While the NCAA didn’t sell the women’s basketball tournament separately last year, it did net a huge increase to the championship bundle that includes the tournament. And with that new media rights deal beginning with the 2024-25 academic year, financial changes will be coming to the women’s basketball tournament. Per ESPN, the NCAA is aiming
Mar 9, 2024; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark (22) celebrates a three-pointer just inside the half-court line Michigan Wolverines during the first half of the Big Ten
The NCAA Women’s basketball championship game is on Sunday. The University of Iowa Hawkeyes will take on the University of South Carolina Gamecocks in the final game of the 2024 women’s March Madne
The 2024 NCAA women’s basketball championship game has finally arrived, bringing with it all the buildup of this season's hoopla. Following a season of thrilling showdowns on the court, this past week saw the 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament narrow down to the Final Four. On April 5, Iowa faced UConn, and South Carolina squared off against NC State. Now, Iowa will take to the hardwood to play against the South Carolina Gamecocks on April 7 for the national championship. This...
NCAA president Charlie Baker said Sunday he is shooting for unit distribution for the women's NCAA tournament beginning with the 2024-25 season, meaning creating avenues for teams that make the field to "benefit financially as well as in the other ways."
On Wednesday, ESPN outlined the full scale of its record-setting 2024 NCAA Women’s Tournament, which featured all-time recorded viewership highs for the second round through the national championship. Every round of the tournament increased, beginning with the First Four. That round averaged 184,000 viewers, a 24% increase from a year ago. The first round averaged
The undefeated Gamecocks won their third NCAA title, and stole Iowa star Caitlin Clark's last chance at the ring. Even with the league's top player, Iowa was no match for South Carolina's teamwork.
The landscape of the sport will look very different next season. But a very familiar team will start at No. 1, while Iowa isn't even ranked.
Fans are flocking to downtown Cleveland as Caitlin Clark and Iowa play
As the saying goes, you get what you pay for.
“This is the best-selling women’s Final Four ever,” StubHub cheered in a post to X Thursday.
“This is the best-selling women’s Final Four ever,” StubHub cheered in a post to X Thursday.