NCAA Facts

NCAA Divisions
Division I: 321 members
-- I-A (115 members)
-- I-AA (123 members)
-- I-AAA (83 members)
Division II: 290 members
Division III: 422 members

Current Criteria for Division I-A Membership
-- 14 varsity intercollegiate sports
-- 7 men’s and 7 women’s
-- Schedule 60% of games against Division I teams
-- Attendance - Two alternatives: average of 17,000 per year the preceding four years
or play in 30,000-seat stadium and average 17,000 in at least one of the preceding four years
-- Financial aid requirements – a minimum of 50 % of the maximum allowable grants in each sport, at least seven of which must be women’s sports or a minimum combined total of $771,000, with at least $385,000 in women’s sports, exclusive of football and men’s and women’s basketball

New Criteria for Division I-A Membership (effective 8-1-04)
-- Number of varsity intercollegiate sports
Current: 14
New: 16
-- Scheduling requirements
Current: 60 % of games vs. Division I teams
New: 60 % of games vs. Division I opponents and a minimum of 5 home games against Division I teams
-- Attendance Requirements
Current: Two alternatives, average of 17,000 per year over the preceding 4 years or play in 30,000 seat stadium and average 17,000 in at least one of the preceding 4 years
New: Average 15,000 paid attendance per home game every year
-- Additional financial aid requirements
Provide an average of at least 90 % of the permissible maximum number of overall football grants-in-aid over a rolling 2-year period AND
Annually offer minimum of 200 athletics grants-in-aids or expend at least $4million on grants-in-aids to student-athletes in athletic programs

Division I-A Conferences
-- 12 Conferences:
-- 6 Bowl Championship Series (BCS)
-- 6 non-BCS

Criteria for Division I-AA Membership
-- 14 varsity intercollegiate sports
-- 7 men’s and 7 women’s, or 6 men’s and 8 women’s
-- Schedule more than 50% of football games against Division I-A or I-AA teams
-- Schedule all but 4 basketball games (both men’s and women’s) against other Division I teams
-- No attendance requirements

Some Division I-AA Member Institutions
Private:
-- Fordham University
-- Howard University
-- Valparaiso University
-- Harvard University*
-- Princeton University*
-- Yale University*
-- Univ. of Pennsylvania*
-- Georgetown Univ.
*partial exemption from scholarship requirements

Public:
-- Grambling State
-- Jackson State
-- McNeese State
-- Nicholls State
-- Northwestern State University
-- Southern University, Baton Rouge

Criteria for Division I-AAA Membership
-- No football program
-- Other requirements are the same as those for Divisions I-A and I-AA

Some Division I-AAA Member Institutions
Private:
-- Boston University
-- George Washington University
-- Marquette University
-- St. Louis University
-- Xavier University, Cincinnati

Public:
-- Georgia State University
-- UC, Santa Barbara
-- UNO
-- UNC, Charlotte

Criteria for Division II Membership*
-- 10 varsity intercollegiate sports
-- 5 men’s and 5 women’s OR 4 men’s and 6 women’s
-- 50% of football games against Division I-A, I-AA, or II teams; 50% of basketball games against Division I or II
-- Financial aid requirements
------at least 50% of the maximum allowable equivalencies in 4 separate sports (2 women’s OR a minimum of $250,000 in athletically related financial aid with at least $125,000 in women’s sports
-- No attendance requirements

Some Division II Member Institutions
Private:
-- Pace University
-- Adelphi University
-- Benedict College

Public:
-- UC, Davis
-- UC, San Diego
-- California State University, Chico
-- University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

Criteria for Division III Membership
-- 10 varsity intercollegiate sports
-- 5 men’s and 5 women’s
-- No scheduling requirements
-- No attendance requirements
-- Need-based financial aid only

Some Division III Member Institutions
Private:
-- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
-- NYU
-- University of Chicago
-- Emory University
-- Johns Hopkins Univ.
-- Washington University in St. Louis

Public:
-- Eastern Connecticut State University
-- UM, Boston
-- New Jersey City University
-- Montclair State University
-- City College of New York
-- University of Texas--Dallas

Revenue Distribution for Division I-A Conferences

Average Conference Revenue
For a breakdown on conference revenue, visit: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/mike_fish/news/2002/03/15/fish_straightshooting/

The information is from the most recent 990 tax statements filed by conferences in 2000. Below, for illustrative purposes, are some average conference revenue shares. These figures do not include dollars received from ticket sales or licensing agreements by the individual schools.

2000 Average Conference Revenue Split Per School

2001-02 Bowl Game Revenues

2001-02 Bowl Game Distribution

BCS

Non-BCS