Understanding CollegeAthletics and the NCAA
Jared Bruggeman
Asst AD
Northern Arizona University
What is the NCAA?
The NCAA stands for the NationalCollegiate Athletic Association.
It is membership organization designedto regulate itself.
All rules/bylaws are created by themember institutions with equalrepresentation.
What are it’s member institutions?
Founded in 1906
There are 1027member institutions
Division I (326)
Division II (282)
Division III (419)
Only Division I & IIoffer athleticscholarships
The NCAA sponsors88 championships in23 sports
There are over360,000 Student-athletes currentlyenrolled in NCAAinstitutions
What’s the difference betweenDivisions I, II, and III
D-I
Must sponsor at least 7 men's & 7 women'ssports (or 6 & 8)
2 team sports for each gender
Each season both genders must berepresented
Must meet minimum financial aid awards fortheir athletic program
Maximum financial aid awards for each sport
What’s the difference betweenDivisions I, II, and III
D-II
Must sponsor at least 5 men's & 5 women's sports (or 4 & 6)
2 team sports for each gender
Each season both genders must be represented
Maximum financial aid awards for each sport
Usually feature a number of local/in-state athletes
Student athletes pay for school through a combination ofscholarships, grants, student loans, and employmentearnings
Financed in institution’s budget like other academicdepartments on campus
What’s the difference betweenDivisions I, II, and III
D-III
Must sponsor at least 5 men's & 5 women's sports
2 team sports for each gender
Each season both genders must be represented
Athletes receive no athletically related financial aid
Athletic Departments staffed and funded like anyother department at the university
Focus is on athletes rather than spectators
Maximize # and variety of athletic opportunity.
What is the NCAAClearinghouse?
“A Qualifier”
HS Graduate
ACT/GPA (D-I: Scale)
D-II: 820SAT or 68ACT; 2.0 GPA
D-III: Conf. rules
Complete CoreCurriculum of courseUnits
“A Partial Qualifier” (NoD-I partial qualifiers)
HS Graduate
Completed either 14Core courses with a 2.0GPA or received acombined 820 SAT/68ACT
A P-Q is eligible forpractice & Athl. Aid
“A Non-Qualifier”
Not eligible for practiceor Athletic Aid
Core Courses
DIVISION I
2005-2007
14 Core Courses:
4 years of English.
2 years of mathematics
(Algebra I or higher).
2 years of natural/physical science
(1 year of lab if offered
by high school).
1 year of additional English,
mathematics or natural/physical
science.
2 years of social science.
3 years of additional courses
(from any area above, foreign
language or nondoctrinal religion/
philosophy).
DIVISION I
16 CORE-COURSE RULE
2008 and after
16 Core Courses:
4 years of English.
3 years of mathematics
(Algebra I or higher).
2 years of natural/physical science
(1 year of lab if offered
by high school).
1 year of additional English,
mathematics or natural/physical
science.
2 years of social science.
4 years of additional courses
(from any area above, foreign
language or nondoctrinal religion/
philosophy).
Core Courses
DIVISION II
2005 and after
14 Core Courses:
3 years of English.
2 years of mathematics
(Algebra I or higher).
2 years of natural/physical science
(1 year of lab if offered
by high school).
2 years of additional English,
mathematics or natural/physical
science.
2 years of social science.
3 years of additional courses
(from any area above, foreign
language or nondoctrinal religion/
philosophy).
How Long am I Eligible?
Div-I: 5 years from when you enroll full-time in a 2 or 4 yr. Institution after HS.The clock automatically starts after youturn 21
Div-II: 10 semester rule (No age limit—however there is an amateurism rule)
You are allotted 4 years of competitionper sport
What is Athletic Aid?
All funds administered by the institution,which includes scholarships, grants, tuitionwaivers, loans…
There are maximum amounts S-A’s canreceive (AZ resident $11,176; OutSt $20,116)
There are maximum amounts institutions canoffer and athletic teams can offer.
NCAA Grant-in-Aid Limitations
Men’s Sports
Baseball (11.7/9)
Basketball (13/10)
XC & Track (18/12.6)
Football (85/63/36)
Golf (3.6/4.5)
Swimming (9.9/8.1)
Wrestling (9.9/9.0)
Women’s Sports
Basketball (13/10)
XC & Track (18/12.6)
Golf (6/5.4)
Soccer (12/9.9)
Softball (12/7.2)
Swimming (14/8.1)
Volleyball (12/8)
Tennis (8/6)
Misconceptions of Scholarships
At NAU there are NO student-athletes onfull-scholarships
We currently have around 380 student-athletes and about 178 fulls; that works outto be about 0.47 per athlete or 47%equivalency
That works out to be $5253 a year foran AZ Student-athlete; or $9455 forOutSt
Scholarship misconceptions(cont.)
Calculation for Equivalency: Aid = $2794; AZresident rate = $11,176 per year(tuition/fees/room/board/books) so $2794divided by $11,176 equals .25 or 25%
All of our programs are given equivalencies
All NAU sports are fully funded in scholarships
Very few D-I schools are fully funded inall sports
No D-II schools are fully funded in allsports
Any Questions?
You can contact :
Jared Bruggeman
Assistant AD
Northern ArizonaUniversity
Phone #: 928-523-4001
jared.bruggeman@NAU.EDU
Jennifer McCurdy
Asst. Director
Northern ArizonaUniversity
Phone #: 928-523-6763
jja27@nau.edu