California Collegiate Athletic Association


The California Collegiate Athletic Association is a collegiate athletic conference at the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. All of its current members are public universities, and upon UC San Diego's departure on July 1, 2020, all are members of the California State University system.
It was founded in December 1938 and began competition in 1939. The commissioner of the CCAA is Mitch Cox. CCAA offices are located in Chico, California. The CCAA is the most successful conference in NCAA Division II, as its former and current members have won 153 National Championships.

Membership

Current members

Former members

Institutional names and nicknames reflect those used in the final academic year of CCAA membership.
InstitutionLocationFoundedTypeNicknameJoinedLeftCurrent
Conference
California Polytechnic State UniversitySan Luis Obispo1901PublicMustangs19451994Big West
California State University, BakersfieldBakersfield1965PublicRoadrunners19722007Big West
California State University, FresnoFresno1911PublicBulldogs19391969Mountain West
California State University, FullertonFullerton1957PublicTitans19671974Big West
California State University, Long BeachLong Beach1949Public49ers19561969Big West
California State University, NorthridgeNorthridge1958PublicMatadors19611990Big West
Davis1905PublicAggies19982004Big West
Riverside1954PublicHighlanders19692000Big West
La Jolla1960PublicTritons20002020Big West
Santa Barbara1891PublicGauchos19391969Big West
Chapman UniversityOrange1861PrivatePanthers19781993Southern California
Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix
1949PrivateAntelopes19942004Western Athletic
Stockton1851PrivateTigers19461949West Coast
Pepperdine UniversityMalibu1937PrivateWaves19451954West Coast
San Diego State UniversitySan Diego1897PublicAztecs19391969Mountain West
San Jose State UniversitySan Jose1857PublicSpartans19391950Mountain West

Membership timeline


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bar:4 color:FullxF from:1939 till:1969 text:UC Santa Barbara
bar:5 color:FullxF from:1945 till:1954 text:Pepperdine
bar:6 color:FullxF from:1945 till:1994 text:Cal Poly–San Luis Obispo
bar:7 color:FullxF from:1946 till:1949 text:Pacific
bar:8 color:FullxF from:1950 till:1969 text:Cal State–Los Angeles
bar:8 color:FullxF from:1974 till:end text:
bar:9 color:FullxF from:1956 till:1969 text:Long Beach State
bar:10 color:FullxF from:1961 till:1990 text:Cal State–Northridge
bar:11 color:FullxF from:1967 till:1975 text:Cal State–Fullerton
bar:12 color:FullxF from:1967 till:end text:Cal Poly–Pomona
bar:13 color:FullxF from:1969 till:2000 text:UC Riverside
bar:14 color:FullxF from:1972 till:2007 text:Cal State–Bakersfield
bar:15 color:FullxF from:1978 till:1993 text:Chapman
bar:16 color:FullxF from:1980 till:end text:Cal State–Dominguez Hills
bar:17 color:FullxF from:1991 till:end text:Cal State–San Bernardino
bar:18 color:FullxF from:1994 till:2004 text:Grand Canyon
bar:19 color:FullxF from:1998 till:end text:Chico State
bar:20 color:FullxF from:1998 till:end text:Cal State–Stanislaus
bar:21 color:FullxF from:1998 till:end text:San Francisco State
bar:22 color:FullxF from:1998 till:end text:Sonoma State
bar:23 color:FullxF from:1998 till:2004 text:UC Davis
bar:24 color:FullxF from:2000 till:2020 text:UC San Diego
bar:25 shift: color:FullxF from:2004 till:end text:Cal State–Monterey Bay
bar:26 shift: color:FullxF from:2006 till:end text:Humboldt State
bar:27 shift: color:FullxF from:2009 till:end text:Cal State–East Bay
bar:28 shift: color:FullxF from:2015 till:end text:Cal State–San Marcos
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Sports sponsored

The CCAA sponsors seven sports for women and six sports for men. Cross country, soccer and volleyball are fall sports; basketball is a winter sport; golf, outdoor track & field, softball, and baseball are spring sports. Throughout the years, CCAA teams have won 153 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 member institution.
SportMen'sWomen's
Baseball
Basketball
Cross Country
Golf
Soccer
Softball
Track & Field Outdoor
Volleyball

Men's sponsored sports by school

Women's sponsored sports by school

SchoolBasketballCross
Country		GolfSoccerSoftballTrack
& Field
Outdoor		VolleyballTotal
CCAA
Sports
Cal Poly Pomona5
Chico State7
Cal State Dominguez Hills5
Cal State East Bay7
Cal State Los Angeles6
Cal State Monterey Bay7
Cal State San Bernardino6
Cal State San Marcos7
Stanislaus State6
Humboldt State6
San Francisco State6
Sonoma State7
Totals121161210121275

Other sponsored sports by school

CCAA championships

SchoolCCAA
Championships
Cal Poly Pomona58
Chico State52
Cal State Los Angeles34
Cal State Dominguez Hills31
Cal State San Bernardino24
Sonoma State14
Humboldt State11
Stanislaus State9
Cal State Monterey Bay9
San Francisco State1
Cal State East Bay0
Cal State San Marcos0

Basketball

Football

SeasonChampionRecord
1939San Jose State3–0
1940San Jose State3–0
1941Fresno State
San Jose State		2–0–1
1942Fresno State2–0
1943No champion—
1944No champion—
1945No champion—
1946San Jose State4–0
1947Pacific 5–0
1948San Jose State5–0
1949San Jose State4–0
1950San Diego State3–0–1
1951San Diego State4–0
1952Cal Poly4–0

SeasonChampionRecord
1953Cal Poly5–0
1954Fresno State4–0
1955No champion—
1956No champion—
1957No champion—
1958Fresno State4–1
1959Fresno State5–0
1960Fresno State5–0
1961Fresno State5–0
1962San Diego State5–0
1963Los Angeles State3–1
1964Cal State Los Angeles5–0
1965Cal State Los Angeles5–0
1966San Diego State5–0
1967San Diego State5–0

SeasonChampionRecord
1968Fresno State4–0
1969Cal Poly2–0
1970Cal Poly3–0
1971Cal Poly3–0
1972Cal Poly
UC Riverside		3–0
1973Cal Poly4–0
1974UC Riverside4–0
1975UC Riverside4–0
1976Cal Poly2–0
1977Cal Poly2–0
1978Cal Poly2–0
1979Cal Poly2–0
1980Cal Poly2–0
1981Cal State Northridge2–0

NCAA championships

Conference facilities