Part one: The BCS of Title IX compliance “and the Champion for 2004 Is???”

Abstract

This study of the BCS is an attempt to rank the major football universities according to their compliance with the spirit and intent of Title IX. The variables used in the study are based on the four criteria suggested by the Chronicle of Higher Education in its study on “gender equity” in 2004. The criteria are participation, scholarship, coaching salaries, and operating expenses. The study focuses on the major conferences in the BCS—The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Southeastern, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, and Pac-10. For purposes of analysis the average score for all the schools in each conference was computed for each of the four variables. The conferences were ranked and examined on each variable and then the average rank was computed to rank the conferences first to eighth. The Mountain West Conference and the Mid-American Conferences were added in order to set-up an eight-team BCS playoff system.