Intramural Rules and Regulations

ARTICLE I – Entry Fees

Item 1. All teams will be assessed a $5.00 fee per participant.

Item 2. Money from entry fees will be directly entered into the Intramural budget and used to better the program in the following ways:

Awards for participants (see Section IV).

a.       Payment of officials.

b.       Reimbursement for property damage caused by the Intramural Sports Program (see Section III, Article 14).

c.        Improvements (at the Director's discretion)

d.       Equipment.

Item 3. Entry fees for tournaments will vary per sport.

ARTICLE II – Forfeit Deposits

Item 1. Any team wishing to participate must submit a $30.00 forfeit deposit in the form of two (2) $15.00 checks at the time of registration.

This deposit will be fully refunded at the end of the season if the team does not forfeit any games.

a.       It is the Intramural representative’s responsibility to retrieve the group’s deposit at the end of each season.  Teams must submit new checks at the beginning of the next sports season.  Checks cannot be carried over to the next season.

b.       Unused forfeit deposits submitted for the last sport of the year must be retrieved by the first day of Spring Semester Final Exams.  Failure to retrieve checks may result in the money being forfeited to the Intramural Program.

c.        If a team forfeits a game, the Intramural Program will assess a $15.00 forfeit fee and return the remaining $15.00 at the end of the season.

d.       If a team forfeits two games, the Intramural Program will keep the entire $30.00, and the team will be dropped from the league.

ARTICLE III – Team Registration

Item 1. Registration is not complete until a team has turned in its roster, all participation fees, and the $30.00 forfeit deposit to the Intramural Office.

Item 2. Registration materials turned in after the deadline must be accompanied by a written explanation. Tardiness will only be accepted if there is space available in the league.

Item 3. Only participants listed on the group roster will be eligible to play.

Item 4. An Intramural Representative may add or drop players from that group’s team up to the beginning of the team’s third contest by submitting the proper forms to the Intramural Commissioner or Director of Intramurals.

Item 5. Groups with more than one team may swap players from one team to another up until the third contest but players cannot play for more than one team in one week.

Item 6. Items 4 and 5 only pertain to eligible players(see Article 6).  Requests must be submitted on time and changes must not put a team over/under the roster limits.

Item 7. The following roster limits are designed to encourage active participation.  Large groups are encouraged to field more than one team, enabling more people to actively participate.

Item 8. Roster limits may be waived if, in the judgment of the Director of Intramurals, a group has too many players for one roster, but not enough to field two complete teams.

Item 9. The dedication of group’s participants should be considered by the Intramural representative before splitting one team into two teams.

ARTICLE IV – Forfeits

Item 1. A team will forfeit a game if:

a.       It does not have enough players to field a complete team by 10 minutes after the scheduled game time.  A team that begins with a complete roster but loses a player to injury may choose to continue without forfeiting.

b.       A protest is filed and a player on the sign-up sheet is proven to be ineligible for that contest.

Item 2. A team that forfeits a game will lose:

a.       $15.00 of their forfeit deposit.

b.       The game, recording a loss on their records.

c.        50 participation points if no game takes place due to the inability to field a complete team.

d.       25 points if a scrimmage is played by adding non-rostered players, or if the forfeit is due to an ineligible player.

Item 3. If teams scheduled to face each other both forfeit a game, they will both lose:

a.       $15.00 of their forfeit deposit.

b.       The game, recording a loss on their records.

c.        50 participation points if no game takes place.

d.       25 points if a scrimmage is played.

Item 4. Teams scheduled to play a team that has been dropped from the league will have a bye on that date.

a.       Intramural representatives are encouraged to check with the Intramural Director in cases where an opponent is suspected of forfeiting two games

b.       Teams with a bye will receive full participation points (15).  They do not need to show up for the contest.

ARTICLE V – Playoffs

Item 1. Following the regular season, the league champion will be determined through a playoff tournament.

Item 2. Tournament size:

In leagues having twelve or more teams, the top eight teams will advance to the playoffs.

a.       In leagues with less than twelve teams, the top four teams will advance to the playoffs.

b.       In sports that have been divided into two divisions, the top four teams from each division will advance to the playoffs.

Item 3. Selection and seeding of playoff teams:

Final standings will be determined by the amount of losses for each team.

a.       If teams have the same number of losses, the following criteria will be applied, in this order, until the tie is broken.

b.        

1.       The team with the fewest forfeits

2.       Head to Head competition. 

3.       Record against common opponents

4.       Coin toss

5.       In a tie for the FINAL playoff spot, a one game playoff between the two teams will be held in leiu of step four.  (Teams will not earn participation points.)

Item 4. Eight team playoff format:

1 versus 8
4 versus 5

2 versus 7
3 versus 6

·                     Losers of the semifinals can play a consolation game to determine the third place team.  If no game is played, the teams will split the third place participation points.

Item 5. Four team playoff format:

1 versus 4
2 versus 3

·                     Losers of the semifinals can play a consolation game to determine the third placer team.  If no game is played, the teams will split the third place participation points.

Item 6. Two-division playoff format:

a. Division A                                   Division B

   1A                                              1B

   2A                                              2B

   3A                                              3B

   4A                                              4B

b. 1A versus 4B

    2B versus 3A

    2A versus 3B

    1B versus 4A

c.      Losers of the semifinals can play a consolation game to determine the third place team.  If no game is played, the teams will split the third place participation points.

Item 7. Playoff Points:

a.       Teams will be awarded fifteen participation points for every playoff game not forfeited.

b.      Teams receiving byes in the playoffs also receive fifteen points.

c.       If semifinal losers choose not to play a consolation game for third place, they will each earn fifteen points in addition to the third place points they split.

d.      The top three teams will be awarded the following points:

First Place: 100 points

Second Place: 75 points

Third Place: 50 points

ARTICLE VI – Intramural League Champions

Item 1. Each sport will have one league champion.

Item 2. Every ROSTERED member of the championship team will be awarded an Intramural Championship T-shirt.

ARTICLE VII – The Points System

Item 1. The group that accumulates the most participation points will be named the overall Intramural Champion.

Item 2. Points may be gained or lost in the following ways:

a.       Playing an Intramural game (+15).

b.      Not fielding a complete team, thereby preventing a game from taking place (-50)

c.       Not fielding a complete team, but managing to hold a scrimmage (-25)

d.      Finishing as one of the top three teams in a league:

First Place (+100)

Second Place (+75)

Third Place (+50)

Item 3. The Intramural Department will provide up to forty T-Shirts to the winning group, with additional shirts available at $10.00 each.  Only ROSTERED participants will receive T-shirts.