New York State Girl Basketball Officials Association

NCAA Women’s Basketball Wristband and Headbands Rules

Wristbands and Headbands (Rule 3, Section 7, Page 59)

Article 1

Any item that goes entirely around the head, such as headbands or hair control devices shall:

  • Be a single non-abrasive and unadorned item made of cloth, elastic, fiber, soft leather, pliable plastic or rubber;
  • Be single solid-colored, similar to the dominant color of the game jersey, white, black or beige;
  • Be not wider than 2 inches;
  • Bear one manufacturer’s logo or one institutional logo/mascot that shall meet the restrictions of Rule 3-8.2. These logos shall appear only once; and
  • Exclude hard items including, but not limited to, barrettes, beads and bobby pins.

Article 2

Wristbands shall meet the same restrictions as headbands as stated in 3-7.1.

Article 3

Wristbands and headbands shall be uniform to each other for the entire team.
(Term “uniform” meaning same color)