National Collegiate Cycling Association

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The National Collegiate Cycling Association is a division of USA Cycling and the governing body of collegiate cycling in the US. Its predecessor was the US Collegiate Cycling Association (USCCA), which held the first national collegiate road cycling championships in San Luis Obispo, CA in May 1988. It was hosted by California Polytechnic State University.

NCCA member clubs must be recognized by its school, and each school campus can be represented by only one club.

Constituent conferences are:

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