No More I-AA

LTown Cat · Post by **LTown Cat** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 11:35 am

NCAA approves new labels for Division I football
Indianapolis, IN (Sports Network) - The NCAA Division I Board of Directors approved new labels for Division I football during its summer meetings this week.

The presidents approved a change in terminology to "Football Bowl Subdivision" for the former I-A classification and "NCAA Football Championship Subdivision" for the former I-AA group.

The NCAA believes the new nomenclature, which will become effective in December, will more accurately distinguish Division I institutions for purposes of governing football.

Members felt the old nomenclature inaccurately tiered Division I institutions in all sports and many institutions were incorrectly cited as being Division I-AA in basketball, baseball or other sports.

"All Division I institutions, regardless of whether they sponsor football, are in fact and should be referred to as Division I members," said board chair and University of Connecticut president Philip Austin. "The only reasons for labeling are the need to distinguish the two football subdivisions for the purpose of governing the sport and to maintain separate statistics."

08/04 10:58:14 ET