Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference

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Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
(CCAC)
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference logo
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
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference 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
  • Saint 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
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 3,623 Fighting Bees
&
Queen Bees
2015
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

  • Aurora College
  • Barat College
  • University of Chicago
  • Chicago State University
  • Dominican University (formerly Rosary College)
  • Eureka College
  • Illinois Institute of Technology
  • University of Illinois-Chicago
  • Indiana Institute of Technology
  • Kendall College
  • Lewis College
  • Mundelein College
  • National-Louis University (National College of Education)
  • North Park College
  • Northeastern Illinois University

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