The NCAA Division III staff has created this bi-weekly communication for the Division III membership to provide up-to-date communications on recent Division III governance meeting discussions and outcomes. Please share this communication with your campus and conference colleagues.
Recent Governance Meetings - Key Discussions and Outcomes.
Championships Committee, Sept. 8-10 Sport committee chairs. The committee met with the Division III sport committee chairs and discussed the role of the Regional Advisory Committee (RAC), sportsmanship, 2025 legislation, selection shows, NPI and the new bracketing principles for this year.
Hosting recommendations. The committee reviewed and discussed recommended non-predetermined preliminary round hotel policies.
Ticket pricing. The committee will begin a review of championships ticket pricing to assess the landscape and establish consistency among all Division III championships at a future meeting.
Officiating fees. The committee will begin a review of championships officiating fees compared against regular season and conference championships. The committee’s desire would be that officiating fees successively build off one another culminating at the national championships. The committee will work with conference commissioners to collect data for its evaluation.
Convention Planning Subcommittee, Sept. 17 Convention sessions. The subcommittee finalized the topics for the Issues Forum that will be presented to the Division III Management Council in October. The subcommittee also discussed the Division III Convention programs and session topics.
Name, Image and Likeness. The committee reviewed recent changes in Division I (and proposed changes in Division II) regarding institutional involvement with student-athlete NIL activities. The committee did not recommend similar changes at this time and noted that the Division III guidance document is available on the Division III compliance page on ncaa.org.
Deregulation of professional sports wagering. The committee was provided an overview of the sports betting environment as well as an update on discussions regarding harm reduction strategies.
2025 Convention proposals. The committee started its development of the questions and answers document.
Review of Bylaw 16 (Awards, Benefits and Expenses for Enrolled Student-Athletes). The committee reviewed the bylaw and discussed which provisions remain relevant for Division III. The committee will continue its discussion during its October meeting with potential deregulation recommendations to be considered by Management Council.
Membership Committee, Sept. 19 2025 Convention legislative proposals. The committee took a position of support on the membership sponsored proposal to change the minimum number of member institutions required for conference membership from seven to six.
Nominating Committee, Sept. 19 Meeting agenda. The committee reviewed the nominations for immediate and January 2025 vacancies and made recommendations to the appropriate oversight committees/councils for final approval.
Upcoming Meetings and Anticipated Discussions.
There are no Division III meetings scheduled between Sept. 20 and Oct. 4.
Resources.
Playing Rules. Click here for a resource that details the Association’s playing rules committees’ annual meeting dates, NCAA staff liaison, deadline for proposals, and estimated survey mailing date. The resource also is posted on the NCAA website on the playing rules page, it’s the first item listed under “Playing Rules Resources.”
With every communication, we also anticipate additional questions. Please send all questions to DIIIGovernance@ncaa.org. Thank you for your continued collaboration and leadership.
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