MANY MENS SPORTS ARE GETTING WIPED OUT ON CAMPUS BY TITLE IX
Task Force Media Notes - Vol. 2, No. 10 (Oct. 23, 1998)

In the period between 1993-97, NCAA men's college sports were slashed on many campuses. Included are Div. I, Div. II and Div. III teams:

Baseball - 14 programs
Fencing - 9 programs
Football - 11 programs
Golf - 51 programs
Gymnastics - 13 programs
Ice Hockey - 4 programs
Lacrosse - 10 programs
Rifle - 10 programs
Soccer - 10 programs
Skiing - 3 programs
Swimming - 18 programs
Tennis - 35 programs
Outdoor Track - 26 programs
Indoor Track - 37 programs
Cross Country - 25 programs
Volleyball - 7 programs
Water Polo - 4 programs
Wrestling - 36 programs

In this study alone, 323 men's college programs were lost during the five-year period. This does not even include NAIA and Junior College teams.

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