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{{Short description|National organization for intercollegiate athletic programs}}
{{Short description|National organization for intercollegiate athletic programs}}
{{Infobox organization
{{Infobox organization
|name = United States Collegiate<br> Athletic Association
|name = United States Collegiate<br>Athletic Association
|image = USCAAbyline(white).jpg
|image = USCAAbyline(white).jpg
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|extinction =
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|type = Association
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|headquarters = [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]], [[Virginia]]
|headquarters = [[Norfolk, Virginia]]
|location =
|location =
|region_served =[[United States]]
|region_served =[[United States]]
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|website = {{URL|https://theuscaa.com/|theuscaa.com}}
|website = {{URL|https://theuscaa.com/|theuscaa.com}}
}}
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The '''United States Collegiate Athletic Association''' ('''USCAA''') is a national [[organization]] for the [[college athletics|intercollegiate athletic]] programs of 72 mostly small colleges, including [[community colleges|community]]/[[junior colleges]], across the United States. The USCAA holds 15 national championships and 2 national invitationals annually.<ref name="uscaa2014sports" />
The '''United States Collegiate Athletic Association''' ('''USCAA''') is a national [[organization]] for the [[college athletics|intercollegiate athletic]] programs of 72 mostly small colleges, including [[community colleges|community]]/[[junior colleges]], across the United States. The USCAA holds 15 national championships and 2 national invitationals annually.<ref name="uscaa2014sports"/>


== History ==
== History ==
In {{start date and age|1966|paren=y}}, 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.<ref name="uscaa2011" />
In {{start date and age|1966|paren=y}}, 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.<ref name="uscaa2011"/>


In the 1970s and through the 1980s, as the NLCAA, the USCAA began adding more sports.<ref name="uscaa2011" />
In the 1970s and through the 1980s, as the NLCAA, the USCAA began adding more sports.<ref name="uscaa2011"/>


In 1989, the NLCAA changed its name to the National Small College Athletic Association (NSCAA).<ref name="uscaa2011" />
In 1989, the NLCAA changed its name to the National Small College Athletic Association (NSCAA).<ref name="uscaa2011"/>


In 2001, the USCAA adopted its current name.<ref name="uscaa2011">{{cite web |author=USCAA |date=2011 |title=About USCAA |access-date=May 18, 2012 |url=http://www.theuscaa.com/USCAA_Marketing_Packet_-_2011_Updated.pdf}}</ref>
In 2001, the USCAA adopted its current name.<ref name="uscaa2011">{{cite web |author=USCAA |date=2011 |title=About USCAA |access-date=May 18, 2012 |url=http://www.theuscaa.com/USCAA_Marketing_Packet_-_2011_Updated.pdf}}</ref>
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The USCAA sanctions competition in eight men's and seven women's sports:<ref name="uscaa2014sports">{{cite web |author=USCAA |date=2014 |title=USCAA Sports |access-date=November 7, 2014 |url=https://theuscaa.com/landing/index}}</ref>
The USCAA sanctions competition in eight men's and seven women's sports:<ref name="uscaa2014sports">{{cite web |author=USCAA |date=2014 |title=USCAA Sports |access-date=November 7, 2014 |url=https://theuscaa.com/landing/index}}</ref>


Post–season national championships are held in all sports except football, which has few participating teams.<ref name="uscaa2014sports" />
Postseason national championships are held in all sports except football, which has few participating teams.<ref name="uscaa2014sports"/>


===Fall===
===Fall===
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* 1981 [[Southern Union State Community College|Southern Union College]]
* 1981 [[Southern Union State Community College|Southern Union College]]
* 1982 Southern Union College
* 1982 Southern Union College
* 1983-1993 ''(Not available)''
* 1983–1993 ''(Not available)''
* 1994 [[Diné College]]
* 1994 [[Diné College]]
* 1995 Diné College
* 1995 Diné College
* 1996 [[Unity College (Maine)|Unity College]] (ME)
* 1996 [[Unity College (Maine)|Unity College]] (ME)
* 1997-1999 ''(Not available)''
* 1997–1999 ''(Not available)''
* 2000 Diné College
* 2000 Diné College
* 2001-2003 ''(Not available)''
* 2001–2003 ''(Not available)''
* 2004 [[Principia College]]
* 2004 [[Principia College]]
* 2005 Diné College<ref>[http://www.theuscaa.com/championships/pastyears USCAA, "Past Champions".] Accessed: May 18, 2012.</ref>
* 2005 Diné College<ref>[http://www.theuscaa.com/championships/pastyears USCAA, "Past Champions".] Accessed: May 18, 2012.</ref>
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* 2009 Diné College
* 2009 Diné College
* 2010 [[Spalding University]]
* 2010 [[Spalding University]]
* 2011 [[State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry|SUNY ESF]]<ref>[http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1366 SUNY ESF, "Mighty Oaks Men Win National Cross-Country Championship," November 11, 2011.] Accessed: May 18, 2012.</ref>
* 2011 [[SUNY ESF]]<ref>[http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1366 SUNY ESF, "Mighty Oaks Men Win National Cross-Country Championship," November 11, 2011.] Accessed: May 18, 2012.</ref>
* 2012 SUNY ESF
* 2012 SUNY ESF
* 2013 SUNY ESF<ref>[https://uscaacrosscountry.prestosports.com/2013_Championships/2013_Men-s_Cross_Country_Champions "SUNY ESF Wins Third Consecutive USCAA Men's Cross Country National Championship."] USCAA website. Accessed: January 10, 2014.</ref>
* 2013 SUNY ESF<ref>[https://uscaacrosscountry.prestosports.com/2013_Championships/2013_Men-s_Cross_Country_Champions "SUNY ESF Wins Third Consecutive USCAA Men's Cross Country National Championship."] USCAA website. Accessed: January 10, 2014.</ref>
* 2014 SUNY ESF<ref>{{cite web |url=http://theuscaa.com/Archives/Cross_Country_Champs |title=USCAA Men's & Women's Cross Country Past National Champions |publisher=USCAA |access-date=August 2, 2015}}</ref>
* 2014 SUNY ESF<ref>{{cite web |url=http://theuscaa.com/Archives/Cross_Country_Champs |title=USCAA Men's & Women's Cross Country Past National Champions |publisher=USCAA |access-date=August 2, 2015}}</ref>
* 2015 [[Berea College]]<ref name=2015xc>[http://crosscountry.theuscaa.com/2015_Championships/Berea_College_Sweeps_the_2015_USCAA_Cross_Country_National_Championships "Berea College Sweeps the 2015 USCAA Cross Country National Championships,"] USCAA website, November 6, 2015. Accessed: November 8, 2015.</ref>
* 2015 [[Berea College]]<ref name=2015xc>[http://crosscountry.theuscaa.com/2015_Championships/Berea_College_Sweeps_the_2015_USCAA_Cross_Country_National_Championships "Berea College Sweeps the 2015 USCAA Cross Country National Championships,"] USCAA website, November 6, 2015. Accessed: November 8, 2015.</ref>
* 2016 [[State University of New York at Delhi|SUNY Delhi]]
* 2016 [[SUNY Delhi]]
* 2017 SUNY Delhi
* 2017 SUNY Delhi
* 2018 SUNY Delhi
* 2018 SUNY Delhi
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* 1981 [[Bevill State Community College|Brewer State College]] (AL)
* 1981 [[Bevill State Community College|Brewer State College]] (AL)
* 1982 [[Alice Lloyd College]] (KY)
* 1982 [[Alice Lloyd College]] (KY)
* 1983-1994 ''(Not available)''
* 1983–1994 ''(Not available)''
* 1995 [[Diné College]] (AZ)
* 1995 [[Diné College]] (AZ)
* 1996 [[Unity College (Maine)|Unity College]] (ME)
* 1996 [[Unity College (Maine)|Unity College]] (ME)
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* 2013 [[Daemen College]]
* 2013 [[Daemen College]]
* 2014 Diné College
* 2014 Diné College
* 2015 Berea College<ref name=2015xc />
* 2015 Berea College<ref name=2015xc/>
* 2016 [[Cleary University]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clearycougars.com/article/518.php|title=Cleary Cougars are National Champions|date=November 11, 2016|publisher=Clearly University|access-date=November 20, 2016}}</ref>
* 2016 [[Cleary University]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clearycougars.com/article/518.php|title=Cleary Cougars are National Champions|date=November 11, 2016|publisher=Clearly University|access-date=November 20, 2016}}</ref>
* 2017 Cleary University
* 2017 Cleary University
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* 2002 [[University of Dallas]]
* 2002 [[University of Dallas]]
* 2003 [[UT Tyler]]
* 2003 [[UT Tyler]]
* 2004 [[Robert Morris University]] - Lake County
* 2004 [[Robert Morris University]] – Lake County
* 2005 [[Bluefield College]]
* 2005 [[Bluefield College]]
* 2006 [[Rochester University|Rochester College]]
* 2006 [[Rochester University|Rochester College]]
* 2007 Robert Morris University - Lake County
* 2007 Robert Morris University – Lake County
* 2008 [[Briarcliffe College]]
* 2008 [[Briarcliffe College]]
* 2009 [[Concordia College (Alabama)|Concordia College]] - [[Selma, Alabama]]
* 2009 [[Concordia College Alabama|Concordia College]] – [[Selma, Alabama]]
* 2010 [[University of Maine at Fort Kent]]
* 2010 [[University of Maine at Fort Kent]]
* 2011 [[Lindenwood University – Belleville]]
* 2011 [[Lindenwood University – Belleville]]
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* 1999 Southern Virginia College
* 1999 Southern Virginia College
* 2000 [[Huntingdon College]] (OR)
* 2000 [[Huntingdon College]] (OR)
* 2001 [[University of Dallas]]<ref>{{cite web| title=Dallas Athletic Department Inducts Five Into Hall of Fame|url=http://www.udallas.edu/athletics/about/browserecentnews|access-date=December 9, 2009}}</ref>
* 2001 [[University of Dallas]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Dallas Athletic Department Inducts Five Into Hall of Fame |url=http://www.udallas.edu/athletics/about/browserecentnews |url-status=dead |access-date=December 9, 2009}}</ref>
* 2002 University of Dallas
* 2002 University of Dallas
* 2003 University of Dallas
* 2003 University of Dallas
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* 2005 Southern Virginia University
* 2005 Southern Virginia University
* 2006 Southern Virginia University
* 2006 Southern Virginia University
* 2007 [[Robert Morris University (Illinois)|Robert Morris - Springfield]]
* 2007 [[Robert Morris University Illinois|Robert Morris – Springfield]]
* 2008 Southern Virginia University
* 2008 Southern Virginia University
* 2009 [[Marygrove College]]
* 2009 [[Marygrove College]]
* 2010 [[University of Maine at Fort Kent]]
* 2010 [[University of Maine at Fort Kent]]
* 2011 [[University of Maine at Fort Kent|University of Maine Fort Kent]]
* 2011 [[University of Maine at Fort Kent]]
* 2012 [[Daemen College]]
* 2012 [[Daemen College]]
* 2013 University of Maine Fort Kent
* 2013 University of Maine Fort Kent
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* 2003 [[Johnson & Wales University]] (FL)
* 2003 [[Johnson & Wales University]] (FL)
* 2004 [[Arkansas Baptist College]]
* 2004 [[Arkansas Baptist College]]
* 2005 [[NHTI, Concord's Community College|New Hampshire Technical Institute]]
* 2005 [[NHTI – Concord's Community College|New Hampshire Technical Institute]]
* 2006 [[Taylor University]], Ft. Wayne
* 2006 [[Taylor University]], Ft. Wayne
* 2007 [[University of Cincinnati Clermont College]]
* 2007 [[University of Cincinnati Clermont College]]
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* 1981 ''No tournament''
* 1981 ''No tournament''
* 1982 [[National American University|National]] (SD)
* 1982 [[National American University|National]] (SD)
* 1983 [[Concordia University (Saint Paul, Minnesota)|Concordia St. Paul]] (MN)
* 1983 [[Concordia University, St. Paul|Concordia St. Paul]] (MN)
* 1984 [[Lamar Community College]]
* 1984 [[Lamar Community College]]
* 1985 Phillips Junior College-Gulfport
* 1985 Phillips Junior College–Gulfport
* 1986 Phillips Junior College-Gulfport
* 1986 Phillips Junior College–Gulfport
* 1987 [[Concordia University (Nebraska)|Concordia]] (NE)
* 1987 [[Concordia University Nebraska|Concordia]] (NE)
* 1988 [[College of St. Scholastica]] (MN)
* 1988 [[College of St. Scholastica]] (MN)
* 1989 Concordia (NE)
* 1989 Concordia (NE)
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* 2001 [[The Apprentice School]]
* 2001 [[The Apprentice School]]
* 2002 The Apprentice School
* 2002 The Apprentice School
* 2003 [[Mount Aloysius College|Mount Aloysius]] (Pa.)
* 2003 [[Mount Aloysius College|Mount Aloysius]] (PA)
* 2004 [[Presentation College, South Dakota|Presentation College]] (S.D.)<ref>{{cite web| title=Mustangs Set for Home Opener as They Host Presentation and the SMSU US Bancorp/McDonald's Classic|url=http://smsumustangs.com/news/2005/11/29/571_246.aspx|access-date=December 9, 2009}}</ref>
* 2004 [[Presentation College, South Dakota|Presentation College]] (SD)<ref>{{cite web |date=November 29, 2005 |title=Mustangs Set for Home Opener as They Host Presentation and the SMSU US Bancorp/McDonald's Classic |url=https://smsumustangs.com/news/2005/11/29/571_246.aspx |access-date=February 23, 2024 |website=smsumustangs.com}}</ref>
* 2005 Southern Virginia University
* 2005 Southern Virginia University
* 2006 Southern Virginia University
* 2006 Southern Virginia University
* 2007 [[Concordia College Alabama|Concordia College - Selma]]
* 2007 [[Concordia College Alabama|Concordia College – Selma]]
* 2008 Concordia College - Selma
* 2008 Concordia College – Selma
* 2009 [[Spalding University]]
* 2009 [[Spalding University]]
* 2010 [[Talladega College]]
* 2010 [[Talladega College]]
* 2011 [[Ave Maria University]]
* 2011 [[Ave Maria University]]
* 2012 Concordia College - Selma
* 2012 Concordia College – Selma


===Women's Division I basketball===
===Women's Division I basketball===
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* 1980 Colorado Northwestern Community College
* 1980 Colorado Northwestern Community College
* 1981 Colorado Northwestern Community College
* 1981 Colorado Northwestern Community College
* 1982 [[Faulkner University|Alabama Christian College]]
* 1982 [[Alabama Christian College]]
* 1983 [[Lamar College]]
* 1983 [[Lamar College]]
* 1984 Lamar College
* 1984 Lamar College
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* 1989 ''(Not available)''
* 1989 ''(Not available)''
* 1990 [[Bristol University (Tennessee)|Bristol University]]
* 1990 [[Bristol University (Tennessee)|Bristol University]]
* 1991-1994 ''(Not available)''
* 1991–1994 ''(Not available)''
* 1995 ''(Not available)''
* 1995 ''(Not available)''
* 1996 Baptist Christian College
* 1996 Baptist Christian College
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===Men's golf===
===Men's golf===
* 1972 [[University of South Carolina-Aiken]]
* 1972 [[University of South Carolina Aiken]]
* 1973 Steed College (TN)
* 1973 Steed College (TN)
* 1974 [[University of South Carolina Upstate|University of South Carolina Spartanburg]]
* 1974 [[University of South Carolina Spartanburg]]
* 1975 University of South Carolina Aiken
* 1975 University of South Carolina Aiken
* 1976 University of South Carolina Aiken
* 1976 University of South Carolina Aiken
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* 1979 [[Florida College]]
* 1979 [[Florida College]]
* 1980 [[Bevill State Community College|Brewer State College]] (AL)
* 1980 [[Bevill State Community College|Brewer State College]] (AL)
* 1981-2000 ''(Not available)''
* 1981–2000 ''(Not available)''
* 2001-2002 ''No tournament''
* 2001–2002 ''No tournament''
* 2003 [[LaGrange College]]
* 2003 [[LaGrange College]]
* 2004 [[Keystone College]]
* 2004 [[Keystone College]]
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===Softball===
===Softball===
* 1991 [[Lake Erie College]] (OH)
* 1991 [[Lake Erie College]] (OH)
* 1992-1996 ''(Not available)''
* 1992–1996 ''(Not available)''
* 1997 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (IN)
* 1997 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (IN)
* 1998 ''No tournament''
* 1998 ''No tournament''
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* 2004 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
* 2004 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
* 2005 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
* 2005 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
* 2006 [[Robert Morris University (Illinois)#Athletics|Robert Morris–Springfield]]
* 2006 [[Robert Morris University Illinois#Athletics|Robert Morris – Springfield]]
* 2007 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
* 2007 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
* 2008 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
* 2008 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of USCAA institutions]]
* [[List of USCAA institutions]]
* [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA)
* [[NCAA]]
* [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics]] (NAIA)
* [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics]] (NAIA)
* [[National Christian College Athletic Association]] (NCCAA)
* [[National Christian College Athletic Association]] (NCCAA)

Revision as of 17:39, 23 February 2024

United States Collegiate
Athletic Association
AbbreviationUSCAA
Formation1966; 59 years ago (1966)
TypeAssociation
HeadquartersNorfolk, Virginia
Region served
United States
Membership72 institutions
(21 states)
Executive Director
Matthew Simms
Main organ
Governing Body
BudgetUnknown
Websitetheuscaa.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 (59 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

Main article: List of USCAA institutions

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

Former 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

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

  1. ^ a b c USCAA (2014). "USCAA Sports". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d USCAA (2011). "About USCAA" (PDF). Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  3. ^ USCAA, "Past Champions". Accessed: May 18, 2012.
  4. ^ SUNY ESF, "Mighty Oaks Men Win National Cross-Country Championship," November 11, 2011. Accessed: May 18, 2012.
  5. ^ "SUNY ESF Wins Third Consecutive USCAA Men's Cross Country National Championship." USCAA website. Accessed: January 10, 2014.
  6. ^ "USCAA Men's & Women's Cross Country Past National Champions". USCAA. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Berea College Sweeps the 2015 USCAA Cross Country National Championships," USCAA website, November 6, 2015. Accessed: November 8, 2015.
  8. ^ "NSCAA National Small Coll Ath Assoc Championship 1998". Athletic.net. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  9. ^ "Cleary Cougars are National Champions". Clearly University. November 11, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  10. ^ "USCAA Track & Field Invitational". TFRRS. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
  11. ^ "Dallas Athletic Department Inducts Five Into Hall of Fame". Retrieved December 9, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "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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