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NCAA's Three Divisions

Who is the NCAA? More than 1,100 colleges and universities in NCAA Division I, Division II and Division III collectively invest in improving the experiences of student-athletes and supporting their success on the field, in the classroom and for life. Why does the NCAA have divisions? The NCAA’s... Read more

Gambling on College Sports

What's the Big Deal? Sidebar The FBI estimates more than $2.5 billion is wagered illegally every year on March Madness, exceeding the amount wagered on the Super Bowl. An increasing number of boys and girls are gambling before reaching high school and sports wagering is one of the typica... Read more

NCAA March Madness: Filling the Division I Basketball Brackets

How about a quick overview of the process? The Division I Men’s and Women’s Basketball championships each have 10-person selection committees responsible for overseeing all aspects of their events. The committees select and seed the teams by secret ballot before building the brackets. All th... Read more

NCAA Rules Enforcement: For the Good of the Game

Why does the NCAA have a rules enforcement process? The rules enforcement process is designed to ensure integrity and fair play among NCAA schools. Schools that abide by the rules should not be competitively disadvantaged. How does the NCAA find out that schools are breaking the rules? Some of ... Read more

The National Letter of Intent

What is a National Letter of Intent (NLI)? The NLI is a binding agreement between an NCAA school and a student-athlete in which the student-athlete agrees to attend the school for one year and the school agrees to provide financial aid to the student-athlete. The NLI is voluntary and prospective ... Read more

Student-Athlete Reinstatement

About Student-Athlete Reinstatement (SAR) SAR is a team within the NCAA's academic and membership affairs department. The SAR staff processes violations and waivers that directly affect the eligibility of a prospective student-athlete or an enrolled student-athlete. When an NCAA member school sel... Read more

Where the money goes

More than 90 percent of the NCAA’s revenue goes to support student-athletes Student-athletes benefit from NCAA programs supporting leadership opportunities, internships, degree completion and postgraduate scholarships. In short, we put our money where our mission is. How can the NCAA be a no... Read more

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February 24, 2015

LG extends NCAA® corporate partnership through 2018

LG Electronics USA has extended its official corporate partnership with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA®) under a new agreement that runs through August 2018.

February 20, 2015

Division I committee chairs appointed

The Division I governance structure envisioned by the Board of Directors is closer to being fully functioning.

February 20, 2015

Former Florida assistant coach commits recruiting violation

A former University of Florida assistant football coach visited a prospect off-campus before NCAA rules allow for recruiting contact

February 19, 2015

PROP approves experimental instant replay challenges in women’s volleyball

The Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved an instant replay challenge rule for the 2015 season.

February 19, 2015

NCAA Prepares for Division III Week

Member institutions and conferences will celebrate the fourth annual NCAA Division III Week April 6-12, 2015. Division III provides well-rounded opportunities for more than 187,000 student-athletes across the country.

February 18, 2015

Cabinet refers automatic qualification proposal for bowling

During a conference call Feb. 10, the Division I Championships/Sports Management Cabinet referred the implementation date of automatic qualification for the NCAA Women’s Bowling Championship to the newly formed Competition Oversight Committee.

February 18, 2015

Academics group hopes to propose misconduct legislation this year

The Committee on Academics dug deeper into academic misconduct issues and legislative concepts at its February 16-17 meeting in Indianapolis, and the group intends to have legislative recommendations later this year.

February 18, 2015

Division III committee recommends financial aid violation rule change

The Division III Interpretations and Legislation Committee recommended legislation to remove the requirement that athletes seek reinstatement if they’ve received impermissible financial aid – provided the athlete was unaware that the aid violated rules and the institution's athletics department staff was not involved in the violation.

February 18, 2015

West Virginia commits recruiting violations

West Virginia University coaches in 14 sports sent impermissible texts and placed impermissible calls to prospects and parents

February 17, 2015

DI Cabinet approves outdoor track and field schedule change

The Division I Championships/Sports Management Cabinet approved a new schedule format for the 2015 and the 2016 Division I Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

February 17, 2015

DI Cabinet refers tennis proposal to Competition Oversight Committee

The Division I Championships/Sports Management Cabinet referred a proposal for format changes to the Division I Men’s and Women’s Tennis Championships to the Competition Oversight Committee in the new governance structure for additional discussion and possible action.

February 17, 2015

NCAA announces research grant recipients

Six teams of researchers will receive a total of $100,000 through the NCAA Innovations in Research and Practice Grant Program, which funds research aimed at supplying tangible benefits to the psychological well-being and mental health of college athletes.

February 16, 2015

DIII committee recommends joint championship event for women’s basketball

A 2016 women’s basketball joint championship involving all three divisions has moved one step closer to becoming a reality.

February 12, 2015

Ohio’s Jim Schaus, Duke’s Kevin White to join Division I Men’s Basketball Committee

Schaus, a former member of the men’s basketball rules committee and White, who has more than 30 years of experience as a collegiate administrator, will begin their terms Sept. 1, 2015.

February 12, 2015

NCAA files appeal reply in O’Bannon case

The NCAA filed its appellate reply brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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