13 Shocking Stats That Show How NCAA Schools Are Failing At Diversity

Lack of diversity has plagued college sports for decades, and  last year was no different.

Minorities are well-represented on the field, but the top leadership tiers of the NCAA and its schools remained outrageously skewed toward white males.

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The Institute of Diversity and Ethics in Sport under Dr. Richard Lapchick at the University  of Central Florida releases studies annually about the nation's major sports leagues, including college sports. 

Two of its college studies are its College Bowl Study and Division I Campus Leadership Study, which focus on the level of diversity in positions of power throughout the NCAA.

The TIDES study excludes Division-I's SWAC and MEAC, which are conferences made of up official "Historically Black Colleges and Universities" founded before 1964, but "predominantly black" institutions are included.

We've looked through their most recent studies about the status of college sports in 2010 for surprising findings. Here are 13 of the most striking findings from the studies:

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All numbers as of 2009-2010 academic year.  All data compiled from TIDES studies. Excludes "Historically Black" designated conferences. (SWAC, MEAC, CIAA, SIAC)

100% of the 11 FBS conference commissioners are white men.

Football Bowl Subdivision Conference Commissioners Breakdown:

TOTAL: 11 conferences

11 White
0 Black
0 Latino
0 Asian
0 Native American

11 men
0 women 

100% of the 30 Division-I conference commissioners are white. 16.7% are women.

Division-I Conference Commissioners Breakdown:

TOTAL: 30 conferences

30 White
0 Black
0 Latino
0 Asian
0 Native American

25 men
5 women (5 white, 0 minority) 

92.5% of the 120 FBS presidents are white. Three are minority women.

FBS Schools Presidents Breakdown:

TOTAL: 120 schools

111 White
5 Black
2 Latino
2 Asian
0 Native American

98 men
22 women (19 white, 3 minority)

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