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.

Oregon State Beavers women’s track and field → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Penn Quakers softball → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Penn Quakers women's basketball team → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Pittsburgh Panthers football (assistant coach) → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Princeton Tigers women’s ice hockey → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Reggie Williams → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Rutgers Scarlet Knights football → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Stanford Cardinal women's gymnastics → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Temple Owls men's basketball → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Texas Southern Tigers football → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
The Play → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: The Play (1982 college football)
this entity surface form: NCAA
Tyasha Harris → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
UAB Blazers baseball team → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
UAB Blazers football team → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
UAB Blazers men’s basketball team → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: UAB Blazers men's basketball team
this entity surface form: NCAA
UAB Blazers softball team → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
UTEP Miners football team → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
University of Virginia men's lacrosse team → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Utah Utes women's gymnastics → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Virginia Cavaliers baseball → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Bulldogs → league → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: Yale Bulldogs men's basketball
this entity surface form: NCAA
Billy Donovan → leagueCoachedIn → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Jack Ramsay → leagueCoachedIn → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Marianne Stanley → leagueCoachedIn → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Dan Issel → leaguePlayedIn → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women → lostGovernanceTo → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Athletic Association of Western Universities → memberOf → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Beavers → memberOf → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Big Five → memberOf → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Blue Devils → memberOf → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Crimson Tide → memberOf → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Eagles → memberOf → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
ECAC (Eastern College Athletic Conference) → memberOf → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: Eastern College Athletic Conference
Harvard Crimson men’s ice hockey → memberOf → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey
this entity surface form: NCAA
Illinois State University → memberOf → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Northwest Conference → memberOf → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Omaha Mavericks → memberOf → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Oregon State Beavers softball → memberOf → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Penn Quakers field hockey → memberOf → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Pilots → memberOf → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: Portland Pilots
Rice Owls → memberOf → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Southern Conference → memberOf → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Springfield Pride → memberOf → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Volunteers → memberOf → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: Tennessee Volunteers
Terriers → memberOf → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Vicky Chun → memberOf → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Washington State Cougars → memberOf → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET) → operator → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: NCAA Evaluation Tool
2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship → organizedBy → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ