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
NCAA (informal historical association)	1
NCAA (rules of play)	1
NCAA Board of Governors	1
NCAA Honors Program	1
NCAA championships	1
NCAA college athletics	1
NCAA football playing rules	1
NCAA member institutions	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.

Indiana State University → athleticsAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: NCAA

North Carolina A&T State University → athleticsAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: NCAA

North Central College → athleticsAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: NCAA

Ohio State University → athleticsAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: NCAA

Seton Hill University → athleticsAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: NCAA

University of Alabama → athleticsAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: NCAA

UA → athleticsAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

subject surface form: University of Alabama

this entity surface form: NCAA

University of Central Missouri → athleticsAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: NCAA

University of Connecticut → athleticsAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: NCAA

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa → athleticsAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: NCAA

UM → athleticsAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

subject surface form: University of Miami

this entity surface form: NCAA

University of Missouri → athleticsAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: NCAA

University of Nevada, Las Vegas → athleticsAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: NCAA

University of North Dakota → athleticsAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: NCAA

University of Northern Iowa → athleticsAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: NCAA

University of South Florida (main campus in Tampa) → athleticsAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

subject surface form: University of South Florida

this entity surface form: NCAA

University of St. Thomas → athleticsAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: NCAA

University of Tennessee, Knoxville → athleticsAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: NCAA

University of Texas at El Paso → athleticsAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: NCAA

Inside College Basketball → basedOnLeague → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: NCAA

FCS → championshipOrganizer → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: NCAA

NCAA Division I FCS → championshipOrganizer → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: NCAA

Intercollegiate Tennis Association → collaboratesWith → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: NCAA

National Association of Basketball Coaches → collaboratesWith → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

USA Baseball → collaboratesWith → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: NCAA

Boston University Terriers football team → competition → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: NCAA

ECAC (historical regional governance) → competitionLevel → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: NCAA college athletics

Penn Quakers gymnastics → competitionLevel → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: NCAA

Rutgers Scarlet Knights gymnastics team → competitionLevel → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: NCAA

CFP National Championship Game → confederation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: NCAA

NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship → confederation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: NCAA

SEC Baseball Tournament → confederation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: NCAA

Second Round of NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament → confederation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: NCAA

Football Bowl Subdivision → eligibility → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: NCAA member institutions

Ivy League men’s soccer → eligibility → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

subject surface form: Ivy League men's soccer

this entity surface form: NCAA

Penn Quakers field hockey → eligibilityLevel → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: NCAA

NCAA Division I (rowing) → eligibilityRulesBy → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: NCAA

Oregon State Beavers men’s golf → eligibilityRulesSetBy → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: NCAA

Ivy League women’s swimming and diving → eligibilityRulesSource → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: NCAA

NCAA national office staff → employedBy → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

ESPNU → focusesOn → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: NCAA athletics

NCAA women’s ice hockey tournament → foundedBy → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: NCAA

USA Basketball → foundedBy → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

Division I baseball conferences → governedBy → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

NCAA Division I committees → governedBy → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

NCAA women’s ice hockey rules → governedBy → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

Boston University Terriers football team → governingAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

Boston University Terriers men’s lacrosse team → governingAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

subject surface form: Boston University Terriers men's lacrosse team

this entity surface form: NCAA

Creighton Bluejays → governingAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

Ducks → governingAssociation → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ