intercollegiate sports

Campus team competitions

Athletic competitions between teams representing different colleges or universities.

Intercollegiate sports range from high-profile programs generating millions in revenue—football and basketball at major American universities—to smaller programs in sports like lacrosse, rowing, or tennis.

The term distinguishes organized competition between institutions from intramural sports played within a single school: She earned a scholarship for intercollegiate sports.

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scope of competition

intercollegiate sportsintramural sports

Competition among same-institution students

intramurals · club sports · pick-up games · sandlot sports · recreational sports

level of professionalism

intercollegiate sportsprofessional sports

Paid competitive athletic leagues

professional leagues · Olympic sports

educational affiliation

intercollegiate sportshigh school sports

Competitive athletics for teenagers

youth sports · amateur athletics · community sports · recreational leagues

Family

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