UMass Minutemen

The UMass Minutemen are the athletic teams that represent the University of Massachusetts Amherst in NCAA Division I sports competition. The nickname is also applied to club teams that do not participate within the NCAA structure. Strictly speaking, the Minutemen nickname applies to men's teams and athletes only; women's teams and athletes are known as Minutewomen. The Minutemen and Minutewomen primarily compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Minutemen ice hockey team competes in Hockey East, while the Minutemen lacrosse team has been a member of the Colonial Athletic Association conference since 2010. The football team confirmed a move to the Football Bowl Subdivision's Mid-American Conference in April 2011 and will become a full member in 2013.