In college athletics in the United States, institutions typically join together in conferences for regular play.
[edit] National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
[edit] National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)
[edit] Other collegiate sports associations
- Association of Christian College Athletics (ACCA)
- Collegiate Sprint Football League (CSFL)
- Central Plains Athletic Conference (CPAC)
- Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges
- Liga Atletica Interuniversitaria de Puerto Rico (LAI)
- Midwest Christian College Conference
- National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA)
- National Collegiate Boxing Association (NCBA)
- National Collegiate Wrestling Association
- Mid-Atlantic - Teams from Tennessee, the Carolinas, Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware
- North Central - Teams from Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin
- Northeast - Teams from New York, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont
- Northwest - Teams from Washington and British Columbia
- Southeast - Teams from Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi
- Southwest - Teams from Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Louisiana, and Kansas
- West - Teams from California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona
- Northern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
- Pacific Christian Athletic Conference
- United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA)
- Wisconsin Collegiate Conference
[edit] Junior colleges