Denver in the next round by a score of 3-0. AIC qualified for the NCAA tournament again in 2021 and 2022. On November 12, 2024, AIC announced that it would move its hockey team back down to NCAA Division II due to a larger budgetary initiative called "Pathway to Progress". The Yellow Jackets will join the Northeast-10 Conference starting in the 2025–2026 school year.
AIC also has a college rugby program that was founded in 2009 and began play in 2010. The rugby program is part of the school's athletic department, has varsity status, with rugby scholarships available for students. AIC's men's team plays Division 1A in the Liberty Conference, while the women's team is a member of the NIRA.
== Notable alumni ==
=== Politics ===
Paul Babeu, Arizona sheriff
Mark G. Mastroianni, United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
William D. Mullins, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Richard Neal, member of the United States House of Representatives
Mike …
