NEW:  Sports Rules Updates and Reminders rules

2018-19  Soccer Review
2018-19  Volleyball Review
2018-19  Men's Basketball
2018-19  Women's Basketball
2018-19  Women's Lacrosse 
*2019-20 Baseball Rules will be published after Aug. 15.


NEW:  Drug Testing Update drug

The National Drug Testing & Education (NDT&E) policy was updated in April to adjust the timing of medical exemptions for anabolic agents and peptide hormones. Moving forward, medical exemptions do not need to be submitted until a student-athlete tests positive for a substance at a national championship. 

However, athletic training best practices recommend acquiring a student-athletes' health history and potential medical exemptions as part of the pre-participation physical exam process.  For more information, check out the NAIA Student Wellness Center and Drug Testing FAQs.

NEW:  Fall Sports Manuals Now Available fall

2018-19 fall sports manuals are now available:


NEW:  Welcome Brad Cygan brad

The NAIA is excited to welcome Brad Cygan, the new director of athletics communications and media. Brad most recently served as the media relations associate at St. Louis University and spent six years prior as director of sports information and assistant director of athletics for media and communication at Missouri Baptist University. 

Brad was elected to the NAIA-SIDA Board of Directors in 2016 where he served a two-year term. He was also named the NAIA National Sports Information Director of the Year in 2015. Brad earned his bachelor's degree from Southeast Missouri State University and his master's in communication from Lindenwood University. We're excited to welcome Brad to the NAIA national office team!

NEW:  SS360 Start-Up Guides ss360

Sports Sponsorship 360 (SS360) now includes start-up guides for individual sports. To access SS360, login to NAIAHelp and click on SS360 in the left hand menu. Start-up guides can be found in the resource section for the majority of NAIA championship sports. 

NEW:  Updated Handbook Available handbook

The updated  NAIA Official Policy & Handbook is now available.  Notable changes include annotations added to the eligibility section so you can quickly identify when a rule has been changed that may affect a student. See the "How to Use" section on page 2 of the appendix at the back of the handbook for more information.

NEW:  Eligibility Center Summer Transcript Deadline ec

Official transcripts complete through summer 2018 coursework will be required by the NAIA Eligibility Center starting Sept. 1, 2018 in order for students to be placed in line for review. Students with summer 2018 enrollment who do not submit complete transcripts will not be placed in line for review. More information regarding submitting transcripts can be found here .


NEW:  Bowling Host Site Bids Being Acceptedbowling

The NAIA is now accepting bids to host the 2019 Men's and Women's Bowling Invitational which will be held March 28-30, 2019. The three-day tournament includes the top 12 NAIA men's and women's bowling teams from across the nation. Learn more about the host requirements and click here to submit a host bid.


NEW: NAIA Academy Instructions and Information academy

If you have questions regarding the NAIA Academy registration process, please review the NAIA Academy Instructions and Information PowerPoint before registering new students. 


NEW: NACE National Convention Recap NACE

NACE hosted its first-ever national convention in Atlanta, Ga. in July. More than 150 attendees from 85 schools attended. Check out the NACE Convention Recap for the most recent esports information and links to the keynote presentations.