NCAA Compliance Final Exam
AIAW - ANSAssociation for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women
- Founded in 1971 was only championship for women until 1980 (DII, DIII)
- 1983 AIAW ceased existence.
History of the NCAA - ANS- Founded in 1906 by 13 institutions to reform FB rules
- Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the US (IAAUS)
- 62 members• Named NCAA in 1910
- First NCAA Championship - 1921 (Track and Field)
- Split into DI, DII and DIII in 1973
- Later split into DI and DI-AA (1978)
- Women's championships in DII and DIII in 1980.
- 1981-82 Season DI Institutions were able to compete for AIAW or NCAA championship.
- September 1982 the NCAA as an organization lost in the NCAA v. Board of Regents of the
University of Oklahoma, 1984 upheld by the supreme court, effectively ending the NCAA's
media interests in NCAA Division I FBS Football
NCAA Background - ANS- 1,100+ members in 3 divisions
- $851M+ million annual budget
- 400+ full-time professionals at National Office
- Championships, Branding, Education, Enforcement, Academic and Membership Affairs, etc.
- TV contracts
- $11B contract with CBS/ Turner sports for NCAA Tourney
- Conference networks (B10, SEC, ACC,UT)
- Funds 90 Championships across three divisions. (46 women's, 41 men's, 3 Coed
Championships)
Division 1 Revenue Overview - ANSRevenue = $1 billion
- Television, Marketing Rights - $832,731,279 - 83%
- Championships - $117,559,856 - 12%
- All Other - $51,127,950 - 5%
,NCAA Expense Overview - ANS$973M
- Division I Distributions - $575,988,594 - 59%
- Association-Wide Expenses - $226,192,930 - 23%
- Division I Championships - $99,236,145 - 11%
- Division II Allocation - $41,527,723 - 4%
- Division III Allocation - $30,219,258 - 3%
DIVISION I DISTRIBUTION - ANS$576M
- DI Basketball - $164,938,114 - 29%
- Grants-in-Aid - $143,349,054 - 25%
- Sports Sponsorship - $73,286,082 - 13%
- Student-Athlete Opportunity Fund - $66,300,918 - 11%
- Equal Conference Basketball - $51,697,021 - 9%
- Academic Enhancement Fund - $48,019,026 - 8%
- Special Assistance Fund - $18,176,216 - 3%
- Conference Grants - $9,722,163 - 2%
- NIT Basketball - $500,000 - 0%
DIVISION II ALLOCATION - ANS$41.5M
- Championships - $21,760,399 - 52%
- All Other - $8,260,824 - 20%
- RevenueDistribution - $6,679,000 - 16%
- Conference Grants - $3,080,000 - 8%
- Other Grants, Scholarships - $1,747,500 - 4%
DIVISION III ALLOCATION - ANS$30.2M
- Championships - $23,502,450 - 78%
- Grants and Scholarships - $3,503,700 - 11%
- All Other - $3,213,108 - 11%
ASSOCIATION-WIDE PROGRAMS DISTRIBUTION - ANS$202.9M
- Student Athlete Services - $72,451,596 - 36%
- General & Administrative$43,982,426 - 22%
- Membership Services$39,678,517 - 19%
- Legal & Insurance$35,083,097 - 17%
- Communications$8,561,362 - 4%
- EducationalServices$3,184,019 - 2%
Elements of NCAA Compliance - On Campus - ANSTop of Pyramid
- Enforcement
- Monitoring
- Policies
- Education
Bottom of Pyramid
,Compliance Education - ANS- Written materials
1. Bi-weekly email reminders to coaches and staff
2. Major infraction case reviews
3. Rule interpretations
4. Athletic booster club newsletters•
- Meetings/Educational Sessions
- Correspondence with prospects and athletics representatives
- Interpretations
- Communication
Approximately 73 educational sessions on NCAA rules were conducted during the 2020-21
academic year:
1. Athletic staff & coaches
2. Student-athletes
3. University departments/groups
- President's Office, Mentor and Subject Tutors, Campus Academic Advisors, Housing and
Residential Life, etc.
4. Outside groups
Compliance Policies and Procedures - ANS- Compliance procedures are clearly defined and
understood with the identification of key individuals and the identification of their tasks and
responsibilities
- Procedures in many areas: recruiting, eligibility, financial aid, etc.
Compliance Monitoring - ANS- Financial aid
- Bookstore accounts
- Training table visits
- Practice logs
- Recruiting phone logs
- Recruiting contact/evaluation limitations
- Awards limitations
- Student-athlete summer employment
- Complimentary ticket lists
- Coaches summer camps
Compliance Enforcement - ANS- Institution is required to thoroughly investigate all potential
NCAA Rules investigations to self-report all violations
- All staff members are expected to be truthful, forthcoming regarding violations, produce
documents and cooperate in internal and external investigations.
, - Required to self-report all violations
- Secondary violation (Level III) = isolated or inadvertent in nature, only minimal recruiting or
competitive advantage
- Major violation (Level I and II) = anything that doesn't meet def. of secondary
- "Thick File School"
Culture of Compliance - ANS- Senior-level institutional administrators assume leadership roles
in establishing the institution's commitment to compliance initiatives.
- Athletics staff sign Certification of Compliance statement
- Expectation of self-reporting from coaching staff and other athletic department staff members.
- Anonymous reporting lines
Big Ten Compliance Staff Comparisons (Full-time Staff) - ANS- Ohio St (16)• Indiana (10)
- Mich, Neb, Wis, Iowa, Illinois (7)
- Minnesota (6)
- Rutgers, Penn St, Mich. St., Maryland, (5)
- NW, (4)
- Purdue (2)
Role of a compliance officer - ANS- Education
- Policies & Procedures
- Monitoring
- Self-Reporting
- Develop/Maintain Culture of "Compliance"
History of Rule Making - ANS- 1895 "Scandal" of Western schools paying players
- University of Minnesota among those named
- Article author was forced to recant his allegations
- Led to the formation of the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives (predates
NCAA).
- In 1906 Conference Faculty Representatives met to discuss the reform of Intercollegiate
Athletics.
- Released a set of 14 rules (football only).