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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.
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.
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]
The 2024 NAIA football season was the component of the 2024 college football season organized by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in the United States. The regular season began on August 24 and ended on November 16. [1] The playoffs, known as the NAIA Football National Championship, began on November 23
1959 Texas A&I Javelinas football team; 1960 Lenoir Rhyne Bears football team; 1961 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team; 1962 Central State Bronchos football team; 1963 Saint John's Johnnies football team; 1964 Concordia Cobbers football team; 1964 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team; 1965 Saint John's Johnnies football team
The NAIA men's basketball championship is the longest-running collegiate national championship of any sport in the United States. The tournament was the brainchild of Dr. James Naismith, creator of the game of basketball; Emil Liston, athletic director at Baker University; and Frank Cramer, founder of Cramer Athletic Products.
2020–21 NAIA football national championship; 2023 NAIA football national championship; A. List of NAIA national football championship series appearances by team; L.
The NAIA Division II football national championship was a post-season playoff system featuring the best NAIA Division II college football teams in the United States. It was played annually between 1970 and 1996 when NAIA football play was divided into two divisions based on school enrollment size; the NAIA Division I football national championship was played separately.