Intramurals

Sportsmanship is a a main focus of USD Intramurals. After each game, officials and the site supervisor will collaborate together to determine the sportsmanship rating for each team based upon a 0-4 scale (0 being the worst). Please refer to Handbooks and Manuals.

Any participant whose physical condition or health status is such that playing in an intramural contest might be detrimental to him/her is ineligible to participate, unless written permission has been obtained from certified medical personnel. The Wellness Center staff and the University of South Dakota are not responsible for any injuries, health problems or otherwise that might occur to any person playing intramural sports.

1. All players must meet the eligibility rules.
2. Only protests concerning player eligibility and misinterpretation of the rules will be considered by Intramural staff. Officials' judgment may not be protested.
3. If the protest does not involve eligibility, it must be made upon the field/court of play and duly noted by the intramural official/supervisor. The protesting team must make sure that the exact score, half, time remaining, possession of the ball and other particulars of the play are noted by the officials and supervisor in charge before resuming play. Both teams and officials must be told that the game is being played under protest. If the protest cannot be resolved during the point of interruption, the contest will be replayed starting from the point of protest, if the protest is sustained (except eligibility protests).
4. All protests must be followed up in writing and submitted to the Wellness Center the day following the contest in question.
   

After investigating a protest, the Assistant Director of Activities or Graduate Assistant of Activities will make a final decision.

Prior to registering or joining a team for any league sport, team captains must pass an online rules quiz assigned to that sport via the IMLeagues portal. This must happen during the pre-season; the quiz is the last step in the sign-up process for these sports.

A playoff meeting will take place shortly after the regular season ends. During this meeting, teams will choose their own spot in a playoff bracket. The order of choice is indicated by each team’s playoff seed, which is determined by the following categories: winning percentage, sportsmanship rating, head-to-head record and overall point differential.

Default

A team captain or representative is responsible for notifying the Intramural office if their team is unable to participate in their scheduled game by 2 p.m. on game day, or 2 p.m. Friday for Sunday games. A default will result in a loss for the defaulting team and a sportsmanship rating of "3.0" for the game.

Forfeit

Late or no notification of a team’s inability to participate in a scheduled game will result in a team forfeit. One forfeit eliminates each player of the forfeited team from all further intramural play. It is possible for a team who has forfeited only one time to continue play by paying a $20 fee to the Wellness Center (inside the main office) within 24 hours and/or before the team’s next scheduled game.