November 5th: Scouting Opponents

Is it permissible for the OSU coaches to attend the NCAA tournament game since they will be playing one of the teams in the spring?

Yes.  Division I NCAA Bylaw 11.6.1.2 states that an institution’s coaching staff may attend a contest in the institution’s conference championship or an NCAA championship contest in which a future opponent participates (e.g., an opponent on the institution’s spring non-championship-segment schedule participates in a fall conference or NCAA championship). (Adopted: 1/15/14)

There does NOT appear to be legislation specific to scouting opponents at the Division II level.   Division II Friends, feel free to post comments on scouting on the twitter.

Division III NCAA Bylaw 11.6 states that member institutions shall not scout any opponents other than those participating in regular-season or postseason contests. (Adopted: 1/10/92, Revised: 1/9/06 effective 8/1/06, 1/18/14 effective 8/1/14)