What is a Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)?
A student-athlete advisory committee (SAAC) is a committee made up of student-athletes assembled to provide insight on the student-athlete experience. The SAAC also offers input on the rules, regulations and polices that affect student-athletes’ lives on NCAA member institution campuses. Presently, there are separate national SAACs for NCAA Divisions I, II and III. NCAA legislation mandates that all member institutions have SAAC on their respective campuses. Further, NCAA legislation requires that all member conferences have SAAC. The information that follows will assist you in understanding the network of SAAC, from individual campus committees to the conference and/or national committees interact and support one another to shape intercollegiate athletics policy and enhance the student-athlete experience. History of the NCAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee An Association-wide SAAC was adopted at the 1989 NCAA Convention and was formed primarily to review and offer student-athlete i
