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List of college athletic conferences in the United States

In college athletics in the United States, institutions typically join in conferences for regular play under different governing bodies.

Varsity sports

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There are several national and regional associations governing the varsity teams of colleges and universities. Varsity teams are typically funded by an institution's athletic department, and under some governing bodies players are eligible for athletic scholarships.

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)

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Main article: List of NCAA conferences

Division I

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Multi-sport conferences
Football-only conferences
Ice hockey conferences
Other single-sport conferences

This list also includes conferences in sports that the NCAA does not split into divisions.

Division II

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Single sport conferences
  • Appalachian Swimming Conference
  • New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference
  • Pacific Coast Swim Conference

Division III

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Single-sport conferences

National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)

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Main article: List of NAIA conferences
Football-only conference

United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA)

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National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA)

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  • Central Region
  • Mid-East Region
  • Mid-West Region
  • North Region
  • North Central Region
  • South Region
  • Southwest Region
  • West Region

Association of Christian College Athletics (ACCA)

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National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA)

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California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA)

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Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC)

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  • Northern Region
  • Southern Region
  • Eastern Region
  • Western Region

Independent conferences

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Other collegiate sports associations

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Boxing

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Cycling

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  • ACCC: Atlantic Collegiate Cycling Conference
  • RMCCC: Rocky Mountain Collegiate Cycling Conference
  • ECCC: Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference
  • SCCCC: South Central Collegiate Cycling Conference
  • MWCCC: Midwestern Collegiate Cycling Conference
  • SECCC: Southeastern Collegiate Cycling Conference
  • NCCCC: North Central Collegiate Cycling Conference
  • SWCCC: Southwestern Collegiate Cycling Conference
  • NWCCC: Northwestern Collegiate Cycling Conference
  • WCCC: Western Collegiate Cycling Conference

Fencing

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  • Baltimore-Washington Collegiate Fencing Conference (BWCFC)
  • Northern California Intercollegiate Fencing League (NCIFL)
  • Southern Atlantic Conference (SAC)
  • Southwestern Intercollegiate Fencing Association (SWIFA)

Gymnastics

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Lacrosse

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See: Category:College lacrosse leagues in the United States
See also: Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association

Rowing

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Sprint football

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Volleyball

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Water polo

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Wrestling

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  • National Collegiate Wrestling Association
    • Mid-Atlantic – Teams from Tennessee, the Carolinas, Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware
    • North Central – Teams from Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin
    • Northeast – Teams from New York, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont
    • Northwest – Teams from Washington and British Columbia
    • Southeast – Teams from Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi
    • Southwest – Teams from Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Louisiana, and Kansas
    • West – Teams from California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona

List of Oldest College Sports Conferences

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The following table is a sortable listing of the oldest college sports conferences (organizations of athletic teams at the collegiate level) in the United States of America. This includes U.S. collegiate sports organizations of NCAA Divisions I, II, and III; as well as various sports including Rowing, Cricket, Basketball, Hockey, Wrestling, Football, Basketball, Track, and more.

ConferenceAliasFoundedDefunctTypePredecessorSuccessor
Rowing Association of American Colleges[1]RAAC18701894RowingIntercollegiate Rowing Association
Intercollegiate Rowing Association[2]IRA1895RowingRowing Association of American Colleges
Intercollegiate Cricket Association[3]ICA18811924Cricket
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League[4]Ivy League19011955BasketballIvy League
Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association[5]EIWA1903Wrestling
Ivy League[6]Ivies1954NCAARowing Association of American Colleges, Intercollegiate Cricket Association, Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League, Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association
Big Ten Conference[7]B1G1896NCAAIntercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives, Western Conference, Big Nine, does not retain legacy of Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest
Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest[8]IAAN18921893Football, Baseball, TrackBig Ten Conference
Southwest Conference[9]SWC19141996NCAASouthwest Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceBig 12 Conference, Western Athletic Conference, Conference USA
Big 12 Conference[10]Big 121994*NCAASouthwest Conference, Big Eight Conference, but does not retain legacy of either*
Pac-12 Conference[11]Pac-121915NCAAPacific Coast Conference,[a] Athletic Association of Western Universities, Pacific-8, Pacific-10
Missouri Valley Conference[12]MVC / Valley1907NCAAShares founding members with Big Eight Conference
Big Eight Conference[13]Big 819071996NCAAMissouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association, Big Six Conference, Big Seven Conference, Big Eight ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Border Conference[14]19311962NCAABorder Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationWestern Athletic Conference, Pac-12 Conference, Big 12 Conference
Skyline Conference[15]Skyline Eight19381962NCAAMountain States Athletic Conference, Big Seven, Skyline SixWestern Athletic Conference, Mountain West
Western Athletic Conference[16]WAC1962NCAABorder Conference, Skyline Conference, Pac-12 ConferencePac-12 Conference, Mountain West, Conference USA
Metro Conference[17]Metro19751995NCAAConference USA, Big East, American Athletic Conference
American Athletic Conference[18]The American / AAC1979NCAABig East
Big East Conference[19]Big East1979NCAAAtlantic 10 ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference, Big East Conference
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association[20]SIAA18921947NCAASoutheastern Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference, Big 12 Conference, Conference USA, Ohio Valley Conference, Southern Athletic Association, and others
Southern Conference[21]SoCon1921NCAASouthern Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationSoutheastern Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference, Metro Conference, Atlantic 10 Conference, Coastal Athletic Association, Conference USA
Southeastern Conference[22]SEC1932NCAASouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, Southern Conference, Big 12 Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference[23]ACC1953NCAASouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, Southern Conference, Metro Conference, Big East
Mid-American Conference[24]MAC1946NCAA
Southwestern Athletic Conference[25]SWAC1920NCAA
Big West Conference[26]BWC1968NCAAPacific Coast Athletic AssociationWestern Athletic Conference, Mountain West
West Coast Conference[27]WCC1952NCAACalifornia Basketball Association, West Coast Athletic ConferenceBig West Conference, Western Athletic Conference, Mountain West
Atlantic 10 Conference[28]A-101976NCAAEastern Collegiate Basketball League, Eastern Athletic Association, Eastern 8Big East, American Athletic Conference
Yankee Conference[29]1947[b]1997NCAANew England ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference, CAA Football[c]
Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference[30]CAA Football2007NCAANew England Conference,[d] Yankee Conference,[e] Atlantic 10 Conference
Coastal Athletic Association[30]CAA1979NCAAECAC
New England Conference[31]19231947NCAANew England College Conference of Intercollegiate AthleticsYankee Conference
Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference[32]IIAC19081970NCAAIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Western Collegiate Hockey Association[33]WCHA1951HockeyMidwest Collegiate Hockey League, Western Intercollegiate Hockey League
ECAC Hockey[34]ECAC1961HockeyEastern College Athletic Conference, ECAC Hockey League
North Central Conference[35]NCC19222008Division IINorthern Sun, Summit
Northern California Athletic Conference[36]NCAC19251996Division IIFar Western Conference
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association[37]CIAA1912Division IIColored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Conference Carolinas[38]CVAC1930Division IINorth State Conference, Carolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference
California Collegiate Athletic Association[39]CCAA1938Division II
Lone Star Conference[40]LSC1931Division II
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association[41]MIAA1912Division IIMissouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference[42]NSIC1932Division IINorthern Teachers Athletic Conference, State Teacher's College Conference of Minnesota, Northern Intercollegiate Conference, Northern Sun Conference
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference[43]RMAC1909Division IIColorado Faculty Athletic Conference, Rocky Mountain Faculty Athletic Conference
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference[44]SIAC1913Division II
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference[45]WVIAC19242013Division IIMountain East, Great Midwest
American Rivers Conference[46]ARC1922Division IIIIowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Middle Atlantic Conferences[47]MAC1912Division IIIMiddle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletics Association, Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference
Midwest Conference[48]MWC1921Division IIIMidwest Collegiate Athletic Conference, Midwest Athletic Conference for Women
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference[49]MIAC1920Division III
Northwest Conference[50]NWC1926Division III
Ohio Athletic Conference[51]OAC1902Division III
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference[52]SCIAC1915Division III
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference[53]WIAC1913Division IIIInter-Normal Athletic Conference of Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference, Wisconsin State College Conference, Wisconsin State University Athletic Conference
  1. ^ The Pacific Coast Conference operated under a separate charter from the conference now known as the Pac-12. While the PCC dissolved in 1959, the Pac-12 claims that conference's history as its own.
  2. ^ The Yankee Conference was an all-sports conference until 1976, when it became a football-only league.
  3. ^ CAA Football is technically separate from the all-sports Coastal Athletic Association, though administered by the latter.
  4. ^ Despite significant continuity between the New England Conference and Yankee Conference, CAA Football does not recognize the former as an ancestor.
  5. ^ The all-sports CAA and CAA Football consider the latter's history to have started with the formation of the Yankee Conference.

See also

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References

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