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Message: [QUOTE="azfan, post: 5225375, member: 7748"] Well this is an outstanding tournament it is the result of monopoly actions and abusive power by the NCAA. See below The WBIT is a brand-new event in 2024, and is wholly owned by the NCAA just as they own the [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/18/sports/ncaabasketball/ncaa-buys-nit-for-565-million.html']NIT for men’s basketball after a forced sale under pressure from federal courts in 2005[/URL]. But the NCAA continues to not own the rights to the WNIT, so they [URL='https://www.ncaa.com/championships/basketball-women/wbit/faqs']created an alternative postseason invitational tournament [/URL]which they’ll own fully and will be able to keep all the revenue. The NCAA claims this “[URL='https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/18/sports/ncaabasketball/ncaa-buys-nit-for-565-million.html']ensures the NCAA is providing equitable postseason opportunities for women’s basketball[/URL] similar to that of men’s basketball,” and the fact no one else will keep the money as [URL='https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2023/04/espn-platforms-set-unparalleled-records-with-ncaa-division-i-womens-basketball/']TV ratings for women’s basketball continue to skyrocket[/URL] is just a coincidence. Also the WNIT, an event [URL='https://basketball.fandom.com/wiki/Women%27s_National_Invitational_Tournament']with a history dating back to 1969[/URL], isn’t mentioned at all in any NCAA official materials. [/QUOTE]