National organization for intercollegiate athletic programs
United States Collegiate Athletic Association Abbreviation USCAA Formation 1966; 58 years ago (1966 ) Type Association Headquarters Norfolk, Virginia Region served
United States Membership
72 institutions (21 states) Executive director
Matthew Simms Main organ
Governing body Budget
Unknown Website theuscaa.com
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.[ 1]
History
In 1966 (58 years ago) (1966 ) , 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.[ 2]
In the 1970s and through the 1980s, as the NLCAA, the USCAA began adding more sports.[ 2]
In 1989, the NLCAA changed its name to the National Small College Athletic Association (NSCAA).[ 2]
In 2001, the USCAA adopted its current name.[ 2]
Membership
Sports
The USCAA sanctions competition in eight men's and seven women's sports:[ 1]
Postseason national championships are held in all sports except football, which has few participating teams.[ 1]
Fall
Winter
Spring
Conferences
Champions
Men's cross country
Women's cross country
Men's track and field
Women's track and field
2022 University of Maine at Fort Kent
2023 Bluefield State University
2024 SUNY ESF
Men's soccer
Men's Division I soccer
2018 Florida National University
2019 Bryant & Stratton College Syracuse
2020 No tournament
2021 Bryant & Stratton College Syracuse
2022 University of Maine Fort Kent
2023 Bryant & Stratton College Rochester
Men's Division II soccer
Women's soccer
Women's Division I soccer
2018 Cleary University
2019 University of Maine Fort Kent
2020 No tournament
2021 Bryant & Stratton College Syracuse
2022 University of Maine Fort Kent
2023 Shaw University
Women's Division II soccer
Women's volleyball
Women's Division I volleyball
2018 Florida National University
2019 Florida National University
2020 No tournament
2021 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
2022 Bluefield State University
2023 University of Maine at Fort Kent
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
References
^ a b c USCAA (2014). "USCAA Sports" . Retrieved November 7, 2014 .
^ a b c d USCAA (2011). "About USCAA" (PDF) . Retrieved May 18, 2012 .
^ USCAA, "Past Champions". Accessed: May 18, 2012.
^ SUNY ESF, "Mighty Oaks Men Win National Cross-Country Championship," November 11, 2011. Accessed: May 18, 2012.
^ "SUNY ESF Wins Third Consecutive USCAA Men's Cross Country National Championship." USCAA website. Accessed: January 10, 2014.
^ "USCAA Men's & Women's Cross Country Past National Champions" . USCAA. Retrieved August 2, 2015 .
^ a b "Berea College Sweeps the 2015 USCAA Cross Country National Championships," USCAA website, November 6, 2015. Accessed: November 8, 2015.
^ "NSCAA National Small Coll Ath Assoc Championship 1998" . Athletic.net . Retrieved December 5, 2014 .
^ "Cleary Cougars are National Champions" . Clearly University. November 11, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016 .
^ "USCAA Track & Field Invitational" . TFRRS . Retrieved 2022-08-13 .
^ "Dallas Athletic Department Inducts Five Into Hall of Fame" . Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved December 9, 2009 .
^ "Mustangs Set for Home Opener as They Host Presentation and the SMSU US Bancorp/McDonald's Classic" . smsumustangs.com . November 29, 2005. Retrieved February 23, 2024 .
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