APPENDIX E

 

 

2007-08 Sports Sponsorship

 

 

Division I

Division II

Division III

Total

          Baseball

288

251

368

907

*        Men's Basketball

330

296

408

1034

*        Women's Basketball

329

297

434

1060

*    Women's Bowling

  28

18

6

52

          Men's Cross Country

299

244

368

911

*        Women's Cross Country

325

274

388

987

@      NC Men's Fencing  (combined)

  19 [1]

3 [0]

12

34 [1]

          NC Women's Fencing (combined)

  24

4

15

43

 

 

 

 

77 [1]

          Field Hockey

  78

25

155

258

*        Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)                I-A:

119

157

236

629

*        Football Championship Subdivision  (FCS)   I-AA:

117

 

 

 

*        Men's Golf

288

215

279

782

*        Women's Golf

233

132

155

520

@      NC Men's Gymnastics

  16

0

2

18

          NC Women's Gymnastics

  64

5

16

85

          Men's Ice Hockey

  59

8

71

138

*        NC Women’s Ice Hockey

  34

2

45

81

          Men's Lacrosse

  56

34

145

235

*        Women's Lacrosse

  84

41

177

302

@      NC Men's Rifle (combined)

  19 [16]

2 [2]

7 [5]

28 [23]

          NC Women's Rifle (combined)

9

1

2

12

 

 

 

 

40 [23]

*        Women's Rowing

  86

15

43

144

          NC Men's Skiing (combined)

  13

7

18

38

          NC Women's Skiing (combined)

  14

8

20

42

 

 

 

 

80

          Men's Soccer

199

181

397

777

*        Women's Soccer

308

229

421

958

*        Women's Softball

273

276

405

954

@      Men's Swimming

136

58

196

390

*        Women's Swimming

192

75

242

509

@      Men's Tennis

260

172

318

750

*        Women's Tennis

308

225

365

898

          Men's Indoor Track

241

113

223

577

*        Women's Indoor Track

293

127

231

651

*        Men's Outdoor Track

264

164

260

688

*        Women's Outdoor Track

304

173

268

745

          NC Men's Volleyball

  22

13

47

82

*        Women's Volleyball

317

281

420

1018

 

#        NC Men's Water Polo (@-Div. I)

  22

5

15

42

*        NC Women’s Water Polo

  32

9

20

61

@      Wrestling

  87

47

93

227

 

 

 

 

 

#

Indicates sport is within 15 of 50 sponsoring institutions.

 

[ ]

Indicates number of mixed men's/women's teams (counted in men's sponsorship figures).

 

*

Indicates Division I sport sponsorship has increased by 15 or more sponsoring institutions since 1992-93.

 

@

Indicates Division I sport sponsorship has decreased by 5 or more sponsoring institutions since 1992-93.

 

 

 

 

2006-07 Sports Sponsorship

 

 

Division I

Division II

Division III

Total

          Baseball

284

245

368

897

*        Men's Basketball

326

293

404

1023

*        Women's Basketball

325

293

432

1050

*    Women's Bowling

  27

17

6

50

          Men's Cross Country

297

245

358

900

*        Women's Cross Country

322

273

378

973

@      NC Men's Fencing  (combined)

  21 [1]

3 [0]

12

36 [1]

          NC Women's Fencing (combined)

  26

4

14

44

 

 

 

 

80 [1]

          Field Hockey

  78

26

156

260

*        Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)                I-A:

118

157

233

624

          Football Championship Subdivision  (FCS)   I-AA:

116

 

 

 

*        Men's Golf

287

214

278

779

*        Women's Golf

231

131

158

520

@      NC Men's Gymnastics

  17

0

2

19

          NC Women's Gymnastics

  65

5

16

86

#        Men's Ice Hockey

  58

7

70

135

*        NC Women’s Ice Hockey

  33

2

43

78

#        Men's Lacrosse

  57

32

138

227

*        Women's Lacrosse

  81

40

169

290

# @  NC Men's Rifle (combined)

  22 [17]

2 [2]

7 [5]

31 [24]

#        NC Women's Rifle (combined)

  11

1

2

14

 

 

 

 

45 [24]

*        Women's Rowing

  86

15

43

144

          NC Men's Skiing (combined)

  14

8

16

38

          NC Women's Skiing (combined)

  15

9

17

41

 

 

 

 

79

          Men's Soccer

196

173

395

764

*        Women's Soccer

301

227

416

944

*        Women's Softball

268

269

406

943

@      Men's Swimming

139

55

195

389

*        Women's Swimming

190

73

242

505

@      Men's Tennis

259

169

318

746

*        Women's Tennis

306

222

364

892

          Men's Indoor Track

242

118

220

580

*        Women's Indoor Track

290

126

228

644

*        Men's Outdoor Track

263

163

254

680

*        Women's Outdoor Track

302

172

258

732

          NC Men's Volleyball

  22

15

45

82

*        Women's Volleyball

315

274

419

1008

 

#        NC Men's Water Polo (@-Div. I)

  21

5

15

41

*#     NC Women’s Water Polo

  31

10

20

61

@      Wrestling

  89

45

96

230

 

 

 

 

 

#

Indicates sport is within 15 of 50 sponsoring institutions.

 

[ ]

Indicates number of mixed men's/women's teams (counted in men's sponsorship figures).

 

*

Indicates Division I sport sponsorship has increased by 15 or more sponsoring institutions since 1992-93.

 

@

Indicates Division I sport sponsorship has decreased by 5 or more sponsoring institutions since 1992-93.

 


Sport Sponsorship Trends Through 2007-08

 

Championships sponsored by fewer than 50 institutions:

 

2006-07

2007-08

 

National Collegiate Men's Gymnastics

19

18

 

National Collegiate Men’s and Women’s Rifle

45

17

 

National Collegiate Men’s Water Polo

41

42

 

[Note:  Per NCAA Bylaw 18.2.10.1, these championships (and any other championship in an Olympic sport) are exempt from being discontinued due to sponsorship.]

 

Championships within 15 of sponsorship by 50 institutions:

 

2006-07

2007-08

National Collegiate Women’s Bowling

50

52

Division I Men's Ice Hockey

58

59

Division I Men's Lacrosse

57

56

National Collegiate Women’s Water Polo

61

61

 

Sports with increase of 15 or more sponsoring institutions since 1992-93:

Division I Men’s Basketball

increase:

  32

Division I Women’s Basketball

increase:

  40

National Collegiate Women’s Bowling

increase

  52 All divisions

Division I Women's Cross Country

increase:

  37

Division I-A and I-AA Football (13 and 28)

increase:

  41

Division I Men’s Golf

increase:

  19

Division I Women’s Golf

increase:

  110

National Collegiate Women’s Ice Hockey

increase:

  34

Division I Women’s Lacrosse

increase:

  49

Division I Women’s Rowing

increase:

  86

Division I Women's Soccer

increase:

205

Division I Women’s Softball

increase:

  87

Division I Women’s Swimming

increase:

  28

Division I Women’s Tennis

increase:

  25

Division I Women's Indoor Track

increase:

  58

Division I Men’s Outdoor Track

increase:

  16

Division I Women's Outdoor Track

increase:

  55

Division I Women’s Volleyball

increase:

  43

National Collegiate Women’s Water Polo

increase:

  32

 

 

Sports with decrease of five or more sponsoring institutions since 1992-93:

National Collegiate Men’s and Women’s Fencing

decrease:

  9

National Collegiate Men’s Gymnastics

National Collegiate Men’s Rifle

decrease:

decrease:

  22 All divisions

  15

Division I Men’s Swimming

Division I Men’s Tennis

decrease:

decrease:

  24

  11

Division I Wrestling

decrease:

  21

 

 

 

Emerging Women's Sports:

 

 

2007-08

2006-07

2005-06

2004-05

2003-04

2001-02

 

 

 

2001-02

 

Women's Archery

1

2

2

3

3

3

 

 

 

3

 

Women's Badminton

0

2

3

3

3

3

 

 

 

3

 

Women's Equestrian

18

39

36

37

33

37

 

 

 

37

 

Women's Rugby

1

5

4

4

2

0

 

 

 

0

 

Women's Squash

9

27

26

27

27

27

 

 

 

27

 

Women's Synchronized Swimming

4

8

8

8

7

9

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

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