Class-action settlement · Open
111 days left to file — February 8, 2027
NCAA tennis forfeited prize money settlement
The NCAA has put $2,000,000 into a settlement fund for college tennis players who gave up tournament prize money to protect their eligibility. The damages class is people who voluntarily forfeited prize money earned at a tennis tournament between March 19, 2020 and November 21, 2025 and who either competed in NCAA Division I tennis or submitted information to the NCAA Eligibility Center, so if that describes you, you may be eligible. The court-filed allocation plan splits the fund in proportion to each approved claimant's forfeited prize money, and the NCAA pays class counsel separately, so the whole fund goes to the class. A claim needs a valid NCAA identification number and documentation for every tournament, and is due February 8, 2027. Filing on the official site is free.
When the money moves
What the official materials say about the payment schedule for this settlement, and what the administrator has published since. Every figure below is linked to the page it was read from.
- Status
- Payments have not started
Expected
The allocation plan says no payment is made to a damages class member until final judgment is entered and every objection, collateral challenge and appeal has been resolved. The final approval hearing is set for January 8, 2027.
Read off the official notice, in its own words. These dates slip — an appeal can move a distribution by a year or more — so treat it as the administrator's plan rather than a schedule.
Source: the official notice ↗
Facts from the official materials
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Class-action settlement
- Category
- Education
- Defendant / company
- National Collegiate Athletic Association
- Administrator
- RG/2 Claims Administration LLC
- Claim deadline
- February 8, 2027
- Eligibility period
- March 19, 2020 – November 21, 2025
- States
- See official notice (often nationwide)
- Proof
- See the official notice for proof rules
- Possible amount
- Share of a $2M fund
- Source confidence
- high
- Last verified
- October 20, 2026
Covered products and services
- NCAA Division I tennis
- NCAA Eligibility Center
Brantmeier, et al. v. National Collegiate Athletic Association · 1:24-cv-00238-CCE-JEP · U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina
A share of the $2,000,000 fund: your approved forfeited prize money divided by that of all approved claims, times the fund. Forfeited prize money means tournament prize money given up in a non-NCAA tennis tournament in the class period, excluding expense reimbursements, taxes, stipends, grants and per diems. The NCAA pays attorneys' fees separately, so the fund is not reduced by them. A claim needs a valid NCAA identification number and documentation for each tournament, and a deficient one gets 30 days to be fixed. No amount is guaranteed.
Important dates
- Claim deadline
- February 8, 2027
- Opt-out deadline
- September 28, 2026
- Fairness hearing
- January 8, 2027
Why this case happened
The case challenges the NCAA rules that limited the prize money a college tennis player could accept without losing Division I eligibility. The court certified an injunctive relief class and a damages class and granted preliminary approval of the settlement on June 29, 2026. The NCAA has not admitted the claims.
Eligibility questions
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