Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Data
Established	1912
Members	10
Sports fielded	14 (7 men's, 7 women's)
Region	South Atlantic States
States	3 - Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina
Headquarters	Hampton, Virginia
Locations

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.

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. Eastern Division

• Bowie State University
• Elizabeth City State University
• Lincoln University, Pennsylvania
• Saint Paul's College
• Virginia State University
• Virginia Union University

Western Division

• Chowan University
• Fayetteville State University
• Johnson C. Smith University
• Livingstone College
• Saint Augustine's College
• Shaw University

Overall attendance at official CIAA events topped 165,000 people in 2007 – up from about 155,000 for last year’s event. Several of the teams have claimed national championships in their respective sports.

History

The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, founded on the campus of Hampton Institute (now Hampton University) in 1912, is the oldest African-American athletic conference in the United States. When the conference was founded, it was originally known as the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Its 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. Other CIAA’s member institutions included Bowie State University, Elizabeth City State University, Fayetteville State University, Johnson C. Smith University, Livingstone College, St. Augustine's College, St. Paul’s College, Shaw University, Virginia State University, and Virginia Union University.

Saint Paul's College's football program was disbanded after the 1987 season. In 2002 it was revived for 3 seasons until its 2005 reestablishment of it football program in NCAA play. Saint Augustine's football program was gone for nearly three decades before it was reinstated in 2002. Shaw University had their football program reinstated in 2003 after 24 years without one. Chowan University and Lincoln University of Pennsylvania were classified as associate members until the 2008 Football. Lincoln University, PA, a charter member in 1912, added varsity football in 2008 and was re-admitted into the CIAA. Chowan University also joined the CIAA in 2008 for football only.

Sports

Men's Championships

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

Women’s Championships

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

Conference membership

Current members

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Varsity Sports	Joined
Bowie State University	Bowie, Maryland	1865	Public	5,454	Bulldogs	11	1979
Elizabeth City State University	Elizabeth City, North Carolina	1891	Public	3,025	Vikings	10	1957
Fayetteville State University	Fayetteville, North Carolina	1867	Public	6,085	Broncos	10	1954
Johnson C. Smith University	Charlotte, North Carolina	1867	Private/Presbyterian	2,500	Golden Bulls	13	1926
Lincoln University, Pennsylvania	Lincoln University, Pennsylvania	1854	Public/State Related	2,423	Lions	15	1912 - Re-admitted 2008
Livingstone College	Salisbury, North Carolina	1879	Private/African Methodist Episcopal Zion	1,100	Blue Bears	11	1931
St. Augustine's College	Raleigh, North Carolina	1867	Private/Episcopal	1,700	Falcons	14	1933
Saint Paul's College	Lawrenceville, Virginia	1888	Private/Episcopal	750	Tigers	14	1923
Shaw University	Raleigh, North Carolina	1865	Private/Baptist	2,500	Bears	13	1912
Virginia State University	Petersburg, Virginia	1882	Public	4,300	Trojans	14	1920
Virginia Union University	Richmond, Virginia	1865	Private/Baptist	1,525	Panthers	12	1912

Former members

Institution	Location	Conference years	Current Affiliation
Bluefield State College	Bluefield, West Virginia		West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Delaware State University	Dover, Delaware		Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Hampton University	Hampton, Virginia		Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Howard University	Washington, D.C.		Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
North Carolina Central University	Durham, North Carolina		NCAA Division I-FCS Independent
University of Maryland Eastern Shore	Princess Anne, Maryland		Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Morgan State University	Baltimore, Maryland		Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Norfolk State University	Norfolk, Virginia		Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
North Carolina A&T State University	Greensboro, North Carolina		Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
West Virginia State University	Institute, West Virginia		West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Winston-Salem State University	Winston-Salem, North Carolina		Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

Conference Facilities

School	Football		Basketball
	Stadium	Capacity	Arena	Capacity
Bowie State	Bulldog Stadium	6,000	A.C. Jordan Arena	2,200
Chowan	Garrison Stadium	5,000	football-only member	n/a
Elizabeth City State	Roebuck Stadium	6,500	R. L. Vaughn Center	5,000
Fayetteville State	Luther "Nick" Jeralds Stadium	5,520	Felton J. Capel Arena	4,000
Johnson C. Smith	Irwin Belk Complex	4,500	Brayboy Gymnasium	2,316
Lincoln	Avon Grove High School (Temporary)	3,000	Manuel Rivero Hall	2,500
Livingstone	Alumni Memorial Stadium	5,500	William Trent Gymnasium	1,500
St. Augustine's	Capital Stadium	3,000	Emery Gymnasium	1,000
Shaw	Durham County Stadium	8,500	C.C. Spaulding Gym	1,500
St. Paul's	St. Paul’s Athletic Field	3,000	Taylor-Whitehead Gym	1,500
Virginia State	Rogers Stadium	13,500	Daniel Gymnasium	3,454
Virginia Union	Hovey Field	10,000	Barco-Stevens Hall	2,000

Basketball Tournament

The CIAA annual Basketball Tournament is the third most attended athletic event in collegiate sports after the Atlantic Coast Conference and Big East tournaments. It is the first NCAA Division II conference to have its tournament televised as part of Championship Week on ESPN. Over 165,000 fans attend the 2007 CIAA tournament.

Cheerleading

The CIAA cheering squads practice Stomp 'N Shake that incorporates voice, gymnastics, and dance. Over the past few decades, S-N-S has evolved into a more technical style, priding itself of precision, accuracy, and creativity. Included in this style are the techniques of up-stomp, up-step, down-stomp, kick, side-kick, roll, roll-break, power-arms, slpaz-hand, clasp, blade, and the shakes(car-wash shake, single shake, double shake, hit-shake, and jiggle-pop).SQUADS

Institution	Squad name
Bowie State University	Cheerleaders
Elizabeth City State University	Dee-Lite Cheerleaders
Fayetteville State University	Cheer Phi Smoov Cheerleaders
Johnson C. Smith University	Luv-A-Bull Cheerleaders
Lincoln University	Cheerleaders
Livingstone College	La La's Cheerleaders
St. Augustine's College	BlueChip Cheerleaders
St. Paul's College	Finesse Cheerleaders
Shaw University	Chi Chi Cheerleaders
Virginia State University	Woo Woo Cheerleaders
Virginia Union University	Rah Rah Cheerleaders

References

External links

• Official Web site of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association