The NCAA restricts student-athletes from placing bets of any kind on any college or professional sports event or giving information to anyone who does place bets on college or professional sports.
As a student-athlete, this means you may not participate in wagers for any item, including apparel, gift certificates or cash, sports “pools,” even among friends, gambling via the Internet or “800” numbers, or fantasy leagues that award a prize and require a fee. Sharing information about injuries, new plays, team morale, discipline problems, etc., with anyone who gambles is also against NCAA regulations.
Consequences of gambling
Student-athletes that violate the NCAA gambling policy by placing a bet on any college of professional sport or providing information to someone who does gamble are declared ineligible to compete in college sports.
If you accept or place a bet on any college or professional team other than your own, you are automatically suspended for a minimum of one year and are charged with a season of competition.
If you accept or place a bet on any team at your school, you will be permanently ineligible.
Student-athletes may also be at risk of losing athletics scholarships, being expelled from the school, being banned from other college and professional sports, and being arrested and charged with a crime.
More information
For more information about NCAA policies and what to do if you are approached by gambling interests or suspect a teammate is involved, as well as ways to earn and save money that don’t involve gambling, see the “Don’t Bet on It” [PDF] guide for student-athletes, published by the NCAA and the National Endowment for Financial Education.