Centennial Conference
The Centennial Conference is an athletic conference which competes in the NCAA's Division III. Chartered member teams are located in Maryland and Pennsylvania; associate members are also located in New York and Virginia.
| Association | NCAA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1981 |
| Commissioner | Portia Hoeg |
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| Division | Division III |
| No. of teams | 11 chartered members, 6 associate members |
| Headquarters | Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Region | Mid-Atlantic |
| Official website | centennial.org |
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Eleven private colleges compose the Centennial Conference. Five of ten members of the Centennial Conference rank among the top 50 national liberal arts colleges and Johns Hopkins University is ranked seventh among national universities.
On average, Centennial members sponsor 19 varsity teams. Conference members have won seventeen NCAA team titles: Johns Hopkins women's cross country (2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021), Gettysburg women's lacrosse (2011, 2017, 2018), Haverford men's cross country (2010), Franklin & Marshall women's lacrosse (2007, 2009), Ursinus field hockey (2006), Washington men's lacrosse (1998), and Washington men's tennis (1994, 1997).