The 1920–21 NCAA season was the inaugural season of official NCAA sponsorship of team and individual national championships for college athletics in the United States, coinciding with the 1920–21 collegiate academic school year.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 1920–June 1921 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Sports | 1 |
| Championships | 1 |
During the inaugural season, only one sport was sponsored: men's track and field.[1]
Before the introduction of the separate University Division and College Division before the 1955–56 school year, the NCAA only conduced a single national championship for each sport. Women's sports were not added until 1981–82.
Championships
edit| Sport/Event | Championship | Edition | Finals Site Host(s) |
Date(s) | Team Champion(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track and Field | 1921 NCAA Track and Field Championships | 1st | Stagg Field Chicago, Illinois University of Chicago |
June 17–18, 1921 | Illinois (1st) |
Season results
editTeam titles, by university
edit| Rank | University | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | 1 |
References
edit- ^ "NCAA Championships Summary" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved February 28, 2017.