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The NCAA News -- August 16, 1999

Certified exempted contests for 1999-00

Sport Event Sponsor (if applicable) Location/host Date No. of teams Type of exemption







Women's cross country Hawaii Invitational Cross Country Meet
University of Hawaii, Manoa September 25, 1999 10-12 One-in-four







Women's soccer Outrigger Hotels and Resorts Soccer No Ka Oi
University of Hawaii, Manoa October 1-3, 1999 3 One-in-four







Women's soccer Outrigger Hotels and Resorts Soccer Shoot-Out
University of Hawaii, Manoa September 9-12, 1999 3 One-in-four







Women's soccer Outrigger Hotels and Resorts Wahine Soccer Festival
University of Hawaii, Manoa September 3-5, 1999 3 One-in-four







Women's volleyball Aston Imua Wahine Volleyball Challenge
University of Hawaii, Manoa September 9-12, 1999 4 One-in-four







Women's volleyball Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Volleyball Classic
University of Hawaii, Manoa September 3-6, 1999 4 One-in-four







Women's volleyball State Farm Women's Volleyball Classic National Association of Collegiate University of Nebraska, Lincoln August 27-28, 1999 4 Annual Women Athletic Administrators







Women's volleyball Nanook Classic
University of Alaska Fairbanks September 10-12, 1999 4 One-in-four







Men's golf (fall) Savane College All-America Golf Tournament Sun Bowl Association El Paso, Texas November 23-24, 1999 28 players Annual







Men's/women's golf (fall) Rolex National Intercoll. Match Play Team Championships College Golf Foundation Vero Beach, Florida October 30-November 1, 1999 8 Annual







Baseball 25th Annual Rainbow Easter Tournament
University of Hawaii, Manoa March 20-26, 2000 6 One-in-four







Men's basketball America's Youth Classic The Eddie G. Robinson Foundation Nashville, Tennessee November 19-20, 1999 4 One-in-four







Men's basketball Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic, Inc. Springfield, Massachusetts November 26, 1999 2 Annual







Men's basketball Big Island Invitational Basketball Tournament
University of Hawaii, Hilo November 26-28, 1999 8 One-in-four







Men's basketball CoSIDA Classic College Sports Information Directors Association Albuquerque, New Mexico November 19-20, 1999 4 One-in-four







Men's basketball Coaches vs. Cancer Classic National Association of Basketball Coaches New York City November 11-12, 1999 4 One-in-four







Men's basketball The Great Eight NCAA Division I-A Athletic Directors Association Chicago December 7-8, 1999 8 Annual







Men's basketball Hawaii Nike Festival
University of Hawaii, Manoa December 20-22, 1999 4 One-in-four (contingent on Receipt of title sponsor contract by October 1, 1999)







Men's basketball Hawaii Pacific University Thanksgiving Classic
Honolulu November 26-28, 1999 8 One-in-four







Men's basketball Hoop and Quill Classic U.S. Basketball Writers Association St. Charles, Missouri November 27-29, 1999 8 One-in-four







Men's basketball The Maui Invitational
Maui, Hawaii November 22-24, 1999 8 One-in-four







Men's basketball NABC Classic National Association of Basketball Coaches Syracuse, New York November 12-13, 1999 4 One-in-four







Men's basketball Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic
University of Hawaii, Manoa December 27-30, 1999 4 One-in-four







Men's basketball Pearl Harbor Invitational
Brigham Young University, Hawaii December 21-23, 1999 8 One-in-four







Men's basketball Postseason National Invitation Tournament Metropolitan Intercollegiate Basketball Association Sites to be determined March 15-30, 2000 32 Annual







Men's basketball PowerBar Men's Basketball Invitational Tournament
University of Hawaii, Manoa December 4-5, 1999 4 One-in-four (contingent on Receipt of title sponsor contract by October 1, 1999)







Men's basketball Preseason National Invitation Tournament Metropolitan Intercollegiate Basketball Association Sites to be determined November 15-26, 1999 16 One-in-four







Men's basketball Puerto Rico Holiday Classic
American University of Puerto Rico December 21-23, 1999 8 One-in-four







Men's basketball Puerto Rico Shootout
American University of Puerto Rico November 25-27, 1999 8 One-in-four







Men's basketball St. Louis Classic Missouri Valley Conference St. Louis November 13-14, 1999 4 One-in-four







Men's basketball SoCon/Pepsi Holiday Hoops Southern Conference Greenville, South Carolina November 26-28, 1999 8 One-in-four







Men's basketball San Juan Shootout
University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez December 20-22, 1999 8 One-in-four







Men's basketball Top of the World Classic
University of Alaska Fairbanks November 18-21, 1999 8 One-in-four







Men's basketball United Airlines Tip-Off Tournament
University of Hawaii, Manoa November 26 and 28, 1999 4 One-in-four (contingent on receipt of title sponsor contract by October 1, 1999)







Men's basketball Voice Stream Basketball Challenge
University of Hawaii, Manoa November 19 and 21, 1999 4 One-in-four (contingent on receipt of title sponsor contract by October 1, 1999)







Women's basketball Ala Moana Hotel Paradise Classic
University of Hawaii, Manoa December 21-23, 1999 4 One-in-four







Women's basketball Cars Great Alaska Shootout
University of Alaska Anchorage November 23-27, 1999 12 One-in-four







Women's basketball Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Women's Basketball Coaches Association
November 27, 1999 4 One-in-four







Women's basketball Four in the Fall Women's Basketball Coaches Association Lubbock, Texas November 20, 1999 4 One-in-four







Women's basketball Hawaii Invitational Wahine Basketball Tournament
University of Hawaii, Manoa December 10-12, 1999 4 One-in-four







Women's basketball Hawaiian Regent Wahine Basketball Classic
University of Hawaii, Manoa November 19-21, 1999 4 One-in-four







Women's basketball Postseason Women's National Invitation Tournament Women's Collegiate Sports Association
March 15-29, 2000 32 Annual







Women's basketball Preseason Women's National Invitation Tournament Women's Collegiate Sports Association
November 12-21, 1999 16 Annual







Women's basketball Rainbow Wahine Basketball Classic
University of Hawaii, Manoa November 26-28, 1999 8 One-in-four







Women's basketball State Farm Women's Tip-Off Classic Knoxville Sports Corporation Knoxville, Tennessee November 14, 1999 4 Annual







Women's basketball Women's Sports Foundation Classic Women's Sports Foundation Location and date(s) to be determined

One-in-four (contingent on receipt of contract for competing institution and venue by October 1, 1999)







Men's/women's basketball Conference Challenge Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and Albany, New York December 11, 1999 8 One-in-four (contingent on four other NCAA Division I conferences providing contracts for sites and participating institutions)







Men's/women's basketball "Sponsor" Hoop Fest Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Binghamton, New York November 20-21, 1999 10 (six men's, four women's) One-in-four







Men's ice hockey University of Alaska Anchorage Hockey Classic
University of Alaska Anchorage October 9-10, 1999 4 One-in-four







Men's ice hockey Maverick Preseason Classic.
University of Nebraska, Omaha October 13-14, 2000 4 Annual (contingent on receipt of the contracts from the title sponsor and the participating institutions and a TV contract)







Men's ice hockey Preseason Ice Hockey Tournament Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Albany, New York October 15-16, 1999 4 One-in-four







Men's ice hockey Team Cheerios Ice Breaker Cup Western Collegiate Hockey Association Denver October 15-16, 1999 4 One-in-four and American Hockey Coaches Association







Men's volleyball Outrigger Hotels Invitational Men's Volleyball Tournament
University of Hawaii, Manoa Dates to be determined 4 Annual