Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference | |
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CCAC | |
Established | 1949 |
Association | NAIA |
Members | 15 full + 1 associate |
Sports fielded |
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Region | Midwestern United States |
Commissioner | Jeff Schimmelpfennig |
Website | ccacsports.com |
Locations | |
The Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA. Its 15 members are located in the Midwestern United States. In many sports, the conference champion qualifies directly for national competition. It is in the D2 conference.
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. 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.
Member schools[]
Current members[]
Institution | Location | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined |
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Calumet College of St. Joseph | Whiting, Indiana | 1951 | Private/Catholic | 1,292 | Crimson Wave | 2001 |
Cardinal Stritch University | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 1931 | Private/Catholic | 4,407 | Wolves | 1997 |
Governors State University | University Park, Illinois | 1969 | Public | 7,775 | Jaguars | 2016 |
Holy Cross College | Notre Dame, Indiana | 1966 | Private/Catholic | 500 | Saints | 2008 |
Indiana University Northwest | Gary, Indiana | 1959 | Public | 4,760 | Redhawks | 2019 |
Indiana University South Bend | South Bend, Indiana | 1966 | Public | 8,394 | Titans | 2003 |
Judson University | Elgin, Illinois | 1963 | Private/Evangelical Christian | 1,231 | Eagles | 1996 |
Lincoln College | Lincoln, Illinois | 1865 | Private/Nonsectarian | 800 | Lynx | 2020 |
Olivet Nazarene University | Bourbonnais, Illinois | 1907 | Private/Nazarene | 4,579 | Tigers | 1996 |
Roosevelt University | Chicago, Illinois | 1945 | Private/Nonsectarian | 7,500 | Lakers | 2010 |
St. Ambrose University | Davenport, Iowa | 1882 | Private/Catholic | 3,343 | Fighting Bees | 2015 |
University of St. Francis | Joliet, Illinois | 1920 | Private/Catholic | 3,764 | Fighting Saints | 1973 |
Saint Xavier University | Chicago, Illinois | 1846 | Private/Catholic | 4,252 | Cougars | 1973 |
Trinity Christian College | Palos Heights, Illinois | 1959 | Private/Reformed | 1,380 | Trolls | 1987 |
Trinity International University | Deerfield, Illinois | 1897 | Private/Evangelical Christian | 2,688 | Trojans | 1996 |
Affiliate members[]
Institution | Location | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Sport | Primary Conference |
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Viterbo University | La Crosse, Wisconsin | 1890 | Catholic | 2,677 | V-Hawks | 2018^ | Men's Volleyball | North Star |
Former members[]
- Team name was Lakers before 1990.
- Purdue-Northwest was formed in 2016 by the combining of Purdue-Calumet, located in Hammond, Indiana and playing as the Peregrines, and Purdue-North Central, located in Westville, Indiana and playing as the Panthers. PNC joined the CCAC before 2004 and PUC joined in 1973.
References[]
- ^ Andrew Bagnato (February 8, 1997). "New Entree On Kendall's Menu: Sports". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
External links[]
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