NCAA athletics
University athletic competition
NCAA athletics refers to intercollegiate sports programs governed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the organization that regulates college sports in the United States.
The term encompasses everything from football and basketball to smaller sports like fencing and rowing: She got a scholarship for NCAA athletics.
Division I programs dominate public attention, but NCAA athletics spans three competitive divisions with varying levels of funding and recruitment.
- collegeHigher education institution
- March MadnessNCAA tournament season
- basketballTeam sport with hoops
- footballField sport with goals
- scholarshipsFunds awarded for study
recruiting · transfer portal · bowl games · Final Four · tournament · conference · varsity · championship · draft · tailgate · tailgate party · mascot · rivalry · fight song · coach · playoffs · bracket · Heisman
NCAA athleticsprofessional sports
Paid competitive athletic leagues
professional leagues · NFL · NBA · MLB · NHL
NCAA athleticsclub sports
Student-organized athletic teams
private academies · Olympic sports · travel teams · sports academies · recreational sports
NCAA athleticsyouth academies
Junior athlete training programs
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