Headquartered in Torrance, California, the NCRHA is the national governing body of college inline hockey.

Each National Collegiate Roller Hockey Association game is played between two teams, 4 skaters aside, and is 36 minutes long.

If at the end of regulation time, both teams are tied with the same number of goals, the game shall go to a 3 on 3-five minute sudden death overtime.

In the regular season, with the current NCRHA is divided into five divisions, and again geographically split into five member organizations.

The NCRHA's regular season standings are based on a point system instead of winning percentages.

At the end of the regular season, organizations hold a regional championship to determine its champion.

Regional champions along with a set number of at-large teams qualify for the National Collegiate Roller Hockey Championships.