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.

Final Four Fan Fest → organizedBy → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Final Four Fan Fest → organizedBy → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
2015 NCAA Women’s Final Four → organizer → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
2021 NCAA Women’s Final Four → organizer → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
2022 NCAA Women’s Final Four → organizer → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
2023 NCAA Women’s Final Four → organizer → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
East Region → organizer → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Final Four → organizer → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Final Four → organizer → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
First Four → organizer → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: First Four (NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball)
NCAA Convention → organizer → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament → organizer → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
NCAA Division I Football Championship Game → organizer → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
NCAA Division I Football Championship Game → organizer → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament → organizer → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament → organizer → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament → organizer → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships → organizer → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
NCAA Division III women’s basketball tournament → organizer → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship → organizer → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
NCAA men’s volleyball → organizer → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
NCAA women’s basketball → organizer → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Second Round of NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament → organizer → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Selection Sunday → organizer → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Selection Sunday → organizer → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
South Region → organizer → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Sweet Sixteen → organizer → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
National Collegiate Athletic Association → originalName → National Collegiate Athletic Association self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States
NCAA Division I Baseball Committee → parentOrganization → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
NCAA Division I Baseball Committee → parentOrganization → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association → partOf → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
NCAA Board of Governors → partOf → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
NCAA Division I → partOf → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
NCAA Division I Council → partOf → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee → partOf → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
NCAA Division I Presidential Forum → partOf → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee → partOf → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
NCAA Division II Presidents Council → partOf → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
NCAA Division III → partOf → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
NCAA Division III Management Council → partOf → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
NCAA Division III Presidents Council → partOf → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
NCAA Division III committees → partOf → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Canada men's national junior ice hockey team → playerSources → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Harvard Crimson baseball → playsInAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball → playsInAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Most Outstanding Player of the College World Series → presentedBy → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Most Outstanding Player of the College World Series → presentedBy → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
NCAA Honors Awards → presentedBy → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Theodore Roosevelt Award → presentedBy → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Theodore Roosevelt Award → presentedBy → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA