The National Collegiate Boxing Association (NCBA) is a non-profit college sports organization that organizes boxing fights for student athletes. The association falls under the auspices of USA Boxing. After 1960, the NCAA no longer sanctioned boxing. In response, the NCBA was founded in 1976.
NCBA member schools are encouraged to develop their instructional and intramural programs with emphasis on the teaching of fundamental novice boxing skills. In order to be eligible to participate in an NCBA member school, a collegiate boxer must be a full-time student at an accredited institution at which they are attending for graduation.
Participating schools Participating schools are divided into three regions:
East Region Central Connecticut State University Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Lock Haven University Norwich University Pennsylvania State University Shippensburg University Trinity College United States Military Academy (Army) University of Hartford University of Massachusetts - Amherst University of Connecticut West Chester University University of Delaware
Formerly United States Coast Guard Academy (boxing team disbanded in 2018)
Midwest Region Miami University (Ohio) North Carolina State University Ohio State University United States Naval Academy (Navy) University of Cincinnati University of Dayton University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill West Virginia University University of Iowa
West Region Arizona State University Boise State University California State University, Sacramento Grand Canyon University San José State University Santa Clara University Stanford University United States Air Force Academy (Air Force) University of California, Berkeley University of California, Davis University of California, Los Angeles University of San Francisco University of Southern California University of Nevada, Reno University of Washington University of Utah Oregon State University
Weight classes Weight class limit (lbs/kg) Men Women — — — — Heavyweight (195+ lbs) —
National tournament Contestants for the national tournament are decided by a regional tournament for each NCBA region, with the first- and second-place boxer from each weight class in each region advancing to the national tournament. It is possible for a boxer to advance to nationals by walkover if they have no opponent.
At nationals, the team scoring is conducted as follows: Each team automatically receives 1 point. Each boxer who wins a quarterfinal match earns 1 point for their team. Each boxer who wins a semi-final match earns 3 points for their team. Each boxer who wins a final match earns 5 points for their team.
National team champions
YearMenWomenNotes1976University of Nevada1977West Chester University1978University of Nevada1979West Chester University1980U.S. Air Force Academy1981U.S. Air Force Academy1982West Chester University1983U.S. Air Force Academy1984U.S. Air Force Academy1985U.S. Air Force Academy1986U.S. Air Force Academy1987U.S. Naval Academy1988U.S. Air Force Academy1989U.S. Air Force Academy1990U.S. Air Force Academy1991University of Nevada1992U.S. Air Force Academy1993University of Nevada1994U.S. Air Force Academy1995U.S. Air Force Academy1996U.S. Naval Academy1997U.S. Naval Academy1998U.S. Naval Academy1999U.S. Air Force Academy2000U.S. Air Force Academy2001U.S. Air Force Academy2002U.S. Air Force Academy2003U.S. Air Force Academy2004U.S. Air Force Academy2005U.S. Naval Academy2006University of Nevada-Las Vegas2007Lock Haven University2008U.S. Military Academy2009U.S. Military Academy2010U.S. Military Academy2011U.S. Military Academy2012U.S. Air Force Academy2013U.S. Military Academy2014U.S. Military AcademyWashingtonFirst year to include women's championships2015University of NevadaWashington2016U.S. Military AcademyWashington2017 U.S. Military AcademyFirst tournament sweep by a single school2018U.S. Military Academy2019U.S. Military AcademyU.S. Naval Academy2020No tournament heldCancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.20212022U.S. Military AcademyU.S. Naval Academy2023U.S. Air Force AcademyU.S. Military Academy2024U.S. Naval AcademyU.S. Military Academy2025U.S. Naval AcademyU.S. Air Force Academy2026WashingtonU.S. Air Force AcademyNational Men's Championships by SchoolAir Force20Army11Navy7Nevada5West Chester3Nevada-Las Vegas1Lock Haven1Washington1 National Women's Championships by SchoolArmy4Washington3Air Force2Navy2
See also College club sports in the United States Collegiate Nationals NCAA Boxing Championship USA Boxing
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