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Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Data
Established	1912
Members	11
Sports fielded	15 (7 men's, 8 women's)
Region	South Atlantic States
States	3 - Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina
Headquarters	Hampton, Virginia

The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) is a college athletic conference made up of historically black colleges in the southeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division II. Its annual basketball tournament is one of the most successful events in the nation. The CIAA Basketball Tournament is the third most attended athletic event in collegiate sports after the Atlantic Coast Conference and Big East tournaments; and is the first NCAA Division II conference to have its tournament televised as part of Championship Week on ESPN. Several of the teams have claimed national championships in their respective sports. Virginia Union University has claimed the National Championship in Basketball (Division II) on three occasions. St. Augustine's College is also a national power in the sport of Track and Field.

Contents 1 History 2 Sports 3 Cheerleading 4 Member schools 4.1 Team 5 Conference Facilities 6 External link

The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association is the oldest African-American athletic conference in the United States. Founded in 1912 on the campus of Hampton Institute (now Hampton University), the CIAA embodies a history rich in tradition, which epitomizes the fortitude of its 11 colleges and universities. When the conference was founded, it was originally known as the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Its founding fathers were Allen Washington and C.H. Williams of Hampton Institute; Ernest J. Marshall of Howard University; George Johnson of Lincoln University, PA ; W.E. Atkins, Charles Frasher and H.P. Hargrave of Shaw University; and J.W. Barco and J.W. Pierce of Virginia Union University. The conference’s football legacy dates back to 1892. That year Livingstone College and Johnson C. Smith University (then Biddle University) played in the first football game between two African-American colleges. The athleticism and sportsmanship the teams exhibited on that rainy afternoon set the standard for the CIAA’s member institutions: Bowie State University, Elizabeth City State University, Fayetteville State University, Johnson C. Smith University, Livingstone College, North Carolina Central University, St. Augustine's College, St. Paul’s College, Shaw University, Virginia State University, and Virginia Union University.

Lincoln University, PA , a charter member of the CIAA is adding a varsity football team and looking to reclassify their athletic program to NCAA Division II from NCAA Division III and is currently seeking re-admission into the CIAA.

North Carolina Central University is reclassifying their athletic program to NCAA Division I and will be leaving the CIAA for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, a Division I conference also made up exclusively of historically black schools.

The CIAA is divided into Eastern and Western Divisions in all of the sports except track and field/cross country and baseball, and sponsors 16 annual championships.

The men's championships are:

• football
• cross-country
• basketball
• cross country
• golf
• track and field
• baseball
• tennis

The women’s championships are:

• cross-country
• basketball
• cross country
• track and field
• tennis
• softball
• bowling
• volleyball

The CIAA cheering squads practice Stomp 'N Shake that incorporates voice, gymnastics, and dance. Over the past few decades, S-N-S has evolved into a more technical style, priding itself of precision, accuracy, and creativity. Included in this style are the techniques of up-stomp, up-step, down-stomp, kick, side-kick, roll, roll-break, power-arms, slpaz-hand, clasp, blade, and the infamous shakes(car-wash shake, single shake, double shake, hit-shake, and jiggle-pop).

SQUADS

• Bowie State University - Cheerleaders
• Elizabeth City State University - Dee-Lite Cheerleaders
• Fayetteville State University - http://www.uncfsu.edu/cheer --Cheer Phi Smoov Cheerleaders
• Johnson C. Smith University - Luv-A-Bull Cheerleaders
• Livingstone College - LaLa Cheerleaders
• North Carolina Central University - Champagne Cheerleaders
• St. Augustine's College - BlueChip Cheerleaders
• St. Paul's College - Finesse Cheerleaders
• Shaw University - Chi Chi Cheerleaders
• Virginia State University - Woo Woo Cheerleaders
• Virginia Union University - Rah Rah Cheerleaders

Eastern Division

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment
Bowie State University	Bowie, Maryland	1865	Public	5,454
Elizabeth City State University	Elizabeth City, North Carolina	1891	Public	2,250
Saint Paul's College	Lawrenceville, Virginia	1888	Private/Episopal	750
Shaw University	Raleigh, North Carolina	1865	Private/Baptist	2,500
Virginia State University	Petersburg, Virginia	1882	Public	4,300
Virginia Union University	Richmond, Virginia	1865	Private/Baptist	1,525

Western Division

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment
Fayetteville State University	Fayetteville, North Carolina	1867	Public	6,085
Johnson C. Smith University	Charlotte, North Carolina	1867	Private/Non-sectarian	2,500
Livingstone College	Salisbury, North Carolina	1879	Private/African Methodist Episcopal Zion	1,100
North Carolina Central University	Durham, North Carolina	1910	Public	8,231
Saint Augustine's College	Raleigh, North Carolina	1867	Private/Episcopal	1,700

• Bowie State Bulldogs
• Elizabeth City State Vikings
• Fayetteville State Broncos
• Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls
• Livingstone Blue Bears
• North Carolina Central Eagles
• Saint Augustine's Falcons
• Saint Paul's Tigers
• Shaw Bears
• Virginia State Trojans
• Virginia Union Panthers

School	Football		Basketball
	Stadium	Capacity	Arena	Capacity
Bowie State	Bulldog Stadium	6,000	A.C. Jordan Arena	2,200
Elizabeth City State	Roebuck Stadium	6,500	R. L. Vaughn Center	5,000
Fayetteville State	Luther Nick Jerald’s Stadium	6,100	Felton J. Capel Arena	4,000
Johnson C. Smith	Irwin Belk Complex	4,500	Brayboy Gymnasium	2,316
Livingstone	Alumni Memorial Stadium	5,500	William Trent Gymnasium	1,500
North Carolina Central	O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium	11,000	McLendon-McDougald Gym	3,000
St. Augustine's	Broughton High School Stadium	N/A	Emery Gymnasium	1,000
St. Paul's	St. Paul’s Athletic Field	3,000	Taylor-Whitehead Gym	1,500
Virginia State	Rogers Stadium	13,500	Daniel Gymnasium	3,454
Virginia Union	Hovey Field	10,000	Barco-Stevens Hall	2,000

• Official Web site of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA)
Bowie State • Elizabeth City State • Fayetteville State • Johnson C. Smith • Livingstone • North Carolina Central • St. Augustine's • St. Paul's • Shaw • Virginia State • Virginia Union

NCAA Division II Football Conferences

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Great Lakes Football Conference – Great Northwest Athletic Conference – Gulf South Conference – Lone Star Conference – Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association – North Central Conference – Northeast Ten Conference – Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – South Atlantic Conference – Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Independents