California Pacific Conference
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The California Pacific Conference is a college athletics conference in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The conference commissioner is Doug Weiss of California State University, East Bay. Conference leadership is shared among the member institutions. The conference was formed in 1996.
Conference members range from members of the California State University system to religious and liberal arts colleges
[edit] Current member schools
- Bethany University
- California State University, East Bay (formerly known as California State University, Hayward; also known as CSU East Bay or CSU Hayward)
- California Maritime Academy (also known as CSU Maritime)
- Dominican University
- Holy Names University
- Menlo College
- Mills College
- Pacific Union College
- Simpson University
- William Jessup University
California State University, Monterey Bay and Notre Dame de Namur University are former members of the conference that have left the NAIA and California Pacific Conference for Division II of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. CSUMB is in the California Collegiate Athletic Association. Notre Dame de Namur left in 2006 for the Pacific West Conference.
[edit] Sports sponsored
For men, the CPC sponsors basketball, cross country, golf, and soccer. For women, the CPC sponsors basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, and volleyball. Notre Dame de Namur is the only school that competes in all sports; Mills College, being a women's college, competes in only three sports.
[edit] External links
| California Pacific Conference |
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| Bethany University • CSU East Bay • CSU Maritime • Dominican University • Holy Names University • Menlo College • Mills College • Notre Dame de Namur • Pacific Union College • Simpson University • William Jessup University |
