By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
The NCAA Division I Board of Directors approved a new governance structure on Tuesday that will see sweeping changes to the way the organization’s committees are structured, shifting more control to the Power Four conferences.
The new set of rules was established to streamline and simplify the way the NCAA conducts business in addition to granting more power to the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC.
“College sports are entering a new era, with student-athletes at Division I schools receiving more financial, health and academic benefits than ever before,” Virginia Tech President Tim Sands, chair of DI Board of Directors, said in a news release.
“It is time for the Association to adapt how decisions are made, with increased efficiency and increased student-athlete voice, and the board’s vote to implement this new structure reflects the Association’s commitment to a modernized approach to governing ourselves moving forward.”
The new structure features 30 Division I committees, 19 of which govern each Division I championship sport, which marks a 32% reduction from the previous number of D1 committees (44).
The decision-making process will be decentralized, allowing all subdivisions to have the ability to act on rules about athletic personnel, scholarship, meals and nutrition, and preenrollment expenses, the NCAA said in a press release. In swimming & diving, for example, the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) will have increased influence as one of the 19 committees.
“The new sport-specific oversight model also ensures that coaches are represented in decisions about their respective sports, including designated seats for a coaches association representative on each oversight committee,” the NCAA said.
Student-athlete representation will double, with 40 total seats (up from 20) spread out across almost every committee.
“Together, these changes embed student-athlete perspectives deeply into Division I governance and set a new standard for meaningful engagement,” said Meredith Page, chair of the Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and a former women’s volleyball student-athlete at Radford.
“Reform is not a single moment; it is a sustained commitment. As the national level decentralizes, it is essential that student-athletes expand their access, influence and representation at the conference and subdivisional levels.”
Within these committees, a weighted voting structure will be introduced, with the Power Four conferences seeing an increase in voting power, up to 65%, not including the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
“If all members of a committee with weighted voting are in alignment on a given proposal, that proposal would pass,” the NCAA said. “However, if one of the weighted vote members disagrees, the proposal would not be able to pass without support from another member of the committee. Weighted voting on sport committees and oversight committees will not apply to championship administration, including championship selections.”
Six college sports leaders were quoted in the NCAA’s news release, lauding the organization for being forward-thinking as it adapts to the new era of college sports.
“I want to applaud the board for approving the new governance structure for NCAA Division I,” said Sun Belt commissioner Keith Gill. “While I recognize that all constituencies did not get everything they desired, it is a good governance framework that will allow all of us to thrive amidst the evolving collegiate athletics landscape.”
Ball State President Geoffrey S. Mearns added: “After participating in the working group process, I endorsed the proposal. The new governance structure will allow us to support student-athletes across all of Division I more efficiently and more effectively.”
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