Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference

Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC)

Established	1949
Association	NAIA
Division	Division II
Members	15
Sports fielded	16 (men's: 8; women's: 8)
Region	Midwestern United States Region VII of the NAIA
Headquarters	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Commissioner	Dennis Fox
Website	ccacsports.com
Locations

The Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA. Its 14 members are located in the Midwestern United States. In many sports, the conference is structured as part of the Region VII of the NAIA, while in some sports the conference champion qualifies directly for national competition.

The CCAC sanctions play in four men's sports which are soccer, cross country, basketball, and baseball. There are five sanctioned women's sports which are soccer, volleyball, cross country, basketball, and softball.

In all sports, it sanctions regular season league play as well as a post-season tournament. It is the only conference in the NAIA nationally to be affiliated in both divisions of men's and women's basketball.

Member schools

A divisional format is used only for men's and women's basketball.

North Division

Cardinal Stritch
Judson
Robert Morris
Roosevelt
St. Ambrose
Saint Xavier
Trinity Christian
Trinity International

South Division

Calumet College of St. Joseph
Holy Cross College
Indiana–South Bend
Olivet Nazarene
Purdue–Calumet
Purdue–North Central
St. Francis

Current members

Institution	Location	Founded	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined
Calumet College of St. Joseph	Whiting, Indiana	1951	1,292	Crimson Wave	2001
Cardinal Stritch University	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	1931	4,407	Wolves	1997
Governors State University	University Park, Illinois	1969	7,775	Jaguars	2016
Holy Cross College	Notre Dame, Indiana	1966	500	Saints	2008
Indiana University South Bend	South Bend, Indiana	1966	8,394	Titans
Judson University	Elgin, Illinois	1963	1,231	Eagles	1996
Olivet Nazarene University	Bourbonnais, Illinois	1907	4,579	Tigers	1996
Purdue University Calumet	Hammond, Indiana	1946	10,133	Peregrines
Purdue University North Central	Westville, Indiana	1967	4,463	Panthers
Robert Morris University	Chicago, Illinois	1913	3,156	Eagles
Roosevelt University	Chicago, Illinois	1945	7,500	Lakers
St. Ambrose University	Davenport, Iowa	1882	3,343	Fighting Bees & Queen Bees	2015
Saint Francis !University of St. Francis	Joliet, Illinois	1920	3,764	Fighting Saints
Saint Xavier University	Chicago, Illinois	1846	4,252	Cougars	1973
Trinity Christian College	Palos Heights, Illinois	1959	1,380	Trolls	1987
Trinity International University	Deerfield, Illinois	1897	2,688	Trojans	1996

Former members

Institution	Location	Founded	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Left	current conference
Aurora University	Aurora, Illinois	1893	5,000	Spartans	1954	?	Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference NCAA Division-III
Barat College	Lake Forest, Illinois	1858	?	Bulldogs	?	?	Closed in 2005
University of Chicago	Chicago, Illinois	1890	15,312	Maroons	1949	?	University Athletic Association NCAA D-III
Chicago State University	Chicago, Illinois	1867	4,767	Cougars	?	1980	Western Athletic Conference NCAA D-l
Rosary College*	River Forest, Illinois	1901	3,900	Stars	?	?	Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference NCAA D-III
Eureka College	Eureka, Illinois	1855	785	Red Devils	?	?	St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference NCAA D-III
Illinois Institute of Technology	Chicago, Illinois	1890	7,790	Scarlet Hawks	1949	2013	NCAA Division III independent
University of Illinois-Chicago	Chicago, Illinois	1858	29,048	Flames	1949	1980	Horizon League NCAA D-I
Indiana Institute of Technology	Fort Wayne, Indiana	1930	9,652	Warriors	?	?	Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference
Kendall College	Chicago, Illinois	1934	1,711	?	?	?	In 2008 the school was purchased by Laureate International Universities
Lewis College	Romeoville, Illinois	1932	6,800	Flyers	1954	1980	Great Lakes Valley Conference NCAA D-II
Mundelein College	Chicago, Illinois	1930	?	?	1982	?	merged with Loyola University Chicago in 1991
National-Louis University (National College of Education)	Chicago, Illinois	1886	4,780	?	1982	?	Dropped athletics in the 90's
North Park College	Chicago, Illinois	1891	3,136	Vikings	1959	?	College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin NCAA D-III
Northeastern Illinois University	Chicago, Illinois	1867	12,000	Golden Eagles	1949	?	Dropped Athletics in 1997

*-this college is now known as the Dominican University (Illinois)

References

External links

Official website

NAIA conferences

Football conferences	Central States Football League Frontier Conference Great Plains Athletic Conference Heart of America Athletic Conference Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Mid-South Conference Mid-States Football Association North Star Athletic Association The Sun Conference NAIA independent football schools

Non-football conferences	American Midwest Conference Appalachian Athletic Conference California Pacific Conference Cascade Collegiate Conference Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Crossroads League Golden State Athletic Conference Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Red River Athletic Conference Sooner Athletic Conference Southern States Athletic Conference Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference NAIA independent schools

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