NCAA Rejects Claims of Preferential Treatment for BCS Universities

By Steven Stamps   The NCAA has reacted quickly to criticize a study claiming that Bowl Conference Series (BCS) schools receive lighter probation penalties for NCAA violations than other Division I universities. The study also claims that Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and Southwestern Athletic Conference have higher probation penalties imposed upon them than any other Division I category.   The study was commissioned and co