Coastal Collegiate Sports Association

Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA)
Coastal CollegiateSports Association logo
Established	2008
Association	NCAA
Division	Division I
Members	21
Sports fielded	Beach Volleyball, Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving
Former names	Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association
Headquarters	Macon, Georgia
Commissioner	Mike Hagen (since October, 2015)
Website	theccsa.com
Locations
File:Coastal Collegiate Sports Association map.png Coastal Collegiate Sports Association Footprint

The Coastal Collegiate Sports Association is an NCAA Division I college athletic conference.

Established in 2008, as the Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association (CCSA) was originally developed by four regional Division I conferences -- the Atlantic Sun Conference, Big South Conference, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, and the Southern Conference, to create a centralized home for their members with swimming and diving programs.

In October of 2015, the CCSA added the newly recognized NCAA sport of beach volleyball and rebranded itself the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association.

With the expansion, the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association now has 21 member schools, representing ten states (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia) and the District of Columbia.

Members

School	Nickname	Joined	Primary Conference	Beach Volleyball	Men's Swimming & Diving	Women's Swimming & Diving
University of Alabama at Birmingham	Blazers	2015	Conference USA	Y	N	N
Campbell University	Camels	2008	Big South Conference	N	N	Y
Florida Atlantic University	Owls	2015	Conference USA	Y	Y	N
Florida Gulf Coast University	Eagles	2008	Atlantic Sun Conference	N	N	Y
Florida International University	Panthers	2015	Conference USA	Y	N	N
Florida State University	Seminoles	2015	Atlantic Coast Conference	Y	N	N
Gardner–Webb University	Runnin' Bulldogs	2008	Big South Conference	N	Y	Y
Georgia Southern University	Eagles	2008	Sun Belt Conference	N	N	Y
Georgia State University	Panthers	2015	Sun Belt Conference	Y	N	N
Howard University	Lady Bison	2008	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	N	Y	Y
University of the Incarnate Word	Cardinals	2013	Southland Conference	N	Y	Y
Liberty University	Lady Flames	2011	Big South Conference	N	N	Y
Louisiana State University	Tigers	2015	Southeastern Conference	Y	N	N
University of Maryland, Baltimore County	Retrievers	2013	America East Conference	N	Y	N
New Jersey Institute of Technology	Highlanders	2013	Atlantic Sun Conference	N	Y	N
University of North Carolina at Asheville	Bulldogs	2012	Big South Conference	N	N	Y
University of North Florida	Ospreys	2008	Atlantic Sun Conference	N	N	Y
Old Dominion University	Monarchs	2015	Conference USA	N	Y	N
University of South Carolina	Gamecocks	2015	Southeastern Conference	Y	N	N
Tulane University	Green Wave	2015	American Athletic Conference	Y	N	N
Virginia Military Institute	Keydets	2008	Southern Conference	N	Y	Y

Former Members

School	Nickname	Programs	Joined	Left	Moved to
Florida A&M University	Rattlers	W Swimming & Diving	2008	2011	Program Discontinued
College of Charleston	Cougars	M/W Swimming & Diving	2008	2013	CAA
Davidson College	Wildcats	M/W Swimming & Diving	2008	2014	A-10
Radford University	Highlanders	W Swimming & Diving	2008	2014	Program Discontinued
North Carolina A&T	Aggies	W Swimming & Diving	2008	2016	Program Discontinued

Membership Timeline

Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving Champions

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Year	Men's Champion	Women's Champion	Site
2008	Charleston	Davidson	Huntersville Family Fitness & Aquatics · Huntersville, NC
2009	Charleston	FGCU	Gabrielsen Natatorium · Athens, GA
2010	Davidson	FGCU	Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center · Knoxville, TN
2011	Davidson	FGCU	Gabrielsen Natatorium · Athens, GA
2012	Davidson	FGCU	Gabrielsen Natatorium · Athens, GA
2013	Davidson	FGCU	Gabrielsen Natatorium · Athens, GA
2014	Incarnate Word	Liberty	Allan Jones Natatorium · Knoxville, TN
2015	UMBC	FGCU	Gabrielsen Natatorium · Athens, GA
2016	UMBC	FGCU	Gabrielsen Natatorium · Athens, GA

External links

• Official website