Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
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Established	1912
Members	11
Sports fielded	15 (7 men's, 8 women's)
Region	South Atlantic States
States	3 - Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina
Headquarters	Hampton, Virginia

The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) is a college athletic conference made up of historically black colleges in the southeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division II. Its annual basketball tournament is one of the most successful events in the nation. The CIAA Basketball Tournament is the third most attended athletic event in collegiate sports after the Atlantic Coast Conference and Big East tournaments; and is the first NCAA Division II conference to have its tournament televised as part of Championship Week on the Entertainment Sports Programming Network. Several of the teams have claimed national championships in their respective sports. Virginia Union University has claimed the National Championship in Basketball (Division II) on three occasions. St. Augustine's College is also a national power in the sport of Track and Field.

History

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The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association is the oldest African-American athletic conference in the United States. Founded in 1912 on the campus of Hampton Institute (now Hampton University), the CIAA embodies a history rich in tradition, which epitomizes the fortitude of its 11 colleges and universities. When the conference was founded, it was originally known as the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association. It’s founding fathers were Allen Washington and C.H. Williams of Hampton Institute; Ernest J. Marshall of Howard University; George Johnson of Lincoln University (PA); W.E. Atkins, Charles Frasher and H.P. Hargrave of Shaw University; and J.W. Barco and J.W. Pierce of Virginia Union University. The conference’s football legacy dates back to 1892. That year Livingstone College and Johnson C. Smith University (then Biddle University) played in the first football game between two African-American colleges. The athleticism and sportsmanship the teams exhibited on that rainy afternoon set the standard for the CIAA’s member institutions: Bowie State University, Elizabeth City State University, Fayetteville State University, Johnson C. Smith University, Livingstone College, North Carolina Central University, St. Augustine's College, St. Paul’s College, Shaw University, Virginia State University, and Virginia Union University.

Sports

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The CIAA is divided into Eastern and Western Divisions in all of the sports except track and field/cross country and baseball, and sponsors 16 annual championships.

The men's championships are;

• football
• cross-country
• basketball
• cross country
• golf
• track and field
• baseball
• tennis

The women’s championships are;

• cross-country
• basketball
• cross country
• track and field
• tennis
• softball
• bowling
• volleyball

Member schools

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Eastern Division

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment
Bowie State University	Bowie, Maryland	1865	Public	5,454
Elizabeth City State University	Elizabeth City, North Carolina	1891	Public	2,250
Saint Paul's College	Lawrenceville, Virginia	1888	Private/Episopal	750
Shaw University	Raleigh, North Carolina	1865	Private/Baptist	2,500
Virginia State University	Petersburg, Virginia	1882	Public	4,300
Virginia Union University	Richmond, Virginia	1865	Private/Baptist	1,525

Western Division

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment
Fayetteville State University	Fayetteville, North Carolina	1867	Public	6,085
Johnson C. Smith University	Charlotte, North Carolina	1867	Private/Non-sectarian	2,500
Livingstone College	Salisbury, North Carolina	1879	Private/African Methodist	1,100
North Carolina Central University	Durham, North Carolina	1910	Public	8,231
Saint Augustine's College	Raleigh, North Carolina	1867	Private/Episcopal	1,700

Logos

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Bowie State Bulldogs Image:Ecsu_Viking.gif|Elizabeth City State Vikings Image:FayettevilleStateBroncos.gif|Fayetteville State Broncos Image:JcsuBull.gif|Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls Image:BlueBears.jpg|Livingston Blue Bears Image:NCCUEagle.jpg|North Carolina Central Eagles Image:Falcon2005.jpg|Saint Augustine's Falcons Image:Tigers_Logo-252x212.jpg|Saint Paul's Tigers Image:ShawBears.jpg|Shaw Bears Image:4ad80001.jpg|Virginia State Trojans Image:VirginiaUnionPanthers.gif|Virginia Union Panthers

External link

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• Official Web site of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

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