California Collegiate Athletic Association
| California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) |
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|---|---|
| Established | 1938 |
| Association | NCAA |
| Division | Division II |
| Members | 12 |
| Sports fielded | 13 (men's: 6; women's: 7) |
| Region | Pacific Coast (California-only conference) |
| Headquarters | Walnut Creek, California |
| Commissioner | Robert Hiegert |
| Website | goccaa.org |
| Locations | |
The California Collegiate Athletic Association or 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 149 National Championships.[4]
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[edit] Membership
| Institution | Location | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Endowment | Nickname | CCAA membership |
CCAA Conference Championships (as of 2011)[5] |
NCAA National Championships (as of 2011)[6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | Pomona | 1938 | Public | 20,510 | $50,000,000 | Broncos | 1967 | 56 | 12 |
| California State University, Chico | Chico | 1887 | Public | 17,034 | $38,958,000 | Wildcats | 1998 | 36 | 1 |
| California State University, Dominguez Hills | Carson | 1960 | Public | 12,082 | $7,871,000 | Toros | 1980 | 28 | 3 |
| California State University, East Bay | Hayward | 1957 | Public | 13,124 | $8,518,000 | Pioneers | 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| California State University, Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 1947 | Public | 21,051 | $15,665,000 | Golden Eagles | 1950 | 31 | 4 |
| California State University, Monterey Bay | Seaside | 1994 | Public | 3,820 | $9,554,000 | Otters | 2003 | 4 | 1 |
| California State University, San Bernardino | San Bernardino | 1965 | Public | 17,066 | $16,427,000 | Coyotes | 1991 | 20 | 0 |
| California State University, Stanislaus | Turlock | 1957 | Public | 8,836 | $8,873,000 | Warriors | 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| Humboldt State University | Arcata | 1913 | Public | 7,435 | $18,512,000 | Lumberjacks | 2006 | 7 | 1 |
| San Francisco State University | San Francisco | 1899 | Public | 30,125 | $49,019,000 | Gators | 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| Sonoma State University | Rohnert Park | 1960 | Public | 8,769 | $27,974,000 | Seawolves | 1998 | 13 | 3 |
| University of California, San Diego | La Jolla | 1960 | Public | 20,339 | $315,376,000 | Tritons | 2000 | 21 | 3 |
[edit] Charter members
- California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) - Now in the Western Athletic Conference; to join the Mountain West Conference in 2012
- San Diego State University - Now in the Mountain West Conference; to join the Big East Conference for football and the Big West Conference for other sports in 2013
- 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 CCCA | Current conference |
|---|---|---|
| University of the Pacific | 1950 | Big West |
| Pepperdine University | 1954 | West Coast Conference |
| Fresno State | 1969 | Western Athletic Conference |
| Long Beach State | 1969 | Big West |
| San Diego State | 1969 | Mountain West |
| San Jose State | 1969 | Western Athletic Conference |
| 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 | 2004 | Pacific West |
| UC Davis | 2003 | Big West |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2006 | Division I independent |
[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 149 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, plus future member San Diego State, are former members of the CCAA.
- California Pacific Conference, an all-California school conference that competes in NAIA Division I.
- Golden State Athletic Conference, an all-California NAIA Division I conference.
[edit] References
- ^ "NCAA Division II WebPages" (HTML). Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Archived from the original on 2008-06-09. http://web.archive.org/web/20080609013459/http://www.siue.edu/ATHLETIC/d2/conf.html. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
- ^ "Quick Facts" (HTML). CCAA. http://www.goccaa.org/Sports/ccaa/2006/quickfacts.asp?nl=1&tab=ccaa. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
- ^ "Commissioner's Office" (HTML). CCAA. http://www.goccaa.org/Sports/ccaa/2006/adminhq.asp?nl=4&tab=ccaa. Retrieved 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 2008-09-12.
- ^ "All-Time CCAA Champions" (HTML). CCAA. http://www.goccaa.org/Sports/championships/2006/alltime_ccaa_champs.asp?nl=10&tab=champs. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- ^ "NCAA Champions from the CCAA". California Collegiate Athletic Association. http://www.goccaa.org/sports/2006/8/11/ncaa_champs_ccaa.aspx. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- ^ http://www.goccaa.org/sidebar.asp?id=304&path=pomona
- ^ http://www.lasports.org/lafacilities/display.php?s=Arena&id=25&PHPSESSID=6dbd31b083820fc2cf7b922527b79ee2
- ^ http://www.lasports.org/lafacilities/display.php?s=Arena&id=25&PHPSESSID=6dbd31b083820fc2cf7b922527b79ee2
- ^ 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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