lcial Publication of the National Collegiate Athletic Association March 28,1990, Volume 27 Number 13 Payout estimated Commissioners group plans at $35.5 million to propose reform package For the first time, an NCAA member conference will collect $5 Commissioners of eight Division million in proceeds from the Division I Men’s Basketball Champion- 1 conferences will meet in Denver ship. April 2 to put the finishing touches The Atlantic Coast Conference will earn a projected record on a set of proposals for reform in %5,157,000 from the participation of five ACC teams in the touma- intercollegiate athletics. ment, which ends with the Final Four March 31 and April 2 in The proposals, which concern Denver, Colorado. academics, cost reduction, time de- Total projected proceeds from the championship are $35,526,000, mands on student-athletes and re- according to Louis J. Spry, NCAA associate executive director. cruiting, will then be sent to the Again this year, every automatic-qualifying tournament has in NCAA Presidents Commission for See Payout, page 2 review, possibly at the Commission’s April 4-5 meeting in Washington, l!W NationalCoiiafliate ilivirion I Menf Baskbail Championship D.C. Analysisoi ilistributim ol Net Roceipfs Details of the proposals are being Conferenceor Total Numberd Entrants Total Pllljectad withheld until after they are re- instttutiM Members and RoundsReached Units Distribution viewed by the chief executive offic- Atlantic Coast 8 2-3-3-5-5 &157,000 ers, but two of the conference BigTen _._._. 10 1-l -2-2-2-M 185 4,297.xQ commissioners say that the group is Big East 9 l-1-2-2-34 3,724.m attempting to provide the Presidents Southwest .” 9 14-5 1; 2,865,Mw) Commission with specific ap- Big West 10 l-2-5 229zMw) Pacific-10_. _. _. 10 l-2-2-3 i 229zMx) proaches to achieving broad re- Big Eight. 8 l-l-2-2 1.719,aM forms. Eugene E Co-an momas C. Hansen Southeastern.. 10 l-2-3 66 1.719,OOO “Our goal was to advance the Midwestern 2-3 1.432,500 reform movement and provide some In October, Corrigan and Hansen telephone conferences. West Coast i 4 45 1.146,Ocfl specific ideas for the Presidents met with two other commission- “The idea was, if the four of us Metropolitan 859,5clo Commission so that it has some ers-David R. Gavitt of the Big could agree on something, we’d Mid-American : l2 : 859,500 input from those of us olut in the East Conference and James E. De- have a start,” Corrigan said. Mid-Continent l-2 859,500 Western ii l-l-i i field,“said Thomas C. Hansen, com- lany of the Big Ten Conference. The Following the NCAA Convention MetroAtlantic...... 12 2 tF%i missioner of the Pacific-10 Confer- discussions continued in a series of See Commissioners, page 3 Sun Belt 1-I 5 573:OOo ence. Atlantic 10. _. 1: 1 With that purpose in mind, the Big Sky.. 1 l2zi group has discussed specific pro- Commission will review Colonial ii : 286:xKl East Coast. 8 1 1 288,500 posals ranging from initial+eligibility ivy 1 288,500 and satisfactory-progress require- various committee reports ments to limits on grants-in-aid, Mid-Eastern i 1 1 288,500 A review of the time-reduction of Proposal No. 30-A at the 1990 Missouri Valley 8 1 286,500 playing and practice seasons, and recommendations in sports other Convention. The proposal requires North Atlantic 1 1 286.500 recruiting contacts. than basketball and football, in- interest groups such as athletics Northeast.. ; 1 1 286,500 “I think the Presidents Commis- Notre Dame Univ. 1 288,500 cluding reactions by division sub- administrators, coaches and NCAA sion has come to realize that the Ohio Valley _._. _. : : 286,500 committees, and a report from the governing sports committees to pro- numbers are as important as the Southern ; 288,500 Special Committee to Review the pose means of reducing the time Southland .._. 1’ broad policy,” Hansen said. 1 288,500 NCAA Membership Structure are that student-athletes must spend on Southwestern : 1 1 Trans America 1 zgi Started with meetings among the topics on the agenda for their sports (other than basketball American South i A The meetings that led to formula- the NCAA Presidents Commission’s and football). Big South _._. 0 tion of the proposals began last fall, April 4-5 meeting in Washington, The commission also will receive Independents.. 1. 1; 0 according to another participating D.C. a report from the membership struc- Totals _. ____ 292 84 124 $35.526.am commissioner, Eugene F. Corrigan The time-reduction rccommen- ture special committee. The report J of the Atlantic Coast Conference. dations were mandated by adoption See Commission, page 2 NCAA honors Congressmen for support of NYSP The National Youth Sports Pro- g-ram recently honored Rep. Silvio Contc and Sen. Tom Harkin for their efforts on behalf of the pro- gram. NCAA Executive Director Rich- ard D. Schultz presented Conte with a plaque bearing the NYSP motto, “Walk Tall, Talk Tall, Stand Tall,” at the first-ever NYSP ban- quet in Washington, D.C. Participants in the NYSP project at the University of District of Co- lumbia performed a skit portraying Conte’s involvement with NYSP and presented him with several items of donated sports equipment sym- bolizing the sports instruction pro- vided by NYSP. The plaque honoring Harkin was presented by Edward A. Thiebe, NCAA director of youth programs; Michael Orfitelli, professor of phy- sical education and NYSP activity director at St. Ambrose University, and Vivian L. Fuller, associate di- rector of athletics at Indiana Uni- Rlchati 0. Schu& NCAA executive dlmctoc at center of photo, NYSR At tight k Rep. Silvlo Conte, R-Massachusetts, and Lucille versity of Pennsylvania and a member of the NYSP Committee. Joins participants In the Dlshict of Columbia NYSP p-t as the Hester; actlvlty dltwtor for the Dlstrfct of Cdumbia prvJ=t Tire NCAA honored two member of Congress for tfn& support of NCAA also hononzdSen. Tom HaMn, D-Iowa. See NCAA, page 3 2 THE NCAA NEWS/Mar& 28,190O Payout NACDA’s convention Continued from page I place a revenue-sharing formula for scheduled June lo-13 tournament receipts. Therefore, 261 Directors of athletics and confer- national office. The group is chaired of 292 Division I basketball-playing ence commissioners will meet to by Milo R. Lude, director of athlet- institutions (89.4 percent) will re- discuss issues in college athletics at ics at the University of Washington. ceive a portion of the proceeds. the silver anniversary convention of “The annual Convention is a tre- The previous record for proceeds the National Association of Collegi- mendous opportunity for our mem- to a conference was set in 1988, ate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) bership to get together and discuss when the ACC and the Big Ten June IO-13 at Marco Island, Flor- issues, ideas and problems that chal- Conference each received $4947,205. ida. lenge athletics administrators at all This is the third time in five years More than 800 athletics adminis- levels,” said Jack Lengyel, NACDA that the ACC has received the high- trators are expected for the four- president and director of athletics at est payout. day assembly. Included in the group the U.S. Naval Academy. “We can The Big Ten, which placed a is the Division I-A Directors Asso- learn a great deal from each other record seven teams in this year’s ciation, which will hold several meett and apply this knowledge to our tournament, will receive $4,297,500. ings. individual situations.” The ACC’s tournament teams, Featured speakers include Al Neu- The list of convention topics in- including its two Final Four teams, harth, founding publisher of USA cludes cost reduction, performance have earned 18 of 124 tournament Today, Monday, June 11; nationally enhancement, campus alcohol shares, or units. The Big East Con- syndicated columnist Larry King; issues, academic monitoring of stu- ference established the record for and Miami Dolphins Hall of Fame dent-athletes and the role of national total units with 21 in 1985, when quarterback Bob Griese. organizations. Additionally, more three of its teams played in the Final The James J. Corbett Award than 100 displays of athletics-related Four. luncheon is scheduled Tuesday, June equipment and services will be exhi- The 64-team tournament field 12. bited represents 21.9 percent of Division I Division I-A athletics directors The convention will open offi- member institutions, for a partici- have set an agenda that includes all cially at 8:30 a.m. Monday, June 11, pation ratio of 1 to 4.5. the major issues facing collegiate with Neuharth’s keynote address. athletics today. Due to a revision of The convention will adjourn at 11: 15 the NCAA’s legislative calendar, a.m. Wednesday, June 13, following Commission this will be the final time that this the election of NACDA officers and group will meet to discuss proposed executive committee members. Continued from page 1 legislation prior to the annual NACDA’s annual Management will be mailed to members of the NCAA Convention in January 1991 Institute is offered the following NCAA Council as well. Making a point in Nashville, Tennessee. three days, June 14-16. The Marriott The Commission has invited an The Division I-A Directors Asso- Resort in Marco Island is the con- ad hoc group of major-conference ciation is administered by NACDA’s vention headquarters hotel.