ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Wednesday, January 10, 1996            TAG: 9601100075
SECTION: SPORTS                   PAGE: B-3  EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press 

CONVENTION ENDS QUIETLY

The NCAA wrapped up its 90th and next to last full convention Tuesday in Dallas by clearly proving the annual gathering has outlived its usefulness.

With all the big decisions made Monday - including an historic vote to eliminate conventions and replace them with a streamlined way of doing business - not much was left for Tuesday's sessions.

The biggest decision involving revenue sports was a vote allowing Division I basketball teams that are invited to play in the Great Eight tournament to exempt the game from their maximum allotment. Another interesting vote was the rejection of a proposal that would have allowed Division I-A football teams to count victories against some I-AA teams toward the six victories needed to qualify for the postseason.

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