Top NCAA Sports APIs# NCAA API
## About NCAA APIs
Get a list of sports games, locations, competitions, and even artwork with NCAA APIs.
## What is an NCAA API?
A National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) application programming interface (API) is a RESTful web service. It enables developers to add NCAA sports data search and retrieval functionality into their applications or onto their websites.
## How does an API for NCAA work?
An NCAA API uses the GET request method. Developers embed endpoints into their projects to access the third-party API service. After a request is processed, results are returned in JSON format.
## Who is an NCAA API for?
An API for NCAA data retrieval is for developers that want to save time manually coding that functionality. Examples of projects include fantasy sports and live sports analyses and locating sports artwork for home theatre applications.
## Why is an API for NCAA important?
An API for NCAA sports data allows developers to connect to one reliable data source for getting sports information. Sports APIs may draw from several different databases and live feeds from national and international locations. New developers can avoid registering with multiple websites to get the data they need.
APIs for NCAA also helps businesses that run sports betting websites. By allowing users to connect with NCAA live score, they can stay on their website longer.
## What can you expect from an API for NCAA data retrieval?
With APIs for NCAA data, developers can expect to build websites and client applications with low latency.
Businesses can look forward to using reliable data feeds that their customers will appreciate.
## Are there examples of free NCAA APIs?
RapidAPI's Marketplace lists several freemium APIs for retrieving NCAA information. The Basic plans on the freemium pricing structure are free. Some request limitations and overage rates apply.
AllSportDB.com by AllSportDB is a freemium API that allows users to view a list of game types, international and national sporting events, locations, and competitions.
The Sports DB is another freemium API on the Marketplace. It allows users to search for NCAA live scores, sports schedules, and artwork.
## Best NCAA Sports APIs
1. [LiveScore](https://rapidapi.com/apidojo/api/livescore6)
2. [TheRundown](https://rapidapi.com/therundown/api/therundown)
3. [Sportspage Feed](https://rapidapi.com/SportspageFeeds/api/sportspage-feeds)
4. [Live Sports Odds](https://rapidapi.com/theoddsapi/api/live-sports-odds)
5. [TheSportsDB](https://rapidapi.com/theapiguy/api/thesportsdb)
6. [AllSportDB.com](https://rapidapi.com/AllSportDB/api/allsportdb-com)
## NCAA Sports API SDKs
All NCAA Sports APIs are supported and made available in [multiple developer programming languages and SDKs](https://docs.rapidapi.com/v2.0/docs/getting-started-with-rapidapi-sdks) including:
1. Node.js
2. PHP
3. Python
4. Ruby
5. Objective-C
6. Java (Android)
7. C# (.NET)
8. cURL
Just select your preference from any API endpoints page.
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This API helps to query for football, cricket, basketball, tennis, hockey matches, leagues, news, etc... to create a sporting site/application such as livescore.com
The fastest real-time odds, scores, schedules, and stats from major sportsbooks. See our API documentation for more details. Please contact us on contact@therundown.io for custom plans, we can provide for any request limit needed, as well as websockets!
Get detailed team and schedule data, real-time scores, and betting odds for top US football, basketball, baseball, and hockey leagues:
• NFL
• NBA
• MLB
• NHL
• NCAAF
• NCAAB
Documentation: https://sportspagefeeds.com/documentation
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