California Collegiate Athletic Association
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| California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) |
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| Established: 1938 | |
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| NCAA | Division II |
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| Members | 11 |
| Sports fielded | 13 (men's: 6; women's: 7) |
| Region | Pacific Coast (California-only conference) |
| Headquarters | Walnut Creek, California |
| Commissioner | Robert Hiegert |
| Website | http://www.goccaa.org/ |
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The California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) is an intercollegiate athletic conference in the Division II[1] 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.[2]
It was founded in December 1938 and began competition in 1939. The commissioner of the CCAA is Robert Hiegert. CCAA offices are located in Walnut Creek, California.[3] The CCAA is the most storied conference in NCAA Division II history as its former and current members boast a combined number of 146 National Championships.[4]
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[edit] Membership
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment[5] | Nickname | Membership | CCAA Championships [6] | NCAA National Championships [7] |
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| California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) |
Pomona, California (152,631) [8] |
1938[9] | Public (California State University system) | 20,510 | Broncos | 1967 | 53 | 11 |
| California State University, Chico (Chico State) |
Chico, California (84,396) |
1887 | Public (California State University system) | 17,034 | Wildcats | 1998 | 25 | 6 |
| California State University, Dominguez Hills (Cal State Dominguez Hills) |
Carson, California (92,156) |
1960 | Public (California State University system) | 12,082 | Toros | 1980 | 24 | 2 |
| California State University, East Bay (Cal State East Bay) |
Hayward, California (155,312) |
1957 | Public (California State University system) | 13,124 | Pioneers | 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) |
Los Angeles, California (3,849,378) |
1947 | Public (California State University system) | 21,051 | Golden Eagles | 1950 | 30 | 4 |
| California State University, Monterey Bay (Cal State Monterey Bay) |
Seaside, California (31,696) |
1994 | Public (California State University system) | 3,820 | Otters | 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| California State University, San Bernardino (Cal State San Bernardino) |
San Bernardino, California (205,010) |
1965 | Public (California State University system) | 17,066 | Coyotes | 1991 | 15 | 0 |
| California State University, Stanislaus (Cal State Stanislaus) |
Turlock, California (69,321) |
1957 | Public (California State University system) | 8,836 | Warriors | 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| Humboldt State University (Humboldt State) |
Arcata, California (16,651) |
1913 | Public (California State University system) | 7,435 | Lumberjacks | 2006 | 3 | 2 |
| San Francisco State University (SF State) |
San Francisco, California (764,976) |
1899 | Public (California State University system) | 30,125 | Gators | 1998 | 0 | 1 |
| Sonoma State University (Sonoma State) |
Rohnert Park, California (42,236) |
1960 | Public (California State University system) | 8,769 | Seawolves | 1998 | 8 | 2 |
| University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) |
La Jolla, California (42,808)[10] |
1960 | Public (University of California system) | 20,339 | Tritons | 2000 | 21 | 2 |
[edit] Full members
- Chico State Wildcats
- Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros
- Cal State East Bay Pioneers
- 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
[edit] Charter members
- Cal State Bakersfield - Now a provisional member of the Big West Conference
- Fresno State University - Now in the Western Athletic Conference
- San Diego State University - Now in the Mountain West Conference
- San Jose State University - Now in the Western Athletic Conference
- UC Santa Barbara - Now in the Big West Conference
[edit] Former members
(School, Last year in CCAA, Current Conference)
- University of the Pacific (1950, Big West)
- Pepperdine University (1954, WCC)
- Fresno State (1969, WAC)
- Long Beach State (1969, Big West)
- San Diego State (1969, Mountain West)
- San Jose State (1969, WAC)
- UC Santa Barbara (1969, Big West)
- Cal State Fullerton (1974, Big West)
- Cal State Northridge (1990, Big West)
- Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo (1993, Big West)
- Chapman University (1993, Division III Independent)
- UC Riverside (2000, Big West)
- Grand Canyon University (2003, PacWest)
- UC Davis (2003, Big West)
- Cal State Bakersfield (2006, Transitioning to Division I)
[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 eleven member institutions.
[edit] Conference facilities
Facility capacities taken from conference website unless otherwise noted. (See External Links section.)
[edit] 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.
[edit] References
- ^ "NCAA Division II WebPages" (HTML). Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. http://www.siue.edu/ATHLETIC/d2/conf.html. Retrieved on 2008-09-12.
- ^ "Quick Facts" (HTML). CCAA. http://www.goccaa.org/Sports/ccaa/2006/quickfacts.asp?nl=1&tab=ccaa. Retrieved on 2008-09-12.
- ^ "Commissioner's Office" (HTML). CCAA. http://www.goccaa.org/Sports/ccaa/2006/adminhq.asp?nl=4&tab=ccaa. Retrieved on 2008-09-12.
- ^ "NCAA Champions from the CCAA" (HTML). CCAA. http://www.goccaa.org/Sports/championships/2006/ncaa_champs_ccaa.asp?nl=11&tab=champs. Retrieved on 2008-09-12.
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- ^ "All-Time CCAA Champions" (HTML). CCAA. http://www.goccaa.org/Sports/championships/2006/alltime_ccaa_champs.asp?nl=10&tab=champs. Retrieved on 2008-09-24.
- ^ "How many NCAA Division II championships has your school won?" (HTML). NCAA. http://www.ncaa.org/champadmin/champs_listing2.html. Retrieved on 2008-09-24.
- ^ "Pomona, California" (HTML). U.S. Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&_name=Pomona&_state=04000US06&Submit.x=10&Submit.y=10&_county=Pomona&_cityTown=Pomona&_zip=&_sse=on&_lang=en&pctxt=fphl. Retrieved on 2008-09-11.
- ^ "Cal Poly Pomona Campus History" (HTML). University Library Special Collections at Cal Poly Pomona. http://www.csupomona.edu/~library/specialcollections/history/sandimas.html. Retrieved on 2008-08-27.
- ^ "Population and Housing Estimates, Zip Code 92037" (PDF). 2004 Estimates. http://cart.sandag.org/profiles/est/zip92037est.pdf. Retrieved on 2006-10-15.
- ^ http://www.goccaa.org/sidebar.asp?id=304&path=pomona
- ^ http://www.goccaa.org/sidebar.asp?id=304&path=pomona
- ^ http://www.goccaa.org/sidebar.asp?id=304&path=pomona
- ^ http://www.goccaa.org/sidebar.asp?id=304&path=pomona
- ^ http://www.goccaa.org/sidebar.asp?id=304&path=pomona
- ^ http://www.goccaa.org/sidebar.asp?id=315&path=dominguez
- ^ http://www.goccaa.org/sidebar.asp?id=315&path=dominguez
- ^ http://www.goccaa.org/sidebar.asp?id=315&path=dominguez
- ^ http://www.goccaa.org/sidebar.asp?id=320&path=losangeles
- ^ http://www.goccaa.org/sidebar.asp?id=320&path=losangeles
- ^ http://www.goccaa.org/sidebar.asp?id=320&path=losangeles
- ^ http://www.goccaa.org/sidebar.asp?id=320&path=losangeles
- ^ http://www.d2hoops.net/arenas/calstatemontereybay/t257/
- ^ http://www.goccaa.org/sidebar.asp?id=325&path=sanbernardino
- ^ http://www.goccaa.org/sidebar.asp?id=325&path=sanbernardino
- ^ http://www.goccaa.org/sidebar.asp?id=325&path=sanbernardino
- ^ http://www.goccaa.org/sidebar.asp?id=325&path=sanbernardino
- ^ http://www.goccaa.org/sidebar.asp?id=325&path=sanbernardino
- ^ http://www.goccaa.org/sidebar.asp?id=330&path=stanislaus
- ^ http://www.goccaa.org/sidebar.asp?id=330&path=stanislaus
- ^ http://www.goccaa.org/sidebar.asp?id=330&path=stanislaus
- ^ http://www.goccaa.org/sidebar.asp?id=335&path=chico
- ^ http://www.goccaa.org/sidebar.asp?id=335&path=chico
- ^ http://www.goccaa.org/sidebar.asp?id=335&path=chico
- ^ http://www.goccaa.org/sidebar.asp?id=335&path=chico
- ^ http://www.goccaa.org/sidebar.asp?id=340&path=humboldt
- ^ http://www.goccaa.org/sidebar.asp?id=340&path=humboldt
- ^ http://www.goccaa.org/sidebar.asp?id=343&path=sanfran
- ^ http://www.goccaa.org/sidebar.asp?id=343&path=sanfran
- ^ http://www.goccaa.org/sidebar.asp?id=343&path=sanfran
- ^ http://www.goccaa.org/sidebar.asp?id=348&path=sonoma
- ^ http://www.goccaa.org/sidebar.asp?id=348&path=sonoma
- ^ http://www.goccaa.org/sidebar.asp?id=353&path=sandiego
- ^ http://www.goccaa.org/sidebar.asp?id=353&path=sandiego
- ^ http://www.goccaa.org/sidebar.asp?id=353&path=sandiego
- ^ http://www.goccaa.org/sidebar.asp?id=353&path=sandiego
[edit] External links
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