NCAA Governance Structure
The Current NCAA Governance Structure (The information below is from the 2017-18 NCAA Division I Manual)
In its current state, the NCAA’s governance structure (Figure 1) has a Board of Governors which consists of 16 voting members, and four ex officio members. Of the 16 voting members, eight are from FBS members of the Division I Board of Directors, two are FCS members of the Division I Board of Directors, two are Division I members of the Division I Board of Directors, and Divisions II and III have two members each from their Presidents Council, respectively. Of the ex officio members, one is the NCAA president who had voting rights if the board has a tie. The other ex officio members are chairs of the Division I Council, and the Divisions …show more content…
Each division's Presidents Council responsibilities include setting policy and direction for the division, and delegating responsibilities to the management council. Divisions II and III each have a management council. Division II's management council consists of athletics administrators, faculty athletics representatives, and student-athletes, where Division III's management council includes presidents and chancellors and athletics director reports. Both Management Council's primary responsibilities include recommendations to the primary governing body and handle duties delegated by the primary governing …show more content…
The Council has 40 members consisting of athletics administrators, conference commissioners, faculty athletics representatives, and student-athletes. The primary responsibilities of the Council include reviewing recommendations of the substructure, final authority on championships matter, and adopting legislation for the division.
Reporting to the Council is the Strategic Vision and Planning Committee, Competition Oversight Committee, Men’s Basketball Oversight Committee, Women’s Basketball Oversight Committee, Football Oversight Committee, Legislative Committee, and the Student-Athlete Experience Committee. Each of these committees has a various number of members but all members of the Council, other athletic administrators/faculty athletic representatives/conference administrators, and a Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
In its current state, the NCAA’s governance structure (Figure 1) has a Board of Governors which consists of 16 voting members, and four ex officio members. Of the 16 voting members, eight are from FBS members of the Division I Board of Directors, two are FCS members of the Division I Board of Directors, two are Division I members of the Division I Board of Directors, and Divisions II and III have two members each from their Presidents Council, respectively. Of the ex officio members, one is the NCAA president who had voting rights if the board has a tie. The other ex officio members are chairs of the Division I Council, and the Divisions …show more content…
Each division's Presidents Council responsibilities include setting policy and direction for the division, and delegating responsibilities to the management council. Divisions II and III each have a management council. Division II's management council consists of athletics administrators, faculty athletics representatives, and student-athletes, where Division III's management council includes presidents and chancellors and athletics director reports. Both Management Council's primary responsibilities include recommendations to the primary governing body and handle duties delegated by the primary governing …show more content…
The Council has 40 members consisting of athletics administrators, conference commissioners, faculty athletics representatives, and student-athletes. The primary responsibilities of the Council include reviewing recommendations of the substructure, final authority on championships matter, and adopting legislation for the division.
Reporting to the Council is the Strategic Vision and Planning Committee, Competition Oversight Committee, Men’s Basketball Oversight Committee, Women’s Basketball Oversight Committee, Football Oversight Committee, Legislative Committee, and the Student-Athlete Experience Committee. Each of these committees has a various number of members but all members of the Council, other athletic administrators/faculty athletic representatives/conference administrators, and a Student-Athlete Advisory Committee