FINANCES

Executive Committee develops allocation process

The NCAA Executive Committee has developed a process for allocating dollars from the new CBS television contract that establishes guidelines and parameters for NCAA committees to follow.

The process calls for the Executive Committee's Budget Subcommittee to develop budget parameters and assumptions based on the new contract revenues. Each division then would be provided projected revenues based on the increases in the television contract and would be expected to provide a three-year plan for the allocation of the contract dollars based on each division's strategic plan. Those plans would be presented to the Executive Committee for consideration in January 2001.

Staff contact: James L. Isch

GAMBLING CONTROL

Two senators introduce NCAA-supported legislation

Sens. Sam Brownback, R-Kansas, and Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, are introducing federal legislation that would make it illegal to wager on intercollegiate sports contests.

Staff contact: Doris Dixon (federal relations) and William S. Saum (gambling)

CHAMPIONSHIPS

Division II committee seeks bracket expansion

The Division II Championships Committee has recommended extensive increases in bracket and field sizes for a number of Division II championships.

The recommendations for the team championships were: women's field hockey, from two to four teams; men's lacrosse, from two to four teams; and women's volleyball, from 32 to 48 teams. The recommendations for team-individual championships field-size expansions were: men's and women's cross country, from 132 to 184 competitors in each championship; men's and women's indoor track and field, from 126 to 154 competitors in each championship; men's and women's outdoor track and field, from 236 to 310 competitors in each championship; and wrestling, from 140 to 160 competitors.

Staff contact: Tom Jacobs

DIVERSITY

Application deadline near for Division II grant program

Division II members interested in applying for the Division II Strategic Alliance Matching Grant Enhancement Program have until February 6 to submit their applications.

The three-year program is designed to assist member institutions in achieving greater ethnic and gender diversity on their athletics staffs. Although the grants may be used for other purposes, the expectation is that most institutions will use the funds for employment purposes. The NCAA will fund 75 percent of the grant in the first year, 50 percent in the second and 25 percent in the third.

Any active Division II member institution or conference is eligible to apply.

Staff contact: Donnetta Moorman

BASEBALL BATS

The NCAA has approved 48 baseball bats for play in the 2000 season. The bats, tested through a protocol approved last September by the NCAA Executive Committee, are the only bats that may be used.

Staff contact: Ty Halpin.

RULES COMPLIANCE

A video conference for high-school counselors, athletics administrators and coaches will be conducted February 22 from noon to 2 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

The satellite coordinates for the video conference are:

Telstar 6, transponder 7 (C-Band Satellite)

Downlink frequency: 3840 MHz (v)

Audio frequency: 6.2/6.8 mixed program

The program can be accessed only by a steerable or moveable c-band satellite dish and not through KU Band satellite, DSS Primestar, USSB, Channel One, Cable TV, DirecTV, Whittle Communications or other such services.

The trouble-shooting numbers are 317/633-7410 and 317/633-7413. The numbers are accessible only on the day of the broadcast.

Staff contacts: Gordon Finch, membership services representative and Chris Farrow, assistant director of broadcast services.