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“The CITY Collegiate Conference, the newest NCAA Division III athletic conference, is set to begin play in the 2027-28 academic year. The CITY, the “rebirth” of the City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC), is set to begin play with 10 member institutions located in the New York City metro area: Baruch College, Brooklyn College, City College of New York, Hunter College, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Lehman College, Medgar Evers College, Pratt Institute, Saint Elizabeth University and York College.

The CITY Collegiate Conference will sponsor championships in 18 Division III sports: baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field and men’s and women’s volleyball.”