Colonial Athletic Association

The Colonial Athletic Association, also known as the CAA, is a NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose members are located in East Coast states from Massachusetts to Georgia. Most of its members are public universities, with five in Virginia alone, and the conference is headquartered near Richmond, Virginia.

Related Topics:
NCAA - Division I - College athletic conference - Massachusetts - Georgia - Public universities - Virginia - Richmond, Virginia

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The CAA, which was founded in 1985 from the short-lived ECAC South basketball league, currently organizes championships in 21 men's and women's sports. Though it does not currently sponsor football, the recent addition of Northeastern University gave the conference the NCAA minimum of six football programs needed to sponsor the sport. In an agreement reached May 2005, by 2007 all of the football programs in the Atlantic Ten Conference will join the CAA football conference.

Related Topics:
1985 - ECAC South - Basketball - Football - Northeastern University - May 2005 - Atlantic Ten Conference

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The CAA has expanded in recent years. following the exits of schools such as the Naval Academy, University of Richmond, and American University. In 2001 the 6 member conference added Towson University, Drexel University, Hofstra University, and the University of Delaware. Four years later the league expanded again when Georgia State and Northeastern were added.

Related Topics:
Naval Academy - University of Richmond - American University - Towson University - Drexel University - Hofstra University - University of Delaware - Georgia State - Northeastern

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The CAA plays its men's basketball championship in the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. The 2005 Champions were the Old Dominion Monarchs, who defeated the Virginia Commonwealth Rams in the final. The last CAA team to win a game in the NCAA Tournament was UNC-Wilmington in 2002 against USC.

Related Topics:
Richmond Coliseum - Richmond, Virginia

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~