May 3, 2010
Hampton, VA…The Central Intercollegiate Athletic
Association Board of Directors has decided upon a readjustment of
the conference’s current divisional alignment to accommodate
the CIAA’s newest additions, Lincoln (PA) and Winston-Salem
State Universities.
Due to the geographical locations of the conference’s newest
members- Eastern Pennsylvania and Western North Carolina; including
Chowan University in northeastern North Carolina, the
“North” “South” divisional groupings will
be implemented for all sports that use divisional rankings.
| Affected Sports | Northern Division | Southern Division |
| Football | Bowie State | Fayetteville State |
| Women’s and Men’s Basketball | Chowan | Johnson C. Smith |
| Women’s Bowling | Elizabeth City State | Livingstone |
| Men’s and Women’s Tennis | Lincoln (PA) | St. Augustine’s |
| Softball | St. Paul’s | Shaw |
| Volleyball | Virginia State | Winston-Salem State |
| Virginia Union |
The 2010-2011 season will begin the CIAA’s third run using the North/South divide. In previous years under this system, 1970-1972 and 1981-1990, school locations in the conference ranged from Baltimore, MD and Dover, DE to Winston-Salem, NC. Historically, Lincoln University (PA) is the conference’s northern-most institution. West Virginia State University in Institute, WV has been the furthest west.