Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference

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.

Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference

Association	NAIA
Founded	1949
Commissioner	Jeff Schimmelpfennig
Sports fielded	16 men's: 8 women's: 8
No. of teams	12 (13 in 2025)
Region	Midwestern United States
Official website	ccacsports.com
Locations

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

Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference

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Mount Mary

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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Location of CCAC members: full member, future member

Current members

The CCAC currently has 12 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.)	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

Future members

The CCAC will have one future full member, a private school:^[1]

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joining	Current conference
Mount Mary University[a]	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	1913	Catholic (SSND)	1,209	Blue Angels	2025	Coast to Coast (C2C)[b]

Notes

1. This institution is a women's college, therefore it does not field men's sports.
2. Currently an NCAA Division III athletic conference.

Former members

The CCAC has 21 former full members, all but three are private schools:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Left	Current conference
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]
Cardinal Stritch University	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	1931	Catholic (S.S.F.A.)	N/A	Wolves	1997	2023	N/A[d]
University of Chicago[e]	Chicago, Illinois	1890	Nonsectarian	14,788	Maroons	1949	?	University (UAA)[b]
Chicago State University	Chicago, Illinois	1867	Public (TMCF)	2,620	Cougars	1965?	1981?	Northeast (NEC)[f]
Dominican University[g]	River Forest, Illinois	1901	Catholic (Dominican Order)	1,697	Stars	1981?	1999?	Northern (NACC)[b]
Eureka College[e]	Eureka, Illinois	1855	Disciples of Christ	680	Red Devils	?	1996?	St. Louis (SLIAC)[b]
George Williams College	Williams Bay, Wisconsin	1890	Christian	N/A	Indians	1976	1978? (or 1980?)	N/A[h]
Illinois Institute of Technology	Chicago, Illinois	1890	Nonsectarian	2,977	Scarlet Hawks	1949 1993?	1981? 2013	Northern (NACC)[b]
University of Illinois–Chicago	Chicago, Illinois	1858	Public	30,539	Flames	1949	1978? (or 1980?)	Horizon[f]
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[2]	2004?	N/A[i]
Lewis University[j]	Romeoville, Illinois	1932	Catholic (C.F.C.)	4,306	Flyers	1954	1980	Great Lakes Valley (GLVC)[k]
Lincoln College	Lincoln, Illinois	1865	Nonsectarian	N/A	Lynx	2020	2022	Closed in 2022
Mundelein College[l]	Chicago, Illinois	1930	Catholic (B.V.M.)	N/A	Lakers	1982?	1991? (or 1993?)	N/A[m]
National Louis University	Chicago, Illinois	1886	Nonsectarian	7,005	Eagles[n]	1982	1994 (or 1993?)	N/A[o]
North Park University[e]	Chicago, Illinois	1891	Evangelical Covenant	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[p]
Purdue University–Northwest[q]	Hammond & Westville, Indiana	1973	Public	8,617	Pride	1973[q]	2017	Great Lakes (GLIAC)[k]
Robert Morris University	Chicago, Illinois	1913	Nonsectarian	N/A	Eagles	1995 (or 1996?)	2020	N/A[r]
Roosevelt University	Chicago, Illinois	1945	Nonsectarian	3,725	Lakers	2010	2024[s]	Great Lakes (GLIAC)[k]
Trinity International University	Deerfield, Illinois	1897	Evangelical Christian	2,688	Trojans	1996	2023	N/A[t]

Notes

1. Formerly known as Aurora College until 1985.
2. Currently an NCAA Division III athletic conference.
3. Barat was merged with DePaul University in 2001; which was later closed in 2005.
4. Cardinal Stritch closed the doors after 2022–2023 schol year.
5. Didn't participate for the basketball charter member side before 1973.
6. Currently an NCAA Division I athletic conference.
7. Formerly known as Rosary College until 1997.
8. George Williams was merged into Aurora University in 2000.
9. Kendal was purchased in 2008 by Laureate International Universities, and later transferred to National Louis University in 2018.
10. Formerly known as Lewis College until 1973.
11. Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.
12. This institution was a women's college, therefore it did not compete in men's sports.
13. Mundelein was merged with Loyola University Chicago in 1991.
14. National Louis's nickname was Lakers before 1990.
15. National-Lewis dropped its athletic program during the 1990s.
16. Northeastern Illinois dropped its athletic program after the 1997–98 school year.
17. 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.
18. Robert Morris (Ill.) merged into Roosevelt University after the 2019–20 school year.
19. 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.
20. Trinity International closed their residential campus after 2022–2023 school year and now it only have online modalities.

Former affiliate members

The CCAC currently had one former affiliate member, which is also a private school:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Left	CCAC sport	Current Primary conference	Conferecne in former CCAC sport
Viterbo University	La Crosse, Wisconsin	1890	Catholic (Franciscan)	2,677	V-Hawks	2018	2024[a]	men's volleyball, men's soccer, women's soccer	Chicagoland (CCAC)

Notes

1. Viterbo became a full member of the CCAC effective the 2024–25 school year.

References

1. Mount Mary University To Join CCAC Beginning In 2025-26 - Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
2. Andrew Bagnato (February 8, 1997). "New Entree On Kendall's Menu: Sports". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 28, 2018.

External links

• Official website