List of college athletic conferences in the United States

In college athletics in the United States, institutions typically join together in conferences for regular play.

In general

 * Association of Christian College Athletics (ACCA)
 * Central Plains Athletic Conference (CPAC)
 * Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC)
 * Liga Atletica Interuniversitaria de Puerto Rico (LAI)
 * Midwest Christian College Conference
 * National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA)
 * Northern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
 * Pacific Christian Athletic Conference
 * United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA)
 * Penn State University Athletic Conference
 * Yankee Small College Conference
 * Wisconsin Collegiate Conference

Boxing

 * National Collegiate Boxing Association (NCBA)

Cycling

 * Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference (ECCC)

Gymnastics

 * East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) (women)
 * Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League (EIGL) (men)

Lacrosse

 * See: Category:College lacrosse leagues in the United States

Rowing

 * Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges (EARC) (men)
 * Eastern Association of Women's Rowing Colleges (EAWRC)

Sprint football

 * Collegiate Sprint Football League (CSFL)

Volleyball

 * Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) (men)
 * North East Collegiate Volleyball Association (men)

Water polo

 * Western Water Polo Association

Wrestling

 * Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA)
 * 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

National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA)

 * Alabama Community College Conference
 * Arizona Community College Athletic Conference
 * Arrowhead Conference
 * Bi-State Conference
 * Carolinas Junior College Conference
 * Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference
 * Garden State Athletic Conference
 * Georgia Junior College Athletic Association
 * Great Rivers Athletic Conference
 * Illinois N4C Conference
 * Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference
 * Iowa Community College Athletic Conference
 * Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference
 * Maryland Junior College Athletic Conference
 * Michigan Community College Athletic Association
 * Mid-Florida Conference
 * Mid Hudson Athletic Conference
 * Mid-State Athletic Conference
 * Mid-West Athletic Conference
 * Midwest Football Conference (NJCAA)
 * Minnesota College Athletic Conference
 * Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges
 * MISS-LOU Junior College Conference
 * Missouri Community College Athletic Conference
 * Mon-Dak Conference
 * Mountain Valley Conference
 * NJCAA Region 9
 * Ohio Community College Athletic Conference
 * Nebraska Community College Athletic Conference
 * Northeast JC Football Conference
 * Panhandle Conference
 * Pennsylvania Collegiate Athletic Association
 * Southern Florida Conference
 * Scenic West Athletic Conference
 * Southwest Junior College Football Conference
 * Tennessee Junior & Community College Athletic Association
 * Western Junior College Athletic Conference
 * Western New York Athletic Conference
 * Western Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference
 * Western States Football League
 * Wisconsin Technical College Conference
 * Wyoming Community College Athletic Conference

California Community College Athletic Association

 * Bay Valley Conference
 * Big Eight Conference (California)
 * Central Valley Conference
 * Coast Conference
 * Foothill Athletic Conference
 * Golden Valley Conference
 * Orange Empire Conference
 * Pacific Coast Conference (California)
 * South Coast Conference
 * Western State Conference