Currently the women have a 6.938 ratio and the men have a 6.333 ratio. Enacting this policy will force the overdue expansion of both brackets. D2 has 8 future teams for each gender which will continue bracket expansion to keep the ratio low. There are other D2 proposals under review affecting the brackets. One grants AQ to all non-football team sports. The other caps the number of teams with the AQ at 60% of the bracket. With the number of AQ's potentially to be awarded (9 men, 13 women) and the new teams the brackets would need to grow to 16 for men and 24 for women to meet these new standards.Championships policy changes
The Management Council voted to establish as championships policy an access ratio for all team sports to determine bracket sizes. Specifically, the policy states that for every 4.25 to six schools that sponsor the sport, one would be included in the championship field. This policy, which was recommended by the Division II Implementation Committee, will potentially provide more championship opportunities for student-athletes, as it will guide decisions regarding bracket sizes as part of the triennial budget process.
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