The Big Ten's nine teams in the men's tournament appeared in 29 games. Michigan earned $14.7 million for the conference by playing in six games and receiving a seventh unit for winning the championship. Illinois earned five units for making the Final Four ($10.5 million) and Iowa and Purdue four apiece for reaching the Elite Eight ($8.4 million each). The Big Ten landed 12 teams in the women's tournament, and they combined to play in 31 games. UCLA earned just over $1.4 million by playing in six games and receiving an extra unit for winning the championship. Michigan's four games earned $804,000 and Minnesota's three earned $603,000.
UMich #mbb and #NCAAwbb making bank for the Big Ten.
Also, reminder that media rights for the #wbb NCAA Tournament are bundled with all other NCAA sports at a really low price. Whenever it's broken out for solo negotiation, we'll see a spike in #wbb money.
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