National Collegiate Athletic Association

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amateur athletic association nonprofit organization sports governing body

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is the primary governing organization for college athletics in the United States, overseeing competition, rules, and championships across multiple divisions and sports.

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Observed surface forms (11)

Surface form Occurrences
NCAA 297
NCAA athletics 6
Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States 1

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf amateur athletic association ⓘ
nonprofit organization ⓘ
sports governing body ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
division NCAA Division I ⓘ
NCAA Division II ⓘ
NCAA Division III ⓘ
formerHeadquartersLocation Kansas City, Missouri, United States ⓘ
surface form: Kansas City, Missouri

Overland Park, Kansas ⓘ
foundingContext created in response to safety concerns in college football ⓘ
foundingPurpose to protect young people from the dangerous and exploitive athletics practices of the time ⓘ
fundingSource championship revenues ⓘ
media rights deals ⓘ
fundingUse distribution to member schools ⓘ
support of championships and programs ⓘ
governs American football ⓘ
baseball ⓘ
basketball ⓘ
many other collegiate sports ⓘ
men's college sports ⓘ
soccer ⓘ
track and field ⓘ
volleyball ⓘ
women's college sports ⓘ
hasSubOrganization NCAA Board of Governors ⓘ
NCAA Division I Council ⓘ
NCAA Division II Presidents Council ⓘ
NCAA Division III Presidents Council ⓘ
headquartersLocation Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America ⓘ
surface form: Indianapolis, Indiana
inception 1906 ⓘ
jurisdiction United States college sports ⓘ
language English ⓘ
membershipIncludes private universities ⓘ
public universities ⓘ
two-year institutions in some sports ⓘ
membershipType member colleges and universities ⓘ
nameChange NCAA name adopted in 1910 ⓘ
organizes NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament ⓘ
surface form: NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament

NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament ⓘ
surface form: NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament

NCAA championships in multiple sports ⓘ
originalName National Collegiate Athletic Association self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States
oversees amateurism rules ⓘ
athletic eligibility standards ⓘ
college sports championships ⓘ
college sports rules ⓘ
intercollegiate athletics ⓘ
regulates infractions and enforcement ⓘ
playing and practice seasons ⓘ
recruiting rules ⓘ
scholarship limits ⓘ
student-athlete eligibility ⓘ
scope college athletics ⓘ
shortName National Collegiate Athletic Association self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: NCAA
typeOfNonprofit member-led organization ⓘ
website https://www.ncaa.org ⓘ

Referenced by (748)

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

Stanford Cardinal football team → NCAAaffiliation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Army Mule → affiliation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Conference USA → affiliation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Dartmouth Big Green baseball → affiliation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
EIVA → affiliation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Ivy League men’s track and field → affiliation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Ivy League women’s basketball → affiliation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Ivy League women’s lacrosse → affiliation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Ivy League women’s swimming and diving → affiliation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
MIT Engineers → affiliation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Oregon State Beavers wrestling team → affiliation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Panthers → affiliation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Penn Quakers squash → affiliation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Sherri Parker Lee Stadium → affiliation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference → affiliation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Stanford Cardinal athletics → affiliation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
UAB Blazers track and field teams → affiliation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics → affiliation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
University of New Mexico Athletics Department → affiliation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Pinstripe Bowl → associatedLeague → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Allstate Sugar Bowl → associatedOrganization → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Oscar Robertson Trophy → associatedOrganization → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Conference of Champions → associatedWith → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Glenville State College men's basketball → associatedWith → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Horizon League Coach of the Year → associatedWith → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Jack the Bulldog → associatedWith → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA athletics
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame → associatedWith → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Amherst Mammoths → association → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Butler Bulldogs men's basketball → association → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
California Golden Bears baseball → association → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
California Golden Bears men’s swimming and diving → association → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
California Golden Bears softball → association → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
California Golden Bears women’s soccer → association → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Dartmouth Big Green softball → association → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
DePauw Tigers men's basketball → association → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Harvard Crimson athletics → association → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball → association → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Ivy League women's tennis → association → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
LSU Tigers women’s basketball → association → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Memphis Tigers → association → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Navy Midshipmen → association → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Northwestern Wildcats → association → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Oregon Ducks softball → association → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Oregon Ducks women’s basketball team → association → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Oregon State Beavers athletics → association → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Oregon State Beavers softball → association → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Oregon State Beavers women’s golf → association → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Oregon State Beavers women’s soccer → association → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Penn Quakers wrestling → association → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA