Overview
- Two-thirds of Division I schools voted to rescind the rule, preserving the NCAA’s prohibition on wagering in sports it sponsors across Divisions I, II and III.
- The NCAA said the threshold was reached roughly 30 minutes before the 5 p.m. ET deadline, with St. John’s providing the 241st vote, according to Front Office Sports.
- The October policy would have allowed betting only on professional sports; gambling on NCAA events would have remained prohibited even if it took effect.
- Opposition from within college sports, including an open letter from SEC commissioner Greg Sankey and broad power-conference resistance, helped derail the change.
- The reversal came as gambling probes and NCAA cases intensified, including federal arrests involving NBA and MLB figures and Temple-related infractions that permanently banned former guard Hysier Miller.