KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The MIAA CEO Council approved action plans for the 2020-2021 academic
year. The plans included adoptions of modifying the regular-season schedules
and championships in all sports.
In response to the NCAA requirements in maximum and minimum allowable contests
and dates for the 2020-2021 season, the CEO Council approved a new 10 game
football schedule and the elimination of non-conference play in men’s and
women’s basketball, volleyball, and women’s soccer. The Council also approved
modifying the brackets and dates for the 2020-2021 MIAA Championships.
Modifying regular-season schedules and championships were cost-savings measures
for each institution and the Conference Office due to the COVID-19 Global
Health Pandemic. To see changes in the schedules and championships, click
here. Regular-season schedules will become available throughout the week
starting with football on Tuesday, June 16, volleyball and women's soccer on
Wednesday, June 17, men's and women's basketball on Thursday, June 18, and
baseball, softball, and tennis on Friday, June 19.
Another action approved by the CEO Council was to place The MIAA Network in a
pay-per-view model for all sports and allow fans access to all sporting events
on the network. The plan makes the network the first digital platform in NCAA
Division II to be exclusively pay-per-view. Fans will also see new enhancements
in the quality of each broadcast and benefits like full HD, 1080p video
quality, and full distribution through an all-new MIAA Network mobile app for
iOS and Android with push notifications.
Each action plan was approved during the CEO Council Virtual Meeting on Monday,
June 15. Along with the approved actions, the Association’s CEO’s received
updates from the Institutional Representatives Council (IRC) and the NCAA
Division II Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
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