National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics

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college athletics governing body nonprofit organization

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) is a governing body that organizes and oversees athletics programs and national championships for smaller colleges and universities in North America.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics canonical 34
NAIA 3
NAIA (historical participation) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf college athletics governing body ⓘ
nonprofit organization ⓘ
abbreviation NAIA ⓘ
activity organizes national championships ⓘ
oversees athletics programs ⓘ
comparedTo National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
competitionLevel college ⓘ
continentServed North America ⓘ
countryHeadquarters United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
countryServed Canada ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
emphasizes academic success of athletes ⓘ
character-driven athletics ⓘ
student-athlete experience ⓘ
field intercollegiate athletics ⓘ
governs intercollegiate sports programs ⓘ
postseason qualification procedures ⓘ
regular-season competition standards ⓘ
governsLevel intercollegiate varsity sports ⓘ
hasDivisionStructure single-division model in several sports ⓘ
hasHeadquartersIn Kansas City, Missouri, United States ⓘ
surface form: Kansas City, Missouri
hasPolicyArea drug testing ⓘ
gender equity ⓘ
institutional control of athletics ⓘ
sportsmanship ⓘ
language English ⓘ
membershipScope primarily smaller institutions ⓘ
memberType colleges and universities ⓘ
organizes NAIA baseball national championship ⓘ
NAIA cross country national championships ⓘ
NAIA Football National Championship ⓘ
surface form: NAIA football national championship

NAIA men's basketball championship ⓘ
NAIA ⓘ
surface form: NAIA national championships

NAIA soccer national championships ⓘ
NAIA Softball World Series ⓘ
surface form: NAIA softball national championship

NAIA track and field national championships ⓘ
NAIA volleyball national championship ⓘ
NAIA women's basketball championship ⓘ
primaryFocus small colleges and universities ⓘ
regulates academic eligibility standards ⓘ
amateurism standards ⓘ
eligibility rules for student-athletes ⓘ
recruiting rules ⓘ
sector college sports ⓘ
sportType coed sports ⓘ
men's sports ⓘ
women's sports ⓘ
typeOfMembershipOrganization voluntary association ⓘ

Referenced by (43)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shaw University → memberOf → National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ
NAIA → fullName → National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ
NAIA → hasLevel → National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics football
NAIA → foundedAs → National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball
Great Plains Athletic Conference → sportGoverningBody → National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ
Saints → sportingAffiliation → National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ
subject surface form: Aquinas College Saints
Defenders → sportingAffiliation → National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ
Red Raiders → memberOf → National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ
Baker Wildcats men's basketball team → governingBody → National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ
Haskell Indians men's basketball team → league → National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ
Haskell Indians men's basketball team → governingBody → National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ
Morris Brown College → athleticsAffiliation → National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ
California Pacific Conference → affiliation → National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ
Hustlin’ Owls → governingBody → National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ
Raiders → governingBody → National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ
Wolf Pack → sportingAffiliation → National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ
Southern States Athletic Conference → sportGoverningBody → National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ
Mountaineers → memberOf → National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ
subject surface form: Eastern Oregon Mountaineers
Cascade Collegiate Conference → affiliation → National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ
Asbury University → athleticAssociation → National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ
this entity surface form: NAIA (historical participation)
Maryland State College football team → league → National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)
Knights → sportingAffiliation → National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ
Knights → governingBody → National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ
NACDA Directors' Cup (multiple times) → level → National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ
subject surface form: NACDA Directors' Cup
this entity surface form: NAIA
Brenau University → memberOf → National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ
Ottawa University Arizona campus → athleticAffiliation → National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ
this entity surface form: NAIA (through Ottawa University Arizona athletics)
Indiana University South Bend → memberOf → National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ
Indiana University Southeast → memberOf → National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ
Saints → governingBody → National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ
North Star Athletic Association → affiliation → National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ
North Star Athletic Association → competitionLevel → National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ
this entity surface form: NAIA
North Star Athletic Association → governingBody → National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ
North Star Athletic Association → category → National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ
this entity surface form: NAIA conferences
Scarlet Hawks → formerAssociation → National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ
Oklahoma Wesleyan University → athleticAffiliation → National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ
The Geoducks → governingBody → National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ
this entity surface form: NAIA
Baker Wildcats football → association → National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference → sportGoverningBody → National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ
Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference → subdivisionOf → National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ
Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference → governingBody → National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ
Eagles → athleticAssociation → National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ
subject surface form: Eagles (Robert Morris University Illinois)
NAIA Wrestling Championships → organizer → National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ
NAIA Wrestling Championships → sanctionedBy → National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ⓘ