"Effective with the 2006-07 season, the policy restricting the use of Native American mascots and imagery will apply to the bowl licensing process in Division I-A football in the same way the policy applies for NCAA championships.

"NCAA bylaws require that all licensed bowls must "comply with the NCAA’s principles for the conduct of intercollegiate athletics," as set forth in the NCAA Constitution, which contains basic principles for the value of cultural diversity and forms the basis for the mascot policy.

"While the NCAA licenses bowls, including the BCS, it does not administer them or select participants.  The NCAA does administer football championships in all other divisions and will apply the mascot guidelines to those championships, beginning in 2006.  The NCAA policy restricting the use of Native American mascots and imagery at all championships goes into effect at the conclusion of the review process window on February 1, 2006.”