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.

Autzen Stadium → primaryTenantLeague → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
NCAA Division II bylaws → publishedBy → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Dave Bliss → receivedSanctionFrom → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
FBS → recognizedBy → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
NCAA women’s ice hockey tournament → regulatesEligibilityRules → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
AIAW women’s basketball championship → relatedOrganization → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
NABC Player of the Year → relatedOrganization → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
NCAA Division III Presidents Council → reportsTo → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA Board of Governors
Big Blue → representsLevel → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA athletics
Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association (2018) → respondent → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association
Ivy League women’s volleyball → sanctionedBy → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships → sanctionedBy → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Julie Soriero → sector → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA athletics
National Collegiate Athletic Association → shortName → National Collegiate Athletic Association self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
NJCAA → similarTo → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Pioneer Football League → sponsor → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Theodore Roosevelt Award → sponsor → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA Honors Program
NCAA Division III women’s basketball tournament → sponsoredBy → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Big 12 Championship Game → sportGoverningBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Big Sky Conference → sportGoverningBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Cadets → sportGoverningBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin → sportGoverningBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Fiesta Bowl → sportGoverningBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference → sportGoverningBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Oregon Ducks → sportGoverningBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Patriot League → sportGoverningBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference → sportGoverningBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Sun Belt Conference → sportGoverningBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
The U → sportGoverningBodyContext → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Hawks → sportingAffiliation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Engineers → sportingAffiliation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: MIT Engineers
Princeton Tigers → sportingAffiliation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Roos → sportingAffiliation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
San Diego State Aztecs → sportingAffiliation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Western Athletic Conference → sportingAffiliation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Marquette University → sportsGoverningBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
New York University → sportsGoverningBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Rockhurst University → sportsGoverningBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
University of Portland → sportsGoverningBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Border Conference → subdivisionOf → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference → subdivisionOf → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
NCAA Division I → subdivisionOf → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
New England Small College Athletic Conference → subdivisionOf → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference → subdivisionOf → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference → subdivisionOf → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women → succeededBy → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Ratings Percentage Index → usedBy → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Duke blue → usedInContext → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA athletics