NCAA Leadership Council forms membership recommendations

[CSN Log]

01-15-2010 12:16 PM

NCAA Leadership Council forms membership recommendations

ATLANTA −The Division I Leadership Council will forward a report to the Board of Directors this spring that recommends standards for new Division I members, including a path that requires five years as a member of Division II, a bona fide offer of membership in a Division I conference, and an application fee equal to the average annual value of distributions and championships benefits realized by Division I members.

The Council completed an 18-month-long study of the issue, prompted by a four-year moratorium on new members instituted by the Board in August 2007. The Leadership Council, formed in summer 2008, was charged with creating a set of recommendations that could be introduced as legislative proposals in the 2010-11 legislative cycle for approval before the moratorium expires in 2011.

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wowza!

[MplsBison]

I thought I also saw something about getting rid of "core" members which would then kill the 7-6-5 rule for conference auto-bid eligibility.

Thought I saw something like they were going to make a new recommendation for conference rules like continuity.

[darell1976]

I thought I also saw something about getting rid of "core" members which would then kill the 7-6-5 rule for conference auto-bid eligibility.
Thought I saw something like they were going to make a new recommendation for conference rules like continuity.

Whats that??xconfusedx

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Whats that??xconfusedx

7 years of D-I to be a core member (2 years in the conference), 6 core members for a conference to qualify for an AQ, 5 year divisional transition?

[darell1976]

7 years of D-I to be a core member (2 years in the conference), 6 core members for a conference to qualify for an AQ, 5 year divisional transition?

Thanksxthumbsupx

[BEAR]

5 year divisional transition sucks! xbangxxbangxxbangx

[49RFootballNow]

Nothing on rules for moving from FCS to FBS?

Isn't that also part of the moratorium?

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5 year divisional transition sucks! xbangxxbangxxbangx

So much change needs that much time to get things right.

[MplsBison]

Whats that??xconfusedx

The old conference continuity rule was that a conferences has to maintain a membership including 7 "core" DI members, 6 of which have to have been together for at least 5 years.

Otherwise, a conference is not eligible for an auto bid to NCAA tournaments.



Now, it sounds like they will kill the "core" member thing and make a new definition for maintaining AQ status.

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The old conference continuity rule was that a conferences has to maintain a membership including 7 "core" DI members, 6 of which have to have been together for at least 5 years.

Otherwise, a conference is not eligible for an auto bid to NCAA tournaments.

Now, it sounds like they will kill the "core" member thing and make a new definition for maintaining AQ status.


I think the current rule requires a conference have SIX members who have been playing together in the conference for TWO years.
18.5.1 Division Championship.

To be eligible for automatic qualification into any Division I championship, a conference shall: (Revised: 1/9/06 effective 8/1/06)

(a) Have at least six member institutions classified in Division I in the sport in which automatic qualification is sought; and

(b) Meet all requirements for conference automatic qualification into any division championship as set forth in Bylaw 31.3.4. (Revised: 1/9/06 effective 8/1/06)

31.3.4.2 Requirements -- National Collegiate Championship.

To be eligible for automatic qualification in National Collegiate Championship, a member conference must meet the following general requirements: (Adopted: 1/9/06 effective 8/1/06)

(a) Have at least six active members that sponsor the applicable sport in any division (note: a provisional member in the process of becoming an NCAA member cannot be used to meet the requisite number);

(b) The six active members must have conducted conference competition together for the preceding two years in the applicable sport;

(c) There shall be no waivers of the two-year waiting period; and

(d) Any new member added to a conference that is eligible for an automatic bid shall be immediately eligible to represent the conference as the automatic qualifier.