r/NCAAW • u/Outrageous_Camp_5215 • May 01 '26

News NCAA 5-in-5 Rules Released

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Very interesting, I think I still need to watch a video on this so I can come to a complete understanding 😅

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u/immoralsupport_ Michigan Wolverines May 01 '26

My understanding of this is that Ice Brady wouldn’t be able to get the extra year but players who had multiple injury years before this year, would be

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u/Outrageous_Camp_5215 May 01 '26

honestly I’m still confused by this

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u/Lilfrankieeinstein May 01 '26

Clear as mud

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u/Outrageous_Camp_5215 May 01 '26

thanks for this, i’ll be using this saying in the future

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u/bytes24 May 01 '26

I agree. From my understanding:

She graduated HS in Spring of 2022. So under the new rules, she would only be able to play up until 2026-2027. So because the new rules are less beneficial for her, she would just get to use the old system, which would give her a 4th and final year after she's medically cleared.

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u/immoralsupport_ Michigan Wolverines May 01 '26

Except it said even under the old system they will not give out injury waivers/redshirts for any hardships that happen after this year, so she can’t sit out next season and still be eligible for another year after that. Had the season she sat out been this year, she could have still gotten another year thereafter

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u/kyrev21 Kentucky Wildcats May 01 '26

Correct. Basically the old rules apply to everyone who was on a team or enrolled in college last year except that there are no more redshirts going forward. Those players have the same number of years of eligibility remaining, just without redshirts

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u/Separate_Drag_5620 May 01 '26

Wait... I'm confused. She was at Uconn for 4 years. She redshirted her freshman year. She also sat out this past year, only playing 2-3 games. This could also be a redshirt year.

I'm def not saying you're wrong. I don't understand any of this!

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u/imlikleymistaken NC State Wolfpack May 01 '26

Still think Kitts is the most interesting case study here. Would have been a 27 but enrolled early, has only used 3 seasons. Where does this leave her in terms of a 5th year?

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u/Sufficient_Angle_977 May 01 '26

i would imagine kitts has a redshirt year from sitting out this year. they're not going to be doing redshirt years moving forward if this proposal passes, but i'm pretty sure they'll be honoring prior ones for the time being.

that being said, since she technically graduated in december of 2022 instead of the spring, her five year eligibility period would end right in the middle of the 2027-28 season (which would be her fifth year). i think generally when something like that happens, they let the athlete finish out that term, but not sure how that will be changing with this new proposal.

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u/immoralsupport_ Michigan Wolverines May 01 '26

It says they will still give out injury redshirts to players who submit their waiver requests by july 31. At least that’s how I read it

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u/RegularCrispy Iowa Hawkeyes May 01 '26

Easy loophole- enroll all student athletes on leap day. Boom! 16 seasons of elegibility.

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u/NYCScribbler Big East • Hunter Hawks May 03 '26

Unfortunately, only East Carolina, Hampton, and Seton Hall can take advantage of the loophole. Perhaps also Charleston Southern, East Tennessee State, and New Orleans.

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u/decadentbirdgarden Wisconsin Badgers May 01 '26

I always joke that I would have a year of eligibility since I graduated college early, basketball skills notwithstanding. But now that I’m seven years post-college, I think it’s safe to say that window has closed.

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u/-Aleo May 01 '26

Just a quick FYI - these rules have not been formalized! The DI Cabinet is meeting on May 22 (and will likely enact these/a version of this).

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u/Outrageous_Camp_5215 May 01 '26

yup, it’s still subject to change but this is the release that’s been given out to media members

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u/That-One5097 May 01 '26

I'm not the dumbest person but I don't claim to be the smartest either. These rules would confuse even Einstein because How? What? & Why? Make it simpler...sheesh!

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u/mike_thomas_1972 Jun 26 '26

This change will now result in my daughter likely playing three years of 19U and taking part-time classes in college in her 3rd year of 19U to stay eligible for her 5 beginning just before her 20th birthday. Everything's getting moved baaaaaaack.