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Florida A&M lacked control over the administration of its athletics program

Florida A&M lacked institutional control and did not monitor its athletics program, resulting in systemic underlying certification violations

DI Committee on Academics provides feedback on academic integrity

The Division I Committee on Academics supported several suggested changes to academic integrity rules and policies forwarded to the membership for comment by the Division I Presidential Forum last month.

NCAA working group to examine name, image and likeness

The NCAA president and Board of Governors appointed a working group to examine issues highlighted in recently proposed federal and state legislation related to student-athlete name, image and likeness. The NCAA Board of Governors Federal...

NCAA hires first-ever VP of hearing operations

The NCAA is turning to a proven internal senior leader with deep experience in legal and regulatory affairs to serve as the Association’s first vice president of hearing operations. Naima Stevenson Starks, currently NCAA deputy general...

Experimental 3-point line recommended for women’s basketball

The NCAA Women’s Basketball Rules Committee approved an experimental rule to use the international three-point line for postseason events, excluding the three NCAA championships.

Proposal would extend 3-point line in men’s basketball

The NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee on Friday proposed moving the 3-point line to the international basketball distance of 22 feet, 1¾ inches.

Student-athlete voices resonate throughout forum

The NCAA Inclusion Forum saw a rise in attendance this year, including a spike in student-athlete registrations and panel participation. This was the eighth year the NCAA office of inclusion and human resources hosted the event, which...

Division I college athletes match record-high academic performance

Division I student-athletes continue to succeed in the classroom at record-high levels. The overall four-year Academic Progress Rate held steady at 983, the highest ever.

Low academic rates cause lost postseason, penalties

In 2019-20, eight teams will be ineligible for the postseason due to their low Academic Progress Rates, down from 17 teams last year.

NCAA names new men’s and women’s water polo coordinator of officials

Amber Drury has 25 years of officiating experience domestically and internationally in addition to experience as a former NCAA student-athlete and head coach.

DII Presidents Council does not sponsor notification of transfer model

The Division II Presidents Council opposed a heavily discussed transfer concept that was recently established in Division I, determining that the “notification of transfer” model will not advance through the governance structure as a Division II proposal for the 2020 NCAA Convention.

DIII student-athletes soon may be included in NCAA Transfer Portal

Division III student-athletes soon may be permitted to be included in the NCAA Transfer Portal like their peers in Divisions I and II.

DI board acts to move forward strategic agenda

The Division I Board of Directors heard updates on progress made in several of its strategic areas of emphasis, including health and safety, academic misconduct, diversity and inclusion and enforcement and infractions. The board met Wednesday in Indianapolis.

Board of Governors endorses catastrophic injury guidelines

The NCAA’s top governing board has unanimously endorsed comprehensive recommendations for the prevention of catastrophic injury and death.

DI Presidential Forum seeks feedback on NCAA’s role in academic integrity issues

The Division I Presidential Forum is seeking member feedback on how to better define the NCAA’s role in instances in which principles of fair competition and student-athlete well-being may be compromised by academic integrity issues. The forum met April 30 in Indianapolis.

NCAA recognizes programs for academic performance

The NCAA has recognized more than 1,300 programs from 321 Division I schools for academic excellence after they scored in the top 10% of their sports in the most recent Academic Progress Rates results.

NCAA elects independent leaders to top board

The NCAA Board of Governors on Tuesday selected the five independent members who will join college and university presidents on the board that sets the future direction for college sports.

DI basketball committee seeks feedback on multiteam-event concepts

The Division I Men’s Basketball Oversight Committee completed its review of criteria for multiple-team events at its most recent meeting, narrowing to two the concepts that will be shared with NCAA members for feedback.

NCAA women’s basketball unveils new strategic plan

The NCAA has announced its strategic plan for women’s basketball, a game plan to guide decision-making in the sport across all three NCAA divisions through 2024. NCAA women’s basketball engaged more than 1,000 stakeholders in the...

Proposal would let wrestlers compete in shorts

The NCAA Wrestling Rules Committee recommended allowing wrestlers to compete in shorts designed for the sport and removing all language in the rules book regarding the length of a wrestler’s hair.

June Courteau, NCAA national coordinator of officiating, announces retirement

After 51 years as a women’s basketball official and most recently as NCAA national coordinator of officiating, June Courteau announced that she is retiring effective May 31.

2019 AASP Career Development Award winners announced

Aayushi Chouhan of Delaware State and Javen Morrison of Alcorn State are the recipients of the 2019 Accelerating Academic Success Program Career Development Award.

Combined championships for NCAA basketball planned

The NCAA announced that the national championships for Divisions I, II and III men’s and women’s basketball will be celebrated as combined championship events in Atlanta during the 2020 NCAA Men’s Final Four and in Dallas as part of the 2023 NCAA Women’s Final Four.

NCAA names 2019 Byers Scholarship recipients

An NCAA committee has selected two former student-athletes as recipients of the Walter Byers Scholarship. The scholarships will go to Rachael Acker, a former swimmer at California, and Derek Soled, a former fencer at Yale.

NCAA names 2019 Jim McKay Scholarship winners

Two student-athletes on track to graduate in the coming weeks each will receive a $10,000 Jim McKay Scholarship, awarded by the NCAA to college athletes pursuing postgraduate studies in sports communications.

Hydration breaks approved in men’s and women’s soccer

The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel has approved hydration breaks at a set time during each half of men’s and women’s soccer matches for the 2019-20 academic year.

Record-setting 2019 tournament concludes with thrilling Women’s Final Four in Tampa

Featuring its highest attendance in over 15 years, the 2019 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship culminated April 7 at the Women’s Final Four in Tampa, Florida, with the Baylor Lady Bears hoisting the national championship trophy for the third time in that span.

Targeting protocols approved for football

The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved two adjustments to targeting rules in an effort to strengthen one of the most important calls of the game.

Board of Governors Diversity and Inclusion Programming Impact

In January 2016, the NCAA Board of Governors adopted a resolution to promote diversity and inclusion in athletics. In response to research findings on the barriers faced by ethnic minorities in the industry, the Association began a push to enhance the pipeline for racial diversity in coaching and athletics administration.

DI Council adjusts transfer rules

Student-athletes in some specific situations can now transfer and compete immediately without a waiver, the Division I Council decided this week. The Council met Thursday and Friday in Indianapolis.

DI Council adopts rules to curb early recruiting

A student-athlete's college search will more closely align with that of the general student body under new rules adopted this week by the Division I Council that are designed to curb early recruiting. The Council met April 18-19 in Indianapolis.

DIII Management Council supports adopting diversity and inclusion designee

The Division III Management Council recommended a proposal that calls for all member schools and conference offices to add an athletics diversity and inclusion designee.

NCAA announces DI men’s ice hockey regional sites for 2020 and 2021

The NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee has announced the host sites for the 2020 and 2021 Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Championship regionals.

Cal Poly did not monitor its book scholarship program

Cal Poly did not monitor its book scholarship program to ensure the administration of stipends followed NCAA rules

DII Management Council backs notification of transfer model

A proposal to adopt the “notification of transfer” model in Division II is one step closer to a membership vote. The Division II Management Council this week voted to recommend the Presidents Council sponsor the proposal for the 2020 NCAA Convention.

Student-athletes prepare for 2019 leadership forum

A total of 220 student-athletes representing a broad array of NCAA-sponsored athletics and possessing an immense range of experiences and perspectives will meet Thursday, April 11, through Sunday, April 14, in Orlando, Florida, for the NCAA Student-Athlete Leadership Forum. The leadership forum represents a collaboration between the leadership development and Division I, II and III governance groups at the NCAA national office.

Barry did not monitor its men’s soccer work study program

Barry University failed to monitor its men’s soccer work-study program, resulting in student-athletes being paid for work they did not perform.

NCAA Committee Announces Suspension Following Massachusetts-Denver Hockey Game

The NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee has announced that Massachusetts forward Bobby Trivigno has been suspended for one game under the NCAA’s supplemental discipline process as a result of an incident that occurred during the...

High Point did not notify student-athletes in writing of changes to scholarships

High Point and the NCAA enforcement staff agreed that the university did not notify 134 student-athletes in writing that their scholarships were reduced or canceled, according to a negotiated resolution agreement approved by a Division I Committee on Infractions panel.

Toolkit aims to help schools with degree completion requirement

Schools looking for information about the new Division I requirement to provide men’s and women’s basketball players with funding to complete their degrees even after they leave school can find it all in one spot.