NCAA test 100% Questions And Solution
2025
National Collegiate Athletic Association - Answer - The collegiate model of athletics in which students
participate as an avocation, balancing their academic, social, and athletics experiences
- Highest levels of integrity and sportsmanship
- Excellence in both academics and athletics
Administers 23 sports and championships for those sports
Provides vehicle to enforce: player eligibility, recruiting, financial aid/scholarships, playing/practice
schedules, championship events
Eligibility - Answer - 3 requirements:
- Graduated high school
- Qualifying GPA (2.3) and ACT/SAT score (sliding scale, more strict for lower GPAs and less strict for
higher GPAs)
- Must be completing min number of required courses
Four years excluding redshirts
Academic redshirt - Answer - Year used to get in compliance with standards at the college level
Medical redshirts - Answer - Hardship waivers; granted in special circumstances to injured/ill athletes
who appear in fewer than 30% of team competitions (none beyond midpoint )
Recruiting - Answer - Any solicitation of prospective student-athletes or their parents by an institutional
staff member or by a representative of the institution's athletics interests for the purpose of securing a
prospective student-athlete's enrollment and ultimate participation in the institution's intercollegiate
athletics program
,Contact period - Answer - A period where coach may have face-to-face, written and verbal contact with
college-bound student-athletes and their parents, visit their high schools, and watch them compete
Evaluation period - Answer - No face-to-face contact in off-campus settings, but they can attend and
watch high school games
Contact - Answer - Occurs anytime a coach says more than "hello" during face-to-face interactions with
an incoming student-athlete or his or her parents in an off-campus setting
Quiet period - Answer - Allows for on-campus, face-to-face contact; letters and phone calls are allowed,
but coaches cannot visit high schools or attend games in person
Dead period - Answer - No face-to-face contact is permitted in any form or setting; phone calls and
letters are still allowed
Official visit - Answer - Any visit to a college campus by a college-bound student athlete and his or her
parents in which the college pays for transportation to and from the campus, lodging, three meals per
day, and reasonable entertainment expenses (i.e., three tickets to a home sporting event); only five
official visits and one to each school can be taken by prospective student-athletes.
Unofficial visit - Answer - Visit that only includes reasonable entertainment expenses
National Letter of Intent - Answer - Signed by a college-bound student-athlete when the student-athlete
agrees to attend a Division I or II college or university for one academic year. Participating institutions
agree to provide financial aid for one academic year to the student-athlete as long as the student-athlete
is admitted to the school and is eligible for financial aid under NCAA rules.
- Ends the recruiting process
Athletic Scholarships - Answer - Awards of financial aid given to a
student-athlete to attend a
college or university based
, predominately on his or her
ability to play a specific sport.
Division 1 - Answer - Highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the NCAA; typically these
schools have larger budgets, more elaborate facilities, and more athletic scholarships than other
divisions
Must have at least 7 men's and 7 women's or 6 men's and 8 women's; avg enrollment 12,900; nearly
60% of NCAA revenues given to these programs
Football Bowl Subdivision - Answer - FBS; allows maximum of 85 scholarships per year; championed
determined by College Football Playoff
No fewer than 90% of FBS scholarships can be awarded; full scholarships
Football Championship Subdivision - Answer - FCS; limited to 63 scholarships per year; can offer partial
scholarships by dividing 63 scholarships; no fewer than 76.5 players must receive some form of support
Division 3 - Answer - The largest of the NCAA divisions (by number of schools) and consists of those
colleges and universities that choose NOT to offer athletic scholarships to their student-athletes
Aid must proportionally mirror amount given to rest of the school's general student body
Avg enrollment 2,717; 81% are private; may NOT use endowments; only 3% of NCAA's total revenues are
given to these programs
D1 D3 comparison - Answer - In D1, athletes are expected to focus on prime athletic preparedness
In D3, athletes are expected to pursue their degrees under same general conditions as other students;
university administrators often reject special treatment
2025
National Collegiate Athletic Association - Answer - The collegiate model of athletics in which students
participate as an avocation, balancing their academic, social, and athletics experiences
- Highest levels of integrity and sportsmanship
- Excellence in both academics and athletics
Administers 23 sports and championships for those sports
Provides vehicle to enforce: player eligibility, recruiting, financial aid/scholarships, playing/practice
schedules, championship events
Eligibility - Answer - 3 requirements:
- Graduated high school
- Qualifying GPA (2.3) and ACT/SAT score (sliding scale, more strict for lower GPAs and less strict for
higher GPAs)
- Must be completing min number of required courses
Four years excluding redshirts
Academic redshirt - Answer - Year used to get in compliance with standards at the college level
Medical redshirts - Answer - Hardship waivers; granted in special circumstances to injured/ill athletes
who appear in fewer than 30% of team competitions (none beyond midpoint )
Recruiting - Answer - Any solicitation of prospective student-athletes or their parents by an institutional
staff member or by a representative of the institution's athletics interests for the purpose of securing a
prospective student-athlete's enrollment and ultimate participation in the institution's intercollegiate
athletics program
,Contact period - Answer - A period where coach may have face-to-face, written and verbal contact with
college-bound student-athletes and their parents, visit their high schools, and watch them compete
Evaluation period - Answer - No face-to-face contact in off-campus settings, but they can attend and
watch high school games
Contact - Answer - Occurs anytime a coach says more than "hello" during face-to-face interactions with
an incoming student-athlete or his or her parents in an off-campus setting
Quiet period - Answer - Allows for on-campus, face-to-face contact; letters and phone calls are allowed,
but coaches cannot visit high schools or attend games in person
Dead period - Answer - No face-to-face contact is permitted in any form or setting; phone calls and
letters are still allowed
Official visit - Answer - Any visit to a college campus by a college-bound student athlete and his or her
parents in which the college pays for transportation to and from the campus, lodging, three meals per
day, and reasonable entertainment expenses (i.e., three tickets to a home sporting event); only five
official visits and one to each school can be taken by prospective student-athletes.
Unofficial visit - Answer - Visit that only includes reasonable entertainment expenses
National Letter of Intent - Answer - Signed by a college-bound student-athlete when the student-athlete
agrees to attend a Division I or II college or university for one academic year. Participating institutions
agree to provide financial aid for one academic year to the student-athlete as long as the student-athlete
is admitted to the school and is eligible for financial aid under NCAA rules.
- Ends the recruiting process
Athletic Scholarships - Answer - Awards of financial aid given to a
student-athlete to attend a
college or university based
, predominately on his or her
ability to play a specific sport.
Division 1 - Answer - Highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the NCAA; typically these
schools have larger budgets, more elaborate facilities, and more athletic scholarships than other
divisions
Must have at least 7 men's and 7 women's or 6 men's and 8 women's; avg enrollment 12,900; nearly
60% of NCAA revenues given to these programs
Football Bowl Subdivision - Answer - FBS; allows maximum of 85 scholarships per year; championed
determined by College Football Playoff
No fewer than 90% of FBS scholarships can be awarded; full scholarships
Football Championship Subdivision - Answer - FCS; limited to 63 scholarships per year; can offer partial
scholarships by dividing 63 scholarships; no fewer than 76.5 players must receive some form of support
Division 3 - Answer - The largest of the NCAA divisions (by number of schools) and consists of those
colleges and universities that choose NOT to offer athletic scholarships to their student-athletes
Aid must proportionally mirror amount given to rest of the school's general student body
Avg enrollment 2,717; 81% are private; may NOT use endowments; only 3% of NCAA's total revenues are
given to these programs
D1 D3 comparison - Answer - In D1, athletes are expected to focus on prime athletic preparedness
In D3, athletes are expected to pursue their degrees under same general conditions as other students;
university administrators often reject special treatment
