California Collegiate Athletic Association
The California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) is a collegiate athletic conference at the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). All of its current members are public universities, and upon UC San Diego's departure on July 1, 2020, all are members of the California State University system (two of them being Cal Polys). It was founded in December 1938 and began competition in 1939. The commissioner of the CCAA is Mitch Cox. CCAA offices are located in Chico, California. The CCAA is the most successful conference in NCAA Division II, as its  former and current members have won 155 National Championships. Member schools. Current members. The CCAA currently has 12 full members, all of which are public schools: Former members. The CCAA had 16 former full members, all but four were public schools. Institutional names and nicknames reflect those used in the final academic year of CCAA membership: Sports sponsored. The CCAA sponsors seven sports for women and six sports for men. Cross country, soccer and volleyball are fall sports; basketball is a winter sport; golf, outdoor track & field, softball, and baseball are spring sports. Throughout the years, CCAA teams have won  155 NCAA championships in their sports, which is best among all Division II conferences. The CCAA has a Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, which is made up of student-athletes from each member institution.