Aug. 27, 2007: The NCAA Executive Committee approves a new seating configuration that will increase capacity to about 70,000 at the Men’s Final Four beginning in 2009, creating sections that will put thousands of students courtside for the national championship. The Executive Committee authorized the purchase of temporary seating to be transported and installed at all Final Four sites. August 27, 2007 1
Aug. 5, 2005: The NCAA Executive Committee announces a new Native American mascot policy to prohibit NCAA colleges and universities from displaying hostile and abusive racial/ethnic/national origin mascots, nicknames or imagery at any NCAA championships. The policy, which took effect Feb. 1, 2006, prohibits schools with such mascots from hosting any NCAA championship competitions. August 5, 2005 2
