The Big Ten amassed nearly $70M from NCAA distributions for team appearances and performances in the 2026 men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, which is “by far the most among conferences.” Nine men’s teams and 12 women’s teams from the Big Ten combined to make at least $69.4M, with $63M “coming from the men’s side.” Michigan earned $14.7M for the conference by playing in six games and receiving a seventh unit for winning the men’s tournament championship. UCLA earned just over $1.4M by playing in six games and receiving an extra unit for winning the women’s tournament championship. The SEC, which had 10 teams in each tournament, totaled at least $56.2M. Distributions will total at least $42.9M for the Big 12, $34.2M for the ACC and $22.2M for the Big East (AP, 4/9).

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