National Corrupt Athletic Association (National Collegiate Athletic Association or NCAA nickname)

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics. Some people who question the NCAA’s ethics have called it the “National Corrupt Athletic Association.”
 
“Remember: The National Corrupt Athletic Association is not the faceless bureaucracy as it is often portrayed” was printed in The Day (New London. CT) on November 9, 2007. “The NCAA should stand for ‘National Corrupt Athletic Association’” was posted on X/Twitter by Chris Clonts on March 27, 2011. “Ncaa stands for national corrupt athletic association for stripping away SC 2004 championship” was posted on X/Twitter by verdesoul on June 6, 2011. “‘West Virginia deserved to be in the NCAA tournament,’ Morrisey, standing at a lectern with a sign reading ‘National Corrupt Athletic Association,’ said Monday in Charleston, West Virginia.” was posted on ESPN on March 17, 2025.
 
 
Wikipedia: National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, and 1 in Canada. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges and helps over 500,000 college student athletes who compete annually in college sports. The headquarters is located in Indianapolis, Indiana.
       
Newspapers.com
9 November 2007, The Day (New London ,CT), “NCAA up to old tricks” by Mike DiMauro, pg. D1, col. 2:
Remember: The National Corrupt Athletic Association is not the faceless bureaucracy as it is often portrayed.
 
X/Twitter
Marc S.
@marc90007
@InsidetheNCAA The NCAA should stand for “National Corrupt Athletic Association”
11:15 PM · Dec 23, 2010
 
X/Twitter
Chris Clonts
@Clontsey
@GRLitman if they did that, it’d be money trumps competition, just like BCS. Nothing new for the National Corrupt Athletic Association.
5:38 PM · Mar 27, 2011
 
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verdesoul
@verdesoul
Ncaa stands for national corrupt athletic association for stripping away SC 2004 championship
6:59 PM · Jun 6, 2011
 
Newspapers.com
6 April 2012, The Day (New London ,CT), “There’s plenty of blame to share” by Mike DiMauro, pg. D1, col. 1:
And the truth, in the case of UConn’s imperiled NCAA tournament chances for 2012-13, hovers between the whims of the National Corrupt Athletic Association (NCAA) and the persecution complex of the men’s basketball program at UConn.
 
Google Books
Dropping Out:
The Trespasser Killer
By Ned Johnson
Raleigh, NC: Lulu.com
2015
Pg.  144
Every year during (Billy—ed.) Packe’s tenure, Conrad wrote both the Corrupt Broadcasting System (CBS) and the National Corrupt Athletic Association (NCAA) complaining about the broadcast team.
 
X/Twitter
David Smith
@Marshall_Racer_
No Monmouth or St. Mary’s. Absolutely criminal even for the National Corrupt Athletic Association! #LetsAllLeave
6:39 PM · Mar 13, 2016
 
X/Twitter
Tanner Angst
@TannerAngst
@NCAA stands for National Corrupt Athletic Association. What a joke this organization is.
1:31 PM · Nov 26, 2019
 
ESPN
West Virginia governor lashes out after NCAA tournament snub
ESPN News Services
Mar 17, 2025, 03:04 PM ET
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey lashed out at the men’s NCAA tournament selection committee after the Mountaineers were among the teams snubbed, and he asked his attorney general to investigate and work closely with the NCAA to ensure that the process is transparent and fair.
 
“West Virginia deserved to be in the NCAA tournament,” Morrisey, standing at a lectern with a sign reading “National Corrupt Athletic Association,” said Monday in Charleston, West Virginia. “This was a miscarriage of justice and robbery at the highest levels.”