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National Christian College
Athletic Association
AbbreviationNCCAA
Founded1968; 56 years ago (1968)
Legal statusAssociation
Headquarters Greenville, SC, U.S.
Region served
United States
Website thenccaa.org

The National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) is an association of Christian universities, colleges, and Bible colleges in the United States and Canada whose mission is "the promotion and enhancement of intercollegiate athletic competition with a Christian perspective". [1] The national headquarters is located in Greenville, South Carolina. The NCCAA was formed in 1968. For the 2023–2024 season, the NCCAA listed 92 members, 53 of which participate in Division I and 39 in Division II. [2] Many teams in the NCCAA are also in other athletic associations, including NCAA, NAIA, and ACCA.

The association's sports for men are baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, and track and field (indoor/outdoor). Women's sports are basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field (indoor/outdoor), and volleyball. The NCCAA discontinued men's volleyball and wrestling. [3]

The Victory Bowl is the organization's football championship bowl game.

Sports

The NCCAA sponsors championships in the following sports:

Sports programs
Sport Men's Women's
Baseball Green tickY Red XN
Basketball Green tickY Green tickY
Cross Country Green tickY Green tickY
Football Green tickY Red XN
Golf Green tickY Green tickY
Soccer Green tickY Green tickY
Softball Red XN Green tickY
Tennis Green tickY Green tickY
Track and field Green tickY Green tickY
Volleyball Green tickY Green tickY

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Christian College Athletic Association - Faith Based Competition". Thenccaa.org. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  2. ^ "2023-24 Full Listing". NCCAA. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  3. ^ "National Christian College Athletic Association - Discontinued Sports". NCCAA. Retrieved August 15, 2014.

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