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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.
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.
The CAA has expanded in recent years, following the exits of schools such as the United States Naval Academy, University of Richmond, East Carolina University 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. CAA squads have taken home a total of 16 national championships in five different sports, including 10 in field hockey alone.
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. Many consider David Robinson to be the best CAA participant ever, playing in the conference during his time at Navy.
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Members
The league currently has 12 full members:
- University of Delaware (future football member)
- Drexel University
- George Mason University
- Georgia State University
- Hofstra University (future football member)
- James Madison University (future football member)
- Northeastern University (future football member)
- Old Dominion University
- Towson University (future football member)
- University of North Carolina at Wilmington
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- College of William and Mary (future football member)
Georgia State and Northeastern are the newest CAA members, having joined as of July 1, 2005.
By 2007, the CAA will have 17 associate members:
- Binghamton University (wrestling)
- Boston University (wrestling)
- Campbell University (wrestling)
- College of Charleston (swimming & diving)
- Davidson College (swimming & diving)
- University of Dayton (women's golf)
- University of Maine (football)
- University of Massachusetts (football)
- University of New Hampshire (football)
- University of Rhode Island (football)
- University of Richmond (women's golf, football)
- Rider University (wrestling)
- Robert Morris University (men's lacrosse)
- Sacred Heart University (men's lacrosse, wrestling)
- Villanova University (men's lacrosse, football)
- Wagner College (wrestling)
- Xavier University (women's golf)
Men's Basketball Champions
| Season | Regular Season Champion | Tournament Champion | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | William & Mary (9-0) | James Madison | |
| 1984 | Richmond (7-3) | Richmond | |
| 1985 | Navy (11-3) | Navy | |
| 1986 | Navy (13-1) | Navy | |
| 1987 | Navy (13-1) | Navy | |
| 1988 | Richmond (11-3) | Richmond | |
| 1989 | Richmond (13-1) | George Mason | |
| 1990 | James Madison (11-3) | Richmond | |
| 1991 | James Madison (12-2) | Richmond | |
| 1992 | Richmond (12-2) | Old Dominion | |
| 1993 | James Madison (11-3) | East Carolina | |
| 1994 | Old Dominion (10-4) | James Madison | |
| 1995 | Old Dominion (12-2) | Old Dominion | |
| 1996 | Virginia Commonwealth (14-2) | Virginia Commonwealth | |
| 1997 | Old Dominion (10-6) | Old Dominion | |
| 1998 | UNC-Wilmington (13-3) | Richmond | |
| 1999 | George Mason (13-3) | George Mason | |
| 2000 | George Mason (12-4) | UNC-Wilmington | |
| 2001 | Richmond (12-4) | George Mason | |
| 2002 | UNC-Wilmington (14-4) | UNC-Wilmington | |
| 2003 | UNC-Wilmington (15-3) | UNC-Wilmington | |
| 2004 | Virginia Commonwealth (14-4) | Virginia Commonwealth | |
| 2005 | Old Dominion (15-3) | Old Dominion |
Football conference
After Northeastern accepted the CAA's offer of membership, the CAA invited the University of Richmond to become a football-only member in 2007. Once UR accepted the offer, this left the Atlantic 10 football conference with only five members, less than the six required under NCAA rules. As a result, the remaining A-10 football programs all decided to join the CAA on a football-only basis, spelling the end of the A-10 football conference.
The new CAA football conference will have the following members:
Northern Division
Southern Division
On June 14, 2005, Old Dominion's Board of Visitors approved the creation of a football team by a 14-0 vote. The team is expected to begin play in 2009. As a division of William & Mary, Old Dominion once had a football program but dropped it in 1941. George Mason & UNC-Wilmington are in the process of gauging support for football programs as well.
Conference Stadia
| School | Football stadium | Stadium capacity | Basketball arena | Arena capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | Tubby Raymond Field at Delaware Stadium | 22,000 | Bob Carpenter Center | 5,000 | |
| Drexel | Non-Football School | N/A | Daskalakis Athletic Center (The "DAC") | 2,300 | |
| George Mason | Non-Football School | N/A | Patriot Center (The "Pat Dome") | 10,000 | |
| Georgia State | Non-Football School | N/A | GSU Sports Arena | 4,500 | |
| Hofstra | James M. Shuart Stadium | 15,000 | Hofstra Arena | 5,124 | |
| James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium | 14,000 | JMU Convocation Center (The "Convo") | 7,156 | |
| Northeastern | Parsons Field | 7,000 | Matthews Arena | 6,000 | |
| Old Dominion | Foreman Field | 20,000 | Ted Constant Convocation Center (The "Ted") | 8,650 | |
| Towson | Minnegan Field at Johnny Unitas Stadium | 11,198 | Towson Center | 5,000 | |
| UNC-Wilmington | Non-Football School | N/A | Trask Coliseum | 6,100 | |
| Virginia Commonwealth | Non-Football School | N/A | ALLTEL Pavilion at the Stuart C. Siegel Center | 7,500 | |
| William & Mary | Walter J. Zable Stadium at Cary Field | 12,259 | William & Mary Hall | 8,600 |
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