National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) je neprofitna organizacija koja upravlja američkim sveučilištima (njih 1281), konferencijama i organizacijama. Organizira natjecanja i pomaže mladim ljudima iz SAD-a, Kanade, ali i šire u razvoju. Sjedište se nalazi u Indianapolisu, Indiana, SAD. U kolovozu 1973. formiran je način natjecanja kakav je nastavljen i danas. NCAA podijeljena je u Divizije I, II i III. Prema pravilu, samo sveučilišta Divizije I i II smiju nuditi stipendije sportašima. Jedina iznimka ovakve podjele je u NCAA Football Ligi, gdje je Divizija I podijeljena u FCS (Football Championship Subdivision) i FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision).
Sportovi u NCAA
Bejzbol
Košarka
Mačevanje
Boks
Nogomet
Američki nogomet
Golf
Plivanje
Skijanje
Veslanje
Gimnastika
Tenis
Odbojka
Vaterpolo
Konferencije
Divizija I
America East Conference
American Athletic Conference (The American) *
Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) *
Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN)
Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10)
Big East Conference
Big Sky Conference **
Big South Conference **
Big Ten Conference (Big Ten ili B1G) *
Big 12 Conference (Big 12) *
Big West Conference
Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA)
Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) **
Conference USA (C-USA) *
Horizon League
Division I Independents (nezavisni)
Ivy League **
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC)
Mid-American Conference (MAC) *
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) **
Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) **
Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF)
Mountain West Conference (MW) *
Northeast Conference (NEC) **
Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) **
Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12) *
Patriot League **
Southeastern Conference (SEC) *
Southern Conference (SoCon) **
Southland Conference **
Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) **
The Summit League (The Summit)
Sun Belt Conference (SBC) *
West Coast Conference (WCC)
Western Athletic Conference (WAC)
Legenda:
(*) - konferencije u FBS-u
(**) - konferencije u FCS-u
(AAAA) - konferencije koje ne postoje ni u američkom nogometu ni u košarci, ali postoje u drugim sportovima.