 The NCAA has always had the power to ban an institution from competing in a particular sport.However, in 1985, in response to rampant violations at several schools, the NCAA Council passed the "repeat violator" rule.The rule stipulates that if a second major violation occurs at any institution within five years of being on probation in the same sport or another sport, that institution can be barred from competing in the sport involved in the second violation for either one or two seasons.