The major conferences, which include what is known as the Power Five conferences — the Big Ten, the Southeastern Conference, the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Big 12 and the soon-to-be dismantled Pac-12 — tend to get the most at-large bids. This year, for example, the SEC and the ...
The NCAA tournament system is a wonderful experience for the major conferences because there are a multitude of ways to earn an invitation. But in the one-bid leagues, every team enters its conference tournament with a shot, regardless of its performance in the regular season. SEMO ...
Conference by conference, reality started to set in. The SEC was the first major conference to cancel its conference basketball tournaments. The American, Big Ten, Atlantic 10, WAC, C-USA, MAC, CAA, ACC and Pac-12 all followed suit within a half hour. In Katy, Texas, the publ...
The debate over whether student-athletes should be paid has spanned decades, and Hughes says NIL legislation and Baker's proposal indicate that the NCAA is aware of the conflict and is willing to adapt to the times. Some major colleges athletic programs rake in millions of...
There are two ways that a team can earn a bid to the NCAA tournament. The 31 Division I conferences all receive an automatic bid, which they each award to the team that wins the postseason conference tournament. Regardless of how a team performed during the regular season, if they ...
The pandemic disrupted many college athletic activities last school year, particularly the highly popular and profitable NCAA men's basketball tournament. College football, another major revenue machine for schools in top athletic conferences, also faced disruptions. Schedules were ...
College football is back. Week Zero kicks off with seven games on Saturday -- two of them featuring ranked teams. CBS Sports senior writer Bud Elliott shares what he's looking forward to the most in Week Zero.
“Units” are what the NCAA calls its tally of wins, automatic qualifiers and at-large bids that determine how much conferences are paid. Each distribution year is assigned a value for a single unit, which is then applied to units earned by conferences over the previous six tournaments. The...
On the women’s side of things, most of the major conferences wrapped up their tournaments last week but four of the mid-majors take center stage on Sunday. At noon ET, Army plays Lehigh for the Patriot League championship and Stonehill plays Fairleigh Dickinson for the Northeast Conferenc...
Notre Dame football games are televised nationally, reflecting its FBS status. 10 FCS Division I football with a playoff system for the championship. North Dakota State University is a powerhouse in the FCS. 9 FBS The highest division of college football with major bowl games. The University of...