[chrisk]

I don't think it counts for all or even most of $420M, but the NCAA pays out units from each years March Madness spread over the following six years. These amounts are designated to conferences. Each conference accrues a unit for each game its teams play in prior to the Final

https://www.axios.com/2023/03/29/ncaa-ba...ce-payouts

The units are paid out over the following 6 years, so in effect, the payment in any year is an average of the performance over the prior 6 years. Conferences are urged but not required to split the money equally among its members.

[chrisk]

I don't think it counts for all or even most of $420M, but the NCAA pays out units from each years March Madness spread over the following six years. These amounts are designated to conferences. Each conference accrues a unit for each game its teams play in prior to the Final

https://www.axios.com/2023/03/29/ncaa-ba...ce-payouts

The units are paid out over the following 6 years, so in effect, the payment in any year is an average of the performance over the prior 6 years. Conferences are urged but not required to split the money equally among its members.