The NCAA April 10,198s. Volume 22 Number IS Offkial Publication oft ational Collegiate Athletic Association Survev reflects CEOs’ concern about integrity J Chief executive officers of NCAA sults of a study conducted for the overall response rate was 60 percent. provided by the research organization cerned about the degree of institu- member institutions are deeply con- NCAA Presidents’ Commission by “The high rate surely reflects intense appears in a special pull-out section tional control being exercised over cerned about the current state of the American Institutes for Research concern on the part of CEOs with the (pages 5 through U) in this issue of college athletics programs (99 percent integrity in mtercollegiate athletics, (AIR). issues that prompted the survey,” said The NCAA News. in Division I-A). according to what appears to be the Results of the survey and the Presi- Steven M. Jung, AIR’s principal re- Specific integrity problems identi- most comprehensive and definitive dents’ Commission’s decisions regard- search scientist who served as project Integrity issues fied as serious by at least 60 percent of national survey of presidential views ing legislation it will sponsor at the director m Palo Alto, California. Of all respondents, 99 percent are the respondents were inducements to regarding athletics ever taken. special NCAA Convention in June Included in the response rate were very much or moderately concerned prospective student -athletes (75 per- ‘The CEOs’ concerns regarding the (see story on this page) were an- 75 percent of all Division I-A CEOs, by the current state of intrgrity in cent), the academic performance of integrity of college athletics, its effect nounced April 5 at a press conference 74 percent in I-AA, 64 percent in I- athletics and the possible damage enrolled student-athletes (62 percent) on the Image of higher education and in Washington, D.C. AAA (71 percent for Division I as a being caused to the public image of and the overall question of instltu- the degree of institutional control The l9-pageCommissionquestion- whole), 57 percent in Division II and higher education. In Division I, 100 tional control (60 percent). being exercised over intercollegiate naire was mailed during the Christmas 51 percent in Division Ill. percent wrre concerned. Also, 96 The CEOs identified as serious athletics programs dominated the re- holidays and despite its length, the The text of the final technical report percent of the respondents are con- See Surve~y. puge X Commission’s report Eight legislative items sponsored bv CEOs on Council’s agenda J A report on the NCAA Presidents’ Commission Chair John W. Ryan, The NCAA Presidents’ Commis- fered by the Presidents’ Commission.” Commission’s proposed legislation president of Indiana University, sion will sponsor eight legislative The Commission has voted to spon- for the special NCAA Convention in Bloomington, will appear before the proposals at the special NCAA Con- sor the following eight proposals, June highlights the agenda for the Council April I5 to discuss the special vention June 20-21 in New Orleans which Ryan described as “meaningful spring meeting of the NCAA Council Convention, the Commission’s reac- and will direct that the vote on each of and far-reaching” m dealing with April I5- I7 at the Vista International tions to its survey of chief executive the clght be taken by roll call. problems in intercollegiate athletics: Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. officers at all NCAA member institu- Commission Chair John W. Ryan, l ‘To require that the athletics tions and the legislative proposals the president of Indiana University, Bloo- budget be controlled by the institution Commission will sponsor for consid- mington, announced the Commis- and subject to its normal budgeting Legislation eration at the June 20-21 Convention sion’s legislative decisions, as well as procedures, and that it be approved in New Orleans. the results of its survey of all chief by the chief executive officer or the deadline The Council also will consider executive officers at NCAA member CEO’s designee. whether it wishes to submit legislation institutions, at a press conference l ‘lo require an annual audit of all for action at that Convention. April 5 in Washington, D.C. expenditures for the athletics pro- is April 21 In addition to considering special More than 50 news media repre- gram, with the au&t to be conducted Sunday, April 21, is the deadline Convention Issues, the Council has a sentatives attended the press confer- by a qualdied auditor from outside for submitting legislative proposals number of agenda items regarding ence, which was held the day after the the institution and selected by the lor cons&ration at the bpcclal NCAA annual NCAA ConventIons, includ- Commission met April 3-4 In ChIcago chief rxeculivr offlcrr or the CEO’s Convention scheduled June 20-21 at ing a review of the 19X5 Convention to review the results of the survey and designee. the Hyatt Regency Hotel in New and initial planning for the 1986 determine the legislation it wishes to l To require each institution to Orleans. gathering. sponsor at the special Convention. conduct a self-study of its athletics NCAA Constitution 7-l -(a) and Other Convention topics include a Ryan told the press conference that program at least once every ftve years, Bylaw l3- I -(a) specify that pro- review of all Council-sponsored the special Convention “promises to using a prescribed sclt-study format posed amendments for a spcc~al Con- proposals that were not adopted in be one of the most important in the to be developed by the NCAA Coun- vention must be received at the nat- January, legislative analyses of that history 01 intercollegiate athletics.” cil, and to tnaintain the self-study ional office by mail or wired Convention, proposed legislation for He also noted that the Commission documentation for examination by transmission not later than 60 days the 1986 Convention. various cons& will take steps to “urge CEOs to the NCAA. preceding the Convention. Any sub- erations regarding the Increasing fed- appoint themselves as thclr mstitu- l To establish an academic rcpart- mission received at the national office eration of the Association’s Conven- tions’voting d&gates and to support ing program requiring Division I See lxglrlulion. page 4 John LY Ryan the package of legislation being of- member Institutions to report annu- ally to the NCAA informatlon con- cerning the academic status of enter- CBS gains top- audience for college basketball ing freshmen, compliance with The 19X5 NCAA Division I Men’s the game for al least I5 minutes. ion University and the University of showed an overall ratings increase continuing eliglbllity requirements, Basketball Championship game he- Ratings are determined by an avrr- Georgia declined eight-tenths of a from 9.2 to 9.X. The national semifinal and graduatron rates for recruited tween defending chatnpion George- age percentage of possible television point from last year. but its 5.6 rating games had a 15. I raling, the same as student-athletes and students gener- town LJniversity and Villanova Uni- homes tuned in to the game, while a topped ABC’s IJnited States Foothall in 1984. ally. versity was the second highest rated share is based on the average percen- I.eague telecast, which had a 5.3 “Basically, what we saw this year 0 lo revise the NCA/\‘s enforce- and most-watched college basketball tagc of the nation’s sets in use viewing rating. 11was the first time the worn- in a year in which network sports ment procedure by establishing dis- game on television in history. the program. en’s game earned a higher rating than ratings have declined m the face of tlnctions hetween “major” and “se- CBS’23.3 rating and 33 share ranks The St. John’s llnivrrsity (New the USFL, DeLuca said. cornpetItIon from college basketball condary” violations of NCAA rules; the game second to the 1979 cham- York)-Georgetown semifinal was the “That’s quite an accomplishment and football and the NFL-IS that See Eight, page 3 pionship contest between Indiana tlurd highest rated nationally televised considering that the so-called star this is a very strong statement that the Srate University, Terre Haute, and game, earning a 17. I rating. The IYX3 team had been eliminated,” DeLuca NCAA basketball championship rt- In the News tains its place as one of the strongest Michigan State University, which had University of Louisville- University of said. referring to top-ranked Univcr- A leading men’s basketball coach ratings-proof attractions on televi- a 24. I rating and 3X share, according Houston match-up on CBS drew a sity of Texas, Austin, which hosted recommends the return of freshman sion,*’ DeLuca said to CBS executive Len DeLuca. 17.3 rating, while NBC’s 1979 telecast the championship game. “Old Do- teams to alleviate some of the prob- The game was seen in 19.8 million of the Indiana State-DePaul Univrr- minion and Cieorgia held the au- DeLuca said the 19X5 champion- lems In collegiate athletics. .2 homes, with an average audience of sity game earned a 17.2 rating. dience, and the game was strong.” ship game’s share was lower than in Legislative Assistance . .4 35.6 million. The average figure is CBS’ broadcast of the 19X5 Div- CBS’ broadcasts of 19 men’s tour- 1979 because of the availablhty of Presidents’ Commission survry rem computed by A.C. Nielsen, based on ision I Women’s Basketball Cham- nament games this year up two alternative programming by indr- sults........................5-8 the number of people who watched pionship game between Old Domin- from the number televised last year-- See CBS, page 4 RegistratioJ; has reached 500 for NCAA rules seminars.