{
  "name": "College Tennis 2026: Roster, Team, Probability and UTR Source Extract",
  "version": "1.0",
  "published": "2026-08-27",
  "accessed": "2026-08-27",
  "license": {
    "original_compilation": "CC BY 4.0",
    "notice": "Third-party facts remain subject to each source's terms. This editorial extract does not relicense or replace NCAA or UTR Sports publications."
  },
  "method": "Stakhovsky Tennis stores each selected value with its original population, period, source and limitation. Sponsored teams are not treated as unique institutions, and historical UTR ranges are not treated as current recruiting cutoffs.",
  "records": [
    {"metric":"base_roster_limit","group":"Division I men at settlement-participating schools","value":10,"unit":"players","data_period":"2025-26","source_organisation":"NCAA","source_url":"https://www.ncaa.org/media-center-di-board-of-directors-formally-adopts-changes-to-roster-limits/","definition":"Base tennis roster limit from 1 July 2025","limit":"Defined NCAA exceptions can permit additional athletes."},
    {"metric":"base_roster_limit","group":"Division I women at settlement-participating schools","value":10,"unit":"players","data_period":"2025-26","source_organisation":"NCAA","source_url":"https://www.ncaa.org/media-center-di-board-of-directors-formally-adopts-changes-to-roster-limits/","definition":"Base tennis roster limit from 1 July 2025","limit":"Defined NCAA exceptions can permit additional athletes."},
    {"metric":"sponsored_teams","group":"Division I men","value":237,"unit":"teams","data_period":"2024-25","source_organisation":"NCAA","source_url":"https://www.ncaa.org/what-we-do/research/sport-sponsorship-and-participation-data/","definition":"Sex-specific sponsored teams","limit":"Not a count of unique schools."},
    {"metric":"sponsored_teams","group":"Division I women","value":304,"unit":"teams","data_period":"2024-25","source_organisation":"NCAA","source_url":"https://www.ncaa.org/what-we-do/research/sport-sponsorship-and-participation-data/","definition":"Sex-specific sponsored teams","limit":"Not a count of unique schools."},
    {"metric":"sponsored_teams","group":"Division II men","value":149,"unit":"teams","data_period":"2024-25","source_organisation":"NCAA","source_url":"https://www.ncaa.org/what-we-do/research/sport-sponsorship-and-participation-data/","definition":"Sex-specific sponsored teams","limit":"Not a count of unique schools."},
    {"metric":"sponsored_teams","group":"Division II women","value":205,"unit":"teams","data_period":"2024-25","source_organisation":"NCAA","source_url":"https://www.ncaa.org/what-we-do/research/sport-sponsorship-and-participation-data/","definition":"Sex-specific sponsored teams","limit":"Not a count of unique schools."},
    {"metric":"sponsored_teams","group":"Division III men","value":297,"unit":"teams","data_period":"2024-25","source_organisation":"NCAA","source_url":"https://www.ncaa.org/what-we-do/research/sport-sponsorship-and-participation-data/","definition":"Sex-specific sponsored teams","limit":"Not a count of unique schools."},
    {"metric":"sponsored_teams","group":"Division III women","value":331,"unit":"teams","data_period":"2024-25","source_organisation":"NCAA","source_url":"https://www.ncaa.org/what-we-do/research/sport-sponsorship-and-participation-data/","definition":"Sex-specific sponsored teams","limit":"Not a count of unique schools."},
    {"metric":"high_school_to_ncaa_probability","group":"boys","value":4.7,"unit":"percent","data_period":"2024-25","source_organisation":"NCAA","source_url":"https://www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/probability-of-competing-beyond-high-school/","definition":"Estimated share reaching any NCAA division","limit":"Population estimate rather than personal probability."},
    {"metric":"high_school_to_division_i_probability","group":"boys","value":1.5,"unit":"percent","data_period":"2024-25","source_organisation":"NCAA","source_url":"https://www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/probability-of-competing-beyond-high-school/","definition":"Estimated share reaching Division I","limit":"Population estimate rather than personal probability."},
    {"metric":"high_school_to_ncaa_probability","group":"girls","value":4.0,"unit":"percent","data_period":"2024-25","source_organisation":"NCAA","source_url":"https://www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/probability-of-competing-beyond-high-school/","definition":"Estimated share reaching any NCAA division","limit":"Population estimate rather than personal probability."},
    {"metric":"high_school_to_division_i_probability","group":"girls","value":1.4,"unit":"percent","data_period":"2024-25","source_organisation":"NCAA","source_url":"https://www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/probability-of-competing-beyond-high-school/","definition":"Estimated share reaching Division I","limit":"Population estimate rather than personal probability."},
    {"metric":"utr_full_roster_range","group":"Division I men","value":"8 to 14","unit":"UTR","data_period":"Fall 2019","source_organisation":"UTR Sports","source_url":"https://www.utrsports.net/blogs/news/data-deep-dive-range-of-utrs-in-college-tennis/","definition":"Observed full-roster range","limit":"Historical observation, not a 2026 cutoff."},
    {"metric":"utr_full_roster_range","group":"Division I women","value":"5 to 12","unit":"UTR","data_period":"Fall 2019","source_organisation":"UTR Sports","source_url":"https://www.utrsports.net/blogs/news/data-deep-dive-range-of-utrs-in-college-tennis/","definition":"Observed full-roster range","limit":"Historical observation, not a 2026 cutoff."},
    {"metric":"utr_full_roster_range","group":"Division II men","value":"5 to 13","unit":"UTR","data_period":"Fall 2019","source_organisation":"UTR Sports","source_url":"https://www.utrsports.net/blogs/news/data-deep-dive-range-of-utrs-in-college-tennis/","definition":"Observed full-roster range","limit":"Historical observation, not a 2026 cutoff."},
    {"metric":"utr_full_roster_range","group":"Division II women","value":"2 to 10","unit":"UTR","data_period":"Fall 2019","source_organisation":"UTR Sports","source_url":"https://www.utrsports.net/blogs/news/data-deep-dive-range-of-utrs-in-college-tennis/","definition":"Observed full-roster range","limit":"Historical observation, not a 2026 cutoff."},
    {"metric":"utr_full_roster_range","group":"Division III men","value":"3 to 12","unit":"UTR","data_period":"Fall 2019","source_organisation":"UTR Sports","source_url":"https://www.utrsports.net/blogs/news/data-deep-dive-range-of-utrs-in-college-tennis/","definition":"Observed full-roster range","limit":"Historical observation, not a 2026 cutoff."},
    {"metric":"utr_full_roster_range","group":"Division III women","value":"2 to 10","unit":"UTR","data_period":"Fall 2019","source_organisation":"UTR Sports","source_url":"https://www.utrsports.net/blogs/news/data-deep-dive-range-of-utrs-in-college-tennis/","definition":"Observed full-roster range","limit":"Historical observation, not a 2026 cutoff."}
  ]
}