Walsh was viewed as a strong advocate for African-American head coaches in the NFL and NCAA.

The last successful drop kick extra point in the NCAA was by Jason Millgan of the Hartwick College on December 11, 1998, against St. Lawrence University.

However, that figure was reduced in later years when it was determined the survey also included people who play NCAA bracket pools, which are not exactly fantasy sports ( where you pick individual players ).

This meeting was the first step toward the establishment of what would become the NCAA and was followed by several sessions to work out " the new rules.

It was a gymnastic event sanctioned by both the NCAA and the AAU until the early 1960s.

Geneva joined the NCAA as a provisional member in 2007 and during the transition process was not eligible for post season play or conference Player of the Week honors until gaining membership in July 2011.

Wabash College won the Men's Division III NCAA Championship in 1982 and their 1905 24-0 team was considered World Champions ; DePauw University and Manchester College were Div III National Finalists.

* Bonzi Wells, a Muncie, Indiana native, was a four-year letterwinner at Ball State, finishing his career as the Mid-American Conference's all-time leading scorer, and leading the NCAA in steals.

* Legendary Aces coach Arad McCutchan was the first NCAA College Division coach selected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.

* Led by the legendary French Lick standout Larry Bird, Indiana State was the runner-up in the 1979 NCAA Tournament.

* Indiana State, led by All-American Jerry Newsom, was the 1968 NCAA College Division Runner-up.

When the NCAA Headquarters relocated to Indianapolis, it was stated that Indianapolis would then host the men's Final Four once every five years.

It was named after the nickname of the 1938 Duke football team, one of only three NCAA football teams to go the entire season unbeaten, untied, and not scored upon

In 2011, Albert was named an announcer for the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, the result of longtime tournament broadcaster CBS handing off some of its coverage to Turner Sports.

The IRA, formed in 1895, preceded the NCAA by at least ten years and provided a guideline for the rules of eligibility and sportsmanship later adopted by the NCAA when it was formed.

In 2005, Upper Iowa University was accepted into full membership of the NCAA Division II athletics and became a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference ( NSIC ).

Head Coach John Calipari, who left Memphis to coach for the University of Kentucky, was not reprimanded by the NCAA.

Riverwalk Stadium was the host of the NCAA Division II National Baseball Championship from 2004 until 2007.

He was allowed to practice with the team, but couldn't join the squad because the NCAA had a rule forbidding the use of freshman players.

In August 1973, the current three-division setup of Division I, Division II, and Division III was adopted by the NCAA membership in a special convention.

Subsequently the term " Division I-AAA " was briefly added to delineate Division I schools which do not field a football program at all, but that term is no longer officially used by the NCAA.

The IAAUS was officially established on March 31, 1906, and took its present name, the NCAA, in 1910.

This system has been challenged often, beginning with an NCAA committee proposal in 1979 to have a four-team playoff following the bowl games.

In the NFL the receiver must touch the ground with both feet, but in most other codes — CFL, NCAA and high school — one foot in bounds is enough.

In addition to organized sports betting, both legal and illegal, there are many side-betting games played by casual groups of spectators, such as NCAA Basketball Tournament Bracket Pools, Super Bowl Squares, Fantasy Sports Leagues with monetary entry fees and winnings, and in-person spectator games like Moundball.

The Hoosiers ' five NCAA Championships are the third-most in history, tied with UNC trailing UCLA ( 11 ) and Kentucky ( 7 ).

The stadium also features a retractable roof, with electrification technology developed by VAHLE, Inc. Other than being the home of the Colts, the stadium will host games in both the Men's and Women's NCAA Basketball Tournaments and will serve as the back up host for all NCAA Final Four Tournaments.

JMU football also won the NCAA Division I-AA national title in 2004, with a 13-2 record, and are the only team in history to win the title after playing four straight road playoff games.

Rice competes in 14 NCAA Division I varsity sports and is a part of Conference USA, often competing with its cross-town rival the University of Houston.

In NCAA softball, the rule is invoked if one team is ahead by at least eight runs after five innings and, unlike with college baseball, applies in the NCAA tournament as well ( but not in the Women's College World Series ).

Tony Dorsett became the first football player in history to win an NCAA National Championship one year ( with the University of Pittsburgh Panthers ) and a Super Bowl the next.

Furthermore, a libero is not allowed to serve, according to international rules, with the exception of the NCAA women's volleyball games, where a 2004 rule change allows the libero to serve, but only in a specific rotation.

Wabash won the 1981 – 82 NCAA Division III title with a 24 – 4 record.

While variations in payoff schedules exist, in an NCAA Basketball tournament ( 64 teams, single elimination ) the payoffs could resemble the following schedule: 1 win-0. 25 %, 2 wins-2 %, 3 wins-4 %, 4 wins-8 %, 5 wins-16 %, tournament winner with 6 wins-32 %.

He won the NCAA and AAU 120-yard and 220-yard hurdles in both 1946 and 1947 and he tied world records in both events with a 22. 3 in the 220 in 1946 and a 13. 6 in the 120.

Late in the season, with the Heat well out of any type of realistic playoff contention, head coach Pat Riley missed two games because he went to scout certain NCAA basketball conference tournament games, to prepare in the likely event that the Heat received the number 1 or 2 pick in the 2008 draft.

In the 2007 NBA Draft the Timberwolves selected Corey Brewer, with the 7th pick, and Chris Richard ( basketball ), with the 41st overall pick, from the two-time NCAA national champion Florida Gators.

Additionally, the 1988 – 89 season featured the debut of Larry Brown as the Spurs head coach who moved to San Antonio after winning the NCAA National Championship with the University of Kansas in 1988.

In conjunction with the Final Four of each year's men's and women's Division I NCAA basketball tournaments the Naismith Hall gives out several awards to college basketball athletes:

On April 22, 2010, a monumental 14 year 10. 8 billion dollar agreement was reached with Turner Broadcasting to receive joint broadcast rights along with CBS for the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship.

This ended the Big 12's divisional format, as the NCAA only allows football championship games in conferences with at least twelve teams.