National Christian College Athletic Association

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy datesTemplate:Distinguish Template:Third-party Template:Infobox organization 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".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The national headquarters is located in Greenville, South Carolina. The NCCAA was formed in 1968. For the 2023–24 season, the NCCAA listed 92 members, 53 of which participate in Division I and 39 in Division II.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Many teams in the NCCAA are also in other athletic associations, including the NCAA, NAIA, or 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's first women's basketball national championship tournaments were held in 1983. Spring Arbor College won the Division I title, and Baptist Bible College of Pennsylvania claimed the Division II crown.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The NCCAA has discontinued men's volleyball and wrestling.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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	Template:Y	Template:N
Basketball	Template:Y	Template:Y
Cross Country	Template:Y	Template:Y
Football	Template:Y	Template:N
Golf	Template:Y	Template:Y
Soccer	Template:Y	Template:Y
Softball	Template:N	Template:Y
Tennis	Template:Y	Template:Y
Track and field	Template:Y	Template:Y
Volleyball	Template:Y	Template:Y

See also

• List of NCCAA institutions
• National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
• National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)
• United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA)
• Association of Christian College Athletics (ACCA)
• National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA)
• California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA)

External links

• Template:Official website