New NCAA Roster Caps: 17 for xc, 45 for Track

Except the track team probably has 60 athletes.

Definitely a game changer for P4s (those who have the money for the scholarships). A lot of non-P4s will obviously not be able to fully fund this.

This will work out well for some schools and not so well for others.

Certainly interested in seeing how this shakes out

I'm confused with all this but at the same time I think I get it. I believe this is for all D1. Power 4 Schools and Mid Majors.

So XC has 17 max scholarships, and also the max Roster spots is 17. So does this mean most the major funding schools will use the 17 scholarships and no walk on spots so the entire roster is on scholarship. For the mid majors that can't fund all the full max 17 scholarships, they still have the 17 Max Roster spots, so they can have walk ons as long as it gets to the 17, or does the lower funding have even less roster spots cause they can't have walk ons?

Also is this across all divisions or just D1?

Also does the 17 for XC go into the 45 for Track and Field as well?

Hard cap of 17 athletes on the XC roster. Funded, unfunded, mix and match funding, NIL money, or walk-ons. Do what you like but you cannot exceed the 17 runner roster limit.

"In the new model, schools are permitted to offer a scholarship to each player on a sport’s roster up to the new roster limits."

"As is the case now, schools are not required to distribute scholarships to each player."

"Those that are not defendants in the settlement case — schools and conferences in the Group of Five, FCS and non-football playing Division I programs — are bound by the roster limits, reporting system and enforcement mechanism only if they choose to share revenue with athletes. They can opt out of the new model if they decline to share revenue."

It would appear that any D1 schools not associated with the P5s named in the lawsuit could opt out and presumably have more than 17 XC runners on their roster (and more than 45 on the T&F roster).

Where does it say it's only Power 5s? Todays new made it look like for all D1?

What specifically does sharing revenue mean?

Someone included schools could opt out if they dont share revenue? what revenues? Share with whom?

Ok it says “share revenue with athletes”

what revenue do they mean? Ticket sales? Tv contract money? Collectives? Other donations from fundraising?

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The news today with roster limits and scholarships doesn’t have anything to do with Big East, NAU, Ivy League, Mid Majors?

Yes. it's a bit more confusing than I originally thought. What does it mean to opt out? Is a school in a different division if they opt out? If not, then basically Ivy's, and the NAUs of the world can play by their own rules? Certainly a lot of things need to be explained more clearly.

Old days they controlled money by limiting scholarships, but allowing unlimited roster.

New world can't control money anymore with NIL, so they control roster size and allow unlimited money.

Please, do tell, riddle me this.

If professional football (NFL) can field a roster cap of 55 players, why, oh why, does semi-pro (NCAA) teams need a squad of 105?

Cut football to 65-75 players and the Title IX ratio rounds out pretty quickly.

The 105 allows the SEC/B1G to stockpile players... meaning they aren't playing elsewhere.

They will just cut other men's sports to round the Title IX ratio out.

If a mid major chooses not to opt in, then I believe they would not be eligible to participate in NCAA post season competition

Haha yep it does. Also, sometimes other sports get put on the track roster for Title IX...

Haha yep we do. Also, sometimes other sports get put on the track roster for Title IX...