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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.

Contents 1 Membership 1.1 Full members 1.2 Notes 2 Charter Members 3 Former members 4 Sports sponsored 5 See also 6 External links

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

• 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

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.

• Fresno State University
• San Diego State University
• San Jose State University
• UC Santa Barbara

(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)

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.

• 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.

• CCAA Official Website

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