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NCAA History
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NCAA includes Women's Sports and Bi-Laws
Women's sports overall were finally included in the Bi-Laws of the NCAA rules and constitution. -
Proposition 48 creates academic standard
In 1983, the NCAA created Proposition 48, which stipulates minimum high school academic requirements for student-athletes to meet in order to participate in college athletic competition. Prop 48 was eventually enacted by the NCAA in 1986. The regulation states that student-athletes would require a 2.0 GPA on a 4.0 GPA scale for credit of 11 core-classes. Student-athletes were also required to achieve a combined SAT score of 700 or a 15 composite score on the ACT. -
NCAA Presidents Commission is created
NCAA presidents faced immense pressures from the rising economic hardships in higher education. Influential board members, trustees and alumni all made demands for more successful sport programs. In addition, conflict amongst the faculty and educators formed of the declining prioritization of academic values. The rise of commercialization of sport significantly caused these dilemmas for NCAA governance. In response, the NCAA presidents formed the President's Commission to lower the pressure. -
NCAA Basketball Bracket expanded to 64 teams
The 1985 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament expanded the tournament from 53 to 64 teams. This was the precedent for the modern day march madness tournament every year, and especially built off the seedings that have become so famous every year. The expansion was bound to happen and once implemented the NCAA never looked back and has since only expanded to 4 more play in teams for a total of a technical 68 team tournament. -
SMU gets Death Penalty
In 1986, the NCAA determined that Southern Methodist University, SMU, was guilty of pay-to-play violations. As a result, in 1987, the university received the death penalty. They were the first and only institution to receive this punishment. For SMU the death penalty meant that they would no longer be allowed to play for several year. They lost their 1987 season and for the next 4 years their home games were cancelled and they could not appear in bowl games or on TV. -
Tarkanian vs. NCAA
In 1988, Jerry Tarkanian, former University of Nevada Las Vegas, UNLV, men's basketball coach was found guilty of 10 recruiting violations and as a result, the NCAA suspended him. Believing his 14th amendment right to due process was violated, he took the NCAA to court. Since the NCAA is not a state or federal body, it does not need to go through the same due process under the constitution. -
Proposition 42 denies partial qualifiers
In 1989, the NCAA adopted Proposition 42 which denied financial aid for incoming athletes that were partial qualifiers that didn't qualify for both their GPA and standardized test scores. It was rescinded the following year due to backlash and any incoming freshman who meet at least one of the academic requirements are able to receive full financial aid. Had the policy in Proposition 42 still been in place today many college athletes would not have been able to afford to play college athletics. -
NCAA Implements 20 Hour Athletic Participation Rule
Since 1991, student athletes have been limited to 4 hours a day and 20 hours a week when it comes to athletic activities. This by law was introduced as an effort to better the academic practices of athletes. It also aimed to prohibit universities taking advantage of the status of individual athletes. Furthermore, the athletes were limited to 8 hours out of season. It was felt that there was enough emphasis on their academics and there needed to be a shift to allow for more school time. -
Proposition 16 modifies Proposition 48
Proposition 16 modified Proposition 48 to establish an initial eligibility requirement for Division I athletes. To qualify for full eligibility, students must have a 2.0 GPA 13 core courses and an SAT of 1010 and combine ACT score of 86. If the student has a 2.5 GPA or higher, then a 820 SAT is required and a combined ACT score of 68 is needed. Proposition 16 has been criticized for its sliding scale that adjusts based on the minimum GPA requirement in relation to the required test scores. -
NCAA creates coaching salary cap
In 1998, the NCAA had to pay back 54.5 million in compensation to a group of assistant coaches they determined “restricted.” The court found that a salary cap for these coaches did not allow them access to competitive and fair wages. The salary cap was determined to be in violation of an anti trust law. The legal battle raged on for 5 years, and was intense on both sides. This was the second major blow to the NCAA that year, after the Tarkanian case was settled a few months prior.