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| Abbreviation | NCBA |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1976; 48 years ago (1976) |
| Legal status | Association |
| Headquarters | Colorado Springs (under USA Boxing) |
Region served | United States |
President | Eric Buller |
Main organ | Board of Directors |
| Website | ncbaboxing.org |
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 are divided into three sub-associations, by region:
Formerly
| Weight class limit (lbs/kg)[2] | |
|---|---|
| Men | Women |
| — | 112 lb (50.8 kg) |
| 119 lb (54.0 kg) | 119 lb (54.0 kg) |
| 125 lb (56.7 kg) | 125 lb (56.7 kg)} |
| 132 lb (59.9 kg) | 132 lb (59.9 kg) |
| 139 lb (63.0 kg) | 139 lb (63.0 kg) |
| 147 lb (66.7 kg) | 147 lb (66.7 kg) |
| 156 lb (70.8 kg) | 156 lb (70.8 kg) |
| 165 lb (74.8 kg) | 165 lb (74.8 kg) |
| 175 lb (79.4 kg) | — |
| 185 lb (83.9 kg) | — |
| 195 lb (88.5 kg) | — |
| Heavyweight (195+ lbs) | — |
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:
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