█ 1988 (March 11-12) — Abilene Christian University and Saint Augustine’s College, which combined have won all but one team title in the 21-year history of the Division II Men’s Indoor Track and Field Championships, tie for the 1988 team crown; Abilene Christian’s women also win the first of 12 team titles extending through 2000.

█ 1988 (March 11-12) — Christopher New-port University wins the first of six Division III Women’s Indoor Track Championship team titles between 1988 and 1998 under coach Vince Brown.

█ 1988 (November 12) — The first Division II Women’s Soccer Championship is conducted at Barry University.

█ 1989 (January 8-12) – Proposal No. 42, withholding athletically related aid from partial academic qualifiers, is approved. Georgetown University men’s basketball coach John Thompson later would walk off the court twice in protest of the rule.

█ 1989 (January 8-12) — The creation of the NCAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee is approved.

█ 1989 (May 25-27) — Saint Augustine’s College wins the first of seven straight Division II Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Cham_pionships team titles under coach George Williams (the school added titles in 1998 and 2001).

█ 1989 (September 27) — The Knight Foundation Commis-sion on Intercollegiate Athletics is formed.

█ 1989 (November 12) — The University of California, San Diego, wins the first of five Division III Wo
men’s Soccer Cham-pionship titles be-tween 1989 and 1999 under coach Brian McManus (the team also later won two Division II women’s soccer titles).

█ 1989 (November 18) — State University College at Cortland wins the first of seven Division III Women’s Cross Country Championships between 1989 and 1997 under coach Jack Dan-iels.

█ 1989 (November 22) — The NCAA and CBS sign a $1 billion television agreement for 1991 through 1997; Executive Director Richard Schultz moves to examine equitable distribution of revenue.