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Division I Enforcement

Division I Infractions Process Top

The mission of the enforcement department is to uphold integrity and fair play among member schools; ensure that compliant schools and student-athletes are not disadvantaged by their compliance and provide fair procedures and timely resolution of cases. However, enforcement is only one component of a broader infractions process for handling potential violations of NCAA rules.

Membership Enforcement Resources

Division I Infractions Process

NCAA membership created the infractions process to ensure fair play and integrity among NCAA schools. Resolving a case of alleged violations include distinct phases of fact gathering, review and appeal.

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Enforcement Certification and Approvals Group (ECAG)

NCAA Division I legislation enables the NCAA, through the NCAA Enforcement Certification and Approvals Group (ECAG), to evaluate each of the areas for compliance with NCAA legislation and requirements

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Development

The enforcement development staff works with member schools and their athletics departments to identify issues and concerns affecting college sports and to encourage the reporting of potential violations as early as possible.

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Level III Secondary Infractions

The Level III/secondary enforcement group processes Level III and secondary violations self-reported via Requests/Self-Reports Online while serving as a resource for the membership and staff in clarifying and identifying Level III/secondary violations.

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Division I Men's Basketball Ethics Coalition

The role of the Division I Men's Basketball Ethics Coalition is to promote ethical conduct among NCAA Division I men's basketball coaches through education, leadership and mentoring.

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Investigations and Processing

Enforcement is entrusted with investigating and processing information that involves potential violations of NCAA legislation is committed to finding facts in a fair, accurate, collaborative and timely manner.

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Promoting and Protecting Academic Integrity

Enforcement’s Academic Integrity Unit was formed in 2016 to serve as a resource for everyone who plays a role in ensuring integrity in the classroom, from athletics administrators and coaches to faculty athletics representatives, academic advisors to student-athletes. The Academic Integrity Unit has partnered with the membership to provide educational materials designed to promote and protect academic integrity through detection and prevention of academic misconduct for both NCAA student-athletes and prospective student-athletes.

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