The NCAA Division I Committee on Athletics Certification shall determine the certification schedule, which shall be based on the following principles, insofar as is practicable:
(a) Institutions from the same conference should be evenly scheduled throughout the certification cycle so as to reduce the burden on the conference office.
(b) Conferences may suggest a schedule for their member institutions.
(c) Certification should be scheduled in conjunction with the institution’s regional accreditation insofar as is possible for those institutions that so desire.
(d) When
the above principles are not operative, procedures of random selection will be
utilized.
(d) The
committee, at its discretion, may use other factors (e.g., conference
realignment, addition of new Division I member institutions) to manage
institutions in an evenly scheduled distribution throughout the certification
cycle.