[PAR] [TLE] Middlebury Panthers [SEP] The Middlebury Panthers are the 31 varsity teams of Middlebury College that compete in the New England Small College Athletic Conference.  The Panthers lead the NESCAC in total number of national championships, having won 33 individual titles since the conference lifted its ban on NCAA play in 1994.  Middlebury enjoys national success in soccer, tennis, cross country running, lacrosse, swimming and diving, ice hockey, field hockey, and skiing, and fields 31 varsity NCAA teams and several competitive club teams including a sailing team (MCSC), a crew team, a water polo team, and a rugby team.  Since 2000, Middlebury's varsity squads have won 54 NESCAC titles.  Currently, 28% of students participate in varsity sports. [PAR] [TLE] New England Small College Athletic Conference [SEP] The New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) is a collegiate athletic conference comprising sports teams from eleven schools, which are ten small liberal arts colleges and one medium-sized research university.  The schools are all private, located in the Northeastern United States, and are often associated with the Little Ivies.  The conference name is also commonly used to refer to those eleven schools as a group.  The eleven institutions are Amherst College, Bates College, Bowdoin College, Colby College, Connecticut College, Hamilton College, Middlebury College, Tufts University, Trinity College, Wesleyan University, and Williams College.
[PAR] [TLE] Middlebury Panthers [ SEP ] The Middlebury Panthers are the 31 varsity teams of Middlebury College that compete in the New England Small College Athletic Conference . The Panthers lead the NESCAC in total number of national championships , having won 33 individual titles since the conference lifted its ban on NCAA play in 1994 . Middlebury enjoys national success in soccer , tennis , cross country running , lacrosse , swimming and diving , ice hockey , field hockey , and skiing , and fields 31 varsity NCAA teams and several competitive club teams including a sailing team ( MCSC ) , a crew team , a water polo team , and a rugby team . Since 2000 , Middlebury 's varsity squads have won 54 NESCAC titles . Currently , 28 % of students participate in varsity sports . [PAR] [TLE] New England Small College Athletic Conference [ SEP ] The New England Small College Athletic Conference ( NESCAC ) is a collegiate athletic conference comprising sports teams from eleven schools , which are ten small liberal arts colleges and one medium - sized research university . The schools are all private , located in the Northeastern United States , and are often associated with the Little Ivies . The conference name is also commonly used to refer to those eleven schools as a group . The eleven institutions are Amherst College , Bates College , Bowdoin College , Colby College , Connecticut College , Hamilton College , Middlebury College , Tufts University , Trinity College , Wesleyan University , and Williams College .
How many universities does the conference, in which the Middlebury Panthers are included, consist of?
How many universities does the conference , in which the Middlebury Panthers are included , consist of ?
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eleven