September 3, 1999

NCAA Will Retain Freshman-Eligibility Rules While Appeal Proceeds in Federal Court

By DOUGLAS LEDERMAN

With a hearing before a federal appeals court looming in September, the National Collegiate Athletic Association does not plan to change its eligibility requirements for freshman athletes.

The association's Division I Board of Directors voted in August to leave intact Proposition 16, which uses a sliding scale of standardized-test scores and high-school grade-point averages to determine whether a first-year student can participate in college

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