390:— In October 2020, the NAIA passed legislation that allows student-athletes at its member institutions to be compensated for the use of their name, image, and likeness (NIL). According to an NAIA press release, student-athletes can now "receive compensation for promoting any commercial product, enterprise, or for any public or media appearance", and can also "reference their intercollegiate athletic participation in such promotions or appearances." The NAIA had allowed student-athletes to receive NIL compensation since 2014, but had not previously allowed them to reference their status as such. The NAIA was several years ahead of the NCAA in NIL reform; the NCAA did not adopt NIL reform until 2021, after its hand was forced by multiple states passing legislation to allow student-athletes to receive such compensation, most notably
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declared for postseason, Approval of the
National Administrative Council), and "championship" (40 or more institutions sponsoring as varsity, Minimum of two Invitationals held, Approval of the National Administrative Council). The association conducts, or has conducted in the past, championship tournaments in the following sports (year established).
241:. The goal of the tournament was to establish a forum for small colleges and universities to determine a national basketball champion. The original eight-team tournament expanded to 32 teams in 1938. On March 10, 1940, the National Association for Intercollegiate Basketball (NAIB) was formed in Kansas City, Missouri.
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The NAIA sponsors 16 sports in which it conducts 28 annual championships (13 for men, 13 for women, 2 co-ed). The NAIA recognizes three levels of competitions: "emerging" (15 or more institutions sponsoring as varsity and declared), "invitational" (25 or more institutions sponsoring as varsity and
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Launched in 2000 by the NAIA, the
Champions of Character program promotes character and sportsmanship through athletics. The Champions of Character conducts clinics and has developed an online training course to educate athletes, coaches, and athletic administrators with the skills necessary to
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In 2010, the association opened the NAIA Eligibility Center, where prospective student-athletes are evaluated for academic and athletic eligibility. It delivers on the NAIA's promise of integrity by leveling the playing field, guiding student-athlete success, and ensuring fair competition.
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The event began in 1937 with the inaugural tournament at
Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 2017 men's championship marked the 80th edition of what has been tabbed College Basketball's Toughest Tournament. The tournament has awarded the
319:, the second coed national athletics association to do so, offering collegiate athletics championships to women in basketball, cross country, gymnastics, indoor and outdoor track and field, softball, swimming and diving, tennis and volleyball. The
369:– The NAIA was the first association to send a football team to Europe to play. In the summer of 1976, the NAIA sent Henderson State and Texas A&I to play 5 exhibition games in West Berlin, Vienna, Nuremberg, Mannheim and Paris.
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as a varsity sport for female student-athletes. The NAIA became the first collegiate governing body to sanction the sport at the varsity level. Women's flag began during the 2021 season as an emerging sport with about 15 teams.
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became the first historically Black institution to win a collegiate basketball national championship. In 1959, Southern
University became the first HBCU to win the NAIA Baseball championship.
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The NAIA men's basketball championship is the longest-running collegiate national championship of any sport in the United States. The tournament was the brainchild of
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with a series of do-it-yourself home improvement videos, became the first college student-athlete known to have profited from an endorsement under the current rules.
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363:– The NAIA was the first association to admit colleges and universities from outside the United States. The NAIA began admitting Canadian members in 1967.
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In 2024, NAIA instituted a ban on those transgender men who have begun
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The NAIA began sponsoring intercollegiate championships for women in
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America. Most colleges and universities in the NAIA offer
1323:"From Arkadelphia to Europe: the trip that transformed football"
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1140:"NAIA and CBS College Sports Network Agree to Broadcast Deal"
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1564:"NAIA to sponsor women's flag football with NFL partnership"
1371:"NAIA Passes Landmark Name, Image and Likeness Legislation"
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NAIA headquarters in
Downtown Kansas City, pictured in 2008
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1519:"Beach Volleyball Named Emerging Sport at NAIA Convention"
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813:, formerly the Association of Independent Institutions.
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promote character development in the context of sport.
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was the first intercollegiate postseason to feature a
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who at the time had more than 2 million followers on
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College sports governing bodies in the United States
1072:. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
978:*- Denotes that the conference sponsors football.
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375:– In May 2020, the NAIA, in partnership with the
284:because the NAIB would not allow Walker to play.
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160:National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
20:National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
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1499:(Press release). NAIA. April 16, 2018
1321:Deckelbaum, Kyle (10 November 2015).
1116:. NAIA. June 27, 2007. Archived from
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1540:Saab, Jennifer (April 14, 2018).
379:(NFL), announced the addition of
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888:Great Plains Athletic Conference
882:Golden State Athletic Conference
388:Name, image, and likeness reform
280:. Wooden had withdrawn from the
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2218:Continental Athletic Conference
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2203:California Pacific Conference
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852:Cascade Collegiate Conference
846:California Pacific Conference
471:'s nickname, given to him by
262:1948 NAIB national tournament
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166:) established in 1940, is a
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305:transgender hormone therapy
59:; 84 years ago
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991:List of NAIA conferences
823:List of NAIA conferences
415:Basketball championships
377:National Football League
2276:River States Conference
1566:. ESPN. AP. May 4, 2020
940:River States Conference
455:, athletic director at
441:Division II (1992–2020)
428:Division II (1992–2020)
183:241 member institutions
1521:. NAIA. April 12, 2019
1447:"NAIA EMERGING SPORTS"
1030:"NAIA Staff Directory"
338:Champions of Character
193:, and the rest in the
185:, of which two are in
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1881:Swimming & diving
1092:"NAIA Member Schools"
756:Women's flag football
231:Kansas City, Missouri
199:Kansas City, Missouri
176:athletic scholarships
86:Kansas City, Missouri
2261:Mid-South Conference
1459:on December 22, 2014
1350:The Kansas City Star
1176:on November 21, 2011
1011:NACDA Directors' Cup
1001:List of NAIA regions
916:Mid-South Conference
601:Swimming and Diving
311:Female participation
227:Municipal Auditorium
2231:Frontier Conference
876:Frontier Conference
817:List of conferences
717:Invitational sports
406:Championship sports
209:began carrying the
191:U.S. Virgin Islands
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1756:Competitive dance
1284:. October 20, 1997
1281:The New York Times
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672:Women's volleyball
449:Dr. James Naismith
434:Women's basketball
347:Eligibility Center
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