RELATED TO
MANAGEMENT COUNCIL
SUPPLEMENT NO. 16

NCAA DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIPS COMMITTEE

Summary of Recommendations

ACTION ITEMS ? MANAGEMENT COUNCIL ONLY

1. ISSUE:	Committee Chair.
Committee Recommendation:
Approve Steve Wallo, director of athletics at Lewis and Clark College, as committee chair, effective immediately.
Management Council Action:
Approved the recommendation.
2. ISSUE:	Goucher College Waiver Request.
Committee Recommendation:
Approve the Goucher College waiver request to include men?s and women?s indoor track as sponsored sports for the 2002-03 academic year.
Management Council Action:
Approved the waiver.
3. ISSUE:	Amend NCAA Bylaw 31.1.4.1 (Institutional Policy).
Committee Recommendation:
Approve September 1 as the deadline for an institution to notify the national office of its institutional policy against competition on a particular day for religious reasons. As amended, NCAA Bylaw 31.1.4.1 would read as follows: ?If a participating institution has a written policy against competition on a particular day for religious reasons, it shall inform the NCAA national office before September 1 of each academic year to be excused from competing that day. The championship schedule shall be adjusted to accommodate that institution.?
Management Council Action:
Approved the recommendation.

4. ISSUE:	Women?s Basketball Committee Recommendation.
Committee Recommendation:
Deny the request to modify Bylaw 31.3.4.1-(a) to require all automatic-qualifying conferences to determine their tournament champions or automatic qualifiers by midnight Saturday before the selection.
Management Council Action:
Agreed to deny.
5. ISSUE:	Field Hockey Date Formula.
Committee Recommendation:
Approve changing the dates for the NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship from Saturday-Sunday to Friday-Saturday for the final site only.
Management Council Action:
Approved the recommendation.
6. ISSUE:	In-Region Game Requirement.
Committee Recommendation:
Approve the requirement that effective with the 2004-05 academic year, institutions must play at least half of their scheduled competition against in-region Division III institutions to be considered for selection to NCAA championships. Institutions unable to meet this requirement will be allowed an opportunity to request a waiver for selection consideration. All waivers must be submitted directly to the Championships Committee from individual institutions by January of the previous academic year (e.g., January 2004 for the 2004-05 academic year).
Management Council Action:
Approved the recommendation.
7. ISSUE:	Bylaw 31.1.12.1.1 (Malt Beverage, Beer and Wine Advertisement).
Committee Recommendation:
Refer Bylaw 31.1.12.1.1, which permits advertisement of malt beverage, beer and wine products that do not exceed six percent alcohol by volume, to the Interpretations and Legislation Committee for review.
Management Council Action:
Referred to the Interpretations and Legislation Committee for review.
8. ISSUE:	Amend NCAA Bylaw 21.3.5 (Skiing Committee, Men?s and Women?s).
Committee Recommendation:
Approve a change in committee composition requirements. As amended, NCAA Bylaw 21.3.5 would read as follows: ?The NCAA Men?s and Women?s Skiing Committee shall consist of seven members and shall be constituted as follows: ?(1) Two members shall represent men?s skiing interests, two members shall represent women?s skiing interests with three members unallocated; ?(2) One member shall be selected from the West Region, two members shall be selected from the East Region, three members shall be selected at-large and one member shall be secretary-rules editor; and ?(3) Two members shall be coaches who represent Alpine skiing and two members shall be coaches who represent Nordic skiing. The secretary-rules editor may be counted towards satisfying this requirement.?
Management Council Action:
Agreed to sponsor noncontroversial legislation to amend Bylaw 21.3.5.
9. ISSUE:	Executive Regulations ? Championships ? Selection Principles.
Committee Recommendation:
Add championships selection principles guidelines to the executive regulations, as specified.
Management Council Action:
Approved the recommendation.

ITEMS OF INFORMATION

1. ISSUE:	Predetermined Site Selection.
Committee Action:
The committee approved the following championship sites: (1) Women?s Basketball ? Virginia Wesleyan College (2004 and 2005). (2) Men?s and Women?s Swimming and Diving ? Principia College (2004). (3) Men?s and Women?s Track and Field ? Concordia College, Moorhead (2004).
Management Council Action:
Accepted the information.
2. ISSUE:	Sports Committees? Recommendations.
Committee Action:
(1) Women?s Basketball Committee. Approved that the Skyline Athletic Conference be realigned from the East region to the Atlantic region, effective with the 2003-04 academic year. (2) Men?s Soccer Committee. Denied the request that conference finish be implemented as a primary criterion for the 2003 championship selection and seeding process. (3) Men?s and Women?s Track and Field Committee. Approved that the following institutions serve as hosts of regional competition: (a) 2003 Regional Sites - Dickinson College (Mideast), Hanover College (Great Lakes), Emory University (South/Southeast), Grinnell College (Central) and University of Southern Maine (New England). (b) 2004 Regional Sites - Wartburg College (Central) and University of Southern Maine (New England). (c) 2005 Regional Sites - Wartburg College (Central).
Management Council Action:
Accepted the information.

3. ISSUE:	Sports Committee Terms.
Committee Action:
The committee requested that NCAA staff work with Sharon Tufano, NCAA committee coordinator, to propose a schedule for committee members? start and end dates for championship seasons.
Management Council Action:
Accepted the information.
4. ISSUE:	Predetermined Sites.
Committee Action:
The committee requested the following sports committees submit a plan for moving their championships to predetermined sites: men?s ice hockey; women?s ice hockey; men?s soccer; women?s soccer; and women?s volleyball. It was also recommended that these championships change their date formulas to a Friday-Saturday format.
Management Council Action:
Accepted the information.
5. ISSUE:	NCAA Division III Championships Host Manual.
Committee Action:
The manual is available on the NCAA Web site.
Management Council Action:
Accepted the information.

6. ISSUE:	Selection Criteria.
Committee Action:
The committee finalized team sports selection criteria, which incorporate a consistent strength-of-schedule index, effective with the 2003-04 academic year. The committee will review changes in criteria after the 2003-04 championships season.
Management Council Action:
Accepted the information.
7. ISSUE:	Selected Individual-Team Sports? (Cross Country, Golf, Tennis) Automatic-Qualification Principles and the Individual Portion of the Championship.
Committee Action:
The committee reviewed the feedback from each of the sports committees and is looking at different models that would allow the use of applying the automatic-qualification principles to the individual-team sports mentioned above.
Management Council Action:
Accepted the information.
8. ISSUE:	Regional Rankings.
Committee Action:
The committee will require sports committees to complete regional rankings the four consecutive weeks before selections, effective with the 2003-04 academic year.
Management Council Action:
Accepted the information.

9. ISSUE:	Non-Division III Competition.
Committee Action:
The committee will allow the NCAA Division III Rowing Committee to include criteria to evaluate competition versus non-Division III competition. The committee noted that this exception is due to the dynamics of the sport of rowing.
Management Council Action:
Accepted the information.
10. ISSUE:	Financial Analysis of Hub-Airport Usage.
Committee Action:
The committee reviewed the financial analysis and recognized that implementation of the hub-airport policy (including major airports) has resulted in a savings of approximately $245,000 through two championship seasons (winter and spring 2001-02). The committee will continue to monitor the results from the 2002 championship season.
Management Council Action:
Accepted the information.
11. ISSUE:	Two-Hundred-Mile In-Region Policy.
Committee Action:
The committee determined that the implementation of the 200-mile in-region policy would begin with the member institutions. The institutions would determine which competition would be considered in region. The NCAA liaisons would develop a consistent score-reporting form to be used by all team sports. Institutions would be required to indicate which competition is out of their defined regions. The sports committees would be responsible for confirming mileage that is listed at 175 and 200 miles. The final determination would be based on the current version of Microsoft Streets & Trips by using the ?shortest route? option. The commissioners on the Championships Committee agreed to encourage all Division III commissioners to purchase the Microsoft Streets & Trips software program to assist in this process.
Management Council Action:
Accepted the information.

12. ISSUE:	Independent Institution Request.
Committee Action:
The committee denied the request of the Association of Division III Independents for a change in the championships policy for independent institutions, specifically, to allow all competition between independent institutions to count as in-region competition. It was noted that this request has far-reaching effects on the principles of in-region competition, as well as potential financial implications and increased missed class time for institutions. With the recent adoption of Proposal No. 42, championship access for independent institutions has increased (Pool B institutions will be eligible for Pool C berths effective 2005-06).
Management Council Action:
Referred back to the Championships Committee, noting it should evaluate its process for reviewing waivers in these cases.
13. ISSUE:	American Indian Mascot Usage.
Committee Action:
The committee recommends written communication to the seven Division III institutions that use American Indian mascots. A checklist of self-analysis requirements should be included for completion by each institution.
Management Council Action:
Accepted the information.
14. ISSUE:	Sports Committee Appointments.
Committee Action:
The committee approved appointments to the following committees: (1) Baseball Committee. Mid-Atlantic region: Gregory Kannerstein, director of athletics, Haverford College. (2) Men?s Basketball Committee. South region: Bob McEvoy, director of athletics, Methodist College. Middle Atlantic region: Richard Ferry, head men?s basketball coach/assistant director of athletics, Albright College. (3) Women?s Basketball Committee. Reappoint James Scheible, coach, University of Rochester. Appoint Great Lakes region: Rosalyn Fornari, head women?s basketball coach, Pennsylvania State University Erie, the Behrend College. (4) Field Hockey Committee. Reappoint Penny Kempf, senior woman administrator, Rowan University; and Sally Scatton, coach, Hobart and William Smith Colleges. (5) Men?s Ice Hockey Committee. East region: Vincent Eruzione, associate director of athletics/compliance coordinator, Curry College. (6) Women?s Ice Hockey Committee. Lori Runksmeier, director of athletics, New England College, and Peter Luguri, director of athletics, Plattsburgh State University of New York. (7) Women?s Lacrosse Committee. South Atlantic region: Dana Hall, senior woman administrator/assistant director of athletics/head lacrosse coach, Mary Washington College. (8) Men?s Soccer Committee. Reappoint Adam Hertz, associate director of athletics, Swarthmore College. (10) Women?s Softball Committee. East region: Kellie Diehl, head volleyball/softball coach, Pennsylvania State University Erie, the Behrend College. (11) Men?s and Women?s Swimming and Diving Committee. Northeast region: Paula Miller, women?s swim coach, Ithaca College (women?s interests). Central region: Robert Pearson, head swimming coach/director of aquatics, Macalester College (men?s interests). (12) Men?s and Women?s Tennis Committee. West region (men?s interests): Robert Hansen, director of racket sports/men?s tennis coach, University of California, Santa Cruz. Atlantic South region (women?s interests): Amy Smith, assistant director of athletics/women?s tennis coach, Emory University. (13) Men?s and Women?s Track and Field Committee. Reappoint Linda Barley, director of athletics, York College (Pennsylvania). (14) Women?s Volleyball Committee. Reappoint Dean Snider, coach, Whitman College.
(15) Baseball Rules Committee. Michael Walsh, chair, department of physical education and athletics, Washington and Lee University. (16) Men?s Basketball Rules Committee. Reappoint Charlie Brock, coach, Springfield College. (17) Men?s and Women?s Soccer Rules Committee. Robert Russo, head men?s soccer coach, Denison University.
Management Council Action:
Accepted the information.