National Collegiate Boxing Association Explained

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 he/she is attending for graduation.

Participating schools

Participating schools are divided into three sub-associations, by region:

Eastern Collegiate Boxing Association

• Norwich University
• Kutztown University
• Lock Haven University
• Pennsylvania State University
• Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg
• Shippensburg University
• United States Military Academy (Army)
• University of Massachusetts - Amherst
• University of Connecticut
• Trinity College, Hartford, CT
• Salisbury University
• University of Hartford

Formerly

• United States Coast Guard Academy (boxing team disbanded in 2018) ^[1]

Midwest Collegiate Boxing Association

• Iowa State University
• Miami University (Ohio)
• Ohio State University
• United States Naval Academy (Navy)
• University of Cincinnati
• University of Kansas
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• West Virginia University
• University of Iowa

Far West Collegiate Boxing Association

• Boise State University
• California State University, Northridge
• San José State University
• Santa Clara University
• United States Air Force Academy (Air Force)
• University of California, Berkeley
• University of California, Irvine
• University of California, Davis
• University of California, Los Angeles
• University of San Francisco
• University of Southern California
• University of Nevada, Reno
• University of Nevada, Las Vegas
• University of Washington
• University of Oregon
• University of Utah
• Oregon State University

Weight classes

Weight class limit (lbs/kg)[2]
Men	Women
—	1121NaN1
1191NaN1	1191NaN1
1251NaN1	1251NaN1

|-|| 1321NaN1 ||1321NaN1 |-|| 1391NaN1 ||1391NaN1|-|| 1471NaN1 ||1471NaN1|-|| 1561NaN1 || 1561NaN1 |-|| 1651NaN1 ||1651NaN1|-|| 1751NaN1 || —|-|1851NaN1 || — |-|1951NaN1 || —|-| Heavyweight (195+ lbs) || —|- |}

National tournament^[3]

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

Year Men Women Notes 1976[4] University of Nevada 1977 West Chester University 1978 University of Nevada 1979 West Chester University 1980 U.S. Air Force Academy 1981 U.S. Air Force Academy 1982 West Chester University 1983 U.S. Air Force Academy 1984 U.S. Air Force Academy 1985 U.S. Air Force Academy 1986 U.S. Air Force Academy 1987 U.S. Naval Academy 1988 U.S. Air Force Academy 1989 U.S. Air Force Academy 1990 U.S. Air Force Academy 1991 University of Nevada 1992 U.S. Air Force Academy 1993 University of Nevada 1994 U.S. Air Force Academy 1995 U.S. Air Force Academy 1996 U.S. Naval Academy 1997 U.S. Naval Academy 1998 U.S. Naval Academy 1999 U.S. Air Force Academy 2000 U.S. Air Force Academy 2001 U.S. Air Force Academy 2002 U.S. Air Force Academy 2003 U.S. Air Force Academy 2004 U.S. Air Force Academy 2005 U.S. Naval Academy 2006 University of Nevada-Las Vegas 2007 Lock Haven University 2008 U.S. Military Academy 2009 U.S. Military Academy 2010 U.S. Military Academy 2011 U.S. Military Academy 2012 U.S. Air Force Academy 2013 U.S. Military Academy 2014 [5] U.S. Military Academy Washington First year to include women's championships 2015 [6] University of Nevada Washington 2016 [7] U.S. Military Academy Washington 2017 U.S. Military Academy[8] [9] First tournament sweep by a single school 2018 [10] U.S. Military Academy 2019 [11] U.S. Military Academy U.S. Naval Academy 2020 No tournament held Cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[12] 2021 2022 U.S. Military Academy U.S. Naval Academy 2023 U.S. Air Force Academy U.S. Military Academy 2024 U.S. Naval Academy U.S. Military Academy

National Men's Championships by School Air Force 20 Army 11 Navy 6 Nevada 5 West Chester 3 Nevada-Las Vegas 1 Lock Haven 1 National Women's Championships by School Army 4 Washington 3 Navy 2

See also

• College club sports in the United States
• Collegiate Nationals
• NCAA Boxing Championship

Notes and References

1. Web site: US Coast Guard Academy Boxing Team. 2019-08-27.
2. Web site: NCBA Regional & National Competition Weight Classes . 2019-08-27.
3. Web site: N.C.B.A. Rules Supplement . PDF . 2019-08-28.
4. Web site: NCBA National Champions . 2019-08-29.
5. Web site: 2014 National Collegiate Boxing Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20200422072821/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5109OAesjiU&gl=US&hl=en . 2020-04-22 . dead. CBS Sports Network . 5 April 2014 . U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York, United States . 2016-06-03.
6. Web site: 2015 Tournament Champions . 2019-08-22.
7. Web site: 2016 Tournament Champions . 2019-08-22.
8. Web site: Army Women’s Boxing team wins first NCBA National Championship . 2019-08-22.
9. Web site: Falcons Earn Four NCBA National Titles . 2019-08-21.
10. Web site: 2018 NCBA Collegiate Boxing Championships . 2019-08-21.
11. Web site: Army Men’s Boxing earns 10th team National Championship . 2019-08-21.
12. Web site: Events . National Collegiate Boxing Association . 2020-03-14.