Stemming from the August 2015 Strategic Summit, The Board of Directors created the Division I Sport Organizational Structure Working Group. The working group is a presidentially led body with members consisting of presidents, student-athlete, directors of athletics and faculty athletics representative. One of the most important elements of the collegiate model is that a broad and diverse group of student-athletes have the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of sports. A continued commitment to gender equity and multi-sport sponsorship to member schools is therefore critical to the future of the Division I collegiate model of sports. This multi-sport sponsorship commitment by institutions should include a range of approaches suitable to specific institutions in the division as a whole.
Division I Sport Organizational Structure Working Group roster:
| Name | Representing | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Mitch Barnhart | Southeastern Conference, University of Kentucky | Athletics director |
| Bob Bowlsby | Big 12 Conference | Commissioner |
| Dean Bresciani | The Summit League, North Dakota State University | President |
| Vicki Chun | Patriot League, Colgate University | Athletics director |
| Tim Cost | Atlantic Sun Conference, Jacksonville University | President |
| Michael Drake | Big 10 Conference, the Ohio State University | President |
| Robert Frank | Mountain West Conference, University of New Mexico | President |
| Keith Gill | Atlantic 10 Conference, University of Richmond | Athletics director |
| Nayef Samhat | Southern Conference, Wofford College | President |
| Rachel Scott | University of Texas at Austin | Student-athlete |
| Clifton Smart, co-chair | Missouri Valley Conference, Missouri State University | President |
| Harry Williams | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, Delaware State University | President |
| Randy Woodson, co-chair | Atlantic Coast Conference, North Carolina State University | Chancellor |