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.

NCAA Constitution → governs → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Auburn University → hasAthleticAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Yale Bulldogs → hasAthleticAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Conference USA → higherLevelCompetition → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA championships
Erin McDermott → industry → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA athletics
College Football Hall of Fame → isAffiliatedWith → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA (informal historical association)
United Athletic Conference → isRecognizedBy → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Final Four → isTrademarkOf → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Arizona State Sun Devils baseball → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Blue Demons → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Boston University Terriers field hockey team → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Boston University Terriers men’s soccer team → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: Boston University Terriers men's soccer team
this entity surface form: NCAA
Boston University Terriers women’s lacrosse team → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
C. Vivian Stringer → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Cadets → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
California Golden Bears baseball → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
California Golden Bears gymnastics teams → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
California Golden Bears men's basketball team → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
California Golden Bears softball → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
California Golden Bears women's volleyball team → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
California Golden Bears women’s basketball → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
California Golden Bears women’s track and field → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Columbia Lions women’s basketball → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Cornell Big Red men’s lacrosse → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: Cornell Big Red men's lacrosse
this entity surface form: NCAA
Cornell Big Red women’s basketball → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Florida Gators men's basketball → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Franklin Field → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Harvard Crimson fencing → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Harvard Crimson men’s golf → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Harvard Crimson men’s tennis → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Harvard Crimson softball → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Harvard Crimson women’s rowing → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Hofstra Pride football → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Holy Cross Crusaders baseball team → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Houston Cougars → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Jonathan the Husky → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Kent State Golden Flashes football team → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
LSU Tigers women’s basketball → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Markelle Fultz → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Michigan State Spartans football → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Missouri Tigers baseball team → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Northeastern Huskies men's basketball → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Northern Iowa Panthers football → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Oregon Ducks softball → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Oregon Ducks women's soccer → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Oregon Ducks women's volleyball → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Oregon State Beavers men's basketball → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Oregon State Beavers men’s golf → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA