Cedric W. Dempsey

January 1994

Black Coaches Association threatens a boycott of Division I men's basketball games after delegates at the 1994 Convention defeat a proposal to increase the number of men's basketball grants-in-aid from 13 to 14. The threat is subsequently averted.

April 1994

The NCAA, in conjunction with the Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee and the Committee on Women's Athletics, begins conducting diversity-awareness workshops for membership and national office personnel.

July 1994

The NCAA Presidents Commission eliminates a special committee that had been appointed to discuss the possibility of a Division I-A football playoff.

August 1994

Conference commissioners announce a plan to restructure NCAA governance and eliminate the one-school, one-vote principle for Division I.

December 1994

NCAA and CBS agree on a new $1.725 billion, eight-year television contract.

March 1995

A federal court rules against Brown University in a landmark Title IX case.

April 1995

NCAA opens its government relations office in Washington, D.C.

May 1995

A federal judge rules that the NCAA restricted-earnings coaching position is illegal. The NCAA and the plaintiffs eventually reach a $54 million settlement.

September 1995

The Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education issues a document clarifying the three-part Title IX compliance test.

April 1996

The NCAA launches its official Web site, NCAA Online (www.ncaa.org).

1996

Plaintiffs challenge legality of Division I initial-eligibility standards.

December 1996

NCAA reaches a $75 million marketing agreement with Host Communications.

January 1997

The final part of governance restructuring is approved at the Convention. The federated structure takes effect in August 1997.

May 1997

The first NCAA Leadership Conference is held in Orlando, Florida, attracting more than 350 student-athlete leaders.

July 1999

National office relocates from Overland Park, Kansas, to Indianapolis.

December 1999

The NCAA reaches an 11-year, $6 billion bundled-rights agreement with CBS Sports.

January 2000

The Football Study Oversight Committee is formed to examine Division I-A membership requirements, postseason bowl issues and the enhancement of Division I-AA football.

January 2000

The NCAA backs a bill that would ban legal betting on intercollegiate sports.

April 2000

The NCAA announces it will cancel future Association-sponsored events in South Carolina if that state doesn't take action to remove the Confederate battle flag from atop its state capitol.

June 2000

Dempsey receives NACDA's highest honor, the Corbett Award, at the organization's 34th annual convention.

September 2000

The NCAA introduces a new logo as part of an overall brand management initiative.

January 2001

Division II delegates at the NCAA Convention approve sweeping changes in rules regarding amateurism. Divisions I and III make similar but less substantive changes later.

June 2001

The Knight Foundation Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics produces a second report that seeks action on academic reform, financial pressures and excessive commercialization in intercollegiate athletics.

August 2001

The Division I presidential task force is appointed to examine forces that affect the behavior of Division I institutions.

September 2001

The NCAA Executive Committee authorizes a $5 million donation to establish a scholarship trust for families of the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks.

January 2002

The NCAA holds its Convention in Indianapolis, the first time the annual meeting has been held in the city where the Association is headquartered.

August 2002

The Bush Administration begins a series of public hearings to determine if changes are needed in the way Title IX is to be applied to athletics.

October 2002

The Division I Board of Directors adopts the first part of an academic enhancement package designed to maximize graduation rates and minimize disparate impact on minorities.