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division 1 A vs division 1 AA

Unread postby ennairb » Sat Jan 24, 2004 11:44 pm

hey i was just wondering like what's the difference between a division 1 A and a division 1 AA - i tried searching the site but couldn't find anything - Thanks ;)
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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Sun Jan 25, 2004 7:09 pm

It really only makes a difference in football. IAA is going to be a bit smaller schools and definitely smaller conferences, but as far as qualifying to nationals goes, you're in with all of the other DI schools.
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Unread postby Skyin' Brian » Mon Jan 26, 2004 1:36 am

i dont believe that any classifications in ncaa(d1-a, d1-aa, d2, d3) have anything to do with size, although smaller schools are typically in the lower divisions. it is all up to the school as far as what division they are in. the different divisions have some different rules.
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Unread postby achtungpv » Mon Jan 26, 2004 8:15 am

There are many factors and school size isn't one of them. It's based on number of sports offered, # of football scholarships, average home attendance, etc. The University of Miami (FL) has only like 6,000 students. Rice may be the smallest DI-A with 1,500 students. Then you have really large DIAA schools like Texas State with 26,000 students which is larger in population than all but around 20 DI schools.
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