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.

Oregon State Beavers men’s golf → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Oregon State Beavers men’s track and field → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Oregon State Beavers volleyball team → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: Oregon State Beavers women's volleyball
Oregon State Beavers women’s basketball team → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Oregon State Beavers women’s golf → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Oregon State Beavers women’s rowing → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Oregon State Beavers women’s soccer → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Oregon State Beavers women’s track and field → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Oregon State Beavers wrestling team → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Oregon–Oregon State football rivalry → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Oregon–Washington football rivalry → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
P5 → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Pac-12 Conference → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Pac-12 college football (selected games) → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Pac-12 women’s basketball tournament → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA (rules of play)
Pacific-8 Conference → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Penn Quakers baseball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Penn Quakers fencing → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Penn Quakers field hockey → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Penn Quakers football → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Penn Quakers golf → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Penn Quakers gymnastics → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Penn Quakers basketball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: Penn Quakers men's basketball
Penn Quakers lacrosse → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: Penn Quakers men's lacrosse
this entity surface form: NCAA
Penn Quakers soccer → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: Penn Quakers men's soccer
this entity surface form: NCAA
Penn Quakers soccer → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Penn Quakers softball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Penn Quakers swimming and diving → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Penn Quakers tennis → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Penn Quakers track and field → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Penn Quakers volleyball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Penn Quakers women's basketball team → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Penn Quakers lacrosse → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: Penn Quakers women's lacrosse
this entity surface form: NCAA
Penn Quakers soccer → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
subject surface form: Penn Quakers women's soccer
this entity surface form: NCAA
Penn State Nittany Lions football → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Penn golf → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Pioneer Football League → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Pioneers → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Portland Pilots women's soccer → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Power Five → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Power conferences → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Princeton Tigers baseball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Princeton Tigers men’s lacrosse → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Princeton Tigers softball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Princeton Tigers swimming and diving → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Princeton Tigers tennis → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Princeton Tigers women’s basketball → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Princeton Tigers women’s lacrosse → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
Princeton Tigers women’s rowing → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: NCAA
Princeton Tigers women’s soccer → governingBody → National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ