After the NCAA approved revenue distribution for women’s March Madness, UConn coach Geno Auriemma called the decision “great for the future of the game.”

In a historic vote Wednesday at the NCAA convention in Nashville, the organization approved a plan to pay women's basketball teams for making the NCAA Tournament. Men's basketball teams have been reaping the benefits of the same revenue sharing plan for many years.

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

Women’s basketball teams finally will be paid for playing games in the NCAA Tournament each March just like the men have for years under a plan approved Wednesday at the NCAA convention.

Starting with the 2025 NCAA Tournament, women's college basketball teams will earn financial "units" for their appearances and performance in March Madness.

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.

Women’s basketball teams will be paid for playing games in the NCAA Tournament each March just like the men have for years under a plan approved Wednesday at the NCAA convention

The NCAA will allow women's basketball teams to begin earning revenue shares for their conferences from their performance in the NCAA Tournament.