[fullmetal]

It's both -- 

Capping the number of sports scored is supposed to help the schools with smaller athletic departments.
Mandatory counted sports helps the richest schools who can afford to pay the NIL $$ to compete in those sports.

Both of those rules hurt Stanford's final score.

[fullmetal]

It's both -- 

Capping the number of sports scored is supposed to help the schools with smaller athletic departments.
Mandatory counted sports helps the richest schools who can afford to pay the NIL $$ to compete in those sports.

Both of those rules hurt Stanford's final score.