FIGURE 17-1
2002-03 Academic Year
Maximum Numbers of contests and Dates of Competition for Each Sport

Sport	
Contests	Dates of Competition	
Archery, Women’s		15	
Badminton, Women’s		15	
Baseball	56		
Basketball	28		
Bowling, Women’s		26	
Cross Country		71	
Equestrian, Women’s		15	
Fencing		11	
Field Hockey
	Championship Segment
	Other Segment	
20	

5	
Football	112		
Golf		24	
Gymnastics		13	
Ice Hockey, Men’s and Women’s	34		
Lacrosse, Men’s		17	
Lacrosse, Women’s
	Championship Segment
	Other Segment		
17
5	
Rifle		13	
Rowing, Women’s		20	
Skiing		16	
Soccer
	Championship Segment
	Other Segment	
20	

5	
Softball	56		
Squash, Women’s		15	
Swimming		20	
Synchronized Swimming,
	Women’s		
15	
Team Handball, Women’s		20	
Tennis
	Overall
	Individual Singles and/or Doubles Tournaments		
25
7	
Track and Field (Indoor and Outdoor)		183	
Volleyball, Men’s
	Championship Segment
	Other Segment		
28
4	
Volleyball, Women’s
	Championship Segment
	Other Segment		
28
4	
Water Polo, Men’s		21	
Water Polo, Women’s		21	
Wrestling		16	

1See Bylaw 17.7.5.1.1 for institutions that sponsor men’s or women’s cross country but do not sponsor indoor or outdoor track and field.

2Twelve football contests shall be permitted during those years in which there are 14 Saturdays from the first permissible playing date through the last playing date in November [see Bylaw 17.11.5.1].

3See Bylaw 17.26.5.1 for institutions that sponsor indoor and outdoor track and field and participate in at least the minimum number of contests with at least the minimum number of participants.