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.

Eagles → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Eastern 8 Conference → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Elite Eight → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
FBS → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
FCS → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Fairmont State Fighting Falcons men's basketball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Florida Gators men's basketball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Florida State Seminoles football → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Florida State Seminoles men's basketball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Football Bowl Subdivision → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Fresno State Bulldogs → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Georgia Bulldogs football → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Glenville State College men's basketball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Great Lakes Valley Conference → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Great Midwest Conference → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Group of Five → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
HARV → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Harvard Crimson → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Harvard Crimson baseball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Harvard Crimson men’s ice hockey → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey
Harvard Crimson men’s basketball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Harvard Crimson men’s cross country → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Harvard Crimson men’s golf → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Harvard Crimson men’s lacrosse → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Harvard Crimson men’s soccer → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Harvard Crimson men’s swimming and diving → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Harvard Crimson men’s track and field → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Harvard Crimson men’s volleyball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Harvard Crimson softball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Harvard Crimson women’s basketball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Harvard Crimson women’s cross country → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Harvard Crimson women’s golf → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Harvard Crimson women’s ice hockey → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Harvard Crimson women’s lacrosse → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Harvard Crimson women’s soccer → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Harvard Crimson women’s swimming and diving → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Harvard Crimson women’s tennis → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Harvard Crimson women’s track and field → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Harvard Crimson women’s volleyball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Hockey East → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Hockey East tournaments → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Hofstra Pride football → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Holy Cross Crusaders baseball team → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Independent (football) → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ