Recruiting Calendar & NCAA Rules
2025-26 Recruiting Calendar
RECRUITING WINDOW | START | END |
|---|---|---|
CONTACT PERIOD | 8/1/2025 | 8/17/2025 |
QUIET PERIOD | 8/18/2025 | 9/11/2025 |
CONTACT PERIOD | 9/12/2025 | 10/12/2025 |
QUIET PERIOD | 10/13/2025 | 11/9/2025 |
DEAD PERIOD | 11/10/2025 | 11/13/2025 |
QUIET PERIOD | 11/14/2025 | 11/24/2025 |
SHUTDOWN | 11/25/2025 | 11/30/2025 |
QUIET PERIOD | 12/1/2025 | 12/21/2025 |
SHUTDOWN | 12/22/2025 | 12/27/2025 |
QUIET PERIOD | 12/28/2025 | 1/7/2026 |
DEAD PERIOD | 1/8/2026 | 1/11/2026 |
QUIET PERIOD | 1/12/2026 | 2/28/2026 |
CONTACT PERIOD | 4/1/2026 | 5/24/2026 |
DEAD PERIOD | 5/25/2026 | 6/1/2026 |
CONTACT PERIOD | 6/2/2026 | 6/19/2026 |
DEAD PERIOD | 6/20/2026 | 6/22/2026 |
CONTACT PERIOD | 6/23/2026 | 7/2/2026 |
DEAD PERIOD | 7/3/2026 | 7/5/2026 |
CONTACT PERIOD | 7/6/2026 | 7/31/2026 |
QUIET PERIOD
A quiet period is that period of time when it is permissible to make in-person recruiting contacts only on the member institution’s campus. No in-person, off-campus recruiting contacts or evaluations may be made during the quiet period.
DEAD PERIOD
A dead period is that period of time when it is not permissible to make in-person recruiting contacts or evaluations on or off the member institution’s campus or to permit official or unofficial visits by prospective student-athletes to the institution’s campus.
CONTACT PERIOD
A contact period is that period of time when it is permissible for authorized athletics department staff members to make in-person, off-campus recruiting contacts and evaluations.
SHUTDOWN
A recruiting shutdown is a period of time when no form of recruiting (e.g., contacts, evaluations, official or unofficial visits, correspondence or making or receiving telephone calls) is permissible