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| Formerly | Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
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| Association | NCAA |
| Founded | 1912 |
| Commissioner | Jacqie McWilliams (since 2012) |
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| Division | Division II |
| No. of teams | 13 |
| Headquarters | Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Region | Mid-Atlantic states, South Atlantic states |
| Official website | theciaa |
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The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (originally and through 1950 known as the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association — CIAA) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level, whose member institutions consist entirely of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs).[1]
The thirteen member institutions reside primarily along the central portion of the East Coast of the United States, in the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Since a majority of the members are in North Carolina, the CIAA moved its headquarters to Charlotte, North Carolina from Hampton, Virginia in August 2015.[2]
The CIAA sponsors 14 annual championships and divides into north and south divisions for some sports. The most notable CIAA sponsored championship is the CIAA Basketball Tournament having become one of the largest college basketball events in the nation.[3]
- ^ "About the CIAA".
- ^ Burkins, Glenn (March 3, 2014). "CIAA headquarters will move to Charlotte; tournament stays 6 more years". Qcitymetro.com. Archived from the original on September 16, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ^ "'We go perfect together': CIAA basketball tournament is coming to Baltimore, bringing spirit and tourism with it". February 21, 2022.