SPTM Final Exam – Study Guide, Revision Notes, and Practice Questions for
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Which of the following lists the most significant revenue source and expense for Eastern
Washington athletics? - correct answer ✔✔Direct institutional support, athletics student aid
Which of the following lists, in order of significance, the top four revenue sources for NCAA
Division I schools with Bowl Subdivision football programs? - correct answer ✔✔NCAA and
conference distributions, ticket sales, cash from alumni and others, institutional support.
Which of the following lists, in order of significance, the top four operating expense items for
NCAA Division I schools with Bowl Subdivision football programs? - correct answer ✔✔Salaries
and benefits, grants-in-aid, team travel, game expenses.
Which of the following components of the NCAA's Division I Revenue Distribution Plan returns
the most money to member schools? - correct answer ✔✔Basketball Fund
Fundraising from alumni, boosters, and others accounts for what percentage of the annual
aggregate median Division I Bowl Subdivision athletic budget? - correct answer ✔✔23
As of 2020, ______________ is the highest-paid head football coach in the country. - correct
answer ✔✔Nick Saban
What is quality information? - correct answer ✔✔Timely, reliable, accurate and complete
The following lists the top two operating expenses for University of Florida athletics: - correct
answer ✔✔Expenses from salaries, wages and benefits;Direct sport team expense
, The average annual expense of coach compensation for NCAA Division I FCS schools is ____
percent of annual budgets. - correct answer ✔✔19
Which of the following is the NCAA's most significant revenue source? - correct answer
✔✔Television and marketing rights fees
Each of the following describes an important element of official visit information EXCEPT: -
correct answer ✔✔Schools may provide no more than three official visits to a prospect.
The _____________________ is a binding agreement between a prospective student-athlete
and a member institution, in which the prospect agrees to attend the institution full-time for
one academic year, and the institution agrees to provide athletic financial aid for one academic
year. - correct answer ✔✔National Letter of Intent (NLI)
Which of the following are sports in which each student-athlete who receives athletically
related aid in any amount counts toward the maximum allowable number of students receiving
such aid? - correct answer ✔✔head count
Which of the following is NOT part of the NCAA's general rule governing permissible recruiters?
- correct answer ✔✔Institutional staff members such as faculty can contact recruits at any time
on or off campus.
Which of the following is not a step in the decision-making process? - correct answer
✔✔Involve others in the decision-making process
The characteristics for comparison in __________ are not limited to costs or numbers of items,
which are typically part of quantitative decisions. They are often more qualitative or subjective
in nature. - correct answer ✔✔t-charts
An athletic grant-in-aid (GIA) refers to the amount of aid awarded to a prospective student-
athlete based on his or her athletic ability. Which of the following is NOT a true statement
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Which of the following lists the most significant revenue source and expense for Eastern
Washington athletics? - correct answer ✔✔Direct institutional support, athletics student aid
Which of the following lists, in order of significance, the top four revenue sources for NCAA
Division I schools with Bowl Subdivision football programs? - correct answer ✔✔NCAA and
conference distributions, ticket sales, cash from alumni and others, institutional support.
Which of the following lists, in order of significance, the top four operating expense items for
NCAA Division I schools with Bowl Subdivision football programs? - correct answer ✔✔Salaries
and benefits, grants-in-aid, team travel, game expenses.
Which of the following components of the NCAA's Division I Revenue Distribution Plan returns
the most money to member schools? - correct answer ✔✔Basketball Fund
Fundraising from alumni, boosters, and others accounts for what percentage of the annual
aggregate median Division I Bowl Subdivision athletic budget? - correct answer ✔✔23
As of 2020, ______________ is the highest-paid head football coach in the country. - correct
answer ✔✔Nick Saban
What is quality information? - correct answer ✔✔Timely, reliable, accurate and complete
The following lists the top two operating expenses for University of Florida athletics: - correct
answer ✔✔Expenses from salaries, wages and benefits;Direct sport team expense
, The average annual expense of coach compensation for NCAA Division I FCS schools is ____
percent of annual budgets. - correct answer ✔✔19
Which of the following is the NCAA's most significant revenue source? - correct answer
✔✔Television and marketing rights fees
Each of the following describes an important element of official visit information EXCEPT: -
correct answer ✔✔Schools may provide no more than three official visits to a prospect.
The _____________________ is a binding agreement between a prospective student-athlete
and a member institution, in which the prospect agrees to attend the institution full-time for
one academic year, and the institution agrees to provide athletic financial aid for one academic
year. - correct answer ✔✔National Letter of Intent (NLI)
Which of the following are sports in which each student-athlete who receives athletically
related aid in any amount counts toward the maximum allowable number of students receiving
such aid? - correct answer ✔✔head count
Which of the following is NOT part of the NCAA's general rule governing permissible recruiters?
- correct answer ✔✔Institutional staff members such as faculty can contact recruits at any time
on or off campus.
Which of the following is not a step in the decision-making process? - correct answer
✔✔Involve others in the decision-making process
The characteristics for comparison in __________ are not limited to costs or numbers of items,
which are typically part of quantitative decisions. They are often more qualitative or subjective
in nature. - correct answer ✔✔t-charts
An athletic grant-in-aid (GIA) refers to the amount of aid awarded to a prospective student-
athlete based on his or her athletic ability. Which of the following is NOT a true statement
