The NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Basketball Committees has detailed the penalties and reporting requirements for the Men’s and Women’s March Madness player availability reporting program. 

Implemented for the first time in NCAA championships, player availability reports are intended in part to reduce betting-related pressure, solicitations and harassment student-athletes and other team personnel receive from bettors connected to playing status. The NCAA runs the largest integrity monitoring service program in the world and provides college athletes with online threat detection services as part of its comprehensive strategy to respond to the rise of sports betting.

Implementation of player availability reports for the 2026 Division I Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships will serve as a pilot program. The reporting system will not be implemented for other NCAA championships in 2025-26 while the program is evaluated. 

HD Intelligence will serve as the player availability reporting service provider for the 2026 Division I Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships. Several conferences already use HDI for their members and are familiar with the interface. The NCAA is committed to making this as simple and streamlined a process as possible. A video training was provided in February, and a frequently-asked-questions document will be offered.