NCAA sports betting rule change rolled back to keep ban for student athletes in place
Following a 30-day test run, a proposal to allow student athletes and staff to bet on professional sports has been rolled back.
Having been put in place from November 1 by the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletics Association) Division I leadership committee, a rule change that would have allowed student athletes and sporting staff members to vote on professional sports has been rescinded.
Thankfully the @NCAA pulled back on pro sports betting. America’s universities are unique in the world with sports betting on campus events. Inevitably future scandals will challenge the role of college sports on colleges and universitieshttps://t.co/qC1xYZVlpe
— Tom McMillen (@TomMcMillen611) November 21, 2025
“After a procedural 30-day period, two-thirds of Division I member schools have voted to rescind a previously approved rule change that would have allowed student-athletes and athletics department staff members to legally participate in sports betting on professional sports only,” reads a short statement from the NCAA, announced on November 21.
“Because sports betting rules are common legislation, the ban on all forms of betting — for sports in which the NCAA sponsors a championship — will remain in place for all three NCAA divisions.”
The NCAA versus sports betting among student athletes
Even when the rule change was first put forward, the NCAA still highlighted that this was no endorsement of sports betting. Indeed, Josh Whitman, the chairman of the committee proposing the rule change and director of Illinois athletics, said in a statement that the NCAA “remains concerned about the risks associated with all forms of sports gambling” yet hopes the proposal would have created a space for student athletes and staff to seek help if needed in the face of problem gambling.
What’s more, the organization recently published a study underlining the widespread sports betting abuse across schools. This also comes after the NCAA has launched investigations into instances of dishonest sports betting at Temple most recently and a number of other schools.
As it stands, student athletes and staff members at schools associated with the NCAA will no longer be able to bet on professional sports, returning to the situation as it was before November 1.
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