The Columbia Football Association was intercollegiate athletic

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-only conference affiliated with the

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(NAIA). It was composed principally of member schools from the states of

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and

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. From 1988 to 1995, the conference was divided into two separate, geographic divisions, the northern Mount Rainier League (a reference to

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in Washington) and the southern Mount Hood League (a reference to

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in Oregon). After 1995, the conference consolidated into a single division. Former members are currently scattered between

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, and

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, and the NAIA.

Champions

Division format (1988–1995)

Mount Rainier League

*1988 – Central Washington *1989 – Central Washington *1990 – Central Washington *1991 – Central Washington *1992 – Pacific Lutheran *1993 – Pacific Lutheran *1994 – Pacific Lutheran *1995 –

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Mount Hood League

*1988 – Oregon Tech *1989 – Lewis & Clark *1990 – Southern Oregon *1991 – Lewis & Clark and Linfield *1992 – Linfield *1993 – Linfield *1994 – Linfield *1995 – and

Single Division (1996–2000)

*1996 – Western Washington *1997 – Central Washington and Western Oregon *1998 – Central Washington *1999 – Western Washington *2000 – Central Washington and Western Washington

Standings

References

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