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List of college athletic conferences in the United States

January 01, 1970

In college athletics in the United States, institutions typically join in conferences for regular play under different governing bodies.

Varsity sports edit

There are several national and regional associations governing the varsity teams of colleges and universities. Varsity teams are typically funded by an institution's athletic department, and under some governing bodies players are eligible for athletic scholarships.

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) edit

Main article: List of NCAA conferences

Division I edit

Multi-sport conferences
Football-only conferences
Ice hockey conferences
Other single-sport conferences

This list also includes conferences in sports that the NCAA does not split into divisions.

Division II edit

Single sport conferences
  • Appalachian Swimming Conference
  • New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference
  • Pacific Coast Swim Conference

Division III edit

Single-sport conferences

National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) edit

Main article: List of NAIA conferences
Football-only conference

United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) edit

National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) edit

  • Central Region
  • Mid-East Region
  • Mid-West Region
  • North Region
  • North Central Region
  • South Region
  • Southwest Region
  • West Region

Association of Christian College Athletics (ACCA) edit

National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) edit

California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) edit

Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC) edit

  • Northern Region
  • Southern Region
  • Eastern Region
  • Western Region

Independent conferences edit

Other collegiate sports associations edit

Boxing edit

Cycling edit

  • ACCC: Atlantic Collegiate Cycling Conference
  • RMCCC: Rocky Mountain Collegiate Cycling Conference
  • ECCC: Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference
  • SCCCC: South Central Collegiate Cycling Conference
  • MWCCC: Midwestern Collegiate Cycling Conference
  • SECCC: Southeastern Collegiate Cycling Conference
  • NCCCC: North Central Collegiate Cycling Conference
  • SWCCC: Southwestern Collegiate Cycling Conference
  • NWCCC: Northwestern Collegiate Cycling Conference
  • WCCC: Western Collegiate Cycling Conference

Fencing edit

  • Baltimore-Washington Collegiate Fencing Conference (BWCFC)
  • Northern California Intercollegiate Fencing League (NCIFL)
  • Southern Atlantic Conference (SAC)
  • Southwestern Intercollegiate Fencing Association (SWIFA)

Gymnastics edit

Lacrosse edit

See: Category:College lacrosse leagues in the United States
See also: Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association

Rowing edit

Sprint football edit

Volleyball edit

Water polo edit

Wrestling edit

  • National Collegiate Wrestling Association
    • Mid-Atlantic – Teams from Tennessee, the Carolinas, Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware
    • North Central – Teams from Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin
    • Northeast – Teams from New York, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont
    • Northwest – Teams from Washington and British Columbia
    • Southeast – Teams from Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi
    • Southwest – Teams from Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Louisiana, and Kansas
    • West – Teams from California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona

List of Oldest College Sports Conferences edit

The following table is a sortable listing of the oldest college sports conferences (organizations of athletic teams at the collegiate level) in the United States of America. This includes U.S. collegiate sports organizations of NCAA Divisions I, II, and III; as well as various sports including Rowing, Cricket, Basketball, Hockey, Wrestling, Football, Basketball, Track, and more.

Conference Alias Founded Defunct Type Predecessor Successor
Rowing Association of American Colleges[1] RAAC 1870 1894 Rowing Intercollegiate Rowing Association
Intercollegiate Rowing Association[2] IRA 1895 Rowing Rowing Association of American Colleges
Intercollegiate Cricket Association[3] ICA 1881 1924 Cricket
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League[4] Ivy League 1901 1955 Basketball Ivy League
Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association[5] EIWA 1903 Wrestling
Ivy League[6] Ivies 1954 NCAA Rowing Association of American Colleges, Intercollegiate Cricket Association, Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League, Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association
Big Ten Conference[7] B1G 1896 NCAA Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives, Western Conference, Big Nine, does not retain legacy of Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest
Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest[8] IAAN 1892 1893 Football, Baseball, Track Big Ten Conference
Southwest Conference[9] SWC 1914 1996 NCAA Southwest Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Big 12 Conference, Western Athletic Conference, Conference USA
Big 12 Conference[10] Big 12 1994* NCAA Southwest Conference, Big Eight Conference, but does not retain legacy of either*
Pac-12 Conference[11] Pac-12 1915 NCAA Pacific Coast Conference,[a] Athletic Association of Western Universities, Pacific-8, Pacific-10
Missouri Valley Conference[12] MVC / Valley 1907 NCAA Shares founding members with Big Eight Conference
Big Eight Conference[13] Big 8 1907 1996 NCAA Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association, Big Six Conference, Big Seven Conference, Big Eight Conference Big 12 Conference
Border Conference[14] 1931 1962 NCAA Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association Western Athletic Conference, Pac-12 Conference, Big 12 Conference
Skyline Conference[15] Skyline Eight 1938 1962 NCAA Mountain States Athletic Conference, Big Seven, Skyline Six Western Athletic Conference, Mountain West
Western Athletic Conference[16] WAC 1962 NCAA Border Conference, Skyline Conference, Pac-12 Conference Pac-12 Conference, Mountain West, Conference USA
Metro Conference[17] Metro 1975 1995 NCAA Conference USA, Big East, American Athletic Conference
American Athletic Conference[18] The American / AAC 1979 NCAA Big East
Big East Conference[19] Big East 1979 NCAA Atlantic 10 Conference American Athletic Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference, Big East Conference
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association[20] SIAA 1892 1947 NCAA Southeastern Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference, Big 12 Conference, Conference USA, Ohio Valley Conference, Southern Athletic Association, and others
Southern Conference[21] SoCon 1921 NCAA Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Southeastern Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference, Metro Conference, Atlantic 10 Conference, Coastal Athletic Association, Conference USA
Southeastern Conference[22] SEC 1932 NCAA Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, Southern Conference, Big 12 Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference[23] ACC 1953 NCAA Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, Southern Conference, Metro Conference, Big East
Mid-American Conference[24] MAC 1946 NCAA
Southwestern Athletic Conference[25] SWAC 1920 NCAA
Big West Conference[26] BWC 1968 NCAA Pacific Coast Athletic Association Western Athletic Conference, Mountain West
West Coast Conference[27] WCC 1952 NCAA California Basketball Association, West Coast Athletic Conference Big West Conference, Western Athletic Conference, Mountain West
Atlantic 10 Conference[28] A-10 1976 NCAA Eastern Collegiate Basketball League, Eastern Athletic Association, Eastern 8 Big East, American Athletic Conference
Yankee Conference[29] 1947[b] 1997 NCAA New England Conference Atlantic 10 Conference, CAA Football[c]
Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference[30] CAA Football 2007 NCAA New England Conference,[d] Yankee Conference,[e] Atlantic 10 Conference
Coastal Athletic Association[30] CAA 1979 NCAA ECAC
New England Conference[31] 1923 1947 NCAA New England College Conference of Intercollegiate Athletics Yankee Conference
Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference[32] IIAC 1908 1970 NCAA Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Western Collegiate Hockey Association[33] WCHA 1951 Hockey Midwest Collegiate Hockey League, Western Intercollegiate Hockey League
ECAC Hockey[34] ECAC 1961 Hockey Eastern College Athletic Conference, ECAC Hockey League
North Central Conference[35] NCC 1922 2008 Division II Northern Sun, Summit
Northern California Athletic Conference[36] NCAC 1925 1996 Division II Far Western Conference
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association[37] CIAA 1912 Division II Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Conference Carolinas[38] CVAC 1930 Division II North State Conference, Carolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference
California Collegiate Athletic Association[39] CCAA 1938 Division II
Lone Star Conference[40] LSC 1931 Division II
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association[41] MIAA 1912 Division II Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference[42] NSIC 1932 Division II Northern Teachers Athletic Conference, State Teacher's College Conference of Minnesota, Northern Intercollegiate Conference, Northern Sun Conference
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference[43] RMAC 1909 Division II Colorado Faculty Athletic Conference, Rocky Mountain Faculty Athletic Conference
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference[44] SIAC 1913 Division II
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference[45] WVIAC 1924 2013 Division II Mountain East, Great Midwest
American Rivers Conference[46] ARC 1922 Division III Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Middle Atlantic Conferences[47] MAC 1912 Division III Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletics Association, Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference
Midwest Conference[48] MWC 1921 Division III Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference, Midwest Athletic Conference for Women
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference[49] MIAC 1920 Division III
Northwest Conference[50] NWC 1926 Division III
Ohio Athletic Conference[51] OAC 1902 Division III
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference[52] SCIAC 1915 Division III
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference[53] WIAC 1913 Division III Inter-Normal Athletic Conference of Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference, Wisconsin State College Conference, Wisconsin State University Athletic Conference
  1. ^ The Pacific Coast Conference operated under a separate charter from the conference now known as the Pac-12. While the PCC dissolved in 1959, the Pac-12 claims that conference's history as its own.
  2. ^ The Yankee Conference was an all-sports conference until 1976, when it became a football-only league.
  3. ^ CAA Football is technically separate from the all-sports Coastal Athletic Association, though administered by the latter.
  4. ^ Despite significant continuity between the New England Conference and Yankee Conference, CAA Football does not recognize the former as an ancestor.
  5. ^ The all-sports CAA and CAA Football consider the latter's history to have started with the formation of the Yankee Conference.

See also edit

References edit

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  17. ^ "History lesson: Super-conference concept rooted in 1990 proposal". www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  18. ^ "American Athletic Conference". theamerican.org. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  19. ^ "BIG EAST Conference History". www.bigeast.com. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  20. ^ "Prospects for Sport: The Southern Inter-Collegiate Association Organized". Richmond Times-Dispatch. 29 Dec 1892. p. 2. Retrieved February 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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  39. ^ "CCAA Champions". goccaa.org. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  40. ^ "Lone Star Conference History". lonestarconference.org. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  41. ^ "About The Association". themiaa.com. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  42. ^ "History of the NSIC". northernsun.org. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  43. ^ "RMAC History". rmacsports.org. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
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  52. ^ "SCIAC".
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In college athletics in the United States institutions typically join in conferences for regular play under different governing bodies Contents 1 Varsity sports 1 1 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA 1 1 1 Division I 1 1 2 Division II 1 1 3 Division III 1 2 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics NAIA 1 3 United States Collegiate Athletic Association USCAA 1 4 National Christian College Athletic Association NCCAA 1 5 Association of Christian College Athletics ACCA 1 6 National Junior College Athletic Association NJCAA 1 7 California Community College Athletic Association CCCAA 1 8 Northwest Athletic Conference NWAC 1 9 Independent conferences 2 Other collegiate sports associations 2 1 Boxing 2 2 Cycling 2 3 Fencing 2 4 Gymnastics 2 5 Lacrosse 2 6 Rowing 2 7 Sprint football 2 8 Volleyball 2 9 Water polo 2 10 Wrestling 3 List of Oldest College Sports Conferences 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksVarsity sports editThere are several national and regional associations governing the varsity teams of colleges and universities Varsity teams are typically funded by an institution s athletic department and under some governing bodies players are eligible for athletic scholarships National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA edit Main article List of NCAA conferences Division I edit Multi sport conferences America East Conference American Athletic Conference Atlantic 10 Conference Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic Sun Conference Big 12 Conference Big East Conference Not to be confused with the original Big East For more details see 2010 2013 Big East Conference realignment Big Sky Conference Big South Conference Big Ten Conference Big West Conference Coastal Athletic Association Conference USA FBS Independents applies only to football FCS Independents applies only to football Horizon League Independents in sports other than football No all sports independents in 2024 25 with Chicago State joining the Northeast Conference Ivy League Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Mid American Conference Mid Eastern Athletic Conference Missouri Valley Conference Mountain Pacific Sports Federation does not sponsor football or basketball Mountain West Conference Northeast Conference Ohio Valley Conference Pac 12 Conference Effectively dissolving in 2024 though the two remaining members Oregon State and Washington State will continue to operate as a two team league through the 2025 26 school year The Pac 12 brand name will remain in use Patriot League Southeastern Conference Southern Conference Southland Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference Sun Belt Conference The Summit League West Coast Conference Western Athletic Conference Football only conferences Big South OVC Football Association Technically a football only alliance between the all sports Big South and Ohio Valley Conferences CAA Football legally a separate entity from the all sports Coastal Athletic Association but both leagues have the same administration Missouri Valley Football Conference Pioneer Football League United Athletic Conference Not officially recognized by the NCAA instead being treated as the continuation of a preexisting football alliance between the all sports Atlantic Sun and Western Athletic Conferences Ice hockey conferences Atlantic Hockey America Central Collegiate Hockey Association men previously operated from 1971 to 2013 revived in 2021 ECAC Hockey Hockey East Independents only men in 2023 24 New England Women s Hockey Alliance National Collegiate Hockey Conference men Western Collegiate Hockey Association women Other single sport conferences This list also includes conferences in sports that the NCAA does not split into divisions Central Collegiate Fencing Conference Central Collegiate Ski Association includes one junior college team alongside NCAA sanctioned teams Coastal Collegiate Sports Association women s beach volleyball Collegiate Water Polo Association Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League men Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association men Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Eastern Women s Fencing Conference Golden Coast Conference women s water polo Great America Rifle Conference Intercollegiate Fencing Conference of Southern California Metropolitan Swimming Conference Mid Atlantic Collegiate Fencing Conference Mid Atlantic Rifle Conference includes a mix of NCAA sanctioned teams and club teams Mid Atlantic Water Polo Conference Midwest Fencing Conference Midwest Independent Conference women s gymnastics Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association men National Intercollegiate Women s Fencing Association Northeast Fencing Conference Patriot Rifle Conference Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association Western Water Polo Association Division II edit California Collegiate Athletic Association Conference Carolinas Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association East Coast Conference Great American Conference Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Great Lakes Valley Conference Great Midwest Athletic Conference Great Northwest Athletic Conference Gulf South Conference Independents Lone Star Conference Mid America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Mountain East Conference Northeast 10 Conference Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Pacific West Conference Peach Belt Conference Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference South Atlantic Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Sunshine State Conference Single sport conferences Appalachian Swimming Conference New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference Pacific Coast Swim Conference Division III edit Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference American Rivers Conference American Southwest Conference Atlantic East Conference Centennial Conference City University of New York Athletic Conference Coast to Coast Athletic Conference College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Collegiate Conference of the South Commonwealth Coast Conference Empire 8 Great Northeast Athletic Conference Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Independents Landmark Conference Liberty League Little East Conference Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Middle Atlantic Conferences an umbrella organization that operates three conferences The following conferences sponsor the same set of 14 sports including both men s and women s basketball but not football MAC Commonwealth MAC Freedom The third league the Middle Atlantic Conference note the singular combines schools from the Commonwealth and Freedom conferences in a total of 13 sports including football Midwest Conference Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference New England Small College Athletic Conference New England Women s and Men s Athletic Conference New Jersey Athletic Conference North Atlantic Conference North Coast Athletic Conference Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Northwest Conference Ohio Athletic Conference Old Dominion Athletic Conference Presidents Athletic Conference St Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Skyline Conference Southern Athletic Association Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference State University of New York Athletic Conference United East Conference University Athletic Association Upper Midwest Athletic Conference USA South Athletic Conference Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Single sport conferences Coastal Lacrosse Conference men Continental Volleyball Conference men Eastern Collegiate Football Conference Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League men Midwest Lacrosse Conference men Midwest Women s Lacrosse Conference New England Collegiate Conference men s volleyball also operates in the non NCAA esports United Collegiate Hockey Conference United Volleyball Conference men National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics NAIA edit Main article List of NAIA conferences American Midwest Conference Appalachian Athletic Conference California Pacific Conference Cascade Collegiate Conference Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Continental Athletic Conference Crossroads League Frontier Conference Golden State Athletic Conference Great Plains Athletic Conference Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Heart of America Athletic Conference Football Independents Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Mid South Conference North Star Athletic Association Red River Athletic Conference River States Conference Sooner Athletic Conference Southern States Athletic Conference Sun Conference Wolverine Hoosier Athletic Conference Football only conference Mid States Football Association United States Collegiate Athletic Association USCAA edit Eastern Metro Athletic Conference Eastern States Athletic Conference Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Penn State University Athletic Conference Yankee Small College Conference National Christian College Athletic Association NCCAA edit Central Region Mid East Region Mid West Region North Region North Central Region South Region Southwest Region West Region Association of Christian College Athletics ACCA edit Midwest Christian College Conference National Junior College Athletic Association NJCAA edit Alabama Community College Conference Arizona Community College Athletic Conference Arrowhead Conference Bi State Conference Carolinas Junior College Conference Colorado Community College Athletic Conference Eastern Pennsylvania Athletic Conference Garden State Athletic Conference Georgia Junior College Athletic Association Great Rivers Athletic Conference Illinois Skyway Conference Iowa Community College Athletic Conference Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Maryland Junior College Athletic Conference Massachusetts Community College Athletic Association Michigan Community College Athletic Association Mid Florida Conference Mid Hudson Conference Mid State Athletic Conference Mid West Athletic Conference Missouri Community College Athletic Conference Midwest Football Conference NJCAA Minnesota College Athletic Conference Mississippi Association of Community amp Junior Colleges MISS LOU Junior College Conference Metro Athletic Conference Mon Dak Conference Mountain Valley Conference NJCAA NJCAA Region 9 Nebraska Community College Athletic Conference North Central Community College Conference North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference Northeast JC Football Conference Ohio Community College Athletic Conference Panhandle Conference Pennsylvania Collegiate Athletic Association Defunct Scenic West Athletic Conference Southern Conference Southwest Junior College Conference Southwest Junior College Football Conference Suncoast Conference Tennessee Community College Athletic Association Western Junior College Athletic Conference Western New York Athletic Conference Western Pennsylvania Athletic Conference Western States Football League Wyoming Community College Athletic Conference California Community College Athletic Association CCCAA edit Bay Valley Conference Big Eight Conference California Central Valley Conference Coast Conference Golden Valley Conference Inland Empire Athletic Conference Orange Empire Conference Pacific Coast Athletic Conference South Coast Conference Western State Conference Northwest Athletic Conference NWAC edit Northern Region Southern Region Eastern Region Western Region Independent conferences edit Independent Junior College Athletic Association Northern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Pacific Christian Athletic Conference Wisconsin Collegiate Conference Ohio Regional Campus Conference New South Athletic ConferenceOther collegiate sports associations editBoxing edit National Collegiate Boxing Association NCBA United States Intercollegiate Boxing Association USIBA Cycling edit ACCC Atlantic Collegiate Cycling Conference RMCCC Rocky Mountain Collegiate Cycling Conference ECCC Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference SCCCC South Central Collegiate Cycling Conference MWCCC Midwestern Collegiate Cycling Conference SECCC Southeastern Collegiate Cycling Conference NCCCC North Central Collegiate Cycling Conference SWCCC Southwestern Collegiate Cycling Conference NWCCC Northwestern Collegiate Cycling Conference WCCC Western Collegiate Cycling Conference Fencing edit Baltimore Washington Collegiate Fencing Conference BWCFC Northern California Intercollegiate Fencing League NCIFL Southern Atlantic Conference SAC Southwestern Intercollegiate Fencing Association SWIFA Gymnastics edit East Atlantic Gymnastics League EAGL women Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League EIGL men Lacrosse edit See Category College lacrosse leagues in the United States See also Men s Collegiate Lacrosse Association Rowing edit Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges EARC men Eastern Association of Women s Rowing Colleges EAWRC Intercollegiate Rowing Association IRA men Sprint football edit Collegiate Sprint Football League CSFL Midwest Sprint Football League MSFL Volleyball edit Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Water polo edit Western Water Polo Association Wrestling edit National Collegiate Wrestling Association Mid Atlantic Teams from Tennessee the Carolinas Virginia Maryland and Delaware North Central Teams from Ohio Michigan Indiana Illinois and Wisconsin Northeast Teams from New York Pennsylvania New Hampshire Connecticut Massachusetts Rhode Island and Vermont Northwest Teams from Washington and British Columbia Southeast Teams from Florida Alabama Georgia and Mississippi Southwest Teams from Texas Colorado New Mexico Louisiana and Kansas West Teams from California Nevada Utah and ArizonaList of Oldest College Sports Conferences editThe following table is a sortable listing of the oldest college sports conferences organizations of athletic teams at the collegiate level in the United States of America This includes U S collegiate sports organizations of NCAA Divisions I II and III as well as various sports including Rowing Cricket Basketball Hockey Wrestling Football Basketball Track and more Conference Alias Founded Defunct Type Predecessor Successor Rowing Association of American Colleges 1 RAAC 1870 1894 Rowing Intercollegiate Rowing Association Intercollegiate Rowing Association 2 IRA 1895 Rowing Rowing Association of American Colleges Intercollegiate Cricket Association 3 ICA 1881 1924 Cricket Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League 4 Ivy League 1901 1955 Basketball Ivy League Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association 5 EIWA 1903 Wrestling Ivy League 6 Ivies 1954 NCAA Rowing Association of American Colleges Intercollegiate Cricket Association Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Big Ten Conference 7 B1G 1896 NCAA Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives Western Conference Big Nine does not retain legacy of Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest 8 IAAN 1892 1893 Football Baseball Track Big Ten Conference Southwest Conference 9 SWC 1914 1996 NCAA Southwest Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Big 12 Conference Western Athletic Conference Conference USA Big 12 Conference 10 Big 12 1994 NCAA Southwest Conference Big Eight Conference but does not retain legacy of either Pac 12 Conference 11 Pac 12 1915 NCAA Pacific Coast Conference a Athletic Association of Western Universities Pacific 8 Pacific 10 Missouri Valley Conference 12 MVC Valley 1907 NCAA Shares founding members with Big Eight Conference Big Eight Conference 13 Big 8 1907 1996 NCAA Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association Big Six Conference Big Seven Conference Big Eight Conference Big 12 Conference Border Conference 14 1931 1962 NCAA Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association Western Athletic Conference Pac 12 Conference Big 12 Conference Skyline Conference 15 Skyline Eight 1938 1962 NCAA Mountain States Athletic Conference Big Seven Skyline Six Western Athletic Conference Mountain West Western Athletic Conference 16 WAC 1962 NCAA Border Conference Skyline Conference Pac 12 Conference Pac 12 Conference Mountain West Conference USA Metro Conference 17 Metro 1975 1995 NCAA Conference USA Big East American Athletic Conference American Athletic Conference 18 The American AAC 1979 NCAA Big East Big East Conference 19 Big East 1979 NCAA Atlantic 10 Conference American Athletic Conference Atlantic Coast Conference Big East Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association 20 SIAA 1892 1947 NCAA Southeastern Conference Atlantic Coast Conference Big 12 Conference Conference USA Ohio Valley Conference Southern Athletic Association and others Southern Conference 21 SoCon 1921 NCAA Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Southeastern Conference Atlantic Coast Conference Metro Conference Atlantic 10 Conference Coastal Athletic Association Conference USA Southeastern Conference 22 SEC 1932 NCAA Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Southern Conference Big 12 Conference Atlantic Coast Conference 23 ACC 1953 NCAA Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Southern Conference Metro Conference Big East Mid American Conference 24 MAC 1946 NCAA Southwestern Athletic Conference 25 SWAC 1920 NCAA Big West Conference 26 BWC 1968 NCAA Pacific Coast Athletic Association Western Athletic Conference Mountain West West Coast Conference 27 WCC 1952 NCAA California Basketball Association West Coast Athletic Conference Big West Conference Western Athletic Conference Mountain West Atlantic 10 Conference 28 A 10 1976 NCAA Eastern Collegiate Basketball League Eastern Athletic Association Eastern 8 Big East American Athletic Conference Yankee Conference 29 1947 b 1997 NCAA New England Conference Atlantic 10 Conference CAA Football c Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference 30 CAA Football 2007 NCAA New England Conference d Yankee Conference e Atlantic 10 Conference Coastal Athletic Association 30 CAA 1979 NCAA ECAC New England Conference 31 1923 1947 NCAA New England College Conference of Intercollegiate Athletics Yankee Conference Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 32 IIAC 1908 1970 NCAA Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Western Collegiate Hockey Association 33 WCHA 1951 Hockey Midwest Collegiate Hockey League Western Intercollegiate Hockey League ECAC Hockey 34 ECAC 1961 Hockey Eastern College Athletic Conference ECAC Hockey League North Central Conference 35 NCC 1922 2008 Division II Northern Sun Summit Northern California Athletic Conference 36 NCAC 1925 1996 Division II Far Western Conference Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association 37 CIAA 1912 Division II Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association Conference Carolinas 38 CVAC 1930 Division II North State Conference Carolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Carolinas Virginia Athletics Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association 39 CCAA 1938 Division II Lone Star Conference 40 LSC 1931 Division II Mid America Intercollegiate Athletics Association 41 MIAA 1912 Division II Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference 42 NSIC 1932 Division II Northern Teachers Athletic Conference State Teacher s College Conference of Minnesota Northern Intercollegiate Conference Northern Sun Conference Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference 43 RMAC 1909 Division II Colorado Faculty Athletic Conference Rocky Mountain Faculty Athletic Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 44 SIAC 1913 Division II West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 45 WVIAC 1924 2013 Division II Mountain East Great Midwest American Rivers Conference 46 ARC 1922 Division III Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Middle Atlantic Conferences 47 MAC 1912 Division III Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletics Association Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference Midwest Conference 48 MWC 1921 Division III Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference Midwest Athletic Conference for Women Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 49 MIAC 1920 Division III Northwest Conference 50 NWC 1926 Division III Ohio Athletic Conference 51 OAC 1902 Division III Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 52 SCIAC 1915 Division III Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 53 WIAC 1913 Division III Inter Normal Athletic Conference of Wisconsin Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference Wisconsin State College Conference Wisconsin State University Athletic Conference The Pacific Coast Conference operated under a separate charter from the conference now known as the Pac 12 While the PCC dissolved in 1959 the Pac 12 claims that conference s history as its own The Yankee Conference was an all sports conference until 1976 when it became a football only league CAA Football is technically separate from the all sports Coastal Athletic Association though administered by the latter Despite significant continuity between the New England Conference and Yankee Conference CAA Football does not recognize the former as an ancestor The all sports CAA and CAA Football consider the latter s history to have started with the formation of the Yankee Conference See also editList of NCAA Conferences List of NAIA Conferences National Junior College Athletic Association List of college athletic conferences in the United States List of defunct college football conferences List of defunct college football teamsReferences edit IRA Friends of Rowing History Retrieved February 4 2023 IRA Regatta May 17 2008 Archived from the original on May 17 2008 Retrieved February 4 2023 The Home of CricketArchive cricketarchive com Retrieved February 4 2023 Ivy League Index College Basketball at Sports Reference com Retrieved February 4 2023 Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association About the Ivy League ivyleague com Retrieved February 4 2023 About the Conference bigten org Retrieved February 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