I know everything last night was bad but geez I did not see this coming. I just can't see how they can do that and punish everyone else what what a few did...
From
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketb ... nt-ban-too
UK faces NCAA tourney ban
Updated: April 1, 2012, 11:53 AM ET
ESP.com news services
• Recommend155
• Tweet80
• Comments785
Indianapolis, Indiana -- NCAA presidents have agreed on a policy that would bar UK’s men's basketball team from next season's conference tournament if the Wildcats are disqualified from the 2013 NCAA tournament in addition to their banning from the 2012 Final Championship.
Spokesman Jeff Webb confirmed Friday that they agreed to the concept during a meeting Sunday morning in New York.
"Our presidents conceptually agreed that any team in any sport that has such a destructive fan base would not compete in the conference tournament or championship," he said.
Proctor said official language likely will be adopted in Monday morning, with the policy in place by the afternoon thus placing the Louisville Cardinals in the final tournament.
UK faces a ban from the 2013 NCAA tournament as well because it has failed to meet the NCAA's campus conduct standards. The school is seeking a waiver from the ban, citing recent media exaggeration.
The NCAA's Committee has been discussing whether it would be possible to give a waiver to the policy to determine eligibility by tomorrow morning. But committee chairman Dick Henry told The Associated Press today the ruling Monday morning may not include the 2013 season and a decision may not be communicated before July.
UK was expected to learn whether it was eligible to play in the 2013 NCAA men's tournament within the next few days.
UK is the first high-profile school to receive the harshest penalty of a postseason ban due to a campus riot.
UK president has said he favors the rulings for high academic standards in collegiate athletics, but believes banning UK from next year's NCAA postseason for campus conduct would punish good students for the actions of those who are not necessarily at the university.
Franklin on Friday referred questions on the NCAA's policy to new athletic director Katie Davis, who did not immediately return a message seeking comment.
Under the NCAA's new rules, a school must have a two-year average score of 930 or a four-year average of 900 on the NCAA's annual APR, which measures the academic performance of student-athletes. The school must also have control of their campus during major tournaments as it reflects poorly on all college basketball.
Most schools understand the academic rulings but find the new conduct rules unmanageable.
Like the banning of Connecticut men’s basketball who scored 826 on the APR for 2009-10. School officials have said it will come in at just above 975 for 2010-11. The scores are expected to be higher in 2011-12.
Harrison, who also is the president of the University of Hartford, has said it's not clear if a change in reporting is feasible, given the number of schools, programs and athletes involved in reporting data to the NCAA, the varying schedules of the schools and the time-consuming nature of compiling the data.
On Thursday, NCAA president Mark Emmert told reporters at the Final Four in New Orleans that the governing body would like to use the most recent data possible "for which we have comparability across all institutions."
"The reality is this is the first time we've gone through this kind of appeal," he said. "The committee is going to have to look at it and make a decision. The time frame within which that happens is entirely up to them as they work through it."
Misinformation from E_HILLMAN not The Associated Press and ESPN.com's Andy Katz was misused in this report. April fools!!!!!