NAC Summary June 2017 The NAIA National Administrative Council (NAC) met at the NACDA Convention in Orlando, Fla. on June 14-15. Below are important actions taken during the meeting:
Drug Education & Testing
• The NAC approved the policy manual for NAIA Drug Testing, which will begin in 2017-18. The manual was developed over the past several years by the Drug Education & Testing Committee.
Selection Committees
• After a one year pilot program in 2017, the NAC approved the permanent establishment of a selection committee to oversee the postseason selection process for men’s and women’s tennis beginning in 2018. • Men’s & women’s soccer will pilot a selection committee program in fall 2017.
Qualification Deadlines & Championship Dates
• The NAC moved the NAIA Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse Invitationals one week later to May 9-12, 2018, which will allow more time for regular season play. • The conference qualification deadline for softball was moved to May 7, 2018.
Qualification Plans
• The NAC approved 2017-18 qualification plans for all sports which determine both automatic qualifiers and at-large berths to all NAIA postseason events. • NAIA wrestling will move to a conference-based qualification format in 2017-18.
NAIA Softball Format
• The NAC gave preliminary approval to a proposed softball postseason format which would bring all 40 postseason qualifiers to a single, final site beginning in 2018-19. Final approval is subject to review by the NAIA Council of Presidents.
NAIA Men’s and Women’s Bowling
• The NAC approved men’s and women’s bowling for invitational status beginning in 2017-18. NAIA sports must operate under invitational status for at least two years before being considered for NAIA championship status, which means bowling could be eligible for a championship as early as 2019-20.