Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference

Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference
CACC
Established	1961
Association	NCAA
Division	Division II
Members	13
Sports fielded	16 men's: 8; women's: 8; ;
Region	Atlantic Coast
Headquarters	New Haven, Connecticut
Commissioner	Daniel Mara (since 2006)
Website	caccathletics.org
Locations

The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (or CACC) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)'s Division II. Its fourteen member institutions are located in the northeastern United States in the states of Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

The CACC was founded in 1961 as an NAIA conference, and later joined the NCAA in 2002 on provisional status. The CACC Conference Office has been located in New Haven, Connecticut since 2004, the same year that it upgraded to full active status. The CACC has three full-time staff members and one part-time.^[1]

Member schools[]

Current members[]

Institution	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined
Bloomfield College	Bloomfield, New Jersey	1868	Private (Presbyterian)	2,100	Bears	1961
Caldwell University	Caldwell, New Jersey	1939	Private (Catholic)	2,213	Cougars	1987
Chestnut Hill College	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1924	Private (Catholic)	2,301	Griffins	2007
Dominican College	Orangeburg, New York	1952	Private (Catholic)	1,998	Chargers	1982
Felician University	Lodi, New Jersey	1923	Private (Catholic)	2,109	Golden Falcons	1999
Georgian Court University	Lakewood, New Jersey	1908	Private (Catholic)	2,313	Lions	1983
Goldey–Beacom College	Pike Creek Valley, Delaware	1886	Private (Nonsectarian)	1,352	Lightning	1999
Holy Family University	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1954	Private (Catholic)	2,100	Tigers	1999
Nyack College	Nyack, New York	1882	Private (C&MA)	3,318	Warriors	1961
Post University	Waterbury, Connecticut	1890	Private (For-profit)	7,317	Eagles	1987
University of the Sciences^[a] (USciences)	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1821	Private (Nonsectarian)	2,749	Devils	1999
Thomas Jefferson University^[b] (Jefferson)	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1824	Private (Nonsectarian)	3,540	Rams	2005
Wilmington University	New Castle, Delaware	1968	Private (Nonsectarian)	3,300	Wildcats	1999

Notes

^ University of Sciences is merging with Division I Saint Joseph's University and discontinuing athletics following the 2021–22 academic year.
^ Jefferson joined the CACC as Philadelphia University. In 2017, PhilaU merged with Thomas Jefferson University, a healthcare-only institution with no athletic program, with the merged institution taking the Thomas Jefferson name. The former PhilaU athletic program has since competed as the Jefferson Rams.^[2]

Future full members[]

Institution	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Nickname	Colors	Joining	Current conference
University of Bridgeport	Bridgeport, Connecticut	1927	Private (Nonsectarian)	5,500	Purple Knights		2022–23^[3]	East Coast

Former members[]

Institution	Location	Founded	Type	Nickname	Joined	Left	Current conference
Concordia College	Bronxville, New York	1881	Private (Lutheran LCMS)	Clippers	2009	2021	Closed in 2021^[a]
Dowling College	Oakdale, New York	1955	Private (Nonsectarian)	Golden Lions	1961	1989	Closed in 2016
The King's College	New York City, New York	1938	Private (Christian)	Lions	1961	1989	NCCAA
Long Island University–Post	Brookville, New York	1954	Private (Nonsectarian)	Pioneers	1961	1989	NEC (NCAA D-I, as LIU Sharks)^[b]
Marist College	Poughkeepsie, New York	1929	Private (Nonsectarian)	Red Foxes	1961	1981	Metro Atlantic (NCAA D-I)
Monmouth University	West Long Branch, New Jersey	1933	Private (Nonsectarian)	Hawks	1961	1985	Metro Atlantic (NCAA D-I) (CAA in 2022)
New Jersey Institute of Technology	Newark, New Jersey	1968	Public	Highlanders	2000	2006	America East (NCAA D-I)
St. Thomas Aquinas College	Sparkill, New York	1952	Private (Catholic)	Spartans	1965	1999	East Coast
Southampton College of Long Island University	Southampton, New York	1963	Private (Nonsectarian)	Colonials	1961	1989	Closed in 2005

Notes

^ Concordia's campus was later sold to nearby Iona College.^[4]
^ Long Island University merged the Post athletic program with the NCAA Division I program of its Brooklyn campus in 2019. The merged program inherited the Division I membership of the Brooklyn campus, and now competes in the Northeast Conference as the LIU Sharks.

Membership timeline[]

Full member (all sports) Full member (non-football) Associate member (football-only) Associate member (sport)

Sports[]

A divisional format is used for baseball, basketball (M / W), and volleyball. Bloomfield College baseball is placed in the South division.
North Bloomfield Caldwell Dominican Felician Nyack Post	South Chestnut Hill Georgian Court Goldey–Beacom Holy Family Jefferson Sciences Wilmington

**Conference sports**
Sport	Men's	Women's
Baseball	Y
Basketball	Y	Y
Cross Country	Y	Y
Golf	Y
Lacrosse	Y	Y
Soccer	Y	Y
Softball		Y
Tennis	Y	Y
Track & Field Outdoor	Y	Y
Volleyball		Y

Men's sponsored sports by school[]

School	Baseball	Basketball	Cross country	Golf	Lacrosse	Soccer	Tennis	Track & field outdoor	Total CACC sports
Bloomfield	Y	Y	Y			Y	Y	Y	6
Caldwell	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y		Y	6
Chestnut Hill	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Dominican	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	7
Felician	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y			6
Georgian Court		Y	Y		Y	Y		Y	5
Goldey–Beacom	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y		Y	6
Holy Family		Y	Y			Y		Y	4
Jefferson	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	7
Nyack	Y	Y	Y			Y		Y	5
Post	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Sciences	Y	Y	Y	Y			Y	Y	6
Wilmington	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	7
Totals	11	13	13	8	7	12	5	12	80
Future member
Bridgeport	Y	Y	Y			Y			4

Bridgeport will add men's lacrosse in the 2023 season.

Women's sponsored sports by school[]

School	Basketball	Cross country	Lacrosse	Soccer	Softball	Tennis	Track & field outdoor	Volleyball	Total CACC sports
Bloomfield	Y	Y		Y	Y		Y	Y	6
Caldwell	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Chestnut Hill	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Dominican	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Felician	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	7
Georgian Court	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	7
Goldey–Beacom	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Holy Family	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	7
Jefferson	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Nyack	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	7
Post	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Sciences	Y	Y			Y	Y	Y	Y	6
Wilmington	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Totals	13	13	10	12	13	8	13	13	92
Future member
Bridgeport	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y			Y	6

Other sponsored sports by school[]

School	Men			Women					Co-ed
School	Football	Ice hockey	Track & field indoor	Bowling^[a]	Golf	Ice hockey^[a]	Rowing	Track & field indoor	Rifle^[a]	Sprint football
Bloomfield				ECC
Caldwell				ECC
Chestnut Hill				ECC
Felician				ECC
Georgian Court			ECC					ECC
Holy Family			ECC					ECC
Jefferson					IND		IND
Post	IND^[b]	IND^[c]		IND	IND	NEWHA
Sciences									MAC^[d]
Wilmington				ECC

^ ^a ^b ^c De facto Division I sport. The NCAA operates single championships in bowling and rifle open to members of all three divisions, and a combined women's ice hockey championship for members of Divisions I and II.
^ Post, which had previously played football in the weight-restricted Collegiate Sprint Football League, began competition in full-sized football in fall 2021.^[5]
^ Post is in a scheduling partnership with the Northeast-10 Conference in men's ice hockey.^[6]
^ The Mid-Atlantic Rifle Conference, a rifle-only league, is not to be confused with the Division I all-sports Mid-American Conference, which uses the same initialism.

References[]

^ "About the CACC". Retrieved August 27, 2012.
^ "New merged Jefferson U. will field sports teams". Philadelphia Inquirer. June 29, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
^ "University Of Bridgeport Unanimously Accepted Into The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference". UB Purple Knights. December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
^ Whitford, Emma (January 29, 2021). "Another Concordia College Closes". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
^ "Post University To Transition To Division II Football" (Press release). Post Eagles. December 1, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
^ "Post Men's Hockey Joins Northeast-10 Conference as Scheduling Partner". Post University. Retrieved January 17, 2017.

External links[]

Official website

[2] University of Sciences is merging with Division I Saint Joseph's University and discontinuing athletics following the 2021–22 academic year.

[4] Jefferson joined the CACC as Philadelphia University. In 2017, PhilaU merged with Thomas Jefferson University, a healthcare-only institution with no athletic program, with the merged institution taking the Thomas Jefferson name. The former PhilaU athletic program has since competed as the Jefferson Rams.^[2]

[7] Concordia's campus was later sold to nearby Iona College.^[4]

[8] Long Island University merged the Post athletic program with the NCAA Division I program of its Brooklyn campus in 2019. The merged program inherited the Division I membership of the Brooklyn campus, and now competes in the Northeast Conference as the LIU Sharks.

[DI-9] De facto Division I sport. The NCAA operates single championships in bowling and rifle open to members of all three divisions, and a combined women's ice hockey championship for members of Divisions I and II.

[11] Post, which had previously played football in the weight-restricted Collegiate Sprint Football League, began competition in full-sized football in fall 2021.^[5]

[13] Post is in a scheduling partnership with the Northeast-10 Conference in men's ice hockey.^[6]

[14] The Mid-Atlantic Rifle Conference, a rifle-only league, is not to be confused with the Division I all-sports Mid-American Conference, which uses the same initialism.

[1] "About the CACC". Retrieved August 27, 2012.

[3] "New merged Jefferson U. will field sports teams". Philadelphia Inquirer. June 29, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.

[5] "University Of Bridgeport Unanimously Accepted Into The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference". UB Purple Knights. December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2021.

[6] Whitford, Emma (January 29, 2021). "Another Concordia College Closes". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved April 2, 2021.

[10] "Post University To Transition To Division II Football" (Press release). Post Eagles. December 1, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2021.

[12] "Post Men's Hockey Joins Northeast-10 Conference as Scheduling Partner". Post University. Retrieved January 17, 2017.

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v NCAA Division II all-sports conferences
Atlantic	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Mountain East Conference Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Independent — Bluefield State College Salem University
Central	Great American Conference Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
East	Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference East Coast Conference Northeast-10 Conference
Midwest	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Great Lakes Valley Conference Great Midwest Athletic Conference
South	Gulf South Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Sunshine State Conference
South Central	Lone Star Conference Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Southeast	Conference Carolinas Peach Belt Conference South Atlantic Conference
West	California Collegiate Athletic Association Great Northwest Athletic Conference Pacific West Conference
Division II	Independents