The American Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA) was an athletic conference with no regular-season competition. The ACAA competed in the

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's Division III. The conference was formed in 2017 primarily by Independent schools in the

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, but also had members in

Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and t ...

Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

, and

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

. The members of the ACAA merged with the

Capital Athletic Conference The Coast to Coast Athletic Conference (C2C; officially stylized as Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference), formerly named Capital Athletic Conference (CAC), is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member ...

in 2020.

History

The ACAA was formally announced as an

NCAA Division III NCAA Division III (D-III) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States. D-III consists of athletic programs at colleges and universities that choose not to offer athletic scholarships to their ...

athletic conference in February 2017, with plans to start offering official conference championships in the 2017–18 academic year. Unofficial championships were held during the 2016–17 season. Initial members were

Alfred State College Alfred State College (ASC, SUNY Alfred, SUNY Alfred State) is a public college in Alfred, New York. It is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. The college, formerly the Technical College at Alfred, offers a wide variety o ...

Finlandia University Finlandia University is a private Lutheran university in Hancock, Michigan. It is the only private university in the Upper Peninsula. Founded in 1896 as The Suomi College and Theological Seminary, it is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Ch ...

Mills College Mills College at Northeastern University is a private college in Oakland, California and part of Northeastern University's global university system. Mills College was founded as the Young Ladies Seminary in 1852 in Benicia, California; it w ...

State University of New York at Canton The State University of New York at Canton (SUNY Canton) is a public college in Canton, New York. It is part of the State University of New York. The college offers 31 bachelor's degrees, 20 associate degrees, three one-year certificate programs, ...

State University of New York at Delhi The State University of New York at Delhi (SUNY Delhi or Delhi State College) is a public college in Delhi, New York. It is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. Over 3,000 students attend the institution. SUNY Delhi offers ...

Pine Manor College Pine Manor College (PMC) was a private college in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1911 and was historically a women's college until 2014. It currently serves fewer than 400 students, many of whom live on the 40-acre campus. Origin ...

University of Maine at Presque Isle The University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMaine Presque Isle or UMPI) is a public college in Presque Isle, Maine. It is part of the University of Maine System and one of two University of Maine System schools in Aroostook County (the other bein ...

, and

University of Valley Forge The University of Valley Forge (UVF) is a private university in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, 8.8 miles from Valley Forge National Historical Park. It is affiliated with the Assemblies of God and offers several Bachelors and Masters programs. H ...

. Finlandia, Maine–Presque Isle, Mills, and Pine Manor were formerly members of the women's sports-sponsoring

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(GSAC), which disbanded after the 2015–16 season. In November 2017, it was announced that SUNY Canton and UMPI departed the ACAA, effective July 1, 2018, and would join the

North Atlantic Conference The North Atlantic Conference (NAC) is an athletic conference, affiliated with the NCAA ’s Division III, consisting primarily of small liberal arts colleges in the Northern New England states of Maine and Vermont, as well as New York. Th ...

(NAC). In January 2018, it was announced that

Mount Mary University Mount Mary University is a private Roman Catholic women's university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The university was founded in 1913 by the School Sisters of Notre Dame Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

joined the ACAA, effective in the 2018–19 academic year. Mount Mary was formerly an NCAA Division III independent school. On February 16, 2018,

Pratt Institute Pratt Institute is a private university with its main campus in Brooklyn, New York. It has a satellite campus in Manhattan and an extension campus in Utica, New York at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute. The school was founded in 1887 ...

announced that the college also joined the ACAA, effective in the 2018-19 academic year. Pratt was a member of the

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(HVIAC) within the

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(USCAA). On June 28, 2018, it was announced that

was leaving the ACAA, and joined the

Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference The Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in the northeastern United States in the states of New York and Pennsylvania ...

(AMCC), effective in the 2019–20 school year. In July 2018, it was announced that Thomas More College, now known as Thomas More University, joined the ACAA effective immediately for the 2018–19 season. Thomas More was previously a full member of the

Presidents' Athletic Conference The Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) is an athletic conference which competes in the NCAA's Division III. Of its 11 current member schools, all private, liberal arts institutions of higher learning, nine are located in Western Pennsylvania. ...

. Thomas More had re-joined the

National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) established in 1940, is a college athletics association for colleges and universities in North America. Most colleges and universities in the NAIA offer athletic scholarships to its stu ...

(NAIA) and joined the

Mid South Conference The Mid-South Conference (MSC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Member institutions are located in Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee. The league is headquartered in Lo ...

beginning the fall of 2019. On November 30, 2018, SUNY Delhi, a

associate member in six sports (men's golf, men's lacrosse, men's and women's tennis, and men's and women's track & field), announced that it would leave the ACAA and become a full member of the NAC effective in the fall of 2019. At that time, five additional Delhi sports—men's and women's cross country, men's golf, men's and women's soccer, and women's volleyball—were about to begin NAC play. Three more sports—men's and women's basketball, plus softball—remained in the ACAA until starting NAC play in 2020–21. On June 6, 2019, it was announced that the

was leaving the ACAA, and joined the

Colonial States Athletic Conference The Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) is an NCAA Division III collegiate athletic conference in the Mid-Atlantic United States. There are currently nine full member institutions as of 2018. The conference's membership, as with most Mid ...

(CSAC), effective in the 2020–21 season. On July 11, 2019, it was announced that the

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would be joining the ACAA in seven sports, effective 2019-20. On May 26, 2020, it was announced that the American Collegiate Athletic Association would merge with the Capital Athletic Conference (CAC), later renamed the

Coast to Coast Athletic Conference The Coast to Coast Athletic Conference (C2C; officially stylized as Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference), formerly named Capital Athletic Conference (CAC), is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member ...

(C2C). The ACAA will have all of its full members join the CAC in the 2020–21 school year.

, which recently entered into a partnership with

Boston College Boston College (BC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Founded in 1863, the university has more than 9,300 full-time undergraduates and nearly 5,000 graduate students. Although Boston College is classified ...

, will participate in the Conference for one academic year in four sports: men's soccer, men's basketball, women's basketball and baseball. After being acquired by

, Pine Manor dissolved their athletics programs effective after the 2020-21 academic year.

Chronological timeline

* 2017 - The American Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA) was founded. Charter members included

, the

(UMPI),

, the

(SUNY Canton), the

(SUNY Delhi) and the

, effective beginning the 2017-18 academic year. * 2018 - Maine–Presque Isle (UMPI) and SUNY Canton left the ACAA to join the

(NAC), effective after the 2017-18 academic year. * 2018 -

Mount Mary University Mount Mary University is a private Roman Catholic women's university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The university was founded in 1913 by the School Sisters of Notre Dame Pratt Institute Pratt Institute is a private university with its main campus in Brooklyn, New York. It has a satellite campus in Manhattan and an extension campus in Utica, New York at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute. The school was founded in 1887 ...

and Thomas More University joined the ACAA, effective in the 2018-19 academic year. * 2019 - Two institutions left the ACAA to join their respective new home primary conferences: Alfred State to join the

(AMCC), and Thomas More to join the

Mid-South Conference The Mid-South Conference (MSC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Member institutions are located in Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee. The league is headquartered in Lo ...

(MSC) of the

(NAIA), both effective after the 2018-19 academic year. * 2019 - SUNY Delhi left the ACAA to join the NAC, while remaining in the conference for some sports as an affiliate member (men's & women's basketball and softball), effective after the 2018-19 academic year. * 2019 - The

(UC Santa Cruz) joined the ACAA, effective in the 2019-20 academic year. * 2019 - The

University of Wisconsin–Whitewater The University of Wisconsin–Whitewater (UW–Whitewater) is a public university in Whitewater, Wisconsin. It is part of the University of Wisconsin System. Student enrollment in the 2014–2015 academic year was more than 12,000. The universit ...

joined the ACAA as an affiliate member for men's soccer, effective in the 2019 fall season (2019-20 academic year). * 2020 - Valley Forge left the ACAA to join the

(CSAC), effective after the 2019-20 academic year. * 2020 - The ACAA ceased operations as an athletic conference, effective after the 2019-20 academic year; as the remaining schools (excluding full member Valley Forge and including men's soccer affiliate Wisconsin–Whitewater) were merged with those from the

(CAC) to form the

(C2C), effective beginning the 2020-21 academic year.

Member schools

Final members

The ACAA had seven full members in the conference's final season, all but one were private schools: ;Notes:

Former members

The ACAA had five other full members during the conference's tenure, one was a private school: ;Notes:

Former associate members

The ACAA had two associate members during the conference's tenure, both were public schools: ;Notes:

Membership timeline

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Sports

† - Women's college, therefore not competing in men's sports.

References

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