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ALCOHOL EDUCATION

Federal commission to deliver report by end of February

The federal Commission on Opportunity in Athletics concluded its work last month in Washington, D.C., when it met for the last time and formally voted on both its findings and its recommendations.

The commission's report to the Secretary of Education is scheduled for completion at the end of February.

FOOTBALL

Division I cabinet continues review of brackets and formats

The Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet has finalized a set of championship bracket and format recommendations for the Division I Management Council to consider in April.

The review, which the cabinet began in summer 2001, has produced a series of recommendations after consideration of several models that define bracketing principles for team sports other than men's and women's basketball.

The cabinet approved the work of its bracket/format subcommittee, which had spent several months obtaining feedback from sports committees, conferences and coaches associations regarding the proposed criteria.

Staff contact: Judy Sweet

CHAMPIONSHIPS

Division II committee considers championship bracket expansion

The Division II Championships Committee recently focused on how to equalize postseason opportunities for Division II men and women when the Division II Football Championship is increased from 16 to 24 teams in 2004.

The Championships Committee concluded that rather than simply expanding the field size for selected women's championships, the division would be better served if it assessed bracket sizes in selected men's and women's sports, keeping in mind that the objective is to maintain the current 50-50 male-female postseason participation ratio.

The committee asked the following committees to submit proposals for bracket expansion: baseball, field hockey, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's soccer, and women's volleyball. The Championships Committee requested that the proposals be submitted in time for consideration at its September meeting.

Staff contact: Sharon Cessna

STAFF

Boggan announces plans to retire from NCAA in August

NCAA Senior Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer Dan Boggan Jr. has announced he will retire in August.

Boggan plans to return to California, his previous home, to engage in special projects.

Boggan joined the NCAA as the group executive director for the newly established education services group at the national office in October 1994. In January 1996, then-NCAA Executive Director Cedric W. Dempsey appointed Boggan as chief operating officer.