Cabinets - NCAA

SUPPLEMENT NO. 5
DI Administration Cabinet 9/08
Page No. 46
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20.9.7.3.1.2.1.1 Noncounted Students.
Student-athletes and cheerleaders scheduled by the institution to be at the game and students
performing services at the stadium (e.g., concessionaires, ticket takers, parking-lot attendants,
ushers, groundskeepers) shall not be counted toward meeting the attendance requirements.
(Adopted: 4/28/05 effective 8/1/05)
20.9.7.3.1.2.2 Exchange of Tickets with Opponent.
For an institution to meet the football bowl subdivision attendance requirements, tickets for a
football contest obtained by an institution through an exchange agreement or a purchase
agreement with another institution may be used only if sold for at least one-third of the highest
regular established ticket price and are used to attend the game. (Adopted: 4/28/05 effective
8/1/05, Revised: 12/15/06)
20.9.7.3.2 Certified Audit.
In meeting the football-attendance requirements of the football bowl subdivision, an institution
must undertake an annual certified audit verifying its football attendance. The audited footballattendance
figures must be received in the NCAA national office not later than the February 15
following the completion of the football season, and NCAA national office staff shall verify
compliance with all the football bowl subdivision attendance requirements. The certified audit
and materials (including the ticket manifest) must be available for inspection for a four-year
period. (Revised: 10/17/05, 12/15/06)
20.9.7.4 Additional Financial Aid Requirements. FBS
The institution shall satisfy the following additional financial aid requirements: (Adopted:
4/25/02 effective 8/1/04)
(a) Provide an average of at least 90 percent of the permissible maximum number of overall
football grants-in-aid per year over a rolling two-year period; and
(b)Annually offer a minimum of 200 athletics grants-in-aids or expend at least four million
dollars on grants-in-aid to student-athletes in athletics programs.
20.9.7.4.1 Type of Financial Aid Counted.
The institution shall count only athletically related financial aid awarded to counters (as defined
in Bylaw 15.02.3). (Adopted: 3/10/04 effective 8/1/04)
20.9.7.4.2 Exception -- National Service Academies. FBS
The national service academies are exempt from all financial aid requirements set forth in Bylaw
20.9.7. (Adopted: 4/25/02 effective 8/1/04)
20.9.7.5.1 Notice of Noncompliance.
An institution that fails to satisfy any of the football bowl subdivision membership requirements
set forth in Bylaws 20.9.7.1 through 20.9.7.4 shall receive notice of such noncompliance. After
receiving notice, any further noncompliance with the football bowl subdivision requirements