On Wednesday, the NCAA Division I Council voted "in favor of a reduction in the provisional period of Divison III-to-Division I reclassifying schools from five years to four," according to a release from St.

The NCAA is scheduled to vote Wednesday on legislation that would trim a year from all provisional DI periods.

The NCAA approved a ruling change Wednesday that paves the way for St. Thomas to be eligible for postseason play by the start of the next school year — fall 2025. The decision, prompted by a proposal from the Tommies,

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. The unanimous vote by NCAA membership was met by a round of applause both inside the ballroom and around the sport.

The NCAA announced Wednesday that it has created a $15 million women's basketball fund to reward conferences for their teams making and advancing in the

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.