Amateurism

NCAA Amateurism:

• Students first athletes second
• Education is first priority
• All student athletes are competing equitably
• No contracts with pro teams or salaries
• No prize money

Division l

• Maintain a high academic standard and a wide range of opportunities for athletics
•  350 colleges
• It is subdivided based on football sponsorship

Division II

• Student athletes recognized for academic success, athletic contributions, and campus involvement
• 300 colleges
• Student athletes get to have games aired on tv by CBS sports network

Division III

• Competitive athletic environment that pushes students to excel on the field and tackle new challenges
• 450 institutions
• Minimizes conflicts between athletics and academics by shortening practices and seasons to work on being a student and graduating

Division I	Division II	Division III	Similarities
have financial resources to devote to athletics	don’t have financial resources to devote to athletics	largest NCAA division in schools and participants	All strive to keep academics a big importance
biggest student bodies	high scholarship athletics	academics are main focus	all have a lot of colleges