Colonial Athletic Association

Colonial Athletic Association
Formerly	ECAC South
Association	NCAA
Founded	1979
Commissioner	Joe D'Antonio (since 2016)
Sports fielded	21 men's: 10; women's: 11; ;
Division	Division I
Subdivision	FCS
No. of teams	13 (14 in 2023)
Headquarters	Richmond, Virginia
Region	East Coast
Official website	www.caasports.com
Locations

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The Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I whose full members are located in East Coast states from Massachusetts to South Carolina. Most of its members are public universities, and the conference is headquartered in Richmond. The CAA was historically a Southern conference until the addition of four schools in the Northeast (of five that joined from rival conference America East) after the turn of the 21st century, which added geographic balance to the conference.

The CAA was founded in 1979 as the ECAC South basketball league. It was renamed the Colonial Athletic Association in 1985 when it added championships in other sports (although a number of members maintain ECAC affiliation in some sports). As of 2006, it organizes championships in 21 men's and women's sports. The addition of Northeastern University in 2005 gave the conference the NCAA minimum of six football programs needed to sponsor football. For the 2007 football season, all of the Atlantic 10 Conference's football programs joined the CAA football conference, as agreed in May 2005. The football league operates under CAA administration as the technically separate entity of CAA Football.

The conference most recently added Hampton University, Monmouth University, North Carolina A&T State University, and Stony Brook University in 2022. Stony Brook, already a member of CAA Football, joined in other sports at that time; Hampton and Monmouth joined both the all-sports CAA and CAA Football; and NC A&T joined the all-sports CAA in 2022 and will join CAA Football in 2023.^[1]^[2] The CAA has since announced that Campbell University will join both sides of the league in 2023.^[3]

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History

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Location of CAA members:

all-sports member

all-sports member (non-football)

CAA Football member only

future member

The CAA has expanded in recent years, following the exits of longtime members such as the United States Naval Academy, the University of Richmond, East Carolina University, and American University. In 2001, the six-member conference added four additional universities: Towson University, Drexel University, Hofstra University, and the University of Delaware. Four years later the league expanded again when Georgia State University and Northeastern University joined, further enlarging the conference footprint. Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) left for the Atlantic 10 Conference in July 2012.^[4] More changes came in 2013: Old Dominion University left for Conference USA,^[5] Georgia State joined the Sun Belt Conference,^[6] and the College of Charleston joined the CAA from the Southern Conference.^[7]

On the playing field, the CAA has produced 16 national team champions in six different sports (the most recent being the James Madison University Dukes who won the 2018 Division I Women's Lacrosse championship), 33 individual national champions, 11 national coaches of the year, 11 national players of the year and 12 Honda Award winners. In 2006, George Mason became the first CAA team to reach the Final Four. In 2011, the VCU Rams became the second CAA team to reach the Final Four, as well as the first team to win five games en route, due to their participation in the First Four round.

On March 25, 2013, George Mason University left the CAA to join the Atlantic 10 Conference.^[8] Shortly after, the CAA ceased sponsorship of wrestling due to the lack of teams.

The 2015–16 basketball season saw the conference RPI reach its highest rating when it finished the season ranked 9th in the nation.

During another phase of realignment that started in 2021, the CAA was affected when longtime member James Madison University announced it would leave the CAA, transition its football program to the Football Bowl Subdivision, and join the Sun Belt Conference (SBC). Initially, JMU was to join the SBC in July 2023.^[9] However, the timeline changed when the CAA chose to ban JMU from subsequent championship events, citing a conference bylaw that allows it to impose such a ban on a departing member. Thus, JMU officially joined the Sun Belt in July 2022 instead (at which time it was counted as an FBS member for scheduling purposes after meeting an NCAA minimum requirement of five FBS opponents at home), housing all of its sports in that league, including men's soccer, which would be sponsored by the SBC again, but one season earlier.^[10]^[11]

Shortly before JMU announced its departure, it was reported that the CAA sought to expand by several schools, allowing it to split into a divisional format for most of its sports in order to reduce travel costs for its members. Among the schools named as possible candidates were Fairfield University, Howard University, Monmouth University, and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.^[12]^[13] In January 2022, reports emerged that Hampton University, a historically black institution that had been working toward a CAA move since at least 1995, would likely join the CAA that July. Monmouth was again named as a potential CAA expansion candidate. Also, Stony Brook University, already a member of CAA Football, was named as a candidate for membership in the all-sports CAA.^[14] On January 18, local media in Monmouth's home of New Jersey reported that a CAA invitation to that school was imminent.^[15]

The CAA later announced on January 25 that Hampton, Monmouth, and Stony Brook would become members of the all-sports CAA that July, with Hampton and Monmouth joining Stony Brook in CAA Football.^[16] On February 22, the CAA announced that North Carolina A&T State University would join the all-sports CAA that July and CAA Football in 2023.^[2] Still later, Campbell University was announced as a new member of both sides of the league effective in 2023.^[3]

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Commissioners

Name	Years	Notes
Tom Yeager	1979–2016	Retired July 1, 2016
Joe D'Antonio	2016–present	July 1, 2016

Member schools

Full members

Current full members

Institution	Location	Founded	Joined	Type	Enrollment	Endowment	Nickname	Football
College of Charleston	Charleston, South Carolina	1770	2013	Public	10,783	$102,800,000	Cougars	N
University of Delaware	Newark, Delaware	1743	2001	Public	23,281	$1,450,000,000	Fightin' Blue Hens	Y
Drexel University	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1891	2001	Private	22,412	$798,300,000	Dragons	N
Elon University	Elon, North Carolina	1889	2014	Private	6,991	$365,600,000	Phoenix	Y
Hampton University	Hampton, Virginia	1868	2022	Private (HBCU)	3,516	$280,600,000	Pirates & Lady Pirates	Y
Hofstra University	Hempstead, New York	1935	2001	Private	10,871	$637,100,000	Pride	N
Monmouth University	West Long Branch, New Jersey	1933	2022	Private	5,675	$108,463,000	Hawks	Y
North Carolina A&T State University	Greensboro, North Carolina	1891	2022 (Football in 2023)	Public (HBCU)	13,332	$178,000,000	Aggies	Y^[a]
Northeastern University	Boston, Massachusetts	1898	2005	Private	21,627	$1,070,000,000	Huskies	N
Towson University	Towson, Maryland	1866	1979, 2001^[b]	Public	22,923	$87,800,000	Tigers	Y
University of North Carolina Wilmington	Wilmington, North Carolina	1947	1984		17,499	$103,800,000	Seahawks	N
Stony Brook University	Stony Brook, New York	1957	2022^[c]		26,782	$360,200,000	Seawolves	Y
College of William & Mary	Williamsburg, Virginia	1693	1979		8,817	$1,278,400,000	Tribe	Y

Notes

^ North Carolina A&T will not join CAA Football until 2023, a year after it joined the all-sports CAA.
^ Towson joined the league as a charter member in the 1979–80 season, left after the 1980–81 season to join the ECAC-Metro Conference (now known as the Northeast Conference), and rejoined the CAA effective the 2001–02 season.
^ Stony Brook has been a member of CAA Football since 2013.

Future full member

Institution	Location	Founded	Joining	Type	Enrollment	Endowment	Nickname	Colors	Football	Current conference
Campbell University	Buies Creek, North Carolina	1887	2023	Private	5,622	$165,000,000	Fighting Camels & Lady Camels		Y	Big South

Former full members

Institution	Location	Founded	Joined	Left	Type	Nickname	Current conference
American University	Washington, D.C.	1893	1984	2001	Private	Eagles	Patriot
University of Baltimore	Baltimore, Maryland	1925	1979	1981	Public	Super Bees	none^[a]
Catholic University of America	Washington, D.C.	1887	1979	1981	Private (Roman Catholic)	Cardinals	Landmark (NCAA Division III)
East Carolina University	Greenville, North Carolina	1907	1981	2001	Public	Pirates	AAC
George Mason University	Fairfax, Virginia	1957	1979	2013		Patriots	Atlantic 10
Georgia State University	Atlanta, Georgia	1913	2005	2013		Panthers	Sun Belt
James Madison University	Harrisonburg, Virginia	1908	1979	2022		Dukes	Sun Belt
United States Naval Academy	Annapolis, Maryland	1845	1979	1991	Federal (Military)	Midshipmen	Patriot
Old Dominion University	Norfolk, Virginia	1930	1979	1982	Public	Monarchs	Sun Belt
Old Dominion University	Norfolk, Virginia	1930	1991	2013	Public	Monarchs	Sun Belt
University of Richmond	Richmond, Virginia	1830	1979	2001	Private	Spiders	Atlantic 10
Saint Francis University	Loretto, Pennsylvania	1847	1979	1981	Private (Roman Catholic)	Red Flash	Northeast
Virginia Commonwealth University	Richmond, Virginia	1838	1995	2012	Public	Rams	Atlantic 10

Notes

^ University of Baltimore dropped intercollegiate athletics after the 1982–83 academic year.

Associate members

In all tables below, dates of joining and departure reflect the calendar years these moves took effect. For spring sports, the year of arrival is the calendar year before the first season of competition. For fall sports, the year of departure is the calendar year after the final season of competition.

Current associate members

Institution	Location	Founded	Joined	Type	Enrollment	Nickname	CAA sport	Primary conference
University at Albany	Albany, New York	1844	2013	Public	17,944	Great Danes	football	America East
University of California, San Diego	La Jolla, California^[a]	1960	2020^[b]	Public	40,473	Tritons	rowing (w)	Big West
University of Connecticut	Storrs, Connecticut	1881	2019	Public	32,257	Huskies	rowing (w)^[18]^[c]	Big East
Eastern Michigan University	Ypsilanti, Michigan	1849	2012	Public	20,313	Eagles	rowing (w)	Mid-American
Fairfield University	Fairfield, Connecticut	1942	2014	Private	5,273	Stags	lacrosse (m)	MAAC
University of Maine	Orono, Maine	1865	2007	Public	11,404	Black Bears	football	America East
University of New Hampshire	Durham, New Hampshire	1866	2007		15,305	Wildcats	football	America East
University of Rhode Island	Kingston, Rhode Island	1892			16,883	Rams		Atlantic 10
University of Richmond	Richmond, Virginia	1830		Private	4,002	Spiders		Atlantic 10
Villanova University	Villanova, Pennsylvania	1842	2007	Private	11,023	Wildcats		Big East
Villanova University	Villanova, Pennsylvania	1842	2015	Private	11,023	Wildcats	rowing (w)	Big East

Notes

^ La Jolla is a neighborhood of San Diego that has its own postal identity.
^ While the CAA officially announced UC San Diego's entry into CAA rowing in March 2021, the Tritons competed during the spring 2021 season, part of the 2020–21 school year.^[17]
^ UConn planned to drop women's rowing after the 2020–21 season,^[19] but after a federal judge issued a restraining order against the university in a Title IX lawsuit brought by team members, the university announced that it would reinstate the sport for a minimum of two years.^[20]

Former associate members

Institution	Location	Founded	Joined	Left	Type	Nickname	CAA sport	Primary conference	Conference in former CAA sport
Binghamton University	Vestal, New York	1946	2001	2013	Public	Bearcats	wrestling	America East	EIWA
Boston College	Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	1842	2001	2002	Private	Eagles	wrestling	ACC
Boston University	Boston, Massachusetts	1839	2001 (wrestling)	2013		Terriers	wrestling	Patriot	none^[a]
Boston University	Boston, Massachusetts	1839	2011 (rowing)	2013		Terriers	rowing (w)	Patriot	Patriot
University at Buffalo	Buffalo, New York	1846	2008	2017	Public	Bulls	rowing (w)	MAC	none^[b]
Campbell University	Buies Creek, North Carolina	1887	1996	2008	Private	Fighting Camels	wrestling	Big South	Southern
Davidson College	Davidson, North Carolina	1837	2001	2007		Wildcats	swimming & diving	Atlantic 10
University of Dayton	Dayton, Ohio	1850	2002	2014		Flyers	golf (w)	Atlantic 10	Metro Atlantic
Liberty University	Lynchburg, Virginia	1971	1991	1994		Flames	wrestling	ASUN (C-USA in 2023)	none^[c]
Loyola University Maryland	Baltimore, Maryland	1852	2001	2002		Greyhounds	lacrosse (m)	Patriot
University of Massachusetts	Amherst, Massachusetts	1863	2007	2012	Public	Minutemen	football, lacrosse	Atlantic 10	FBS Independent,^[d] Atlantic 10
University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Greensboro, North Carolina	1891	1994	1996		Spartans	wrestling	SoCon	none^[e]
Penn State University	University Park, Pennsylvania	1855	2009	2014		Nittany Lions	lacrosse (m)	Big Ten
University of Richmond	Richmond, Virginia	1830	2002	2014	Private	Spiders	golf (w)	Atlantic 10	Patriot
Rider University	Lawrenceville, New Jersey	1865	2001	2013		Broncs	wrestling	MAAC	MAC
Robert Morris University	Moon Township, Pennsylvania	1921	2001	2009		Colonials	lacrosse (m)	Horizon	ASUN
Sacred Heart University	Fairfield, Connecticut	1963	2005 (lacrosse)	2009		Pioneers	lacrosse (m)	NEC	MAAC
Sacred Heart University	Fairfield, Connecticut	1963	2001 (wrestling)	2010		Pioneers	wrestling	NEC	EIWA
Saint Joseph's University	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1851	2010	2013		Hawks	lacrosse (m)	Atlantic 10	Atlantic 10
Villanova University	Villanova, Pennsylvania	1842	2001	2009		Wildcats	lacrosse (m)	Big East^[f]
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Blacksburg, Virginia	1872	1992	1998	Public	Hokies	wrestling	ACC
Wagner College	Staten Island, New York	1883	2001	2007	Private	Seahawks	wrestling	NEC	none^[g]
Xavier University	Cincinnati, Ohio	1831	2002	2013	Private	Musketeers	golf (w)	Big East

Notes

^ Boston University dropped wrestling after the 2013–14 school year.
^ Buffalo dropped women's rowing after the 2016–17 school year.
^ Liberty dropped wrestling after the 2010–11 school year.
^ Since the 2016 fall season (2016–17 school year), UMass football has competed as an FBS independent
^ UNC Greensboro dropped wrestling after the 2010–11 school year.
^ Villanova men's lacrosse left the CAA once the Big East began sponsoring the sport in the 2009–10 school year. Villanova football remains in CAA Football to this day, and the school has also been a CAA women's rowing member since 2015–16.
^ Wagner dropped wrestling after the 2008–09 school year.

Membership timeline

Full members Full members (non-football) Assoc. members (football only) Assoc. member (list sports)

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Sports

The CAA sponsors championship competitions in ten men's and twelve women's NCAA sanctioned sports. Eleven schools are associate members in three sports.^[21]

**Colonial Athletic Association teams**
Sport	Men's	Women's
Baseball	11	-
Basketball	13	13
Cross Country	10	12
Field Hockey	-	7
Football	14	-
Golf	10	9
Lacrosse	8	8
Rowing	-	8
Soccer	10	12
Softball	-	11
Swimming & Diving	6	8
Tennis	10	12
Track and Field (Indoor)	6	9
Track and Field (Outdoor)	8	12
Volleyball	-	11

Men's sponsored sports by school

School	Baseball	Basketball	Cross country	Football	Golf	Lacrosse	Soccer	Swimming & diving	Tennis	Track & field (indoor)	Track & field (outdoor)	Total CAA sports
Charleston	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N	Y	N	Y	N	N	6
Delaware	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	8
Drexel	N	Y	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	6
Elon	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N	Y	N	N	7
Hampton	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N	N	Y	Y	Y	7
Hofstra	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N	Y	8
Monmouth	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	11
North Carolina A&T	Y	Y	Y	Y^[a]	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y	Y	8
Northeastern	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	N	N	Y	Y	6
Stony Brook	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	8
Towson	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N	N	N	6
UNC Wilmington	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	8
William & Mary	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	10
Totals	11	13	10	8+6	10	7+1	10	6	10	6	8	98+7
Future member
Campbell	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	9
Associate members
Albany				Y								1
Fairfield						Y						1
Maine				Y								1
New Hampshire				Y								1
Rhode Island				Y								1
Richmond				Y								1
Villanova				Y								1

Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the CAA which are played by CAA schools

Future member in gray.

School	Gymnastics	Ice hockey	Sailing^[b]	Squash^[c]	Wrestling
Campbell	—	—	–	—	SoCon
Charleston	—	—	SAISA	—	—
Drexel	—	—	—	Independent	EIWA
Hampton	—	—	MAISA	–	–
Hofstra	–	–	–	–	EIWA
Northeastern	—	Hockey East	—	—	—
William & Mary	EIGL	—	—	—	—

Notes

^ North Carolina A&T will not join CAA Football until 2023, a year after it joins the all-sports CAA.
^ Sailing is a coeducational sport sanctioned by the Intercollegiate Sailing Association and not the NCAA.
^ Squash is a coeducational sport that is not sanctioned by the NCAA.

Women's sponsored sports by school

School	Basketball	Cross country	Field hockey	Golf	Lacrosse	Rowing	Soccer	Softball	Swimming & diving	Tennis	Track & field (indoor)	Track & field (outdoor)	Volleyball	Total CAA sports
Charleston	Y	Y	N	Y	N	N	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	9
Delaware	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	13
Drexel	Y	N	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	8
Elon	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	10
Hampton	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Hofstra	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N	Y	N	Y	Y	10
Monmouth	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	12
North Carolina A&T	Y	Y	N	Y	N	N	N	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Northeastern	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	N	Y	N	N	Y	Y	8
Stony Brook	Y	Y	N	N	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	10
Towson	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	11
UNC Wilmington	Y	Y	N	Y	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	10
William & Mary	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	11
Totals	13	12	7	9	8	4+4	12	11	8	12	9	12	11	128+4
Future member
Campbell	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	11
Associate members
UC San Diego						Y								1
Eastern Michigan						Y								1
UConn						Y								1
Villanova						Y								1

Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the CAA which are played by CAA schools

School	Beach volleyball	Bowling	Equestrian^[a]	Gymnastics	Ice hockey	Sailing^[b]	Squash^[c]	Triathlon^[d]
Charleston	Sun Belt	–	Independent	—	—	SAISA	—	–
Delaware	—	—	—	—	^[e]	—	—	–
Drexel	—	—	—	—	—	—	Independent	—
Hampton	—	—	—	—	—	MAISA	—	Independent
Monmouth	—	MEAC	—	—	—	—	—	–
North Carolina A&T	—	MEAC	—	—	—	—	—	–
Northeastern	—	—	—	—	Hockey East	—	Independent	—
Towson	—	—	—	EAGL	—	—	—	–
UNC Wilmington	Sun Belt	—	—	—	—	—	—	–
William & Mary	—	—	—	ECAC	—	—	—	–

Notes

^ Equestrianism is part of the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program, but the national championship is sanctioned by the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association and not the NCAA. While several conferences exist under the IHSA umbrella, the NCAA treats all women's equestrian teams that do not compete within a recognized NCAA conference as independents.
^ Sailing is a coeducational sport sanctioned by the Intercollegiate Sailing Association and not the NCAA.
^ Squash is a coeducational sport that is not sanctioned by the NCAA.
^ Triathlon is part of the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program, but the national championship is sanctioned by the sport's national governing body, USA Triathlon, and not the NCAA. No NCAA conference in any division currently sponsors this sport.
^ Delaware plays women's ice hockey at club level in the ACHA, but treats this club as a varsity team.

In addition to the above, Charleston counts its female cheerleaders (though not its male cheerleaders) and all-female dance team as varsity teams. Neither cheerleading nor dance team competitions are sponsored by the NCAA.

Current champions

RS = regular-season champion; T = tournament champion

Season	Sport	Men's champion	Women's champion
Fall 2022	Cross country	Stony Brook	Elon
	Field hockey	–	Delaware & Monmouth (RS) Delaware (T)
	Football	New Hampshire & William & Mary^[a]	–
	Soccer	Elon (RS) Hofstra (T)	Monmouth (RS) Hofstra (T)
	Volleyball	–	Towson (RS & T)
Winter 2021–22	Basketball	Towson & UNCW (RS) Delaware (T)	Drexel (RS) Delaware (T)
Winter 2021–22	Swimming & diving	UNCW	William & Mary
Spring 2022	Baseball	Charleston (RS) Hofstra (T)	–
	Golf	Charleston	Charleston
	Lacrosse	Delaware, Towson, & UMass (RS) Delaware (T)	Towson^[b] (RS) Drexel (T)
	Rowing	–	Northeastern
	Softball	–	Delaware (RS) UNCW (T)
	Tennis	UNCW	William & Mary
	Track & field (outdoor)	Northeastern	Elon

^ W&M received CAA Football's automatic bid to the FCS playoffs.
^ James Madison finished atop the league standings, but was ineligible for the CAA title due to its announced departure for the Sun Belt Conference.

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Men's basketball

*	Denotes a tie for regular season conference title
†	Denotes game went into overtime

Regular season champions

Note: The conference was known as the ECAC South from 1979 to 1985.

Season	Regular Season Champion	Conference Record
1980	Old Dominion	7–0
1981	James Madison	11–2
1982	James Madison	10–1
1983	William & Mary	9–0
1984	Richmond	7–3
1985	Navy	11–3
1986	Navy	13–1
1987	Navy	13–1
1988	Richmond	11–3
1989	Richmond	13–1
1990	James Madison	11–3
1991	James Madison	12–2
1992	Richmond	12–2
1993	James Madison	11–3
1994	Old Dominion	10–4
1995	Old Dominion	12–2
1996	VCU	14–2
1997	Old Dominion	10–6
1998*	William & Mary UNC Wilmington	13–3
1999	George Mason	13–3
2000*	George Mason James Madison	12–4
2001	Richmond	12–4
2002	UNC Wilmington	14–4
2003	UNC Wilmington	15–3
2004	VCU	14–4
2005	Old Dominion	15–3
2006*	George Mason UNC Wilmington	15–3
2007	VCU	16–2
2008	VCU	15–3
2009	VCU	14–4
2010	Old Dominion	15–3
2011	George Mason	16–2
2012	Drexel	16–2
2013	Northeastern	14–4
2014	Delaware	14–2
2015*	William & Mary UNC Wilmington Northeastern James Madison	12–6
2016*	Hofstra UNC Wilmington	14–4
2017	UNC Wilmington	15–3
2018*	College of Charleston Northeastern	14–4
2019	Hofstra	15–3
2020	Hofstra	14-4
2021*	James Madison Northeastern	8–2
2022*	Towson UNC Wilmington	15–3

History of the tournament final

Year	CAA Champions	Score	Runner-up	Tournament MVP	Venue
1980	Old Dominion	62–51^†	Navy	Mark West, Old Dominion	Hampton Coliseum (Hampton, Virginia)
1981	James Madison	69–60	Richmond	Charles Fisher, James Madison	Hampton Coliseum (Hampton, Virginia)
1982	Old Dominion	58–57	James Madison	Mark West (2), Old Dominion	Norfolk Scope (Norfolk, Virginia)
1983	James Madison	41–38	William & Mary	Derek Steele, James Madison	Robins Center (Richmond, Virginia)
1984	Richmond	74–55	Navy	Johnny Newman, Richmond	Convocation Center (Harrisonburg, Virginia)
1985	Navy	85–76	Richmond	Vernon Butler, Navy	William & Mary Hall (Williamsburg, Virginia)
1986	Navy	72–61	George Mason	David Robinson, Navy	Patriot Center (Fairfax, Virginia)
1987	Navy	53–50	James Madison	David Robinson (2), Navy	Hampton Coliseum (Hampton, Virginia)
1988	Richmond	73–70	George Mason	Peter Wollfolk, Richmond	Hampton Coliseum (Hampton, Virginia)
1989	George Mason	78–72^†	UNC Wilmington	Kenny Sanders, George Mason	Hampton Coliseum (Hampton, Virginia)
1990	Richmond	77–72	James Madison	Kenny Atkinson, Richmond	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)
1991	Richmond	81–78	George Mason	Jim Shields, Richmond	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)
1992	Old Dominion	78–73	James Madison	Ricardo Leonard, Old Dominion	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)
1993	East Carolina	54–49	James Madison	Lester Lyons, East Carolina	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)
1994	James Madison	77–76	Old Dominion	Odell Hodge, Old Dominion	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)
1995	Old Dominion	80–75	James Madison	Petey Sessoms, Old Dominion	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)
1996	VCU	46–43	UNC Wilmington	Bernard Hopkins, VCU	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)
1997	Old Dominion	62–58	James Madison	Odell Hodge (2), Old Dominion	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)
1998	Richmond	79–64	UNC Wilmington	Daryl Oliver, Richmond	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)
1999	George Mason	63–58	Old Dominion	George Evans, George Mason	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)
2000	UNC Wilmington	57–47	Richmond	Brett Blizzard, UNC Wilmington	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)
2001	George Mason	35–33	UNC Wilmington	Erik Herring, George Mason	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)
2002	UNC Wilmington	66–51	VCU	Brett Blizzard (2), UNC Wilmington	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)
2003	UNC Wilmington	70–62	Drexel	Brett Blizzard (3), UNC Wilmington	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)
2004	VCU	55–54	George Mason	Domonic Jones, VCU	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)
2005	Old Dominion	73–66^†	VCU	Alex Loughton, Old Dominion	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)
2006	UNC Wilmington	78–67	Hofstra	T. J. Carter, UNC Wilmington	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)
2007	VCU	65–59	George Mason	Eric Maynor, VCU	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)
2008	George Mason	68–59	William & Mary	Folarin Campbell, George Mason	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)
2009	VCU	71–50	George Mason	Eric Maynor (2), VCU	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)
2010	Old Dominion	60–53	William & Mary	Gerald Lee, Old Dominion	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)
2011	Old Dominion	70–65	VCU	Frank Hassell, Old Dominion	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)
2012	VCU	59–56	Drexel	Darius Theus, VCU	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)
2013	James Madison	70–57	Northeastern	A. J. Davis, James Madison	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)
2014	Delaware	75–74	William & Mary	Jarvis Threatt, Delaware	Baltimore Arena (Baltimore, Maryland)
2015	Northeastern	72–61	William & Mary	Quincy Ford, Northeastern	Royal Farms Arena (Baltimore, Maryland)
2016	UNC Wilmington	80–73^†	Hofstra	Chris Flemmings, UNC Wilmington	Royal Farms Arena (Baltimore, Maryland)
2017	UNC Wilmington	78–69	Charleston	C. J. Bryce, UNC Wilmington	North Charleston Coliseum (North Charleston, South Carolina)
2018	Charleston	83–76^†	Northeastern	Grant Riller, Charleston	North Charleston Coliseum (North Charleston, South Carolina)
2019	Northeastern	82–74	Hofstra	Vasa Pusica, Northeastern	North Charleston Coliseum (North Charleston, South Carolina)
2020	Hofstra	70–61	Northeastern	Desure Buie, Hofstra	Entertainment and Sports Arena (Washington, D.C.)
2021	Drexel	63–56	Elon	Camren Wynter, Drexel	Atlantic Union Bank Center (Harrisonburg, VA)
2022	Delaware	59–55	UNC Wilmington	Jyare Davis, Delaware	Entertainment and Sports Arena (Washington, D.C.)

Men's CAA tournament championships and finalists

School	Championships	Finals Appearances	Years
Old Dominion^‡	8	10	1980, 1982, 1992, 1995, 1997, 2005, 2010, 2011
UNC Wilmington	6	11	2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2016, 2017
Richmond^‡	5	8	1984, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1998
VCU^‡	5	8	1996, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2012
James Madison^‡	4	11	1981, 1983, 1994, 2013
George Mason^‡	4	10	1989, 1999, 2001, 2008
Navy^‡	3	5	1985, 1986, 1987
Northeastern	2	5	2015, 2019
Hofstra	1	4	2020
Drexel	1	2	2021
Charleston	1	2	2018
Delaware	2	2	2014, 2022
East Carolina^‡	1	1	1993
William & Mary	0	5	—
Elon	0	1	—
Towson	0	0	—

^‡Former member of the CAA

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Women's basketball

*	Denotes a tie for regular season conference title
†	Denotes game went into overtime

Regular season champions

Season	Regular Season Champion	Conference Record
1984	Richmond	4–1
1985	East Carolina	11–1
1986	James Madison	11–1
1987	James Madison	12–0
1988	James Madison	12–0
1989	James Madison	12–0
1990	Richmond	11–1
1991	James Madison	11–1
1992	Old Dominion	12–2
1993	Old Dominion	14–0
1994	Old Dominion	14–0
1995	Old Dominion	13–1
1996	Old Dominion	16–0
1997	Old Dominion	16–0
1998	Old Dominion	16–0
1999	Old Dominion	16–0
2000	Old Dominion	16–0
2001	Old Dominion	15–1
2002	Old Dominion	18–0
2003	Old Dominion	15–3
2004	Old Dominion	14–4
2005	Delaware	16–2
2006	Old Dominion	17–1
2007	Old Dominion	17–1
2008	Old Dominion	17–1
2009	Drexel	16–2
2010	Old Dominion	14–4
2011	James Madison	16–2
2012	Delaware	18–0
2013	Delaware	18–0
2014	James Madison	15–1
2015	James Madison	17–1
2016	James Madison	17–1
2017	Elon	16–2
2018*	Drexel James Madison	16–2
2019	James Madison	17–1
2020*	Drexel James Madison	16–2
2021	Delaware	16–2
2022	Drexel	16–2

History of the Tournament finals

Year	CAA Champions	Score	Runner-up	Tournament MVP	Venue
1984	East Carolina	54–39	Richmond	N/A	Minges Coliseum (Greenville, North Carolina)
1985	East Carolina	65–59	James Madison	N/A	William & Mary Hall (Williamsburg, Virginia)
1986	James Madison	66–62	East Carolina	Lisa Squirewell, ECU	Trask Coliseum (Wilmington, North Carolina)
1987	James Madison	74–62	American	Sydney Beasley, JMU	JMU Convocation Center (Harrisonburg, Virginia)
1988	James Madison	87–72	George Mason	Sydney Beasley, JMU	Bender Arena (Washington, D.C.)
1989	James Madison	55–45	Richmond	Carolin Dehn-Duhr, JMU	William & Mary Hall (Williamsburg, Virginia)
1990	Richmond	47–46	James Madison	Pam Bryant, UR	Robins Center (Richmond, Virginia)
1991	Richmond	88–70	East Carolina	Ginny Norton, UR	JMU Convocation Center (Harrisonburg, Virginia)
1992	Old Dominion	80–75	East Carolina	Pam Huntley, ODU	ODU Field House (Norfolk, Virginia)
1993	Old Dominion	65–51	William & Mary	Pam Huntley, ODU	ODU Field House (Norfolk, Virginia)
1994	Old Dominion	78–61	George Mason	Celeste Hill, ODU	JMU Convocation Center (Harrisonburg, Virginia)
1995	Old Dominion	63–44	James Madison	Ticha Penicheiro, ODU	ODU Field House (Norfolk, Virginia)
1996	Old Dominion	84–58	James Madison	Clarisse Machanguana, ODU	ODU Field House (Norfolk, Virginia)
1997	Old Dominion	83–46	East Carolina	Clarisse Machanguana, ODU	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)
1998	Old Dominion	82–49	American	Ticha Penicheiro, ODU	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)
1999	Old Dominion	73–67	East Carolina	Natalie Diaz, ODU	Robins Center (Richmond, Virginia)
2000	Old Dominion	92–49	UNC Wilmington	Natalie Diaz, ODU	ALLTEL Pavilion (Richmond, Virginia)
2001	Old Dominion	66–62	James Madison	Monique Coker, ODU	ODU Field House (Norfolk, Virginia)
2002	Old Dominion	76–48	UNC Wilmington	Okeisha Howard, ODU	ODU Field House (Norfolk, Virginia)
2003	Old Dominion	66–58	Delaware	Shareese Grant, ODU	Ted Constant Convocation Center (Norfolk, Virginia)
2004	Old Dominion	85–81	George Mason	Shareese Grant, ODU	Ted Constant Convocation Center (Norfolk, Virginia)
2005	Old Dominion	78–74^†	Delaware	Shareese Grant, ODU	Patriot Center (Fairfax, Virginia)
2006	Old Dominion	58–54	James Madison	T. J. Jordan, ODU	Patriot Center (Fairfax, Virginia)
2007	Old Dominion	78–70	James Madison	T. J. Jordan, ODU	Bob Carpenter Center (Newark, Delaware)
2008	Old Dominion	74–51	VCU	Shahida Williams, ODU	Bob Carpenter Center (Newark, Delaware)
2009	Drexel	64–58	James Madison	Gabriela Marginean, Drexel	JMU Convocation Center (Harrisonburg, Virginia)
2010	James Madison	67–53	Old Dominion	Dawn Evans, JMU	JMU Convocation Center (Harrisonburg, Virginia)
2011	James Madison	67–61	Delaware	Dawn Evans, JMU	The Show Place Arena (Upper Marlboro, Maryland)
2012	Delaware	59–43	Drexel	Elena Delle Donne, UD	The Show Place Arena (Upper Marlboro, Maryland)
2013	Delaware	59–56	Drexel	Elena Delle Donne, UD	The Show Place Arena (Upper Marlboro, Maryland)
2014	James Madison	70–45	Delaware	Jazmon Gwathmey, JMU	The Show Place Arena (Upper Marlboro, Maryland)
2015	James Madison	62–56	Hofstra	Jazmon Gwathmey, JMU	The Show Place Arena (Upper Marlboro, Maryland)
2016	James Madison	60–46	Drexel	Jazmon Gwathmey, JMU	The Show Place Arena (Upper Marlboro, Maryland)
2017	Elon	78–60	James Madison	Lauren Brown, Elon	JMU Convocation Center (Harrisonburg, Virginia)
2018	Elon	57–45	Drexel	Shay Burnett, Elon	Daskalakis Athletic Center (Philadelphia)
2019	Towson	53–49	Drexel	Nukiya Mayo, Towson	Bob Carpenter Center (Newark, Delaware)
2020	Tournament canceled after the opening round due to the COVID-19 pandemic				Schar Center (Elon, North Carolina)
2021	Drexel	63–52	Delaware	Keishana Washington, Drexel	Schar Center (Elon, North Carolina)
2022	Delaware	63–59	Drexel	Jasmine Dickey, UD	Daskalakis Athletic Center (Philadelphia)

Women's CAA tournament championships and finalists

School	Championships	Finals Appearances	Years
Old Dominion^‡	17	18	1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
James Madison^‡	9	17	1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016
Delaware	2	6	2012, 2013
East Carolina^‡	2	6	1984, 1985
Richmond^‡	2	4	1990, 1991
Elon	2	2	2017, 2018
Drexel	1	6	2009
Towson	1	1	2019
American^‡	0	2	—
George Mason^‡	0	3	—
UNC Wilmington	0	2	—
William & Mary	0	1	—
VCU^‡	0	1	—
Northeastern	0	0	—

^‡Former member of the CAA

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Football

The CAA Football Conference was formed in 2005, although it did not begin play until 2007, as a separate conference independent of the CAA, but administered by the CAA front office. For this reason, there are no true "football associate members" as every member of CAA Football is a full-member of the football-only conference. In the 2004–05 academic year, the CAA had five member schools that sponsored football, all of them as football-only members of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A10). In 2005, as previously noted, Northeastern accepted the CAA's offer of membership, giving the CAA the six football-playing members it needed under NCAA rules to organize a football conference. At that time, the CAA announced it would launch its new football conference in 2007. Next, the CAA invited the University of Richmond to become a football-only member effective in 2007. Once UR accepted the offer, this left the A10 football conference with only five members, less than the six required under NCAA rules. As a result, the remaining A10 football programs all decided to join the CAA on a football-only basis, spelling the end of A10 football, at least under that conference's banner. Since the CAA football conference had the same members as the A10 the previous year, it can be said that the CAA football conference is the A10 football conference under new management.

The CAA football conference's earliest roots are in the New England Conference, founded in 1938 by four state-supported universities in that region plus Northeastern; three of the public schools are currently in the CAA football conference. After the departure of Northeastern in 1945, the remaining members joined New England's other land-grant colleges, Massachusetts State College (now the University of Massachusetts) and the University of Vermont, to form the Yankee Conference under a new charter in 1946, with competition starting in 1947. That conference eventually dropped all sports other than football in 1975. Starting in the 1980s, it expanded to include many schools outside its original New England base. After the NCAA voted to limit the influence of single-sport conferences, the Yankee merged with the A10 in 1997. As mentioned above, the A10 football conference effectively became the CAA Football Conference in 2007.

The CAA Football Conference does not claim the legacy of the A10 Football Conference or the Yankee Conference. However, every school that was in the Yankee Conference at the time of the A10 merger and still fields an FCS-level football team (nine out of the final 12 members of the Yankee Conference) is in the CAA football conference. As further proof of the continuity between conferences, the CAA inherited the A10's automatic bid to the FCS playoffs, which in turn was inherited from the Yankee.

On May 31, 2006, Old Dominion University announced that it would start a football team to begin play in 2009.^[22] ODU joined the CAA football conference in 2011.^[23] On April 17, 2008, Georgia State University announced that it would start a football team to begin play in 2010 and join the CAA football conference in 2012.^[24] The team is playing in the 70,000 seat Georgia Dome, but is restricting ticket sales to just over 28,000 for virtually all its games. However, GSU played only the 2012 season in the CAA, and was not eligible for the conference title, as it began an FBS transition in advance of its 2013 move to the Sun Belt Conference.^[6]

Since the CAA began play as a football conference in 2007, a member team has played in the FCS Championship game seven times, with Delaware making it in 2007 and 2010, Richmond in winning in 2008, Villanova winning in 2009, Towson appearing in 2013, and James Madison winning in 2016 and appearing in 2017. In 2007, the CAA set records with 15 national player of the week honorees and by sending five teams to the national championship playoffs. The very next season, in 2008, they broke that record with 19 national player of the week honorees and tied their own record by again sending five teams to the national championship playoffs for the second straight year. At the end of the 2008 season, the CAA had six Top 25 teams with four placing in the Top Ten. Players from the CAA received 78 All-America honors.

In the opening weekend of the 2009 season, CAA teams defeated three Division I FBS teams. William & Mary and Richmond took down teams from the ACC (one of the six conferences whose champions receive automatic Bowl Championship Series berths), respectively Virginia and Duke, while Villanova defeated Temple from the MAC. The following weekend saw New Hampshire defeat another MAC team, Ball State (which had gone through the previous regular season unbeaten, but ended 2009 2–10). All four of the CAA teams to defeat FBS teams qualified for the 2009 FCS playoffs and won their first-round games; Villanova and William & Mary reached the semifinals, and Villanova won the FCS championship.

Northeastern—the school whose 2005 move to the CAA enabled the creation of the CAA football conference—dropped football after the 2009 season. President Joseph E. Aoun and the board of trustees endorsed the move after an extensive, two-year review of the athletic program by its director, Peter Roby. The decision to eliminate football followed six straight losing seasons and sparse game attendance at a school whose ice rink often sells out for hockey.^[25]

On December 3, 2009, Hofstra announced that the university would no longer be sponsoring football. The decision follows a two-year review of sports spending at Hofstra. School officials stated there are no plans to cut any other sports at the Long Island school. Hofstra cited costs and low student interest—only 500 students would attend home games despite free tickets—as reasons to drop the program.^[26] Due to the reduction of the conference, the CAA did not use the division format for the 2010 season. Even though Old Dominion began conference play in 2011 and Georgia State did the same in 2012, the divisional format is not likely to return in the immediate future, as the CAA lost football members in both 2012 and 2013. UMass departed for FBS and the Mid-American Conference in 2012 followed by Georgia State's departure for the Sun Belt and Old Dominion for Conference USA.

The 2010 season started with the biggest non-conference win of the CAA's short history, when James Madison defeated nationally ranked Virginia Tech (FBS #13 at the time) of the ACC. JMU won 21–16 on September 11, at Virginia Tech's Lane Stadium.

Current members

As of the 2022 season, CAA Football has the following members:

Campbell and North Carolina A&T will join CAA Football in 2023.

Former members

Former members of CAA Football are:

Northeastern: 2007–2009, dropped football.^[25]
Georgia State: 2012, moved to the FBS-level Sun Belt Conference (SBC).^[27]
Hofstra: 2007–2009, dropped football.^[28]
UMass: 2007–2011, moved to the FBS-level Mid-American Conference for football only, now an FBS Independent.^[29]
Old Dominion: 2011–2012, competed as an FCS independent in 2013 before joining Conference USA, an FBS conference, for the sport in 2014. ODU has since moved to the SBC.
James Madison: 2007–2021, moved to FBS and the SBC in 2022.

Hofstra, James Madison, Northeastern, and UMass each also played in the CAA's predecessor football conferences. UMass joined the Yankee Conference in 1947, James Madison and Northeastern joined the Yankee Conference in 1993, and Hofstra joined the Atlantic 10 Conference in 2001.

Additionally, former members of its ancestor conferences (New England Conference, Yankee Conference, Atlantic 10 Conference) include:

Boston U.: 1971–1997, dropped football.
Northeastern: 1938–1945 (New England Conference)
Holy Cross: 1971, became independent, now in the Patriot League.
UConn: 1938–1999, moved up to Division I-A (now FBS) and joined the Big East Conference for football in 2004. When the original Big East split in 2013, UConn remained with most of the FBS Big East schools in the reorganized American Athletic Conference. In July 2020, UConn joined the current non-football Big East Conference, with football becoming an FBS independent.
Vermont: 1938–1973, dropped football.

Membership timeline

Full members

Conference champions

*	Denotes a tie for regular season conference title
†	Denotes team failed to qualify for FCS Playoffs
Bold type	Denotes national champion in the same season

Year	Team(s)	Conference Record	Overall Record(s)	Head coach(es)
2007*	Massachusetts Richmond	7–1	10–3 11–3	Don Brown Dave Clawson
2008	James Madison	8–0	12–2	Mickey Matthews
2009*	Richmond Villanova	7–1	11–2 14–1	Mike London Andy Talley
2010*	Delaware William & Mary	6–2	12–3 8–4	K. C. Keeler Jimmye Laycock
2011	Towson	7–1	9–3	Rob Ambrose
2012*	New Hampshire Richmond† Villanova Towson†^[30]	6–2	8–3 8–3 8–3 7–4	Sean McDonnell Danny Rocco Andy Talley Rob Ambrose
2013	Maine	7–1	10–3	Jack Cosgrove
2014	New Hampshire	8–0	10–1	Sean McDonnell
2015*	James Madison Richmond William & Mary	6–2	9–2 8–3 8–3	Everett Withers Danny Rocco Jimmye Laycock
2016	James Madison	8–0	14–1	Mike Houston
2017	James Madison	8–0	14–1	Mike Houston
2018	Maine	7–1	10–4	Joe Harasymiak
2019	James Madison	8–0	14–2	Curt Cignetti
2020	Delaware	4–0	5−0	Danny Rocco
2021*	James Madison Villanova	7–1	10–1 9–2	Curt Cignetti Mark Ferrante

All-time conference championships

School	Championships	Outright Championships	Years
James Madison	5	4	2008, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
Richmond	4	0	2007, 2009, 2012, 2015
Delaware	2	1	2010, 2020^a^[31]
Maine	2	2	2013, 2018
New Hampshire	2	1	2012, 2014
Towson	2	1	2011, 2012
Villanova	2	0	2009, 2012
William & Mary	2	0	2010, 2015
Massachusetts ‡	1	0	2007

Co-championships are designated by italics.

BOLD denotes the team won the National Championship

^‡Former member of CAA Football

^a The CAA's 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season was played in Spring 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Several teams opted out, and some games were canceled. The Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens completed the season with a 5-0 overall record, 4–0 in conference, and won the North Division title; the James Madison Dukes completed the season with a 5-0 overall record, 3–0 in conference, and won the South Division title. A vote of the CAA athletic directors, not including Delaware or James Madison, was held to determine a champion. The Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens were declared the 2020 CAA football champions as a result of this vote and were awarded the automatic qualifier for the FCS playoffs.^[31]

NCAA FCS National Championships by School


School	Championships	Finals Appearances	Won	Lost
James Madison	2	4	2004*, 2016	2017, 2019
Delaware	1	4	2003*	1982†, 2007, 2010
Villanova	1	1	2009
Massachusetts	1	3	1998*	1978, 2006^
Richmond	1	1	2008
Towson	0	1	2013

†Delaware was an NCAA FCS Independent in the 1982 season.

*Won as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

^UMass became a football-only member in the MAC in 2013, and an independent football member of FBS beginning with the 2016 season.

All-time NFL Draft selections

Year	Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	NFL Team
2008	1	18	Joe Flacco	Quarterback	Delaware	Baltimore Ravens
	4	125	Arman Shields	Wide receiver	Richmond	Oakland Raiders
	5	149	Tim Hightower	Running back	Richmond	Arizona Cardinals
	6	207	Matt Sherry	Tight end	Villanova	Cincinnati Bengals
2009	3	73	Derek Cox	Cornerback	William & Mary	Jacksonville Jaguars
2009	4	125	Lawrence Sidbury	Defensive end	Richmond	Atlanta Falcons
2010	2	61	Vladimir Ducasse	Offensive tackle	Massachusetts	New York Jets
	6	178	Arthur Moats	Defensive end	James Madison	Buffalo Bills
		184	Adrian Tracy	Linebacker	William & Mary	New York Giants
		203	Scotty McGee	Kick returner	James Madison	Jacksonville Jaguars
	7	234	Sean Lissemore	Defensive tackle	William & Mary	Dallas Cowboys
2011	2	49	Ben Ijalana	Offensive tackle	Villanova	Indianapolis Colts
2011	7	206	Justin Rogers	Cornerback	Richmond	Buffalo Bills
2012	4	98	Gino Gradkowski	Guard	Delaware	Baltimore Ravens
2012	4	133	Jerron McMillian	Safety	Maine	Green Bay Packers
2013	4	114	B. W. Webb	Cornerback	William & Mary	Dallas Cowboys
	4	116	Earl Watford	Guard	James Madison	Arizona Cardinals
	5	152	Cooper Taylor	Safety	Richmond	New York Giants
	7	241	Jared Smith	Defensive tackle	New Hampshire	Seattle Seahawks
2014	3	94	Terrance West	Running back	Towson	Cleveland Browns
2014	6	184	Kendall James	Cornerback	Maine	Minnesota Vikings
2015	5	171	Nick Boyle	Tight End	Delaware	Baltimore Ravens
2015	7	245	Tre McBride	Wide receiver	William & Mary	Tennessee Titans
2016	6	185	DeAndre Houston-Carson	Cornerback	William & Mary	Chicago Bears
2016	7	239	Trevor Bates	Linebacker	Maine	Indianapolis Colts
2017	2	59	Tanoh Kpassagnon	Defensive end	Villanova	Kansas City Chiefs
2017	7	236	Brad Seaton	Offensive tackle	Villanova	Tennessee Titans
2018	4	108	Kyle Lauletta	Quarterback	Richmond	New York Giants
	5	145	Bilal Nichols	Defensive tackle	Delaware	Chicago Bears
	6	192	Jamil Demby	Offensive tackle	Maine	Los Angeles Rams
2019	2	60	Nasir Adderley	Safety	Delaware	Los Angeles Chargers
	6	193	Oli Udoh	Offensive tackle	Elon	Minnesota Vikings
	7	227	Jimmy Moreland	Cornerback	James Madison	Washington Redskins
2020	5	171	Isaiah Coulter	Wide receiver	Rhode Island	Houston Texans
2020	7	231	Ben DiNucci	Quarterback	James Madison	Dallas Cowboys
2022	6	185	Christian Benford	Cornerback	Villanova	Buffalo Bills

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Men's soccer

Regular season champions

Note: The conference was known as the ECAC South from 1983 to 1985.

List of CAA regular season champions.^[32]

Season	Regular Season Champion	Conference Record
1983	George Mason	4–1–0
1984	American	5–0–2
1985	American	6–1–0
1986	George Mason	5–0–2
1987	William & Mary	6–1–0
1988	Navy	5–1–1
1989	George Mason	6–0–1
1990	George Mason	6–1–0
1991	James Madison	6–1–0
1992	William & Mary	5–0–2
1993	James Madison	7–0–0
1994	James Madison	6–0–1
1995	William & Mary	6–2–0
1996	William & Mary	8–0–0
1997	American	6–0–2
1998	VCU	7–0–1
1999	Old Dominion	7–1–0
2000	James Madison	7–1–0
2001	Old Dominion	3–0–2
2002	VCU	7–1–1
2003	VCU	8–1–0
2004	VCU	7–1–1
2005	Old Dominion	9–1–1
2006	Towson	10–0–1
2007	Drexel	8–2–1
2008	UNC Wilmington	7–4–0
2009	UNC Wilmington	8–0–3
2010	William & Mary	8–1–2
2011	James Madison	8–3–0
2012	Drexel	8–1–1
2013	Drexel	4–1–2
2014	Delaware, Hofstra & UNCW	5–2–1
2015	Elon & Hofstra	6–2–0
2016	Hofstra	7–1–0
2017	James Madison	5–1–2
2018	James Madison	6–2
2019	UNC Wilmington	7–0–1

All-time conference championships

School	Championships	Outright Championships	Years
James Madison	7	7	1991, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2011, 2017, 2018
UNC Wilmington	4	3	2008, 2009, 2014, 2019
Hofstra	3	1	2014, 2015, 2016
Elon	1	0	2015
Towson	2	1	2011, 2012
Villanova	2	0	2009, 2012
William & Mary	2	0	2010, 2015
Delaware	1	0	2010
Massachusetts ‡	1	0	2007

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Facilities

Future teams in gray.

School	Football stadium	Capacity	Basketball arena (Nickname)	Capacity	Baseball park	Capacity
Albany	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium	8,500	Football-only member (See: America East)
Campbell	Barker–Lane Stadium	5,500	Gore Arena	3,095	Jim Perry Stadium	1,250
Charleston	Non-football school		TD Arena	5,100	CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriot's Point	2,000
Delaware	Delaware Stadium	16,730	Bob Carpenter Center (The "Bob")	5,000	Bob Hannah Stadium	1,300
Drexel	Non-football school		Daskalakis Athletic Center (The "DAC")	2,509	Non-baseball school
Elon	Rhodes Stadium	11,250	Schar Center	5,100	Walter C. Latham Park	500
Hampton	Armstrong Stadium	10,000	Hampton Convocation Center	6,000	Non-baseball school
Hofstra	Non-football school		Mack Sports Complex (The "Mack")	5,124	University Field	400
Maine	Alfond Stadium	8,419	Football-only member (See: America East)
Monmouth	Kessler Field	4,600	OceanFirst Bank Center	4,100	Monmouth Baseball Field	—
New Hampshire	Wildcat Stadium	11,015	Football-only member (See: America East)
North Carolina A&T	Truist Stadium	21,500	Corbett Sports Center	5,000	War Memorial Stadium	7,500
Northeastern	Non-football school		Matthews Arena (men's) Cabot Center (women's)	6,000 2,500	Parsons Field	3,000
Rhode Island	Meade Stadium	6,580	Football-only member (See: Atlantic 10)
Richmond	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium	8,700	Football-only member (See: Atlantic 10)
Stony Brook	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium	12,300	Island Federal Credit Union Arena	4,160	Joe Nathan Field	1,000
Towson	Johnny Unitas Stadium	11,198	SECU Arena	5,200	John B. Schuerholz Baseball Complex	500
UNC Wilmington	Non-football school		Trask Coliseum	5,200	Brooks Field	3,500
Villanova	Villanova Stadium	12,500	Football-only member (See: Big East)
William & Mary	Zable Stadium	12,259	Kaplan Arena	8,600	Plumeri Park	1,000

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Source: "Colonial Athletic Association", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, February 9th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonial_Athletic_Association.

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v t e Colonial Athletic Association
Full members	Charleston Cougars Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Drexel Dragons Elon Phoenix Hampton Pirates & Lady Pirates Hofstra Pride Monmouth Hawks Northeastern Huskies North Carolina A&T Aggies (football in 2023) Stony Brook Seawolves Towson Tigers UNC Wilmington Seahawks William & Mary Tribe
Future member	Campbell Fighting Camels/Lady Camels (joining in 2023, including football)
Football members	Albany Great Danes Maine Black Bears New Hampshire Wildcats Rhode Island Rams Richmond Spiders Villanova Wildcats
Lacrosse associates	Fairfield Stags
Women's rowing associates	Eastern Michigan Eagles UC San Diego Tritons UConn Huskies Villanova Wildcats
History	2010–2013 Colonial Athletic Association realignment 2021–22 NCAA conference realignment

v t e NCAA Division I all-sports conferences
FBS	The American Atlantic Coast Big 12 Big Ten C-USA Mid-American Mountain West Pac-12 Southeastern Sun Belt
FCS	ASUN Big Sky Big South CAA Ivy MEAC Northeast Ohio Valley Patriot SoCon Southland SWAC WAC
Non-Football	America East Atlantic 10 Big East Big West Horizon MAAC Missouri Valley Summit West Coast

v t e NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision conferences
Current conferences	ASUN (merging football with WAC in 2023) Big Sky Big South (merging football with OVC in 2023) CAA Ivy MEAC MVFC NEC OVC (merging football with Big South in 2023) Patriot Pioneer SoCon Southland SWAC WAC (merging football with ASUN in 2023)
Previous conferences	American West (defunct 1996) Atlantic 10 (non-football 2007) Great West (non-football 2012; defunct 2013) Gulf Star (defunct 1987) MAAC (non-football 2008) Mid-Continental (defunct 1984) Yankee (defunct 1997)
Future conferences	ASUN–WAC (Beginning 2023) Big South–OVC (Beginning 2023)
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