401:— 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).
252:. 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
330:, 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
380:– 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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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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America. Most colleges and universities in the NAIA offer
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1151:"NAIA and CBS College Sports Network Agree to Broadcast Deal"
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1382:"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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promote character development in the context of sport.
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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
1083:. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
989:*- Denotes that the conference sponsors football.
18:National Association for Intercollegiate Athletics
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386:– In May 2020, the NAIA, in partnership with the
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1332:Deckelbaum, Kyle (10 November 2015).
1127:. NAIA. June 27, 2007. Archived from
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1551:Saab, Jennifer (April 14, 2018).
390:(NFL), announced the addition of
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893:Golden State Athletic Conference
399:Name, image, and likeness reform
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482:'s nickname, given to him by
273:1948 NAIB national tournament
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70:; 84 years ago
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1002:List of NAIA conferences
834:List of NAIA conferences
426:Basketball championships
388:National Football League
2287:River States Conference
1577:. ESPN. AP. May 4, 2020
951:River States Conference
466:, athletic director at
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1458:"NAIA EMERGING SPORTS"
1041:"NAIA Staff Directory"
349:Champions of Character
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1892:Swimming & diving
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767:Women's flag football
242:Kansas City, Missouri
210:Kansas City, Missouri
187:athletic scholarships
97:Kansas City, Missouri
2272:Mid-South Conference
1470:on December 22, 2014
1361:The Kansas City Star
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1022:NACDA Directors' Cup
1012:List of NAIA regions
927:Mid-South Conference
612:Swimming and Diving
322:Female participation
238:Municipal Auditorium
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887:Frontier Conference
828:List of conferences
728:Invitational sports
417:Championship sports
220:began carrying the
202:U.S. Virgin Islands
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1767:Competitive dance
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1292:The New York Times
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445:Women's basketball
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