NCAA LSDBi

Bylaw 20.10.10.1

20.10.10.1 Sports Sponsorship. [FCSD] The institution shall sponsor in Division I a minimum of: (Revised: 1/10/91 effective 9/1/94, 1/11/94 effective 9/1/94, 1/15/11)

(a) Seven varsity intercollegiate sports, including football, based on the minimum requirements of Bylaws 20.10.6 and 20.10.6.3 and involving all-male teams or mixed teams of males and females, and seven varsity intercollegiate sports (of which a maximum of two emerging sports per Bylaw 20.02.7 may be utilized) based on the minimum requirements of Bylaws 20.10.6 and 20.10.6.3 and involving all-female teams, subject to the waiver provision in Bylaw 20.10.6.2; or

(b) Six varsity intercollegiate sports, including football, based on the minimum requirements of Bylaws 20.10.6 and 20.10.6.3 and involving all-male teams or mixed teams of males and females, and eight varsity intercollegiate sports (of which a maximum of two emerging sports per Bylaw 20.02.7 may be utilized) based on the minimum requirements of Bylaws 20.10.6 and 20.10.6.3 and involving all-female teams, subject to the waiver provision in Bylaw 20.10.6.2.