For the first time since 1986, the Yankee Conference has one rather than two entries.

With three sound candidates in this 16-team tournament, surely the Yankee Conference would at last impress.

He served as the first commissioner of the Yankee Conference, from 1966 to 1971.

The Yankee Conference will have two other teams in the tournament, both playing on the road.

The following schools were in the Yankee Conference at the time of its demise:

Prior to the start of the 1948 season, the Rams joined the Yankee Conference.

The program struggled during its time in the Yankee Conference.

The schools competed in all sports for decades as members of the Yankee Conference.

Good enough to play in the Yankee Conference apparently.

The merger means the end of the Yankee Conference, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.