Division I men’s basketball teams will be able to play two exhibitions against any other four-year schools without needing a waiver that required game proceeds be donated to charity under a change approved at the NCAA convention.

In a move to help close the pay gap between men and women in college sports, the NCAA will now pay Division I women's basketball teams who play in March Madness games starting this year.

After moving up to Division I, USI athletics expected it couldn't be in an NCAA tournament until the 2026-27 school year. A new NCAA rule passed Wednesday could change that.

The organization approved “performance units” for women’s teams participating in March Madness after years of only paying men’s programs.

The NCAA announced Wednesday that it has created a $15 million women's basketball fund to reward conferences for their teams making and advancing in the

Women’s basketball teams will be paid for playing games in the NCAA Tournament starting this year, something that men’s teams have benefitted from for years.

Women's basketball teams finally will be paid for playing games in the NCAA Division I tournament each March, just like the men have for years.

Beginning with the 2025 NCAA Tournament, women’s college basketball will finally receive financial “units,” just as the men’s teams have for years. Units are multi-million dollar payments the NCAA awards to conferences based on the number of games a given team plays in the March Madness tournament.