The Southeastern Convention will earn a whopping $70 million payout from the NCAA Match after sending a file 14 of its 16 faculties to the Large Dance.
Two of the ones systems, No. 1 seeds Auburn and Florida, are nonetheless alive and can meet within the Ultimate 4 on Saturday in San Antonio.
The NCAA can pay meetings one “unit” — price more or less $2 million each and every by means of Sportico’s calculations — for each and every sport their individuals play within the event. The SEC will play 35 video games prior to Monday’s ultimate, incomes 35 devices to get to the $70 million estimate.
That shatters the former file of 25 devices the Atlantic Coast Convention gained in 2016.
The Large Ten earned 21 devices ($42 million) throughout this yr’s event and the Large 12 completed 3rd with 20 devices ($20 million). The Large East and ACC have been subsequent with 9 devices each and every ($18 million).
“Within the SEC, we imagine the monetary effects observe the underlying paintings, and we stay laser all in favour of our paintings,” SEC affiliate commissioner of fellows’s basketball, Garth Glissman, informed Entrance Place of business Sports activities.
Income are dispensed to meetings over a six-year foundation.
No. 1 seeds Duke and Houston meet within the different nationwide semifinal on Saturday, with the winners enjoying for the nationwide championship on Monday night time.
–Box Stage Media