On Wednesday, the NCAA Division I Council voted "in favor of a reduction in the provisional period of Divison III-to-Division I reclassifying schools from five years to four," according to a release from St.

The BriefThe NCAA changed a ruling on Wednesday that will allow teams transitioning to Division I to be eligible for the playoffs after 4 years instead of 5It means St. Thomas teams will be eligible for the postseason starting with football in the fall of 2025The ruling comes with a new arena for basketball and hockey set to open on-campus in time

The NCAA approved a ruling change Wednesday that paves the way for St. Thomas to be eligible for postseason play by the start of the next school year — fall 2025. The decision, prompted by a proposal from the Tommies,