NCAA Eligibility

NCAA Eligibility Rules

College-bound student-athletes first entering an NCAA Division I college or university on or after August 1, 2016, will need to meet new academic rules in order to receive athletics aid (scholarship), practice or compete during their first year. Below is a flyer from the NCAA outlining the changes.

To play Division I sports, you need to qualify academically. To meet the minimum requirements for Division I student-athletes enrolling in college in August 2016 or later you must:

• Graduate from high school
• Complete 16 Core Courses, including 10 before your seventh semester
• Earn a minimum 2.300 Grade-Point Average in core courses to compete in your first year of college
• Earn a combined SAT or ACT score that matches your core-course GPA on a sliding scale. For example an 860 SAT score needs a 2.400 GPA for practice and aid and a 2.85 GPA for competition.

Men's Basketball

High School Student-Athletes - 546,335

High School Senior Student-Athletes - 156,096

NCAA Student-Athletes - 16,571 --- NCAA Senior Student-Athletes - 3,682

NCAA Student-Athletes Drafted 44 --- % High School Drafted - 3.0%

Percent NCAA To Professional - 1.2%

Percent High School to Professional - 0.03%

Football

High School Student-Athletes 1,071,775

High School Senior Student-Athletes - 306,221

NCAA Student-Athletes - 61,252 --- NCAA Senior Student-Athletes - 13,612

NCAA Student-Athletes Drafted - 250 --- % High School Drafted - 5.7%

Percent NCAA to Professional - 1.8%

Percent High School to Professional - 0.08%

Baseball

High School Student-Athletes 470,671

High School Senior Student-Athletes -  134.477

NCAA Student-Athletes - 28,767 --- NCAA Senior Student-Athletes - 6,393

NCAA Student-Athletes Drafted - 600 --- % High School Drafted - 6.1%

Percent NCAA to Professional - 9.4%

Percent High School to Professional - 0.45%