California Collegiate Athletic Association
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California Collegiate Athletic Conference | |
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Classification | NCAA Division II |
Established | 1938 |
Members | 11 |
Sports fielded | 13 (6 men’s, 7 women’s) |
Region | West Coast of the United States |
States | 1 - California |
Headquarters | Walnut Creek, California |
The California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) is an intercollegiate athletic conference in the Division II of the NCAA. All of its current members are public universities, and all except for UC San Diego are members of the California State University system.
It was founded in December of 1938 and began competition in 1939. The commissioner of the CCAA is Robert Hiegert. CCAA offices are located in Walnut Creek, California.
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[edit] Original members
[edit] Membership
[edit] Full members
- Chico State Wildcats
- Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros
- Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles
- Cal Poly Pomona Broncos
- Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes
- Cal State Stanislaus Warriors
- Humboldt State Lumberjacks
- San Francisco State Gators
- Sonoma State Seawolves
- UC San Diego Tritons
[edit] Provisional members
[edit] Former members
- Fresno State University
- San Diego State University
- San Jose State University
- Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- Cal State Bakersfield
- Cal State Fullerton
- Cal State Northridge
- Chapman University
- Grand Canyon University
- UC Santa Barbara
- UC Davis
- UC Irvine
- UC Riverside
[edit] Notes
Cal State Monterey Bay is currently in the process of joining the conference and is a provisional member. CSU Monterey Bay is joining the NCAA after being a member of the California Pacific Conference in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
Cal State Bakersfield, which is transitioning to Division I, will compete in the CCAA in 2006-07, but will be ineligible for postseason play.
[edit] Sports sponsored
The CCAA sponsors seven sports for women and six sports for men. The CCAA sponsors cross country, soccer, volleyball, basketball, tennis, outdoor track & field, and softball for women. For men, the CCAA sponsors cross country, soccer, basketball, golf, outdoor track and field, and baseball. Cross country, soccer and volleyball are autumn sports, basketball is a winter sport, and tennis, golf, outdoor track & field, softball, and baseball are spring sports. Throughout the years, CCAA teams have won 145 NCAA championships in their sports, which is best among all Division II conferences.
The CCAA has a Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, which is made up of student-athletes from each of the ten member institutions.
[edit] External link
California Collegiate Athletic Association |
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CSU Bakersfield • Chico State • CSU Dominguez Hills • CSU Los Angeles • CSU Monterey Bay • Cal Poly Pomona • CSU San Bernardino • CSU Stanislaus • Humboldt State • San Francisco State • Sonoma State • UC San Diego |