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.

Quakers → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Ramblers → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Red Foxes → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Rice University Department of Athletics → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Rochester Yellowjackets football team → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Roos → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Rose Bowl → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Rutgers Scarlet Knights gymnastics team → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Rutgers Scarlet Knights men’s basketball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball
Rutgers Scarlet Knights women’s basketball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Rutgers Scarlet Knights wrestling team → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
SEC Championship Game → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
SEC Men's Basketball Tournament → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
SEC West → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
SMU Mustangs → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
San Diego State Aztecs baseball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
San Diego State Aztecs football → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
San Francisco Dons men's basketball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
San Jose State Spartans football → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Seton Hall Pirates (historical, non-football) → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
South Carolina Gamecocks athletic program → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
South Carolina Gamecocks women’s basketball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
South Dakota State Jackrabbits football → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
South Region → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
SEC → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: Southeastern Conference
Southeastern Conference → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Southwest Conference → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
SWAC → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: Southwestern Athletic Conference
Southwestern Athletic Conference → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Springfield Pride → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Stanford Cardinal women's gymnastics → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Stanford Cardinal women’s basketball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Syracuse Orange football → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Syracuse Orange men's basketball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
TCU Horned Frogs → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Temple Owls football → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Temple Owls men's basketball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Territorial Cup → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Texas A&M Aggies football → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Texas A&M Athletics → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Texas Southern Tigers football → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Texas Tech Red Raiders football team → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
The Big Dance → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
UAB Blazers baseball team → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
UAB Blazers football team → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
UAB Blazers men’s basketball team → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: UAB Blazers men's basketball team