CALIFORNIA COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION


'California Collegiate Athletic Conference'
'Data'
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.

Contents
Membership
Full members
Notes
Charter Members
Former members
Sports sponsored
See Also
External link

Membership


InstitutionLocationMembershipAffiliationEnrollment
California State University, ChicoChico, California1998Public (California State University system)14,500
California State University, Dominguez HillsCarson, California1980Public (California State University system)8,698
California State University, Los AngelesLos Angeles, California1950Public (California State University system)20,307
California State University, Monterey BaySeaside, California1994Public (California State University system)3,900
California State Polytechnic University, PomonaPomona, California1967Public (California State University system)19,804
California State University, San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California1991Public (California State University system)14,000
California State University, StanislausTurlock, California1998Public (California State University system)6,192
Humboldt State UniversityArcata, California2006Public (California State University system)7,310
San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California1998Public (California State University system)28,950
Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California1998Public (California State University system)7,749
University of California, San DiegoLa Jolla, California2000Public (University of California system)20,339

Full members


Chico State Wildcats

Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros

Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles

Cal State Monterey Bay Otters

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
Notes

Cal State Monterey Bay had its provisional status waived by the NCAA and became a full member on July 12, 2007. 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.

Charter Members



Fresno State University

San Diego State University

San Jose State University

UC Santa Barbara

Former members


(School, Last year in CCAA, Current Conference)

Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo (1993, Big West)

Cal State Bakersfield (2006, Transitioning to Division I)

Cal State Fullerton (1974, Big West)

Cal State Northridge (1990, Big West)

Chapman University (1993, Division III Independent)

Fresno State University (1969, WAC)

Grand Canyon University (2003, PacWest)

Long Beach State (1969, Big West)

University of the Pacific (1950, Big West)

Pepperdine University (1954, WCC)

San Diego State (1969, Mountain West)

San Jose State (1969, WAC)

UC Davis (2003, Big West)

UC Riverside (2000, Big West)

UC Santa Barbara (1969, Big West)

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.

See Also



Big West Conference, an all-California school conference that competes in Division I. Eight out of its nine members are former members of the CCAA.

California Pacific Conference, an all-California school conference that competes in NAIA.

External link



CCAA Official Website

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