Transcription of NCAA-Allowed Scholarship Allotment
1 NCAA-Allowed Scholarship Allotment You may be wondering why some of the figures in the preceding chart are not whole numbers. There are Men Women two different designations: equivalency sports and Division Division Division Division headcount sports. For a headcount sport, each I II I II athlete on Scholarship counts toward the maximum headcount the school can have on Scholarship , so Archery n/a n/a 5 9. whether a player is given a full athletic Scholarship or Badminton n/a n/a 6 10 given only one dollar, s/he is counted toward the Baseball headcount for that sport. Since a men's basketball 9 n/a n/a team can only have thirteen Scholarship athletes in Basketball 13 10 15 10 their headcount, a school might as well offer thirteen Bowling n/a n/a 5 5 full scholarships so it can attract the thirteen best players possible.
2 For headcount sports, full Cross Country scholarships are more common. The list is not long. 18 Track & Field Men's headcount sports are basketball and football, Equestrian n/a n/a 15 15 and women's headcount sports are basketball, gymnastics, tennis, and volleyball. Fencing 5 Field Hockey n/a n/a 12 For an equivalency sport, coaches have a certain total dollar amount in the Scholarship pot, but can Football 36 n/a n/a split it up among multiple athletes in any proportions Bowl Subdivision 85 n/a n/a they want. They can carry more athletes on partial scholarships and this provides the opportunity to Champion 63 n/a n/a develop more players.
3 It is harder to get a full Subdivision Scholarship in an equivalency sport because it is in Golf 6 the coach's best interest to use the Allotment of Gymnastics 12 6 Scholarship money to get as many high potential athletes on the team as possible. Every other sport Ice Hockey 18 18 18 offered at the collegiate level not mentioned above as Lacrosse 12 a headcount sport is an equivalency sport. Look back at the chart for a minute. You will notice that D-I. Rowing n/a n/a 20 20 men's soccer allows scholarships and D-I men's Rifle n/a n/a volleyball allows With eleven soccer players on the fi eld at a time, and six volleyball players on a Rugby n/a n/a 12 12 court, even all of the first string players can't be Skiing 7 awarded full scholarships.
4 And don't forget all the other players waiting on the sidelines. For most Soccer 9 14 sports, partial- Scholarship athletes, walk-ons, and Softball n/a n/a 12 non- Scholarship athletes are an important part of the mix. Squash n/a n/a 12 9. Swimming/Diving 14 Synchronized n/a n/a 5 5. Swim Team Handball n/a n/a 10 12. Tennis 8 6. Volleyball 12 8. Water Polo 8 8. Wrestling 9 n/a n/a
