Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference

The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (or CACC) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)'s Division II. Its fourteen member institutions are located in the northeastern United States in the states of Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference
CACC
Established1961
AssociationNCAA
DivisionDivision II
Members14
Sports fielded
  • 16
    • men's: 8
    • women's: 8
RegionAtlantic Coast
HeadquartersNew Haven, Connecticut
CommissionerDaniel Mara (since 2006)
Websitecaccathletics.org
Locations

The CACC was founded in 1961 as an NAIA conference, and later joined the NCAA in 2002 on provisional status. The CACC Conference Office has been located in New Haven, Connecticut since 2004, the same year that it upgraded to full active status. The CACC has three full-time staff members and one part-time.[1]

Member schools

Current members
Institution Location Founded Type Enrollment Nickname Colors Joined
Bloomfield College Bloomfield, New Jersey 1868 Private (Presbyterian) 2,100 Bears           1961
Caldwell University Caldwell, New Jersey 1939 Private (Catholic) 2,213 Cougars           1987
Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1924 Private (Catholic) 2,301 Griffins           2007
Concordia College Bronxville, New York 1881 Private (Lutheran LCMS) 2,431 Clippers           2009
Dominican College Orangeburg, New York 1952 Private (Catholic) 1,998 Chargers           1982
Felician University Lodi, New Jersey 1923 Private (Catholic) 2,109 Golden Falcons           1999
Georgian Court University Lakewood, New Jersey 1908 Private (Catholic) 2,313 Lions           1983
Goldey–Beacom College Wilmington, Delaware 1886 Private (Nonsectarian) 1,352 Lightning           1999
Holy Family University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1954 Private (Catholic) 2,100 Tigers           1999
Nyack College Nyack, New York 1882 Private (C&MA) 3,318 Warriors           1961
Post University Waterbury, Connecticut 1890 Private (For-profit) 7,317 Eagles           1987
University of the Sciences Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1821 Private (Nonsectarian) 2,749 Devils           1999
Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1884 Private (Nonsectarian) 3,540 Rams           2005
Wilmington University New Castle, Delaware 1968 Private (Nonsectarian) 3,300 Wildcats           1999
  • Philadelphia University now competes under the name the Jefferson Rams (after the merger with Thomas Jefferson University).[2]

Former members
Institution Location Founded Type Nickname Joined Left Current
Conference
Dowling College Oakdale, New York 1955 Private (Nonsectarian) Golden Lions 1961 1989 Closed in 2016
The King's College New York City, New York 1938 Private (Christian) Lions 1961 1989 NCCAA
Long Island University–Post Brookville, New York 1954 Private (Nonsectarian) Pioneers 1961 1989 Merged in 2019[lower-alpha 1]
Marist College Poughkeepsie, New York 1929 Private (Nonsectarian) Red Foxes 1961 1981 Metro Atlantic
(NCAA D-I)
Monmouth University West Long Branch, New Jersey 1933 Private (Nonsectarian) Hawks 1961 1985 Metro Atlantic
(NCAA D-I)
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, New Jersey 1968 Public Highlanders 2000 2006 Atlantic Sun
(NCAA D-I)
St. Thomas Aquinas College Sparkill, New York 1952 Private (Catholic) Spartans 1965 1999 East Coast
Southampton College of Long Island University Southampton, New York 1963 Private (Nonsectarian) Colonials 1961 1989 Closed in 2005
  1. Long Island University merged the Post athletic program with the NCAA Division I program of its Brooklyn campus in 2019. The merged program inherited the Division I membership of the Brooklyn campus, and now competes in the Northeast Conference as the LIU Sharks.

Membership timeline

 Full member (all sports)   Full member (non-football)   Associate member (football-only)   Associate member (sport) 

Sports
See also: Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
A divisional format is used for baseball, basketball (M / W), and volleyball. Felician baseball is placed in the South division.
North
  • Bloomfield
  • Caldwell
  • Concordia
  • Dominican
  • Felician
  • Nyack
  • Post
South
  • Chestnut Hill
  • Georgian Court
  • Goldey–Beacom
  • Holy Family
  • Jefferson
  • Sciences
  • Wilmington
Conference sports
SportMen'sWomen's
BaseballY
BasketballYY
Cross CountryYY
GolfY
LacrosseYY
SoccerYY
SoftballY
TennisYY
Track & Field OutdoorYY
VolleyballY

Men's sponsored sports by school
School Baseball Basketball Cross
Country		 Golf Lacrosse Soccer Tennis Track
& Field
Outdoor		 Total
CACC
Sports
Bloomfield Y Y Y Y Y Y 6
Caldwell Y Y Y Y Y Y 6
Chestnut Hill Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 8
Concordia Y Y Y Y Y Y 6
Dominican Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 7
Felician Y Y Y Y Y Y 6
Georgian Court Y Y Y Y Y 5
Goldey–Beacom Y Y Y Y Y 5
Holy Family Y Y Y Y 4
Jefferson Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 7
Nyack Y Y Y Y Y Y 6
Post Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 8
Sciences Y Y Y Y Y Y 6
Wilmington Y Y Y Y Y Y 6
Totals 12 14 14 10 6 13 7 10 86

Women's sponsored sports by school
School Basketball Cross
Country		 Lacrosse Soccer Softball Tennis Track
& Field
Outdoor		 Volleyball Total
CACC
Sports
Bloomfield Y Y Y Y Y Y 6
Caldwell Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 8
Chestnut Hill Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 8
Concordia Y Y Y Y Y Y 6
Dominican Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 7
Felician Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 7
Georgian Court Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 7
Goldey–Beacom Y Y Y Y Y Y 6
Holy Family Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 8
Jefferson Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 8
Nyack Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 7
Post Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 8
Sciences Y Y Y Y Y Y 6
Wilmington Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 7
Totals 14 14 10 13 14 9 11 14 99

Other sponsored sports by school
School Men Women Co-ed
Ice
Hockey		 Track
& Field
Indoor		 Bowling[lower-alpha 1] Golf Ice
Hockey[lower-alpha 1]		 Rowing Track
& Field
Indoor		 Rifle[lower-alpha 1]
Caldwell NEC
Chestnut Hill IND
Felician ECC
Georgian Court ECC ECC
Holy Family ECC ECC
Jefferson IND IND
Post IND[lower-alpha 2] IND IND NEWHA
Sciences MAC[lower-alpha 3]
Wilmington IND
  1. De facto Division I sport. The NCAA operates single championships in bowling and rifle open to members of all three divisions, and a combined women's ice hockey championship for members of Divisions I and II.
  2. Post is in a scheduling partnership with the Northeast-10 Conference in men's ice hockey.[3]
  3. The Mid-Atlantic Rifle Conference, a rifle-only league, is not to be confused with the Division I all-sports Mid-American Conference, which uses the same initialism.

References
  1. http://www.caccathletics.org/information/About_the_CACC
  2. "New merged Jefferson U. will field sports teams". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  3. "Post Men's Hockey Joins Northeast-10 Conference as Scheduling Partner". Post University. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
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