Division II
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Division II is a competitive level of NCAA college athletics that typically features smaller institutions balancing athletic scholarships with a strong emphasis on academics and regional competition.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Division II canonical | 19 |
| Division II conferences | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NCAA division
ⓘ
college athletics competition level ⓘ |
| athleticScholarships |
equivalency scholarships
ⓘ
partial scholarships ⓘ |
| comparedTo |
NCAA Division I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NCAA Division III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionStructure |
national championship tournaments
ⓘ
regional regular-season scheduling ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| emphasis |
balance of athletics and academics
ⓘ
regional competition ⓘ student-athlete experience ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
academic success of student-athletes
ⓘ
community engagement ⓘ regional rivalries ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| governs |
baseball
ⓘ
basketball ⓘ cross country ⓘ football ⓘ golf ⓘ soccer ⓘ softball ⓘ swimming and diving ⓘ tennis ⓘ track and field ⓘ volleyball ⓘ |
| hasChampionships |
NCAA Division II Baseball Championship
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NCAA Division II Football Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ NCAA Division II Soccer Championships NERFINISHED ⓘ NCAA Division II Volleyball Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDivisionAbove | NCAA Division I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDivisionBelow | NCAA Division III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenderCategories |
coeducational sports
ⓘ
men's sports ⓘ women's sports ⓘ |
| hasMembershipType |
U.S. military academies’ satellite campuses
ⓘ
four-year colleges and universities ⓘ some Canadian institutions ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSports | over 20 NCAA-sponsored sports ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophy | Life in the Balance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1973 ⓘ |
| levelOfPlay | intercollegiate athletics ⓘ |
| membershipCriteria |
compliance with NCAA rules
ⓘ
institutional control of athletics ⓘ sponsorship of minimum number of sports ⓘ |
| partOf | National Collegiate Athletic Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | NCAA College Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Division II conferences