17.5.5.2 Maximum Limitations -- Institutional -- Women's Basketball. In women's basketball, institution shall limit its total regular-season playing schedule with outside competition during the playing season to one of the following (except for those contests excluded under Bylaw 17.5.5.6): (Revised: 4/27/06 effective 8/1/06, 4/30/20 effective 8/1/20, 1/20/22 effective 8/1/22 a contract signed before 6/23/21 may be honored)

(a) 28 contests (games or scrimmages) and one qualifying regular-season multiple-team event per Bylaw 17.5.5.2.1 that does not exceed three contests per team;

(b) 29 contests (games or scrimmages) and one qualifying regular-season multiple-team event (see Bylaw 17.5.5.2.1) that does not exceed two contests per team; or

(c) 29 contests (games or scrimmages) during a playing season in which the institution does not participate in a qualifying regular-season multiple-team event.