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Map of NAIA football programs, 2024. This is a list of schools in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) that have football as a varsity sport. [1] In the 2024 season, there are a total of 97 NAIA football programs.
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1973–1988) Lone Star Conference (1931–1982) Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1920–1982) Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (1932–1995), known as Northern Intercollegiate Conference until 1992. Northwest Conference (1926–1996), Pacific Northwest Conference before 1984 ...
List of NAIA institutions School Nickname City State/ province/ territory Conference Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College: Golden Stallions: Tifton: Georgia: Southern States Athletic Conference: Alice Lloyd College: Eagles: Pippa Passes: Kentucky: River States Conference: Aquinas College: Saints: Grand Rapids: Michigan: Wolverine–Hoosier ...
The NAIA football national championship is decided by a post-season playoff system featuring the best National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) college football teams in the United States. Under sponsorship of the NAIA, the championship game has been played annually since 1956. [1] In 1970, NAIA football was divided into two ...
This is a list of NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) Division I football seasons from when the NAIA split its football championship into two divisions in 1970 until it consolidated back into a single championship in 1996. [1] The NAIA added flag football as a women's varsity sport in 2021. [2]
Membership – The NAIA was the first association to admit colleges and universities from outside the United States. The NAIA began admitting Canadian members in 1967. Football – 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 ...
ccacsports.com. Locations. The Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Its 12 members are located in the Midwestern United States. In many sports, the conference champion qualifies directly for national competition.
A separate NAIA Division II football national championship was also held between 1970 and 1996, with the same number of teams competing in its annual playoffs. [ 1 ] Many of the teams who participated in past editions of the playoffs have subsequently joined the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) or disbanded their programs.