SEC Constitution and Bylaws - Southeastern Conference

SportBaseballBasketballCrossCountryEquestrianFootballGolfGymnasticsFigure 17-1[Modified 6/3/11; Revised 6/1/12; Revised 5/31/2013]Home and Visiting Team Squad Size PoliciesIn all sports other than football, the home team shall have the ability to determine (under NCAA Bylaws) pregame andpost-game expenses provided to student-athletes permitted to dress, but not participate in a contest.The home and visiting squad size limits apply only to SEC-sponsored competition, rather than applying to anycompetition in which two SEC teams participate.SEC squad size limitations are not applicable to NCAA Championship events.The home team may dress 35 eligible student-athletes in uniform, but only 27 student-athletes shall be allowed toparticipate in a series.A visiting team is limited to a travel squad size of 27 eligible student-athletes.The 27 participating student-athletes for both the home and visiting team must be declared prior to the first game of aConference series and may not be changed during the course of the series.Practice Limitations—NCAA Bylaw 17.2.1 Minimum Contest Requirement—NCAA Bylaw 20.9.4.3 Maximum Contest Limit—NCAA Bylaw 17.2.5The home team may dress all eligible student-athletes in uniform, but only 15 student-athletes may participate in aConference contest.A visiting team is limited to a travel squad size of 15 eligible student-athletes.Practice Limitations—NCAA Bylaw 17.3.1 Minimum Contest Requirement—NCAA Bylaw 20.9.4.3 Maximum Contest Limit—NCAA Bylaw 17.3.5The home team may dress all eligible student-athletes in uniform, but only 12 student-athletes may participate in aConference contest.A visiting team is limited to a travel squad size of 12 eligible student-athletes.Practice Limitations—NCAA Bylaw 17.5.1 Minimum Contest Requirement—NCAA Bylaw 20.9.4.3 Maximum Contest Limit—NCAA Bylaw 17.5.5All eligible student-athletes may participate in a Conference contest. There is no travel squad size limit.Practice Limitations—NCAA Bylaw 17.6.1 Minimum Contest Requirement—NCAA Bylaw 20.9.4.3 Maximum Contest Limit—NCAA Bylaw 17.6.5The home team may dress all eligible student-athletes in uniform, but only 80 student-athletes may participate in aConference contest. (The non-participating student-athletes shall dress out at no additional cost to the institution. Nonparticipatingstudent-athletes shall not receive pre-game meals, overnight lodging or additional game tickets, but mayreceive a post-game meal provided the post-game meal is served at the stadium. No cash stipend may be provided tonon-participating student-athletes for post-game meals away from the stadium.)The visiting team is limited to a travel squad size of 70 eligible student-athletes.The squad size limit for neutral site games (no more than one game annually) is 70 eligible student-athletes for bothparticipating teams.The squad size for junior varsity teams is 55 eligible student-athletes.Practice Limitations—NCAA Bylaw 17.9.1 Minimum Contest Requirement—NCAA Bylaw 20.9.4.3 Maximum Contest Limit—NCAA Bylaw 17.9.5The home team may dress all eligible student-athletes in uniform, but only 6 student-athletes may participate in aConference contest.A visiting team is limited to a travel squad size of 6 eligible student-athletes.Practice Limitations—NCAA Bylaw 17.10.1 Minimum Contest Requirement—NCAA Bylaw 20.9.4.3 Maximum Contest Limit—NCAA Bylaw 17.10.5The home team may dress all eligible student-athletes in uniform, but only 18 student-athletes may participate in aConference contest.A visiting team is limited to a travel squad size of 18 eligible student-athletes.Practice Limitations—NCAA Bylaw 17.11.1 Minimum Contest Requirement—NCAA Bylaw 20.9.4.3 Maximum Contest Limit—NCAA Bylaw 17.11.5SEC ChampionshipSquad Size LimitsOnly 27 student-athletes will beallowed to participate but 35eligible student-athletes will bepermitted to receive expenses toattend the SEC Championshipevent. Non-participating studentathleteswill not be permitted toaccess the competition areaimmediately prior to and duringany of their team’sChampionship contests.Only 15 student-athletes will beallowed to participate but alleligible student-athletes will bepermitted to receive expenses toattend the SEC Championshipevent. Non-participating studentathleteswill not be permitted toaccess the competition areaimmediately prior to and duringany of their team’sChampionship contests.10Only 28 student-athletes (20competitors and eight noncompetingalternates) will beallowed to participate but alleligible student-athletes will bepermitted to receive expenses tothe SEC Championship event.856Only 18 student-athletes will beallowed to participate but alleligible student-athletes will bepermitted to receive expenses toattend the SEC Championshipevent. Non-participating studentathleteswill not be permitted toaccess the competition areaimmediately prior to and duringany of their team’sChampionship contests.29