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Division I Proposal - 2005-144
POSTSEASON BOWL CERTIFICATION -- CONTEST STATUS -- MINIMUM WINS -- DIVISION I-A FOOTBALL
Status: Adopted Final
Intent: In Division I-A football, to permit an institution that participates in 12 regular season football games to be selected for participation in a bowl game with a record of six wins and six losses under specified conditions.
Bylaws: Amend 30.9.2 by adding new 30.9.2.1, pages 406-407, as follows:
[Division I-A Only]
"30.9.2 Contest Status. A contest shall be licensed only if it serves the purpose of providing a national contest between deserving winning teams. A "deserving winning team" shall be defined as one that has won a minimum of six games against Division I-A opponents and that has more wins than losses. Tie games do not count in determining a team's won-lost record. Further, when forfeiture of a regular-season football victory is required by the Committee on Infractions, a conference or self-imposed by an institution as a result of a violation of NCAA rules, neither of the competing institutions may count that contest in satisfying the definition of a "deserving winning team."
"30.9.2.1 Exception -- 12 Game Season. An institution with a record of six wins and six losses may be selected for participation in a bowl game under the following circumstances:
"(a) The institution or its conference has a primary contractual affiliation, which existed prior to the first contest of the applicable season, with the sponsoring bowl organization. In the case of a conference contractual affiliation, all conference teams with winning records must be placed in one of the contracted bowl games before any institution with a record of six wins and six losses may be placed in a contracted bowl game. There shall be no contingency agreements with other sponsoring bowl organizations intended to enable an institution with a record of six wins and six losses to become eligible for those contests; or
"(b) All contractual affiliations per Bylaw 30.9.2.1-(a) have been fulfilled and all institutions with winning records have received bowl invitations (either through a contractual affiliation or as an at-large selection)."
[30.9.2.1 through 30.9.2.1.1 renumbered as 30.9.2.2 through 30.9.2.2.1, unchanged.]
[30.9.2.2 unchanged.]
Source: NCAA Division I Board of Directors [Management Council (Championships/Competition Cabinet) (Football Issues Committee) (Pacific-10 Conference) (Big Ten Conference)].
Effective Date:August 1, 2006
Proposal Category: Amendment
Topical Area: Administrative Regulations
Rationale: Conferences, service academies and independent institutions develop and build relationships with bowl organizations. This exception would allow these entities to continue developing and building those relationships, and provide certainty for the bowl organizations, by making more teams eligible to participate in the contracting bowl. The bowl organization will evaluate how attractive a 6-6 team would be in its market place when it considers an agreement with a conference, service academy or independent institution.
Estimated Budget Impact: May have impact on an institution whose team qualifies under this exception, and participates in a bowl game.
Impact on Student-Athlete's Time (Academic and/or Athletics): May have impact on student-athletes that play for teams that fall within this exception.
Position Statement(s):
| Football Issues Committee | The committee supports Proposal No. 2005-144. The proposal helps create additional postseason opportunities for student-athletes and avoids problems caused by a conference's inability to meet its agreements with bowl organizations. | |
| Championships/Competition Cabinet | Based on a recommendation from the Playing and Practice Seasons Subcommittee and the Postseason Football Licensing Subcommittee, the cabinet agreed to support the proposal as written. The cabinet received confirmation from the sponsors that the exception only applies to agreements negotiated between the bowls and their two primary conference partners, not with any third party conferences with which they may have signed contingency agreements for teams with 6-6 records. Furthermore, the cabinet noted that the subcommittee will specifically request that all licensed bowls notify the subcommittee on annual basis of all conferences with which they have written contingency agreements. |
History
| Jun 10, 2005: | Submit; Submitted for consideration. |
| Sep 21, 2005: | Championships/Competition Cabinet, Recommends Approval; See position statement. |
| Oct 12, 2005: | Football Issues Committee, Recommends Approval; See position statement. |
| Jan 8, 2006: | Mgmt Council 1st Review, Approved - (Yea=24, Nay=3, Abstain=null, Not Present=null) |
| Jan 9, 2006: | Adopted, Pending Possible Board Review; Deferred Action until April 2006. |
| Apr 27, 2006: | Adopted, Pending Possible Board Review, Adopted; (Unanimous Voice Vote). |
| Apr 27, 2006: | Adopted, Override Period; Start of Override Period |
| Jun 26, 2006: | Adopted, Override Period; End of Override Period |
| Jun 26, 2006: | Adopted; Adopted - Final |
Legislative References
| Division | Number | Title |
|---|---|---|
| I | 18.7.2 | Postseason Bowl Games. |