2009: Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, becomes the NCAA’s first member school outside the United States, joining Division II. September 1, 2009 14
Sept. 1, 1968: A total of 223 members select membership in the University Division and 386 in the College Division under new legislation. September 1, 1968 18
Fall 1956: When he enrolls at Oklahoma and joins the football team, Prentice Gautt becomes the first Black student-athlete to play for a member school in the Jim Crow states of the South and Southwest. Gautt later becomes the NCAA’s secretary-treasurer in 1994. September 1, 1956 19