The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) is a college athletics association for small colleges and universities in North America.
The NAIA is a smaller association than the NCAA, with just over 60,000 students. It includes two divisions (Division I and II) and Division I in the NAIA is comparable to Division II in the NCAA.
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To be deemed eligible for participation in NAIA sports, an athlete must achieve a minimum score of 860 on the SAT and a minimum of 18 on the ACT, finish in the top half of his graduating class, and maintain a GPA of 2.00. By satisfying any two of these requirements, an athlete will be deemed eligible to play in the NAIA.
NCAA and NAIA
Fall Sports:
Men: Cross Country, Football, Soccer, Water Polo
Women: Cross Country, Field Hockey, Soccer, Volleyball
Winter Sports:
Men: Basketball, Fencing, Gymnastics, Ice Hockey, Indoor Track and Field, Rifle, Skiing, Swimming and Diving, Wrestling
Women: Basketball, Bowling, Fencing, Gymnastics, Ice Hockey, Indoor Track and Field, Rifle, Skiing, Swimming and Diving
Spring Sports:
Men: Baseball, Golf, Lacrosse, Outdoor Track and Field, Tennis, Volleyball
Women: Beach Volleyball, Golf, Lacrosse, Outdoor Track and Field, Rowing, Softball, Tennis, Water Polo
Emerging Sports:
Women: Acrobatics and Tumbling, Equestrian (Divisions I and II only), Rugby, Triathlon, Women’s Wrestling
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Phone Contact U.S. (toll free): 877-262-1492
