SEC to Net NCAA Record $70M from March Madness Units

[huskymedic]

SEC to Net NCAA Record $70 Million From March Madness Units

The NCAA tournament's unit system will pay the SEC roughly $70 million for March Madness success. The Big Ten was next, followed by the Big 12.

www.sportico.com

 

[SoFla Steve]

Grim.

 

[HooperScooper]

They can now give more of the revenue sharing money to their football teams. You think this is going to basketball? Ha!

 

[BFieldHusky]

4.38 million per school.

 

[huskymedic]

The Women’s $$:

 

[giddyup]

Pretty good odds when buy your way to the top with football money and field 25% of the teams. It’s only going to get worse … just like P2 wants it.

 

[UCan3]

Pretty good odds when buy your way to the top with football money and field 25% of the teams. It’s only going to get worse … just like P2 wants it.

I saw Fan Duel has like co-sponsored an TV advertisement for the Men’s Tourney (With NCAA)

I couldn’t believe it - at least TRY to make it look like you’re a legitimate college organization with some ethics.

We are beyond the slippery slope and this has turned into semi-professional sport - just wondering where it all leads to… Maybe teams can start trading players mid-season? Signing bonuses? Performance based Incentives?

 

[John]

They can now give more of the revenue sharing money to their football teams. You think this is going to basketball? Ha!

sure wish we had that money to give to our football program

 

[UConnTrumbull]

The Women’s $$:

UConn wbb literally carries the Big East. No program would benefit more from a move to a power conference.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Now you know why they got 14 teams in. Expect this to continue. B1G too will tend to get in more teams. The NCAA runs on this tournament, it funds 100% of their operations. B1G/SEC threatened to leave, which would kill the golden goose. This is their payback.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

I couldn’t believe it - at least TRY to make it look like you’re a legitimate college organization with some ethics.

The horse left the barn on that a long time ago.

 

[UCan3]

The horse left the barn on that a long time ago.

True….

 

[Palatine]

The Big East earned about 1.5 million per team in 2025.

 

[superjohn]

Now you know why they got 14 teams in. Expect this to continue. B1G too will tend to get in more teams. The NCAA runs on this tournament, it funds 100% of their operations. B1G/SEC threatened to leave, which would kill the golden goose. This is their payback.

They got 14 teams in because the teams were deserving. This is a lazy post.

 

[HuskyHawk]

They got 14 teams in because the teams were deserving. This is a lazy post.

Nah, the bottom 3 teams weren't deserving. Put OU or UGA in the Big East and they're worse than Xavier. Boise St. got screwed.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Hurleyman216]

This is how it should be

 

[7774]

Nah, the bottom 3 teams weren't deserving. Put OU or UGA in the Big East and they're worse than Xavier. Boise St. got screwed.

Xavier played a home game against a team that finished below UGA and tied with OU in the SEC, and the game was a toss up, but sure.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Xavier played a home game against a team that finished below UGA and tied with OU in the SEC, and the game was a toss up, but sure.

And UConn lost to Seton Hall. Let's see how those teams fair with Big East refs and style of play.

 

[huskysupporter]

They can now give more of the revenue sharing money to their football teams. You think this is going to basketball? Ha!

As it should - football drives the bus. Unfortunate that UCONN never realized this. Well, Lew Perkins did.

 

[UConnSwag11]

Now you know why they got 14 teams in. Expect this to continue. B1G too will tend to get in more teams. The NCAA runs on this tournament, it funds 100% of their operations. B1G/SEC threatened to leave, which would kill the golden goose. This is their payback.

He sent this as a threat before the tournament

 

[HuskyHawk]

He sent this as a threat before the tournament

Yeah, people can deny this all they want, but the NCAA is covering their butts here. Boise was better than Texas, OU and UGA.

 

[7774]

And UConn lost to Seton Hall. Let's see how those teams fair with Big East refs and style of play.

No idea why you continue to bring up the Seton Hall loss as if it makes some sort of point. Seton Hall played way above their standard level, and had a bunch of random luck, and caught us playing badly, so they won. Xavier-Texas wasn't close because Xavier played bad and Texas played amazing.

 

[Scrutineer]

SEC to Net NCAA Record $70 Million From March Madness Units

The NCAA tournament's unit system will pay the SEC roughly $70 million for March Madness success. The Big Ten was next, followed by the Big 12.

www.sportico.com

For whoever wanted to tout the advantage the Big East will have due to the P4 putting 80% of their money in football, here's the answer to that question.
They'll generate the cash needed in more ways than we can.

 

[HuskyHawk]

No idea why you continue to bring up the Seton Hall loss as if it makes some sort of point. Seton Hall played way above their standard level, and had a bunch of random luck, and caught us playing badly, so they won. Xavier-Texas wasn't close because Xavier played bad and Texas played amazing.

Because a single game outcome is irrelevant. A bunch of those lower level SEC "big wins" were exactly like Seton Hall's win over UConn. They other team played like crap and they played their best game. They were way overrated.