This documents outlines the NCAA's Strategic Plan, including goals relating to academics, the student-athlete experience, informed governance and decision-making, effective national office administration, and perceptions of the Association and intercollegiate athletics.

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. Therefore, they are not directly comparable to the statistics for the years that followed.

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

Consistent with the NCAA’s ideals of encouraging ethnic and gender diversity, Division II developed and implemented the NCAA Strategic Alliance Matching Grant Enhancement Program.

The information that follows will assist you in understanding how the network of SAACs, from individual campus committees to conference committees to national committees, interact and support one another to shape intercollegiate athletics policy and enhance the student-athlete experience.

Men’s and Women’s Basketball Rules and Interpretations.

The following are editorial changes to the playing rules. Although the editorial changes are minor, it is the rules committee’s intent to inform umpires, coaches, administrators and players of all changes in the 2001 rules book.

The NCAA Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey Rules have been designated as either administrative rules or conduct rules. Typically, administrative rules are those dealing with preparation for the competition. The conduct rules are those that have to do directly with the competition. Rules may not be altered, unless flexibility is indicated in a specific rule.

The rules have been designated as either administrative rules or conduct rules. Typically, administrative rules are those dealing with preparation for the competition. The conduct rules are those that have to do directly with the competition. Rules may not be altered, unless flexibility is indicated in a specific rule. NCAA member institutions are required to conduct their intercollegiate contests according to these rules. The administrative rules indicated in this book are listed below. All other rules deal with the conduct of track and field competition.

The NCAA Men’s and Women’s Skiing Rules have been designated as either conduct rules or administrative rules. Administrative rules are those dealing with preparation for the contest. The conduct rules are those that deal directly with the contest itself. The administrative rules in this book may be altered only as indicated within the rules. No conduct rule may be changed by mutual consent of the competing institutions.

In each edition of the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Soccer Rules, there are several areas that are given special attention. These are identified as points of emphasis. While they may not represent any rules changes as such, their importance must not be overlooked. In some cases, the points of emphasis are more important than some of the rules changes.

The Points of Emphasis are rules topics that the NCAA Women’s Volleyball Rules Committee feels should be given special attention. These topics may or may not represent rules changes for the current season, but their importance must not be overlooked. When a topic is included in this section, it is because evidence during the previous year(s) shows an inconsistency in administering the area.

Wrestling rules.

At its annual meeting March 8-11, 1998, the NCAA Men’s Water Polo Committee voted to adopt FINA/United States Water Polo rules with certain exceptions. NCAA exceptions are indicated in bold. The chart below refers to rule and section, respectively. The major changed segments for 2002-03 are identified in the rules by a screened background.

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. This information has been collected in detail since the 1981-82 academic year.