NCAA Eligibility Checker
Enter the courses on your transcript — not a guess at your GPA — and get the number the NCAA actually computes: your best 16 core units against the D1 and D2 subject distribution, with every division verdict and the 10/7 progression check. No NCAA SAT/ACT requirement. Core courses and core GPA still determine academic eligibility.
- ✓ Real best-16 selection, not an average of everything
- ✓ Flags courses that don't count before they cost you
- ✓ D1, D2, D3 and NAIA in one pass
- ✓ Tells you the grades needed from here
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Your core GPA
3.000
4/16
core units counted
Past both lines — protect it. Every semester still counts.
4 of 16 best-16 units filled
This core GPA is an estimate computed from the courses entered here. Official certification comes only from the NCAA Eligibility Center.
Computed the way the NCAA computes it: your best 16 units that satisfy the D1 subject distribution — not an average of everything you took. Final numbers depend on your school's approved course list.
Division I
Full qualifier rangeA 3.00 core GPA is at or above the 2.30 D1 full-qualifier line. You are still 12 core units short of the 16 required, which matters as much as the GPA.
Division II
Full qualifier rangeA 3.00 core GPA is at or above the 2.20 D2 full-qualifier line. You are still 12 core units short of the 16 required, which matters as much as the GPA.
Division III
No national standardD3 sets no NCAA-wide academic minimum. Each school applies its own admissions standards, and those are frequently more demanding than the D1 line — a 2.30 that clears D1 will not get you into every D3.
NAIA
Automatic qualifierA 2.30 or better makes you an automatic NAIA qualifier through PlayNAIA.
D1 progression — the 10/7 ruleWatch this
Before senior year starts you still need 6 more core units, and 4 more in English, math or science. After that these grades are locked — a senior-year retake cannot fix them.
Almost nobody hears about this one until it's too late to act on it, which is why it's on the free page.
This is a snapshot. Eligibility is a four-year trend.
A free account keeps this transcript, recalculates your standing every marking period, and tells you the week a grade puts a division at risk — the warning is never paid. What a plan adds is the record over time: every season saved side by side, the trend a college coach can actually read.
The share link carries your courses in the URL so a parent or coach opens the same audit. Nothing is stored on our side until you make an account.
Common questions
What GPA do you need to be NCAA eligible?
For students enrolling after August 1, 2023: a 2.3 core-course GPA for Division I full qualification and 2.2 for Division II. Division III has no national minimum — each school sets its own admissions standards. NAIA grants automatic qualification at 2.3.
Do SAT or ACT scores still matter for NCAA eligibility?
No. NCAA Division I and II initial eligibility no longer uses an SAT/ACT sliding scale. Academic certification is based on required NCAA-approved core courses, core-course GPA, applicable timing rules, graduation, and Eligibility Center review. Test scores can still matter for college admissions and scholarships — just not for NCAA eligibility.
What is a core-course GPA?
It's calculated only from your 16 NCAA-approved core courses (English, math, science, social science, and additional academic courses) — not your overall GPA. The NCAA uses your best 16, so electives and non-core classes don't count.
What happens if my GPA is between 2.0 and 2.3 for Division I?
You fall into the academic redshirt range: you can enroll, practice, and receive an athletic scholarship in year one, but you can't compete. At 2.3 or above you're a full qualifier.
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