Failing the cut: 2 schools draw NCAA postseason bans for poor academics

INDIANAPOLIS — Centenary’s men’s basketball team and Tennessee-Chattanooga’s football team will miss the NCAA’s postseason tournaments next season — no matter how well they do on the field.

Costly cut: NCAA schools find that penny-pinching on academics can come with steep price

INDIANAPOLIS — NCAA president Myles Brand understands it’s expensive running a Division I athletic program, and it can be just as expensive to give student-athletes academic help.