THE ORIGINS OF NCAA SPORTS
college sports. HISTORICAL FACTS.
Baseball The NCAA College World Series is held
each year in Omaha, Nebraska which has been the permanent home of the
championship since 1950.
The baseball championship competition is held between 8 regions. 6 teams from
each region play off in a double elimination competition, with the winning
school advancing to the College World Series.
Basketball The 1st intercollegiate basketball game was played on February 9, 1895, between Hamline College and the Minnesota School of Agriculture with Minnesota taking the game out nine to three. Basketball slowly developed over time and on Jan. 18, 1896, the 1st college basketball game was played with the with the five man format in Iowa City, Iowa. During the game, the University of Chicago defeated the University of Iowa by fifteen to twelve.
Equestrian A Varsity Equestrian Championship is held every year among universities and colleges that compete at the varsity level. Because equestrian has 2 unique disciplines, this event has a national champion in each of 3 areas; Overall, Western and English.
Football The birth of football in the United States goes back to Nov. 6, 1869, when teams from Princeton and Rutgers universities met in New Brunswick, New York, for the 1st intercollegiate football game. In the early games, each team was allowed twenty five players. By 1873 this number had been reduced to twenty, in 1876 it was reduced again to fifteen, and in 1880 to the present day number of eleven.
Lacrosse Over 26,000 men play lacrosse at either varsity or club level. There are currently fifty seven NCAA Division one men's lacrosse teams, thirty two Division two men's lacrosse teams, and one hundred and thirty one Division three men's lacrosse teams.