National Christian College Athletic Association

{{Short description|Sports governing body in the United States}}

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{{Third-party|date=August 2014}}

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| name = National Christian College
Athletic Association

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| logo = Nccaa christian college logo.png

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| abbreviation = NCCAA

| founded = {{Start date and age|1968}}

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| status = Association

| headquarters = Greenville, SC, U.S.

| region_served = United States

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| website = {{url|https://thenccaa.org/|thenccaa.org}}

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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".{{cite web|url=http://thenccaa.org/sports/2012/5/7/faith_based.aspx |title=National Christian College Athletic Association - Faith Based Competition |publisher=Thenccaa.org |access-date=August 15, 2014}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://thenccaa.org/sports/2017/6/14/Member_School_Regions_17-18.aspx?id=662& |title=2023-24 Full Listing |publisher=NCCAA|access-date=January 10, 2024}} 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 discontinued men's volleyball and wrestling.{{cite web|url=http://thenccaa.org/sports/2012/8/20/GEN_0820124039.aspx |title=National Christian College Athletic Association - Discontinued Sports |publisher=NCCAA |access-date=August 15, 2014}}

The Victory Bowl is the organization's football championship bowl game.