National Collegiate Athletic Association

Summary

National Collegiate Athletic Association is a sports governing body^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.14% of sports_governing_body entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,163 views/month, #1 of 731).^[2]

Key Facts

• National Collegiate Athletic Association was a member of American Council on Education^[3].
• National Collegiate Athletic Association is in the country of United States^[4].
• National Collegiate Athletic Association's instance of is recorded as sports governing body^[5].
• National Collegiate Athletic Association's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization^[6].
• National Collegiate Athletic Association's headquarters location is recorded as Indianapolis^[7].
• National Collegiate Athletic Association's Commons category is recorded as National Collegiate Athletic Association^[8].
• National Collegiate Athletic Association's chairperson is recorded as Charlie Baker^[9].
• National Collegiate Athletic Association comprises NCAA Division I^[10].
• National Collegiate Athletic Association comprises NCAA Division II^[11].
• National Collegiate Athletic Association comprises NCAA Division III^[12].
• 1906 marks the founding of National Collegiate Athletic Association^[13].
• National Collegiate Athletic Association's sport is recorded as American football^[14].
• National Collegiate Athletic Association's sport is recorded as basketball^[15].
• National Collegiate Athletic Association's sport is recorded as baseball^[16].
• National Collegiate Athletic Association's sport is recorded as beach volleyball^[17].
• National Collegiate Athletic Association's sport is recorded as ten-pin bowling^[18].
• National Collegiate Athletic Association's sport is recorded as boxing^[19].
• National Collegiate Athletic Association's sport is recorded as cross country running^[20].
• National Collegiate Athletic Association's sport is recorded as fencing^[21].
• National Collegiate Athletic Association's sport is recorded as field hockey^[22].
• National Collegiate Athletic Association's sport is recorded as golf^[23].
• National Collegiate Athletic Association's sport is recorded as gymnastics^[24].
• National Collegiate Athletic Association's sport is recorded as ice hockey^[25].
• National Collegiate Athletic Association's sport is recorded as association football^[26].
• National Collegiate Athletic Association's sport is recorded as athletics^[27].

Body

Founding

1906 marks the founding of National Collegiate Athletic Association^[13].

Identity

National Collegiate Athletic Association's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}^[28]. Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'NCAA'}^[29] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'IAAUS'}^[30].

Leadership

National Collegiate Athletic Association's chairperson is recorded as Charlie Baker^[9].

Operations

National Collegiate Athletic Association's headquarters location is recorded as Indianapolis^[7].

Why It Matters

National Collegiate Athletic Association ranks in the top 0.14% of sports_governing_body entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,163 views/month, #1 of 731).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]