The Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) is a college athletic conference that operates in the NCAA's Division III. The conference was founded in 1915 and it consists of twelve small private schools which are located in Southern California and organized into nine athletic programs. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Pomona-Pitzer are combined teams for sports purposes.
The SCIAC currently sponsors baseball, men's & women's basketball, men's & women's cross country, football, men's & women's golf, women's lacrosse, men's & women's soccer, softball, men's & women's swimming & diving, men's & women's tennis, men's & women's track & field, women's volleyball and men's & women's water polo.
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