List of college athletic conferences
In college athletics in the United States, schools typically join together in conferences for regular play.
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)
Other collegiate sports associations
In general
- Association of Christian College Athletics (ACCA)
- Central Plains Athletic Conference (CPAC)
- Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC)
- Liga Atletica Interuniversitaria de Puerto Rico (LAI)
- Midwest Christian College Conference
- National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA)
- Northern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
- Pacific Christian Athletic Conference
- United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA)
- Penn State University Athletic Conference
- Yankee Small College Conference
- Wisconsin Collegiate Conference
Boxing
- National Collegiate Boxing Association (NCBA)
Cycling
- Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference (ECCC)
Gymnastics
- East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) (women)
- Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League (EIGL) (men)
Lacrosse
- See: Category:College lacrosse leagues in the United States
Rowing
- Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges (EARC) (men)
- Eastern Association of Women's Rowing Colleges (EAWRC)
Sprint football
- Collegiate Sprint Football League (CSFL)
- Midwest Sprint Football League (MSFL) – starts play in 2022
Volleyball
- Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) (men)
- North East Collegiate Volleyball Association (men)
Water polo
Wrestling
- Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA)
- National Collegiate Wrestling Association
- Mid-Atlantic – Teams from Tennessee, the Carolinas, Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware
- North Central – Teams from Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin
- Northeast – Teams from New York, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont
- Northwest – Teams from Washington and British Columbia
- Southeast – Teams from Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi
- Southwest – Teams from Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Louisiana, and Kansas
- West – Teams from California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona
Junior colleges
National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA)
- Alabama Community College Conference
- Arizona Community College Athletic Conference
- Arrowhead Conference
- Bi-State Conference
- Carolinas Junior College Conference
- Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference
- Garden State Athletic Conference
- Georgia Junior College Athletic Association
- Great Rivers Athletic Conference
- Illinois N4C Conference
- Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference
- Iowa Community College Athletic Conference
- Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference
- Maryland Junior College Athletic Conference
- Michigan Community College Athletic Association
- Mid-Florida Conference
- Mid Hudson Athletic Conference
- Mid-State Athletic Conference
- Mid-West Athletic Conference
- Midwest Football Conference (NJCAA)
- Minnesota College Athletic Conference
- Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges
- MISS-LOU Junior College Conference
- Missouri Community College Athletic Conference
- Mon-Dak Conference
- Mountain Valley Conference
- NJCAA Region 9
- Ohio Community College Athletic Conference
- Nebraska Community College Athletic Conference
- Northeast JC Football Conference
- Panhandle Conference
- Pennsylvania Collegiate Athletic Association
- Southern Florida Conference
- Scenic West Athletic Conference
- Southwest Junior College Football Conference
- Tennessee Junior & Community College Athletic Association
- Western Junior College Athletic Conference
- Western New York Athletic Conference
- Western Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference
- Western States Football League
- Wisconsin Technical College Conference
- Wyoming Community College Athletic Conference
Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges
Charter members
- Centralia College - Centralia, Washington
- Clark College - Vancouver, Washington
- Everett Community College - Everett, Washington
- Grays Harbor College - Aberdeen, Washington
- Lower Columbia College - Longview, Washington
- Mt. Vernon Junior College (now Skagit Valley College) - Mt. Vernon, Washington
- Olympic College - Bremerton, Washington
- Skagit Valley College (formerly Mt. Vernon Junior College)
- Wenatchee Valley College - Wenatchee, Washington
- Yakima Valley Community College - Yakima, Washington
Region members
Northern Region
- Bellevue College - Bellevue, Washington
- Douglas College - New Westminster, British Columbia
- Edmonds Community College - Lynnwood, Washington
- Everett Community College - Everett, Washington
- North Seattle Community College - Seattle, Washington
- Olympic College - Bremerton, Washington
- Peninsula College - Port Angeles, Washington
- Shoreline Community College - Shoreline, Washington
- Skagit Valley College - Mount Vernon, Washington
- Whatcom Community College - Bellingham, Washington
Southern Region
- Chemeketa Community College - Salem, Oregon
- Clackamas Community College - Oregon City, Oregon
- Lane Community College - Eugene, Oregon
- Linn-Benton Community College - Albany, Oregon
- Mt. Hood Community College - Gresham, Oregon
- Portland Community College - Portland, Oregon
- Southwestern Oregon Community College - Coos Bay, Oregon
- Umpqua Community College - Roseburg, Oregon
Eastern Region
- Big Bend Community College - Moses Lake, Washington
- Blue Mountain Community College - Pendleton, Oregon
- Columbia Basin College - Pasco, Washington
- Community Colleges of Spokane - Spokane, Washington
- Treasure Valley Community College - Ontario, Oregon
- Walla Walla Community College - Walla Walla, Washington
- Wenatchee Valley College - Wenatchee, Washington
- Yakima Valley Community College - Yakima, Washington
Western Region
- Centralia College - Centralia, Washington
- Clark College - Vancouver, Washington
- Grays Harbor College - Aberdeen, Washington
- Green River Community College - Auburn, Washington
- Highline Community College - Des Moines, Washington
- Lower Columbia College - Longview, Washington
- Pierce College - Lakewood, Washington
- South Puget Sound Community College - Olympia, Washington
- Tacoma Community College - Tacoma, Washington
California Community College Athletic Association
- Bay Valley Conference
- Big Eight Conference (California)
- Central Valley Conference
- Coast Conference
- Foothill Athletic Conference
- Golden Valley Conference
- Orange Empire Conference
- Pacific Coast Conference (California)
- South Coast Conference
- Western State Conference