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.

UAB Blazers soccer teams → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
UAB Blazers softball team → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
UAB Blazers track and field teams → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
UC Berkeley athletic department → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
UCLA Bruins football → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
UCLA Bruins men’s basketball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
UCLA Bruins women’s basketball team → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: UCLA Bruins women's basketball team
UCLA Bruins women's gymnastics → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
UTEP Miners football team → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
University Athletic Association → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
University of Arizona athletic department → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
University of Arkansas Razorbacks football → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
University of Connecticut Huskies athletics → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
University of Connecticut women’s basketball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Dons → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: University of San Francisco men’s basketball team
this entity surface form: NCAA
University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers soccer → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
University of Virginia men's lacrosse team → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
University of Virginia men's soccer team → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Utah Utes women's gymnastics → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Villanova Wildcats men's basketball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Virginia Cavaliers baseball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Washington Huskies → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Washington Huskies women's gymnastics → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
West Coast Conference → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
West Region → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Wheaton Lyons → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Wisconsin Badgers football → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Wolverines → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Yale Bulldogs baseball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Bulldogs → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: Yale Bulldogs men's basketball
Yale Bulldogs men’s basketball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Yale Bulldogs men’s rowing → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Yale Bulldogs men’s track and field → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Yale Bulldogs softball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Yale Bulldogs tennis → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Yale Bulldogs women’s basketball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Yale Bulldogs women’s lacrosse → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Yale Bulldogs women’s rowing → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Yale Bulldogs women’s soccer → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Yankee Conference → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Harvard Crimson men’s basketball → governingBodyAbbreviation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Big Game (American football) → governingBodyContext → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Oregon State Beavers women’s basketball team → governingCompetition → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Princeton Tigers baseball → governingOrganization → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
NCAA Division I FCS → governingRulebook → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA football playing rules
NCAA Board of Governors → governs → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ