By Brian Hendrickson The NCAA Ice Hockey Rules Committee asked the Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports at its June meeting for its support and collaboration as the rules committee examines the possibility of...
Pepperdine University failed to monitor its athletics program, according to findings by the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions. This case involved violations in five sports, including incorrect eligibility certifications of transfer...
The NCAA Division I Infractions Appeals Committee has upheld a Boise State University football spring practice penalty and sent the reduction in football scholarships penalty back to the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions for...
Dan Gavitt has been selected as the NCAA’s vice president of men’s basketball championships. In this new role, Gavitt will set the strategic direction for and oversee the operation and management of the Division I, II and III men’s...
By Michelle Brutlag Hosick As the reform effort in Division I gains momentum, presidents are saying that continued leadership from the top – which is where the movement began in the first place – is necessary to nurture the cultural shift...
The NCAA actively participated in an inter-association task force on “Preventing Sudden Death in Collegiate Conditioning Sessions” and supports the continued multi-organizational efforts put forth to help protect student-athlete well-being...
The statement of NCAA President Mark Emmert on the decision of the BCS Presidential Oversight Committee to adopt a four-team playoff in football: "I commend the BCS Presidential Oversight Committee on its leadership to move to a playoff...
The NCAA has invited 12 football coaches and eight directors of athletics from Division I intercollegiate programs to its 2012 Champion Forum, the top tier of the NCAA’s coaching academy programs. The Champion Forum will be held June 26-28...
By Greg Johnson Bert Boquet’s love of baseball was undeniable. That was true from the age of 10 when he met legendary slugger Babe Ruth until this year’s Men’s College World Series in Omaha, where arrangements had been made for him to...
By Greg Johnson The NCAA Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Committee approved a rules change in pole vault competitions that would require all rigid or unyielding items above ground level, or designated landing pit platform surfaces...
Division II and CBS Sports Network have announced their 2012 regular-season football television schedule. Division II Vice President Mike Racy said the program, now in its seventh year, has been good for the participating institutions and...
By Greg Johnson After a lifetime of being one of the greatest ambassadors for college softball, including the last 33 years as the game’s all-time winningest coach at the Division I level, Margie Wright has hung up the spikes. But the win...
By Michelle Brutlag Hosick NCAA.org In the last four years, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference schools have steadily increased their Academic Progress Rates, a notable feat for a conference composed largely of limited-resource schools. Though...
The majority of Division I sports teams are posting top grades, according to the NCAA’s latest Academic Progress Rates. The most recent four-year Division I APR is 973, up three points over last year. The average four-year rate also rose...
By Gail Dent The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – the oldest Historically Black College and University athletic conference – is in the midst of celebrating its Centennial anniversary. Interim CIAA Commissioner Peggy Davis...
More than 950 NCAA Division I sports teams were honored by the NCAA for earning Public Recognition Awards, based on their most recent multi-year Academic Progress Rate. These awards are given each year to teams with APRs in the top 10...
By Greg Johnson The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel on Tuesday approved a rules change that requires temporary decals and logos placed on the court to be “of a consistent surface” as the rest of the floor. The change is intended to...
Judy MacLeod, executive associate commissioner of Conference USA, has been appointed to the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee, effective immediately. Her term will run through the 2014-15 academic year. MacLeod replaces Steve Orsini,...
The University of New England was cited for failing to monitor its financial aid process, according to findings by the NCAA Division III Committee on Infractions. The university awarded financial aid packages during two academic years to...
Theresa Moore is a former track standout at Harvard and is currently the president and founder of T-Time Productions. Moore produced “License to Thrive: Title IX at 35,” a documentary that was supported by the NCAA and aired on ESPN. Moore...
Judy Sweet was the first woman to hold the post of NCAA President—a position that was formerly reserved for an elected member of the Association, not to be confused with the current presidential position, which the top position on the NCAA...
June 23 marks the 40 th anniversary of Title IX—a law that paved the way for equity in educational and athletic opportunity. In celebration of the landmark legislation, the NCAA has developed a documentary, sponsored by Northwestern Mutual...
By Rick Nixon The impact of the 2012 NCAA Women’s Final Four on the Denver community will be felt for years to come thanks to numerous legacy programs that the NCAA and Denver Local Organizing Committee (DLOC) implemented in the Mile High...
By Michelle Brutlag Hosick Beginning Friday, Division I men’s basketball coaches will be able to call or text message with recruits who have completed or are finishing up their sophomore year of high school. The rule change is part of a...
By Greg Johnson The NCAA Ice Hockey Rules Committee plans to establish a collaborative process with the NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports to collect data and fully explore the possibility of allowing...
