At last week's meeting, changes were also proposed to men's college basketball scheduling, making preseason tournaments count towards the total number of 29 games teams can play in a season.

Another measure approved would tie scholarship limits to graduation rates, with teams who do not graduate 50 percent of their athletes losing an athletic scholarship from the current limit of 13.

However, players who leave college early for professional leagues would not count against graduation rates if they are in good academic standing at the end of their college career.

The two measures concerning men's basketball are likely to have little to no affect on Harvard, since the University does not grant athletic scholarships and Harvard's men's basketball team does not usually compete in pre-season tournaments.

The council did not approve several still controversial measures affecting athletes not yet enrolled in NCAA institutions, such as allowing entry into professional drafts, letting athletes participate on professional teams for a year before entering college or allowing acceptance of prize money for competition in sporting events. These measures will be reconsidered next fall.

The Ivy League could override any of the proposed rule changes by enacting its own legislation, although any discussions on whether to do so will not take place until the official NCAA approval of the proposed rule changes at the end of the month.

-Staff writer Imtiyaz H. Delawala can be reached at delawala@fas.harvard.edu.