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Division I Proposal - 2026-48
RECRUITING -- PRECOLLEGE EXPENSES -- COMPLIMENTARY ADMISSIONS TO AWAY-FROM-HOME ATHLETICS EVENTS -- AFTER COMMITMENT -- SPECIFIED SPORTS
Status: Adopted Final
Intent: In the identified sports, to specify that after an individual has signed the institution's written offer of admission and/or financial aid or a settlement related benefits agreement, or after the institution has received the individual's financial deposit in response to its offer of admission, the institution may provide the individual (or the individual's relatives or legal guardians) with a maximum of three complimentary admissions (issued through digital ticketing or a pass list) to an away-from-home event/contest in a facility in the locale of the individual's home or educational institution.
Bylaws: Amend 13.15, as follows:
13.15 Precollege Expenses.
[13.15.1 unchanged.]
13.15.2 Permissible Expenses.
[13.15.2.1 through 13.15.2.5 unchanged.]
13.15.2.6 Complimentary Admissions to an Away-From-Home Athletics Event -- After Commitment -- Baseball, Men’s And Women’s Basketball, Field Hockey, Men’s Ice Hockey, Men’s And Women’s Lacrosse, Men’s And Women’s Skiing, Men’s And Women’s Soccer, Softball and Women’s Volleyball. In baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, field hockey, men’s ice hockey, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s skiing, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, and women’s volleyball, after an individual has signed the institution's written offer of admission and/or financial aid or a settlement related benefits agreement, or after the institution has received the individual's financial deposit in response to its offer of admission, the institution may provide the individual (or the individual’s family members) with a maximum of three complimentary admissions (issued through digital ticketing or a pass list) to an away-from-home basketball event (sport in which the individual will participate) in a facility in the locale of the individual's home or educational institution.
Source: NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Basketball Oversight Committees
Effective Date:Immediate
Proposal Category: Amendment
Topical Area: Recruiting
Rationale: Each year, situations arise in which a prospective student-athlete signs with an institution that later competes at or near the prospective student-athlete's home. Existing NCAA rules prevent institutions from providing complimentary admissions to away-from-home contests and presents as overly restrictive in today's climate. Currently, prospective student-athletes are no longer subjected to restrictions on the forms and frequency of communication between institutional administrators or coaching staff members and a prospective student-athlete (or prospective student athlete's relatives or legal guardians) beginning the calendar day after a written commitment marking the end of the recruiting process. Establishing an exception permitting institutions to provide complimentary admissions to away-from-home contests after commitment aligns with the intent of recruiting deregulation, likely to have minimal recruiting or competitive impact and enhances the prospective student-athlete's connection to their future institution consistent with recent legislative modifications related to the period preceding the triggering of student-athlete status.
Division I Commitment addressed by proposal: The Commitment to Responsible Recruiting Standards.
Is the proposal consequential or nationally significant?: Yes. Legislation governing complimentary admissions is nationally significant.
Is the proposal enforceable and how do the merits outweigh monitoring burdens?: Yes. The opportunity to provide complimentary admissions outweighs the minimal monitoring burden.
How does the proposal support student-athlete success/well-being?: The proposal supports student-athlete well-being by allowing prospective student-athletes to attend away-from-home athletics events.
Estimated Budget Impact: Dependent on institutional decision-making.
Impact on Student-Athlete's Time (Academic and/or Athletics): None.
History
| Jul 13, 2026: | In Progress | |
| Jul 28, 2026: | In Progress | The Men's Lacrosse Oversight Committee requested that the Cabinet amend the proposal to apply to men's lacrosse. |
| Jul 29, 2026: | In Progress | The Women's Lacrosse Oversight Committee requested that the Cabinet amend the proposal to apply to women's lacrosse. |
| Aug 6, 2026: | In Progress | The Softball Oversight Committee requested that the Cabinet amend the proposal to apply to softball |
| Aug 12, 2026: | In Progress | The Men's Soccer Oversight Committee requested that the Cabinet amend the proposal to apply to men's soccer. |
| Aug 13, 2026: | In Progress | The Men's and Women's Skiing Committee requested that the Cabinet amend the proposal to apply to men's and women's skiing. |
| Aug 19, 2026: | In Progress | The Women's Soccer Oversight Committee requested that the Cabinet amend the proposal to apply to women's soccer. |
| Aug 24, 2026: | In Progress | The Baseball Oversight Committee requested that the Cabinet amend the proposal to apply to baseball. |
| Aug 24, 2026: | In Progress | Adopted by the Women's Basketball Oversight Committee, pending review by the Cabinet. |
| Aug 28, 2026: | In Progress | Adopted by the Men's Basketball Oversight Committee, pending review by the Cabinet. |
| Sep 3, 2026: | In Progress | The Women's Volleyball Oversight Committee requested that the Cabinet amend the proposal to apply to women's volleyball. |
| Sep 4, 2026: | In Progress | The Field Hockey Oversight Committee requested that the Cabinet amend the proposal to apply to field hockey. |
| Sep 4, 2026: | In Progress | The Men's Ice Hockey Oversight Committee requested that the Cabinet amend the proposal to apply to men's ice hockey. |
| Oct 7, 2026: | In Progress | The Cabinet amended the proposal to extend the application to baseball, field hockey, men’s ice hockey, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s skiing, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, and women’s volleyball |
| Oct 7, 2026: | Adopted Final | Cabinet adopted as amended. |
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