Metropolitan Swimming Conference

The Metropolitan Swimming Conference (METS) is one of the largest intercollegiate swimming and diving conferences in the United States. It includes NCAA division I, II, & III teams from the New York metropolitan region. Teams compete at an annual 3-day conference championship held at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey in February. For the men, The College of New Jersey has captured the last 8 conference titles from 2007 through 2014. The LIU Post women have captured the previous two titles in 2013 and 2014.

Affiliated University Teams edit

Current members edit

Institution Location Nickname Men Women Primary
Conference
Division
Baruch College Manhattan, New York Bearcats  Y  Y CUNYAC D-III
Hunter College Manhattan, New York Hawks  Y CUNYAC D-III
Kean University Union, New Jersey Cougars  Y NJAC D-III
State University of New York Maritime College Throggs Neck, New York Privateers  Y  Y Skyline D-III
University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, Virginia Eagles  Y  Y C2C D-III
United States Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point, New York Mariners  Y  Y Skyline D-III
Montclair State University Montclair, New Jersey Red Hawks  Y  Y NJAC D-III
Mount Saint Mary College Newburgh, New York Knights  Y  Y Skyline D-III
The College of New Jersey Ewing, New Jersey Lions  Y  Y NJAC D-III
Queens College Flushing, New York Knights  Y ECC D-II
Ramapo College Mahwah, New Jersey Roadrunners  Y  Y NJAC D-III
Roberts Wesleyan College Chili, New York Readhawks  Y  Y ECC D-II
Rowan University Glassboro, New Jersey Profs  Y  Y NJAC D-III
Salisbury University Salisbury, Maryland Seagulls  Y  Y C2C D-III
Sarah Lawrence College Yonkers, New York Gryphons  Y  Y Skyline D-III
College of Staten Island Staten Island, New York Dolphins  Y  Y ECC D-II[a]
William Paterson University Wayne, New Jersey Pioneers  Y  Y NJAC D-III
  1. ^ The college began transition to Division II and the East Coast Conference in 2019. CSI will be a provisional D-II member through the 2021–22 academic year.

Former members edit

Institution Location Nickname Men Women Current Swimming
Conference
Primary
Conference
Division
Adelphi University Garden City, New York Panthers  Y  Y NE-10 NE-10 D-II
University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, Connecticut Purple Knights  Y  Y Discontinued ECC D-II
Lehman College The Bronx, New York Lightning  Y  Y CUNYAC CUNYAC D-II
Long Island University–Post Brookville, New York Pioneers  Y NEC NEC D-I
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, New Jersey Highlanders  Y America East America East D-I
Pace University Pleasantville, New York Setters  Y  Y NE-10 NE-10 D-II
St. Francis College Brooklyn, New York Terriers  Y NEC NEC D-I
The College of Saint Rose Albany, New York Golden Knights  Y  Y NE-10 NE-10 D-II
Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, Connecticut Fighting Owls  Y  Y NE-10 NE-10 D-II

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