The first tier of intercollegiate sports in the United States includes sports that are sanctioned by one of the collegiate sport governing bodies. The major sanctioning organization is the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Before mid-1981, women's top-tier intercollegiate sports were solely governed by the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW). Smaller colleges are governed by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Two-year colleges are governed by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) in most of the country, except for the unaffiliated California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) and Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC).

The second tier consists of competition between student clubs from different colleges, not organized by and therefore not formally representing the institutions or their faculties. This tier is also considered to be "intercollegiate" sports. Many of these sports have governing bodies that operate only at the collegiate level, such as the NCRHA. Other sports are governed by their national governing body, for example, USA Ultimate. College sports originated as student activities.

Intercollegiate Team Champions of Non-NCAA and Non-AIAW Sports in the United States:

• The championships below were bestowed by the governing bodies of specific collegiate sports in years when the sport lacked official varsity status in the NCAA (which many still lack) or in the AIAW (and the DGWS that preceded it).
• Women's rugby and equestrian are currently on the NCAA list of "Emerging Sports."^[1][2]
• Some sports (particularly women's sports) championships that are currently sanctioned by the NCAA were previously administered by a single-sport governing body (e.g., rifle, women's ice hockey, women's water polo).
• At some colleges, some of these sports operate at a club level outside of any athletic department. On the other hand, some teams have been accorded varsity status within their schools' athletic programs. Generally, there is no strict separation during competition, but there are exceptions (e.g., Varsity Equestrian since 2006, as it seeks official NCAA status).
• This list is reserved for champions of sports in which the NCAA did not also recognize a champion in a given year. Thus, non-varsity and/or club-level champions are excluded for sports that had a contemporary NCAA champion (e.g., men's ice hockey, alpine skiing) or other collegiate varsity-level champion (e.g., IRA rowing).
• Two exceptions are (1) women's fencing (the NCAA has not offered a women-only team championship since 1989) and (2) women's bowling (the long-established US Bowling Congress championship has co-eminence).

Adventure Racing

United States Adventure Racing Association
Mixed teams unless indicated otherwise.

Archery

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USA Archery

US Collegiate Archery

(preceded by National Archery Association)

The inaugural U.S. intercollegiate archery championships were held in November 1967 at Arizona State University with individual competition only.^[20] The second such event was in May 1969. Team titles were not bestowed, although team scores were kept.

Outdoor Target

Junior College and 2-Year College Division (discontinued before 1985)

# News reports of USIAC results in 1983 and 1984 mention only four-year schools. In 1985, two- and four-year schools are combined in the reported USIAC standings.

Recurve and Compound Bow

† There being a lack of specific citations for this mixed team title, the result was calculated based on the raw FITA round scores. (It appears that by 1995^[28] the competition format added bracketed elimination rounds after the initial FITA rounds to determine the men's and women's champions, but not the mixed team titles.)

‡ Based on a news account, it appears that James Madison was the only team eligible for the women's compound bow team title, a new discipline in the 1995 USIAC.

^∗ This is believed to be the first time a tribal college team has won the top-level intercollegiate national championship event in any sport.

Bow Hunter

In 2012 the USIAC began team competition in bow hunting.

Basic Bow

3D Target

National Archery Association

Telegraphic or Mail Tournament (Women Recurve)^[55]

National Archery Association (1930 - at least 1973)

Badminton

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Women's championships administered by DGWS (1970-72) / AIAW (1973-82) are included for completeness.

All others administered by American Badminton Association (later named U.S. Badminton Assn., now USA Badminton).

Intercollegiate Badminton Association, a league founded in 2007, held a few competitions starting in 2008 and faded for lack of members.^[100][101]

Billiards

Association of College Unions International
(ACUI) has conducted intercollegiate billiards tournaments since 1933.^[102] See the ACUI website^[103] for the list of men's and women's individual champions since 1937.

(1936–38 telegraphic)

Bowling

United States Bowling Congress (American Bowling Congress 1975–1977, ABC/WIBC 1977–2005, USBC 2005–)

2017 title won by Webber International was vacated due to use of a player who was ineligible for competition.

United States Bowling Congress (Women's International Bowling Congress 1975–1977, ABC/WIBC 1977–2005, USBC 2005– )

Starting in 2004, the NCAA has sponsored a women's team championship, apart from the USBC national championships.
2020 edition was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.^[119]

Boxing

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National Collegiate Boxing Association
Preceded by NCAA championships, 1932–1960

Men

Women

United States Intercollegiate Boxing Association

^∗ Cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.^[138]

Canoe/Kayak

Flatwater

USA Canoe/Kayak

Downriver

American Canoe Association

† In 2007 all other competitors withdrew because of rough river conditions.

Climbing

USA Climbing

Cricket

Intercollegiate Cricket Association (1881–1924)

Twenty20

American College Cricket

Croquet

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US Croquet Association

Curling

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College Curling USA

US College Curling National Championship

Prior to 2013, the championship was set up into "Experience" Divisions (Division I most experienced, Division V least experienced) with schools permitted entries in more than one division. Entry into the championship tournament was open to any team until the division bracket was full. Starting in 2013 there is a single national champion; entry is by invitation to the top sixteen schools in the country based on Merit Points earned in competition during the year.^[246] In all cases there is no gender breakdown; teams can consist of any combination of men and women players.

Cycling

Disc Golf

National Collegiate Disc Golf Union

^† different names for same school

Dodgeball

National Collegiate Dodgeball Association

Equestrian

Equestrian became an NCAA Emerging Sports for Women in 2002.

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English

Intercollegiate Horse Show Association

Note: Emory & Henry College absorbed Virginia Intermont College's equestrian program when it closed at the end of the 2013–14 academic year. All championships from both colleges are credited to the program as "Intermont Equestrian at Emory & Henry College."

American National Riding Commission

The championship showcases the American Forward Riding System and the sporting horse. Judged on equitation as a three-phase competition, competitors complete a dressage sportif ride, an outdoor hunter trials course and a USEF Medal-type hunter seat equitation course. Riders ride the same horse throughout the competition, and jumps do not exceed 3 feet in height.

Note: Emory & Henry College absorbed Virginia Intermont College's equestrian program when it closed at the end of the 2013–14 academic year. All championships from both colleges are credited to the program as "Intermont Equestrian at Emory & Henry College."

Dressage

Intercollegiate Dressage Association Archived 2013-12-09 at the Wayback Machine

Note: Emory & Henry College absorbed Virginia Intermont College's equestrian program when it closed at the end of the 2013–14 academic year. All championships from both colleges are credited to the program as "Intermont Equestrian at Emory & Henry College."

Western

American Quarter Horse Association

Multidisciplinary

National Collegiate Equestrian Association

A Varsity Equestrian championship is held each year among colleges and universities competing at the varsity level. Because equestrian has two unique disciplines, through 2013 this event crowned a national champion in each of three areas: Western, Hunter Seat and Overall.

Fencing, Women-only

National Intercollegiate Women's Fencing Association (NIWFA), (IWFA 1929-63)

Team Foil

NIWFA title competition was held in addition to the AIAW championship from 1980 to 1982 and the NCAA women's championship from 1982 to 1989. Starting in 1990, the NCAA has sponsored a combined men's and women's team championship, declaring one overall combined champion. NIWFA membership in 2018 consisted of 20 schools. There were 41 schools with women's varsity programs in all divisions of the NCAA, as of 9/1/09. Most, if not all, NIWFA member schools are members of the NCAA.

* did not win NCAA women’s championship (held 1982-89)

Team Épée, Team Sabre, Combined Weapon

† Foil and Épée only

Figure Skating

US Figure Skating^[300]

Fishing

Bass Fishing (two-person team)

FLW Outdoors College Series

Bassmaster College Bass Fishing Series

Association of Collegiate Anglers, Cabela's Collegiate Bass Fishing Series^[306]

Saltwater Fishing

An intercollegiate deep-sea fishing championship was held from 1956 through 1975 off of Wedgeport, Nova Scotia. Yale University won in 1956.^{[307][308][309][310]} Beginning in 1974, Coastal Carolina University has hosted an annual intercollegiate invitational fishing tournament.^[311]

Flag Football

American Collegiate Intramural Sports and Fitness

National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association

Flowboarding

These competitions were part of the CBS Sports "Collegiate Nationals " and "Alt Games" presentations.

Flying (Aviation)

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National Intercollegiate Flying Association

• Aircraft type certificated as Airplane-Single Engine Land only.
• No more than four (4) place.
• Maximum horsepower-250 bhp.
• May not be equipped with an after-market short take-off and landing modification.
• Contestants acting as pilot-in-command in flying events must possess at least a Private Pilot certificate with appropriate category and class ratings.
• Contestants who hold or have ever held an Airline Transport Pilot certificate or have accumulated more than 1500 total flight hours are not eligible to compete.

Flying events:

• Power Off Landing
• Short Field Approach and Landing
• Navigation
• Message Drop
• IFR (Instrument Flight Rules) Precision Flight
• IFR Simulated Flight
• CRM/LOFT (Crew Resource Management/Line Oriented Flight Training)

SAFECON Championship Trophy

Handball (American)

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US Handball Association

From 1953 to 1980 only a men's title was awarded. Women participated in a non-scoring method in 1980. From 1981 through 1986 women contributed to a combined team championship, the only title given. In 1987 two championships — a men's and a women's — were established. In 1988, the current men-women-combined championships were established.

Hurling

National Collegiate Gaelic Athletic Association

Judo

Karate

ISKF Shotokan

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National Collegiate Karate Association

† In 1999, 2000 and 2001, the kumite competition included brown belts in addition to black belts.
^∗ Hurricane Katrina caused cancellation.
^¶ 2012 results do not mention team titles for kumite.
^‡ Official results state that the championship title was for "Collegiate Team Kumite."

ITF Karate

Schools that follow the ITF standards typically use the Chang Hon forms.

Orienteering

US Orienteering Federation

Paintball

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Beginning with the 2011 championship, the Division AA competition switched to the Race To-2 format. Division A format is X-Ball.^[370]

National Collegiate Paintball Association

Parachuting

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US Parachute Association

The USPA National Collegiate Parachute Championships consist of both individual and team events. Individual events are classic accuracy, sport accuracy and freefall style. The team events are classic accuracy and formation diving (and before 2007, 2-person freefly diving). Schools other than the service academies have been competitive only in sport accuracy and freefly diving. In the Team Accuracy and Formation Skydiving events, multiple yearly entrants from the service academies have dominated. For example, in 2008, 6 USMA and 4 USAFA teams placed in the top 10 in team accuracy.

Pistol

National Rifle Association

Polo (Arena)

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US Polo Association

Powerboating (Outboards)

Powerlifting

Earlier national collegiate powerlifting championships are known to have been held during 1969 (at Florida State) and 1976 (at Ohio University).^[419]

USA Powerlifting/American Drug Free Powerlifting Association

* In addition to the traditional equipped divisions, raw divisions were inaugurated for both men and women in 2016, with 12 women's and 14 men's teams entering the raw team competition.^[442]

World Association of Benchers and Deadlifters

Racquetball

US Racquetball Association
Division I and II championship competitions were separated in 2005.

Division II

Rodeo

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National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association

During 1960, the NIRA split into two organizations: the American Collegiate Rodeo Association (ACRA) with 13 member schools and the parent NIRA. The two reunited in 1961.

Men

Women

Roller Hockey, Inline

National Collegiate Inline Hockey Association (1996–98)

Collegiate Roller Hockey League (1999 through 7/31/2003)

National Collegiate Roller Hockey Association (8/1/2003 - )

Rowing

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