Chicagoland_Collegiate_Athletic_Conference
The Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Its 12 members are located in the Midwestern United States. In many sports, the conference champion qualifies directly for national competition.
Association | NAIA |
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Founded | 1949 |
Commissioner | Jeff Schimmelpfennig |
Sports fielded |
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No. of teams | 12 full + 1 associate (12 full and 0 associate in 2024-25) |
Region | Midwestern United States |
Official website | ccacsports.com |
Locations | |
The CCAC sanctions play in eight men's and eight women's sports. Men's sports include soccer, cross country, basketball, track and field, tennis, baseball, golf, and volleyball; while women's sports include soccer, volleyball, cross country, track and field, basketball, tennis, golf, and softball.
In all sports, it sanctions regular season league play as well as a post-season tournament.
Current members
The CCAC currently has 12 full members, all but three are private schools:
- Notes
- Roosevelt is currently in the process of transitioning to NCAA Division II, and will join the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for the 2024–25 school year.
Affiliate members
The CCAC currently has one affiliate member, which is also a private school:
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | CCAC sport |
Primary conference |
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Viterbo University | La Crosse, Wisconsin | 1890 | Catholic (Franciscan) |
2,677 | V-Hawks | 2018–19 | men's volleyball, men's soccer, women's soccer |
North Star (NSAA) |
Future members
The CCAC will have one future full member, which is also currently an affiliate member and private school:[1]
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joining | Current conference |
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Viterbo University | La Crosse, Wisconsin | 1890 | Catholic (Franciscan) |
2,677 | V-Hawks | 2024[lower-alpha 1] | North Star (NSAA) |
- Notes
Former members
The CCAC has 20 former full members, all but three are private schools:
- Notes
- Currently an NCAA Division III athletic conference.
- Barat was merged with DePaul University in 2001; which was later closed in 2005.
- Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.
- George Williams was merged into Aurora University in 2000.
- Currently an NCAA Division I athletic conference.
- Kendal was purchased in 2008 by Laureate International Universities, and later transferred to National Louis University in 2018.
- Mundelein was merged with Loyola University Chicago in 1991.
- Purdue–Northwest was formed in 2016 by the combining of Purdue–Calumet (located in Hammond, Indiana and competing as the Peregrines) and Purdue–North Central (located in Westville, Indiana and competing as the Panthers).
- Purdue–North Central joined the CCAC from before 2004–05 to 2015–16; while Purdue–Calumet joined from 1973–74 to 1974–75, and from 1993–94 to 2015–16.
- Andrew Bagnato (February 8, 1997). "New Entree On Kendall's Menu: Sports". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 28, 2018.