The first tier of intercollegiate sports in the United States includes sports that are sanctioned by one of the collegiate sport governing bodies. The major sanctioning organization is the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Before mid-1981, women's top-tier intercollegiate sports were solely governed by the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW). The second tier consists of competition between student clubs from different colleges, not organized by and therefore not formally representing the institutions or their faculties. This tier is also considered to be "intercollegiate" sports. College sports originated as student activities.
NCAA Team Champions: see NCAA Championships
Pre-NCAA Team Champions: see Pre-NCAA intercollegiate championships
AIAW Team Champions: see AIAW and DGWS Championships
NAIA Team Champions: see NAIA Championships
Intercollegiate Team Champions of Non-NCAA and Non-AIAW Sports in the United States:
Key to initialism
Some schools in this list are more commonly known by their initials.
Key to location
The locations of some schools in this list are not obvious from their names.