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What does “NCAA” mean?

The NCAA can be used to describe three different things – first, the members of the NCAA, the voluntary universities, colleges and conferences; secondly, the national office and staff located in Indianapolis; or third, the NCAA can refer to the “body corporate,” including not only the member universities, colleges and conferences, but also the national office staff, the governance structure, the rules and regulations and the investigation and enforcement functions.

In an effort to reduce the confusion and misleading statements about the NCAA, President Myles Brand has proposed a solution – “the members of the NCAA” should be used when we mean to refer to the members of the NCAA; “the national office of the NCAA” should be used when we refer to the national office headquarters located in Indianapolis; “the Association” should be used when referring to the entire complex of members including the national office staff and the various rules and functions.

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