1. IA Faculty athletics representatives Annual Conference NCAA Division I Institutional Performance Program
Katy Yurk
Kurt Zorn

2. Overview
Purpose of the NCAA Division I Institutional Performance Program Data Management System.
Components of the IPP Data Management System.
Review of Data and Institutional Analysis.
IPP Resources and Best Practices.

3. Purpose of IPP
To provide institutional leaders with vital and significant data which can assist with planning, performance and oversight of intercollegiate athletics.

4. “In God we trust, all others must bring data.”
W. Edwards Deming

5. IPP Data Management System
Consolidates and disseminates data currently submitted by institutions in the following areas:
Academics;
Financial;
Leadership; and
Students.
The IPP DMS disseminates data in the following four broad categories:
In the area of Academics, users can review current and trending GPA data for all sports teams, including trends by gender, race/ethnicity and sport. You can also analyze data to identify trends with the academic success rate. Additionally, users can compare initial-eligibility data to graduation outcome data to determine if appropriate support is provided. You can also review trending team data to determine if other questions need to be asked or if intervention is suggested.
In the area of Students, you can view the data of students and student-athletes at your institution and compare their characteristics with those at peer institutions. Users can view how student-athletes compare with the entire undergraduate population in regard to gender and reported ethnicity/racial groups and can also compare sports sponsorship with other peer institutions.
In the area of Leadership, you can see a breakdown of assistant and head coaches and administrators by gender, sport and race/ethnicity and compare their characteristics with peer groups, your conference and all of Division I or Division II.
The Financial data category allows users to view how the revenue vs. expense comparison is trending, as well as research compensation data for head and assistant coaches and administrators to compare against per groups. In addition, the Financial data allows you to better understand the expense implications of adding one or more sports to your athletics program offerings.
As always, keep in mind there is always more to a story than one data point or set. Don’t forget the world beyond data, either. What colleagues and other resources might you consult to gather more information for analysis? Remember that the data is only as good as the questions you ask.

6. IPP Data Management System Sources of Data
NCAA Division I Academic Performance Program.
NCAA Eligibility Center Database.
Federal Graduation Rates.
NCAA Financial Reporting System.
NCAA Membership Database.

7. IPP Data Management System Benefits
Facilitates informed decision-making and strategic planning.
Allows for timely identification of issues and trends.
Institutions have autonomy to reach their own conclusions based on a review of data.
Permits comparisons with peer groups.
Areas of focus: academics, students, leadership and financial.
Stresses support for institutions rather than compliance with guidelines.

8. IPP Data Management System Peer Groups
Existing peer groups (conference, division, subdivision).
Self-selected peer groups (minimum of eight in each group):
Institution/conference.
Enrollment.
Budget level.
By sport.
By number of sports sponsored.
Public/private.

9. "Our belief is data is the new oil
"Our belief is data is the new oil. I think the companies that will win are using math.“
Kevin Plank
Under Armour CEO

10. IPP Data Management System Demo
Issue:
Your men’s track and field coach says:
“I’ve got a recruit who is a real difference maker, but he is not eligible. I need to file a waiver on his behalf.”

11. IPP Data Management System Demo
Profile:
2.500 high school core-course GPA.
900 SAT.
Admitted below the institutional standard.
Super fast!

12. IPP Data Management System Demo

13. IPP Data Management System Demo

14. IPP Data Management System Demo
How can you use IPP to assess the coach’s request?
What do your peers look like?
What other information would you like to know?
Number of academic waivers filed for track and field.
Number of nonqualifiers on roster.
Mitigating circumstances to support the waiver.
What will student-athlete’s academic support look like?
Walk-ons are not part of the data (not in APR cohort)

15. IPP Resources and Best Practices Review of Data
Annual, broad-based review of the data.
Consider providing access to the following:
Athletics director;
Chief financial officer;
Director of student-athlete academic support;
Faculty athletics representative;
Provost/registrar;
Senior woman administrator; and
Title IX/diversity officers.

16. IPP Resources and Best Practices
Educational Modules.
Exploring the system.
Using the data.
IPP Resources.
Academics.
Fiscal management.
Student-athlete experience.
Students and leadership (inclusion).
It is important to recognize that the data being distributed through the DMS does not tell the complete story of an institution’s athletics department. Additional data collected at the local level, as well as qualitative analysis, is necessary for a complete review.
Resources will continue to be developed to assist institutions in review of data and identification of best practices in the areas of: