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{{Short description|Athletic conference in north-eastern US}}
{{Infobox sports league
| name         = Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference
| logo         = Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference logo.svg
| logo_size    = 200
| founded      = 1961
| association  = [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]
| division     = [[NCAA Division II|Division II]]
| teams        = 12
| sports = 17
| mens = 8
| womens = 9
| region = [[East Coast of the United States|Atlantic Coast]]
| headquarters = [[New Haven, Connecticut]]
| commissioner = Daniel Mara
| since = 2006
| website = [https://caccathletics.org caccathletics.org]
| map = CACCstates.PNG
| map_size = 250
| color = #062663; {{box-shadow border|a|#f7002d|2px}}
| font_color = #FFFFFF
}}

The '''Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference''' (or '''CACC''') is a [[List of NCAA conferences|college athletic conference]] affiliated with the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) at the [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] level.  Its twelve member institutions are located in the [[northeastern United States]] in the states of [[Connecticut]], [[Delaware]], [[New Jersey]], [[New York (state)|New York]], and [[Pennsylvania]].

The CACC was founded in 1961 as an athletic conference affiliated with the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics]] (NAIA), and later joined the NCAA in 2002 on provisional status. The CACC Conference Office has been located in [[New Haven, Connecticut]] since 2004, the same year that it upgraded to full active status. The CACC has three full-time staff members and one part-time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caccathletics.org/information/About_the_CACC|title=About the CACC|access-date=August 27, 2012}}</ref>

==History==
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On August 2, 2022, the CACC announced that it added bowling, a women-only sport in the NCAA, that began in the 2023 spring season (2022–23 academic year), with full members Bloomfield, Caldwell, Chestnut Hill, Felician, Holy Family, and Wilmington as the inaugural teams. All but Holy Family, which launched its varsity team in 2022–23, had previously been affiliates of the [[East Coast Conference]] in that sport.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://caccathletics.org/sports/wbowl/2022-23/releases/82Bowling |title=CACC to Sponsor Women's Bowling Beginning this Season |publisher=Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference |date=August 2, 2022 |access-date=November 10, 2022}}</ref>

On November 28, 2023, [[Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)|Lincoln University of Pennsylvania]] accepted an invitation to join the CACC as an associate member in baseball and women's soccer, beginning the 2024–25 academic year.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://lulions.com/news/2023/11/28/general-lincoln-lions-join-cacc-in-womens-soccer-and-baseball.aspx |title=Lincoln Lions Join CACC in Women's Soccer and Baseball |publisher=Lincoln University Athletics |date=November 28, 2023 |access-date=February 11, 2024}}</ref>

===Chronological timeline===
* 1961 – The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) was founded. Charter members included [[Bloomfield College]] (now Bloomfield College of Montclair State University), [[Dowling College|Adelphi Suffolk College]] (later Dowling College), [[The King's College (New York City)|The King's College]], the [[LIU Post|C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University]], [[Stony Brook Southampton|Southampton College of Long Island University]], [[Marist College]], [[Monmouth University|Monmouth College of New Jersey]] and [[Alliance University (New York City)|Nyack College]] (later Alliance University), beginning the 1961–62 academic year.
* 1965 – [[St. Thomas Aquinas College]] joined the CACC in the 1965–66 academic year.
* 1981 – Marist left the CACC to join the [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] ranks of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) and the [[Northeast Conference|ECAC Metro Conference]] (now known as the Northeast Conference) after the 1980–81 academic year.
* 1982 – [[Dominican University New York|Dominican College of New York]] (now Dominican University New York) joined the CACC in the 1982–83 academic year.
* 1983 – [[Georgian Court University|Georgian Court College]] (now Georgian Court University) joined the CACC in the 1983–84 academic year.
* 1985 – Monmouth (N.J.) left the CACC to fully align with the NCAA Division I ranks and join the ECAC Metro after the 1984–85 academic year.
* 1987 – [[Caldwell University|Caldwell College]] (now Caldwell University) and [[Post University|Post College]] (now Post University) joined the CACC in the 1987–88 academic year.
* 1999:
** St. Thomas Aquinas left the CACC to join the [[NCAA Division II]] ranks as an [[NCAA Division II independent schools|NCAA D-II Independent]] (which would later join the [[East Coast Conference|New York Collegiate Athletic Conference]] (NYCAC, now known as the East Coast Conference) beginning the 2000–01 school year.) after the 1998–99 academic year.
** [[Felician University|Felician College]] (now Felician University), [[Goldey–Beacom College]], [[Holy Family University|Holy Family College]] (now Holy Family University), the [[University of the Sciences|University of the Sciences in Philadelphia]] (USP; later the University of the Sciences before being absorbed by Saint Joseph's University in 2022) and [[Wilmington University|Wilmington College of Delaware]] (now Wilmington University) joined the CACC in the 1999–2000 academic year.
* 2000 – The [[New Jersey Institute of Technology]] (NJIT) joined the CACC in the 2000–01 academic year.
* 2002 – The CACC was granted provisional membership status within the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) at the Division II ranks, transitioning from the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics]] (NAIA) in the 2002–03 academic year.
* 2004 – The CACC had achieved full membership status within the NCAA Division II ranks in the 2004–05 academic year.
* 2005 – [[Thomas Jefferson University|Philadelphia University]] (now Thomas Jefferson University) joined the CACC in the 2005–06 academic year.
* 2006 – NJIT left the CACC to join the NCAA Division I ranks as an [[NCAA Division I independent schools|NCAA D-I Independent]] after the 2005–06 academic year.
* 2007 – [[Chestnut Hill College]] joined the CACC in the 2007–08 academic year.
* 2009 – [[Concordia College (New York)|Concordia College of New York]] joined the CACC in the 2009–10 academic year.
* 2017 – The CACC began sponsoring men's lacrosse, with play starting in the 2018 spring season (2017–18 academic year).
* 2021 – Concordia (NY) left the CACC as the school announced that it would close at the end of the 2020–21 academic year.
* 2022:
** USciences left the CACC when it merged into [[Saint Joseph's University]] at the end of the 2021–22 academic year.
** The [[University of Bridgeport]] joined the CACC in the 2022–23 academic year.
** The CACC began sponsoring bowling, a women-only sport in the NCAA, with play starting the 2023 spring season (2022–23 academic year), with full members Bloomfield, Caldwell, Chestnut Hill, Felician, Holy Family, and Wilmington as the inaugural teams. All but Holy Family, which launched its varsity team in 2022–23, had previously been affiliates of the [[East Coast Conference]] in that sport.
* 2023 – Alliance left the CACC as the school announced that it would close at the end of the 2022–23 academic year.
* 2024 – [[Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)|Lincoln University of Pennsylvania]] joined the CACC as an associate member for baseball and women's soccer in the 2024–25 academic year.

==Member schools==
===Current members===
The CACC currently has 12 full members, all but one (Bloomfield) are [[Private university|private]] schools:

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined{{efn|group=full|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}
! class="unsortable" | Colors
|-
| '''[[Bloomfield College|Bloomfield College (of Montclair State)]]'''
| [[Bloomfield, New Jersey]]
| 1868
| Public
| 1,533
| [[Bloomfield Bears|Bears]]
| 1961
| {{color box|#9a1e23|border=darkgray}} {{color box|#f6b610|border=darkgray}}
|-
| {{sort|Bridgeport|'''[[University of Bridgeport]]'''}}
| [[Bridgeport, Connecticut]]
| 1927
| [[Nonsectarian]]
| 3,563
| [[Bridgeport Purple Knights|Purple Knights]]
| 2022<ref>{{cite news |title=University Of Bridgeport Unanimously Accepted Into The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference |url=https://ubknights.com/general/2021-22/releases/20211213ngwsnj |access-date=December 26, 2021 |work=UB Purple Knights |date=December 15, 2021}}</ref>
| {{color box|#440082|border=darkgray}} {{color box|#ffffff|border=darkgray}}
|-
| '''[[Caldwell University]]'''
| [[Caldwell, New Jersey]]
| 1939
| [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]<br>{{small|([[Dominican Order|OP]])}}
| 2,029
| [[Caldwell Cougars|Cougars]]
| 1987
| {{color box|#e51837|border=darkgray}} {{color box|#b6985a|border=darkgray}}
|-
| '''[[Chestnut Hill College]]'''
| [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
| 1924
| Catholic<br>{{small|([[Sisters of St. Joseph|CSJ]])}}
| 1,505
| [[Chestnut Hill Griffins|Griffins]]
| 2007
| {{color box|#e00034|border=darkgray}} {{color box|#ffffff|border=darkgray}}
|-
| '''[[Dominican University New York]]'''
| [[Orangeburg, New York]]
| 1952
| Catholic<br>{{small|([[Dominican Sisters|DS]])}}
| 1,407
| [[Dominican Chargers|Chargers]]
| 1982
| {{color box|#1e1e1e|border=darkgray}} {{color box|#c51230|border=darkgray}}
|-
| '''[[Felician University]]'''
| [[Rutherford, New Jersey]]
| 1923
| Catholic<br>{{small|([[Felician Sisters|CSSF]])}}
|  2,205
| [[Felician Golden Falcons|Golden Falcons]]
| 1999
| {{color box|#3e4827|border=darkgray}} {{color box|#fedb00|border=darkgray}}
|-
| '''[[Georgian Court University]]'''{{efn|group=full|name=coed|This institution was a women's college, but has since then been a co-educational institution, therefore it does compete in some men's sports (Georgian Court since 2013–14).}}
| [[Lakewood Township, New Jersey|Lakewood, New Jersey]]
| 1908
| Catholic<br>{{small|([[Sisters of Mercy|RSM]])}}
| 1,962
| [[Georgian Court Lions|Lions]]
| 1983
| {{color box|#001b96|border=darkgray}} {{color box|#c59217|border=darkgray}}
|-
| '''[[Goldey–Beacom College]]'''
| [[Wilmington, Delaware]]
| 1886
| [[Nonsectarian]]
| 1,012
| [[Goldey–Beacom Lightning|Lightning]]
| 1999
| {{color box|#001e40|border=darkgray}} {{color box|#e4b33a|border=darkgray}}
|-
| '''[[Holy Family University]]'''
| [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
| 1954
| Catholic<br>{{small|([[Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth|C.S.F.N.]])}}
| 3,011
| [[Holy Family Tigers|Tigers]]
| 1999
| {{color box|#00549f|border=darkgray}} {{color box|#ffffff|border=darkgray}}
|-
| '''[[Post University]]'''
| [[Waterbury, Connecticut]]
| 1890
| [[For-profit higher education in the United States|For-profit]]
| 18,486
| [[Post Eagles|Eagles]]
| 1987
| {{color box|#632d50|border=darkgray}} {{color box|#ff8300|border=darkgray}}
|-
| '''[[Thomas Jefferson University]]'''{{efn|group=full|Jefferson joined the CACC as Philadelphia University. In 2017, PhilaU merged with Thomas Jefferson University, a healthcare-only institution with no athletic program, with the merged institution taking the Thomas Jefferson name. The former PhilaU athletic program has since competed as the Jefferson Rams.<ref>{{cite web|title=New merged Jefferson U. will field sports teams|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/business/thomas-jefferson-and-phila-university-complete-merger-20170629.html|website=Philadelphia Inquirer|accessdate=June 29, 2017|date=June 29, 2017}}</ref>}}
| [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
| 1824
| Nonsectarian
| 8,286
| [[Jefferson Rams|Rams]]
| 2005
| {{color box|#152456|border=darkgray}} {{color box|#59b7df|border=darkgray}}
|-
| '''[[Wilmington University]]'''
| [[New Castle, Delaware]]
| 1968
| Nonsectarian
| 13,129
| [[Wilmington Wildcats|Wildcats]]
| 1999
| {{color box|#008542|border=darkgray}} {{color box|#ffffff|border=darkgray}}
|}

;Notes
{{notelist|group=full}}

===Associate members===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined{{efn|group=assoc|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}
! class="unsortable" | Colors
! CACC<br>sport(s)
! Primary<br>conference
|-
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)|Lincoln University]]'''
| rowspan="2" | [[Chester County, Pennsylvania]]
| rowspan="2" | 1854
| rowspan="2" | [[Commonwealth System of Higher Education|State-related]]<br>{{small|([[Historically black colleges and universities|HBCU]])}}
| rowspan="2" | 2,376
| rowspan="2" | [[Lincoln (Pennsylvania) Lions|Lions]]
| 2024{{sup|bsb.}}
| rowspan="2" | {{color box|#ff7f00|border=silver}} {{color box|#003366|border=silver}}
| baseball
| rowspan="2" | [[Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association|Central (CIAA)]]
|-
| 2024{{sup|w.soc.}}
| women's soccer
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=assoc}}

===Former members===
The CACC had eleven former full members; all but one were [[Private university|private]] schools.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined{{efn|group=former|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}
! Left{{efn|group=former|Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.}}
! Current<br>conference
|-
| '''[[Alliance University (New York City)|Alliance University]]'''{{efn|group=former|Formerly known as Nyack College until 2022.}}
| [[New York City|New York City, New York]]
| 1882
| [[Christianity|Christian]]<br>{{small|([[Alliance World Fellowship|C&MA]])}}
| 3,318
| [[Alliance Warriors|Warriors]]
| 1961
| 2023
| Closed in 2023
|-
| '''[[Concordia College (New York)|Concordia College]]'''
| [[Bronxville, New York]]
| 1881
| [[Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod|Lutheran LCMS]]
| N/A
| [[Concordia Clippers|Clippers]]
| 2009
| 2021
| Closed in 2021{{efn|group=former|Concordia (N.Y.)'s campus was later sold to nearby Iona College (now [[Iona University]]).<ref>{{cite news |last=Whitford |first=Emma |title=Another Concordia College Closes |url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2021/01/29/concordia-college-new-york-will-close-summer-iona-college-purchase-campus |access-date=April 2, 2021 |work=Inside Higher Ed |date=January 29, 2021}}</ref>}}
|-
| '''[[Dowling College]]'''
| [[Oakdale, New York]]
| 1955
| [[Nonsectarian]]
| N/A
| [[Dowling Golden Lions|Golden Lions]]
| 1961
| 1989
| Closed in 2016
|-
| {{sort|King's|'''[[The King's College (New York)|The King's College]]'''}}
| [[New York City|New York City, New York]]
| 1938
| Christian<br>{{small|([[Nondenominational Christianity|Nondenominational]])}}
| 550
| [[The King's Lions|Lions]]
| 1961
| 1989
| [[Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|Hudson Valley (HVIAC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=USCAA|Currently an [[United States Collegiate Athletic Association|USCAA]] athletic conference.}}
|-
| '''[[LIU Post|Long Island University–Post]]'''
| [[Brookville, New York]]
| 1954
| Nonsectarian
| 8,472
| [[LIU Post Pioneers|Pioneers]]
| 1961
| 1989
| [[Northeast Conference|Northeast (NEC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D1|Currently an [[NCAA Division I]] athletic conference.}}{{efn|group=former|[[Long Island University]] merged the Post athletic program with the NCAA Division I [[LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds|program]] of its [[LIU Brooklyn|Brooklyn campus]] in 2019. The merged program inherited the Division I membership of the Brooklyn campus, and now competes in the Northeast Conference as the [[LIU Sharks]].}}
|-
| '''[[Marist College]]'''
| [[Poughkeepsie, New York]]
| 1929
| Nonsectarian{{efn|group=former|Marist was a Catholic institution operated by the [[Marist Brothers]] when it joined the CACC. In 1969, control of the college was transferred from the order to a separate organization primarily staffed by [[Catholic laity|laypeople]]. Marist is now officially nonsectarian, but it was not treated as such by the Catholic Church until 2003, long after leaving the CACC.}}
| 6,624
| [[Marist Red Foxes|Red Foxes]]
| 1961
| 1981
| [[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|Metro Atlantic (MAAC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D1}}
|-
| '''[[Monmouth University]]'''
| [[West Long Branch, New Jersey]]
| 1933
| Nonsectarian
| 6,167
| [[Monmouth Hawks|Hawks]]
| 1961
| 1985
| [[Coastal Athletic Association|Coastal (CAA)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D1}}
|-
| '''[[New Jersey Institute of Technology]]'''
| [[Newark, New Jersey]]
| 1968
| Public
| 11,652
| [[NJIT Highlanders|Highlanders]]
| 2000
| 2006
| [[America East Conference|America East (AmEast)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D1}}
|-
| {{sort|Saint Thomas|'''[[St. Thomas Aquinas College]]'''}}
| [[Sparkill, New York]]
| 1952
| [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]<br>{{small|([[Dominican Sisters of Sparkill|D.S.S.]])}}
| 2,400
| [[St. Thomas Aquinas Spartans|Spartans]]
| 1965
| 1999
| [[East Coast Conference|East Coast (ECC)]]
|-
| {{sort|Sciences|'''[[University of the Sciences]]'''}}
| [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
| 1821
| Nonsectarian
| 2,749
| [[USciences Devils|Devils]]
| 1998
| 2022
| Closed in 2022{{efn|group=full|USciences merged with Division I [[Saint Joseph's University]] and discontinued athletics following the 2021–22 school year.}}
|-
| '''[[Stony Brook Southampton|Southampton College of Long Island University]]'''
| [[Southampton, New York]]
| 1963
| Nonsectarian
| N/A
| [[LIU Southampton Colonials|Colonials]]
| 1961
| 1989
| Closed in 2005{{efn|group=former|LIU Southampton's campus was later sold to [[Stony Brook University]] in 2006.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/artman/publish/article_1215.shtml | title=Stony Brook University Completes Purchase of Former Southampton College Property | publisher=Stony Brook University | date=4 October 2006 | access-date=2007-07-01 | archive-date=2011-07-21 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721192251/http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/artman/publish/article_1215.shtml | url-status=dead }}</ref>}}
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=former}}

===Membership timeline===
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{{Font color||{{RGB|229|204|178}}|&nbsp;Full member (non-football)&nbsp;}}
{{Font color||{{RGB|229|178|204}}|&nbsp;Associate member (football)&nbsp;}}
{{Font color||{{RGB|204|229|178}}|&nbsp;Associate member (sport)&nbsp;}}

==Sports==
{{see also|CACC men's basketball tournament|CACC women's basketball tournament}}

{| width=400 style="float:right"
|-
| colspan=2 | A divisional format is used for baseball, men's & women's basketball, and volleyball. In baseball, Georgian Court is placed in the North Division.
|-
|width=50%|{{center|'''North'''}}
* Bloomfield
* Bridgeport
* Caldwell
* Dominican
* Felician
* Post
|width=50%|{{center|'''South'''}}
* Chestnut Hill
* Georgian Court
* Goldey–Beacom
* Holy Family
* Jefferson
* Wilmington
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; text-align:center"
|+ '''Conference sports'''
! Sport !! Men's !! Women's
|-
|{{left}}[[College baseball|Baseball]] || {{Y}} ||
|-
|{{left}}[[College basketball|Basketball]] || {{Y}} || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[Ten-pin bowling|Bowling]] ||  || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[Cross country running|Cross Country]] || {{Y}} || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[Golf]] || {{Y}} ||
|-
|{{left}}[[College lacrosse|Lacrosse]] || {{Y}} || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[College soccer in the United States|Soccer]] || {{Y}} || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[College softball|Softball]] || || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[Tennis]] || {{Y}} || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[Track and field|Track & Field Outdoor]] || {{Y}} || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[Volleyball]] || || {{Y}}
|}

===Men's sponsored sports by school===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!School
!Baseball
!Basketball
!Cross<br>country
!Golf
!Lacrosse 
!Soccer
!Tennis
!Track<br>& field<br>outdoor
!Total<br>CACC<br>sports
|-
|{{left}}Bloomfield
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!6
|-
|{{left}}Bridgeport
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|
!5
|-
|{{left}}Caldwell
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
!6
|-
|{{left}}Chestnut Hill
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!8
|-
|{{left}}Dominican
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
!7
|-
|{{left}}Felician
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|
!6
|-
|{{left}}Georgian Court
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
!6
|-
|{{left}}Goldey–Beacom
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
!6
|-
|{{left}}Holy Family
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
!6
|-
|{{left}}Jefferson
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!7
|-
|{{left}}Post
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!8
|-
|{{left}}Wilmington
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
!7
|-
!Totals
!12+1{{efn|group=m|Affiliate member Lincoln.}}
!12
!12
!7
!9
!12
!4
!10
!76+1
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!colspan=10|Future member -->
|}

{{notelist|group=m}}

===Women's sponsored sports by school===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!School
!Basketball
!Bowling{{efn|group=w|De facto Division I sport. The NCAA operates a single championship in bowling open to members of all three divisions.}}
!Cross<br>country
!Lacrosse
!Soccer
!Softball
!Tennis
!Track<br>& field<br>outdoor
!Volleyball
!Total<br>CACC<br>sports
|-
|{{left}}Bloomfield
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!7
|-
|{{left}}Bridgeport
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|
|{{Y}}
!6
|-
|{{left}}Caldwell
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!9
|-
|{{left}}Chestnut Hill
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!9
|-
|{{left}}Dominican
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!8
|-
|{{left}}Felician
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!8
|-
|{{left}}Georgian Court
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!7
|-
|{{left}}Goldey–Beacom
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!7
|-
|{{left}}Holy Family
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!8
|-
|{{left}}Jefferson
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!8
|-
|{{left}}Post
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!8
|-
|{{left}}Wilmington
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!9
|-
!Totals
!12
!6
!12
!10
!12+1{{efn|group=w|Affiliate member Lincoln.}}
!12
!7
!11
!12
!94+1
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!colspan=10|Future members -->
|}

{{notelist|group=w}}

===Other sponsored sports by school===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! rowspan=2 | School
! rowspan=9 width=1 style="padding:0" | 
! colspan=6 | Men
! rowspan=9 width=1 style="padding:0" | 
! colspan=5 | Women
|-
! Football
! Ice<br>hockey
! Swimming<br>& diving
! Track<br>& field<br>indoor
! Volleyball {{efn|group=os|name=D1|De facto Division I sport. The NCAA conducts combined national championships open to Division I and Division II members in both women's ice hockey and men's volleyball.}}
! Wrestling
! Golf
! Ice<br>hockey{{efn|group=os|name=D1}}
! Rowing
! Swimming<br>& diving
! Track<br>& field<br>indoor
|-
| {{left}}Bridgeport
| 
| 
| [[Northeast-10 Conference|NE-10]]{{efn|group=os|name=swim|Beginning in the 2025-26 academic year.}}
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| [[Northeast-10 Conference|NE-10]]{{efn|group=os|name=swim}}
| 
|-
| {{left}}Dominican
| 
| 
| 
| 
| [[East Coast Conference|ECC]]
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|-
| {{left}}Felician
| 
| 
| [[Northeast-10 Conference|NE-10]]{{efn|group=os|name=swim}}
| 
| 
| [[NCAA Division II independent schools#Wrestling independents|IND]]
| 
| 
| 
| [[Northeast-10 Conference|NE-10]]{{efn|group=os|name=swim}}
| 
|-
| {{left}}Georgian Court
| 
| 
| 
| [[East Coast Conference|ECC]]
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| [[East Coast Conference|ECC]]
|-
| {{left}}Holy Family
| 
| 
| 
| [[East Coast Conference|ECC]]
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| [[East Coast Conference|ECC]]
|-
| {{left}}Jefferson
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| [[NCAA Division II independent schools#Golf|IND]]
| 
| [[NCAA Division II independent schools#Rowing|IND]]
| 
| 
|-
| {{left}}Post
| [[Northeast-10 Conference|NE-10]]
| [[Northeast-10 Conference|NE-10]]
| 
| [[East Coast Conference|ECC]]
| 
| 
| [[NCAA Division II independent schools#Golf|IND]]
|  [[New England Women's Hockey Alliance|NEWHA]]
| 
| 
| [[East Coast Conference|ECC]]
|}

{{notelist|group=os}}

==References==

{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
{{commons cat}}
* {{official website}}

{{Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference navbox}}
{{NCAA Division II conferences}}

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