In reply to: Can't be Title IX for UofL -more womens scholarships than ND posted by NDoggie78
showed ND at 53% male, 47% female
UofL was about 50% each (49.5% male, 50.5 female)
That doesn't appear far enough apart to allow ND 35 more men's scholarships than Louisville, yet 7 fewer women's. Either enrollment numbers are wrong, there's more criteria I'm not considering, ND out of compliance (maybe I should quit looking), OR Louisville as room to add more men's scholarships (lacrosse).
Now, there could be many more reasons for not adding, I just don't think Title IX is it (and again I could be completely wrong). This is given as the excuse whenever the question comes up - it's easy to blame "Title IX", but ND has found a way to do it.
One more thing, since hoomanbeing first brought up Title IX, I looked at UVA's numbers, too. They list 13 Men's varsity sports, and 14 Women's varsity sports (they list squash for both men's and women's, but I couldn't find NCAA scholarship limits for squash).
Total Men's scholarships = 173.6
Total Women's scholarships = 143
Enrollment percentages Men 44.3%, Women 55.7%
So those numbers don't work out either.
Obviously, I know less than these Universities and the NCAA rules, but my point still stands - if ND and UVA can have a lacrosse team under Title IX restrictions, it would "appear" UofL could as well.
set by India-noplace. It does count against Title IX because the teams are now sponsored by the school and aren't club teams anymore. Men's rowing is not an NCAA sport, but if you have a varsity and not a club (like the Ivies and Syracuse) it counts against your Title IX numbers as well. We're not in Title IX compliance numberswise by any stretch. I think we're considered "OK" only because we have teams in everything people have asked for. About the only women's teams I can think of that we don't have are equestrian, water polo, bowling, and gymnastics.
or ND for that matter. Only pointing out that Title IX numbers alone don't "appear" to be the reason Louisville doesn't have lacrosse. They would seem to be a natural fit to help get the ACC an automatic bid (probably not necessary).
The area has become somewhat a hotbed for lacrosse (not to the extent of the eastern seaboard - but growing)
I assumed squash wasn't an NCAA sport - only mentioned it because UVA's site did. Thanks for the further info.