Atlantic 10 Conference

The Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) is a NCAA conference that plays in NCAA Division I. The conference is headquartered in Newport News, Virginia and features universities and colleges from the Eastern and Midwestern United States.
History.
The A-10 was founded by eight Eastern schools in 1975 as the Eastern Collegiate Basketball League, and began play in 1976. It first played only men's basketball, but added other sports in 1977 and became the Eastern Athletic Association. Despite its official names, the conference was more often called the Eastern 8. By 1982, the conference had 10 schools, and it became the Atlantic 10.
Although the conference has had "10" in its name since 1982, it has not had 10 members since Penn State left for the second and final time in 1991. Since then, the A-10 has had anywhere from 8 to 16 full members (schools that play most of their sports in the conference). From 1997 to 2006, the A-10 ran a football league, but it dropped the sport when the Colonial Athletic Association began a football league.
Members.
Fourteen schools are full members. Most of the members are private schools; seven are run by the Catholic Church.
Future members.
The A-10 will add one member in July 2022.
Associate members.
Two schools are "associate members" that play only one sport in the A10.
Former members.
Ten schools were once full members of the A-10, but are no longer in the conference.