The NCAA settlement benefits current and former college athletes who competed on a Division I athletic team between June 15, 2016, and Sept. 15, 2024, and college athletes who will compete on a Division I athletic team between the fall of 2025 and 10 years thereafter.

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Proof of Purchase Required: No
Potential Individual Reward: TBD
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Edited by: Will Fritz | February 19, 2025

Category: Closed Class Actions

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The NCAA has agreed to a $2.576 billion class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it violated antitrust laws by limiting the amount of compensation college athletes could receive.

According to allegations made in a class action lawsuit, the NCAA violated federal antitrust laws by agreeing with the Power Five Conferences to limit the amount of compensation college athletes could receive. The NCAA and Power Five Conferences allegedly limited scholarships and agreed to not pay college athletes for their participation in college sports or for the use of their name, image and likeness.

The NCAA is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletes from over 1,000 North American colleges and universities.

The NCAA and Power Five Conferences haven’t admitted any wrongdoing but agreed to pay $2.576 billion to resolve these allegations.

Under the terms of the NCAA settlement, class members can receive a cash payment based on their sport, the years they played and the conference they competed in. Payments are available for name, image and likeness (NIL) agreements, videogame NIL losses, lost NIL payments and unpaid compensation for playing sports. Payments received from the settlement will be paid out of a ten-year period with equal amounts paid each year.

Class members can view their estimated settlement payment amounts using their settlement notice information or NCAA EC ID number on the settlement website.

Class members who received a full Grant-in-Aid scholarship and competed on a Division I men’s basketball team, a FBS football team or a Division I women’s basketball team at a college or university that is a member of one of the Power Five Conferences (including Notre Dame) and who have been declared initially eligible for competition in Division I at any time between June 15, 2016, and Sept. 15, 2024, will automatically receive a cash payment from the settlement. These class members do not need to file a claim.

Automatic payments are also available for Division I athletes who competed in the same sport prior to and after July 1, 2021, and had a name, image and likeness deal with their school after July 1, 2021.

Class members who competed on a Division I athletic team and who have been declared initially eligible for competition in Division I at any time from June 15, 2016, through Sept. 15, 2024, can also receive cash payments from the settlement. However, these class members must submit a valid claim form.

Class members who compete on, competed on or will compete on a Division I athletic team at any time during the ten academic years after June 15, 2020 are not necessarily eligible for payments but are eligible to receive injunctive relief from the settlement. The NCAA has agreed to change its rules to allow schools to provide additional benefits and compensation to student athletes.

The deadline for class members to opt out of or object to the NCAA settlement is Jan. 31, 2025.

The final approval hearing for the Power Five Conferences settlement is scheduled for April 7, 2025.

The deadline for class members to submit a claim form is Jan. 31, 2025.

Who’s Eligible

Current and former college athletes who competed on a Division I athletic team between June 15, 2016, and Sept. 15, 2024, and college athletes who will compete on a Division I athletic team between the fall of 2025 and 10 years thereafter.

Potential Award

Varies

Proof of Purchase

N/A

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NOTE: If you do not qualify for this settlement do NOT file a claim.

Remember: you are submitting your claim under penalty of perjury. You are also harming other eligible Class Members by submitting a fraudulent claim. If you’re unsure if you qualify, please read the FAQ section of the Settlement Administrator’s website to ensure you meet all standards (Top Class Actions is not a Settlement Administrator). If you don’t qualify for this settlement, check out our database of other open class action settlements you may be eligible for.