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Division I Proposal - 2017-120
DIVISION MEMBERSHIP -- SCHEDULING REQUIREMENTS -- CROSS COUNTRY AND WOMEN'S INDOOR AND OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
Status: Adopted Final
Intent: In cross country and women's indoor and outdoor track and field, to specify that an institution shall schedule and play at least 50 percent of its contests against Division I opponents to satisfy the minimum number of contests requirement for sports sponsorship, further; in cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field, to specify that if a multiteam event is not scored by division, an institution may use the event to satisfy the scheduling requirements, provided at least one other institution competing in the event is a Division I member.
Bylaws: Amend 20.9.7, as follows:
20.9.7 Scheduling -- Sports Other Than Football and Basketball.
20.9.7.1 Scheduling Requirement -- Sports Other Than Football, Basketball, Cross Country, Men's Swimming and Diving, Men's Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field, and Wrestling. In sports other than football, basketball, cross country, men's swimming and diving, men's indoor and outdoor track and field, and wrestling that an institution uses to meet the Division I sports sponsorship criteria, an institution shall schedule and play 100 percent of its contests against Division I opponents to meet the minimum number of contests specified in Bylaw 20.9.6.3. The institution shall schedule and play at least 50 percent of its contests beyond the number specified in Bylaw 20.9.6.3 against Division I opponents.
20.9.7.2 Scheduling Requirement -- Cross Country, Men's Swimming and Diving, Men's Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field, and Wrestling. In cross country, men's swimming and diving, men's indoor and outdoor track and field, and wrestling, an institution shall schedule and play at least 50 percent of its contests against Division I opponents to satisfy the minimum number of contests specified in Bylaw 20.9.6.3.
20.9.7.3 Application of Scheduling Requirements -- Sports Other Than Football and Basketball.
[20.9.7.3.1 unchanged.]
20.9.7.3.2 Multiteam Events -- Individual Sports Other Than Cross Country and Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field. In individual sports other than cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field, if a multiteam event is not scored by division, an institution may use the event to satisfy the scheduling requirements, provided at least two-thirds of the institutions competing in the event are Division I members. If a multiteam event is scored by division, there is no minimum required percentage of participating Division I institutions. Regardless of whether a multiteam event is scored by division, an institution that is using a multiteam event to satisfy the scheduling requirements must satisfy the minimum required number of participants, per Bylaw 20.9.6.3.
20.9.7.3.2.1 Multiteam Events -- Cross Country and Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field. In cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field, if a multiteam event is not scored by division, an institution may use the event to satisfy the scheduling requirements, provided at least one other institution competing in the event is a Division I member. If a multiteam event is scored by division, there is no minimum required percentage of participating Division I institutions. Regardless of whether a multiteam event is scored by division, an institution that is using a multiteam event to satisfy the scheduling requirements must satisfy the minimum required number of participants, per Bylaw 20.9.6.3.
[20.9.7.3.3 through 20.9.7.3.4 unchanged.]
Source: NCAA Division I Council (Competition Oversight Committee)
Effective Date:August 1, 2018
Proposal Category: Amendment
Topical Area: Division Membership
Rationale: Current rules differ for men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field. This proposal would streamline requirements and reduce confusion. Currently, in men's indoor and outdoor track and field, an institution is only required to schedule and compete against Division I opponents in least 50 percent of its contests to satisfy the minimum number of contests requirement for sports sponsorship. However, in women's indoor and outdoor track and field, an institution is required to schedule and compete against Division I opponents in 100 percent of its contests to meet the minimum number of contests requirement. This difference causes great confusion amongst coaches, most of whom coach both men's and women's programs, as they are trying to build their schedules and determine where to send their student-athletes to compete. In track and field, it is the student-athlete's mark or time that determines success and opportunity to qualify for the NCAA championships. Whether the competitors are Division I, Division II or Division III does not impact the end result.
Estimated Budget Impact: None.
Impact on Student-Athlete's Time (Academic and/or Athletics): None.
History
| Nov 15, 2017: | In Progress | |
| Feb 8, 2018: | Ready for Vote | |
| Apr 18, 2018: | Adopted by Council | |
| Apr 25, 2018: | No Board Action | |
| Apr 25, 2018: | Adopted Final |
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