US EditionMarch Madness will pay women’s teams under a new structure approved by the NCAA
- Women's basketball teams will be paid for playing in the NCAA tournament under a new structure approved by the NCAA, marking a significant change in the competition's history.
- The NCAA unanimously approved a performance fund for women's teams, which will start providing $15 million in the first year, growing to $25 million by 2028.
- The women's tournament had record viewership and attendance, surpassing the men's championship game by nearly 3 million viewers, highlighting its increasing popularity.
- NCAA President Charlie Baker emphasized the importance of continued investment in women's basketball to further grow the sport.
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Why Geno Auriemma said revenue distribution units for women’s NCAA Tournament matter for ‘future of the game’
NEW YORK — The NCAA took a major step toward equity for its March Madness women’s basketball tournament on Wednesday, announcing that competing teams will be paid revenue-sharing units this year for the first time. The decision was approved unanimously by the NCAA membership at its annual convention in Nashville, addressing a major disparity between the men’s and women’s tournaments that was highlighted bythe 2021 Kaplan Report. Men’s basketbal…
March Madness will pay women’s teams under new structure OK’d by NCAA
Now, so-called performance units that represent revenue will be given to women’s teams playing in the tournament. A team that reaches the Final Four could bring its conference roughly $1.26 million over the next three years.
March Madness will pay women’s teams under new structure approved by NCAA
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Women's basketball teams finally will be paid for playing games in the NCAA Tournament each March just like the men have for years under a plan approved Wednesday at the NCAA convention.
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Women playing in March Madness will be paid, NCAA approves
A women’s basketball team that reaches the Final Four could bring its conference roughly $1.26 million over the next three years in financial "performance rewards."
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