NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship
Vanderbilt's Bella LaChance (21) and Demi Washington (12) look on as Texas A&M's Janiah Barker (2) falls in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game during the women's SEC Tournament in Greenville, S.C., Wednesday, March 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)
ACC - First Round - Game 1 (win) at Florida State Seminoles 3/2/2023

Mar. 01, 2023 01:37 PM EST

Stanford's Cameron Brink and Anna Wilson defend Montana State's Darian White (0) and Kola Bad Bear in 1st quarter during NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship First Round game at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif., on Friday, March 18, 2022.(Scott Strazzante/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
Columbia Lions at Old Dominion Lady Monarchs 3/20/2022

Mar. 30, 2022 04:19 PM EDT

Stanford forward Cameron Brink (22) celebrates with teammates as confetti flies after Stanford beat Texas 59-50 in a college basketball game in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA tournament, Sunday, March 27, 2022, in Spokane, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Women's Final Four can be a financial windfall for players

By Pat Eaton-Robb Mar. 30, 2022 04:16 PM EDT

FILE -The March Madness logo is shown on the court during the first half of a men's college basketball game in the first round of the NCAA tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Saturday, March 20, 2021. Kansas, Villanova, North Carolina and Duke will play in the first Final Four to take place under the new world of “name, image and likeness” endorsements in college sports. It allows college players to earn money through endorsements. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
March Madness paying off for players under mishmash of rules

By Eddie Pells Mar. 30, 2022 01:01 PM EDT

The South Dakota bench celebrates during the second half of a college basketball game against Mississippi in the first round of the NCAA tournament in Waco, Texas, Friday, March 18, 2022. South Dakota won 75-61. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
March Madness descends on women's NCAA Tournament

By Doug Feinberg Mar. 19, 2022 08:38 PM EDT

FILE - Fans watch from the stands during the first half of the championship game between Stanford and Arizona in the women's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament in San Antonio, April 4, 2021. A year after the NCAA got called out for gender inequities between its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, the organization has made changes over the past six months to make it more equitable. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
ESPN treats NCAA Women's Tournament as premier event

By Joe Reedy Mar. 18, 2022 02:39 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 2, 2021, file photo, Connecticut guard Paige Bueckers (5) passes the ball over Arizona guard Aari McDonald (2) during the first half of a semifinal in the NCAA women's college basketball tournament Final Four at the Alamodome in San Antonio. As college athletes like Bueckers begin making money from the use of their names, images and likenesses, concerns are being raised over how the new rules will affect team chemistry. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
Arizona Wildcats at Stanford Cardinal 4/4/2021

Aug. 24, 2021 12:05 PM EDT

FILE - Duke players celebrate after the NCAA Final Four college basketball tournament championship game against Wisconsin in Indianapolis, in this Monday, April 6, 2015, file photo. The NCAA announced Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, it plans to hold the entire 2021 men’s college basketball tournament in one geographic location to mitigate the risks of COVID-19 and is in talks with Indianapolis to be the host city (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
March Madness in one place? NCAA looking at Indianapolis

By John Marshall Nov. 16, 2020 05:27 PM EST

FILE - In this March 17, 2019, file photo, Robert Morris' Nneka Ezeigbo, left, holds the trophy as she celebrates with her teammates and fans after the team defeated St. Francis (Pa) in an NCAA college basketball game for the championship of the Northeast Conference women's tournament, in Moon, Pa. Robert Morris is leaving the Northeast Conference to join the Horizon League. The school announced on Monday, June 15, 2020, that it will become the 12th member of the Horizon League on July 1. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, FIle)
St. Francis (PA) Red Flash at Robert Morris Colonials 3/17/2019

Jun. 15, 2020 04:51 PM EDT

FILE - This Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, file photo shows the Las Vegas skyline. Las Vegas is set to bid on nearly a half dozen different NCAA college championship events, including women’s basketball. The NCAA will start accepting bids Monday, Aug. 26, 2019, on nearly two dozen sports championships over all three divisions. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Safe Bet: Vegas set to bid to host numerous NCAA events

By Doug Feinberg Aug. 26, 2019 02:11 AM EDT

File-This March 31, 2018, file photo shows Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw responding to a question during a news conference for the women's NCAA Final Four college basketball tournament in Columbus, Ohio. College basketball season's starting earlier and earlier and that's something top coaches McGraw and Geno Auriemma aren't thrilled about it. A sport that used to begin practice around Oct. 15 and have its first games at Thanksgiving is now beginning nearly three weeks sooner. Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, will be the first day of games with nearly 100 women's contests scheduled and nearly 150 men's ones as well. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Mississippi State Bulldogs 4/1/2018

Nov. 06, 2018 03:58 AM EST