"The penalties are quite light for a major violation," said David Swank, chair of the NCAA's Division I Committee on Infractions. "The university did not properly oversee what its booster clubs were doing."
The school's teams were spared penalties concerning postseason tournaments, television appearances and scholarship allotments.
Wisconsin Chancellor David Ward said he was "gratified" the NCAA found most of the questioned expenditures would have been considered proper had necessary written approvalbeen obtained.
"No competitive advantage was gained and none of the funds accrued to the benefit of enrolled or prospective student athletes," Ward said in a released statement.
Athletic director Pat Richter said a plan was in place to make sure similar mistakes don't happen again.
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