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National Collegiate Athletic Association

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National Collegiate Athletic Association
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▪ American organization
 organization in the United States that administers intercollegiate athletics. It was formed in 1906 as the Intercollegiate Athletic Association to draw up competition and eligibility rules for football and other intercollegiate sports. The NCAA adopted its current name in 1910. In 1921 it conducted its first national championship event, the National College Track and Field Championship, and it gradually extended its jurisdiction over intercollegiate competition in other sports and their college associations, or conferences. The NCAA did not acquire significant powers to enforce its rules until 1942, however. In 1952 it began regulating live televised coverage of college football in order to protect game attendance in the stadiums.

      The NCAA functions as a general legislative and administrative authority for intercollegiate athletics. It formulates and enforces the rules of play for various sports and the eligibility criteria for athletes. It supervises both regional and national intercollegiate athletic contests, and it conducts about 80 national championships in a total of about 20 sports. In 1973 the NCAA reorganized into three divisions, each representing a different level of competition, with each member college allowed to select the division it belongs to. Each division holds national championship competitions in various sports.

      The NCAA compiles statistics on college football, baseball, and basketball. It publishes rule books and guides on these sports as well as on fencing, gymnastics, lacrosse, ice hockey, soccer, skiing, swimming, track-and-field, and wrestling, among others. The NCAA's membership in the late 20th century included more than 860 educational institutions. Its headquarters are at Overland Park, Kan.

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