College Athletic Scholarship Limits 2016-17

College Athletic Scholarship Limits 2016-17                          Scholarship

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College Athletic Associations set the maximum number of athletic scholarships their member schools can award to student athletes for official sports. Here are the limits per sport for the 2016-17 year:

Men's Varsity Sports

Scholarship limit per School         NCAA I  NCAA II                 NCAA III                NAIA **                NJCAA **

Baseball               11.7       9             -              12           24

Basketball - NCAA I is a head count sport               13           10           -              -              15

Basketball -  NAIA Division I          -              -              -              11           -

Basketball -  NAIA Division II        -              -              -              6             -

Bowling                -              -              -              -              8

Cross Country - NCAA limits include Track & Field               12.6       12.6       -              5             10

Fencing                 4.5          4.5          -              -              -

Football - NCAA I FBS - head count sport                85           -              -              -              -

Football - NCAA I FCS      63           -              -              -              -

Football  - Other Divisions             -              36           -              24           85

Golf        4.5          3.6          -              5             8

Gymnastics         6.3          5.4          -              -              -

 Ice Hockey         18           13.5       -              -              16

Lacrosse               12.6       10.8       -              -              20

Rifle - Includes women on co-ed teams   3.6          3.6          -              -              -

Skiing    6.3          6.3          -              -              -

Soccer   9.9          9             -              12           18

Swimming & Diving         9.9          8.1          -              8             15

Tennis   4.5          4.5          -              5             9

Track & Field - NCAA limits include Cross Country               12.6       12.6       -              12           20

Triathlon              -              -              -              -              -

Volleyball            4.5          4.5          -              -              -

Water Polo         4.5          4.5          -              -              -

Wrestling             9.9          9             -              8             16

Average Athletic Scholarship per Athlete               $       14,270        $      5,548                  -        $      6,603            $       2,069