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Intercollegiate Sports Team Champions (non-NCAA, non-AIAW)
 * The championships below were bestowed by the collegiate governing bodies of specific sports in years when the sport lacked official varsity status in the NCAA (which many still lack) or in the AIAW (preceded by the DGWS).
 * Two exceptions are included below: (1) women’s fencing (NCAA no longer offers a women-only team championship) and (2) women’s bowling (the US Bowling Congress championship has retained eminence).
 * Equestrian, women’s rugby and women’s squash are currently on the NCAA list of "Emerging Sports."
 * Some sports (particularly women’s sports) championships that are now currently sanctioned by the NCAA were previously administered by a single-sport governing body.
 * Some of these sports operate at a club level outside of any athletic department. On the other hand, some teams or leagues have been accorded varsity status within their school’s athletic program.  Generally, there is no strict separation during competition, but there are exceptions (e.g., Varsity Equestrian since 2006, as it seeks official NCAA status).
 * Inclusion on this list indicates the highest college team accomplishment in a particular sport. Thus, non-varsity and/or club-level champions in sports having a contemporary NCAA champion (e.g., ice hockey, alpine skiing) or other collegiate varsity-level champion (e.g., IRA rowing) are excluded.

Badminton
Administered by USA Badminton

Intercollegiate Badminton Association founded in 2007, 1st championship held 2008

Bowling
Starting in 2004, the NCAA has sponsored a women's team championship in addition to the USBC national championships. There are 60 schools in all divisions participating in NCAA bowling as of 9/1/09.

Boxing
Preceded by NCAA championships, 1932 - 1960

Croquet
Six Wicket Croquet

Golf Croquet

Cycling
Men and Women Combined Scoring

Fencing, Women-only
Foil

NIWFA title competition was held in addition to the AIAW championship from 1980-82 and the NCAA women’s championship from 1983 – 1989. Starting in 1990, the NCAA has sponsored a combined men's and women's team championship, declaring one overall combined champion. NIWFA membership in 2008 consisted of 23 schools. There were 41 schools with women’s varsity programs in all divisions of the NCAA, as of 9/1/09. Most, if not all, NIWFA member schools are members of the NCAA.

* did not win AIAW championship ** did not win NCAA women’s championship *** won last AIAW title; did not participate in NCAA’s first championship

Epee, Sabre and Division III

Ice Hockey, Women
American Women's College Hockey Alliance; followed by NCAA women’s tournament

Lacrosse, Women
Administered from 1978-80 by the United States Women's Lacrosse Association. Followed by AIAW and NCAA women’s tournaments.

Parachuting
The USPA National Collegiate Parachute Championships consist of both individual and team events. Individual events are classic accuracy, sport accuracy and freefall style. The team events are classic accuracy and formation diving (and before 2007, 2-person freefly diving). Schools other than the service academies have been competitive only in sport accuracy and freefly diving. In the Team Accuracy and Formation Skydiving events, multiple yearly entrants from the service academies have dominated. For example in 2008, 6 USMA and 4 USAFA teams placed in the top 10 in team accuracy. Listing a team champion school thus is not meaningful.

Rodeo
Men

Women

Men's Varsity Heavyweight Eights
Intercollegiate Rowing Association

Men's Varsity Lightweight Eights
Intercollegiate Rowing Association

Men's Overall Points
Intercollegiate Rowing Association

Men's Heavyweight Team
The now defunct National Collegiate Rowing Championship was a quasi-official national championship for men's collegiate rowing held in Cincinnati, Ohio between 1983 and 1996. During these years Harvard, Yale and Washington, three of the sport’s powers, did not participate in the IRAs. In 1982, a Harvard alumnus decided to remedy this perceived problem by establishing a heavyweight varsity National Collegiate Rowing Championship race in Cincinnati, Ohio. It paid for the winners of the Pac-10 Championship, the Eastern Sprints, the IRA and the Harvard-Yale race to attend. It was a finals-only event and other crews could attend if they paid their own way and there was room in the field. After 1996 the race was discontinued.

Women's Varsity Eights
National Women's Rowing Association (to 1986), US Rowing (1986-96). In 1986 the NWRA dissolved after recognizing the USRA's assuming of responsibility as the national governing body for women’s rowing. Followed by NCAA women’s championships, in which women currently compete in a Varsity 8, a Second Varsity 8, and a Varsity Four. * simultaneous AIAW championship, the only one conducted

Women Varsity Lightweight Eights
Intercollegiate Rowing Association

Snowboard and Ski
In 2009, events included Giant Slalom, Slalom, Cross-Country Sprints, Cross-Country Relays, Cross-Country Distance, Halfpipe, Slopestyle, SkierCross, and Snowboard Cross. NCAA championship alpine events likewise include slalom and GS. However, the NCAA Nordic program is limited to 2 events. Because the USCSA Nordic competition occurs in 4 events each for men and women, the Nordic winners are included here.

Softball (Fastpitch), Women
Administered by the Amateur Softball Association (?) from ? - 1973. Followed by AIAW and NCAA women’s tournaments.

Softball (Slowpitch), Women
The year after the last AIAW competition in 1982, a college championship was held. It is not clear whether there were any more after 1983. It appears that most of the college women's slow-pitch teams at that time were from Florida and North Carolina.

Synchronized Swimming
Preceded by AIAW tournament 1977-82

Tennis, Women
Administered from 1968-76 by the United States Tennis Association (USTA). Followed by AIAW and NCAA women’s tournaments.

Water Polo, Women
Followed by NCAA women's tournament.