United States Collegiate Athletic Association Explained

United States Collegiate
Athletic Association
Size:200
Abbreviation:USCAA
Type:Association
Headquarters:Norfolk, Virginia
Region Served:United States
Membership:72 institutions
(21 states)
Leader Title:Executive director
Leader Name:Matthew Simms
Main Organ:Governing body
Budget:Unknown

The United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) is a national organization for the intercollegiate athletic programs of 72 mostly small colleges, including community/junior colleges, across the United States. The USCAA holds 15 national championships and 2 national invitationals annually.

History

In, the USCAA was founded as the National Little College Athletic Association (NLCAA), primarily to sponsor a national basketball tournament for small colleges and junior colleges.

In the 1970s and through the 1980s, as the NLCAA, the USCAA began adding more sports.

In 1989, the NLCAA changed its name to the National Small College Athletic Association (NSCAA).

In 2001, the USCAA adopted its current name.[1]

Membership

See main article: List of USCAA institutions.

Sports

The USCAA sanctions competition in eight men's and seven women's sports:[2]

Postseason national championships are held in all sports except football, which has few participating teams.[2]

Fall

Winter

Spring

Conferences

Former conferences

Champions

Men's cross country

Women's cross country

Men's track and field

Women's track and field

Men's soccer

Men's Division I soccer

Men's Division II soccer

Women's soccer

Women's Division I soccer

Women's Division II soccer

Women's volleyball

Women's Division I volleyball

Women's Division II volleyball

Men's basketball

Division I men's basketball

Men's Division II basketball

Women's basketball

Women's Division I basketball

Women's Division II basketball

Baseball

Men's golf

Softball

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USCAA . 2011 . About USCAA . May 18, 2012 .
  2. Web site: USCAA . 2014 . USCAA Sports . November 7, 2014 .
  3. http://www.theuscaa.com/championships/pastyears USCAA, "Past Champions".
  4. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1366 SUNY ESF, "Mighty Oaks Men Win National Cross-Country Championship," November 11, 2011.
  5. https://uscaacrosscountry.prestosports.com/2013_Championships/2013_Men-s_Cross_Country_Champions "SUNY ESF Wins Third Consecutive USCAA Men's Cross Country National Championship."
  6. Web site: USCAA Men's & Women's Cross Country Past National Champions . USCAA . August 2, 2015.
  7. http://crosscountry.theuscaa.com/2015_Championships/Berea_College_Sweeps_the_2015_USCAA_Cross_Country_National_Championships "Berea College Sweeps the 2015 USCAA Cross Country National Championships,"
  8. Web site: NSCAA National Small Coll Ath Assoc Championship 1998. Athletic.net. December 5, 2014.
  9. Web site: Cleary Cougars are National Champions. November 11, 2016. Clearly University. November 20, 2016.
  10. Web site: USCAA Track & Field Invitational . 2022-08-13 . TFRRS.
  11. Web site: Dallas Athletic Department Inducts Five Into Hall of Fame . December 9, 2009 . May 27, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100527214502/http://www.udallas.edu/athletics/about/browserecentnews . dead .
  12. Web site: November 29, 2005 . Mustangs Set for Home Opener as They Host Presentation and the SMSU US Bancorp/McDonald's Classic . February 23, 2024 . smsumustangs.com.

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