text: The Colonial Athletic Association , also known as the CAA , is a NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose members are located in East Coast states from Massachusetts to Georgia . Most of its members are public universities , with five in Virginia alone , and the conference is headquartered in Richmond , Virginia .
simplified: The Colonial Athletic Association is a NCAA conference that play in the NCAA Division I. The conference is headquartered in Richmond , Virginia and features universities and colleges from the Eastern United States .