Columbia, Mo. ? The University of Missouri basketball program is preparing for a hearing today before the NCAA infractions committee on alleged rules violations.

The university is sending a dozen officials to the closed hearing at a Seattle hotel, including coach Quin Snyder, athletic director Mike Alden and the university system president, Elson Floyd.

It usually takes five to seven weeks for the committee to announce its decisions.

Snyder and two former assistant coaches are accused of various violations of NCAA bylaws, and the head coach is accused of failing “to maintain at all times an atmosphere of rules compliance.”

Missouri is challenging several allegations, including that Tony Harvey, who resigned as Snyder’s top assistant, paid ex-Tiger point guard Ricky Clemons $250.

The 10-member committee is comprised of seven officials from NCAA schools, including athletic directors and law professors, plus three private attorneys. Two of the attorneys are nonvoting members.

Hearing procedures allow for opening statements from any institutions or individuals accused of breaking NCAA rules. The hearings are tape-recorded.