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Message: [QUOTE="CL82, post: 4317096, member: 44"] I believe the budget for the women’s tournament in either 2020 or 2021 was $14.5 million. But that was based upon the fact that a lot of the games were held at the higher seeds a home court so that the NCAA did not have to pay airfare or lodging for them. If I recall correctly ESPN pays something like $24-$36 million to CBS for the rights to carry the women’s tournament. Assuming all of that is correct that means that potentially the woman’s basketball tournament makes between $10 and $22 million. A significant amount of money, but to your point, pennies on the dollar compared to what the men’s team makes. If the woman’s tournament changes its spending such that it matches the amenities afforded the men’s teams their expenses will be higher eroding that profit by an unknown figure. Oh, [USER=153]@upstater[/USER]? I wouldn’t bank on that $100 million figure until it actually materializes. That’s an estimate, not a fact. [/QUOTE]