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Any Campus Rec member can play. Full-time undergrads are members automatically; grad students, faculty and staff can buy a membership.

You can't play a sport if you've played it (or an equivalent sport) professionally, were on its varsity roster this school year, or are on its club team when your intramural team is already at its club-player limit. An equivalent sport is one close enough to give an unfair advantage: baseball players can't play intramural softball, and football players can't play flag football.

• No more than two club athletes or former varsity athletes in that sport (or an equivalent sport) on one team. Co-rec teams: two total, any mix.
• Former varsity athletes must be off that team's roster for one full calendar year.

• Damaging or abusing 51¶¯Âþ property, fields, gyms, the rink or equipment
• Alcohol, smoking or illegal substances
• Verbal or physical misconduct toward anyone: officials, opponents, teammates, fans or staff
• Arguing too much with an official's call
• Using equipment dangerously

Questions about what counts as misconduct go to the Intramural Office.

Players and fans are expected to be civil before, during and after every game. Behavior that promotes intolerance or prejudice, degrades any racial, ethnic, gender or religious group, makes sexual references, demeans someone's skill or intellect, or promotes destructive behavior will be dealt with. That includes team names and anything posted on IMLeagues.

Suspension: the Assistant Director, Competitive Sports can suspend players or teams for conduct violations. Conduct that's inappropriate for any 51¶¯Âþ student also goes to the Office of Student Affairs.

Ejections: a player ejected from a game may be suspended from future games and must meet with the Assistant Director before playing again.

Team penalties: a team with two players ejected from one game forfeits it, whatever the score, and may be suspended. A team rated 1 for sportsmanship must have its manager (and possibly the players involved) meet with the Assistant Director before it's reinstated.

Officials rate both teams after every game.

• Regular season: you need an average of 3.0 or better to make the playoffs. Ratings also break regular-season ties.
• Playoffs: you need 3.0 or better in each game to advance. If both teams fall below 3.0, both are out and the next round is a bye.

Nothing extra. Intramurals are free with a Campus Rec membership, and you need a membership to play. For undergrads, it's covered by the student activities fee in tuition.

See the live leagues listing on this page for registration windows and start dates. Dates can change.

Yes. Sign up as a free agent on IMLeagues any time during the season, then browse registered teams and ask to join. We can't guarantee a free agent gets picked up, and we don't assign free agents to teams.

Not in the same sport, unless one is a co-rec team. You can play as many different sports as you like at the same time.

Yes, but then you can't also play on a women's team in that sport.

Most teams play one game a week; playoff games come more often. We don't book practice time (all of our facility space goes to games), so any practices are up to your team.

Yes, as long as they're eligible, have an IMLeagues account, and you add them at least a day before your next game. Within 24 hours of a game, roster changes have to be made in person at the Intramural Office during office hours.

As many as facility space allows; we aim to get every team in. Captains hear how many teams qualify as early as possible. Playoffs start soon after the last regular-season game, and teams get the schedule by email 48 hours before their first playoff game.

We don't have storage for hockey bags; keep yours in your residence hall. Check with your RA or RD before you bring it in.

IM officials are hired through Student Employment.