Intersing read on all sports if you’ve not looked at it before, the Atlantic 10 policy manual. Looks like we’ll have to adhere to a change or two in game management too.
ARTICLE 5
SECTION 1 – IN-SEASON REGULATIONS
8. SCHEDULING GUIDELINES-NON-CONFERENCE GAMES
8.01 No member institution may schedule a non-Division I opponent during the season, except exhibition games and as a permissible alternative to the Foreign Team in US and USA Basketball Club Team exemptions.
8.02 If an Atlantic 10 institution is participating in a tournament in which a non-Division I institution is also participating, the Atlantic 10 institution may not play the non-Division I opponent in the first round of the tournament.
8.03 The following requirements must be met by all Atlantic 10 women’s basketball teams. The penalty for noncompliance is outlined in the Conference Constitution & Bylaws.
A. Each women’s team must maintain a 2.0 average for all non-conference games scheduled. The RPI at the conclusion of the NCAA Tournament of the preceding season will be used for the pre-season analysis and the current season’s pre-NCAA Tournament RPI will be used for the post-season analysis. The point values are as follows:
Ranked 1-50 in the RPI: 4 points
Ranked 51-100 in the RPI: 3 points
Ranked 101-125 in the RPI: 2.5 points
Ranked 126-150 in the RPI: 2 points
Ranked 151-175 in the RPI: 1 point
Ranked 176-200 in the RPI: 0.5 points
Ranked 201+ in the RPI: 0 points
B. Any Atlantic 10 institution playing a non-conference game against an opponent from the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, SEC or Big East will receive no less than 2 points, regardless of the team’s RPI.
C. Any Atlantic 10 institution playing a non-conference game against an opponent from the PAC-10 or Conference USA will receive no less than 1 point, regardless of the team’s RPI.
8.04 The following requirements must be met by all Atlantic 10 men’s basketball teams. The penalty for noncompliance is outlined in the Conference Constitution & Bylaws.
A. Each men’s team must maintain a 1.8 average for all non-conference games scheduled. The RPI at the conclusion of the NCAA Tournament of the preceding season will be used for the pre-season analysis and the current season’s pre-NCAA Tournament RPI will be used for the post-season analysis. The point values are as follows:
Ranked 1-50 in the RPI: 4 points
Ranked 51-100 in the RPI: 3 points
Ranked 101-125 in the RPI: 2.5 points
Ranked 126-150 in the RPI: 2 points
Ranked 151-175 in the RPI: 1 point
Ranked 176-200 in the RPI: 0.5 points
Ranked 201+ in the RPI: 0 points
This is how you schedule to get annual NCAA tournament bids, without being conference champs. Look at an RPI site and review bubble teams’ non-conference games over the past few years. There is a way to do it.
B. Any Atlantic 10 institution playing a non-conference game against an opponent from the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, SEC, PAC-10 or Big East will receive no less than 2 points, regardless of the team’s RPI.
C. Any Atlantic 10 institution playing a non-conference game against an opponent from Conference USA or Mountain West will receive no less than 1 point, regardless of the team’s RPI.
8.05 An institution is permitted to fall short of the 2.0 requirement for women and a 1.8 for men twice in a 3-year period without being subject to the financial penalty. This exception is contingent on the overall conference scheduling average to be ing above a 2.3. The conference average will be determined entering the start of the season. If, at that time, it falls below a 2.3, the average will be calculated once more at the end of the season. When the final average is calculated, it shall then be determined if institutions which fell below a 2.0 /1.8 are subject to the financial penalties. Effective with the 2003-04 season.
[b]SECTION 2 – EVENT AND GAME MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS
- BANDS
1.01[/b] The home team band may not be seated behind or immediately adjacent to the visiting team bench.
1.02 Bands are not permitted to travel to regular season Conference away games with the exception of the Philadelphia schools and Massachusetts and Rhode Island, which may travel bands among themselves.
2. CHEERLEADERS AND MASCOTS
2.01 Cheerleaders and mascots are encouraged to participate with enthusiasm and in good taste but must not lead, encourage or participate in negative or vulgar cheers. Cheerleaders and mascots are prohibited from banging megaphones or other objects against the basketball stands, and floors. Cheerleader and mascots must not encourage the crowd to be disruptive in any situation.
2.02 Cheerleaders and mascots are not permitted to travel to regular season Conference away games. The exceptions are that the Philadelphia schools, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and Dayton and Xavier may travel cheerleaders and mascots among themselves.
2.03 Institutions must adopt either the AACCA, UCA or NCA cheerleading guidelines. Prior to the start of each season, the Associate Commissioner at the Conference office must be notified by each institution as to which guidelines will be followed. For those squads that can travel to away Conference games (as indicated in 2.02), the visiting squad must adhere to the guidelines utilized by the host institution.
Does Charlotte and Richmond get to send the band and cheerleaders to a game? We should be able to do that for a weekend event.
6. PRE-GAME FORMAT/CEREMONIES
6.01 The officials, both head coaches and media relations directors, as well as the public address announcer must be provided with a pre-game format/itinerary indicating pre-game warmups, halftime activities and the timeout policy. (SEE ARTICLE 2, 6.01 FOR PRE-GAME FORMAT/TIMEOUT POLICY FOR TELEVISION GAMES.)
6.02 Brief pre-game presentations are permitted but they must not interfere with the tip-off time or any pre-game warmups. The only pre-game ceremony allowed is senior recognition. The format and timing of the senior ceremony must be submitted to the Conference office for approval by the host institution at least one week prior to the event. The senior ceremony should last no longer than 4 ½ minutes and each team must be allowed a minimum of 3 minutes of warm-up time following the completion of the ceremony.
Obviously, they’ve never been to a Senior Day ceremony in Halton Arena, 4-1/2 minutes won’t come close to covering it.
7. PUBLIC ADDRESS ANNOUNCEMENTS/SCORES
7.01 The public address announcer should be professional, courteous, noncontroversial and should refrain from “cheerleading”. It is the responsibility of the host institution to provide the public address announcer with pronunciations and the pre-game timing format and timeout policy. Game officials are not to be introduced at any time.
Uh-oh, no more “Get on your feet!” or cheering for tacos?
13. TICKETS
13.01 Forty (40) complimentary seats, directly behind the visitors’ bench, will be reserved for all games for use by the visiting team.
13.02 These seats, if not used by the visiting team, shall remain unused/unsold, in order to create a “buffer zone” behind the visitor’s bench. (SEE SECTION 2, 9.02 FOR SECURITY FOR THE VISITING TEAM BENCH AND TICKET AREA)
Officially a sellout, and 37 prime seats remain open when Fordham comes to town?
