National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
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The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) seeks to fully integrate life, academics, sport and fitness into the higher education environment. For the 2007-08 academic year, the NAIA has 287 member institutions. Currently, the headquarters are located in Kansas City, Missouri.[1].
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[edit] History
The NAIA was formed in 1937 as the National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball (NAIB), when Dr. James Naismith and local leaders formed the National College Basketball Tournament staged at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. 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. The NAIB got its start three years after that first men's basketball tournament, on March 10, 1940 in Kansas City, Missouri.
In 1948, the NAIB became the first national organization to open their intercollegiate postseason to black student-athletes. In 1952, the NAIB was transformed into the NAIA, and with that came the sponsorship of additional sports such as men's golf, tennis and outdoor track and field. When then Indiana State coach John Wooden brought the first African-American student athlete to the national tournament. The association furthered its commitment in 1953 when it became the first collegiate association to invite historically black colleges and universities into its membership. And in 1957, Tennessee State became the first historically black institution to win a collegiate basketball national championship. The NAIA began sponsoring intercollegiate championships for women in 1980, the first coed national athletics association to do so, offering colleigite athletics championships to women in basketball, cross country, gymnastics, indoor and outdoor track and field, softball, swimming and diving, tennis and volleyball. Also, the NAIA is the only collegiate athletic association to admit international members with the acceptance of five Canadian members and the recent acceptance of the College of the Bahamas. The Victory Sports Network serves as the national media for the NAIA.
[edit] Championships
- Baseball
- Men's Basketball
- For basketball championships by year see table below
- Women's Basketball
- Men's Cross Country
- Women's Cross Country
- Football
- Men's Golf
- Women's Golf
- Men's Soccer
- Women's Soccer
- Softball
- Men's Swimming
- Women's Swimming
- Men's Tennis
- Women's Tennis
- Men's Indoor Track
- Men's Outdoor Track
- Women's Indoor Track
- Women's Outdoor Track
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
[edit] Discontinued sports
- Bowling
- Men's Gymnastics
- Women's Gymnastics
- Ice Hockey
- Men's Volleyball
- Water Polo
[edit] See also
- List of NAIA Conferences
- List of NAIA Institutions
- List of NAIA Regions
- List of College Athletic Programs by US State
- NACDA Director's Cup
- NCAA
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- NAIA official site
- NAIA's history
- Victory Sports Network Publications, radio programs, and message boards about NAIA sports
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| NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Champions Champions and records |
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| 1930s | 1937,1938,1939 |
| 1940s | 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949 |
| 1950s | 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 |
| 1960s | 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 |
| 1970s | 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 |
| 1980s | 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 |
| 1990s | 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 |
| 2000s | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| 2010s | 2010, |
