Zangari, Ronald E.2023-04-212023-04-211995https://hdl.handle.net/2097/43097Two NCAA initial eligibility rules were compared to determine which was more restrictive in terms of the overall number of studnet-athlete sdelcared ineligible to compete and which was more accurate in identifying future graduates. The sample consisteted of 164 freshman student-athletes enrolled at Clarion Univeristy of PA (DIvision II except Division I in wrestling) in 1989. A standard decision table was employed to classify the subjects. The variables studied included high school core GPA, precollege test scores, equally weighted average of GPA and test z-scores, and graduation within a five year period). Athletes who transferred, continued beyond five years, or left in good academic standing were all considered dropouts. Results found Proposition 16, which will be implemented in 1996, to be significantly more resitrctive than Proposition 48, the current rule. The new rule also rejected significantly more future graduates than the current rule, but no other statistically signifcant results were obtained.This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/eligibilityDivision IIDivision IText