atlantic 10 Conference was founded in 1975 as the '''Eastern Collegiate Basketball League''' ('''ECBL''') and began conference play in 1976. At that time, basketball was its only sport. After its first season, it added sports other than basketball and changed its name to the '''Eastern Athletic Association'''. However, despite its official names, it was popularly known as the '''Eastern 8''', as it then had eight members (Villanova, Duquesne, Penn State, West Virginia, George Washington, Massachusetts, Pittsburgh, and Rutgers).

After changes in membership that saw charter members [[Villanova Wildcats|Villanova]] and [[Pittsburgh Panthers|Pittsburgh]] leave (in 1980 and 1982, respectively) and new members [[St. Bonaventure Bonnies|St. Bonaventure]] (1979), [[Rhode Island Rams|Rhode Island]] (1980), [[Saint Joseph's Hawks|Saint Joseph's]] (1982), and [[Temple Owls|Temple]] (1982) enter, establishing the league with 10 members, the conference adopted the current Atlantic 10 name in 1982.

===Expansion, contraction, and football===
Further membership changes saw the league expand to its maximum of 16 members. From 1997 through 2006, the league also operated [[#A-10 football|a football conference]]; during that period, more than 20 schools were participating in A-10 competition in at least one sport. This ended when the A-10 football programs all departed to join [[Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference|a new football conference]] sponsored by the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA; now known as the [[Coastal Athletic Association]]). In 2012, Butler joined the conference after leaving the [[Horizon League]] and VCU joined after leaving the CAA.

===Conference realignments and expanding media presence===
Conference realignment in 2013 saw the departure of Temple to the [[American Athletic Conference]], Butler and Xavier to the [[2010–2013 Big East Conference realignment|reconfigured]] [[Big East Conference|Big East]], and Charlotte to [[Conference USA]].  George Mason joined from the CAA, and Davidson from the [[Southern Conference]] announced it would join in 2014.

The league headquarters is located in [[Washington, DC]]. In the Fall of 2023 they relocated the HQ from [[Newport News, Virginia]] where it had been located since fall 2009.<ref>{{cite web |title=Atlantic 10 to relocate to Washington, DC |url=https://atlantic10.com/news/2023/9/6/about-the-atlantic-10-atlantic-10-conference-to-relocate-league-headquarters-to-washington-d-c.aspx |website=Atlantic 10 |publisher=Atlantic 10 news story}}</ref>  Prior to that, the headquarters was in [[Philadelphia]], within a few miles of member schools Saint Joseph's and La Salle.

The conference currently has media deals with [[ESPN]], [[CBS Sports Network]], [[NBC Sports]], and digital broadcasts with ESPN+.

On November 16, 2021, [[Loyola University Chicago]] announced that its athletic program - the [[Loyola Ramblers]] - would leave the [[Missouri Valley Conference]] and join the A-10 effective July 1, 2022.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Mikula|first=Jeremy|title=Loyola is moving to the Atlantic 10 Conference in July after nearly a decade in the Missouri Valley|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-loyola-atlantic-10-conference-20211116-zomvqkgzbfhvtb46kiaoxoywtq-story.html|access-date=2021-11-16|website=chicagotribune.com}}</ref> On May 23, 2022, the addition of men's lacrosse was announced for the 2023 season. The four full members that sponsor the sport (Richmond, St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph's, UMass) were joined by new affiliate members [[High Point Panthers men's lacrosse|High Point]] and [[Hobart Statesmen men's lacrosse|Hobart]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://atlantic10.com/news/2022/5/23/atlantic-10-conference-adds-mens-lacrosse-as-22nd-championship-sport.aspx |title=Atlantic 10 Conference Adds Men's Lacrosse as 22nd Championship Sport |publisher=Atlantic 10 Conference |date=May 23, 2022 |access-date=May 23, 2022}}</ref>

On December 14, 2023, the conference announced a five-year media deal with its current affiliates, ESPN, CBS, and NBC. The deal would expand basketball coverage and revenue for the schools. The first year of the new contract is the 2024-2025 season and runs through the 2028-29 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://atlantic10.com/news/2023/12/13/about-the-atlantic-10-atlantic-10-announces-media-rights-agreements-with-cbs-sports-espn-and-nbc-sports.aspx|title=Atlantic 10 Announces Media Rights Agreements with CBS Sports, ESPN, and NBC Sports}}</ref>

In late February 2024, it was announced that the 2024-25 season for UMass sports will be the last season as members of the Atlantic 10. The Minutemen will rejoin the [[Mid-American Conference]] (MAC) as a full member beginning in 2025.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |url=https://apnews.com/article/umass-mac-realignment-519f806947a7f597cc783290546b585e|first=Tom|last=Withers|title=UMass will join Mid-American Conference as a full sports member in 2025, MAC commissioner says|date=February 27, 2024 |access-date=February 27, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[USA Today]] |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2024/02/26/umass-to-join-mac-conference/72752755007/|first=Victoria|last=Hernandez|title=UMass to join MAC conference, including previously independent football, per reports|date=February 26, 2024 |access-date=February 27, 2024}}</ref>

==Member schools==

=== Current members ===

====Full members====
The following is a list of the full members of the conference and the year they joined:
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Institution
!Location
!Founded
!Joined
!Type
!Enrollment
!Endowment<br />(millions)
!Nickname
!class="unsortable"|Colors
|-
| '''[[Davidson College]]'''
| [[Davidson, North Carolina]]
| 1837
| 2014
| Private – Presbyterian <br />([[Presbyterian Church (USA)|PCUSA]])
| 1,843
| $1,300
| [[Davidson Wildcats|Wildcats]]
| {{college color boxes|Davidson Wildcats}}
|-
| {{sort|Dayton|'''[[University of Dayton]]'''}}
| [[Dayton, Ohio]]
| 1850
| 1995
| Private – Catholic <br />([[Society of Mary (Marianists)|Marianists]])
| 11,241
| $770
| [[Dayton Flyers|Flyers]]
| {{college color boxes|Dayton Flyers}}
|-
| '''[[Duquesne University]]'''
| [[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]
| 1878
| 1976;<br />1993{{efn|group=full|Duquesne left the A-10 for the [[Horizon League|Midwestern Collegiate Conference]] (now known as the '''Horizon League''') only for the 1992–93 school year, but returned to the A-10 effective the 1993–94 school year.}}
| Private – Catholic <br />([[Holy Ghost Fathers|Spiritans]])
| 9,274
| $472.1
| [[Duquesne Dukes|Dukes]]
| {{college color boxes|Duquesne Dukes}}
|-
| '''[[Fordham University]]'''
| [[The Bronx|Bronx, New York]]
| 1841
| 1995
| Private – Catholic <br />([[Jesuits|Jesuit]])
| 16,515
| $972
| [[Fordham Rams|Rams]]
| {{college color boxes|Fordham Rams}} 
|-
| '''[[George Mason University]]'''
| [[Fairfax, Virginia]]{{efn|group=full|While the main campus has a Fairfax mailing address, it is located in an area of unincorporated [[Fairfax County, Virginia|Fairfax County]] designated by the US Census Bureau as [[George Mason, Virginia]].}}
| 1957
| 2013
| Public
| 35,047
| $222.2
| [[George Mason Patriots|Patriots]]
| {{college color boxes|George Mason Patriots}}
|-
| '''[[George Washington University]]'''
| [[Washington, D.C.]]
| 1821
| 1976
| Private – Non-sectarian
| 28,172
| $2,400
| [[George Washington Revolutionaries|Revolutionaries]]
| {{college color boxes|George Washington Revolutionaries}}
|-
| '''[[La Salle University]]'''
| [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
| 1863
| 1995
| Private – Catholic <br />([[Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools|De La Salle Brothers]])
| 5,191
| $80
| [[La Salle Explorers|Explorers]]
| {{college color boxes|La Salle Explorers}}
|-
| '''[[Loyola University Chicago]]'''
| [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]]
| 1870
| 2022
| Private – Catholic <br />([[Jesuits|Jesuit]])
| 16,437<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.luc.edu/undergrad/about/colleges-and-universities.html |title=Loyola University Chicago &#124; Loyola at a Glance Loyola at a Glance |publisher=Luc.edu |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014203846/http://www.luc.edu/undergrad/about/colleges-and-universities.html |archive-date=October 14, 2016 }}</ref>
| $1,072
| [[Loyola Ramblers|Ramblers]]
| {{college color boxes|Loyola Ramblers}}
|-bgcolor=#ffa0a0
| {{sort|Massachusetts|'''[[University of Massachusetts Amherst]]'''}}{{efn|group=full|name=football|Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Richmond also played football within the A-10 from the 1997 to the 2006 fall seasons (1997–98 to 2006–07 school years) after the [[Yankee Conference]] was absorbed. However, Richmond's primary conference until the 2000-01 school year was the [[Coastal Athletic Association|Colonial Athletic Association]] (CAA).}}
| [[Amherst, Massachusetts]]
| 1863
| 1976
| Public <br /> ([[University of Massachusetts]])
| 30,593
| $494
| [[UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen|Minutemen and Minutewomen]]
| {{college color boxes|UMass Minutemen}}
|-
| {{sort|Rhode Island|'''[[University of Rhode Island]]'''}}{{efn|group=full|name=football}}
| [[Kingston, Rhode Island]]
| 1892
| 1980
| Public
| 16,883
| $203
| [[Rhode Island Rams|Rams]]
| {{college color boxes|Rhode Island Rams}}
|-
| {{sort|Richmond|'''[[University of Richmond]]'''}}{{efn|group=full|name=football}}
| [[Richmond, Virginia]]
| 1840
| 2001
| Private – Non-sectarian
| 4,002
| $3,100
| [[Richmond Spiders|Spiders]]
| {{college color boxes|Richmond Spiders}}
|-
| {{sort|Saint Bonaventure|'''[[St. Bonaventure University]]'''}}
| {{sort|Saint Bonaventure|[[St. Bonaventure, New York]]}}
| 1858
| 1979
| Private – Catholic <br /> ([[Order of Friars Minor|Franciscan]])<!--This is the specific Franciscan order that founded and operates SBU.-->
| 2,381
| $92.3
| [[St. Bonaventure Bonnies|Bonnies]]
| {{college color boxes|St. Bonaventure Bonnies}} 
|-
| '''[[Saint Joseph's University]]'''
| [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
| 1851
| 1982
| Private – Catholic <br />([[Jesuits|Jesuit]])
| 7,589
| $378.8
| [[Saint Joseph's Hawks|Hawks]]
| {{college color boxes|Saint Joseph's Hawks}}
|-
| '''[[Saint Louis University]]'''
| [[St. Louis|St. Louis, Missouri]]
| 1818
| 2005
| Private – Catholic <br />([[Jesuits|Jesuit]])
| 12,883
| $1,700
| [[Saint Louis Billikens|Billikens]]
| {{college color boxes|Saint Louis Billikens}}
|-
| '''[[Virginia Commonwealth University]]'''
| [[Richmond, Virginia]]
| 1838
| 2012
| Public
| 31,076
| $2,720
| [[VCU Rams|Rams]]
| {{college color boxes|VCU Rams}}
|}

;Notes:
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====Associate members====
The "joined" column indicates the calendar year in which each school became an A-10 associate, which for spring sports such as lacrosse is the year before the first season of competition.
{| class=" sortable wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!Institution
!Location
!Founded
!Joined
!Type
!Enrollment
!Nickname
!Primary<br />conference
!A-10<br />sport
|-
| '''[[High Point University]]'''
| [[High Point, North Carolina]]
| 1924
| 2022
| Private<br />([[United Methodist Church|Methodist]])
| 4,545
| [[High Point Panthers men's lacrosse|Panthers]]
| [[Big South Conference|Big South]]
| {{sortname|Men's|lacrosse|nolink=y}}
|-
| '''[[Hobart and William Smith Colleges|Hobart College]]'''
| [[Geneva, New York]]
| 1822
| 2022
| Private – Nonsectarian
| 2,105
| [[Hobart Statesmen men's lacrosse|Statesmen]]
| [[Liberty League|Liberty]]{{efn|group=former|name=D3|Currently an [[NCAA Division III]] athletic conference.}}
| {{sortname|Men's|lacrosse|nolink=y}}
|-
| '''[[Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania]]'''
| [[Lock Haven, Pennsylvania]]
| 1870
| 2010
| Public<br />([[Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education|PASSHE]])
| 3,425
| [[Lock Haven Bald Eagles|Bald Eagles]]
| [[Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference|PSAC]]{{efn|group=former|name=D2|Currently an [[NCAA Division II]] athletic conference.}}
| Field hockey
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=assoc}}

====Future associate members====
{| class=" sortable wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!Institution
!Location
!Founded
!Joining
!Type
!Enrollment
!Nickname
!Primary<br />conference
!A-10<br />sport
|-
| {{sort|Delaware|'''[[University of Delaware]]'''}}
| [[Newark, Delaware]]
| 1743
| rowspan=2 | 2025<ref name="lax">{{cite press release|url=https://atlantic10.com/news/2024/5/20/about-the-atlantic-10-a-10-concludes-2024-annual-business-meetings.aspx|title=A-10 Concludes 2024 Annual Business Meetings|quote=In Olympic Sports, the directors approved affiliate members in men’s lacrosse, (Massachusetts & Delaware) beginning with the 2026 season.|publisher=Atlantic 10 Conference|date=May 20, 2024|access-date=May 21, 2024}}</ref>
| Public{{efn|group=future|Delaware is officially chartered as a "privately-governed, state-assisted" institution. This status is broadly similar to that of New York State's [[statutory colleges]], most of which are housed at [[Cornell University]], or institutions in Pennsylvania's [[Commonwealth System of Higher Education]].}}
| 23,774<ref>{{Cite web |title=Facts & Figures {{!}} University of Delaware |url=https://www.udel.edu/about/facts-figures/ |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=www.udel.edu |language=en}}</ref>
| [[Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens|Blue Hens]]
| [[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]]<br>{{small|([[Conference USA|CUSA]] in 2025)}}
| rowspan=2 | Men's lacrosse
|-
| {{sort|Massachusetts|'''[[University of Massachusetts Amherst]]'''}}
| [[Amherst, Massachusetts]]
| 1863
| Public <br /> ([[University of Massachusetts]])
| 30,593
| [[UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen|Minutemen and Minutewomen]]
| A-10<br>{{small|([[Mid-American Conference|MAC]] in 2025)}}
|}
;Notes:
{{notelist|group=future}}
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===Former members===

====Former full members====
None of these institutions played football in the A-10 during their tenure as full members.

{| class=" sortable wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!Institution
!Location
!Founded
!Type
!Enrollment
!Joined
!Left
!Nickname
!Subsequent<br />conference
!Current<br />conference
|-
| '''[[Butler University]]'''
| [[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, Indiana]]
| 1855
| Private
| 4,667
| 2012
| 2013
| [[Butler Bulldogs|Bulldogs]]
| colspan=2 | [[Big East Conference|Big East]]
|-
| {{sort|Charlotte|'''[[University of North Carolina at Charlotte]]'''}}
| [[Charlotte, North Carolina]]
| 1946
| Public
| 26,232
| 2005
| 2013
| [[Charlotte 49ers|49ers]]
| [[Conference USA|CUSA]]
| [[American Athletic Conference|The American]]
|-
| '''[[Pennsylvania State University]]'''
| [[Penn State University Park|University Park, Pennsylvania]]
| 1855
| Public
| 45,351
| 1976;<br />1982
| 1979;<br />1991
| [[Penn State Nittany Lions|Nittany Lions]]
| colspan=2 | [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
|-
| {{sort|Pittsburgh|'''[[University of Pittsburgh]]'''}}
| [[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]
| 1787
| Public
| 28,766
| 1976
| 1982
| [[Pittsburgh Panthers|Panthers]]
| [[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]]
| [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
|-
| '''[[Rutgers University]]'''
| [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]]
| 1766
| Public
| 58,788
| 1976
| 1995
| [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights|Scarlet Knights]]
| [[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]]/[[American Athletic Conference|The American]]{{efn|group=exfull|Rutgers spent one season in the renamed [[American Athletic Conference]] before joining the Big Ten in the 2014–15 school year.}}
| [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
|-
| '''[[Temple University]]'''
| [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
| 1884
| Public
| 38,648
| 1982
| 2013
| [[Temple Owls|Owls]]
| colspan=2 | {{sort|American|[[American Athletic Conference|The American]]}}
|-
| '''[[Villanova University]]'''
| [[Villanova, Pennsylvania]]
| 1842
| Private
| 10,482
| 1976
| 1980
| [[Villanova Wildcats|Wildcats]]
| [[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]]
| [[Big East Conference|Big East]]
|-
| '''[[Virginia Tech|Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]]'''
| [[Blacksburg, Virginia]]
| 1872
| Public
| 31,087
| 1995
| 2000
| [[Virginia Tech Hokies|Hokies]]
| [[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]]
| [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
|-
| '''[[West Virginia University]]'''
| [[Morgantown, West Virginia]]
| 1867
| Public
| 29,707
| 1976
| 1995
| [[West Virginia Mountaineers|Mountaineers]]
| [[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]]
| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
|-
| '''[[Xavier University]]'''
| [[Cincinnati|Cincinnati, Ohio]]
| 1831
| Private
| 6,650
| 1995
| 2013
| [[Xavier Musketeers|Musketeers]]
| colspan=2 | [[Big East Conference|Big East]]
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=exfull}}

====Former associate members====
{| class=" sortable wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!Institution
!Location
!Founded
!Type
!Enrollment
!Joined
!Left
!Nickname
!Primary<br />conference
!A-10<br />sport

|-
| '''[[Saint Francis University (Pennsylvania)|Saint Francis University]]'''
| [[Loretto, Pennsylvania]]
| 1847
| Private - Catholic<br />([[Third Order Regular of St. Francis of Penance|Franciscan]])<!--This is the specific Franciscan order that founded and runs the school.-->
| 2,449
| 2013-14
| 2019-20
| [[Saint Francis Red Flash|Red Flash]]
| [[Northeast Conference|NEC]]
| Field hockey
|-
| '''[[West Chester University]]'''
| [[West Chester, Pennsylvania]]
| 1880
| Public<br />([[Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education|PASSHE]])
| 13,271 (full-time)<br />2,576 (part-time)
| 1996–97
| 2010–11
| [[West Chester Golden Rams|Golden Rams]]
| [[Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference|PSAC]]{{efn|group=former|name=D2|Currently an [[NCAA Division II]] athletic conference.}}
| field hockey
|}

;Notes
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====Former football-only members====
After expansion in the [[Coastal Athletic Association|Colonial Athletic Association]] brought that conference to 6 football-playing schools, it was agreed that the CAA would take over management of the Atlantic 10's football conference starting in the 2007–08 school year as the legally separate entity of [[Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference|CAA Football]]. All the schools on this list (except Boston U. and Connecticut) were in the A-10 football conference when it became CAA Football, but Hofstra and Northeastern discontinued their football programs after the 2009–10 school year. Membership dates include time in the [[Yankee Conference]] (which was an all-sports conference from the 1947–48 to 1975–76 seasons, and a football-only conference after that) which merged into the A-10 in the 1997–98 school year.

{| class=" sortable wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!Institution
!Location
!Founded
!Type
!Enrollment
!Joined
!Left
!Nickname
!Primary<br />conference
|-
| '''[[Boston University]]'''
| [[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]]
| 1839
| Private
| 29,978
| 1973–74
| 1997–98{{efn|group=exfb|Boston University dropped football after the 1997 fall season (1997–98 school year).}}
| [[Boston University Terriers|Terriers]]
| Independent (1975–76 to 1978–79)<br />[[America East Conference|America East]] (1979–80 to 2012–13)<br />[[Patriot League]] (2013–14 to present)
|-
| {{sort|Connecticut|'''[[University of Connecticut]]'''}}
| [[Storrs, Connecticut]]
| 1881
| Public
| 25,583
| 1947–48
| 1999–2000{{efn|group=exfb|UConn moved to FBS after the 1999 fall season (1999–2000 school year), and eventually joined the Big East for that sport in the 2004–05 season.}}
| [[UConn Huskies|Huskies]]
| Independent (1975–76 to 1978–79)<br />[[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]] (1979–80 to 2012–13)<br />[[American Athletic Conference|The American]] (2013–14 to 2019–20)<br />[[Big East Conference|Big East]] (2020–21 to present)
|-
| {{sort|Delaware|'''[[University of Delaware]]'''}}
| [[Newark, Delaware]]
| 1743
| Public
| 19,391
| 1986–87
| 2006–07
| [[Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens|Fightin' Blue Hens]]
| [[East Coast Conference (Division I)|East Coast]] (1986–87 to 1990–91)<br />America East (1991–92 to 2000–01)<br />[[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]] (2001–02 to present)
|-
| '''[[Hofstra University]]'''
| [[Hempstead (village), New York|Hempstead, New York]]
| 1935
| Private
| 12,400
| 2001–02
| 2006–07{{efn|group=exfb|Hofstra dropped football after the 2009 fall season (2009–10 school year).}}
| [[Hofstra Pride|Pride]]
| [[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]] (2001–02 to present)
|-
| '''[[James Madison University]]'''
| [[Harrisonburg, Virginia]]
| 1908
| Public
| 19,927
| 1993–94
| 2006–07
| [[James Madison Dukes|Dukes]]
| [[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]] (1979–80 to 2021–22)<br>[[Sun Belt Conference|SBC]] (2022–23 to present)
|-
| {{sort|Maine|'''[[University of Maine]]'''}}
| [[Orono, Maine]]
| 1865
| Public
| 10,901
| 1947–48
| 2006–07
| [[Maine Black Bears|Black Bears]]
| Independent (1975–76 to 1978–79)<br />[[America East Conference|America East]] (1979–80 to present)
|-
| {{sort|New Hampshire|'''[[University of New Hampshire]]'''}}
| [[Durham, New Hampshire]]
| 1866
| Public
| 11,942
| 1947–48
| 2006–07
| [[New Hampshire Wildcats|Wildcats]]
| Independent (1975–76 to 1978–79)<br />[[America East Conference|America East]] (1979–80 to present)
|-
| '''[[Northeastern University]]'''
| [[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]]
| 1898
| Private
| 12,913
| 1993–94
| 2006–07{{efn|group=exfb|Northeastern dropped football after the 2009 fall season (2009–10 school year).}}
| [[Northeastern Huskies|Huskies]]
| [[America East Conference|America East]] (1979–80 to 2004–05)<br />[[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]] (2005–06 to present)
|-
| '''[[Towson University]]'''
| [[Towson, Maryland]]
| 1866
| Public
| 21,950
| 2004–05
| 2006–07
| [[Towson Tigers|Tigers]]
| [[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]] (1979–80 to 1980–81; 2001–02 to present)
|-
| '''[[Villanova University]]'''{{efn|group=exfb|Villanova was originally a charter and full member of the A-10 from 1976–77 to 1979–80 in all sports except football.}}
| [[Villanova, Pennsylvania]]
| 1842
| Private
| 10,482
| 1988–89
| 2006–07
| [[Villanova Wildcats|Wildcats]]
| [[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]] (1980–81 to 2012–13)<br />[[Big East Conference|Big East]] (2013–14 to present)
|-
| {{sort|William and Mary|'''[[College of William & Mary|The College of William & Mary]]'''}}
| [[Williamsburg, Virginia]]
| 1693
| Public
| 8,258
| 1993–94
| 2006–07
| [[William & Mary Tribe|Tribe]]
| [[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]] (1979–80 to present)
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=exfb}}

===Membership timeline===
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 bar:6  color:FullxF from:2007 till:2025
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 bar:7  color:FullxF from:1976 till:1992 text:[[Duquesne University|Duquesne]] (1976–1992; 1993–present)
 bar:7  color:OtherC1 from:1992 till:1993 text:[[Horizon League|MCC]]
 bar:7  color:FullxF from:1993 till:end

 bar:8  color:FullxF from:1976 till:end text:[[George Washington University|George Washington]] (1976–present)

 bar:9  color:FullxF from:1979 till:end text:[[St. Bonaventure University|St. Bonaventure]] (1979–present)

 bar:10  color:FullxF from:1980 till:1997 text:[[University of Rhode Island|Rhode Island]] (1980–present)
 bar:10  color:Full from:1997 till:2007 
 bar:10  color:FullxF from:2007 till:end

 bar:11  color:FullxF from:1982 till:2013 text:[[Temple University|Temple]] (1982–2013)
 bar:11  color:OtherC1 from:2013 till:end text:[[American Athletic Conference|AAC]]

 bar:12  color:FullxF from:1982 till:end text:[[Saint Joseph's University|Saint Joseph's (Pa.)]] (1982–present)

 bar:13  color:FullxF from:1995 till:2000 text:[[Virginia Tech]] (1995–2000)*
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 bar:13  color:OtherC2 from:2004 till:end text:[[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]

 bar:14  color:FullxF from:1995 till:2013 text:[[Xavier University|Xavier]] (1995–2013)
 bar:14  color:OtherC1 from:2013 till:end text:[[Big East Conference|Big East]]

 bar:15  color:FullxF from:1995 till:end text:[[University of Dayton|Dayton]] (1995–present)

 bar:16  color:FullxF from:1995 till:end text:[[Fordham University|Fordham]] (1995–present)

 bar:17  color:FullxF from:1995 till:end text:[[La Salle University|La Salle]] (1995–present)

 bar:18  color:AssocF from:1997 till:1998 text:[[Boston University]] (1997–1998)

 bar:19  color:AssocF from:1997 till:2000 text:[[University of Connecticut|UConn]] (1997–2000)
 bar:19  color:OtherC2 from:2000 till:2002  
 bar:19  shift:(15) color:OtherC1 from:2002 till:2013 text:[[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]]
 bar:19  color:OtherC2 from:2013 till:2020 text:[[American Athletic Conference|AAC]]
 bar:19  color:OtherC1 from:2020 till:end text:D-I FBS Independent

 bar:20  color:AssocF from:1997 till:2007 text:[[University of Delaware|Delaware]] (1997–2007)
 bar:20  color:OtherC1 from:2007 till:2025 text:[[Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference|CAA Football]]
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 bar:21  color:AssocF from:1997 till:2007 text:[[James Madison University|James Madison]] (1997–2007)
 bar:21  color:OtherC1 from:2007 till:2023 text:[[Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference|CAA Football]]
 bar:21  color:OtherC2 from:2023 till:end text:[[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]

 bar:22  color:AssocF from:1997 till:2007 text:[[University of Maine|Maine]] (1997–2007)
 bar:22  color:OtherC1 from:2007 till:end text:[[Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference|CAA Football]]

 bar:23  color:AssocF from:1997 till:2007 text:[[University of New Hampshire|New Hampshire]] (1997–2007)
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 bar:25  color:AssocF from:1997 till:2007 text:[[College of William &amp; Mary|William & Mary]] (1997–2007)
 bar:25  color:OtherC1 from:2007 till:end text:[[Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference|CAA Football]]

 bar:26  color:AssocF from:1997 till:2001 text:[[University of Richmond|Richmond]] (1997–2001)
 bar:26  shift:(38) color:Full from:2001 till:2007 text: (2001–2007; full; football)
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 bar:27  color:AssocF from:2001 till:2007 text:[[Hofstra University|Hofstra]] (2001–2007)
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 bar:28  color:AssocF from:2004 till:2007 text:[[Towson University|Towson]] (2004–2007)
 bar:28  shift:(60) color:OtherC1 from:2007 till:end text:[[Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference|CAA Football]]

 bar:29  color:FullXF from:2005 till:2013 text:[[University of North Carolina at Charlotte|Charlotte]] (2005–2013)
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 bar:29  color:OtherC2 from:2023 till:end text:[[American Athletic Conference|American]]

 bar:30  color:FullXF from:2005 till:end text:[[Saint Louis University|Saint Louis]] (2005–present)

 bar:32  shift:(-75,-5) color:FullxF from:2012 till:2013 text:[[Butler University|Butler]] (2012–2013)
 bar:32  color:OtherC1 from:2013 till:end text:[[Big East Conference|Big East]]

 bar:33  color:FullxF from:2012 till:end text:[[Virginia Commonwealth University|VCU]] (2012–present)

 bar:34  color:FullxF from:2013 till:end text:[[George Mason University|George Mason]] (2013–present)

 bar:36  color:FullxF from:2014 till:end text:[[Davidson College|Davidson]] (2014–present)

 bar:37  shift:(-60) color:FullxF from:2022 till:end text:[[Loyola University Chicago|Loyola Chicago]] (2022–present)

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<sup>*</sup> - Virginia Tech did not participate in wrestling.
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==Atlantic 10 rivalries==
There are a number of intense rivalries within the Atlantic 10,{{underdiscussion-inline|talkpage=Talk:Atlantic_10_Conference#Rivalries}} with rivalries that carry over from the [[Philadelphia Big 5|Big 5]] which includes Saint Joseph's, La Salle, and Temple (now in the [[American Athletic Conference]]). URI and UMass also have a long-standing rivalry.  St. Bonaventure and Duquesne also maintain a rivalry that predates their affiliation with the conference. UMass and Temple also had a basketball rivalry while [[John Chaney (basketball, born 1932)|John Chaney]] was coaching Temple but it has died down a bit since, and even more so now that Temple has left the conference. The long-standing crosstown rivalry between Richmond and VCU, now known as the [[Capital City Classic]], became a conference rivalry with VCU's arrival in the A10.  Rivals St. Louis and Dayton play each year in basketball for the Arch-Baron Cup. George Washington and George Mason compete annually in the Revolutionary Rivalry across all sports.

== Sports ==
In the 2021–22 academic year, the Atlantic 10 Conference sponsors championship competition in ten men's and thirteen women's NCAA sanctioned sports, with lacrosse becoming the 10th sponsored men's sport in 2022–23 and women's golf becoming the 13th sponsored women's sport in 2024–25.<ref>[http://www.atlantic10.com/ Atlantic 10 Conference Official Athletic Site]. Atlantic10.com. Retrieved on 2013-08-21.</ref> In addition to the 15 full members, [[Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania|Lock Haven]] and [[Saint Francis University (Pennsylvania)|Saint Francis]] is an affiliate member in field hockey. [[High Point University|High Point]] and [[Hobart and William Smith Colleges|Hobart]] became men's lacrosse affiliates in July 2022. [[University of Delaware|Delaware]] will join as a men's lacrosse affiliate on July 1, 2025 and UMass will compete as a men's lacrosse affiliate when the majority of its sports join the Mid-American Conference on July 1, 2025.

{| class="wikitable" style=
|+ '''A-10 Conference teams'''
!Sport || width=58 | Men's || Women's
|-
| [[Baseball]] || {{center|12}} || {{center|–}}
|-
| [[Basketball]] || {{center|15}} || {{center|15}}
|-
| [[Cross country running|Cross Country]] || {{center|15}} || {{center|15}}
|-
| [[Field hockey|Field Hockey]] || {{center|–}} || {{center|8}}
|-
| [[Golf]] || {{center|11}} || {{center|6}}
|-
| [[College lacrosse|Lacrosse]] || {{center|6}} || {{center|10}}
|-
| [[College rowing in the United States|Rowing]] || {{center|–}} || {{center|9}}
|-
| [[College soccer in the United States|Soccer]] || {{center|14}} || {{center|15}}
|-
| [[Softball]] || {{center|–}} || {{center|10}}
|-
| [[Swimming (sport)|Swimming]] & [[Diving (sport)|Diving]] || {{center|8}} || {{center|11}}
|-
| [[Tennis]] || {{center|10}} || {{center|13}}
|-
| [[Indoor athletics|Track and Field (Indoor)]] || {{center|10}} || {{center|14}}
|-
| [[Track and field#Outdoor|Track and Field (Outdoor)]] || {{center|13}} || {{center|15}}
|-
| [[Volleyball]] ||{{center|–}} || {{center|10}}
|}

{{notelist|group=t}}

===Men's sponsored sports by school===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:90%"
|-
! School!! Baseball !! Basketball !! Cross<br />Country !! width=50 | Golf !! Lacrosse !! Soccer !! Swimming<br />& Diving !! Tennis !! Track & Field<br />(Indoor) !! Track & Field<br />(Outdoor) !! Total<br />A-10 Sports
|-
| <big>Davidson</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || '''9'''
|-
| <big>Dayton</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || '''6'''
|-
| <big>Duquesne</big> || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || '''5'''
|-
| <big>Fordham</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || '''9'''
|-
| <big>George Mason</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || '''9'''
|-|| 
| <big>George Washington</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || '''7'''
|-
| <big>La Salle</big> || {{no}}{{efn|group=ms|La Salle will reinstate baseball beginning in the 2026 season (2025-26 academic year)<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://goexplorers.com/news/2024/4/16/general-la-salle-university-announces-addition-of-four-varsity-sport-programs.aspx|title=La Salle University Announces Addition of Four Varsity Sport Programs|publisher=La Salle Explorers Athletics|date=April 17, 2024|access-date=April 17, 2024}}</ref>}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || '''7'''
|-
| <big>Loyola Chicago</big> || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || '''6'''
|-bgcolor=#ffa0a0
| <big>Massachusetts</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}}{{efn|group=ms|UMass will remain as an A-10 associate in men's lacrosse after its departure for the MAC in 2025.<ref name="lax" />}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || '''8'''
|-
| <big>Rhode Island</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || '''7'''
|-
| <big>Richmond</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}|| {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || '''6'''
|-
| <big>St. Bonaventure</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}}{{efn|group=ms|name=Bona|St. Bonaventure sponsors an outdoor distance track program but does not participate in short distance or field events.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/st-bonaventure/bona-adds-track-program-20150615 |title=Bona adds track program - Sports - the Buffalo News |access-date=2015-09-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308041314/http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/st-bonaventure/bona-adds-track-program-20150615 |archive-date=2016-03-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref>}} || '''9'''
|-
| <big>Saint Joseph's</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || '''9'''
|-
| <big>Saint Louis</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || '''8'''
|-
| <big>VCU</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || '''8'''
|-
! colspan="12" | Associate Members
|-
| <big>High Point</big> ||  ||  ||  ||  || {{yes}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || '''1'''
|-
| <big>Hobart</big> ||  ||  ||  ||  || {{yes}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || '''1'''
|-
! Totals || 12 || 15 || 15 || 11 || 4+2 || 14 || 8 || 10 || 10 || 12.5{{efn|group=ms|name=Bona}} || 113+2
|}

;Notes
{{notelist|group=ms}}

;Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Atlantic 10 Conference which are played by A-10 schools

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:90%"
|-
! <big>School</big> !! Football !! Ice hockey !! Rowing{{efn|group=mn|Men's rowing is sanctioned by the [[Intercollegiate Rowing Association]], not by the NCAA.}} !! Sailing{{efn|group=mn|Intercollegiate sailing is sanctioned by the [[Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association]], not by the NCAA.}} !! Squash{{efn|group=mn|Squash is sanctioned by the College Squash Association (CSA), not by the NCAA.}} !! Volleyball !! Water polo !! Wrestling
|-
| Davidson || [[Pioneer Football League|Pioneer]] || No || No || No || No || No || No || [[Southern Conference|SoCon]]
|-
| Dayton || [[Pioneer Football League|Pioneer]] || No || No || No || No || No || No || No
|-
| Duquesne || [[Northeast Conference|Northeast]] || No || No || No || No || No || No || No
|-
| Fordham || [[Patriot League|Patriot]] || No || No || [[Intercollegiate Rowing Association|IRA]] || [[Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association|MAISA]] || No || [[Collegiate Water Polo Association|CWPA N]] || No
|-
| George Mason || No || No || No || No || No || [[Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association|EIVA]] || No || [[Mid-American Conference|MAC]]
|-
| George Washington || No || No || No || No || No || No || [[Collegiate Water Polo Association|CWPA SE]] || No
|-
| La Salle || No || No || IRA || No || No || No || No || No
|-
| Loyola Chicago || No || No || No || No || No || [[Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association|MIVA]] || No || No
|-bgcolor=#ffa0a0
| Massachusetts || [[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|FBS Independent]] || [[Hockey East]] || No || No || No || No || No || No
|-
| Rhode Island || [[Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference|CAA Football]] || No || No || [[New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association|NEISA]] || No || No || No || No
|-
| Richmond || [[Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference|CAA Football]]{{efn|group=mn|Richmond will move their football program to the [[Patriot League]] in 2025.}} || No || No || No || No || No || No || No
|-
| St. Bonaventure || No || No || No || No || No || No || No || No
|-
| Saint Joseph's || No || No || [[Intercollegiate Rowing Association|IRA]] || No || No || No || No || No  
|}

;Notes
{{notelist|group=mn}}

===Women's sponsored sports by school===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:90%"
|-
! School !! Basketball !! Cross<br />Country !! Field<br />Hockey !! Golf !! Lacrosse !! Rowing !! Soccer !! Softball !! Swimming<br />& Diving !! Tennis !! Track & Field<br />(Indoor) !! Track & Field<br />(Outdoor) !! Volleyball !! Total<br />A-10 Sports
|-
| <big>Davidson</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || '''10'''
|-
| <big>Dayton</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || '''10'''
|-
| <big>Duquesne</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || '''11'''
|-
| <big>Fordham</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || '''10'''
|-
| <big>George Mason</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || '''11'''
|-
| <big>George Washington</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || '''11'''
|-
| <big>La Salle</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}  ||{{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || '''10'''
|-
| <big>Loyola Chicago</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || '''7'''
|-bgcolor=#ffa0a0
| <big>Massachusetts</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || '''11'''
|-
| <big>Rhode Island</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || '''11'''
|-
| <big>Richmond</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || '''10'''
|-
| <big>St. Bonaventure</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}}{{efn|group=ws|St. Bonaventure will add women's golf in 2026–27.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://gobonnies.com/news/2025/5/8/bonnies-announce-addition-of-womens-golf-to-division-i-profile-for-2026-27.aspx |title=Bonnies Announce Addition of Women’s Golf to Division I Profile for 2026-27 |publisher=St. Bonaventure Bonnies |date=May 8, 2025 |access-date=May 12, 2025}}</ref>}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}}{{efn|group=ws|name=Bona|St. Bonaventure sponsors an outdoor distance track program but does not participate in short distance or field events.}} || {{no}} || '''8'''
|-
| <big>Saint Joseph's</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || '''11'''
|-
| <big>Saint Louis</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || '''10'''
|-
| <big>VCU</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || '''9'''
|-
! colspan="15" | Associate Members
|-
| <big>Lock Haven</big> || || || {{yes}} || || || || || || || || || || || '''1'''
|-
! Totals || 15 || 15 || 7+1 || 6 || 11 || 9 || 15 || 10 || 11 || 13 || 14 || 14.5{{efn|group=ws|name=Bona}} || 10 || 149+1
|}

;Notes
{{notelist|group=ws}}

;Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Atlantic 10 Conference which are played by A-10 schools

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:50%"
|-
! <big>School</big> 
! Acrobatics & tumbling{{efn|group=wn|name=ESW|Part of the [[NCAA Emerging Sports for Women]] program.}} !! Bowling !! Gymnastics !! Rugby{{efn|group=wn|name=ESW|Part of the [[NCAA Emerging Sports for Women]] program.}} !! Sailing{{efn|group=wn|Intercollegiate sailing is sanctioned by the [[Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association]], not by the NCAA.}} !! Squash{{efn|group=wn|Squash is sanctioned by the College Squash Association (CSA), not by the NCAA.}} !! Triathlon{{efn|group=wn|name=ESW}} !! Water polo 
|-
| Duquesne
| Independent || [[Northeast Conference|Northeast]] || No || No || No || No || Independent || No
|-
| Fordham 
| No || No || No || No || [[Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association|MAISA]] || No || No || No
|-
| George Washington 
| No || No || [[East Atlantic Gymnastics League|EAGL]] || No || MAISA || CSA || No || No
|-
| La Salle 
| {{efn|group=wn|name=LS2025|La Salle will add acrobatics & tumbling, rugby, and triathlon in 2025–26.}} || No || No || {{efn|group=m|name=LS2025}} || No || No || {{efn|group=wn|name=LS2025}} || [[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|MAAC]]
|}

;Notes
{{notelist|group=wn}}

=== Current tournament champions ===
{{Main|Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament|Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament}}
The Atlantic 10 Conference sponsors championship competition in 10 men's and 12 women's NCAA sanctioned sport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atlantic10.com/|title=Atlantic 10 Conference Official Athletic Site|website=www.atlantic10.com}}</ref>

<!--Champions from the previous school year are in ''italics''. -->Regular-season champions are indicated with "(RS)" and tournament champions with "(T)".
{| class="wikitable" style = "text-align: center"
|-
! Season !! Sport !! Men's<br />champion !! Women's<br />champion
|-
| rowspan = "4" | Fall 2023
| Cross Country || Loyola || Loyola
|-
| Field Hockey || &nbsp; || Saint Joseph's (RS & T)
|-
| Soccer || VCU (RS)<br>Dayton (T) || Saint Louis (RS & T)
|-
| Volleyball || &nbsp; || Dayton (RS & T)
|-
| rowspan = "3" | Winter 2023–24
| Basketball || [[2023–24 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team|Loyola]] & [[2023–24 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team|Richmond]] (RS)<br>[[2023–24 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team|Duquesne]] (T) || [[2023–24 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team|Richmond]] (RS & T)
|-
| Swimming & Diving || George Washington || George Washington
|-
| Track & field (Indoor) || Rhode Island || VCU
|-
| rowspan = "7" | Spring 2024
| Golf || VCU || &nbsp;
|-
| Tennis || VCU || UMass
|-
| Lacrosse || Saint Joseph's (RS & T) || UMass (RS)<br/>Richmond (T)
|-
| Baseball || [[2024 Saint Louis Billikens baseball team|Saint Louis]] (RS)<br>[[2024 VCU Rams baseball team|VCU]] (T) || &nbsp;
|-
| Softball || &nbsp; || Dayton (RS & T)
|-
| Rowing || &nbsp; || George Washington (2023)
|-
| Track & field (Outdoor) || Rhode Island || VCU
|}

{{notelist|group=cc}}

==Football (1997–2006)==

===Origin===
The A-10 began sponsoring [[American football|football]] in 1997 when it absorbed the [[Yankee Conference]], a Division I-AA (now known as Division I FCS) football-only conference. The move was triggered by a change in NCAA rules that reduced the influence of single-sport conferences over NCAA legislation. The following teams were in the Yankee Conference at the time of its demise:
{{Div col}} 
* [[Boston University Terriers football]]
* [[UConn Huskies football|Connecticut Huskies football]]
* [[Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football]]
* [[James Madison Dukes football]]
* [[Maine Black Bears football]]
* [[UMass Minutemen football]]
* [[New Hampshire Wildcats football]]
* [[Northeastern Huskies football]]
* [[Rhode Island Rams football]]
* [[Richmond Spiders football]]
* [[Villanova Wildcats football]]
* [[William & Mary Tribe football]]
{{Div col end}}

Boston University dropped football after the first season of A-10 football. After the 1999 season, UConn started a transition from Division I-AA to Division I-A football (now Division I FBS) that was completed in [[2002 NCAA Division I-A football season|2002]]. In [[2004 NCAA Division I-A football season|2004]], UConn, already a member of the [[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]] for other sports, became a football member of that conference. The other schools all remained in the A-10 football conference until the management change after the 2006 season.

===Football champions===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Season
!Regular Season Champion
|-
|1997
|Villanova
|-
|1998
|Richmond
|-
|1999
|James Madison, Massachusetts
|-
|2000
|Delaware, Richmond
|-
|2001
|Hofstra, Maine, Villanova, William & Mary
|-
|2002
|Maine, Northeastern
|-
|2003
|Delaware, Massachusetts
|-
|2004
|Delaware, James Madison, William & Mary
|-
|2005
|New Hampshire, Richmond
|-
|2006
|Massachusetts
|}

===Demise/"rename"===
The 2005 move of [[Northeastern University (Boston, Massachusetts)|Northeastern University]], a football-only member of the A-10, to the [[Coastal Athletic Association|Colonial Athletic Association]] for basketball and Olympic sports began a chain of events that would lead to the demise of the A-10 football conference, at least under the A-10 banner.

At that time, the CAA did not sponsor football, but five of its members in the 2004–05 academic year (Delaware, Hofstra, James Madison, Towson, and William & Mary) were football members of the A-10. The addition of Northeastern gave the CAA six schools with football programs, which under NCAA rules allows a conference to sponsor football. Northeastern agreed to join any future CAA football conference, which meant that the A-10 football conference would drop to six members once CAA football began operation.

With six football members in place, the CAA decided to start a football conference in 2007. The league then invited Richmond, a member of the CAA from 1983 to 2001, to rejoin for football only, because of UR's long-standing in-state rivalries with William & Mary and James Madison. UR accepted the invitation, taking the A-10 football conference below the NCAA minimum of six. Shortly after this, the A-10 football conference opted to disband, with all of its members becoming charter members of the CAA football conference. This league continues to operate under the administration of the multi-sports CAA, now known as the [[Coastal Athletic Association]], as the legally separate entity of CAA Football (in full, the [[Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference]]).

===A-10 schools in DI-A/FBS===
A-10 charter members Penn State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, West Virginia, and Villanova played I-A football as independents while members of the A-10 in other sports. Villanova became a member of the [[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]] in 1980 with Pittsburgh following in 1982. Temple joined the A-10 that year. Penn State joined the [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] in 1991 (effectively in 1993), and three A-10 members joined the Big East as football-only members: Rutgers, West Virginia, and Temple (only Rutgers and West Virginia would later join the Big East as full members in 1995).

Virginia Tech joined the A-10 in 1995 as a result of the merger that created [[Conference USA]]. They would then join the Big East as full members in 2000, following the football program which was already a member of the league. Temple remained a football-only member of the Big East until 2004; they would join the [[Mid-American Conference|MAC]] for football in 2007 until 2012, and re-joined the Big East in football for the 2012 season. Temple planned to move the rest of its sports into the Big East in 2013, but the [[2010–2013 Big East Conference realignment|conference realigned]] into the football-sponsoring [[American Athletic Conference]] and a new [[Big East Conference|non-football Big East]]. Temple joined The American. [[UMass Minutemen football|Massachusetts]] joined them in FBS football with membership in the MAC beginning in the 2012 season and as an FBS independent beginning in 2016. Charlotte, which started a football program in 2013, left for Conference USA and eventually joined The American in 2023.
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |A-10 schools in DI-A/FBS
|-
!Schools currently in the A-10
!Schools formerly in the A-10
|-
|Massachusetts
|Penn State
|-
|
|Pittsburgh
|-
|
|Rutgers
|-
|
|Temple
|-
|
|Virginia Tech
|-
|
|West Virginia
|-
|
|Charlotte
|}

==Facilities==
{| class=" sortable wikitable"
|-
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|border=2|team=Atlantic 10 Conference | School | Basketball arena | Capacity | Baseball stadium | Capacity | Soccer stadium | Capacity }}
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Davidson Wildcats|color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[Davidson Wildcats|{{color|white|'''Davidson'''}}]]
|[[John M. Belk Arena]]
|5,223
|[[T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field]]
|700
|[[1992 Team Field at Alumni Stadium]]
|2,000
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Dayton Flyers |color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[Dayton Flyers|{{color|white|'''Dayton'''}}]]
|[[UD Arena|University of Dayton Arena]]
|13,435
|[[Woerner Field]]
|500
|[[Baujan Field]]
|2,000
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Duquesne Dukes |color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[Duquesne Dukes|{{color|white|'''Duquesne'''}}]]
|[[UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse]]
|3,500
| colspan=2 align=center | ''Non-baseball school''
|[[Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field|Rooney Field]]
|2,200
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Fordham Rams |color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[Fordham Rams|{{color|white|'''Fordham'''}}]]
|[[Rose Hill Gymnasium]]
|3,200
|[[Jim Houlihan Park at Jack Coffey Field|Houlihan Park]] 
|500
|[[Coffey Field]]
|7,000
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|George Mason Patriots |color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[George Mason Patriots|{{color|white|'''George Mason'''}}]]
|[[EagleBank Arena]]
|10,000
|[[Spuhler Field]]
|900
|[[George Mason Stadium]]
|5,000
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|George Washington Revolutionaries |color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[George Washington Revolutionaries|{{color|white|'''George Washington'''}}]]
|[[Charles E. Smith Center|Smith Center]]
|4,338
|[[Barcroft Park]]
|1,000
|[[Mount Vernon Athletic Fields]]
|{{N/A}}
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|La Salle Explorers |color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[La Salle Explorers|{{color|white|'''La Salle'''}}]]
|[[Tom Gola Arena]]
|3,400
| colspan=2 align=center | ''Non-baseball school''
|[[McCarthy Stadium]]
|7,500
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Loyola Ramblers |color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[Loyola Ramblers|{{color|white|'''Loyola Chicago'''}}]]
| [[Joseph J. Gentile Arena]]
| 4,963
| colspan=2 align=center | ''Non-baseball school''
| [[Loyola Soccer Park]]
| 1,000
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|UMass Minutemen |color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen|{{color|white|'''UMass'''}}]]
|[[Mullins Center]]
|9,493
|[[Earl Lorden Field]]
|{{N/A}}
|[[Rudd Field (UMass)|Rudd Field]]
|2,000
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Rhode Island Rams |color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[Rhode Island Rams|{{color|white|'''Rhode Island'''}}]]
|[[Ryan Center]]
|8,000
|[[Bill Beck Field]]
|1,000
|[[URI Soccer Complex]]
|1,547
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Richmond Spiders |color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[Richmond Spiders|{{color|white|'''Richmond'''}}]]
|[[Robins Center]]
|7,201
|[[Malcolm U. Pitt Field]]
|600
|Presidents Field
|500
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|St. Bonaventure Bonnies |color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[St. Bonaventure Bonnies|{{color|white|'''St. Bonaventure'''}}]]
|[[Reilly Center]]
|5,480
|[[Fred Handler Park]]
|{{N/A}}
|[[Marra Athletics Field]]
|{{N/A}}
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Saint Joseph's Hawks |color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[Saint Joseph's Hawks|{{color|white|'''Saint Joseph's'''}}]]
|[[Hagan Arena]]
|4,200
|[[Smithson Field]]
|400
|[[Finnesey Field|Sweeney Field]]
|3,000
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Saint Louis Billikens |color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[Saint Louis Billikens|{{color|white|'''Saint Louis'''}}]]
|[[Chaifetz Arena]]
|10,600
|[[Billiken Sports Center]]
|500
|[[Hermann Stadium]]
|6,050
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|VCU Rams |color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[VCU Rams|{{color|white|'''VCU'''}}]]
|[[Stuart C. Siegel Center]]
|7,617
|[[The Diamond (Richmond, Virginia)|The Diamond]]
|9,560
|[[Sports Backers Stadium]]
|3,250
|}

{{notelist|group=f}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.atlantic10.com}}

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