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updatedAt: 2025-08-18T20:43:57.000Z
agentTools:
  siteIndex: https://developer.sportradar.com/llms.txt
  projectIndex: https://developer.sportradar.com/basketball/v3/llms.txt
---

# League Hierarchy

**NCAAMB League Hierarchy** League, conference, division, and team identification and association information.

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  ### Update Frequency

  300s Time To Live / Cache
</Callout>

# OpenAPI definition

```json
{
  "openapi": "3.1.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "ncaa-mens-basketball",
    "version": "3"
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://api.sportradar.com/ncaamb/"
    }
  ],
  "components": {
    "securitySchemes": {
      "sec0": {
        "type": "apiKey",
        "in": "query",
        "name": "api_key"
      }
    }
  },
  "security": [
    {
      "sec0": []
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
    "/{access_level}/v3/{language_code}/league/hierarchy.{format}": {
      "get": {
        "summary": "League Hierarchy",
        "description": "**NCAAMB League Hierarchy** League, conference, division, and team identification and association information.",
        "operationId": "ncaamb-league-hierarchy",
        "parameters": [
          {
            "name": "access_level",
            "in": "path",
            "description": "The access level of your API key",
            "schema": {
              "type": "string",
              "enum": [
                "trial",
                "production"
              ],
              "default": "trial"
            },
            "required": true
          },
          {
            "name": "language_code",
            "in": "path",
            "description": "2 letter code for supported language: en (English)",
            "schema": {
              "type": "string",
              "enum": [
                "en"
              ],
              "default": "en"
            },
            "required": true
          },
          {
            "name": "format",
            "in": "path",
            "description": "Format returned",
            "schema": {
              "type": "string",
              "enum": [
                "json",
                "xml"
              ],
              "default": "json"
            },
            "required": true
          }
        ],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "200",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "examples": {
                  "Result": {
                    "value": "{\n    \"league\": {\n        \"id\": \"cd4268ee-07aa-4c4d-a435-ec44ad2c76cb\",\n        \"name\": \"NCAA MEN\",\n        \"alias\": \"NCAAM\"\n    },\n    \"divisions\": [\n        {\n            \"id\": \"c5a8d640-5093-4044-851d-2c562e929994\",\n            \"name\": \"NCAA Division I\",\n            \"alias\": \"D1\",\n            \"conferences\": [\n                {\n                    \"id\": \"a30fe8ff-82d2-4521-bc8d-e08e6a9dbb52\",\n                    \"name\": \"Big Ten\",\n                    \"alias\": \"BIG10\",\n                    \"teams\": [\n                        {\n                            \"id\": \"c10544de-e3bd-4776-ba2e-83df8c017fd1\",\n                            \"name\": \"Hawkeyes\",\n                            \"market\": \"Iowa\",\n                            \"alias\": \"IOWA\",\n                            \"team_colors\": [],\n                            \"venue\": {\n                                \"id\": \"04c2567a-3a02-462b-b06b-5a4216dd30af\",\n                                \"name\": \"Carver-Hawkeye Arena\",\n                                \"capacity\": 15500,\n                                \"address\": \"1 Elliot Drive\",\n                                \"city\": \"Iowa City\",\n                                \"state\": \"IA\",\n                                \"zip\": \"52242\",\n                                \"country\": \"USA\",\n                                \"location\": {\n                                    \"lat\": \"41.663611\",\n                                    \"lng\": \"-91.554444\"\n                                }\n                            }\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }\n            ]\n        }\n    ]\n}"
                  }
                },
                "schema": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "league": {
                      "type": "object",
                      "properties": {
                        "id": {
                          "type": "string",
                          "example": "cd4268ee-07aa-4c4d-a435-ec44ad2c76cb"
                        },
                        "name": {
                          "type": "string",
                          "example": "NCAA MEN"
                        },
                        "alias": {
                          "type": "string",
                          "example": "NCAAM"
                        }
                      }
                    },
                    "divisions": {
                      "type": "array",
                      "items": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                          "id": {
                            "type": "string",
                            "example": "c5a8d640-5093-4044-851d-2c562e929994"
                          },
                          "name": {
                            "type": "string",
                            "example": "NCAA Division I"
                          },
                          "alias": {
                            "type": "string",
                            "example": "D1"
                          },
                          "conferences": {
                            "type": "array",
                            "items": {
                              "type": "object",
                              "properties": {
                                "id": {
                                  "type": "string",
                                  "example": "a30fe8ff-82d2-4521-bc8d-e08e6a9dbb52"
                                },
                                "name": {
                                  "type": "string",
                                  "example": "Big Ten"
                                },
                                "alias": {
                                  "type": "string",
                                  "example": "BIG10"
                                },
                                "teams": {
                                  "type": "array",
                                  "items": {
                                    "type": "object",
                                    "properties": {
                                      "id": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "c10544de-e3bd-4776-ba2e-83df8c017fd1"
                                      },
                                      "name": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "Hawkeyes"
                                      },
                                      "market": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "Iowa"
                                      },
                                      "alias": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "IOWA"
                                      },
                                      "team_colors": {
                                        "type": "array"
                                      },
                                      "venue": {
                                        "type": "object",
                                        "properties": {
                                          "id": {
                                            "type": "string",
                                            "example": "04c2567a-3a02-462b-b06b-5a4216dd30af"
                                          },
                                          "name": {
                                            "type": "string",
                                            "example": "Carver-Hawkeye Arena"
                                          },
                                          "capacity": {
                                            "type": "integer",
                                            "example": 15500,
                                            "default": 0
                                          },
                                          "address": {
                                            "type": "string",
                                            "example": "1 Elliot Drive"
                                          },
                                          "city": {
                                            "type": "string",
                                            "example": "Iowa City"
                                          },
                                          "state": {
                                            "type": "string",
                                            "example": "IA"
                                          },
                                          "zip": {
                                            "type": "string",
                                            "example": "52242"
                                          },
                                          "country": {
                                            "type": "string",
                                            "example": "USA"
                                          },
                                          "location": {
                                            "type": "object",
                                            "properties": {
                                              "lat": {
                                                "type": "string",
                                                "example": "41.663611"
                                              },
                                              "lng": {
                                                "type": "string",
                                                "example": "-91.554444"
                                              }
                                            }
                                          }
                                        }
                                      }
                                    }
                                  }
                                }
                              }
                            }
                          }
                        }
                      }
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "deprecated": false
      }
    }
  },
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}
```