With 10 institutions strongly bound by the principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference is in its 31st year of competition during the 2011-12 academic year.

The MAAC was founded in 1980 by six charter members. Competition followed one year later in the fall of 1981 with members competing in the sports of men's cross country and men's soccer. On January 2, 1982, Army traveled to Iona for the first MAAC men's basketball game and the MAAC story had begun.

Today, Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield, Iona, Loyola Maryland, Manhattan, Marist, Niagara, Rider, Saint Peter's and Siena. In addition, associate members include the Detroit Mercy, Jacksonville and VMI in men's lacrosse. The MAAC will support 24 sports and championships during the 2010-2011 academic year.

The MAAC has also been a leader in the forefront of technology, expanding the notoriety of the league into cyberspace.  In 2007, the league reached an agreement with JumpTV, Inc., now NeuLion, Inc., to design and host the MAAC web page. 

MAACSports.com has been a great success, providing fans with up-to-date contest results, live and on-demand video and an online merchandise store.  The MAAC, in conjunction with NeuLion, launched an iPhone app in February 2011.  The league is looking to expand its offerings with Android and iPod apps, scheduled for release during the 2011-12 academic year. In September 2011, the conference announced the launch of MAAC.TV, the league's first broadband network.

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