Men’s college basketball teams have received payouts for appearing in and playing in the NCAA Tournament since 1991. Now, the money is coming to the women’s game.

After two years of near-misses, Belmont Abbey’s women are in the NCAA Division II basketball tournament field, and the Crusaders open play Friday.

BRUNSWICK — A dream season for the Bowdoin College women’s basketball team came to an end Friday in all-too-familiar fashion. The previously undefeated Polar Bears fell on their home court to Smith, 53-47, in the third round of the NCAA Division III tournament.

The Seton Hill women’s basketball team took a 15-point lead into halftime and went on to hold back Kutztown, 89-75, in the first round of the NCAA Division II Tournament at Edinboro in Erie. The Griffins (24-6),

After Drexel's women were the only Big 5 team to make either NCAA Tournament last year, they might be the best hope again this year. There's a way to fix that, if fans are willing to listen.

The Southern Connecticut women's basketball team will play Northeast-10 rival Saint Anselm in the first round of the 2025 NCAA Division II tournament Friday

The Fighting Irish was announced as the No. 1 team in the country just one month ago but has endured a difficult time of late, failing to win the ACC and its post-season tournament