List of college athletic conferences
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College athletics
College athletics refers primarily to sports and athletic competition organized and funded by institutions of tertiary education . In the United States, college athletics is a two-tiered system. The first tier includes the sports that are sanctioned by one of the collegiate sport governing bodies...

 in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

, institutions typically join together in conferences
Athletic conference
An athletic conference is a collection of sports teams, playing competitively against each other at the professional, collegiate, or high school level. In many cases conferences are subdivided into smaller and smaller divisions, with the best teams competing at successively higher levels...

 for regular play.

In general

  • Association of Christian College Athletics
    Association of Christian College Athletics
    The Association of Christian College Athletics is an organization of collegiate athletics. It was incorporated to provide an opportunity for smaller Christian College members to compete on an equal level of competition with schools of like size....

     (ACCA)
  • Central Plains Athletic Conference (CPAC)
  • Eastern College Athletic Conference
    Eastern College Athletic Conference
    The Eastern College Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference comprising schools that compete in 21 sports . It has 317 member institutions in NCAA Divisions I, II, and III, ranging in location from Maine to North Carolina and west to Illinois...

     (ECAC)
  • Liga Atletica Interuniversitaria de Puerto Rico
    Liga Atlética Interuniversitaria de Puerto Rico
    The Liga Atletica Interuniversitaria de Puerto Rico, or "Inter University Athletic League of Puerto Rico" is a is a college athletic conference. The LAI is a non for profit organization whose main purpose is to regulate sports amongst its member institutions...

     (LAI)
  • Midwest Christian College Conference
    Midwest Christian College Conference
    The Midwest Christian College Conference is a college athletic conference that is a member of the National Christian College Athletic Association and the Association of Christian College Athletics .Current member schools:...

  • National Christian College Athletic Association
    National Christian College Athletic Association
    The National Christian College Athletic Association is an association of approximately 100 Christian universities, colleges, and Bible colleges in the United States and Canada which see collegiate sports primarily as an opportunity for Christian fellowship and ministry. The national headquarters...

     (NCCAA)
  • Northern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
  • Pacific Christian Athletic Conference
    Pacific Christian Athletic Conference
    The Pacific Christian Athletic Conference is a conference of small Christian colleges located in the Western United States based out of Everett, Washington whose mission is to provide opportunities for intercollegiate athletic competition in a Christ-honoring environment...

  • United States Collegiate Athletic Association
    United States Collegiate Athletic Association
    The United States Collegiate Athletic Association is a national organization in the USA for the intercollegiate athletic programs of less than 100 small colleges, community collegs and junior colleges. It holds 11 "National Championship" tournaments in seven sports...

     (USCAA)
    • Ohio Collegiate Athletic Conference
      Ohio Collegiate Athletic Conference
      The Ohio Collegiate Athletic Conference is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the United States Collegiate Athletic Association that began play as an athletic conference in 2009....

    • Pennsylvania State University Athletic Conference
    • Yankee Small College Conference
      Yankee Small College Conference
      Yankee Small College Conference is a division II conference in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association. The conference consists of two-year and four-year schools from Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont...

  • Wisconsin Collegiate Conference
    Wisconsin Collegiate Conference
    The Wisconsin Collegiate Conference is an athletic conference made up of the two year campuses in the University of Wisconsin System. The teams compete in soccer, volleyball, basketball, tennis, and golf. Baseball is also offered at some campuses...


Gymnastics

  • East Atlantic Gymnastics League
    East Atlantic Gymnastics League
    The East Atlantic Gymnastics League is a collegiate women's gymnastics conference competing at the NCAA Division I level. Membership comprises eight universities:*George Washington University*University of Maryland*University of New Hampshire...

     (EAGL) (women)
  • Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League
    Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League
    The Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League is an NCAA Division I college athletic conference which sponsors men’s gymnastics. It is an affiliate of the Eastern College Athletic Conference .-Members:*Army Black Knights*Navy Midshipmen...

     (EIGL) (men)

Lacrosse

See: :Category:College lacrosse leagues in the United States


Rowing

  • Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges
    Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges
    The Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges is a college athletic conference of eighteen men's college rowing crews. It is an affiliate of the Eastern College Athletic Conference .-Members:...

     (EARC) (men)
  • Eastern Association of Women's Rowing Colleges
    Eastern Association of Women's Rowing Colleges
    The Eastern Association of Women's Rowing Colleges is an American athletic conference of eighteen women's college rowing crew teams. The conference is an affiliate of the Eastern College Athletic Conference .-Members:*Boston College...

     (EAWRC)

Volleyball

  • Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
    Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
    The Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association is a college athletic conference whose member schools compete in men's volleyball. Its member institutions are located in the Northeast United States....

     (EIVA) (men)
  • North East Collegiate Volleyball Association
    North East Collegiate Volleyball Association
    The North East Collegiate Volleyball Association is a men's volleyball collegiate association founded in 1995. It is the largest known single-sport conference in the United States...

     (men)

Wrestling

  • Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association
    Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association
    The Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association is an NCAA Division I collegiate wrestling conference. It has been active since 1905 and has had a variety of schools as members throughout its tenure.-Current members:*American University...

     (EIWA)
  • National Collegiate Wrestling Association
    National Collegiate Wrestling Association
    The National Collegiate Wrestling Association is a post secondary athletic association built to help the promotion of collegiate wrestling...

    • 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

National Junior College Athletic Association
National Junior College Athletic Association
The National Junior College Athletic Association , founded in 1938, is an association of community college and junior college athletic departments throughout the United States. It is held as Divisions and Regions. The current NJCAA holds 24 separate regions.-History:The idea for the NJCAA was...

 (NJCAA)

  • Alabama Community College Conference
  • Arizona Community College Athletic Conference
    Arizona Community College Athletic Conference
    Also known as '. Hosted by the National Junior College Athletic Association, also known as Region I is a junior college conference for many Tech and Community Colleges. Conference championships are held in most sports and individuals can be named to All-Conference and All-Academic teams.-Members:...

  • Arrowhead Conference
  • Bi-State Conference
    Bi-State Conference
    Also known as '. Hosted by the National Junior College Athletic Association, also known as Region II is a junior college conference for many Tech and Community Colleges...

  • Carolinas Junior College Conference
    Carolinas Junior College Conference
    The Carolinas Junior College Conference is a component of the National Junior College Athletic Association, in which it is also known as Region X . Teams represent various junior colleges, technical colleges, and community colleges...

  • Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference
  • Garden State Athletic Conference
    Garden State Athletic Conference
    The Garden State Athletic Conference is a junior college conference for many technical and community colleges in Delaware, New Jersey, and eastern Pennsylvania. It is the only conference in Region XIX of the National Junior College Athletic Association...

  • Georgia Junior College Athletic Association
    Georgia Junior College Athletic Association
    The Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association is a college athletic conference and member of the National Junior College Athletic Association in the NJCAA Region XVII. Members of the GCAA include technical and community colleges in the U.S. state of Georgia...

  • Great Rivers Athletic Conference
    Great Rivers Athletic Conference
    The Great Rivers Athletic Conference is part of the National Junior College Athletic Association located primarily in the Southern part of Illinois and has been around since 1982. The GRAC is located in Region 24 which is about 4/5 the Southern portion of Illinois. Region 24 right now consists...

  • Illinois N4C Conference
    Illinois N4C Conference
    The Illinois N4C Conference is part of the National Junior College Athletic Association and a Junior College American football conference. It is also known as N4C or Region IV.Conference championships are held and individuals can be named to All-Conference and All-Academic...

  • Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference
  • Iowa Community College Athletic Conference
    Iowa Community College Athletic Conference
    The Iowa Community College Athletic Conference ' is the Region XI member of the National Junior College Athletic Association. The Commissioner's Office, headquartered in Ames, Iowa oversees 22 sports...

  • Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference
    Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference
    The Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference is a college athletic conference that is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association...

  • Maryland Junior College Athletic Conference
    Maryland Junior College Athletic Conference
    The Maryland Junior College Athletic Conference exists to govern and conduct championships for the conference’s varsity sports. Chartered in the late 1960s and affiliated with the National Junior College Athletic Association, the MDJUCO is composed of 18 community colleges in the U.S...

  • Michigan Community College Athletic Association
    Michigan Community College Athletic Association
    The Michigan Community College Athletic Association is an association of community college athletic departments throughout Michigan and northern Indiana....

  • Mid-Florida Conference
  • Mid Hudson Athletic Conference
  • Mid-State Athletic Conference
    Mid-State Athletic Conference
    Located within Region III of the National Junior College Athletic Association, the Mid-State Athletic Conference is a junior college conference with 7 member schools, all located in Upstate New York...

  • Mid-West Athletic Conference
    Mid-West Athletic Conference
    Also known as '. Hosted by the National Junior College Athletic Association, the Mid-West Athletic Conference also known as Region XXIV is a junior college conference for many Tech and Community Colleges...

  • Midwest Football Conference (NJCAA)
    Midwest Football Conference (NJCAA)
    The Midwest Football Conference is a football conference for NJCAA teams located in the midwest United States. It was formed when the North Central Community College Conference merged with the Iowa Conference in 2005.-Current members:East division...

  • Minnesota College Athletic Conference
  • Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges
    Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges
    The Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges is one of the two conferences that make up Region XXIII of the National Junior College Athletic Association along with the MLJCC...

  • MISS-LOU Junior College Conference
    MISS-LOU Junior College Conference
    The MISS-LOU Junior College Conference, also known as ', is hosted by the National Junior College Athletic Association. Forming Region XXIII with the MACJC, the MLJCC is a junior college conference for many Tech and Community Colleges. Conference championships are held in most sports and...

  • Missouri Community College Athletic Conference
    Missouri Community College Athletic Conference
    Miwest Community College Athletic Conference ' is a college athletic conference of the National Junior College Athletic Association, a part of Region XVI. Conference championships are held in most sports and individuals can be named to All-Conference and All-Academic teams.-Members:*East Central...

  • Mon-Dak Conference
    Mon-Dak Conference
    The Mon-Dak Conference ' is a junior college conference for eight Tech and Community Colleges located in Montana and North Dakota, and is hosted by the National Junior College Athletic Association. Conference championships are held in most sports and some individuals can be named to All-Conference...

  • Mountain Valley Conference
    Mountain Valley Conference
    The Mountain Valley Conference was a New Jersey high school sports association under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association . The conference consisted of sixteen public and parochial high schools covering Union County and Essex County in northern New Jersey...

  • NJCAA Region 9
    NJCAA Region 9
    Region IX of the National Junior College Athletic Association consists of 22 colleges from Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, and Wyoming.-Colorado Community College Athletic Conference:*Lamar Community College*Northeastern Junior College*Otero Junior College...

  • Ohio Community College Athletic Conference
    Ohio Community College Athletic Conference
    The Ohio Community College Athletic Conference or OCCAC is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are community colleges in the state of Ohio. It is a member of Region XII of the National Junior College Athletic Association.-Members:...

  • Nebraska Community College Athletic Conference
  • Northeast JC Football Conference
    Northeast JC Football Conference
    The Northeast Football Conference is a football conference for NJCAA teams located in the northeast United States.-Current members:-Former members:*Berean Institute *Cayuga County CC *Alfred State...

  • Panhandle Conference
  • Pennsylvania Collegiate Athletic Association
    Pennsylvania Collegiate Athletic Association
    The Pennsylvania Collegiate Athletic Association is an athletic conference established in 1979 in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a partnership between the Eastern Pennsylvania Athletic Association and Western Pennsylvania Athletic Association...

  • Southern Florida Conference
  • Scenic West Athletic Conference
    Scenic West Athletic Conference
    The Scenic West Athletic Conference is a sports association for junior colleges located in Idaho, Utah, Colorado, and Nevada...

  • Southwest Junior College Football Conference
    Southwest Junior College Football Conference
    The Southwest Junior College Football Conference is a football conference for NJCAA teams located in the southwest United States. The conference has produced 5 of the last 15 NJCAA national champions.-Current members:-Former members:...

  • Tennessee Junior and Community College Athletic Association
    Tennessee Junior and Community College Athletic Association
    Also known as '. Hosted by the National Junior College Athletic Association, also known as Region VII is a junior college conference for many Tech and Community Colleges...

  • Western Junior College Athletic Conference
    Western Junior College Athletic Conference
    Also known as '. Hosted by the National Junior College Athletic Association, also known as Region IV is a junior college conference for many Tech and Community Colleges...

  • Western New York Athletic Conference
  • Western Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference
  • Western States Football League
    Western States Football League
    The Western States Football League is a U.S. junior college football league for schools in the states of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. The league is part of the National Junior College Athletic Association.-History:...

  • Wisconsin Technical College Conference
    Wisconsin Technical College Conference
    The Wisconsin Technical College Conference was an athletic conference established in 1966 in Wisconsin comprising the technical schools in the Wisconsin Technical College System that have varsity athletic programs. The year 2009 saw the end of the WTCC when Madison Tech and Milwaukee Tech ended...

  • Wyoming Community College Athletic Conference

California Community College Athletic Association
California Community College Athletic Association
The California Community College Athletic Association is a sports association for community colleges in the U.S. state of California. It oversees 103 athletic programs throughout the state....

  • Bay Valley Conference
  • Big Eight Conference (California)
  • Central Valley Conference
  • Coast Conference
  • Foothill Athletic Conference
    Foothill Conference
    The Foothill Conference is a college athletic conference that is affiliated with the California Community College Athletic Association. Several community colleges are members.-History:The Foothill Conference as it is known today was formed in 1988...

  • Golden Valley Conference
  • Orange Empire Conference
    Orange Empire Conference
    Orange Empire Conference is a community college athletic conference in Orange County, California. Widely regarded as the finest community college conference in the nation, the OEC routinely leads California state championships....

  • Pacific Coast Conference (California)
  • South Coast Conference
    South Coast Conference
    The South Coast Conference is an athletics conference that is part of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association .-League Members:There are currently nine schools that compose the South Coast Conference...

  • Western State Conference
    Western State Conference
    The Western State Conference is a college athletic conference that is affiliated with the California Community College Athletic Association. The conference was established in 1950, making it the oldest community college conference in California...

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