The Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) is an NCAA Division III athletic conference. Its 14 member schools are located primarily in Virginia, with other members in North Carolina and Washington, D.C. Along with the American Southwest Conference (ASC) and Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC), it is the largest all-sports conference in Division III. The only larger D-III conferences are two single-sport groups—the cross-country league operated by the Middle Atlantic Conferences, with 17 members (for both men and women), and the New England Football Conference (NEFC), with 16. The NEFC will drop to eight members after the 2012 football season.
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