Division I Council

Composition:  The NCAA Division I Board of Directors shall appoint a Council comprised of 40 members, including a representative from each of the 32 Division I conferences, four commissioners, two student-athletes and two faculty athletics representatives. The representatives from the 32 conferences shall be comprised of athletics administrators (e.g., athletics directors, senior woman administrators, conference administrators, compliance administrators and other senior level administrators) and faculty athletics representatives. At least 60 percent of the 32 conference representatives shall be athletics directors and an athletics director shall serve as chair for a period of not more than two years. The chair shall not be eligible for immediate re-election to that position and at least once in every three chair rotations, a Football Championship Subdivision or Division I Subdivision representative shall serve as chair.

Liaisons:  Jennifer Fraser, Kevin Lennon, Amanda Conklin, Leeland Zeller
Chair:  Shane Lyons (Jul 2021 - Jun 2023)



*Eligible for reappointment
DivisionCommittee PositionsTitleName & InstitutionConferenceTerm
Expiration
  FBS   Member   AD   Charles Cobb
  Georgia State University
  Sun Belt Conference JUN 2023
  FBS   Member   AD   Douglas D. Knuth
  University of Nevada, Reno
  Mountain West Conference JUN 2024
  FBS   Member   AD   Heather Lyke
  University of Pittsburgh
  Atlantic Coast Conference JUN 2023
  FBS   Member   AD   Patrick Chun
  Washington State University
  Pac-12 Conference JUN 2024
  FBS   Chair, Member   AD, Associate Vice-President   Shane Lyons
  West Virginia University
  Big 12 Conference JUN 2023
  FBS   Member   AD, Vice President   Michael Kelly
  University of South Florida
  American Athletic Conference JUN 2025
  FBS   Member   Commissioner   Jon A. Steinbrecher
  Mid-American Conference
  Mid-American Conference JUN 2023
  FBS   Member   Commissioner   Judy MacLeod
  Conference USA
  Conference USA JUN 2023
  FBS   Member   FAR   Kurt Zorn
  Indiana University, Bloomington
  Big Ten Conference JUN 2023
  FBS   Member   SWA, Executive Associate AD   Lynda Tealer
  University of Florida
  Southeastern Conference JUN 2023
  FBS   Member   Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics   Lisa Campos
  University of Texas at San Antonio
  Conference USA JUN 2022
  FBS   Member   Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics   Sandy Barbour
  Pennsylvania State University
  Big Ten Conference JUN 2023*
  FCS   Member   AD   Christine Rawak
  University of Delaware
  Colonial Athletic Association JUN 2023
  FCS   Member   AD   Ingrid Wicker-McCree
  North Carolina Central University
  Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. JUN 2023
  FCS   Member   AD   Jason Cable
  Alabama State University
  Southwestern Athletic Conf. JUN 2023*
  FCS   Member   AD   Martin Newton
  Samford University
  Southern Conference JUN 2023
  FCS   Member   CCD, Senior Associate Commissioner/Compliance Services   Thomas Samuel
  Southland Conference
  Southland Conference JUN 2023*
  FCS   Nonvoting   Commissioner   Jennifer Heppel
  Patriot League
  Patriot League AUG 2022
  FCS   Member   Commissioner   Noreen Morris
  Northeast Conference
  Northeast Conference JUN 2023
  FCS   Member   Commissioner   Patty Viverito
  Missouri Valley Football Conference
  Missouri Valley Football Conference JUN 2023
  FCS   Member   FAR   Nicole Arrighi
  Tennessee State University
  Ohio Valley Conference JUN 2023*
  FCS   Member   SWA, Senior Associate Athletic Director   Jean Gee
  University of Montana
  Big Sky Conference JUN 2023
  FCS   Member   SWA, Senior Associate Athletics Director   Jacqueline P Blackett
  Columbia University-Barnard College
  The Ivy League JUN 2025
  FCS   Member   AD, Director of Athletics and Recreation   William Walker
  American University
  Patriot League JUN 2023*
  DI   Member   AD   Alex Ricker-Gilbert
  Jacksonville University
  ASUN Conference JUN 2023
  DI   Member   AD   David Harris
  University of Northern Iowa
  Missouri Valley Conference JUN 2023
  DI   Member   AD   Mark Jackson
  Villanova University
  Big East Conference JUN 2023
  DI   Member   AD   Christopher May
  Saint Louis University
  Atlantic 10 Conference JUN 2023
  DI   Member   AD   Paul Schlickmann
  Fairfield University
  Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference JUN 2022
  DI   Member   AD   Renee Mack Baumgartner
  Santa Clara University
  West Coast Conference JUN 2023
  DI   Member   AD, Vice Chancellor   Brandon Martin
  University of Missouri-Kansas City
  The Summit League JUN 2025
  DI   Member   AD, Vice President of Athletics   Jamie P. Boggs
  Grand Canyon University
  Western Athletic Conference JUN 2023
  DI   Member   Commissioner   Daniel Butterly
  Big West Conference
  Big West Conference JUN 2025
  DI   Member   FAR   Kim Capriotti
  Jacksonville University
  ASUN Conference JUN 2022
  DI   Member   SWA, Associate Athletic Director   Debbie Kirch
  Northern Kentucky University
  Horizon League JUN 2025
  DI   Member   SWA, Deputy Athletics Director   Kelly Barsky
  University of California, Santa Barbara
  Big West Conference JUN 2025
  DI   Student-Athlete Rep.   Student-Athlete   Bryce Choate
  Oral Roberts University
  The Summit League MAY 2022
  I   Member   Commissioner   Gregory Sankey
  Southeastern Conference
  Southeastern Conference JUN 2024