The NCAA News Official Publication of the National Collegiate Athletic Association July 7, 1993, Volume 30, Number 27 Task force endorses Federal Title Ix: standards The final report of the NCAA Cender- Commission in working toward the final ing practice of program expansion for and enhance participation opportunities Equity Task Force will cndorsc current report which will be provided to the NCAA women or a clear demonstration that wom- for women. Specifically, the task force will Federal regulations implementing Titlr IX Council when it meets August 4-6 in Avon, t=n’s athletics interests are being fully served note that football and men’s basketball and will state that the ultimate goal of Colorado. may satisfy Title IX requirements. have historically-and disproportion- intercollegiate athletics proBarns should The report will support the findings The task force also will recommend thar ately-filled that role. That fact cannot set he participation rates for male and female announced in Cohen v. Brown University, institutions whose self-studies show gender- those programs outside gender-equity con- students that are substantially proportionate in which a United States court of appeals based disparities should develop specific siderations, the report will note, but at some to their respective undergraduate enroll- determined that: plans to bring them into compliance with institutions, maintaining the revenue-gener- ments. w Substantial proportionality is the safc- Title IX and move toward gender equity. ating capacity of football and men’s basket- The task force, which met .pne SO-July 1 harbor test for Title IX compliance, and The revised report also will mention the ball and increasing the revenue-generating in Kansas City, Missouri, consldered recom- n In cases where suhstantial propor- importance of generating and maintaining mcndations from the NCAA Presidents tionality has not been achieved, a continu- the financial resources necessary to SuppoK See Gender equity, page 20 b Commission acts on gender equity, fmance proposals The NCAA Presidents (:ommis- n Dee isions to sponsor Icgisl;l~ sion took action on rccommcnd;l~ rion al thr I!)!)4 <:onvention to Iions I~t’gilrClirlg gndrr equity and iml~lemrn~ sonic, but not all, of firlant ial c onditioris in athlt-tics the rerommct~datiorls set forth hy during its summer meeting June the N(ZM Special Committee to 29-30 in Kansas Gty, Missouri, but Review Financial Conditions in took no specific action on the Intercollegiate Athletics. concept of a Division I-A foothill1 n A prcscntation suggesting a championship. Division I-A football playoff; with The group also made srvrral no action taken except a general decisions regarding the proce- agreement to consider the concept dures it will use in preparing for of a playoff. the 1994 NCAA Convention. Highlighting the meeting were: Gender equity n Adoption of a position paper The Commission’s position suggesting various approaches to paper on gender-equity matters be considcrcd by the NCAA Crn- was adopted after a morning-long der-Equity Task Force in formulat- workshop June 29 on those issues, ing the final task force report (see as well as the financial-conditions NCAA CRnoYer-Equity Task Force co&airs Jumes J. Whalen of Ithaca Colhge and PhyllW L. Howktt story on the task force report t=lse- of th Big Ten Cortfzrence discussed the taskfbrce’s work June 2 9 with members of the NCAA Presidents where on this page). See Commission, page 14 ) Commission. The Commission suggested approclrhes to.formulating the tak f[jrce’s final report. Liaison panel hears Membership proposals drop to 68 fmt presentations ‘l‘he N<:AA Yresldents (:orn- mission, Cllt~~tili1lt~d ils first tn~ssic~ti l.i,iison (Iommittee, rs- appearances ]unc YLJuly I in tablishcd carlice- this year to Kansas (;ity, Missotlri. provide a more effective means ‘l‘llc colnnlittcc., < IliliWtl by In those &irs, mrmlx=r Instiru- of commllnic;itioli bcrwrcn ccm IlC)ll!, a~l,l c onfrrrr1c Ch popc1 I)J stiruenl groups xid the <:rmi- See liaison panel, page 14 ) xrll)rnittc.tl IOX l)rol)os;lts lor ttic I!)03 (;ollvrlltioll arid !)X Ior rtir See Proposals, page 6 ) W In the News N On deck n The NCAA Special Committee to Study Rules July 11-14 Division I Baseball Committee, Federation by Sport, chaired by Dovid B. Keilitz Monterey, California Comment 4 of Central Michigan University, begins a review July 11-14 Men’s and Women’s Tennis Committee, Institutional of the rationale of various bylaws: Page 3. Sun Valley, Idaho secondary infractions 8-9 - ..-.. H Louisville, Kentucky, is recommended as the July 13-16 Baseball Rules Committee, Indian State legislation 9 -- site of the Division II Men’s Basketball Champion- Wells, California Division I ship for three years beginning in 1995: Page 12. July 20 Administrative Committee, Overland baseball/softball stats 10-11 n Three cities are reiommended to serve as the Park, Kansas NCAA Record ~~- 15 sites of the Women’s Final Four in 1996, 1997 and ~~ -.~ Budget Subcommittee, Overland Park, 1998: Page 20. July 20-21 The Market 16-19 Keilitz Konsus Legislutive assistance 20 LUlvlrli Page 2 TheNCAANews TheNC AANews r A weekly summary of major activities within the Association Search committee Schedule of key dates sets next meeting “““” for July and August 1993 July August 12 3 4 5 6 7 Task force preparing 6 9 10 11 12 13 14 report for Council .~-. 15 16 17 18 19 20 71 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 JULY AUGUST RECRUITING RECRUITING Men’s Division I basketball Men’s Division I basketball l-4 Quiet period. l-31 Quiet period. 5-3 1 Evaluation period. Women’s Division I basketball’ Women’s Division I basketball’ l-31 Quiet period l-7 Quiet period. Men’s, women’s Division II basketball’ 8-31 Edoluation period 1 Evaluotion period. Men’s, women’s Division II basketball’ 2-3 1 Quiet period l-31 Evaluation period. Division I football Division I football l-31 .._... Quiet period. l-3 1 Quiet period. Division II football Division II football l-31 Quiet period. I-3 1 ._._. .._._._._. _.. Quiet period. DEADLINES DEADLINES 6- Flnol deadline for informatlon on the l- 1994 NCAA Convention proposals due sports-sponsarshlp fund of the revenue-distrib- from the membership. ution plan. Committee examines l- Deadline for forms to determine the in- 15 - Deadline for proposed leglslatlon from appropriate bylaws terest of chief executive officers In chairing the NCAA Council, Presidents Commission or at least one peer-review team during the five division steering committees. year certlflcotion cycle. 15 - Deodllne for nominating peer revnew- 23 - Final deadline for information on the ers for the athletics certification program. SpeclaCassistance fund of the revenuedistrib 20- FInal deodline for information on the ution plan. grants-In-aid fund of the revenue-distribution Committee to meet plan. 31 - End of 1992-93 coaches cdrtification July 22 in Dallas period. MAILINGS MAILINGS 13- Checks to be mailed for the sports-spon- - 1993-94 Sports Sponsorshlp Report sarshlp fund of the 1992-93 NCAA revenue- I’Form 93-7) mailed to directors of athletics. distribution plan. 15 - 1993-94 Designation of Institutional 27 - Checks to be moiled for the grants-in- Representatives (Form 93-8) mailed to chief aid fund of the 1992-93 NCAA revenudis- executive officers to designate individuals at tribution plan. ..- the institutions who are to receive information -.~ from the NCAA. *See poge 1 1 1 of the 1993-94 NCAA Man- 30 -Checks to be mailed for the specialas ual for exceptions. Also, see pages 1 14 1 15 slstonce fund of the 1992-93 NCAA revenue for dead periods in other Dlvlsions I and II distnbutlon plan sports W Men’s volleyball attendance 1. UCLA .._.._._.... .._.__._.._.__...._29,359 At least five matches 2. Brigham Young .._.___.. ._.__.. 16,607 1. UCLA .._.__._.__. 1,957 1,277 3. Pepperdine .._.._.... .._..___ 13,950 2. Brigham Young _._...._.._._. 4. Indiana/Purdue-Fort Wayne 11,439 3. Pepperdine _.,..__..._._..._.._.__._.1,163 5. Hawaii .._...........__...__._ 10,401 4. Cal State Northridge . ..___.._._..1 ,034 6. Penn State _. _._.._.._._.._.__.10,006 5. Indiana/Purdue-Fort Wayne.......953 7. Cal State Northridge 9,302 6. Hawaii .._..___.___.._._...._..._..___ 946 8. Stanford .._............_. 6,827 7. Penn State ._.._...._..__ .._.._._.._._.715 9. Pacific (California) .._._.._.._._. 5,875 8. Stanford .._. ._.__.__._ _.__._._. ..683 10. San Diego State _......._.._._..__.5,871 9. Pacific (California) ..____.__._........588 10. UC Santa Barbara ._......_._._. .5 18 -_ ~-~~- July 7, 1993 The NCAA News Page3 n Briefly in the News n looking back 5 years ago: Administrators of Bowl chair conterences that receive funds in the NCAA confcrcr?ce-grant program a~- tended a rulcs~rompli;~ncr seminar breaks barrier J”ly 19-20, 1988, in ILIrlsils City, Mis- Although her title is senior vicr~prrsident souri, to receive assistance in cstablish- of SunRa~lk of Tampa, Florida, Shirley ing rompliance programs with ii Ryals has ;I tremendous intcrcst in athletics. potion of those funds. (The NCAA So much so, in fact, that she is breaking News, July 20, 19%) down gender barriers just about cvrrywherr she goes. 10 years ago: U.S.