SUPPLEMENT NO. 11

DI C/C Cabinet 6/07

Report of the

NCAA DIVISION I women's SOCCER Committee

1. ACTION ITEMS.

a. Automatic Qualification.

(1) Recommendation. That the following conferences be approved for automatic qualification for the 2007 championship: America East Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference, Atlantic Sun Conference, Atlantic 10 Conference, Big East Conference, Big Ten Conference, Big 12 Conference, Big Sky Conference, Big South Conference, Big West Conference, Colonial Athletic Association, Conference USA, Horizon League, Ivy Group, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, Mid-American Conference, Mid-Continent Conference, Missouri Valley Conference, Mountain West Conference, Northeast Conference, Ohio Valley Conference, Pacific-10 Conference, Patriot League, Southeastern Conference, Southwestern Athletic Conference, Southern Conference, Southland Conference, Sun Belt Conference, West Coast Conference and Western Athletic Conference.

(2) Rationale. All eligible conferences are being recommended.

(3) Estimated Budget Impact. None.

(4) Student-Athlete Impact. None.

b. Selection Criteria.

(1) Recommendation. That the criteria of "results against teams already selected to the tournament" be modified to note that this would include automatic qualifiers with a Rating Percentage Index (RPI) of 1-60.

(2) Rationale. The committee feels that this better defines a team "selected" to the tournament. With this addition, the selection criteria would read as follows:

When selecting teams, the Division I committee will weigh the following primary and secondary factors.

Primary factors:

· Adjusted RPI

· Recommendations of Regional Advisory Committees

· Head to Head

· Common Opponents

Secondary Factors

· Results against teams already selected (Including automatic qualifiers with and RPI of 1-60)

· Late Season Performance

· Eligibility or availability of student-athletes.

The committee uses the RPI, a computer program that provides the committee with (1) the institutions Division I winning percentage (25 percent), (2) opponents' success (50 percent) and (3) opponent's strength of schedule (25 percent). When breaking down the RPI the committee may consider comparing data of individual teams, including, but not limited to, overall record, Division I record, overall RPI rank, nonconference record and RPI rank, conference regular-season record and conference tournament results.

(3) Estimated Budget Impact. None.

(4) Student-Athlete Impact. None.

2. Informational Item.

The committee granted a request from St. Louis University to be moved from the Central region to the Great Lakes region. Due to the majority of their games being played in the Great Lakes region, the committee felt this was the best decision.

Committee Chair: Paul Schlickmann, Stony Brook University

Staff Liaison: Kristin W. Fasbender, Championships

The National Collegiate Athletic Association

April 19, 2007 KWF:pjw