March 4,1987, Volume 24 Number 10 Offkinl Publication oft ationnl Collegiate Athletic Association Sports sponsorship and participation, 1984-85 and 1985-86 #y I ;. , .wimen ltl&8#*6_, ’ lndlMisnr. Pntldoc_ M ,m8901d eporl &#j ‘8888+/- a446‘ltbllll +I- Qttrl 84-maba +I- &assaa *I- 8486eba +I- BasketballBasebatl f ,662752 75965 ’ ++5 7 ,,_ 14;196,i3W - 259 ' 3$,!$318.67 33.9518.36 +- 51 .M Basketbatt 751 759 * 8 .11$248 11,398 +150 14.98 1s.p + .o4 cross.buntry 6041 '882 -12 i .' 10,720 9$lr :'- 609 1545 14.54 - .91 cross country 541 811 +70 6$3 7,100 627 12.15 11.63 - .52 Fenctng 67 6 -2, 1,497 "lJ46';. 59 21.09 20.74 - 26 Fencing 62 56 -4 666 640-46 11.06 11.04 z 02 Footbatt 503 509 '6, 46,834. 50,mt +2,128 96.69 99.73 *3.94 FtetdHockey 251 245 -6 6,042 5,904 -139 24.07 24.10 + 43 GymnasticsGotf I 595:6!4 50t61 -4 7,497 x&g -265. 126916.42 B.601224 - .36.74 Golf 123 141 +18 1,135 1,227 * 92 923 a.70 - 53 IceHockey 'i24 125 + 1 36.18 '37.53 il.35 Gymnastics 150 143 -7 2,036 1,940 - 96 l3.k 13& - tgcrosse 144 144 - 13l '36.23 - 46 talmese 114 113 -1 3211 3,044 -167 28.17 26.94 -1.23 Rifte 88 64 :: 1.125 @I - 204 223013.06 '12.7119.06 -3.44 34 Ski@ 37 38 l t 624 531 -93 16A6 13.98 -2.88 Ming 50 47 SOCCt3[ 165 201 ' +36 3,967 4,077 910 24.04 24.27 + 23 SOCCer 544 550 l 6 15,390 16,09l + 701 2629 2926 + .97 Softbatt 493 526 '35 9,410 9,774 +364 19.09 18.52 - .57 swimming : ;, ; ,W!i 8,172, - 493 22.51 2x86 l .71 Btinis " 8,3@ 6,3&h - ,V " ', 12.W' 1213 + .W Swimming 374 390 *I6 7,647 7,074 +237 20.45 20.10 - 26 ,' _ 6"::. , 15$$7 l@?Q i 42? ; 3465 34.17 - .46 Tennis 667 6a7 *20 7,764 "7,629 -135 11.64 ,ll.ll - .53 -'$', ,:". '&),i& @m .-'&& ', 34.B' 34.50 -.b ~Tlack.hdaor, 358 ‘386 ~+2? 0272 u72 +!xl 23.11' 22.79 - -32 : 4:,:: .:913.. , +Jg$ +, .g ."5' 14.73 tt&97 426 + f& ", "$j# Jqfj,* 34 ,' 21& 23.q 'T -13 Track,autditbr 462 !a”, +30 10,914 11,554 MO 2267 2222 - ,* - 0';, : 8@ &@l - In I ' : m '2651 +: .@ vtltkybtl 6496tB*[J8 ‘9$33 9,928 *30s 14.99 1459 '- .19 Total participation in NCAA-span- the average NCAA institution spon- in women’s skiing and I .23 in women’s (nine), wrestling (eight), and indoor NCAA sports, the average sponsor- sored sports in 1985-86 showed a sored 8.85 NCAA men’s sports (down lacrosse. track and swimming (six each). ship figures for 1985-86 by division slight increase over 1984-85, thanks from 8.97 a year earlier) and 7.00 Among men’s sports, the largest 01 the 15 women’s sports, I I were as follows: Division 1, 10.2 for to growth in women’s sports. NCAA women’s sports (up from total numbers of participants are in showed increases in sponsorship and men and 7.9 for women, or 18.1 total The NCAA Long Range Planning 6.70). football, 50,760; baseball, 22,304; four showed losses. The biggest in- (up from 17.5); Division II, 7.5 for Committee conducted its annual re- outdoor track, 19,731; soccer, 16,091; creases were in cross country (up 70), men and 6.3 for women, or 13.8 total view of sports sponsorship and par- Participation indoor track, 15,270, and basketball, outdoor track (38), soccer and volley- (down from 14. I); Division III, 8.9 for ticipation data during its February The average squad size decreased 13,931, with soccer and indoor track ball (36 each), softball (35). indoor men and 7.0 for women, or 15.9 total 19-20 meeting. It analyzes such data in I2 men’s sports and increased in trading places in the listing this year. track (27) and tennis (20). Gymnastics (up from 15.7). as sponsorship, total participation, seven from 1984-85 to 1985-86, and In women’s sports, outdoor track again led the declining women’s sports the results were comparable for wom- sport-by-sport participation and av- . -- passed basketball as the largest par- with a loss of scvcn institutions, while Trends erage squad sizes at all NCAA ticipant sport, I 1,554 to I 1,398. Next field hockey dropped six and fencing The committee has available a re- member institutions, as well as raw are volleyball, 9,928; softball, 9,774, four. view of data on men’s sports sponsor- sponsorship and participation data Increasein participation and indoor track, 8,772. Counting both NCAA and non- See Women. page 4 from the National Federation of State High School Associations. in faotball noted in all Sponsorship The total participation figure at For the membership as a whole, NCAA member institutions in 1985- three NCAA divisions sponsorship of men’s sports decreased 86 was 288,629, up 2,121 from the by 39 teams up by one in Division 1984-85 total. The increase is due -~-~ ._ III but down by I 1 in Division I and totally to greater participation in en’s sport-a decline in I I sports, an 29 in Division 11. Division II now has women’s sports, as the men’s total Increase in three and no change in dropped by 96 teams in the last two dropped slightly. The total includes one. years. 196,437 men (down one-half of one The Long Range Planning Corn- For women, the overall Increase percent from the year before) and mittee noted that squad-size figures was 287 teams- 140 in Division I, 46 92,192 women (up 3.5 percent). fluctuate from year to year, and in Division II and 101 in Division III. The total breaks down to 68.1 prr- changes of less than one participant Among the 19 men’s sports, six cent men and 31.9 percent women per team are not considered meaning- showed gains in sponsorship, one was The number of sports sponsored ful. On that basis, the only significant unchanged and 12 declined. The big by member institutions incrcascd for changes were a drop of 3.44 partici- gainers were basketball (up seven), both men and women in Division III, pants in men’s skiing; gains of 3.04, soccer and football (six each), and while in Divisions I and II, the 1.35 and 1.26 in football, men’s ice baseball (five). The biggest drop in numbers increased for women but hockey and men’s volleyball, resprc- sponsorship was in cross country declined somewhat for men. Overall, tivcly, and a decline of 2.88 per squad (down 12). followed by outdoor track -.In the News NCAA taking orders Accord seen Academic and athletics ulti- for ‘88 Final Four tickets mately will find harmony if those Ticket applications for the 1988 cepted. in charge exercise restraint and NCAA Division I men’s basketball Each $50 ticket will admit the understanding, Texas Christian Final Four are now being accepted. bearer to the two semifinal games IJniversity Chancellor William E. A ticket application is Included in (Saturday) and the one championship Tucker bclicvcs. Page 2. this issue of the News. Applications game (Monday). Tickets for individ- Notes, stats also may be obtained by calling 9 13/ ual sessions are not available. Basketball notes and statistics 262-1988 Monday through Friday No application will he accepted for in NCAA men’s and women’s Di- between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5 more than four tickets. Applicants vision 1. Pages 5-6. p.m. (Central time) or by writing should not send a self-addressed, NCAA Final Four Tickets, P. 0. Box stamped envelope. Committees 1906, Mission, Kansas 66201. A separate application form must NCAA committee appoint- The 1988 Final Four will be held in accompany each payment. Each form ments for 1987 are announced. Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Mis- must include a personal check for the Pages 14-15. souri. The two semifinal games will correct amount, payable to “NCAA War chest be played Saturday, April 2, with the Final Four.” No postage or handling Season preview Battling the rising cost of grants championship game Monday, April fee will he accepted. Each check will in-aid, the University of Southern 4. be deposited upon receipt. A check Sandy Winchester. Cal+mziu SIUI~ University, Long Beach, California institutes a program to An official order form or photo- returned for insufficient funds will warms up fLr the women k soflball season in hopes qf at least endow the starting positions on copy of same must bc used to apply void the application. eyuokg her statistic- of lusr season. Her earned-run average last the Trojan football team. Page 16. for tickets. Payments without official Interest income generated by ticket ~yeurwas 0.24 on seven earned runs in 207.6 innings. A preview of application forms will not be ac- Sre NCAA, pugr 4 the season begins on page 7. 2 March4.1987 The NCAA C omment Fall-spring calendar Awindow of opportunity is open By Doug Bedell ondary importance of their athlet- short-term problems. ,” Tucker for sports seem logical The Dallas Morning News its endeavors.