The successes of the 2012 Division I Men’s Basketball Championship have set the stage for the NCAA to celebrate 75 years of March Madness next season. Near-record numbers of fans flocked to the games and associated events during the...
By Gary Johnson Men’s basketball attendance for all three NCAA divisions in 2011-12 totaled 32,781,399 fans, which represents a slight increase from the previous year and ranks fifth all-time. The record is 33,396,316 from the 2008 season...
INDIANAPOLIS--- A public reprimand and other penalties have been issued for University of South Carolina, Columbia, men’s soccer assistant coach Bert Molinary for misconduct during the 2011 NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship...
By Andrew Crum NCAA.org Sometimes perception only hints at the whole story. When I took on this project about student-athletes, subsequently titled “Learning Experiences,” I knew that each of my subjects would have high academic...
By David Pickle NCAA.org Years ago, a newspaper columnist friend of mine found himself conversing with a young woman at a Houston bar. After a couple of telling comments, the woman suddenly realized she was speaking with a celebrity. “Are...
By Zak Keefer NCAA.org How does the best wrestler in the room wind up getting bullied? How does a 197-pound titan become the butt of locker room jokes? How is a three-time All-American excluded, his cause so unwelcomed by teammates that...
By Greg Johnson The Division I Board of Directors at its meeting on Thursday in Indianapolis approved the recommendations of the NCAA Bowl Licensing Task Force regarding bowl advertising, sponsorships and promotional policies. The guiding...
University of South Carolina, Columbia, failed to monitor its athletics program and is responsible for impermissible recruiting, extra benefits and preferential treatment, according to a decision announced today by the Division I Committee...
By Michelle Brutlag Hosick The Division I Board of Directors today adopted a more flexible transition to higher Academic Progress Rate standards for limited-resource institutions. The modified timeline reflects the fact that many such...
By Michelle Brutlag Hosick The Division I Board of Directors today voted to allow more time for high school students and those who guide them to become familiar with higher initial eligibility standards, which now will go into effect in...
By Michelle Brutlag Hosick The Division I Board of Directors emphatically recommitted to reforming collegiate athletics and the presidents pledged to move forward efficiently while seeking appropriate feedback from the membership. “We...
For the tenth consecutive year, all of the NCAA championships will receive television exposure, including 18 winter championships being featured in two one-hour specials. CBS Sports Presents Championships of the NCAA, Part I will air...
A public reprimand and certain penalties have been issued for University of California, Santa Barbara, men’s soccer assistant coach Greg Curry for misconduct during the 2011 NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship. Specifically, Curry...
A public reprimand and certain penalties have been issued for former St. John’s University (New York) men’s soccer student-athlete Chris Lebo for misconduct during the 2011 NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship. Specifically, Lebo was...
Baylor University failed to monitor its men’s and women’s basketball programs and violated recruiting rules, according to findings by the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions. The current men’s basketball head coach also was cited for...
The NCAA has announced the six finalists for the 2012 Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship. One male and one female former student-athlete will be selected later this month for the renewable award, which provides $24,000 annually. The...
Mark Lewis has been selected executive vice president for championships and alliances, NCAA president Mark Emmert announced today. In his new role, Lewis is a member of the national office’s senior management group and oversees the...
By Zak Keefer NCAA.org They’re blaming Connie for this one. The trip was all planned out – a couple of days in the Florida sun, three old friends catching up and looking back. The tradition held steady every five years, each of the former...
By Zak Keefer NCAA.org Piggybacking off a familiar slogan, the Temple Owls sent a message. They give a hoot. More specifically, about taking a stand against bullying. The Philadelphia-based university was recently crowned the winner of the...
By Andrew Crum NCAA.org Without organization, chaos ensues. And no one knows organization better than Krista Lopez. The Oklahoma State senior is pursuing a double major in management and accounting. She is a forward on the soccer team and...
The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics announced that NACDA past president and former TCU Director of Athletics Frank Windegger is the recipient of the 46th James J. Corbett Memorial Award. The Corbett Award is...
By Kristen Leigh Porter What started in October at practices in college gyms throughout the country concluded Tuesday night in Denver with the 40-0 Baylor women’s basketball team cutting down the nets at the NCAA Women’s Final Four. Buoyed...
By Kristen Leigh Porter NCAA.org t might have been spring break for Denver-area schools, but the NCAA and Notre Dame women’s basketball team recently helped a group of middle school students receive a once-in-a-lifetime education during...
By Audrey Snyder Special to NCAA.org As soon as the Louisville Cardinals step on the airplane for a road game, there’s a dominant presence in the front seat. The players carry their bags and try to shuffle past him, but they hear his stern...
By Greg Johnson NCAA.org Over the next few days, college basketball fans will enjoy the Men’s Final Four games in the Superdome and take in the culture that makes New Orleans a unique destination. The city is used to hosting major sports...
