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Actually, Union used to be in NESCAC.</p>
<p>The origins of NESCAC go back to 1955, when the “Little Three” (Williams, Amherst, Wesleyan) and Bowdoin formed a partnership. In 1971, they were joined by Union, Middlebury, Bates, Colby, Hamilton, Tufts, and Trinity, and NESCAC was formed.</p>
<p>But Union left NESCAC in 1977 after an issue with hockey recruiting. Connecticut College eventually replaced it, in 1982.</p>