California Collegiate Athletic Association

Infobox Athletic Conference
name = California Collegiate Athletic Association
short_name = CCAA
established = 1938

logo_size = 200
association = NCAA
division = Division II
subdivision =
members = 11
sports = 13
mens = 6
womens = 7
region = Pacific Coast
(California-only conference)
former_names =
hq_city = Walnut Creek
hq_stateabb = CA
hq_state = California
commissioner = Robert Hiegert
since =
website = http://www.goccaa.org/
color = 000080
font_color = FFFFFF

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The California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) is an intercollegiate athletic conference in the Division II [cite web | title=NCAA Division II WebPages | url= http://www.siue.edu/ATHLETIC/d2/conf.html|format=HTML| work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | accessdate=2008-09-12] 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. [cite web | title=Quick Facts | url= http://www.goccaa.org/Sports/ccaa/2006/quickfacts.asp?nl=1&tab=ccaa|format=HTML| work= CCAA| accessdate=2008-09-12]

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. [cite web | title=Commissioner's Office | url= http://www.goccaa.org/Sports/ccaa/2006/adminhq.asp?nl=4&tab=ccaa|format=HTML| work= CCAA| accessdate=2008-09-12] 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. [cite web | title=NCAA Champions from the CCAA | url= http://www.goccaa.org/Sports/championships/2006/ncaa_champs_ccaa.asp?nl=11&tab=champs|format=HTML| work= CCAA| accessdate=2008-09-12]

Membership

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)

*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)

ports 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.

ee 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.

References

External links

* [http://www.goccaa.org CCAA Official Website]
* [http://www.dsa.csupomona.edu/athletics/default.asp Cal Poly Pomona Athletics]
* [http://athletics.ucsd.edu/ UC San Diego Athletics]