On June 23, 1972, U.S. lawmakers passed Title IX, a landmark measure that banned sexual discrimination in education and fostered unparalleled growth in women's athletics around the country over the next five decades.
Fifty years later, though, a USA TODAY investigation found many of the nation's Division I colleges and universities manipulate athletic rosters to create the illusion of compliance and consistently devote fewer resources to women’s sports than men’s.
The University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky are among the offenders listed in the USA TODAY report, which said the two schools combined to add 35 women's roster spots through manipulation to appear more balanced than they are.