NCAA Recruiting Contact & Visit Rules

Navigating the college recruiting process can be exciting — and overwhelming. Between emails from coaches, unofficial visits, and official campus trips, it’s easy to wonder what’s actually allowed under NCAA rules.

				NCAA Recruiting Contact & Visit Rules
Division / Sport	Direct Communication	Off-Campus Contact	Unofficial Visits	Official Visits
NCAA DI
Baseball	August 1st	September 1st	September 1st	September 1st
Softball	September 1st	September 1st	September 1st	September 1st
M/W Lacrosse	September 1st	September 1st	September 1st	September 1st
Football	June 15th	January 1st	Anytime	April 1st
W Basketball	June 1st of Sophomore Year	September 1st of Senior Year	Anytime (except during July evaluation periods)	January 1st of Junior Year
M Basketball	June 15th	Opening Day of Junior Year	Anytime	August 1st
M Ice Hockey	January 1st of Sophomore Year	August 1st	January 1st of Sophomore Year	August 1st
All Other Sports	June 15th	August 1st	August 1st	August 1st
NCAA DII	Anytime (calls, emails, texts)	June 15th	June 15th	June 15th
NCAA DIII, NAIA, NJCAA	No rules surrounding communication	No rules	No rules	No rules