ed ▁to ▁Division ▁I ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁playing ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁school ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 – 8 5 , ▁and ▁then ▁becoming ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Se ab o ard ▁Conference ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 – 8 6 . ▁The ▁Se ab o ard ▁Conference ▁became ▁the ▁North ▁Atlantic ▁Conference ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁and ▁changed ▁their ▁name ▁to ▁America ▁East ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁Hart ford ' s ▁most ▁successful ▁run ▁came ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁and ▁mid ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁under ▁head ▁coach ▁Jen ▁R izz otti ▁who ▁was ▁h ired ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . Under ▁R izz otti , ▁Hart ford ▁made ▁ 6 ▁NCAA ▁tournament ▁appearances . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Hart ford ▁knock ed ▁of ▁the ▁sixth ▁seed ed ▁Temple ▁O w ls ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁adv ancing ▁to ▁the ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 2 ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁program ▁history . ▁ ▁Hart ford ▁has ▁continued ▁its ▁success ▁under ▁current ▁head ▁coach ▁Kim ▁Mc Ne ill , ▁making ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁America ▁East ▁championship ▁game . ▁ ▁Year ▁by ▁year ▁results ▁{ | ▁class =" wik itable " ▁ ▁| - ▁align =" center " ▁ ▁| - style =" background : ▁# ffff dd ;" ▁| ▁col span =" 8 " ▁align =" center " ▁| ▁D vision ▁I ▁ ▁NCAA