• 1974 (March 1-2) — The first Division III Wrestling Championships are conducted at Wilkes College.

• 1974 (May 25) — The first Division II Lacrosse Championship is conducted at State University College at Cortland.

• 1974 (May 29-31) — The first Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships are conducted at Eastern Illinois University.

• 1974 (November 30) — The first Division III Soccer Championship is conducted at Wheaton College (Illinois).

• 1975 (January 7) — Gerald R. Ford becomes the second president honored with the NCAA’s Theodore Roosevelt Award.

• 1975 (March 20-22) — The first Division III Swimming and Diving Championships are conducted at Allegheny College.

• 1975 (June 10-13) — The first Division III Golf Championships are conducted at the University of Tennessee at Martin.

• 1975 (June 1) — The National Collegiate Sports Services moves from New York City to Mission, Kansas, and is renamed the NCAA Statistics Service.

• 1975 (August 1) — The NCAA initiates a marketing program through an agreement with Descente Ltd. to use the NCAA mark in marketing sportswear and accessories in Japan.

• 1975 (August 14-15) — The second Special Convention addresses recruiting limitations, financial aid limits, and football and basketball staff and squad sizes.

• 1975 (November 15) — North Central College wins the first of 12 Division III Cross Country Championships titles between 1975 and 1999 under coach Allen Carius.