Canadian Universities should join the NCAA

I would love to see Canadian schools competing officially in NCAA Championships one day.

Gymbrooke citing the Canadian University Press:

Back on Jan. 8, the NCAA announced that it would allow Canadian schools to apply to be members of the giant U.S. college sports organization. A 10-year pilot program would allow international institutions to join the highly-popular, financially-lucrative NCAA. …

UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

It’s no secret that UBC is the front-runner to make the leap to the NCAA, with Thunderbirds athletic director Bob Philip expressing no doubt that “the (NCAA’s) decision was certainly initiated by our interaction with them.” …

UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA

… U of A athletic director Dale Schulha hasn’t been shy about spreading his NCAA intentions to local media. His plan would be for the Golden Bears and Pandas to join the NCAA as a Division II school, but play Division I in hockey and volleyball in a smaller conference, with eyes on having other sports move to that level after a few developmental years.

Read more — Gymbrooke Sports News » The NCAA in Canada?

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