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List of college athletic conferences in the United States

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

Varsity sports

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)

Main article: List of NCAA conferences

Division I

Multi-sport 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

Single sport conferences
  • Appalachian Swimming Conference
  • Bluegrass Mountain Conference (swimming)
  • New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference
  • Pacific Coast Swim Conference

Division III

Single-sport conferences
  • Commonwealth Coast Football, operated by the Commonwealth Coast Conference but a separate legal entity
  • Continental Volleyball Conference (men)
  • Eastern Collegiate Football Conference
  • Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (men)
  • Midwest Lacrosse Conference (men)
  • Midwest Women's Lacrosse Conference
  • Ohio River Lacrosse Conference
  • United Volleyball Conference (men)

National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)

Main article: List of NAIA conferences

United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA)

  • Eastern Metro Athletic Conference
  • Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
  • Penn State University Athletic Conference
  • Yankee Small College Conference

National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA)

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

Association of Christian College Athletics (ACCA)

  • Midwest Christian College Conference

National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA)

  • 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 Collegiate 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
  • Midwest Community College Athletic Conference
  • Midwest Football Conference (NJCAA)
  • Minnesota College Athletic Conference
  • Mississippi Association of Community & 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
  • 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 Collegiate Conference
  • Western States Football League
  • Wyoming Community College Athletic Conference

California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA)

  • Bay Valley Conference
  • Big Eight Conference (California)
  • Central Valley Conference
  • Coast Conference
  • Golden Valley Conference
  • Orange Empire Conference
  • Pacific Coast Athletic Conference
  • South Coast Conference
  • Western State Conference

Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC)

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

Independent conferences

Other collegiate sports associations

Boxing

Cycling

  • 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

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

Gymnastics

Lacrosse

See also: Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association

Rowing

Sprint football

  • Collegiate Sprint Football League (CSFL)

Volleyball

Water polo

Wrestling

  • 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

References

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