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.
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