List of college athletic conferences in the United States

List of college athletic conferences in the United States

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

Contents

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)

Main article: List of NCAA conferences

National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)

Main article: List of NAIA conferences

Other collegiate sports associations

In general

Boxing

Cycling

  • Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference (ECCC)

Gymnastics

Lacrosse

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

Rowing

Sprint football

  • Collegiate Sprint Football League (CSFL)

Volleyball

Water polo

Wrestling

  • Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA)
  • 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

Junior colleges

National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA)

Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges

California Community College Athletic Association


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