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DIII Strategic Planning and Finance Committee backs three-year budget cycle

At its meeting via teleconference Wednesday, the Division III Strategic Planning and Finance Committee proposed a one-time, three-year budget cycle for 2021-22 through 2023-24.

Recruiting dead period in all sports extended by DI Council

The Division I Council on Wednesday extended the recruiting dead period for all Division I sports through April 15.

DI college athletes reach 90% graduation rate

Nine out of 10 student-athletes who started college in 2013 earned degrees, according to the latest Division I Graduation Success Rate data released today by the NCAA. That represents the highest rate ever and an increase of 1 percentage point over the rate for students who entered school in 2012.

Asia Seidt is the 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year

Asia Seidt — a former swimmer at Kentucky who majored in kinesiology — is the 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year. Seidt accepted the award virtually Friday night during a live-streamed awards show celebrating the Top 30 honorees.

NCAA Relocating 2021 Division I Men’s Basketball Championship Sites

The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee announced today the relocation of 13 predetermined preliminary round sites for the 2021 Division I Men’s Basketball Championship.

NCAA issues updated return-to-sport guidelines

The NCAA has released the Resocialization of Collegiate Sport: Developing Standards for Practice and Competition, Second Edition, to update and extend previous guidance considering new and emerging information surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.

DI Football Oversight Committee approves minimum game requirement for FCS championship

Due to the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Division I Football Oversight Committee on Thursday approved a recommendation that Football Championship Subdivision teams must play a minimum of four games to be considered for at-large selection into the NCAA tournament bracket.

Hartford violated NCAA certification and recruiting rules

The University of Hartford improperly certified student-athlete eligibility, failed to notify student-athletes that their scholarships were reduced or canceled, and had impermissible recruiting contacts by its men’s lacrosse program

Selection criteria for 2020 DI Cross Country Championships approved

The Division I Competition Oversight Committee on Wednesday approved team and individual selection criteria for the 2020 Division I Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships.

DI Council adopts midyear enrollee legislation

The Division I Council adopted emergency legislation allowing some fall sport midyear enrollees to compete during the 2020-21 academic year.

Board of Governors appoints DeGioia as chair

The NCAA Board of Governors has selected John J. DeGioia, president of Georgetown, as its chair.

NCAA summit focuses on gender identity, student-athlete participation

More than 60 people attended the NCAA’s Gender Identity and Student-Athlete Participation Summit on Oct. 5-6. Many left the two days of Zoom meetings with changed perspectives.

Presidents Council approves blanket waiver for all DIII student-athletes

All Division III student-athletes are able to participate in athletics during this academic year without being charged a season of participation or semesters of eligibility.

Student-athletes release Unity Pledge, logo

The three divisional SAACs and the Board of Governors Student-Athlete Engagement Committee recently collaborated to create a national Unity Pledge and logo.

DI board backs transfer proposal, suspends academic penalties

The Division I Board of Directors strongly supports legislation that would allow all Division I student-athletes the opportunity to transfer and compete immediately, regardless of the sport they play. The board met virtually Wednesday.

DII advances 3 proposals for 2022 Convention

The Division II Presidents Council sponsored three proposals related to the division’s infractions process to be voted on at the 2022 NCAA Convention. The Division II legislative proposals that will be voted on at the 2021 Convention were sponsored at previous governance meetings.

Division II raises more than $205,000 for Make-A-Wish despite COVID-19 pandemic

During the 2019-20 academic year, Division II schools raised more than $205,000 as part of their ongoing partnership with Make-A-Wish.

NCAA student-athletes kick off Diversity and Inclusion Social Media Campaign today

NCAA student-athletes will voice their support around diversity, inclusion and social justice in athletics when they participate today through Thursday in the third annual Diversity and Inclusion Social Media Campaign.

DI Committee on Academics recommends two-year APR penalty suspension

The Division I Committee on Academics will recommend the Division I Board of Directors suspend Academic Progress Rate penalties for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The committee met by videoconference Thursday.

Blanket waiver approved for men’s basketball MTEs

The Division I Men’s Basketball Oversight Committee on Friday recommended, and NCAA staff approved, a blanket waiver for multiple-team events as event operators and NCAA member schools work through the ongoing implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on scheduling for the 2020-21 season.

Jackson State violated NCAA rules

Download the Oct. 2020 Jackson State University Public Negotiated Resolution Jackson State violated NCAA certification and recruiting rules, according to an agreement released by the Division I Committee on Infractions. The university and...

Management Council recommends blanket waiver for all DIII student-athletes

Division III student-athletes in all three seasons of sports would be able to compete in an unlimited number of dates of competition/contests up to the established dates of competition and contest maximums this academic year without being charged a season of participation.

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