1. RICE UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATORS’ FORUM JANUARY 14, 2014 The Shifting Landscape of College Athletics

2. The NCAA – A Membership Overview Division III (450 members)  No athletic scholarships  Williams, Oberlin, NYU, UW-Whitewater Division II (300 members)  Limited athletic scholarships  Northwest Missouri, North Alabama, UNC-Pembroke Division I (346 members)  FBS (126) – 85 football scholarships  Texas, Ohio State, Alabama, RICE, Stanford, Duke, Northwestern  FCS (122) – 63 football scholarships  Sam Houston State, North Dakota State, Richmond, Villanova  NFS (98) – No football program  Santa Clara, Providence, UC-Santa Barbara

3. Football Bowl Subdivision Conferences The “Power Five” + Notre Dame  Big 10  Big 12  Pac 12  Atlantic Coast  Southeastern The Rest  American  Mountain West  Conference USA*  Mid-American  Sun Belt

4. Why Does Conference Realignment Occur? NCAA v. University of Oklahoma Board of Regents (1984) Hulu Effect  Content drives fees  Live content more valuable Conference Media Contracts  Exposure  National audience  Frequency  Revenue  $20M+ per year, per school (Power Five)  $1-3M per year, per school (The Rest)

5. Big 12 Conference – Past and Present Iowa State, Nebraska, Colorado, Missouri, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M, Baylor, Texas Tech (1996) Iowa State, Nebraska, Colorado, Missouri, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M, Baylor, Texas Tech (2010) Iowa State, Nebraska, Colorado, Missouri, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M, Baylor, Texas Tech (Sept. 2011) Iowa State, Nebraska, Colorado, Missouri, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M, Baylor, Texas Tech, TCU (Oct. 10, 2011) Iowa State, Nebraska, Colorado, Missouri, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M, Baylor, Texas Tech, TCU, West Virginia (Oct. 28, 2011) Iowa State, Nebraska, Colorado, Missouri, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M, Baylor, Texas Tech, TCU, West Virginia (Nov. 6, 2011)

6. Conference USA – Past and Present Southern Mississippi, Alabama-Birmingham, Memphis, Tulane, Houston, East Carolina, Central Florida, SMU, Tulsa, Marshall, Rice, UTEP (2005) Southern Mississippi, Alabama-Birmingham, Memphis, Tulane, Houston, East Carolina, Central Florida, SMU, Tulsa, Marshall, Rice, UTEP, Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee State, North Texas, Old Dominion, UT-San Antonio (2013) Southern Mississippi, Alabama-Birmingham, Memphis, Tulane, Houston, East Carolina, Central Florida, SMU, Tulsa, Marshall, Rice, UTEP, Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee State, North Texas, Old Dominion, UT-San Antonio, Western Kentucky (2014)

7. What Does the Future Hold for Rice? Rice, FBS Conference Interests  Academic  AAU, admissions profile, public/private, rankings, etc.  Geographic  Traditional rivalries, missed class time, travel costs  Revenue  Value of rights agreement and structure, attractiveness of opponents for purposes of selling tickets, bowl arrangements  Rice’s marketplace value  Competitive  Playing in a league where we may expect some success, willingness to resource accordingly