<p>Titan says “Keep in mind DivII (which has lower academic requirements than DivI) and NAIA schools as well.”</p>
<p>You are misinterpreting this. The schools, Div 1, 2, 3 or Q, can admit anyone they like, with no GPA or low test school or the inability to speak English. They can set any rules they like (although if they take federal funds, there are some restrictions). Harvard can admit all the 2.0/16 ACT score students it wants to.</p>
<p>If a school is a member of the NCAA, it has agreed not to allow athletes who do not meet certain criteria for admissions to participate in athletics or to receive athletic department funds. The school can still admit the student, the student just can’t play.</p>
<p>Div 2 athletes aren’t dummies and the vast majority have gpa/scores well over the minimum required by the NCAA. Div 2 is not second choice. My daughter’s going to a Div 2 school and the requirements to be admitted to the school are much higher than the NCAA’s. At a big Div 1 school, it is easier to admit a few athletes at the minimum level than it is at a smaller D-2 school. At my daughter’s school (an engineering school) there are no easy majors; there just aren’t enough classes offered for a fluff major.</p>