6th Circuit Rules That NCAA May Restrict Number of Exempt Tournaments

Late in 2003, the Sixth Circuit overruled a lower court's invalidation of the NCAA's two-in four rule under the antitrust laws.  The "two-in-four" rule limits the number of "exempt" tournaments in which Division I men's basketball teams can participate. Exempt tournaments are those designated by the NCAA as not counting toward the maximum number of games a team can play in a season. The two-in-four rule limits teams to playing in a maximum of two exempt tournaments every four years.  The decision, Worldwide Basketball and Sports Tour Inc. v. NCAA, can be found here.