 While men's volleyball is listed on the E8 website as a sponsored sport, the conference does not directly sponsor the sport.All E8 men's volleyball teams compete in the United Volleyball Conference, a separate league that shares offices with the E8.Alfred University, Elmira College, Hartwick College, Ithaca College, Nazareth College, Rochester Institute of Technology, St. John Fisher College, Stevens Institute of Technology, and Utica College compete in Empire 8 basketball.