NCAA Emerging Sports for Women

NCAA Emerging Sports for Women
Logo of the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women
Headquarters Indianapolis, Indiana
Region  United States
Sports fielded 3
Founded 1994
Country  United States
Official website
www.ncaa.org

NCAA Emerging Sports for Women (Emerging Sports) are sports of intercollegiate athletics supported but not sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States.

History

In 1994 the Committee on Women’s Athletics (CWA) recommended a program to support women's sport. The program started with 10 sports[1]

Process Guide

To become a NCAA Emerging Sports for Women follow requirements are needed:

  • The sport must be a sport according to the guide.
  • 20 varsity or club teams exists at NCAA institutions
  • 10 schools have to sponsor this sport

To become a NCAA sport 40 institutions has to sponsor that sport, except 28 for Division III. They have to reach this goal in 10 years or show a progress.[2]

Sports

Current Emerging Sport

There are three Emerging Sport at the moment.

Equestrian

Logo of ESW Equestrian

As of the year 2016-17 there are 18 DI, 5 DII and 21 DIII schools witch participating in varsity competition.[3] 16 DI, 5 DII and 1 DIII schools participating in the NCEA. [4]

The University of Georgia has with 11 titles the most of the NCEA.

In 2016 it was nearly removed from the list but at the NCAA Convention the college administrators voted for a ongoing.[5]

Rugby

Logo of ESW Rugby

The Penn State University are the best college team with 16 titles 14 during the Emerging program.

As of the year 2016-17 there are 7 DI, 3 DII and 4 DIII schools witch participating in varsity competition.[3]

Triathlon

Logo of ESW Triathlon

Triathlon is the newest Emerging sport it become the status in January 2014.[6]

As of the year 2016-17 there are 2 DI, 3 DII and 4 DIII schools witch participating in varsity competition.[3]

The University of Colorado Boulder has with 7 titles the most at the colligate level.

Current NCAA sports

Five of these sports get NCAA status.

Rowing

Rowing was the first sport to become NCAA sanctioned in 1997. It was the sport that achieved NCAA status the fastest, getting recognized in two years.

Before the rowing became an Emerging sport the University of Washington won 9 national titles during the Emerging status only Princeton University and the Brown University won a title after rowing become a NCAA sport the Brown University has the most DI titles with 7.

As of the year 2016-17 there are 89 DI, 16 DII and 41 DIII schools witch participating in varsity competition.[3]

Ice Hockey

In 2001 Ice Hockey become a NCAA sport.

The University of Minnesota is the most dominate women's collegiate ice hockey team in the US. Minnesota has won 6 national championships and produced many Olympians.

As of the year 2016-17 there are 36 DI, 5 DII and 59 DIII schools witch participating in varsity competition.[3]

Water Polo

In 2001 Ice Water Polo become a NCAA sport.

The UC San Diego was the best team before Water Polo became an Emerging sport they won 5 titles. During and after the Emerging period the UCLA became the dominate university with 4 Emerging and 7 NCAA titles.

As of the year 2016-17 there are 34 DI, 10 DII and 17 DIII schools witch participating in varsity competition.[3]

Bowling

In 2004 Bowling become a NCAA sport.

University of Nebraska–Lincoln is the best college bowling team. They won 5 NCAA Championships and qualified at all 15 tournaments.

As of the year 2016-17 there are 34 DI, 30 DII and 12 DIII schools witch participating in varsity competition.[3]

Beach Volleyball

Beach Volleyball was the last sport so far to become a NCAA sport in 2016.[7] It only took three years to become an NCAA sport.

The three championships are won only by universities located in Los Angeles; twice by the USC and most recently by UCLA.

As of the year 2016-17 there are 52 DI, 9 DII and 3 DIII schools witch participating in varsity competition.[3]

Dropped sports

Five of these sports lost Emerging Sport status. They were all from 1994/95 until 2015/15 an Emerging sport.

Archery

The Arizona State University was the major program before the Emerging years they won 22 titles. During the program the Texas A&M University won 25 titles and since then 3.

In the season 1998-99 they hat 6 varsity programs and after that it dropped until the season 2008-09 after that season no school sponsored the sport anymore.[3]

Badminton

Before the Emerging time the Arizona State University was the best university with 17 titles. The UC San Diego has four sourced titles between 1995 and 2015.

Badminton had the same dropping as Archery from 10 teams in 1998-99 until 2 teams in 2008-09 and afterwards zero teams.[3]

Squash

The Princeton University has won 12 titles before 1994. The Harvard University won 8 titles between 1995 and 2015. This two schools has also the most overall titles with 17 for Princeton and 16 for Harvard.

Between 1981 and 1995 around 20 schools sponsored the sport. After that it increased of around 30 and hold at this level until now.[3]

Synchronized Swimming

The Ohio State University is the best team ever in Synchronized Swimming with 15 before 13 during and two after the Emerging sport.

Between 1995 and 2009 they were always around 8 teams. In the season 2009-10 no university sponsored the sport and since then it increased to 3 in the season 2016-17.[3]

Team Handball

Team Handball was one of the first nine Emerging Sports. Between 1997 and 2006 the NCAA sanctioned Southeast Team Handball Conference existed.

The current championship for team handball are the College Nationals. The Army is with minimum 19 titles record champion. They won 13 titles during the Emerging Sport period.

Three University's were able to win the adults National Championships this is the Kansas State University at the first edition in 1975, The Ohio State University 1978 and University of Minnesota 1990.

None university ever sponsored Team Handball.[3]

Since 2007 until 2016 only the Army and UNC clubs existed. Then the Penn State University and were able to win at there first appearance at the College Nationals 2018 the national title.[8]

Timeline of Emerging Sports

Sports added and dropped

Scholarship limits by sport

SportDIDII
Current
Equestrian1515[9]
Rugby1212[9]
Triathlon6.55[9]
NCAA
Beach Volleyball[* 1]65[9]
Bowling55[9]
Ice Hockey1818[9]
Rowing2020[9]
Water Polo88[9]
Dropped
Archery59[10]
Badminton610[10]
Squash129[10]
Synchronized Swimming55[10]
Team Handball1012[10]
  1. ↑ Colleges which don't sponsor indoor volleyball are allowed to give 8 scholarships.

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Emerging Sports". College Sports Scholarships. Archived from the original on 2018-05-25. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Emerging Sports for Women Process Guide". www.ncaa.org. NCAA. Archived from the original on 2018-05-25. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Irick, Erin (October 2017). "NCAA Sports Sponsorship and Participation Rates Report 1981-82 – 2016-17" (PDF). www.ncaa.org. NCAA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-05-25. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  4. ↑ "NCAA Equestrian Teams". National Collegiate Equestrian Association. 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-07-22. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  5. ↑ Stark, Rachel (2016-01-16). "Division II vote gives new life to equestrian". NCAA. Archived from the original on 2018-07-22. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  6. ↑ "NCAA Triathlon". USA Triathlon. Archived from the original on 2018-07-22. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  7. ↑ Stark, Rachel (2015-07-21). "The Emerging Path". www.ncaa.org. NCAA. Archived from the original on 2018-05-25. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  8. ↑ Connelly, Steve (2018-04-27). "Penn State Women's Handball Wins National Championship". Onward State. Archived from the original on 2018-04-27. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "College Athletic Scholarship Limits 2017-18". 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-07-22. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 Richter, Laurie. "NCAA Scholarship Allotment". beRecruited. Archived from the original on 2010-02-19. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
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