Women's college basketball teams to be paid for playing NCAA Tournament games
In a move to help close the pay gap between men and women in college sports, the NCAA will now pay Division I women's basketball teams who play in March Madness games starting this year.
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Women's basketball teams to earn revenue for NCAA Tournament participation and performance
NCAA membership green-lighted the creation of a women’s performance fund Wednesday evening by unanimous vote. The payment system will take full effect for the 2025 tournament.
Women’s teams will join men in getting paid for March Madness games, NCAA votes
Beginning with the 2025 NCAA Tournament, women’s college basketball will finally receive financial “units,” just as the men’s teams have for years. Units are multi-million dollar payments the NCAA awards to conferences based on the number of games a given team plays in the March Madness tournament.