Composition & Sport Sponsorship of the NCAA

Composition

Definitions

Provisional Member 
A provisional member is a four-year college or university or a two-year upper-level collegiate institution accredited by the appropriate regional accrediting agency and that has applied for active membership in the Association. Provisional membership is a prerequisite for active membership in the Association. The institution shall be elected to provisional membership under the bylaws of the Association. Provisional members shall receive all publications and mailings received by active members in addition to other privileges designated in the constitution and bylaws of the Association. Provisional membership is limited to a three-year period. 

Member Conference 
A member conference is a group of colleges and/or universities that conducts competition among its members and determines a conference champion in one or more sports (in which the NCAA conducts championships or for which it is responsible for providing playing rules for intercollegiate competition), duly elected to conference membership under the provisions of the bylaws of the Association. A member conference is entitled to all of the privileges of active members except the right to compete in NCAA championships. Only those conferences that meet specific criteria as competitive and legislative bodies and minimum standards related to size and division status are permitted to vote on legislation or other issues before the Association. 

Affiliated Member 
An affiliated member is a nonprofit group or association whose function and purpose are directly related to one or more sports in which the NCAA conducts championships, duly elected to affiliated membership under the provisions of the Association bylaws. An affiliated member is entitled to be represented by one nonvoting delegate at any NCAA Convention and enjoys other privileges as designated by the bylaws of the Association.

Corresponding Member
A corresponding member is an institution, a nonprofit organization or a conference that is not eligible for active, provisional, conference or affiliated membership and desires to receive membership publications and mailings.  A corresponding member duly elected under the provision of the Association bylaws receives all publications and mailings received by the general NCAA membership and is not otherwise entitled to any membership privileges.

Sport Sponsorship

	MEN'S					WOMEN'S					MIXED
	I	II	III	T		I	II	III	T		I	II	III	T
Baseball	287	246	367	900
Basketball	329	290	407	1026		328	291	433	1052
Bowling	1	1	0	3		27	16	6	49
Cross Country	299	241	367	907		325	272	385	982
Fencing	19	3	12	34		24	4	15	43		1	0	0	1
Field Hockey						78	25	155	258
Football	236	156	235	627
(I-FBS 119)
(I-FCS 117)
Golf	289	210	277	776		235	128	155	518
Gymnastics	16	0	2	18		64	5	16	85
Ice Hockey	59	7	71	137		34	2	44	80
Lacrosse	56	32	143	231		83	40	175	298
Rifle	3	0	2	5		10	1	2	13		16	2	5	23
Rowing	29	4	30	63		86	15	43	144
Skiing	13	7	18	38		14	8	20	42
Soccer	197	176	397	770		307	225	419	951
Softball						272	271	404	947
Swimming	136	56	194	386		192	73	240	505
Tennis	260	1768	318	746		308	220	265	893
Track, Indoor	241	113	222	576		292	127	230	649
Track, Outdoor	264	162	260	686		304	171	268	743
Volleyball	22	13	47	82		316	275	420	1011
Water Polo	22	4	15	41		32	9	20	61
Wrestling	87	45	93	225

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