quote:Another aspect to the new rules the way I under stand them is, teams this year are limited to 30 scholarship playes per roster and 27 in 09, this would include athlectic or academic. Anyone recieving money counts towards the total allowed.
The roster limit numbers mentioned above are correct. However, players receiving only academic money (and not even $1 of athletic money) do not count toward the 27/30 max total. They would be technically considered non-counters (recruited walk-ons). Below is a quote from the NCAA's site:
"...maximum limit of 27 counters (number of baseball student-athletes receiving athletics aid).... Additionally, institutions would be limited to a maximum of 35 total baseball student-athletes on their roster, regardless of their source of financial aid (if any)."