Esports Resources

Learn more about the growing sport and how campuses are managing compliance obligations.

Governance  

Esports is currently not governed by the NCAA or other traditional college sports governing bodies. As a result, a few esports leagues and conferences have emerged to provide similar structure and support:  

• The National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) is the largest member association of varsity esports programs at colleges and universities nationwide. NACE’s constitution and bylaws can be found here.  
• Esports Collegiate (ESC) is a governing body for 14 universities located primarily in Ohio, New York, Kentucky, and Indiana.  

Title IX  

Because esports is viewed as a nontraditional sport, these resources are helpful in evaluating whether esports can count as a sport for Title IX purposes:  

• OCR Guidance on Athletic Activities Counted for Title IX Compliance (2008) 
• At the preliminary injunction stage, a Middle District of Florida judge ruled that esports is not considered a “sport” for Title IX purposes. Navarro v. Fla. Inst. of Tech., Inc., 2023 WL 2078264 (M.D. Fla. Feb. 17, 2023).