28 Rosters Spots/28 Scholarships for NCAA Women's Soccer

[Anonymous]

This new rule being passed will change everything. Non power 4 conferences are now basically D3.

[Anonymous]

That is not the new rule.

[Anonymous]

First off, there is only going to be a roster limit, not a scholarship limit starting in 2025-2026. That limit for women's soccer has not been announced. Second, number of funded scholarships is completely up to each school based on their financial situation. College may fund zero scholarships, one scholarship, or even more than the roster cap. given redshirting, full season injuries, a really deep pocketed school may have more players on scholarship than active roster for that year/season.

[Anonymous]

Give it a few years and those caps will be the focus of another anti-trust suit that the NCAA will lose just like it lost all of the others

[Anonymous]

There should be caps. Imagine going to a school and not playing. Stupid. 22 rostered is more than enough.

[Anonymous]

Plaintiff attorneys confirm that no sport will experience a reduction in scholarship slots. The agreement states that roster limits must be set at or more than current scholarship restrictions for each sport. But the truth is, not all programs can afford to add so many additional scholarships.

The solution? Some programs have begun “tiering” their sports. Other programs will be forced to make staff and salary cuts, and reduce scholarships from Olympic sports, such as swimming, that generate little to no revenue.

Regarding Title IX, any scholarship increases in a men’s sport will likely require replication to a women’s sport, resulting in additional costs. Additional women’s scholarships may be necessary to maintain compliance with Title IX requirements in the new revenue-sharing model…

Current Roster Limit Restrictions:
Football – 85
Baseball – 11.7
Softball – 12
Volleyball- 12

New Roster Limit Increases:
Football – 105
Baseball – 34
Softball – 25
Volleyball – 18
…

As athletic departments anxiously await the final approval of the House settlement terms, they brace for the financial impact that will come alongside the business of NCAA athletics. They are also evaluating potential cost-cutting measures to make these new implementations possible.

https://businessofcollegesports.com/football/ncaa-set-to-increase-scholarship-limits-across-all-sports/

Yeah did not see women’s or men’s soccer on the list but most school have both. Scholarships cost the schools nothing but now they are talking about cost cuts?

The major football schools already have one step out the door of The NCAA. I just do not see the current system lasting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There should be caps. Imagine going to a school and not playing. Stupid. 22 rostered is more than enough.

Lots of players in every college sport will never play. Football carries 85 (some teams have even more players not officially on the team)- lots will never see the field

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There should be caps. Imagine going to a school and not playing. Stupid. 22 rostered is more than enough.

With 22 players, If one player gets injured, the team cannot scrimmage 11v11. If the team has 2 goalies, then they don’t eden have enough for 11v11

Rosters caps or not, players are not guaranteed playing time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Give it a few years and those caps will be the focus of another anti-trust suit that the NCAA will lose just like it lost all of the others

100% correct.

This is just an attempt to buy time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There should be caps. Imagine going to a school and not playing. Stupid. 22 rostered is more than enough.

Lots of players in every college sport will never play. Football carries 85 (some teams have even more players not officially on the team)- lots will never see the field

Yes college takes way too many players. It waters down the sport. Maybe 1% of NCAA players will make a professional team and stay in the roster for over 2 years. College soccer takes 90% of the girl ECNL.

[Anonymous]

Will ECNL stay relevant. It’s becoming an expensive pain and I wonder if it’s worth it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There should be caps. Imagine going to a school and not playing. Stupid. 22 rostered is more than enough.

Lots of players in every college sport will never play. Football carries 85 (some teams have even more players not officially on the team)- lots will never see the field

Yes college takes way too many players. It waters down the sport. Maybe 1% of NCAA players will make a professional team and stay in the roster for over 2 years. College soccer takes 90% of the girl ECNL.

My son made one before college

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Will ECNL stay relevant. It’s becoming an expensive pain and I wonder if it’s worth it.

lol. Yes. Nothing will change. This is noise.

[Anonymous]

There are so many unknowns here it’s impossible to predict the second order effects on soccer. For example, with this decision, other sports at P4 schools will be adding a lot of new scholarships. This will probably drive more athletes into the more popular sports and away from soccer in pursuit of scholarships.
https://www.si.com/fannation/name-image-likeness/nil-news/lincoln-riley-gets-honest-about-usc-nil-collective

Football teams will add 20 additional scholarship spots. Baseball 22. Softball 13. Volleyball 6. Basketball adds 2. Multiplied by dozens of schools that’s a lot of incentive for athletes to pursue those sports instead of soccer in order to get a bigger scholarship.

Change is coming for sure. But anyone who says they know how this will all shake out is full of hot air. It’s impossible to predict.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Will ECNL stay relevant. It’s becoming an expensive pain and I wonder if it’s worth it.

A better question is will college soccer stay relevant. This is pouring gasoline on the more popular sports and kids may just abandon soccer for football, baseball, softball, and volleyball scholarships.