The California Pacific Conference was formed in 1996 under the auspices of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Park University Gilbert and Westcliff joined in 2020, the last two schools to join. Sierra Nevada left the next year, and Marymount California folded the year after that, giving the conference its current roster of 13.
Four schools will be leaving after the 2023-24 academic year: Benedictine at Mesa, Embry-Riddle Prescott, Park–Gilbert, and St. Katherine.
Of the 13 current members, nine field a baseball team. Of those, five are in Southern California (highlighted in bold):
- Antelope Valley
- Benedictine Mesa
- Embry-Riddle
- La Sierra
- Park-Gilbert
- Providence Christian
- St. Katherine
- Simpson
- Westcliff