Abstract
Survey method was used to test the assertion that increases in women's sports programs since Title IX led to cutbacks in men's sports programs. A subsample of 637 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)-affiliated schools reported the numbers of men's and women's sports programs on their campuses that were added or eliminated between 1978 and 1996. All five NCAA divisions were represented. Data analyses revealed that whereas women netted a total gain of 1,658 sports programs during those years, men netted on overall gain of 74 across all NCAA divisions in the time frame. Men's sports programs did show a net decrease of 152 programs, but only in Division I-A and I-AA schools. The results suggest that increases in women's sports programs between 1978 and 1996 were not accompanied by downsizing of men's programs except for Division I-A and I-AA schools with the largest athletic budgets.
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