About the CCAA
The California Collegiate Athletic Association has been the nation's most successful Division II intercollegiate athletic conference since its establishment in December 1938.
The 12-member league is home to some of the nation's finest NCAA Division II athletic programs in Cal Poly Humboldt, Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State Dominguez Hills, Cal State East Bay, Cal State LA, Cal State Monterey Bay, Cal State San Bernardino, Cal State San Marcos, Chico State, San Francisco State, Stanislaus State and UC Merced.
CCAA members have won 157 NCAA Championships (103 men, 54 women) all time, far and away the most of any Division II conference. Since 2000, CCAA institutions have earned 24 national championships in 10 sports. During that span, eight members have earned at least one title highlighted by back-to-back championships for UC San Diego women's soccer (2000, '01) and Cal Poly Pomona women's basketball (2001, '02). In 2011, the Cal State Monterey Bay men's golf team finished at the top of the national leaderboard while UC San Diego softball also claimed the NCAA crown, marking a memorable May. Cal State San Bernardino volleyball ran the table in 2019 and hoisted the hardware with an undefeated season. Cal State LA has claimed national championships with men's soccer capturing the title in 2021 and the volleyball team in 2023. The Cal Poly Pomona women's soccer team won the most recent NCAA Championship in the fall of 2024.
The CCAA has undergone several changes in Conference membership since charter members UC Santa Barbara, Fresno State, San Diego State, and San Jose State came together to form the league in 1938. Over the past 80-plus years, numerous institutions have been members of the CCAA, including Cal State Bakersfield, Cal State Northridge, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Chapman, Cal State Fullerton, Long Beach State, Pacific, Pepperdine, UC Riverside, UC Davis, and Grand Canyon University. On July 1, 2020, UC San Diego departed the conference to join the Division I Big West. Most recently, Sonoma State discontinued its athletics programs at the end of June 2025 and Fresno Pacific will join the CCAA beginning on July 1, 2026.
See Membership History Database
With time in both Northern and Southern California, the Commissioner's office moved to Chico in 2019. Since Aug. 2023, the CCAA office has been located in Aliso Viejo in Orange County.
California Collegiate Athletic Association
120 Vantis Dr. Suite 300
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
(949) 430-0040
CCAA Commissioners
| ?-1975 |
Ed Wagner |
| 1975-1980 |
Lew Comer |
| 1980-1997 |
Tom Morgan |
| 1997-2013 |
Bob Hiegert |
| 2013-2016 |
Mike Matthews |
| 2016-2017 |
Nate Salant |
| Nov. 2017-June, 2023 |
Mitch Cox |
| July, 2023-Present |
Allen Hardison |
Members (12)
Cal Poly Humboldt
Cal Poly Pomona
Cal State Dominguez Hills
Cal State East Bay
Cal State LA
Cal State Monterey Bay
Cal State San Bernardino
Cal State San Marcos
Chico State
San Francisco State
Stanislaus State
UC Merced
Fresno Pacific (starting 2026-27)
Officers
Chair of the Executive Council (2024-25):
Staff Directory
[See Full Staff Directory]
Women's Sports Championships (7)
Basketball, Cross Country, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Track & Field, Volleyball
Men's Sports Championships (6)
Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Golf, Soccer, Track & Field
Colors
Reflex Blue, White
First Year of Competition
1939
All-Time NCAA Championships
157 (most among all NCAA Division II conferences)