The Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Its 12 members are located in the Midwestern United States. In many sports, the conference champion qualifies directly for national competition.
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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.
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
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Viterbo
St. Francis
Trinity Christian
Saint Xavier
St. Ambrose
Olivet Nazarene
Judson
IU South Bend
IU Northwest
Holy Cross
Governors State
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Current members
The CCAC currently has 12 full members, all but three are private schools:
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Institution |
Location |
Founded |
Affiliation |
Enrollment |
Nickname |
Joined |
Calumet College of St. Joseph |
Whiting, Indiana |
1951 |
Catholic (C.PP.S.) |
658 |
Crimson Wave |
2001 |
Governors State University |
University Park, Illinois |
1969 |
Public |
4,427 |
Jaguars |
2016 |
Holy Cross College |
Notre Dame, Indiana |
1966 |
Catholic (C.S.C.) |
434 |
Saints |
2009 |
Indiana University Northwest |
Gary, Indiana |
1959 |
Public |
3,198 |
Redhawks |
2019 |
Indiana University South Bend |
South Bend, Indiana |
1966 |
Public |
4,326 |
Titans |
2003 |
Judson University |
Elgin, Illinois |
1963 |
American Baptist |
973 |
Eagles |
1996 |
Olivet Nazarene University |
Bourbonnais, Illinois |
1907 |
Nazarene |
3,255 |
Tigers |
1996 |
St. Ambrose University |
Davenport, Iowa |
1882 |
Catholic (Diocese of Davenport) |
2,747 |
Fighting Bees |
2015 |
University of St. Francis |
Joliet, Illinois |
1920 |
Catholic (Franciscans) |
3,297 |
Fighting Saints |
1973 |
Saint Xavier University |
Chicago, Illinois |
1846 |
Catholic (R.S.M.) |
3,523 |
Cougars |
1973 |
Trinity Christian College |
Palos Heights, Illinois |
1959 |
Reformed |
908 |
Trolls |
1987 |
Viterbo University |
La Crosse, Wisconsin |
1890 |
Catholic (Franciscan) |
2,677 |
V-Hawks |
2024 |
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The CCAC has 21 former full members, all but three are private schools:
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Institution |
Location |
Founded |
Affiliation |
Enrollment |
Nickname |
Joined |
Left |
Current conference |
Aurora University[lower-alpha 1] |
Aurora, Illinois |
1893 |
Nonsectarian |
2,309 |
Spartans |
1954 |
1970? |
Northern (NACC)[lower-alpha 2] |
Barat College |
Lake Forest, Illinois |
1858 |
Catholic |
N/A |
Bulldogs |
1998? |
2001 |
N/A[lower-alpha 3] |
Cardinal Stritch University |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
1931 |
Catholic (S.S.F.A.) |
N/A |
Wolves |
1997 |
2023 |
N/A[lower-alpha 4] |
University of Chicago[lower-alpha 5] |
Chicago, Illinois |
1890 |
Nonsectarian |
14,788 |
Maroons |
1949 |
? |
University (UAA)[lower-alpha 2] |
Chicago State University |
Chicago, Illinois |
1867 |
Public (TMCF) |
2,620 |
Cougars |
1965? |
1981? |
Northeast (NEC)[lower-alpha 6] |
Dominican University[lower-alpha 7] |
River Forest, Illinois |
1901 |
Catholic (Dominican Order) |
1,697 |
Stars |
1981? |
1999? |
Northern (NACC)[lower-alpha 2] |
Eureka College[lower-alpha 5] |
Eureka, Illinois |
1855 |
Disciples of Christ |
680 |
Red Devils |
? |
1996? |
St. Louis (SLIAC)[lower-alpha 2] |
George Williams College |
Williams Bay, Wisconsin |
1890 |
Christian |
N/A |
Indians |
1976 |
1978? (or 1980?) |
N/A[lower-alpha 8] |
Illinois Institute of Technology |
Chicago, Illinois |
1890 |
Nonsectarian |
2,977 |
Scarlet Hawks |
1949 1993? |
1981? 2013 |
Northern (NACC)[lower-alpha 2] |
University of Illinois–Chicago |
Chicago, Illinois |
1858 |
Public |
30,539 |
Flames |
1949 |
1978? (or 1980?) |
Horizon[lower-alpha 6] |
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[lower-alpha 9] |
Lewis University[lower-alpha 10] |
Romeoville, Illinois |
1932 |
Catholic (C.F.C.) |
4,306 |
Flyers |
1954 |
1980 |
Great Lakes Valley (GLVC)[lower-alpha 11] |
Lincoln College |
Lincoln, Illinois |
1865 |
Nonsectarian |
N/A |
Lynx |
2020 |
2022 |
Closed in 2022 |
Mundelein College[lower-alpha 12] |
Chicago, Illinois |
1930 |
Catholic (B.V.M.) |
N/A |
Lakers |
1982? |
1991? (or 1993?) |
N/A[lower-alpha 13] |
National Louis University |
Chicago, Illinois |
1886 |
Nonsectarian |
7,005 |
Eagles[lower-alpha 14] |
1982 |
1994 (or 1993?) |
N/A[lower-alpha 15] |
North Park University[lower-alpha 5] |
Chicago, Illinois |
1891 |
Evangelical Covenant |
1,814 |
Vikings |
1959 |
1962? |
Illinois–Wisconsin (CCIW)[lower-alpha 2] |
Northeastern Illinois University |
Chicago, Illinois |
1867 |
Public |
7,423 |
Golden Eagles |
1949 |
1980 (or 1989?) |
N/A[lower-alpha 16] |
Purdue University–Northwest[lower-alpha 17] |
Hammond & Westville, Indiana |
1973 |
Public |
8,617 |
Pride |
1973[lower-alpha 17] |
2017 |
Great Lakes (GLIAC)[lower-alpha 11] |
Robert Morris University |
Chicago, Illinois |
1913 |
Nonsectarian |
N/A |
Eagles |
1995 (or 1996?) |
2020 |
N/A[lower-alpha 18] |
Roosevelt University |
Chicago, Illinois |
1945 |
Nonsectarian |
3,725 |
Lakers |
2010 |
2024[lower-alpha 19] |
Great Lakes (GLIAC)[lower-alpha 11] |
Trinity International University |
Deerfield, Illinois |
1897 |
Evangelical Christian |
2,688 |
Trojans |
1996 |
2023 |
N/A[lower-alpha 20] |
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Formerly known as Aurora College until 1985.
Cardinal Stritch closed the doors after 2022–2023 schol year.
Didn't participate for the basketball charter member side before 1973.
Formerly known as Rosary College until 1997.
Formerly known as Lewis College until 1973.
This institution was a women's college, therefore it did not compete in men's sports.
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.
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.
Roosevelt left the CCAC after the 2023–24 school year. Initially the school joined the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) as a provisional member for most sports as a transitional NCAA Division II member school during 2023–24; but was fulfilling its commitments to the final year of competition in the CCAC and in the NAIA.
Trinity International closed their residential campus after 2022–2023 school year and now it only have online modalities.
The CCAC currently had one former affiliate member, which is also a private school:
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Viterbo became a full member of the CCAC effective the 2024–25 school year.