The ground-breaking House settlement that was approved in June of 2025 transformed college athletics again (after NIL and the transfer portal). For this 2025-26 year, schools are allowed to pay athletics directly up to $20.5 million each year.

Schools had the choice whether to participate in this revenue-sharing model. There were 310 schools that opted in, while 54 did not.
By choosing to participate in the House settlement, schools are allowed to pay their athletes directly. For baseball, they are allowed to offer 34 full scholarships, but they have a roster limit of 34 as well, to be finalized by Dec. 1.

Players who were certified for competition in 2024-25 or promised a spot as incoming recruits for 2025-26, do not count against the 34-player limit and are protected as Designated Student-Athletes.

Mid-year transfers are not allowed, so the next opportunity for those cut or red-shirted is when the transfer portal opens from June 1-30, 2026.

Schools that do not opt-in do not have roster limits and are still restricted to 11.7 scholarships.

Divison I Schools that opted out of Revenue-Sharing