United East Conference

The United East Conference is an NCAA Division III intercollegiate athletic conference serving institutions in Maryland, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia. Founded in 2004 as the North Eastern Athletic Conference, it adopted the United East name in 2021 and later expanded through the 2023 merger with the Colonial States Athletic Conference. The conference sponsors men’s and women’s basketball among its sports and administers regular-season and championship competition. Its current official information identifies member institutions including Cairn, Cedar Crest, Gallaudet, Keystone, Lancaster Bible, Notre Dame of Maryland, Penn College, several Penn State campuses, St. Mary’s College of Maryland and Wilson. NCAA Division III men’s basketball championship material lists the United East as an automatic-qualification conference. The conference has announced additional members and future competition changes for 2027–28, but the present entry covers its current verified basketball operation rather than that future alignment.