NCAA is an association of thousands of American universities. In NCAA, more than 0/000 four-year universities in the United States and Canada are divided into three grades and dozens of leagues, including football, basketball, baseball, ice hockey and other ball leagues, as well as track and field, gymnastics and wrestling. NCAA is one of the most important events for American college students after studying abroad.
The main activities of NCAA are various sports leagues held every year, among which the basketball league in the first half of the year and the rugby league in the second half of the year are the most concerned. NCAA in basketball generally refers to the National College Basketball League.
Because the NBA stipulates that players must be 19 years old to qualify for the draft, this means that many players who have completed high school must go to college for one year to participate in the draft. Therefore, NCAA has become an important stage for many talented players to perform.
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The predecessor of NCAA is American College Basketball League. 1939, the National Coach Committee held a league match, in which five college teams participated. Since then, NCAA has taken over sponsorship and become the most influential basketball league in the United States, even after the establishment of NBA 1946.
NCAA generally refers to the competition in which more than 300 powerful universities participate, which is equivalent to the first-class university alliance. The conditions for attending NCAA universities are very harsh. First, there are at least four sports and sports teams for men and women in universities. Secondly, the player's SAT and ACT test scores must be above 2.0.
Since the 1990s, the teams that entered the NCAA semi-finals mainly included the University of Maryland (champion in 2002), Duke University (champion in 199 1 year, champion in 1992 and champion in 5438+0 in 2006) and University of Kentucky (199)
NCAA competition system
NCAA participating universities are almost all over the United States, and the participating teams are generally divided into leagues according to regions. A league has more than a dozen teams or dozens of teams, playing regularly, with one host and one guest. At present, there are 3 1 leagues recognized by NCAA, and the first place in each league automatically obtains the qualification to enter the top 64 NCAA.
The other 33 places are selected by experts according to their strength. The top 64 will be divided into the Eastern District, the Western District, the Central and Western District and the Southeast District for the single-game elimination of neutral cities, and the champions in each district will be the last four. The semi-finals and finals are usually held in one city, and the rule is still single elimination. On the day of the final, the NBA will not play any games to show respect.
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Baidu encyclopedia -NCAA