There are roughly 300 members throughout the US, Canada and the Bahamas. The typical member is between 3000-6000 students. The association has experienced growth in recent years due to growing enrollments at private institutions causing the addition and development of intercollegiate athletic programs.
The association blends the positive characteristics of both NCAA DIII and DII. Like NCAA DII, members award scholarships. And like NCAA DIII the members are smaller, student focused and have superior academic achievement.
But unlike the NCAA, the NAIA is focused on Character development. Which is headlined by the Champions of Character initiative started in the early 2000s.
NAIA signing day is the same as the NCAA. it was like Feb 21 i think this year. You can still sign with schools though its not too late
Since 2006 231 NAIA players have been drafted in the Summer Amateur Draft.
The official clearinghouse for NAIA eligibility is PlayNAIA. Every student who wishes to play sports at an NAIA college must register with the NAIA eligibility center.
No. They are division 3 therefore they award no scholarships. They can "Help" with receiving academic scholarships though.
NCAA is typically bigger schools like Florida, Texas, UCLA, Tennessee. NAIA is smaller schools, many private schools, but still highly competitive. These include Lee University (NAIA College World Series 2 years in a row) and AUM (Auburn University of Montgomery). These schools are highly competitive, and many of them could compete in the NCAA.
NAIA Expressway was created on 2009-05-30.
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NAIA Women's Basketball Championships was created in 1981.
NAIA Football Player of the Year Award was created in 1997.
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NAIA Basketball Tournament Most Valuable Player was created in 1939.
Peru State won the NAIA National Division II Championship in 1990.