| July 23, 2010
Petersburg, VA… The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association announced its Pre-season All-CIAA Football Team and Predicted Order of Finish at the Football Press Conference and Luncheon on Thursday.
This year's press conference featured the 2010 season theme, “Fear the Thirteen- Triskaidekaphobia.” With the return of Lincoln University (PA) and Winston-Salem State University to the conference, the CIAA has increased its number of football playing schools to thirteen. The 1980 season was the leagues’ last year to host as many schools.
Each football coach was interviewed by Stan Lewter of the Urban Sports and Entertainment Group as they shared their outlooks for the upcoming year.
Predicted Order of Finish
**As selected by the CIAA Football Coaches Association
1.Fayetteville State University
2.Shaw University
3.Bowie State University
4.Elizabeth City State University
5.Virginia Union University
6.Winston-Salem State University
7.St. Augustine’s College
8.Virginia State University
9.Chowan University
10. Johnson C. Smith University
11. St. Paul’s College
12. Livingstone College
13. Lincoln University (PA)
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 |
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Virginia Union |
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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. |
