News | NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA

Council introduces basketball start-of-season change proposal

Division I basketball games could start three days earlier, if legislation introduced today by the Division I Council is adopted.

Working group seeks input on transfer concepts

The Division I Council Transfer Working Group will ask the membership for feedback on several potential concepts designed to create the best outcomes for both student-athletes and schools involved in the transfer process.

School nominees named for 2017 NCAA Woman of the Year

A record 543 female college athletes have been nominated by NCAA member schools for the 2017 NCAA Woman of the Year award.

Leaders in College Football Announce Plans To Launch Nationwide Celebration of College Football’s 150th Anniversary

College football, one of America’s most beloved and popular institutions, is getting ready to celebrate a big birthday. And it plans to do so in style. A group of college football leaders announced plans today to launch a nationwide...

New DI Council chair brings strong experience, vision

Blake James has always been intrigued by college sports. The athletics director at Miami (Florida) knew when he was a student himself that he wanted to work in the field. Now James is the new chair of the Division I Council, the day-to-day decision-making body for the division.

Championship squad, bench sizes won’t change in DIII

Though roster sizes are swelling in some Division III sports as athletics departments strive to help meet their institutions’ enrollment demands, the number of student-athletes allowed to dress or be on the bench for NCAA championship events will remain at current levels.

Enforcement staff leads academic integrity summit

NCAA rules violations involving transfer students who use online courses to qualify for NCAA competition are discussed at academic integrity summit.

Thompson named to DI Men's Basketball Committee

Mountain West Commissioner Craig Thompson has been named to the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee, replacing retiring New Mexico Athletics Director Paul Krebs.

NCAA releases new report as Title IX turns 45

In conjunction with the 45th anniversary of Title IX, the NCAA office of inclusion has released a new report on the status of female student-athletes, coaches and administrators in the NCAA.

Health and safety data collection poised to expand

Athletics administrators in all NCAA divisions may soon be able to benchmark their school’s health and safety procedures, staffing levels and other pertinent practices against comparable schools across the country.

Former Sam Houston State women’s tennis coach failed to promote an atmosphere of compliance

The former Sam Houston State head women’s tennis coach failed to promote an atmosphere of NCAA rules compliance when he knowingly engaged in impermissible recruiting contact and was involved in giving $1,167 in benefits to a student-athlete before and after she enrolled at the university.

Verifiable performance rule rescinded

The NCAA Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Rules Committee on Thursday rescinded an impending rule change regarding verifiable performances.

Committee recommends modifying ice hockey video reviews

Video replay rules in ice hockey may soon be amended to permit reviews of goals scored after infractions involving an offside or too many players on the ice.

NCAA forms search committee for inclusion/HR executive

NCAA President Mark Emmert has named a national search committee to help identify candidates for the newly created senior position of executive vice president of inclusion and human resources. The 12-member committee will guide the effort...

Former Louisville operations director acted unethically, head coach failed to monitor

A former Louisville director of basketball operations acted unethically when he committed serious violations by arranging striptease dances and sex acts for prospects, student-athletes and others, and did not cooperate with the investigation.

NCAA to follow international swimming rules

The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved a proposal allowing NCAA men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams to follow the International Swimming Federation technical rules. The rule is effective for the 2017-18 academic year.

Men’s basketball coach’s box grows 10 feet

The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved extending the coach’s box to 38 feet for the 2017-18 men’s basketball season.

Women’s basketball moves to 4-foot arc in the lane

The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved moving to a 4-foot restricted-area arc in the lane for the 2017-18 women’s basketball season. Previously, the restricted-area arc was located 3 feet in front of the basket.

Committee recommends free movement in women’s lacrosse

The NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Rules Committee recommended a proposal to allow free movement in the sport. Currently, players must stand on the whistle. Committee members, who met Tuesday through Thursday in Indianapolis, want to improve the pace and flow of the game and believe a way to accomplish this goal is to allow players to move after the official blows his or her whistle.

Chief Inclusion Officer Bernard Franklin announces retirement

Bernard Franklin, NCAA executive vice president of education and community engagement and chief inclusion officer, has announced he will retire Nov. 1.

NCAA selects athletics administrators for Pathway Program

Twenty-five senior-level athletics administrators, who have committed to becoming directors of athletics, have been selected to participate in the 2017 NCAA Pathway Program, the NCAA leadership development team announced.

NCAA announces 2017-18 Postgraduate internship class

NCAA leadership development and human resources have selected 31 interns for the 2017-18 postgraduate intern class at the national office in Indianapolis.

2017 NCAA CHOICES grant program selects winners

Here are the 2017 winning institutions and their project abstracts that they will use as a guide when developing their projects. Babson College (Division III; New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference) The mission of Babson College...

NCAA names 2 Jim McKay Scholarship winners

An NCAA committee has selected Kylie Klotzbach, a member of the Rollins women’s swimming and diving team, and Soren Frykholm, a member of the men’s soccer team at Colorado College, as recipients of the 2017 Jim McKay Scholarships.

NCAA committee names 2017 Byers Scholarship recipients

An NCAA committee has selected two college athletes as recipients of the 2017 Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship. George Bugarinovic, who has a bachelor’s degree in public health and natural sciences from Johns Hopkins, played basketball, and Nandini Mehta, who graduated from Northwestern with a bachelor’s degree in economics and international studies, was a soccer player.

Former York (New York) men’s basketball coach acted unethically

A former York (New York) head men’s basketball coach violated head coach responsibility rules and acted unethically

Survey provides look into DII insurance practices

A new Division II survey is offering an important look into the ways Division II schools are providing health insurance coverage for college athletes.

NCAA and LEAD1 Association to collaborate on insurance study for student-athletes

The National Collegiate Athletic Association and LEAD1 Association have agreed to conduct a joint study of university and college insurance practices and how they support student-athletes.

Women’s Basketball Rules Committee recommends tweaks

With the state of the game in good standing, the NCAA Women’s Basketball Rules Committee has recommended only a few tweaks to the rulebook.

Men’s Basketball Rules Committee looks at future of the game

The NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee discussed overarching issues regarding the future of the game during its annual meeting this week in Indianapolis.

HBCUs continue to make academic progress

When the Division I membership created the Academic Performance Program, leaders insisted that the goal of the new academic standards and accompanying penalties for missing the mark was to inspire schools to improve, not to punish them.

Division I teams face penalties, lose postseason

Seventeen Division I teams will be ineligible for the postseason in 2017-18 due to their low Academic Progress Rates, compared with 23 teams last year.

DI student-athletes continue classroom success

Division I student-athletes improved academically for the 12th consecutive year, earning another all-time high four-year Academic Progress Rate.

NCAA convenes sleep and wellness summit

The Sport Science Institute is working to ensure student-athletes are also paying attention to a facet of their lives they may sacrifice for the sake of busy schedules: sleep.

Updated Revenue Distribution System now available

The NCAA’s updated Revenue Distribution System is now available for members to review distribution data and financial benefits statements dating back to 2001. The updates to the system, as well as some process changes — detailed in an...

NCAA appeals committee upholds findings against former Baruch assistant vice president

The NCAA Division III Infractions Appeals Committee upheld findings that a former Baruch assistant vice president provided impermissible financial aid for a student-athlete.

The Record: May 2017

May 31 Presidents and chancellors Fort Lewis President Dene Thomas announced she will retire June 30, 2018. Thomas became president at Fort Lewis in 2010 … John J. Neuhauser plans to step down as Saint Michael’s president in June 2018. He...

NCAA teams achieve Public Recognition Awards for academic excellence

The NCAA today recognized more than 1,200 Division I teams for outstanding academic achievements. Based on their most recent multiyear Academic Progress Rates, these teams have earned NCAA Public Recognition Awards for posting scores in the top 10 percent of their sport.

Former Florida International University women’s basketball coach acted unethically

The former head women’s basketball coach at Florida International University acted unethically and did not promote an atmosphere of compliance in his program when he provided $600 in cash to a student-athlete.

DIII Presidents Council approves football waiver

Division III football preseason practice will be permitted to begin two days earlier this year.

Search Google Appliance