national association of intercollegiate athletics

 California pacific athletic conference region II

The California Pacific Athletic Conference is one of the largest Division II leagues in the NAIA.

The conference offers a broad cross-section of higher education in the state among its member schools boasting California State University campuses, Catholic colleges, Protestant colleges and independent liberal arts institutions in its ranks.

The conference has continued to expand and increase the level of competition each year of its existence.

In the Fall of 1998, most member schools of what had been the country's only non-scholarship National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II league, the Northern California Athletic Conference, combined with either the California Collegiate Athletic Association or the Pacific West Conference and began granting athletic scholarships. 2 of the colleges – Cal State East Bay and Notre Dame de Namur – decided to join the Cal Pac instead of pursuing membership in either NCAA Division II league. Later, Notre Dame de Namur dropped out of the conference, following the 2004-2005 academic year.