VOL. 13 l NO. 4 MARCH 15, 1976 National Basketball Championship Features Old/New Some new faces, mixed among Strongest competition in the several perennial participants, Championship appears to be in are in the 1976 National Colle- the Mideast Regional, with seven giate Basketball Championship. of the eight teams ranked na- Pairings for the NCAA’s 38th tionally, including No. 1 Indiana. annual tournament include four The Hoosiers, title winners in teams appearing for the first 1940 and 1953, own an impressive time ever, along with six others 27-O record. The Big-10 confer- joining the elite 32team field for ence champion finished third na- at least the 10th time in history. tionally in 1973. Virginia, Hofstra, Western St. John’s (23-5), runnerup in Michigan and Boise State all en- the ECAC’s Metropolitan New ter the Championship for their York-New Jersey regional faces premier performance. Indiana in First-Round action. Defending 1975 champion St. John’s best finish in the UCLA heads the list OP teams Championship was runnerup in making at least their 10th ap- 1952. pearance in the tournament with its 17th bid. Notre Dame is Mid-American Conference champion Western Michigan (24- in its 13th Championship, Con- necticut 12th. Marquette llth, 2) tangles with Virginia Tech and Princeton and North Caro- (21-6) in other action at the lina 10th. University of Notre Dame. In addition, Cincinnati enters Southeast Conference winner its ninth Championship, Indiana Alabama (22-4) will meet North and St. John’s their eighth, and Carolina (25-3) in other Mideast DePaul, Michigan and Western First-Round competition. North Kentucky their 7th. Carolina produced a title in 1957 Bill Sims, executive sports and finished third in 1972. editor of the Kansas City Slur, drew the Championship pairings Ohio Valley Conference ti- March 4 at national headquar- tlist Western Kentucky (20-8) ters. and Marquette (25-l) also play at the University of Dayton. Mar- “Blind Draw” quette was second in 1974, and Sites for automatic qualifiers makes its sixth straight appear- DRAWING FOR PAIRINGS-Bill Sims (right), executive sports editor of the Konsos City STAR, drowr from 17 conferences wcrc dcter- ance. poirings for the 1976 Notionol Collegiate Basketball Chompionship out of o silver cup held by Division I mined earlier this year by the Basketboll Committee Chairmon Ston Watts, director of athletics ot Brigham Young University. Division I Basketball Committee. East Has Surprises Automatic qualifiers from the Virginia (1811), was a sur- Eastern College Athletic Confer- prise entry representing the At- League winner Princeton (22-4) ence’s (ECAC) four regional lantic Coast Conference in the open First-Round competition at Basketball TV Rights Awarded tournaments, and the 11 at-large East Regional. The Cavaliers de- Providence University. And Hof - selections then were paired with feated nationally-ranked North stra (18-ll), surprise champion the automatic 17 through a Carolina, North Carolina State in the East Coast Conference, is To NBC for Three More Years “blind draw” process. and Maryland to capture the paired against Connecticut (18- Exclusive rights to the 1977, in Atlanta, March 26 and 28, “Contrary to what many peo- ACC Championship. Virginia 9). ECAC New England regional 1978 and 1979 National Collegi- 1977. ple believe, within each region meets DePaul (19-8) at Char- winner. ate Basketball Championship According to Lindemann, the pairings for the Championship lotte, North Carolina. Notre Dame (22-S) is brack- have been awarded to the Na- addition of the twin doublehead- are based totally on chance,” eted with Metropolitan-6 cham- tional Broadcasting Company. ers in the opening round, plus said Stanley H. Watts, director Southern Conference winner, pion Cincinnati (25-5) at the NCAA Division I Basketball the four regionals in prime of athletics at Brigham Young Virginia Military Institute (20-9) University of Kansas. Notre Committee Chairman Stan Watts, time, is evidence enough that the University, and Committee chair- is paired against Tennessee (21- Dame makes its third consecu- Brigham Young University direc NCAA Basketball Championship man. “No seeding is involved 5), runnerup in the Southeast tive title bid. tor of athletics, and NBC Sports is now, more than ever, blue whatsoever, and at-large teams Conference. Vice-President Carl Lindemann chip sports fare for the national are selected on the basis of won- Undefeated Rutgers (28-O). Cincinnati has two titles, a Jr., made the joint announce- TV audience. loss record and strength of ECAC Metropolitan New York- second and two thirds in eight ment recently on behalf of both “Our commitment to make schedule.‘* New Jersey champion, and Ivy Continued on page 3 parties. available to our growing num- Rights fees under the new bers of viewers live telecasts of agreement were not announced the top sports events is boosted at the network’s request. tremendously by the acquisition The new contract, which fol- of the rights to present three lows a two-year agreement be- more years of NCAA Champion- tween NBC and the NCAA cov- ship Basketball,” said Linde- ering the 1975 and 1976 tourna- mann. “Without question, the ments, will offer expanded net- NCAA tournament has a bur- work coverage of this prestigious geoning appeal for the national event, in addition to another audience, and we are very happy prime time date. to be doing it for another three For the first time. the regional years.” semi-finals, heretofore not tele- A pair of attractive features vised by NBC, will be aired na- accompanied the announcement tionally in prime time (Thurs- by the NCAA and NBC. Prior to day March 17, 1977). The format the Basketball Championship will present a unique lineup of coverage, NBC will provide a four games to be colorcast on a half-hour special on the event divided national network. during prime time. Another innovation will fea- NBC will also televise one ture two doubleheader telecasts other NCAA championship event of first round competition, one during each of the three years, twin bill on Saturday (March according to terms in the agree- 12) and the other on Sunday ment. (March 13). The two double- This will bring national tele- headers will replace the one-day vision exposures to eight NCAA tripleheader prevailing in the championships. current agreement. Committee Pleased Regionals Televised “The Basketball Committee The remaining format is un- looks forward to continuing its changed. NBC will televise the relationship with NBC Sports,” four regional Championships said Watts. “NBC has done an Saturday, March 19, with three excellent job exposing college Members of the Division I Basketball Committee take a breather from the tough assignment of selecting of the four games being relcasrd basketball to millions of people in the past, and their new com- teams for the 1976 Notional Collegiote Bosketboll Chompionship. Standing (L to R): Wayne Duke, Big-10 in a triplcheader format in each market area, and the national mitment to televise regular sea- Conference, ond Larry Albus, St. Louis University. Seoted (L to R): Ernie Casale, Temple University, Stan semiifinals Saturday afternoon son games has given the sport an Watts, Brigham Young University, and Ken Korr, Son Diego State University. Willis Casey, North Carolina and the Championship finals additional boost.” State University, was not present for this picture. Monday evening from the Omni Comtinurd on page 6 The Editor’s View Reprinted below is an excerpt from the writing of a news columnist commenting pertinently about college athletics. It is selected because the NCAA NEWS feels it makes a point and discusses a topic which clrrsdkation Committee Faces Mission will interest NEWS senders. The N(:AA Council has appointed a new vision, then the need for criteria will be (Xlssification Committee, as noted elsewhere moot. 98% Honest Ain’t So Bad in this issue, which now will embark upon If the Council’s reaction is favorable to By FRANK LUKSA sc’as which in 1975 proved to he stormy with both points, then the Committee will go back The Ddor Times Herald emotion. to work and begin a division of Division I, There are 704 institutions operating under the jurisdiction of the The Committee will he following the direc- based on the criteria. Any member may re- National Collegiate Athletic Association. Which weans, from the quest a hearing before the Committee, any cynical point of view, there are 704 schools eligible for NCAA tives of the 1976 Convention, which adopted probation. member may appeal its decision to the Coun- a resolution setting forth specific procedures So how many, as of this momrnt. are laboring under the lash of hy which it must operate. cil. television bans, forfeiture of post-season playing rights or other Hy October, if the Committee has received NCAA inflictrd penalties? Chairman of the new hotly will he Louis A. a green light, the final revised membership Beforr obtaining the actual number, I made a personal guess of Myers, University of Arizona, a former mem- list would be ready for Council approval and brtwccn 20 and 25. Probation storirs, to this memory, seemed to ber of the Council and currently chairman of distribution to the membership in November. come in bunrhrs. They are thr predictable “annuals” of our sports the Eligibility Committee. Edgar A. Sher- pages. They arc our staples alongside the NFL being sued by every- The Convention delegates then will have body rxcept the DAR, pro basketball clubs spending themselves man, who as chairman of the Reorganization the opportunity to approve or reject all or broke, major Icngur baseball hippety-hopping a franchise across Committee has led the Association through parts of the report. state lines and, in between, everyone threatening to strike. its difficult restructuring, was named as con- Some disagreement is inevitable over each Estimates Conflict sultant to the ten-person group. step-the division of Division I, the criteria, Next I asked Chickcnfry Galt for his estimate. Galt is the ‘Times The Classification Committee first will con- the actual classification of various members. Ilerald’s expert on college mattrrs when he drops by the office from sider whether any further division or reor- Yet good men have been appointed to lead Oaklawn Park. Gait gucssrd six. ganization is desirable. It also will suggest the deliberations and the process has been My figure was too high and Gait’s too low. Since WC were wrong in different directions, it proved nothing except to indicate which criteria under which Division I might be di- fully and carefully laid out. Hopefully the of us has more faith in college athletic morals of the day. vided in the sport of football. If the Council. results will be thorough and deliberate debate The actual number of schools working off NCAA infractions is 12. to which the recommendations will go in and a decision in the best interests of the Only four-Michigan State, Mississippi State, Long Beach State and April, decides negatively about further di- entire Association. SMD-are serving time for football-related crimes. Long Beach State also is up on a basketball rap, along with Illinois, Seton Hall, Canisius. Clemson, Centenary and Louisiana Tech. Southwest Louisiana is in the slammer in all sports. For rea- Gambling Survey sons that have nothing to do with a high-powered program, Wiscon- sin at Milwaukee completes the current list of unclean. The Officers have approved a recommencla- One would be naive to believe there is no All apparently soon will have company. A very heavy blade is tion from the Special Committee to Combat gambling on college athletic events today, poised over the Minnesota thump-thump program. Texas A&M’s I,egalizecl Gambling to survey the member- but the vast majority of the individuals who neck, from evidence roming to light rcccntly, is on thr same block ship to cl&ermine its opinion as to the legali- do bet are not in a position permitting them in the same sport. zation of gambling on college sports. to place pressures on student-athletes and less Than 2% Caught There are many reasons why the legaliza- coaches, nor is it believed the majority of Still, catching 12 schools from a total of 704-the majority of which tion of gambling on team sports seriously participate in more than onr nrajur spurt, thus multiplying the fans attending today’s gamt! have a finan- opportunity to cheat -hardly indicts college athletics as a nest of would deteriorate the integrity of athletics, cial interest in its outcome. shylocks. Thosr in the stocks today represrr t a fraction less than two per cent of the membership. That leaves 98.1 per cent who are but the increased pressures placed on stu- Intercollegiate athletic programs are a part clean. Or, if you prefer, nimble enough not to be nabbed. dent-athletes by gamblers, fans and yes, of a university educational process, and gam- even the athlete’s fellow students, easily How the NCAA bags as many culprits as it does is an impressive bling on team sports should be discouraged feat considering its manpower. Its full-time investigative force con- could become untolerable. by my institution of higher learning. sists of nine operatives, six in the field. That is a ratio of one investi- Legalizccl gambling no doubt would sub- gator for every 77 schools. stantially increase the number of individuals Members’ Response Critical No one should rrasonably expect 100 per cent honesty under the who gamble on college athletic events, and The members’ response to this survey will prrsent system. Not when major coaching jobs pay so well. Not be critical in determining the policies to be when kerping them depends on recruitment and subsequent per- it also would permit a student-athlete to bet formancr of teen-agcrs. Not when zealous alumni dump money on a game and a sport in which he is a par- pursued by the NCAA in this important na- into athletics so they can prrrn in the reflectrd glory of victory. Not t icipant. tional issue. when only a winner pulls crowds, which mean revenue to strapped budgets. There is another point to mull, and here I quarrel with the NCAA. Not that it punishes too severely, or meets uneven justice. But that The College Game it inevitably punishes more innocents than guilty whrn the hammer romps down. While college athletics is its own best wit- While everyone knows inflation has sapped Innocent Suffer ness as to its color and c*xcellence, and the the dollar, still these increases are dramatic For example, why should the Srlmon brothers and 60 odd other place it enJoys in the minds and hearts of the -and that for basketball borders on the ex- players at Oklahoma suffer seasons without howl games and TV cx- traordinary. posure of their ability because of an infraction involving Kerry American sports public, it recently has re- Jackson? Why should any athlete or coach who’s walked the straight For example, in 1972, just four Tourna- ceivtd additional endorsement of the most and narrow bc penalized for a transgression of a teammate or ments preceding this year’s title in Phila- tangi1)le and rewarding nature. colleague? delphia, $681,500 was paid for the Cham- It’s a long-standing suggestion but the idea of Pan American’s In l)rcember, A13C-TV agreed to pay the pionship culminating in Los Angeles. In Abe Lemons in Blackie Shcrrod’s column recently sounds like a members of the NCAA $18 million for tele- 197.3 and 1974, the prices were $1.1 million positive step. Kick the guilty players out of school. vision rights to college football during each and $1 ,175,OOO. The fee moved to $2.4 million I’d say go a step beyond. Make him ineligible ever to play at another NCAA school. of the next two seasons. The price was an last year. Coaches who cheat” Irnmcdiatc dlsrnissal; ineligible to be hired increase of $2 million per year over t,hc two In football, the rights were $7,800,000 as by another NCAA school for X number of years, depending on the I)rcvious autumns, and came at a time when recently as 1967, hit $10 million in 1968, but severity of the offense. t ht! nitt ion’s economy was struggling and the were only $13,490,000 in 1973. Alums who cheat” Nothing much can be done about thrrn except tc~lt~vision industry was experiencing diflicul- Presumably these figures represent prag- some form of public humiliation. Make them ineligible to attend booster club meetings. ticIs with its advertising sales. No doubt dra- matic evaluations by television network and matic increases in t,he 1975 college football Throw all the rascals out and let the innocents play on. Any group advert isi ng executives. Thus, the evalua- thrse days that’s 98 per rrnt honest drscrves our unqualified support. ratings helped boost the price. tions, in turn, represent an impressive en- Now NBC-TV has added its endorsement dorsement of the programs and athletes of of college athletics. That network has just the Association’s member institutions. ; NCAA purchased rights to the Division I Basketball Oh yes, just for the record, the men who Executive Editor David E. Cawood i Championship for the next three years. 1%~ brought home those rights fees were Stan ’ NEWS Editor . James W. Shaffer i the end of the three-year period the rights Watts, Stan Marshall and Seavcr I’eters in I Puhlishcd 1H t~rnrs a yrar by the National Collrgiate Athletic Associa- ; ! tion, cxccutlvr and rditorial dlicrs, US. Highway 50 and Nail Ave., J fee of $2.5 million for the 1976 Championship basketball, and Peters, Dick Koenig, Chuck i P.O. Box 1%X. Shawnee Mission. Kansas Gfi222. Phone (AC 913) 384m3?20. ; will have doubled. Neinas and Don Canham in football. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,llllllll,lil,,I,,I,,,,,, I/,, I,,,, 1,11,1111,,,1,,,,,,,,11,,111,,,,,, 11111,1,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,I ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,I,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,/,/,,,,, ,mI,,,,,,,,,,,= 2 Fields Set for Division II and Ill Basketball Championships Selection process was recently lantic, North Central vs. West, vs. Mankato State (17-9). South Region, Middle Atlantic 12-13 at Transylvania University. completed for the 1976 National and South vs. South Central. WEST REGIONALMarch lo- Region, South Atlantic Region, Transylvania (18-7) vs. Le- Collegiate Division II and Divi- Semi-final and Championship ll at University of Puget Sound. and Midwest Region. Moyne-Owen (17-8), and Miles sion 111 Basketball Champion- competition will take place Puget Sound (22-7) vs. Cali- Regional play for Division III (19-6) vs. Sewanee (17-8). ships. March 18 & 19 at Evansville, In- fornia Polytechnic-Pomona (15 is between March 11-13. Regional MIDDLE ATLANTIC RE- The Division II Basketball diana. 12), and California-Davis (18-S) winners will advance to the GIONAGMarch 12-13 at Uni- Committee selected 32 teams, vs. Bakersfield State (22-4). Division II Pairings Quarterfinals March 16 and pair versity of Scranton. Scranton while the Division III Commit- SOUTH REGIONAL - March the East vs. Northeast, South At- (22-5) vs. Grove City (16-4), tee chose a 28-team field. The following is a list of re- 11-12 at University of Tennessee- lantic vs. Middle Atlantic, South and Widener (21-6) vs. Mans- Division II will conduct eight, gional sites and pairings for Di- Chattanooga. Tennessee-Chatta- vs. Great Lakes. The Midwest field State (16-7) four-team regionals, and Divi- vision II: nooga (19-8) vs. Rollins (18-5), Regional winner will receive an SOUTH ATLANTIC REGION- sion III will sponsor seven, four- NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL and Florida Tech (20-3) vs. Val- automatic bye into the Semi- AGMarch 12-13 at Monmouth team regionals. -March 12-13 at Fairfield Uni- dosta State (14-12). Finals March 19 at Albright Col- College. Monmouth (21-4) vs. Automatic qualifiers from six versity (University of Bridge- SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL lege, Reading, Pennsylvania. Al- Lynchburg (22-6), and Shepherd conferences are among the Di- port-host). Bridgeport (22-4) vs. -March 11-12 at Nicholls State bright will also host the Division (28-2) vs. Glassboro State (18-8). vision II field, and Division III Bentley (16-ll), and Assumption University. Nicholls State (20-3) HI Championship March 20. MIDWEST REGIONALMarch automatically qualifies 10 con- (15-11) vs. Quinnipiac (19-7). VS. Lincoln (MO.) (19-7), and Division Ill Pairings fermces, with two selections GREAT LAKES REGIONAL Grambling (21-8) vs. Missouri- 12-13 at Augustana College (Ill.). coming from the Middle Atlantic March lo-11 at University of Rolla (18-7). The following is a list of re- Augustana (18-6) vs. Cornell Col- State Collegiate Athletic Confer- Evansville. Evansville (19-8) vs. Division II Basketball Com- gional sites and pairings for Di- lege (15-7), and Cot (22-O) vs. ence. Wright State (19-7), and Eastern mittee members are Andrew vision III: Simpson ( 16-8) Teams and pairings for both Illinois (19-7) vs. St. Joseph’s Laska, director of athletics, As- NORTHEAST REGIONAL ~ Members of the Division III divisions were selected on the (17-9). sumption College; Thomas J. Ni- March 11-12 at Rhode Island Col- Basketball Committee are Herb- basis of eligibility of student- EAST REGIONALMarch lo- land Jr., director of athletics, lege. Rhode Island (15-8) vs. ert B. Thompson, director of athletes for postseason compe- ll at Villanova University (Phil- LeMoyne College; Richard F. Boston State (21-4), and Suffolk athletics, Fisk University; Russ tition and won-loss record con- adelphia Textile-host). Philadel- Scharf, director of athletics, St. (19-4) vs. Southeastern Massa- Grangcr, director of athletics, sidering strength of schedule. phia Textile (24-2) vs. Buffalo Joseph’s College (Ind.); Howard chusetts (16-7) Clark University; James A. Tournament structure for Divi- State (19-f?), and Hartwick (21- Davis, director of athletics, Tus- EAST REGIONALMarch ll- Reddy, director of athletics, sion II forms the Great Lakes 3) vs. Cheyney State (22-4). kegee Institute; Floyd A. Walker, J2 at Rensselaer Polytechnic In- Bridgewater College; Russ De- Region, New England Region, SOUTH ATLANTIC REGION- director of athletics, Central Mis- stitute. R.P.I. (17-7) vs. Platts- Vette, head basketball coach, South Region, South Central Re- AL-March 11-12 at Old Domin- souri State University; and burgh State (12-ll), and City Hope College; Leon Eastlack, gion, West Region, North Central ion University. Old Dominion Thomas J. Martin, director of College of New York (15-13) VS. head basketball coach, Colorado Region, South Atlantic Region, (16-10) vs. Madison (IB-7), and athletics, Roanoke College. Rochester Institute of Technol- College; and Paul M. Maaskc, di- and East Region. Morgan State (21-5) vs. Balti- Old Dominion won the Divi- ogy ( 18-7). rector of athletics, Cornell Col- Division II regional play will more ( 19-9). sion II Basketball Championship GREAT LAKES REGIONAL- lege. be conducted between March NORTH CENTRAL REGIONAL in 1975 with a 76-74 win over March 12-13 at Ashland College. LeMoyne-Owen defeated 10-13. Quarterfinal action March -March lo-11 at University of New Orleans. Ashland (17-4) vs. Hiram (16-4), Glassboro State 57-54 in 1975, 15 will match-up regional win- North Dakota. North Dakota (20- Division III tournament struc- and Oberlin (15-10) vs. Witten- the first year for the National ners from New England vs. 6) vs. Nebraska-Omaha (16-ll), ture forms the Northeast Region, berg (21-4). Collegiate Division III Basketball Great Lakes, East vs. South At- and Wisconsin-Green Bay (20-7) East Region, Great Lakes Region, SOUTH REGIONAL ~ March Championship. Classification Committee Appointed, Assi&nment Detailed by Council Appointment of a ten-member merits of continuing the reorga- by the 1976 NCAA Convention, permanent Classification Com- nization of the Association begun the Council asked the Committee mittee has been completed by the in August of 1973, and if so to study the concept of dividing NCAA Council. authorized by the Council, to set the present Division I in the The new body is to weigh the recommended divisions in the sport of football, and to report sport of football. its conclusions to the Council at The Council named Louis A. its April meeting. Myers, University of Arizona, as Second, the Committee was re- chairman. quested to develop appropriate Other members are: William J. criteria upon which institutional Flynn, Boston College; Wiles memberships in such divided di- Hallock, Pacific-8 Conference; visions would be based for ap- Philip R. Shriver, Miami Univer- proval by the Council in April. sity (Ohio); Marino H. Casem, Another element of the reso- Alcorn State University; Richard lution instructs the Committee to G. Koppenhaver, North Central hold a hearing at the request of Conference; Lyle Smith, Boise any member institution or con- State University; William D. Mc- ference, and provides that any Henry, Washington and Lee Uni- member may appeal a decision versity; Edsel K. Schweizer, Lu- of the Committee to the Council. thcr Collrgc; and Robert M. If those steps generate positive Whitclaw, Eastern College Ath- Council reactions, the Committee letic Conference. then could begin the reclassifica- Edgar A. Sherman, Muskingum tion of member institutions as College, and chairman of the Re- outlined in No. 225. organization Committee, was ap- To accomplish reorganization, pointed by the Council to serve the Council will develop neces- as consultant to the Classification sary enabling or authorizing leg- Committee. islation for consideration by the LOUIS A. MYERS Specifically, under provisions of membership at the 71st annual Clorrificofion Committee Chairman Proposal No. 225-4, as adopted Convention in January.

National Collegiate Basketball Championship More than 1,000 orders for 1976 Football Ticket Merchandisers (above) Continued from page 1 Defending champion UCLA gional winner Georgetown (21- were received from members in the first two days they were available. previous Championships. The (23-4) spotlights the West Re- 6). The Hoyas were second in Bearcats defeated Notre Dame, gional, hoping for its 11th crown 1943 and lost in First-Round ac- 95-87 in overtime, in the Mid- in 13 years. Coach John Wooden tion last year. west Region third place game retired last year after 10 Na- “The Committre ferls this is Footbal!! Ticket Merchanthker last year. tional titles, and has been re- one of the strongest champion- Missouri (24-4) earned the placed by Gene Bartow. The Pa- ships we’ve had in recent years,” Big-8 Championship bid, its only cific-8 champion will face Pa- said Watts. “Srlcction process Receiving Good Response other appearance was in 1944. cific Coast Athletic Conference was difficult, considering the The Tigers arc paired against winner San Diego State (16-12) many excellent teams there were Immediate response to the 1976 chandisers can help sell season Pacific-8 entry Washington (22- at the University of Oregon. around the country this year, in- Football Ticket Merchandisrr tickets. 5) in the other half of the Kan- Las Veqas Strong cluding some of the teams not (shown above) on the part of The “Take-One” pocket is used sas bracket. Washington’s last chosen for the tournament.” NCAA members has been very for ticket applications or other Nevada-Las Vegas (28-l) is appearance in the Championship encouraging, according to Don- promotional materials. another strong challenger in the Regional action is scheduled was a third place finish in 1953. ald B. Canham, University of Each merchandiser can be cus- West, and will battle Big Sky March 18 at Greensboro, North Wichita State (18-9) won the Michigan, and chairman, Promo- tomized to fit particular mem- champion Boise State (18-10). Carolina (East) ; Louisville, Ken- tions Committee. ber’s request. Two-color print- Missouri Valley crown, and will tucky (Midwest); Louisiana West Coast Conference winner In the first two days following ing is available to utilize school take on Big-10 runnerup Michi- State University (Mideast) ; and gan (21-6) at North Texas State Pepperdine (21-5) is making its notice of the display board’s colors and space is provided for UCLA (West) University. Michigan finished First title drive since 1962, and availability, orders for more than block letters, logos or mascot and second in 1965 and third in 1964. will take on Metro-6 runncrup Temple University will host 1,000 merchandisers had been the 1976 schedule. Completing the Midwest slate Memphis State (21-8). The Tig- the National Semi-finals and received from athletic depart- Minimum order rcquircment is will be Texas Tech (24-5), erS finished second in 1973. Championship, March 27 and 29 ments of member institutions. 50 displays. Pricing, which in- Southwest Conference champion, Peppcrdinc and Memphis State at The Spectrum in Philadelphia, The countertop Ticket Mer- cludes shipping is as follows: 50 and Syracuse (20-H), winner of are paired at Arizona State Uni- Pennsylvania. chandiser, a project funded by merchandisers-.90 cents each; 51 the ECAC Upstate New York re- versity, along with Western Ath- The East plays the Midwest the Promotion Committee, be- or more merchandisers-.85 cents gional. The Orangemen are mak- letic Conference winner Arizona and the Mideast faces the West came available to member insti- rach. ing their fourth straight appcar- (22-E) making its only other bid champion in the National Semi- tutions at cost because the Com- Orders are processed immedi- ante, finishing fourth in 1975. in 1952, and ECAC Southern re- finals mittee is convinced these mer- ately from the national office. NCAA NEWS / March 15, 1976 3 Northeast Regional Baseball Tourney “closed Shop” Determination of a representa- Northeast Regional does not al- large representative selected by a five-team playoff. tournament will be determined low any team from Districts One the Baseball Committee. by the ECAC. The Northeast Re- tive from the Northeast Region Teams for the three tourna- and Two to participate in any gional will commence no later for the 1976 National Collegiate Automatic qualifiers in c 1 u d e ments to determine automatic other regional tournament, like- than the Friday before Memorial Baseball Championship will be the regular-season champion of qualifiers will be determined by Day each year; however, it can conducted in a “closed shop.” wise any team outside Districts the Eastern Intercollegiate Base- the ECAC. However, runners-up One and Two cannot compete in be held earlier by mutual agree- ball League (EIBL); the playoff in the East Coast Conference and NCAA District One and Dis- the Northeast Regional. ment. trict Two form the Northeast Re- champion from the East Coast EIBL will be considered for se- “This plan assures the best gion, and will place one repre- Six Opposed to Four Conference (ECC); and the lection in one of the tourna- team will be representing the sentative at the College World champions of three, four-team, ments. Conduct for the Northeast Re- East at Omaha each year,” said Series, June 11-18 in Omaha, gional provides for a six-team, double-elimination tournaments The ECAC is under no obliga- Chalmers M. Port, baseball coach Nebraska. double - elimination tournament, sponsored by the ECAC and tion to observe policies and pro- at The Citadel, and chairman, opposed to four-team tourneys in designated as Southern, Mid--At- cedures contained in the NCAA During the first 28 years of the Division I Baseball Committee. the NCAA’s other seven regions. lantic and New England. Baseball Handbook for the three National Championship, one team The new playoff system also Proper procedures for pairings Selection of a sixth participant tourneys, but the Baseball Corn- represented each of the NCAA’s expands the National Champion- eight districts. Last year, the and bracketing of the tourna- is by the Baseball Committee mittee has urged the ECAC to sc- ment arc found in the 1976 lect only those teams with out- ship to 34 teams, instead of 32 Division 1 Baseball Committee and will come from District One as in the past. voted to change the format for NCAA Baseball Handbook. and Two teams which are not standing records to insure con- Automatic qualifiers come from team selection, and now deter- tinued quality in participants for Automatic Qualifiers members of the ECAC. If the 18 conferences and playoffs, and mines representatives via the rc- the NCAA Championship. Composition of the Northeast Committee decides no qualified 16 at-large representatives will gional playoff system. Regional playoff will include five team is among this group, the Best East Team Assured be selected by the Baseball Com- Tournament procedures for the automatic qualifiers and one at- Northeast Regional will become Dates and sites for the ECAC mittee.

Reorganizatio n Proposal Retains Elsewhere in Education Vote for Al lied Membership HEW Concerned with OCR ing the Family Educational panel’s 2-l ruling upholding the Voting privileges for the As- tions receive one full vote at Rights and Privacy Act concern- Maryland law. Regulations sociation’s allied membership each Convention, plus the frac- ing student records are under The state statute establishing will remain unchanged if a rec- Due to mounting complaints the policy. Mathews claimed he the program was enacted in 1971, tional vote derived from the con- ommendation to the NCAA Coun- being filed under the jurisdiction had approved part of these reg- but revised in 1972. “The 1972 ference’s vote. cil is endorsed by that body at of the Office for Civil Rights, ulations and that the segment legislature corrected the defects The Committee supported re- its April meeting. HEW Secretary F. David would be published soon in the in the original Act by prohibit- tention of Constitution 4-3-(b), Mathews recently indicated he is Federal Register. ing sectarian use of the funds,” adopted by the January, 1975, attempting to improve regula- the lower court noted. The pro- Convention to restrict allied vot- tions developed by his depart- U. S. Supreme Court Hears gram is administered by the mcnt. ing. Church-State Case Maryland Council on Higher Ed- Mathews expressed his views ucation. “The religious programs That section specifies only on the problem and other mat- Oral arguments were recently at each school are separable from those allied members meeting ters, February 25 in his first heard by the U.S. Supreme Court the secular programs, and the the following criteria are per- concerning a case challenging Washington news conference latter are the only beneficiaries mitted to vote on issues before since becoming Secretary in Au- Maryland’s program of grants to of state aid,” the court said. the Association: “(1) The allied gust, 1975. private colleges on grounds that “Of considerable importance in member must be both a competi- Numerous considerations for colleges with religious afiliations mitigating the effect of religious tive and legislative body. (ii) It improving HEW’s regulations are received aid in violation of the divisiveness is that the program must be composed of at least six being investigated, according to First Amendment. is designed to aid higher educa- members in a single division. Mathews, but meanwhile stated a The case Involves John C. Roe- tion generally, not church-afili- policy has been adopted issuing mer, III, et. al., vs. Board of ated colleges specifically. Only (iii) Conference competition some of the regulations “sequen- Public Works of the State of five of the 18 eligible institutions must be conducted in at least tially” or in segments. Maryland, et. al., which is ap- which have received funds are four sports with at least one in Specifically, regulations cover- pealing a three-judge Federal church-affiliated.” each season. A season-end tour- nament or round-robin regular- season play will satisfy this re- ltYlinoisJudged Best of Cheer Squad Top 20 quirement.” Supporters of voting privileges Cheerleaders from the Univer- Representatives from the IFC top collegiate cheerleading squad stressed the amendments differ- sity of Illinois were recently hon- graded cheerleading applicants, in the nation. entiate between a one-spot con- ored as National Champions in strictly from Division I institu- “We felt the spirit at Illinois ference and conferences with the 10th Annual “Top Twenty tions. Besides the grading, each was excellent, and has really playing, legislative, enforcement Collegiate Cheer Squad Survey,” applicant was required to submit come back after the problems and other functions. judged by the International a squad notebook to the IFC. they experienced a few years Cheerleading Foundation, Inc., an “The notebooks contained pho- ago,” added Wolber. “The Committee felt keeping EDGAR A. SHERMAN affiliated member of the NCAA. tos, specific questions we ask Behind Illinois, the following the language as it was adopted Championship honors were each squad and other things institutions rounded out the “Top Reorgonirotion Commitfee Chairman by the 1975 Convention leaves presented to the Illinois chcer- which deal with the overall spirit Twenty” for 1975-76: Notre no question regarding the differ- leaders, after they ranked 14th the team tries to achieve,” said Dame, Southern California, Au- The NCAA Reorganization ence between voting and non- in the 1974-75 survey, according Jocelyn Wolber, IFC director of burn, UCLA, Pennsylvania State, Committee has voted that those voting allied members,” said to Randy Neil, IFC Executive di- public relations. “Grading prac- Kansas, Louisiana State, Texas, Chairman Edgar A. Sherman, rector. tical application includes things Wake Forest, Florida, Ohio State, allied conferences which qualify Neil indicated showmanship, like gymnastics, partner stunts Oregon, Indiana State, Tulane, under Constitution 4-3-(b) Muskingum College director of versatility and crowd rapport and spirit spectacle.” Kansas State, Michigan State, should continue to vote at NCAA athletics. were key factors for Illinois win- Illinois replaced Auburn Uni- Navy, South Carolina, and North Conventions. “If the Association were just ning this year’s survey. versity, 1974-75 winner, as the Carolina. Those voting privileges had beginning, perhaps conferences been questioned on the basis that might not be afforded votes, but active members received a vot- inasmuch as they had been vot- ing advantage if belonging to ing for many years, the Com- an allied conference. mittee felt those votes should be Conference member institu- retained.” Publication Order Forms Mailed to Membership In the mail this month to col- received by directors of athletics. lege and university athletic de- sports information directors, partment personnel is the NCAA physical education directors, in- Publishing Service’s once-a-year tramural directors and librarians, guides and rules books order and those in positions which re- form. ceive the form are encouraged to At most schools, forms will be share them with other staff mem- bers. If all institutional orders arc combined into one order, the re- sult can become a substantial savings. The $2 books are avail- able for $1.85 each if at least 10 of thr same title are ordered, and the discount is 30 cents per book (to $1.70 each) if SO or Members of University of Illinois more are ordered. cheerleading squad perform gym- The $1 rules books drop to .85 nastics routine at football game cents each if 100 or more of the last fall. same title are ordered. NCAA Profile Dedication, Brigham Young and Stan Watts Collegiate athletics almost lost Weber State, and earned letters In addition to his coaching making sure the popcorn vendors Stanley H. Watts in 1972. in several sports at BYU. He duties, Watts also had served as know their places. But to look at the chairman of graduated from Brigham Young athletic chairman. He was named “Everyone on the Committee the NCAA’s Division I Basket- in 1938 with a B.S. Degree. director of athletics in 1970. is rxtrcmely cooperative,” said ball Committee today, you would His association with Brigham Former NABC President Watts. “It’s a wonderful group to be associated with and I’m look- never know a serious bout with Young was interrupted for near- A former president of the Na- ing forward to chairing the Com- cancer almost claimed the life of ly a decade, as he served as a tional Association of Basketball mittee the next three years.” the personable athletic director coach at Millard High (1938-41), Coaches (1969-70), Watts has at Brigham Young University. basketball coach and athletic di- served on the NCAA Basketball “Mr. BYU” Athletics and Stan Watts be- rector at Dixie College (19412 Rules Committee, and is author of What does athletics in general came close companions a long 45), and three-sport coach at a book, Developing an Offensive mean to the man people in Provo, time ago, and the veteran play- Jordan High (1945-47). Attack in Basketball. Utah refer to as “Mr. BYU?” er, coach and administrator at- Watts joined the BYU coach- For a man who has covered a “Athletics has been my whole tacked his illness with the vi- ing staff in 1947 as head baseball lot of ground over the years, life,” he said. “There are a lot of brance he has had since begin- and track coach, and assistant in Watts continues his dedication, things you can learn, out there ning life, August 30, 1911 in football and basketball. not only serving BYU, but also on the field or court, you could Murray, Utah. In 1949, he replaced Floyd Mil- the NCAA. never learn in a classroom or in Watts became a member of the let as head basketball coach and “I’ve always felt the Division I a book. Division I Basketball Committee served in that position before re- Basketball Committee was one of “Athletics teaches our young September 1, 1973, and was re- tiring in 1972. During 23 years as the most prestigious and most people more about life than any elected to a second three-year head coach at Brigham Young, fun to be associated with,” said other activity on campus,” Watts term at the 70th annual Con- Watts-coached teams captured Watts. “But to be appointed its added. “No other single force vention. He succeeded Davidson eight Western Athletic Confer- chairman is an exciting and tre- brings the university, alumni, College’s Tom Scott as committee ence crowns and two National mendous honor for me, some- students, and faculty together chairman in September, a post he Invitational Tournament t it 1 es , thing I didn’t expect.” better than athletics.” will occupy until Sept. 1, 1979. one in 1951 and again in 1966. Preparation for an event like Watts is active in Mormon STANLEY H. WATTS After graduating from Murray Overall his career record as a the National Collegiate Basket- Church and he an his wife, Em- Brigham Yoong Unirwrify High School in 1928, Watts be- basketball coach was 431 wins ball Championship includes ev- ily, arc the parents of four chil- came an all-around athlete at and 260 losses. erything from selecting teams to den. Qualifying Standards Set for Tennis Championships Qualifying standards for ever, if the top team in a district Millsaps College, Jackson, Missis- mittees for Divisions II and III NCAA tennis championships have declines, it is not necessary for sippi is the site for the Division shall apply the Division I quali- bren established for the first another team from the district III tournament. Both Champion- fying procedures, with appropri- time in history and will bc in to be chosen. ships are set for May 19-23. ate adjustments in numbers, for effect for the 1976 National Col- An additional 20 institutions On May 11, the Division I Se- selections of singles players and legiate Tennis Championships. will be chosen by the selection lection Committee will make the doubles teams. Acting on request from the Ex- committee to enter two singles Division I selections during a na- Insures Quality ecutive Committee, the NCAA players each and one doubles tional conference call, and par- “Selection will insure only the Tennis Committee recommended team (40 singles players and 20 ticipants will be notified May 12. guidelines governing qualifying doubles teams). top players and teams from each Applications division will vie for the divi- procedures for the three divi- Another eight institutions shall Entry applications for Division sional tennis championships. The be selected by the committee to sional championships,” said Rolla I will be mailed April 1 and all NCAA ofhcers, acting for the enter one singles player each and L. Anderson, Kalamazoo College, entries must be submitted no Executive Committee, have ap- four institutions will be selected and chairman of the NCAA Ten- later than April 26. These appli- nis Committee. proved the recommendations. to enter one doubles team each. cations must be filled out by any Members of the selection com- The Tennis Committee dele- A total of 128 singles partici- interested institution and re- gated a selection committee com- pants will be chosen, and 64 dou- mittee from the NCAA Division prised of the Division I Subcom- bles teams selected for the Divi- turned even though a team or I Subcommittee are Albert G. individual might not be selected. mittee, and one representative sion I Championships. Molloy Jr., University of Penn- In Divisions II and III, entries sylvania (District Two) ; Glenn from the districts not represented Division II and III on the Subcommittee to select will be mailed by the host insti- A. Bassett, UCLA (District the competitors for the National The 1976 National Collegiate tutions March 20 and final entry Eight); Gene A. Templeton, San Championships. Division II Tennis Championships deadlines are April 19. If neces- Diego State University (District This committee will select the will be limited to 96 singles play- sary, the field will be cut for the Eight); and Dan Magill, Univer- top 20 teams for the Division I ers and 48 doubles teams, and Championships May 4 and the sity of Georgia (District Three) tournament, May 26-31 at Corpus the Division III Championships participants will be informed by Other members representing Christi, Texas. will have a maximum of 64 sin- the Committee May 5. districts not represented on the gles players and 32 doubles District representatives for Division I Subcommittee include: Participation limited teams. each tournament will notify in- Jack Barnaby, Harvard Univer- Each team will be allowed to The respective games commit- stitutions if a team or individuals sity (District One); Stan Drobac, ROLLA L. ANDERSON enter four singles players and tees for the Championships will have been selected. Michigan State University (Dis- two doubles teams (80 singles be responsible for maintaining Tennis Committee Choirmon Qualification for the 1977 Na- trict Four); Jerry Keen, Univer- players and 40 doubles teams). the maximum entries for each tional Collegiate Division II and sity of Oklahoma (District Five) ; The top team from each of the tournament. Division III Championships have John Gardner, Southern Method- NCAA’s eight districts will be Northwest State University, been set, and will be limited to ist University (District Six); and extended an invitation to partici- Maryville, Missouri will host the <64 singles players and 32 doubles Harry James, University of Utah pate in the Championships. How- Division II Championships, and teams. The respective subcom- (District Seven).

In 1975 Football Telecasts and Revenue Spread Wide Coverage on varying formats fluence by the Television Com- In 1975, each division staged 000 was paid for rights to tele- of television programming was niittee or member institutions. its third National Championship vise five NCAA Championship shared by 97 NCAA institutions The Network also determined in football. events during 1975. during 1975 college football, ac- rights fees of $487,857 paid for ABC-TV offered national cov- National Series telecasts were cording to the NCAA Television a national game and $355,000 for erage for the National Collegiate experienced by 20 institutions Committee’s recent report. a regional appearance. Division II Championship played during the 1975 football season. Included in this total were ap- Fees from these figures were December 13 between Western Regional telecasts netted revenue pearances by 51 institutions on subject to a six cent assessment Kentucky University and North- for 41 institutions, 10 of which thr American Broadcasting Corn- by the NCAA and income was ern Michigan University at the also made national appearances. pany’s (ABCTV) NCAA Foot- used to cover television adminis- Camellia Bowl in Sacramento, ball Trlevision Series. tration expenses, promotion of California. “Exception” Telecast college sports, construction costs Remaining figures indicated 46 Regular season telecasts also Division II and III exception of the national headquarters institutions appeared on “rxcep- included the Mississippi Valley telecasts were enjoyed by 17 in- building, and funding the Post- tion” telecasts and other types of State and Grambling game in Dii stitutions. “Exception” trlecasts graduate Scholarship Program. programs. The 97 institutions ex- vision II. are generally of two types-those periencing trlevised coverage in ABC’s 1Dth Year The National Collegiate Divii permitted because of sprcial cir- 1975 brought the two-year total Under general arrangements sion III Championship was tele- cumstances surrounding a partic- to 138 different institutions. with ABC-TV, the network car- cast December 6 and featured ular game (e.g., a selllout) or In its srcond year last fall, the ried NCAA’s “Game of the Week” Wittenberg University and Ithaca those permitted because of the 1974-1975 NCAA Television Plan for its 10th consecutive year. Ex- College. It was presented in addi- special circumstancrs surround- ing the participating institutions was adopted in October, 1973, by ecutive producer of the Series tion to the two Division II semii SEAVER PETERS a 300-10 referendum vote by the was ABC Sports President Roone final contests staged on the same (e.g., they are mrmbers of Divi- sions II or III or they are Divii Television Committee Chairman Association’s membership. Arledge, producer was Chuck date. Howard, Andy Sidaris directed Televising of these two Cham- sion I institutions which have Under terms of the contract educational television stations; and Keith Jackson was lead an pionships marked the third con- never apprarcd on the ABC-TV with ABC-TV, the participating and closed circuit telecasts. nouncrr. secutive year ABC-TV presented Series). NCAA members received $15.- Reorganization of the NCAA the games under this format. A Other categories of exception “The Committee feels the 350,000 to share. in 1973, converted the College rights fee of $500,000 was realized telecasts authorized in 1975 were: plan’s present form constitutes a The 1975 schedule was chosen Division into Division II and Di- for the Division II and Division 400-mile telecasts; special night well-balanced approach to tele- solely by ABC-TV, with no in- vision III. ID telecasts. Additionally, $150.- telecasts; special major telecasts; Continued on page 6 NCAA NEWS / March 15, 1976 5 NBC Awarded Basketball Rights - Lacrosse Champion- Continued from page 1 game between Kentucky and “We are also pleased the Bas- UCLA was seen by 42,000,OOO Note: Publication of an interpretation in this column constitutes ship Selectedfor TV ketball Championship has opened people, largest audience ever to official notice to the membership. New 0.1.~ printed herein may be re- Coverage of the 1976 Na- the door for another National watch a televised basketball viewed by the annual Convention at the request of any member. tional Collegiate Lacrosse Collegiate Championship to rc- game. Questions concerning these or other 0.1.~ should be directed to Championship was recently ceive television exposure.” In 1969, the first year of na- Warren S. Brown, assistant executive director, in the Association’s chosen as the American NBC Sports has had rights to tional coverage of this event, executive office. The following interpretations are reprinted for the Broadcasting Company’s the NCAA Basketball Champion- information oP the membership. 24 000,000 viewers tuned into (ABC-TV) fifth NCAA Cham- ship since 1969. Both the num- --L- NBIC. GED Scores pionship event to be televised ber of games telecast and total Situation: A prospective student-athlete does not graduate from in 1976. audience levels have increased Audience estimates were com- high school, but subsequently completes the General Education De- annually since that first year. piled by NBC Research ,based on velopment (GED) Test and obtains a state high school equivalency The 1970 National Collegiate Last year’s Championship Nielson Television Index Data. diploma. (226) Swimming, Wrestling, Volley- Question: By what means mccy he establish eligibility for practice, ball and Outdoor Track and participation and athleticall related financial aid under the pro& Field Championships have al-. TV RevenueW idespread aions of Bylau, 4-6-(b) [ZOO0 rule]? ready been selected to become Continued from page 5 and higher ratings on ABC-TV. Answer: The prospective student-athlete’s high school grade point part of ABC’s Wide World of vising an attractive Series, maxi- These successes apparently pro- average may be determined through use of an Association-approved Sports. mizing appearances by the differ- vided incentive for ABC to bid table which converts the average ol his five GED scores to high school Under agreement of the ent teams and protecting to the increased television rights in grade point average. Only scores from a GED Test taken by the stu- NCAA Football Television highest degree possible the at- agreements reached for the 1976 dent-athlete after one calendar year has elapsed from the date his Plan for 1976, ABC televises tendance and revenues of the and 1977 seasons in late Novem- hi&h school class normally graduates shall be utilized. [BI-6- (b) - (1) I five Championship events. football - playing membership,” ber, 1975. Tryout Rule-Participation with Student-Athlete said Seaver Peters, Dartmouth Under the new agreement, Brown University, Provi- ABC-TV will pay $18,000,000 for Situation: A prospective student- athlete visits an #institution’s University director of athletics, dence, Rhode Island, will host each football season. Also in- campus. and Committee chairman. the Lacrosse Championship cluded will be the telecasting of Question: Is it permissible jar enrolled student-athletes at the in- “We also felt ABC’s selection March 29. Brown is also site two regular-season games for stitution to work out with the prospect in physical activities during of games and the general quality of the Swimming Champion- both Division 11 and Division 111. the visit? ships March 24-27. of the college game led to an Answer: No. [Bl-31 exciting, entertaining Series in “The Committee wishes to sa- 1975,” Peters noted. “In addition, lute the entire ABC-TV organiza- the network enjoyed a good re- tion for its artistic success in pre- lationship with the institutions senting the excitement of college from whose campuses telecasts football in 1975 and looks for- were presented.” ward to working with them dur- College football in 1975 en- ing the next two seasons,” con- joyed new attendance records eluded Peters.

THE NCAA RECORD A roundup of current membership activities and personnel changes SCHWENZFEIER, Air Force. Will DIRECTORS OF ATHLETICS renlace retiring GENE WETT- JOHN CAINE, San Jose State, Sf~ONE at Penn State. was named at Oregon JO- TENNIS-MARTY DEVLIN re- SEPH KEARNEY, Washington, ap- placed the late ROBERT KILGUS pointed at Michigan State at Rider GEORGE WRITER. DeLANEY KIPHUTH resigned at Meramec Junior College-St. Louis Yale to become special assistant tennis an* Boccer conch. ~a8 to University’s president BOB named to a similar position at BROOKS promoted to Vice Presi- Cornell. dent for athletic affairs at Oral TRACK-THAD TALLEY, Kan- Roberts from sports information *a* assistant. was appcdnted at director and vice president for The Citadel . GEORGE HAN- business. SELL resigned at Wldener to de- NORTHERN IOWA’S GIANT CREAMPUFF-Wrestling crowds are usually big in Iowa, but this one WQS vote full-time duties as director exceptional when the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls hosted the University of Iowa in dual ac- COACHES of athletics, named assistant HARRY DURNEY as replacement tion February 2. Powerful Iowa won the meet 31-8, but the main attraction for 10,214 spectators was BASEBALL - RICHARD WAG- NER replaced resigned HAROLD JOHNNY MORRIS. Houston. opening night at the UNI-Dome, a multi-purpose coliseum with a completely air-supported, teflon-coated, PRICE at Dickinson Price Went will resign. effective at end of to Lehigh. btZBS”II. fiberglass roof. Costing around $7.1 million, the unique facility has a seating capacity of 16,400 for Pon- BASKLTBALL - BOB MULCA- SOCCER-RICK FORCHILLI re- ther football, basketball, wrestling, gymnastics, track, and tennis, in addition to other University and com- HY resigned at Eastern Kentucky, places resigned RAOUL NUNEZ renlared hv assistant ED BYHRE at Siena. munity-oriented activities. UNI will host the 1976 National Collegiate Division II Gymnastics Chompionships LYLE BROWN is retiring at March 25-27. kbchester GARY ELLIOTT NEWSMAKERS resigned at Livingston . LEON PAUL BRECHLER, former com- BLACK recently resigned at missioner of Western Athletic Texas LYNN NANCE. Ken- Conference, will replace retiring tucky assistant, replaced resigned HARRY KNISELY as commission- KEN TRICKEY at Iowa State er of Rocky Mountain Athletic BILLY TUBBS. North Texas State Conference DONALD CAN- assistant. replaces retiring JACK HAM, Michigan director of ath- MARTIN at Lamar MIKE letics. will he inducted as honor- HARKINS retired at Eastern ary mcmher Into Michigan High School Coaches Association’s Hall Refer to the handbook mailed giate Division 11 Swimming Montana . PAT HALEY re- William Roetzheim, director of signed at Bowling Green State ot *‘ame. athletics at University of Illinois, to the membership concerning Championships March 18-20. HAROLD WISSEL left Ford- SPORTS INCORMATION DI- Chicago Circle, has been ap- detailed qualifying standards. Washington & Jefferson Col- h,, FRED TAYLOR resigned RECTORS - JAMES FERREE. pointed to the NCAA Gymnastics at Dhin State BOB DECKER Drake assistant, replaced JAMES Division Ii Gymnastics lege (Pa.) will host the 1976 Na- stepped down at Western State SHAFFER at Northern Iowa Committee. The University of Northern tional Collegiate Division Ill (COlO.) Replaced by assistant JOHN EVENSON resigned at Roetzheim replaces Jerry PAUL CdLEMAN interim Long Beach State TOM SKI- Iowa will host the 1976 National Swimming Championships March Wright of San Francisco State 18-20. basis EUGENo: CLARK, BOSH resigned at Wisconsin-Mil- Collegiate Division 11 Gymnas- Southern Mississippi resigned waukee. University, who resigned. The first four places from Di- tics Championships March 25-27. ROBERT BRICKELS released at DEATHSTONY CARPENTER. * * + Davidson DAVE SMALLEY Qualifying standards are 8.5 vision 11 and the first two places 19. Tennessee State after off-sea- Although the membership in Division Ill qualify for the resigned effective May 31 at Navy son football training session. ap- points for individual optional ex- JOHN ROSE resigned at Ar- parent respiratory failure voted to delete Bylaw 6-6 on the ercises and 49.0 optional points Division 1 Championships, only k&as State RANDY ST. EDWARD MICHAELS. 61. Villa- certification of eligibility forms, for all-around performers. The if the Division 1 automatic quali- CLAIR resigned at Kansas Wesm nova’s Arst All-America in foot- some of the forms for the winter fying standard is met. leyan to direct national program hall in 1935 as guard and tackle, team qualifying standard is 165.0 activities for the Fellowship of Championships still include men- January 21 after lonu UlneSS . . optional points. Ice Hockey Christian Athletes RICHARD PAUL ROBESON. noted concert tion of the regulation. SHEUBROOKS promoted from as- singer and two-time All-America Forms for gymnastics, wres- Division I Swimming For the first time in history, sistant to head job at Texas A&I end at Rutgers in 1917 and 1918. Brown University will host the the 1976 National Collegiate FOOTBALL-JIM CRINER. as- January 23 FREDERICK tling, skiing, fencing and swim- sistant at UCLA, replaced TONY VANZO, 59. former Northwestern ming were sent to host institu- 1976 National Collegiate Swim- Hockey Championship may fea- KNAP at Boise State, who went foothall player, February 7 . tions prior to the 70th Conven- ming Championships March 24- ture first round competition. to Nevada-Las Vegas RICH- WILLIAM SCHEEHLE. 63. umpire tion when the membership voted 27. A decision by the Ice Hockey ARD JOHANNINCME;ER re- in several NCAA regional base- For the first time in history, placed DON CROSS at Southwest ball tournaments. February 13 to eliminate the Bylaw. Thus, Committee will be made no later Missouri State JAMES REDD CHARLES McGUIRE. 76, former reference to Bylaw 6-6 should be an automatic qualifying stan- than March 15 to determine if replaced resigned GLADDEN DYE Walter Camp All~America football disregarded on any certification dard and a consideration quali- more than four teams should be at Northwest Missouri State tackle for the University of Chi- fying standard is listed for Di- JOSEPH PASCALE renlaced cam under Coach Amos Alonzo of eligibility form as it no longer selected for the competition. The ROBERT GRIFFIN at -Idaho St& in 1921. February 28 after is a requirement. vision 1 Championships. Championship will be conducted State. Grillin resigned to accept lengthy illness BURTON Any individual or team meet- March 25-27 at the University of lob at Rhode Island JACK SHIPLEY. 86. former long-time Division I Gymnastics BICKNELL. assistant at Boston ing the consideration time must Denver. basketball and baseball coach at Temple University will be the call (401) 863-3014 after 2 p.m. College, replaced resigned WAL- Maryland. February 21. heart If more than four teams are TER ABBOTT at Maine-Orono attack CAREY SELPH. 73. site of the 1976 National Collegi- Eastern time, March 19 to find selected, the first round playoff BOBBY MORRISON, Virginia Mli- former assistant football coach at ate Gymnastics Championships out if they have made the 40- itary. replaces LOU HOLTZ at Baylor, Fchrulry 24 after long would be scheduled March 20. April 1-3. Pennsylvania State man field for the 16 swimming North Carolma State GLENN illness GLEN CARBERRY. 79. University will host the East Re- Automatic selections for the BRADY. Kansas State assistxnt f,,rIIler football and basketball events. named at Sacramento State. rem coach at St Bonavrnture and grid gional Gymnastics Champion- Division ii and Iii Championship include the winner placing resigned RAY CLEMONS. player at Notre Dame. February ships March 12-13, and San Jose of the Eastern Collegiate Athletic GOLF - ALAN NIEDERLITZ. 19 JEFFERY KIRK, 52. former State University will be the site Swimming Conference (ECAC), and cham- formerly of Princeton, replaced assistant track coach at Pennsul- vania and Olympic team member of the West Regionals March 19- pion of the Western Collegiate BILL TEMPLIN at Navy. Springfield College will be the GYMNASTICS - KARL in 1948. February 20. 20. site of the 1976 National Colle- Hockey Association (WCHA)

6 For 37 Championships in 19749 75 Record Attendance, Competitors, Receipts Set Paid attendance, competing Gross receipts in 1974-75 set Monies paid by the Association Sports Sponsorship, 1974-75 athletes and gross receipts estab- another milestone. Income gross- to cover expenses for the 1974-75 lished records during a highly ed was $6,240,142, breaking the Championships where r e venue The following tables list the sports sponsored by NCAA successful 1974-75 NCAA cham- old record of $4,065,369 set in was not sufficient to meet ex- active member institutions during 19’74-75 by division and pionship year, a survey by the 1973-74. penses was $85,861, recognizably geographic area : NCAA Executive Committee re- Division I sports grossed $5,- up from the $27,539 paid out in veals. 036,203, with basketball bringing 1973-74. Information included in the in $3,972,859. Seven other Cham- Overall, $40,528 of the NCAA 1974-75 Annual Reports listed pionships tallied more than payment total was in Division II.’ El& South Midwest West Total Pd. paid attendance at 37 Champion- $120,000 during 1974-75. These Division I received $19,067, and ship events sponsored by the included Division II Football Division 111 $26,266. Total Members 62 74 55 47 238 NCAA at 641,799 people. This ($742,636), Division I Baseball 1. Basketball 61 73 55 47 236 .992 broke the old mark of 604,044 set ($265,331), Division I Wrestling Sports Sponsorship Up 2. Golf 59 76 54 42 231 .971 in 1973-74. ($194,420). Division II Basket- Aside from championship fig- 3. Tennis 58 74 53 41 226 .950 Division I led in the category ball ($l78,274),Division III Foot- ures in 1974-75, sports sponsor- 4. Baseball 60 70 47 43 220 .924 with 452,681 people paying to ball ($136,348), Division I Out- ship by NCAA members in- 5. Track 58 69 48 39 214 .BBQ view Championships. Included door Track ($131,999), and Di- creased ever so slightly, ending a in this figure, the National Col- vision I Indoor Track ($121,790). three-year decline. The increase 6. Cross Country 58 61 49 38 206 .866 was from 8.99 sports per institu- 7. Swimming 50 45 43 32 170 .714 legiate Basketball Championship Distribution of total gross re- tion to 8.997, and came entirely 8. Wrestling 47 31 41 35 154 .647 last March tallied 170,686 in at- ceipts from 1974-75 Champion- among Division III members. 9. Soccer 61 28 18 23 130 .546 tendance from first round games ships was as follows: 19.4 per 10. Football 20 45 37 25 127 .534 through the Championship final. cent for game and administrative Greatest increases in sponsor- ship were in volleyball, tennis Other Championships record- expenses, 47.3 per cent distri- 11. Gymnastics 16 13 23 21 73 .307 and soccer, with net gains of 38, ing over 20,000 people were Di- buted to competing teams, 1.1 26 18 4 4 52 .218 29 and 26 institutions respective- 12. Rifle/Pistol vision I Baseball (121,271), Di- per cent to sponsoring agencies 22 8 7 45 .189 ly. The greatest decrease was a 13. Fencing a vision II Football (70.238), Di- and 32.2 per cent to the Associa- 27 a 3 1 39 .164 net reduction of five colleges in 14. Lacrosse vision II Basketball (54,281), Di- tion’s general operating budget. 21 - 10 2 33 .139 rowing. 15. Ice Hockey vision I Wrestling (32,270), Di- Although gross receipts in- Based on the percentage of vision I Soccer (27,275), Division creased substantially in 1974-75, 16. Rowing 17 2 1 10 30 .126 I Outdoor Track (23,089), and Championship expenses saw just member institutions sponsoring a 17. Water Polo 4 5 2 18 29 .122 sport, largest increases were vol- Division III Basketball (20,072). a moderate rise. A total of $l,- 18. Skiing 14 1 12 27 .113 leyball (5.3 per cent) and soccer Record Competitors 209,529 was spent during Cham- 18. Volleyball 4 iI 6 9 27 .113 (1.6) The greatest percentage pionship competition, compared 20. Sailing 11 - - 2 13 .055 The number of athletes com- decreases were in cross country peting in Championship events to $944,135 expended in 1973-74. (l.B), football (1.7), and wres- 10 - - - 10 .042 during 1974-75 took a significant 21. Squash Net Receipts tling (1.1). 22. Bowling 6 1 1 1 9 .038 setting a standard of jump, Because of the superior rise in Geographic - divisional analy- 2 - - 4 6 .025 11,216, breaking the old record 23. Rugby receipts, net receipts were $5,- sis showed Division I institutions 11.5 8.6 9.2 9.7 9.7 of 9,636 in 1973-74. Average sports 030,613 in 1974-75, compared to in the East sponsoring the most per institution More Championships were a net of $3,121,234 in 1973-74. sports, averaging 11.5 per insti- conducted in Division I than in Division I Basketball netted tution, with Division III institu- Divisions II and III, explaining $3,638,603 in 1975, more than tions in the West next at 10.8. I~IVISION II lhat Division’s 5,407-competitor half of total net receipts earned Division II and Division III col- figure which topped this item. by the NCAA in all Champion- leges in the South reflected the East South Midwest West TotaZ Pet. Steady increases have occurred ship events. lowest averages, 6.6 and 6.7 re- Total Members 43 74 46 20 183 in total competitors since the Team expenses for 1974-75 spectively. 1. Basketball 43 73 46 20 la2 .995 1970-71 championship year. Jn Championships totaled $868,492, “It is a compliment to the out- 2. Tennis 39 69 41 17 166 .907 1970-71, 3.163 athletes competed with Division I teams spending standing student-athletes parti- 3. Golf 40 62 43 18 163 .a91 in the old College Division $544,816. Of that total, basketball cipating at NCAA member in- 39 65 41 16 161 .a80 Championships sponsored by the teams’ expenses were $259,617. 4. Baseball stitutions that the paid attend- 5. Football 27 55 36 25 143 .781 NCAA. This total has increased All three divisions’ teams spent ance, competing athletes and by over 2.500 athletes in less $686,086 in 1973-74. gross receipts established records cross Country 34 45 40 17 136 .743 than Ave years to 5,809 in Di- 6. Sponsoring agencies received during a highly successful 1974- 28 40 38 17 123 .672 visions II and III in 1974-75. 7. Track $68,345 in 1974-75, an increase of 75 NCAA Championship year,” 8. Swimming 24 16 31 15 86 .470 The increase is due, at least in $8,124 from 1973-74’s $60,221. said Thomas W. Jernstedt, NCAA 9. Wrestling 15 21 37 11 a4 .459 part, to the NCAA reorganizing Division II Championship spon- assistant executive director. 10. Soccer 33 21 10 10 74 .404 its College Division into Divi- soring agencies required the bulk “A significant factor in the sions II and III in 1973-74, creat- of this figure, receiving $39,511. continuing growth of NCAA 11. Gymnastics 5 6 16 7 34 .186 ing more championships. The Division II football sponsoring Championship competition is the 12. Lacrosse 11 8 - - 19 .104 addition of these events has al- agencies earned $32,500. interest displayed by member in- 13. Ice Hockey 10 - 7 - 17 .093 lowed more athletes to attain Distribution of money to teams stitutions in making their facili- 14. Skiing a - 3 4 15 .082 championship competition. in 1974-75 totaled $2,073,607 for ties, and personnel available to 15. Rifle/Pistol 6 2 6 - 14 .077 In 1974-75 teams competing in Championship competition. This host NCAA Championships,” Championships rose from 1,578 figure was significantly higher Jernstedt added. The NCAA 16. Volleyball 4 5 1 3 13 .071 in 1973-74 to 1,689. Division I than the $1,195,674 distributed to Sports Committees also do an 16. Water Polo - 1 3 9 13 .071 Championships attracted 942 teams in 1973-74. Division I outstanding job of administering 18. Fencing 1 3 2 2 8 .044 teams, 373 in Division II, and 374 Basketball teams earned $1,689,- and supervising the NCAA 18. Sailing 5 - - 3 a .044 in Division III. 493. Championship program.” 20. Rowing 3 - 1 2 6 .033 21. Bowling 3 - 1 - 4 .022 22. Squash - - - - - 23. Rugby - - - - - A thle tic Business Managers Elect Officers Average sports 8.8 6.6 8.8 9.8 8.0 Officers for the College Ath- per institution letic Business Managers Associa- tion (CABMA) were recently elected for 1976 during its annual DIVISION 111 meeting. Held at meetings in conjunc- Total Members 144 44 73 14 275 tion with the NCAA’s 70th an- 1. Basketball 142 44 71 14 271 .985 nual Convention in St. Louis, 2. Tennis 12s 38 71 13 251 .913 CABMA elected David Winter, 3. Baseball 126 35 70 13 244 .887 .a55 Syracuse University as it new 4. Golf 120 32 70 13 235 president. Winter replaced Al- 5. Cross Country 117 28 69 12 226 .821 bert Lundstedt, University of 10 211 .767 Texas-Austin. 6. Soccer 130 24 47 .756 Association members elected 7. Track 97 30 69 12 208 .727 three new vice-presidents: Fran- 8. Football 87 28 70 15 200 10 165 .600 cis J. Toland, Harvard Univer- 9. Wrestling 77 14 64 11 48 11 145 .527 sity, 1st vice-president; John 10. Swimming 75 Moore, University of South Caro- 11. Lacrosse 53 2 7 1 63 .229 lina, 2nd vice-president; and 12. Ice Hockey 39 - 11 2 52 ,189 *James Morrison, Youngstown 13. Fencing 28 1 5 3 37 .135 State University, 3rd vice-presi- 14. Skiing 23 2 4 29 .105 dent. 15. Volleyball 18 2 5 2 27 .098 Janet W. LaCasse, U.S. Military Academy, was elected CABMA’s 16. Gymnastics 19 - 5 2 26 .095 new secretary-treasurer. 17. Rifle/Pistol 18 1 3 2 24 .OB7 Phil Barry, University of Con- Pictured are the 1976 officers of the College Athletic Business Mana- 18. Bowling 14 3 2 1 20 .073 necticut, received the Associa- gers Association (CABMA). (L to R): James Morrison (Youngstown State), 19. Water Polo 5 - 1 9 15 tion’s “Athletic Business Man- 3rd vice-president; Albert Lundstedt (Texas), retired president; David 20. Sailing 10 - 1 1 12 ager of the Year” Award for Winter (Syracuse), president; Janet W. LaCasse (U. S. Military Aca- 1975. By virtue of this honor, 11 - 1 12 demy), secretary-treasurer; Francis J. Toland (Harvard), 1st vice-presi- 20. Rowing Barry was automatically inducted 22. Squash 11 - - - 11 into the Citizens Savings Athletic dent; and John Moore (South Carolina), 2nd vice-president. 23. Rugby 1 - - 1 2 Foundation Hall of Fame. Average sports 9.4 6.7 9.5 10.8 9.0 Frank Anderson, University of and John V. Morley, University David Wells, representing per institution Indiana; M. Robert Cahill, Uni- of Southern California, were pre- Memphis Memorial Stadium, ac- versity of Notre Dame; George scntcd awards for “distinguished cepted CABMA’s Associate Mem- Note: East-Districts 1 and 2; South-Districts 3 and 6; Midwest, Keough, University of Indiana; service to college athletics.” ber Award. Districts 4 and 5; West-Districts 7 and 8. NCAA NEWS / March 15, 1976 7 Nan-Profit Organization U. 5. POSTAGE PAID Permit No. 4794 KANSAS CITY, MO. U.S. Highway 50 and Nail Ave., P.O. Box 1906 Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66222

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In This Issue: Division I Basketball Selections. . . 1 NBC Awarded Basketball Rights . . 1 Gambling Survey...... 2 Division II and Ill Basketball Picks . 3 Classification Committee Appointed 3 Northeast Regional Baseball. . . . 4 Allied Members Can Vote . . . . . 4 NCAA Profile. . . . . _ . . . _ . 5 Qualifying Standards for Tennis . . 5 1974-75 Championship Records . . 7 1976 Basketball Bracket. . . . . _ 8