United States Collegiate Athletic Association


The United States Collegiate Athletic Association is a national organization for the intercollegiate athletic programs of 77 mostly small colleges, including community/junior colleges, across the United States. The USCAA holds 15 National Championships and 2 National Invitationals annually.

History

The USCAA was founded in 1966 as the National Little College Athletic Association, primarily to sponsor a national basketball tournament for small colleges and junior colleges. It began adding more sports in the 1970s and 1980s. In 1989, it changed its name to the National Small College Athletic Association. It adopted its current name in 2001.

Sports

The USCAA sanctions competition in seven men's and six women's sports:
Fall
Winter
Spring
Post–season national championships are held in all but football which has few participating teams.

Conferences

Men's cross country