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Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Association
NAIA Founded 1949 Commissioner Jeff Schimmelpfennig Sports fielded
No. of teams 12 full + 1 associate (12 full and 0 associate in 2024-25) Region
Midwestern United States Official website
ccacsports.com
The Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC ) is a
college athletic conference affiliated with the
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Its 12 members are located in the
Midwestern United States . In many sports, the conference champion qualifies directly for national competition.
The CCAC sanctions play in eight men's and eight women's sports. Men's sports include
soccer ,
cross country ,
basketball ,
track and field ,
tennis ,
baseball ,
golf , and
volleyball ; while women's sports include soccer, volleyball, cross country, track and field, basketball, tennis, golf, and
softball .
In all sports, it sanctions regular season league play as well as a post-season tournament.
Member schools
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
50km 30miles
Roosevelt
Viterbo
St. Francis
Trinity Christian
Saint Xavier
St. Ambrose
Olivet Nazarene
Judson
IU South Bend
IU Northwest
Holy Cross
Governors State
CCSJ
Location of CCAC members:
full member,
departing member,
future member
Current members
The CCAC currently has 12 full members, all but three are
private schools:
Institution
Location
Founded
Affiliation
Enrollment
Nickname
Joined
Calumet College of St. Joseph
Whiting, Indiana
1951
Catholic (
C.PP.S. )
658
Crimson Wave
2001
Governors State University
University Park, Illinois
1969
Public
4,427
Jaguars
2016
Holy Cross College
Notre Dame, Indiana
1966
Catholic(
C.S.C. )
434
Saints
2009
Indiana University–Northwest
Gary, Indiana
1959
Public
3,198
Redhawks
2019
Indiana University–South Bend
South Bend, Indiana
1966
Public
4,326
Titans
2003
Judson University
Elgin, Illinois
1963
American Baptist
973
Eagles
1996
Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, Illinois
1907
Nazarene
3,255
Tigers
1996
Roosevelt University
[a]
Chicago, Illinois
1945
Nonsectarian
3,725
Lakers
2010
St. Ambrose University
Davenport, Iowa
1882
Catholic(
Diocese of Davenport )
2,747
Fighting Bees
2015
University of St. Francis
Joliet, Illinois
1920
Catholic(
Franciscans )
3,297
Fighting Saints
1973
Saint Xavier University
Chicago, Illinois
1846
Catholic(
R.S.M. )
3,523
Cougars
1973
Trinity Christian College
Palos Heights, Illinois
1959
Reformed
908
Trolls
1987
Notes
Affiliate members
The CCAC currently has one affiliate member, which is also a
private school:
Future members
The CCAC will have one future full member, which is also currently an affiliate member and
private school:
[1]
Notes
^ Viterbo is currently an affiliate member of the CCAC since the 2018–19 school year.
Former members
The CCAC has 20 former full members, all but three are
private schools:
Institution
Location
Founded
Affiliation
Enrollment
Nickname
Joined
Left
Current conference
Aurora University
[a]
Aurora, Illinois
1893
Nonsectarian
2,309
Spartans
1954
1970?
Northern (NACC)
[b]
Barat College
Lake Forest, Illinois
1858
Catholic
N/A
Bulldogs
1998?
2001
N/A
[c]
Cardinal Stritch University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1931
Catholic(
S.S.F.A. )
N/A
Wolves
1997
2023
N/A
[d]
University of Chicago
[e]
Chicago, Illinois
1890
Nonsectarian
14,788
Maroons
1949
?
University (UAA)
[b]
Chicago State University
Chicago, Illinois
1867
Public(
TMCF )
2,620
Cougars
1965?
1981?
D-I Independent
Dominican University
[f]
River Forest, Illinois
1901
Catholic(
Dominican Order )
1,697
Stars
1981?
1999?
Northern (NACC)
[b]
Eureka College
[e]
Eureka, Illinois
1855
Disciples of Christ
680
Red Devils
?
1996?
St. Louis (SLIAC)
[g]
George Williams College
Williams Bay, Wisconsin
1890
Christian
N/A
Indians
1976
1978? (or 1980? )
N/A
[h]
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, Illinois
1890
Nonsectarian
2,977
Scarlet Hawks
1949 1993?
1981? 2013
Northern (NACC)
[b]
University of Illinois–Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
1858
Public
30,539
Flames
1949
1978? (or 1980? )
Horizon
[i]
Indiana Institute of Technology
Fort Wayne, Indiana
1930
Nonsectarian
7,000
Warriors
1978
1988
Wolverine–Hoosier (WHAC)
Kendall College
Chicago, Illinois
1934
Nonsectarian
N/A
Vikings
1997
[2]
2004?
N/A
[j]
Lewis University
[k]
Romeoville, Illinois
1932
Catholic(
C.F.C. )
4,306
Flyers
1954
1980
Great Lakes Valley (GLVC)
[g]
Lincoln College
Lincoln, Illinois
1865
Nonsectarian
N/A
Lynx
2020
2022
Closed in 2022
Mundelein College
[l]
Chicago, Illinois
1930
Catholic(
B.V.M. )
N/A
Lakers
1982?
1991? (or 1993? )
N/A
[m]
National Louis University
Chicago, Illinois
1886
Nonsectarian
7,005
Eagles
[n]
1982
1994(or 1993? )
N/A
[o]
North Park University
[e]
Chicago, Illinois
1891
Evangelical Covenant
1,814
Vikings
1959
1962?
Illinois–Wisconsin (CCIW)
[b]
Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago, Illinois
1867
Public
7,423
Golden Eagles
1949
1980(or 1989? )
N/A
[p]
Purdue University–Northwest
[q]
Hammond &
Westville, Indiana
1973
Public
8,617
Pride
1973
[q]
2017
Great Lakes (GLIAC)
[g]
Robert Morris University
Chicago, Illinois
1913
Nonsectarian
N/A
Eagles
1995(or 1996? )
2020
N/A
[r]
Trinity International University
Deerfield, Illinois
1897
Evangelical Christian
2,688
Trojans
1996
2023
N/A
[s]
Notes
^ Formerly known as Aurora College until 1985.
^
a
b
c
d
e Currently an
NCAA Division III athletic conference.
^ Barat was merged with
DePaul University in 2001; which was later closed in 2005.
^ Cardinal Stritch closed the doors after 2022–2023 schol year.
^
a
b
c Didn't participate for the basketball charter member side before 1973.
^ Formerly known as Rosary College until 1997.
^
a
b
c Currently an
NCAA Division II athletic conference.
^ George Williams was merged into
Aurora University in 2000.
^ Currently an
NCAA Division I athletic conference.
^ Kendal was purchased in 2008 by
Laureate International Universities , and later transferred to National Louis University in 2018.
^ Formerly known as Lewis College until 1973.
^ This institution was a women's college, therefore it did not compete in men's sports.
^ Mundelein was merged with
Loyola University Chicago in 1991.
^ National Louis's nickname was Lakers before 1990.
^ National-Lewis dropped its athletic program during the 1990s.
^ Northeastern Illinois dropped its athletic program after the 1997–98 school year.
^
a
b Purdue–Northwest was formed in 2016 by the combining of Purdue–Calumet (located in
Hammond, Indiana and competing as the
Peregrines ) and Purdue–North Central (located in
Westville, Indiana and competing as the
Panthers ).
Purdue–North Central joined the CCAC from before 2004–05 to 2015–16; while Purdue–Calumet joined from 1973–74 to 1974–75, and from 1993–94 to 2015–16.
^ Robert Morris (Ill.) merged into Roosevelt University after the 2019–20 school year.
^ Trinity International closed their residential campus after 2022–2023 school year and now it only have online modalities.
References
External links
Single Division Football-only † Conference sponsors football