Injury rates and 95% CIs by time in season and type of athlete-exposure (AE) in NCAA men's and women's basketball, 2009/2010–2014/2015*
| Men's basketball | Women's basketball | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # injuries in sample | Rate and 95% CI (per 1000 AE) | # injuries in sample | Rate and 95% CI (per 1000 AE) | |
| Competition | ||||
| All injuries | ||||
| Preseason | 9 | 18.97 (6.58 to 31.36) | 5 | 21.54 (2.66 to 40.41) |
| Regular season | 792 | 13.43 (12.50 to 14.37)† | 580 | 10.62 (9.76 to 11.49) |
| Postseason | 53 | 16.03 (11.71 to 20.34)† | 25 | 7.14 (4.34 to 9.94) |
| Total | 854 | 13.61 (12.70 to 14.52)† | 610 | 10.46 (9.63 to 11.29) |
| All time-loss injuries‡ | ||||
| Preseason | 3 | 6.32 (0.00 to 13.48) | 0 | 0 |
| Regular season | 270 | 4.58 (4.03 to 5.12) | 251 | 4.60 (4.03 to 5.17) |
| Postseason | 13 | 3.93 (1.79 to 6.07) | 9 | 2.57 (0.89 to 4.25) |
| Total | 286 | 4.56 (4.03 to 5.09) | 260 | 4.46 (3.92 to 5.00) |
| All severe injuries§ | ||||
| Preseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Regular season | 46 | 0.78 (0.55 to 1.01) | 56 | 1.03 (0.76 to 1.29) |
| Postseason | 6 | 1.81 (0.36 to 3.27) | 5 | 1.43 (0.18 to 2.68) |
| Total | 52 | 0.83 (0.60 to 1.05) | 61 | 1.05 (0.78 to 1.31) |
| Practice | ||||
| All injuries | ||||
| Preseason | 640 | 10.05 (9.27 to 10.83)† | 447 | 8.15 (7.40 to 8.91) |
| Regular season | 781 | 5.11 (4.75 to 5.46)† | 552 | 4.33 (3.96 to 4.69) |
| Postseason | 33 | 3.30 (2.18 to 4.43) | 22 | 2.52 (1.47 to 3.57) |
| Total | 1454 | 6.41 (6.09 to 6.74)† | 1021 | 5.34 (5.01 to 5.67) |
| All time-loss injuries‡ | ||||
| Preseason | 298 | 4.68 (4.15 to 5.21) | 219 | 3.99 (3.47 to 4.52) |
| Regular season | 327 | 2.14 (1.91 to 2.37) | 231 | 1.81 (1.58 to 2.04) |
| Postseason | 10 | 1.00 (0.38 to 1.62) | 6 | 0.69 (0.14 to 1.24) |
| Total | 635 | 2.80 (2.58 to 3.02)† | 456 | 2.39 (2.17 to 2.60) |
| All severe injuries§ | ||||
| Preseason | 32 | 0.50 (0.33 to 0.68) | 53 | 0.97 (0.71 to 1.23)¶ |
| Regular season | 32 | 0.21 (0.14 to 0.28) | 38 | 0.30 (0.20 to 0.39) |
| Postseason | 1 | 0.10 (0.00 to 0.30) | 2 | 0.23 (0.00 to 0.55) |
| Total | 65 | 0.29 (0.22 to 0.36) | 93 | 0.49 (0.39 to 0.59)¶ |
| Overall | ||||
| All injuries | ||||
| Preseason | 649 | 10.12 (9.34 to 10.89)† | 452 | 8.21 (7.45 to 8.97) |
| Regular season | 1573 | 7.42 (7.05 to 7.79)† | 1132 | 6.21 (5.85 to 6.57) |
| Postseason | 86 | 6.47 (5.10 to 7.83)† | 47 | 3.84 (2.74 to 4.94) |
| Total | 2308 | 7.97 (7.65 to 8.30)† | 1631 | 6.54 (6.22 to 6.85) |
| All time-loss injuries‡ | ||||
| Preseason | 301 | 4.69 (4.16 to 5.22) | 219 | 3.98 (3.45 to 4.50) |
| Regular season | 597 | 2.82 (2.59 to 3.04) | 482 | 2.65 (2.41 to 2.88) |
| Postseason | 23 | 1.73 (1.02 to 2.44) | 15 | 1.23 (0.61 to 1.85) |
| Total | 921 | 3.18 (2.98 to 3.39)† | 716 | 2.87 (2.66 to 3.08) |
| All severe injuries§ | ||||
| Preseason | 32 | 0.50 (0.33 to 0.67) | 53 | 0.96 (0.70 to 1.22)¶ |
| Regular season | 78 | 0.37 (0.29 to 0.45) | 94 | 0.52 (0.41 to 0.62)¶ |
| Postseason | 7 | 0.53 (0.14 to 0.92) | 7 | 0.57 (0.15 to 1.00) |
| Total | 117 | 0.40 (0.33 to 0.48) | 154 | 0.62 (0.52 to 0.71)¶ |
*Data originate from the Datalys Center for Sports Injury Research and Prevention Injury Surveillance Program, 2009/2010–2014/2015.
†Men versus women injury rate ratio >1.00 and does not include 1.00 in the 95% CI.
‡Includes injuries that resulted in participation restriction of at least 24 hours.
§Includes injuries that resulted in participation restriction of over 3 weeks.
¶Women versus men injury rate ratio >1.00 and does not include 1.00 in the 95% CI.
NCAA, National Collegiate Athletic Association.