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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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)

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Boston College Eagles women’s basketball team → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: Boston College Eagles women's basketball team
Boston College Eagles soccer → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: Boston College Eagles women's soccer
Boston University Terriers field hockey team → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Boston University Terriers men’s lacrosse team → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: Boston University Terriers men's lacrosse team
Boston University Terriers men’s soccer team → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: Boston University Terriers men's soccer team
Boston University Terriers women’s lacrosse team → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Brown Bears men’s basketball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: Brown Bears men's basketball
Brown Bears women’s basketball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: Brown Bears women's basketball
Brown Bears women’s soccer → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: Brown Bears women's soccer
C-USA → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
California Golden Bears football → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
California Golden Bears gymnastics teams → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
California Golden Bears men's basketball team → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
California Golden Bears men’s soccer → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: California Golden Bears men's soccer
California Golden Bears men’s track and field → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
California Golden Bears women's volleyball team → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
California Golden Bears women’s basketball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
California Golden Bears women’s swimming and diving → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
California Golden Bears women’s track and field → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
California Golden Bears women’s water polo team → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Cal–Stanford Big Game → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Centennial Conference → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Civil War (historic football rivalry name) → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: Civil War (Oregon–Oregon State football rivalry)
this entity surface form: NCAA
College of the Holy Cross athletics program → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Colonial Athletic Association → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Columbia Lions baseball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Columbia Lions men’s basketball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: Columbia Lions men's basketball
Columbia Lions men’s soccer → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: Columbia Lions men's soccer
this entity surface form: NCAA
Columbia Lions men’s tennis → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Columbia Lions women’s basketball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Commodores → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Cornell Big Red men’s basketball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: Cornell Big Red men's basketball
this entity surface form: NCAA
Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Cornell Big Red men’s lacrosse → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: Cornell Big Red men's lacrosse
this entity surface form: NCAA
Cornell Big Red men's soccer team → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Cornell Big Red track and field → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Cornell Big Red women’s basketball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Cornell Big Red women’s ice hockey → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Cornell Big Red wrestling → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Crusaders → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Dartmouth Big Green → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Dartmouth Big Green baseball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Dartmouth Big Green men’s basketball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball
Dartmouth Big Green women’s basketball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Dartmouth Big Green women’s ice hockey → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Dartmouth Big Green women’s lacrosse → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Delta State University women’s basketball team → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
ECAC Hockey → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA