http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/15029265
The ACC's stellar run in the 2016 NCAA tournament, which has resulted in a 12-1 record and six of its teams making the Sweet 16, will be worth more than $30 million to the conference.
The money comes from the basketball fund, a pool set aside by the NCAA since 1991 to reward conferences for their teams' advancing in the tournament.
If for no other reason root for ACC teams to keep doing well.
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Can we just give our share to Buzz?
I think I read it's about 350,00-400,000 extra a year per school.
Give it to him.
Per tournament. The ACC went over the $30m mark last year as well and these pay outs are over 6 years. So we are getting paid for tournaments 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and last year. This adds up to a nice chunk each year, especially if the ACC can continue to push a lot of teams deep into the tournament.
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Still can't root for UVa
How much does the ACC get if all six teams make the Elite Eight?
Wow good thing UMD left for the big 10 because of the money
Good thing UMD left for the Big 10
Right!? I was really disappointed to see MD leave. I used to follow the terps bball around the time of their national championship as my older sister was a terp. Blake, Dixon and Wilcox was the squad to watch back in the day. Still the best college bball I stadium I have visited, donning any color.
I'll miss out on a consistent sibling rivalry game. And VT misses out on consistent exposure to the DC/Baltimore area and road games that our fans in that region could actually make it to.
I didn't view the ACC as existing or potential scrub conference at any point in MD's decision timetable. It was a true P5 to P5 move.
The thing that strikes me most about Maryland's move to the Big 10 is that I feel they've fallen off the radar a little bit on the east coast.
Maybe I'm off base with that, but it certainly feels like they aren't talked about nearly as much since they've left the ACC. Maybe it's because Gary Williams is gone too, but they seem like an afterthought in the national conversation most of the time.
I assume Loserville doesn't get a full share since they threw their ball players under the bus when they decided to not play in the tournaments. Anyone know?
ACC splits the money equally among all members.
Does that count if a school declares itself ineligible?
The money is for a timeframe over several years of I can't see how they don't get their cut. It's not like teams that don't go to the tourney don't get a cut.
That means BC gets paid to lose to the entire conference... That's really good incentive to improve...
Interesting, I heard it was the first time ever that a conference put 6 teams in the sweet sixteen. The Pac 12 also set a record for being horrible, 7 teams in the final 68, and I think 5 teams already eliminated.
The ACC went 12 and Pitt over the first two rounds.
I believe the PAC12 has 6 losses.
Knocked out in Round of 64:
Berkeley
Arizona
Ore St.
Colorado
USC
Knocked Out in Round of 32:
Utah
In Sweet 16:
Oregon
Picking against the Pac 12 has done me great favors in bracketland.
The only game I think i've missed on is Oregon to the sweet sixteen, and I was close to being right. I thought Martelli and the gang that stomped all over our Hokies would pull that upset.
Looking at the results of round1&2, how many teams from the Pac 12 should have even made it? How much of did it help them as the Pac 12 was viewed to be in an up year? Oregon, Utah, Arizona and Cal all finished ranked. Outside of them.. why were CU and USC for sure in at (10-8) and (9-9) respectively. Oregon state was flashy pick to include Gary Payton Jr in the tourney..
How many bids should the Pac 12 have really gotten?