I saw this today too, very interesting.

It not only impacts CC, but Clarkson, RPI, St. Lawrence and Union
(though Union currently offers no scholarships).

CC and Clarkson in particular have a nice hockey tradition.

Does anyone know how schools are classified as Division I or Division
III?  Could Colorado College, theoretically, jump to Division I to
avoid this situation.  I think we'd all agree that while preferential
financial aid and the other little things the Ivies do works in the
ECAC, Colorado College would not be able to survive in the WCHA like
that.

-Deron

--- William <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> This is interesting ...
>
> Associated Press
>
> INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Division III President’s Council approved a
> recommendation Thursday that would eliminate scholarships from some
> of its programs that compete at the Division I level.
>
> If approved at the NCAA’s annual convention in January, 12 programs
> at eight schools would be affected. Examples include Colorado
> College’s men’s ice hockey and women’s soccer teams and Johns
> Hopkins’ men’s and women’s lacrosse programs.
>
> Colorado College and Johns Hopkins are Division III schools but each
> has a men’s and women’s program that competes on the Division I
> level.
>
> Those schools were already giving scholarships when NCAA rules
> changed in 1983 and were allowed to continue. The rule prevented
> Division III schools from awarding financial aid based on athletic
> performance.
>
> In 1985, the NCAA allowed the "grandfathered" schools to add
> scholarships for one Division I women’s sport to comply with Title
> IX.
>
> The proposed reform package also includes the elimination of
> redshirting, the elimination of funds or endowments that benefit
> athletes and shortening seasons from 21 weeks to 18 weeks in the fall
> and 19 weeks in the winter and spring.
>
> The council is recommending a cap on the number of games played, too.
>
> The council also agreed to sponsor an amendment to the NCAA’s
> constitution that requires schools to annually certify insurance
> coverage for athletically related injuries.
>
>
>
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