The Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC ) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Its 14 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
Current members
The CCAC currently has 14 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. )
1,292
Crimson Wave
2001
Cardinal Stritch University Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1931
Catholic(S.S.F.A. )
4,407
Wolves
1997
Governors State University University Park, Illinois
1969
Public
7,775
Jaguars
2016
Holy Cross College Notre Dame, Indiana
1966
Catholic(C.S.C. )
500
Saints
2009
Indiana University–Northwest Gary, Indiana
1959
Public
4,760
Redhawks
2019
Indiana University–South Bend South Bend, Indiana
1966
Public
8,394
Titans
2003
Judson University Elgin, Illinois
1963
American Baptist
1,231
Eagles
1996
Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais, Illinois
1907
Nazarene
4,579
Tigers
1996
Roosevelt University [a] Chicago, Illinois
1945
Nonsectarian
7,500
Lakers
2010
St. Ambrose University Davenport, Iowa
1882
Catholic(Diocese of Davenport )
3,343
Fighting Bees
2015
University of St. Francis Joliet, Illinois
1920
Catholic(Franciscans )
3,764
Fighting Saints
1973
Saint Xavier University Chicago, Illinois
1846
Catholic(R.S.M. )
4,252
Cougars
1973
Trinity Christian College Palos Heights, Illinois
1959
Reformed
1,380
Trolls
1987
Trinity International University Deerfield, Illinois
1897
Evangelical Christian
2,688
Trojans
1996
Notes
Affiliate members
The CCAC currently has one affiliate member, which is also a private school:
Former members
The CCAC has 18 former full members, all but three are private schools:
Institution
Location
Founded
Affiliation
Enrollment
Nickname
Joined
Left
Current
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]
University of Chicago [d] 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 [e] River Forest, Illinois
1901
Catholic(Dominican Order )
1,697
Stars
1981?
1999?
Northern (NACC) [b]
Eureka College [d] Eureka, Illinois
1855
Disciples of Christ
680
Red Devils
?
1996?
St. Louis (SLIAC) [f]
George Williams College Williams Bay, Wisconsin
1890
Christian
N/A
Indians
1976
1978? (or 1980? )
N/A[g]
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, Illinois
1890
Nonsectarian
2,977
Scarlet Hawks
1949?
1981?
Northern (NACC) [b]
University of Illinois–Chicago Chicago, Illinois
1858
Public
30,539
Flames
1949
1978? (or 1980? )
Horizon [h]
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[1]
2004?
N/A[i]
Lewis University [j] Romeoville, Illinois
1932
Catholic(C.F.C. )
4,306
Flyers
1954
1980
Great Lakes Valley (GLVC) [f]
Lincoln College Lincoln, Illinois
1865
Nonsectarian
N/A
Lynx
2020
2022
Closed in 2022
Mundelein College [k] Chicago, Illinois
1930
Catholic(B.V.M. )
N/A
Lakers
1982?
1991? (or 1993? )
N/A[l]
National Louis University Chicago, Illinois
1886
Nonsectarian
7,005
Eagles [m] 1982
1994(or 1993? )
N/A[n]
North Park University [d] Chicago, Illinois
1891
Evangelical
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[o]
Purdue University–Northwest [p] Hammond &Westville, Indiana
1973
Public
8,617
Pride
1973[p]
2017
Great Lakes (GLIAC) [f]
Robert Morris University Chicago, Illinois
1913
Nonsectarian
N/A
Eagles
1995(or 1996? )
2020
N/A[q]
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.
^ 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.
