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https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7113335/2026/03/13/mens-ncaa-tournament-bubble-watch-miami-ohio-auburn/?source=dailyemail&campaign=601983&userId=25063927&source=dailyemail

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/48200006/mac-commissioner-confident-2-ncaa-tournament-bids-miami-ohio-upset-loss

The MAC has had multiple bids before. In fact, Miami Ohio was an at-large team in 1999.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7109995/2026/03/13/sacramento-state-football-mac-president/?source=dailyemail&campaign=601983&userId=25063927&source=dailyemail

UMass just upset previously unbeaten Miami in the MAC tournament. Miami will likely get an at large bid, stealing a bid from someone else.

Notre Dame talks about being rejected by the B1G 100 years ago as a reason not to join.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7099003/2026/03/09/gonzaga-saint-marys-basketball-rivalry-wcc-tournament/?source=dailyemail&campaign=601983&userId=25063927&source=dailyemail

So not only does he think the ACC will keep all of their members (wishful thinking), but he thinks a Big 12 school will leave the Big 12 to join the ACC.

https://www.denvergazette.com/2026/02/27/the-new-look-pac-12-is-coming-can-it-crash-the-high-major-hoops-party-college-basketball-insider/ The new-look Pac-12 is coming. Can it crash the high-major hoops party? | College Basketball Insider

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/48041478/sec-big-ten-study-pooling-tv-rights-dangerously-unworkable

If you are a millionaire or billionaire, and one of your forms of entertainment is college sports, it makes all the sense in the world.

https://dbknews.com/2026/02/23/maryland-athletics-big-ten-revenue-spending-report-sports-business/ Lots of little tidbits of information in this article. Maryland will finally start receiving full shares of B1G revenue in 2027. They joined with Rutgers in 2014 and became fully vested members...

Not that it changes anything in the grand scheme of things, but this list only includes the public universities. Notre Dame, USC, etc. are not on it, nor are any of the Big East schools outside UConn.

https://www.hustlebelt.com/mac-football/44628/sacramento-state-football-to-mid-american-conference-pros-and-cons-column Sac State is also a positive addition in terms of media market. The MAC’s upcoming media rights negotiations in 2027 necessitated a move— especially with Northern Illinois...

That implies it is bad for both sides. The MAC comes out ahead I think. Nothing to lose. Not only do they get paid and all travel expenses covered, but the MAC TV deal is about to be renegotiated and they just added the 20th largest media market in the country to their offerings. Those Tuesday...