March 4, 1981: CBS is awarded rights to the Division I Men’s Basketball Championship for three years beginning in 1982. March 4, 1981 8
February 1981: New NCAA seal with both men and women athletes replaces the original seal with a male athlete used since 1950. February 1, 1981 6
Jan. 14, 1981: James Frank of Lincoln University (Missouri) is the first African American to be elected NCAA president. January 14, 1981 10
Jan. 13, 1981: A governance plan that includes women’s athletics programs and services within the NCAA structure is approved. January 13, 1981 7
