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.

Princeton Tigers men’s soccer → association → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Princeton Tigers softball → association → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Rutgers Scarlet Knights volleyball team → association → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's volleyball
Southland Conference → association → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
UCLA Bruins baseball → association → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen → association → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
University of Oregon athletic teams → association → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Yale Bulldogs swimming and diving → association → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Big Blues → athleticAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Blue Demons → athleticAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Boise State Broncos → athleticAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Centennial Conference → athleticAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Maroons → athleticAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: Chicago Maroons
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin → athleticAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Columbia Lions baseball → athleticAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Cornell Big Red football → athleticAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Georgia State University → athleticAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Golden Bears → athleticAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Harvard Crimson field hockey → athleticAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Harvard Crimson wrestling → athleticAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Hoyas → athleticAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Minnesota Golden Gophers → athleticAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Morehead State University → athleticAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Murray State University → athleticAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Huskies → athleticAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: Northeastern Huskies
Oregon State Beavers gymnastics team → athleticAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Oregon State Beavers men’s soccer → athleticAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Penn Quakers → athleticAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Penn Quakers athletics → athleticAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Penn Quakers baseball → athleticAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Penn Quakers fencing → athleticAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Princeton Tigers men’s rowing → athleticAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Princeton Tigers men’s track and field → athleticAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Princeton Tigers swimming and diving → athleticAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Rutgers University → athleticAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Tennessee Volunteers → athleticAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Tennessee Volunteers athletics program → athleticAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Texas Longhorns → athleticAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
UAB Blazers women’s basketball team → athleticAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Vanderbilt Commodores → athleticAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
WPI Engineers → athleticAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Badgers → athleticAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: Wisconsin Badgers
Xavier University → athleticAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Yale Bulldogs softball → athleticAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Yale Bulldogs tennis → athleticAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Boston College (in the Boston metropolitan area) → athleticsAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: Boston College
this entity surface form: NCAA
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo → athleticsAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
California State University, Bakersfield → athleticsAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Creighton University → athleticsAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Florida State University → athleticsAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA