Patriot League
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| Established | 1986 |
| Association | NCAA |
| Division | Division I FCS |
| Members | 10 full, 3 associate |
| Sports fielded | 24 (men's: 11; women's: 13) |
| Region | Northeast |
| Former names | Colonial League |
| Headquarters | Center Valley, Pennsylvania |
| Commissioner | Jennifer Heppel (since 2015) |
| Website | patriotleague.org |
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The Patriot League is a collegiate athletic conference comprising private institutions of higher education and two United States service academies based in the Northeastern United States. Outside of the Ivy League, it is one of the most selective group of higher education institutions in NCAA Division I and has the highest student-athlete graduation rate for both the NCAA graduation success rate and the federal graduation rate.
The Patriot League consists of 10 core members:American University, the United States Military Academy (Army), Boston University, Bucknell University, Colgate University, College of the Holy Cross, Lafayette College, Lehigh University, Loyola University Maryland and the United States Naval Academy (Navy).
All 10 core members participate in the NCAA's Division I for all Patriot League sports that they offer. Since not all schools sponsor every available NCAA sport, such as ice hockey and wrestling, most schools are affiliated with other collegiate conferences. Additionally, the Patriot League has a unique arrangement for football. Army is an Independent in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), while Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette, and Lehigh are members of the Patriot League's Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) conference. American, Boston University and Loyola Maryland do not sponsor football. As of the 2015 season, Navy plays FBS football in the American Athletic Conference.
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