Association | NCAA |
---|---|
Founded | 1938 |
Commissioner | Allen Hardison |
Sports fielded |
|
Division | Division II |
No. of teams | 12 (13 in 2025) |
Headquarters | Aliso Viejo, California |
Region | California |
Official website | goccaa.org |
Locations | |
The California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. [1] 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 (two of them being Cal Polys). [2]
It was founded in December 1938 and began competition in 1939. The commissioner of the CCAA is Allen Hardison. CCAA offices are located in Aliso Viejo, California. [3] The CCAA is the most successful conference in NCAA Division II, as its former and current members have won 155 National Championships. [4]
As of 2024 [update], the CCAA has 12 full members, all of which are public schools in the California State University system.
Institution | Athletic brand |
Location [a] | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joining | Current conference |
Colors |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of California, Merced | UC Merced | Merced | 2005 | Public [b] | 9,104 | Golden Bobcats | 2025 | CalPac [c] |
The CCAA had 16 former full members, all but four were public schools. Institutional names and nicknames reflect those used in the final academic year of CCAA membership:
Full member (all sports) Full member (non-football) Associate member (football-only) Associate member (sport)
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 155 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.
Sport | Men's | Women's |
---|---|---|
Baseball | ||
Basketball | ||
Cross country | ||
Golf | ||
Soccer | ||
Softball | ||
Track & Field Outdoor | ||
Volleyball |
School | Baseball | Basketball |
Cross Country |
Golf | Soccer |
Track & Field Outdoor |
Total CCAA Sports |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cal Poly Humboldt | 4 | ||||||
Cal Poly Pomona | 5 | ||||||
Cal State Dominguez Hills | 4 | ||||||
Cal State East Bay | 6 | ||||||
Cal State Los Angeles | 5 | ||||||
Cal State Monterey Bay | 5 | ||||||
Cal State San Bernardino | 4 | ||||||
Cal State San Marcos | 6 | ||||||
Chico State | 6 | ||||||
San Francisco State | 4 | ||||||
Sonoma State | 4 | ||||||
Stanislaus State | 6 | ||||||
Totals | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 59 |
Future member | |||||||
UC Merced | 4 |
School | Basketball |
Cross Country |
Golf | Soccer | Softball |
Track & Field Outdoor |
Volleyball | Total CCAA Sports |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cal Poly Humboldt | 6 | |||||||
Cal Poly Pomona | 5 | |||||||
Cal State Dominguez Hills | 5 | |||||||
Cal State East Bay | 7 | |||||||
Cal State Los Angeles | 6 | |||||||
Cal State Monterey Bay | 7 | |||||||
Cal State San Bernardino | 6 | |||||||
Cal State San Marcos | 7 | |||||||
Chico State | 7 | |||||||
San Francisco State | 6 | |||||||
Sonoma State | 7 | |||||||
Stanislaus State | 6 | |||||||
Totals | 12 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 75 |
Future member | ||||||||
UC Merced | 5 |
School | Men | Women | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Track & Field Indoor |
Volleyball [a] | Water Polo [b] |
Wrestling | Beach Volleyball [c] |
Rowing | Swimming & Diving |
Tennis | Track & Field Indoor |
Water Polo [b] | |||
Cal Poly Humboldt | GNAC | |||||||||||
Cal State Dominguez Hills | IND | |||||||||||
Cal State East Bay | PCSC | WWPA | ||||||||||
Cal State Los Angeles | IND | IND | PWC | IND | ||||||||
Cal State Monterey Bay | WWPA | |||||||||||
Stanislaus State | PWC | IND | ||||||||||
San Francisco State | RMAC | IND | ||||||||||
UC Merced | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
School | CCAA Championships (thru 6/2014) [7] |
---|---|
Cal Poly Pomona | 58 |
Chico State | 52 |
Cal State Los Angeles | 34 |
Cal State Dominguez Hills | 31 |
Cal State San Bernardino | 24 |
Sonoma State | 14 |
Cal Poly Humboldt | 11 |
Stanislaus State | 9 |
Cal State Monterey Bay | 9 |
San Francisco State | 1 |
Cal State East Bay | 0 |
Cal State San Marcos | 0 |
School | Team | Individual | Appearances | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Co–ed | Total | |
Cal Poly Pomona | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 87 | 75 | 0 | 162 |
CSU Dominguez Hills | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 46 | 0 | 72 |
CSU East Bay | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 41 | 28 | 0 | 69 |
CSU Los Angeles | 4 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 37 | 71 | 77 | 79 | 0 | 156 |
CSU Monterey Bay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 20 |
CSU San Bernardino | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 29 | 0 | 54 |
CSU San Marcos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Chico State | 6 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 7 | 59 | 131 | 85 | 0 | 216 |
Cal Poly Humboldt | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 55 | 58 | 0 | 113 |
San Francisco State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 70 | 39 | 0 | 109 |
Sonoma State | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 63 | 0 | 105 |
Stanislaus State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 51 | 47 | 0 | 98 |
School | Baseball Stadium |
Capacity | Basketball Arena |
Capacity | Soccer/ Track & Field Stadium |
Capacity |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cal Poly Humboldt | non-baseball school
|
Lumberjack Arena | 2,000 |
Redwood Bowl & College Creek Field |
7,000 N/A | |
Cal Poly Pomona | Scolinos Field | 1,000 | Kellogg Arena | 3,000 | Kellogg Field | 2,000 |
Chico State | Nettleton Stadium | 4,200 | Acker Gymnasium | 1,997 | University Soccer Stadium & Chico State Stadium |
3,800 6,000 |
Cal State Dominguez Hills | Toro Field | 500 | Torodome / Dave Yanai Court | 3,602 | Toro Stadium | 3,000 |
Cal State East Bay | Pioneer Field | CSUEB Physical Education Complex | 3,500 | Pioneer Stadium | 5,000 | |
Cal State LA | Reeder Field | 500 | Eagle's Nest Arena | 3,400 | Jesse Owens Track | 5,000 |
Cal State Monterey Bay | CSUMB Baseball/Softball Complex | The Kelp Bed | 1,000 | CSUMB Soccer Complex | 660 | |
Cal State San Bernardino |
Fiscalini Field & San Manuel Stadium |
2,000 | Coussoulis Arena | 4,140 | Coyote Premier Field | 300 |
Cal State San Marcos | CSUSM Baseball Field | 1,000 | The Sports Center | 1,400 | Mangrum Track & Soccer Field | |
Stanislaus State | Warrior Baseball Field | 1,500 | Ed & Bertha Fitzpatrick Arena | 2,000 | Warrior Stadium & Al Brenda Track | 2,000 |
San Francisco State | Maloney Field | 100 | Main Gym at Don Nasser Family Plaza | 2,000 | Cox Stadium | 5,000 |
Sonoma State | Seawolf Diamond | Open | The Wolves' Den | 2,000 | Seawolf Field | 2,000 |
UC Merced | non-baseball school
|
Hostetler Court | 600 | Bobcat Field [a] | — |
Association | NCAA |
---|---|
Founded | 1938 |
Commissioner | Allen Hardison |
Sports fielded |
|
Division | Division II |
No. of teams | 12 (13 in 2025) |
Headquarters | Aliso Viejo, California |
Region | California |
Official website | goccaa.org |
Locations | |
The California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. [1] 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 (two of them being Cal Polys). [2]
It was founded in December 1938 and began competition in 1939. The commissioner of the CCAA is Allen Hardison. CCAA offices are located in Aliso Viejo, California. [3] The CCAA is the most successful conference in NCAA Division II, as its former and current members have won 155 National Championships. [4]
As of 2024 [update], the CCAA has 12 full members, all of which are public schools in the California State University system.
Institution | Athletic brand |
Location [a] | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment (Fall 2018) [6] |
Nickname | Joined | Colors | Division |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt | Cal Poly Humboldt | Arcata | 1913 | Public [b] | 5,858 | Lumberjacks | 2006 | North | |
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | Cal Poly Pomona | Pomona | 1938 | 27,173 | Broncos | 1967 | South | ||
California State University, Chico | Chico State | Chico | 1887 | 13,840 | Wildcats | 1998 | North | ||
California State University, Dominguez Hills | Cal State Dominguez Hills | Carson | 1960 | 15,530 | Toros | 1980 | South | ||
California State University, East Bay | Cal State East Bay | Hayward | 1957 | 15,189 | Pioneers | 2009 | North | ||
California State University, Los Angeles | Cal State Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 1947 | 26,029 | Golden Eagles | 1950; 1974 [c] |
South | ||
California State University, Monterey Bay | Cal State Monterey Bay | Seaside | 1994 | 7,046 | Otters | 2004 | South | ||
California State University, San Bernardino | Cal State San Bernardino or CSUSB |
San Bernardino | 1965 | 19,467 | Coyotes | 1991 | South | ||
California State University San Marcos | Cal State San Marcos | San Marcos | 1989 | 13,469 | Cougars | 2015 | South | ||
California State University, Stanislaus | Stanislaus State | Turlock | 1957 | 10,154 | Warriors | 1998 | North | ||
San Francisco State University | San Francisco State | San Francisco | 1899 | 24,765 | Gators | 1998 | North | ||
Sonoma State University | Sonoma State | Rohnert Park | 1960 | 6,566 | Seawolves | 1998 | North |
Institution | Athletic brand |
Location [a] | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joining | Current conference |
Colors |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of California, Merced | UC Merced | Merced | 2005 | Public [b] | 9,104 | Golden Bobcats | 2025 | CalPac [c] |
The CCAA had 16 former full members, all but four were public schools. Institutional names and nicknames reflect those used in the final academic year of CCAA membership:
Institution | Location [a] | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Current conference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
California Polytechnic State University | San Luis Obispo | 1901 | Public [b] | 21,306 | Mustangs | 1945 | 1994 | Big West [c] |
California State University, Bakersfield | Bakersfield | 1965 | 8,720 | Roadrunners | 1972 | 2007 | Big West [c] | |
California State University, Fresno | Fresno | 1911 | 25,341 | Bulldogs | 1939 | 1969 | Mountain West [c] | |
California State University, Fullerton | Fullerton | 1957 | 40,235 | Titans | 1967 | 1974 | Big West [c] | |
California State University, Long Beach | Long Beach | 1949 | 37,776 | 49ers [d] | 1956 | 1969 | Big West [c] | |
California State University, Northridge | Northridge | 1958 | 39,916 | Matadors | 1961 | 1990 | Big West [c] | |
University of California, Davis | Davis | 1905 | Public [e] | 36,441 | Aggies | 1998 | 2004 | Big West [c] |
University of California, Riverside | Riverside | 1954 | 22,921 | Highlanders | 1969 | 2000 | Big West [c] | |
University of California, San Diego | La Jolla | 1960 | 33,735 | Tritons | 2000 | 2020 | Big West [c] | |
University of California, Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara [f] | 1891 | 24,346 | Gauchos | 1939 | 1969 | Big West [c] | |
Chapman University | Orange | 1861 | Disciples of Christ | 10,001 | Panthers | 1978 | 1993 | Southern California (SCIAC) [g] |
Grand Canyon University |
Phoenix (Arizona) |
1949 |
Nondenominational/ For-profit [h] |
25,000 | Antelopes | 1994 | 2004 |
Western (WAC)
[c] ( WCC in 2025) [c] |
University of the Pacific | Stockton | 1851 | United Methodist | 6,652 | Tigers | 1946 | 1949 | West Coast (WCC) [c] |
Pepperdine University | Malibu [i] | 1937 | Churches of Christ | 6,000 | Waves | 1945 | 1954 | West Coast (WCC) [c] |
San Diego State University | San Diego | 1897 | Public [b] | 35,578 | Aztecs | 1939 | 1969 | Mountain West [c] |
San Jose State University | San Jose | 1857 | 33,025 | Spartans | 1939 | 1950 | Mountain West [c] |
Full member (all sports) Full member (non-football) Associate member (football-only) Associate member (sport)
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 155 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.
Sport | Men's | Women's |
---|---|---|
Baseball | ||
Basketball | ||
Cross country | ||
Golf | ||
Soccer | ||
Softball | ||
Track & Field Outdoor | ||
Volleyball |
School | Baseball | Basketball |
Cross Country |
Golf | Soccer |
Track & Field Outdoor |
Total CCAA Sports |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cal Poly Humboldt | 4 | ||||||
Cal Poly Pomona | 5 | ||||||
Cal State Dominguez Hills | 4 | ||||||
Cal State East Bay | 6 | ||||||
Cal State Los Angeles | 5 | ||||||
Cal State Monterey Bay | 5 | ||||||
Cal State San Bernardino | 4 | ||||||
Cal State San Marcos | 6 | ||||||
Chico State | 6 | ||||||
San Francisco State | 4 | ||||||
Sonoma State | 4 | ||||||
Stanislaus State | 6 | ||||||
Totals | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 59 |
Future member | |||||||
UC Merced | 4 |
School | Basketball |
Cross Country |
Golf | Soccer | Softball |
Track & Field Outdoor |
Volleyball | Total CCAA Sports |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cal Poly Humboldt | 6 | |||||||
Cal Poly Pomona | 5 | |||||||
Cal State Dominguez Hills | 5 | |||||||
Cal State East Bay | 7 | |||||||
Cal State Los Angeles | 6 | |||||||
Cal State Monterey Bay | 7 | |||||||
Cal State San Bernardino | 6 | |||||||
Cal State San Marcos | 7 | |||||||
Chico State | 7 | |||||||
San Francisco State | 6 | |||||||
Sonoma State | 7 | |||||||
Stanislaus State | 6 | |||||||
Totals | 12 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 75 |
Future member | ||||||||
UC Merced | 5 |
School | Men | Women | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Track & Field Indoor |
Volleyball [a] | Water Polo [b] |
Wrestling | Beach Volleyball [c] |
Rowing | Swimming & Diving |
Tennis | Track & Field Indoor |
Water Polo [b] | |||
Cal Poly Humboldt | GNAC | |||||||||||
Cal State Dominguez Hills | IND | |||||||||||
Cal State East Bay | PCSC | WWPA | ||||||||||
Cal State Los Angeles | IND | IND | PWC | IND | ||||||||
Cal State Monterey Bay | WWPA | |||||||||||
Stanislaus State | PWC | IND | ||||||||||
San Francisco State | RMAC | IND | ||||||||||
UC Merced | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
School | CCAA Championships (thru 6/2014) [7] |
---|---|
Cal Poly Pomona | 58 |
Chico State | 52 |
Cal State Los Angeles | 34 |
Cal State Dominguez Hills | 31 |
Cal State San Bernardino | 24 |
Sonoma State | 14 |
Cal Poly Humboldt | 11 |
Stanislaus State | 9 |
Cal State Monterey Bay | 9 |
San Francisco State | 1 |
Cal State East Bay | 0 |
Cal State San Marcos | 0 |
|
|
|
School | Team | Individual | Appearances | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Co–ed | Total | |
Cal Poly Pomona | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 87 | 75 | 0 | 162 |
CSU Dominguez Hills | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 46 | 0 | 72 |
CSU East Bay | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 41 | 28 | 0 | 69 |
CSU Los Angeles | 4 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 37 | 71 | 77 | 79 | 0 | 156 |
CSU Monterey Bay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 20 |
CSU San Bernardino | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 29 | 0 | 54 |
CSU San Marcos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Chico State | 6 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 7 | 59 | 131 | 85 | 0 | 216 |
Cal Poly Humboldt | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 55 | 58 | 0 | 113 |
San Francisco State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 70 | 39 | 0 | 109 |
Sonoma State | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 63 | 0 | 105 |
Stanislaus State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 51 | 47 | 0 | 98 |
School | Baseball Stadium |
Capacity | Basketball Arena |
Capacity | Soccer/ Track & Field Stadium |
Capacity |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cal Poly Humboldt | non-baseball school
|
Lumberjack Arena | 2,000 |
Redwood Bowl & College Creek Field |
7,000 N/A | |
Cal Poly Pomona | Scolinos Field | 1,000 | Kellogg Arena | 3,000 | Kellogg Field | 2,000 |
Chico State | Nettleton Stadium | 4,200 | Acker Gymnasium | 1,997 | University Soccer Stadium & Chico State Stadium |
3,800 6,000 |
Cal State Dominguez Hills | Toro Field | 500 | Torodome / Dave Yanai Court | 3,602 | Toro Stadium | 3,000 |
Cal State East Bay | Pioneer Field | CSUEB Physical Education Complex | 3,500 | Pioneer Stadium | 5,000 | |
Cal State LA | Reeder Field | 500 | Eagle's Nest Arena | 3,400 | Jesse Owens Track | 5,000 |
Cal State Monterey Bay | CSUMB Baseball/Softball Complex | The Kelp Bed | 1,000 | CSUMB Soccer Complex | 660 | |
Cal State San Bernardino |
Fiscalini Field & San Manuel Stadium |
2,000 | Coussoulis Arena | 4,140 | Coyote Premier Field | 300 |
Cal State San Marcos | CSUSM Baseball Field | 1,000 | The Sports Center | 1,400 | Mangrum Track & Soccer Field | |
Stanislaus State | Warrior Baseball Field | 1,500 | Ed & Bertha Fitzpatrick Arena | 2,000 | Warrior Stadium & Al Brenda Track | 2,000 |
San Francisco State | Maloney Field | 100 | Main Gym at Don Nasser Family Plaza | 2,000 | Cox Stadium | 5,000 |
Sonoma State | Seawolf Diamond | Open | The Wolves' Den | 2,000 | Seawolf Field | 2,000 |
UC Merced | non-baseball school
|
Hostetler Court | 600 | Bobcat Field [a] | — |