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] Membership

Institution Location Membership Affiliation Enrollment
California State University, Chico Chico, California 1998 Public (California State University system) 14,500
California State University, Dominguez Hills Carson, California 1980 Public (California State University system) 8,698
California State University, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California 1950 Public (California State University system) 20,307
California State University, Monterey Bay Seaside, California 1994 Public (California State University system) 3,900
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Pomona, California 1967 Public (California State University system) 19,804
California State University, San Bernardino San Bernardino, California 1991 Public (California State University system) 14,000
California State University, Stanislaus Turlock, California 1998 Public (California State University system) 6,192
Humboldt State University Arcata, California 2006 Public (California State University system) 7,310
San Francisco State University San Francisco, California 1998 Public (California State University system) 28,950
Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, California 1998 Public (California State University system) 8,400
University of California, San Diego La Jolla, California 2000 Public (University of California system) 20,339

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[edit] 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.

[edit] Charter Members

[edit] Former members

(School, Last year in CCAA, Current Conference)

[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.

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