The NCAA compiled the following statistical information regarding participation in intercollegiate athletics at its member institutions. This information provides a general view of historical trends in participation and sponsorship by gender, sport and division. Much of this information has been collected in detail since the 1981-82 academic year; however, the added teams, dropped teams and net change data are only available since 1988-89. Statistics from the 1956-57 through the 1981-82 academic years are included, but are only available at five-year intervals and include recreation programs.

This report provides summary information concerning personnel, revenues, expenses and other comparative variables of men’s and women’s intercollegiate athletics programs at NCAA member institutions for the 2005-2006 fiscal year.

For the seventh consecutive year, the NCAA compiled the following statistical information regarding student-athlete race and ethnicity in intercollegiate athletics at its member institutions. This information provides a general view of recent historical student-athlete race and ethnicity trends by gender, sport and division.

This study is designed to collect data on the racial and gender breakdown of personnel at NCAA member conference offices. The NCAA Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee (MOIC) and the NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics (CWA) will use this data for comparison to similar data that were collected during the 1998-99 academic year.

The 100th annual Convention of the National Collegiate Athletic Association was called to order at 4 p.m. by Walter Harrison, chair of the NCAA Executive Committee.

Division I Manual from the year 2006-07.

Division II Manual from the year 2006-07.

The NCAA Athletics Certification Handbook is designed to assist participating NCAA member institutions participating in the Division I athletics certification program, as well as members of peer review teams that will be conducting campus evaluation visits. The handbook was developed by the NCAA Division I Committee on Athletics Certification.

This publication incorporates the final legislative actions taken by the Division I Board of Directors from August 1, 2004, through the Board’s April 28, 2005, meeting. In addition, interpretations identified by the Legislative Review/Interpretations Committee are included in the Manual.

This Official Notice contains all legislation for initial consideration by the NCAA Division I Management Council at its January 8, 2006, meeting and for possible consideration and adoption by the Division I Board of Directors at its January 9, 2006, meeting. It also includes NCAA Proposal No. 2004-21 and information related to the override vote on the proposal, which will occur during the Division I Business Session that will be conducted during the Legislative Forum on Saturday, January 7, 2006. All of the proposals in this publication were properly sponsored or introduced by conferences, cabinets, the Division I Management Council or Board of Directors. To assist the membership in communicating positions through conference offices and conference Management Council representatives, the proposals appear in topical groups.

This publication presents all proposed amendments to the NCAA legislation that were properly sponsored by Division I conferences, committees, Management Council and Board of Directors in accordance with the Division I legislative calendar adopted in April 2003 and revised in April 2005. The proposals are divided into three subsections: Section One — cabinet, committee and Management Council sponsored proposals; Section Two — conference sponsored proposals; and Section Three — Board of Directors sponsored proposals. Some attempt has been made to group these proposals by topic area within the three sections. For your convenience, a complete topical index is included at the end of this publication.

This publication incorporates the legislative actions of the 99th annual NCAA Convention, January 8-10, 2005. In addition, interpretations identified by the Division III Interpretations and Legislation Committee, noncontroversial amendments adopted by the Management Council, pursuant to Constitution 5.3.1.1.1, and modifications of wording adopted by the Management Council, pursuant to 5.4.1.1.1, are included in the Manual.

The ethnicity and gender demographics study is a biennial study designed to collect data on the ethnic and gender breakdown of athletics personnel at NCAA member institutions. The proceeding charts, graphs and tables show the results from the 2005-06 form. Also included in this report for comparison are the data from 1995-96, the first year the Institution Staff Demographic Form was utilized.

A new book by former University of Nevada President Joseph N. Crowley kicks off the celebration of the NCAA's 100th birthday in 2006. Crowley chronicles the development of the modern-day NCAA, with special attention on the history of the last 25 years. The book pays particular attention to the evolution of major legislation, the increasing role of women and minorities in the Association, the effect of litigation and governmental influence, and ongoing changes in rules enforcement. Crowley, author of "No Equal in the World: An Interpretation of the Academic Presidency" and "The Constant Conversation," also monitors the increasing role of college and university presidents in the governance of the Association. The generously illustrated book will be a must read for those who want to better understand the uniquely American enterprise of intercollegiate athletics.

Our purpose for the survey was two-fold. First, we sought to expand the information base regarding the student experience of student-athletes by asking them to describe and evaluate that experience. In particular, we sought to have them identify any tradeoffs they make in order to compete, and, even more particularly, to assess those tradeoffs. Second, we hoped that the responses might serve as pointers to enhance the student experience of student-athletes and assure them a well rounded and quality educational experience.

This study is the sixth in a series conducted for or by the NCAA to measure the substance-use patterns of NCAA college student-athletes. The initial National Study of the Substance Use and Abuse Habits of College Student-Athletes was presented in 1985. Subsequent studies, now known as the Study of Substance Use of College Student-Athletes, have been conducted at four-year intervals.

Contains academic and general eligibility requirements and recruiting regulations for student-athletes who attend a two-year college and plan to transfer to an NCAA school or who attend a four-year college and plan to transfer to an NCAA school.

The NCAA compiled the following statistical information regarding participation in intercollegiate athletics at its member institutions. This information provides a general view of historical trends in participation and sponsorship by gender, sport and division. Much of this information has been collected in detail since the 1981-82 academic year but the added teams, dropped teams and net change data are only available since 1988-89. Statistics from the 1956-57 through the 1981-82 academic years are included but are only available at five-year intervals and include recreation programs.

For the sixth consecutive year, the NCAA compiled the following statistical information regarding student-athlete race and ethnicity in intercollegiate athletics at its member institutions. This information provides a general view of recent historical student-athlete race and ethnicity trends by gender, sport and division.