The
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) established in 1940, is a college athletics association for colleges and universities in North America. Most colleges and universities in the NAIA offer athletic scholarships to its stu ...
has 250 member colleges and universities for athletic competition in 2022–23 season.
NAIA institutions
*Note: The NAIA once had basketball teams split into two divisions. In April 2018, the NAIA announced that its Division II basketball championships for both men and women would be discontinued after the 2019–20 season.
The final D-II tournament was ultimately held in 2019, with the planned 2020 tournament canceled due to
COVID-19
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. Non-basketball playing institutions are denoted by *.
See also
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List of NCAA Division I institutions
This is a list of colleges and universities that are members of Division I, the highest level of competition sponsored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Currently, there are 363 institutions classified as Division I, includi ...
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List of NCAA Division II institutions
There are currently 303 American, Canadian, and Puerto Rican colleges and universities classified as Division II for NCAA competition. During the 2022–23 academic year, seven schools are in the process of reclassifying to Division II. Forty- ...
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List of NCAA Division III institutions
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List of USCAA institutions
As of July 2022, the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) has 72 member institutions from 21 states for competition in college athletics.
See also
*List of NCAA Division I institutions
*List of NCAA Division II institutions
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List of NCCAA institutions
This is a list of institutions that compete in the National Christian College Athletic Association. There are currently 90 programs in the organization as of 2022–23.
Central Region
Division I
Mideast Region
Division I
Division II
Midwes ...
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List of NJCAA Division I schools There are 221 Division I teams in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) that play in 24 different regions.
Members
Alabama
* Bevill State Community College Bears in Sumiton
* Bishop State Community College Wildcats in Mobile
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List of NJCAA Division II schools There are 118 Division II teams in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) that play in 24 different regions.
Members
Arkansas
* North Arkansas College Pioneers in Harrison
Arizona
* Chandler-Gilbert Community College Coyotes in ...
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List of NJCAA Division III schools
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List of NAIA football programs
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NAIA lacrosse
There are numerous men's and women's college lacrosse teams at schools that are members of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), which is an alternate varsity athletic organization to the National Collegiate Athletic A ...
References
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Institutions
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NAIA Institutions