Saw this on rebkell and thought I'd share here as there has been some discussion about this over past months.
Here's the link: NCAA WBB Fund proposal
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The Division I Board of Directors on Tuesday voted unanimously to introduce a proposal that if supported by Division I members in January would financially reward participating programs in the Division I Women's Basketball Championship, starting with the 2025 tournament.
The proposal, which would create a Women's Basketball Equal Conference Fund and a Women's Basketball Performance Fund, is scheduled for a vote by Division I members in January at the NCAA Convention in Nashville. If approved, the units from both funds would be awarded beginning with the 2025 Division I Women's Basketball Championship. The structure of the two funds mirrors the existing distributions associated with the Division I men's tournament.
Recommended by the Division I Board of Directors Finance Committee, the combined women's basketball funds would build up over three years to $25 million, and units earned by participating teams in the Division I women's tournament would be paid out to schools' respective conference offices starting in 2026 on a rolling three-year basis.
"This is a momentous day, and the Division I Board of Directors Finance Committee is proud to have led the efforts that brought us to the introduction of this proposal," said Houston Davis, president at Central Arkansas and chair of the committee. "If approved in January, these funds will again advance the NCAA's efforts to support gender equity and continue investment in the sport of women's basketball."
Here's the link: NCAA WBB Fund proposal