The Holy Land of Hoops

So the minimum unit value for this year's tournament is projected to be $266,666.00 per year for six years (a total of about $1.6 million) according to Bloomberg. As of the end of day one of the Tournament, the Big East has earned 10 units for a yearly minimum payout of $2.666 Million per year for six years - totaling about $16,000,000.00.

Nice little payday. Let's keep winning and earn more!

Last year we earned all of 5 credits. So we've doubled that and all 6 teams are still alive.

GumbyDamnit! wrote:Last year we earned all of 5 credits. So we've doubled that and all 6 teams are still alive.

last year it was 6(4 teams making it, 2 wins).

Link: http://www.ibj.com/articles/print/52323 ... ament-work

— $255,379 - Size of this year’s “tournament unit.” The NCAA pays conferences one unit for each non-championship tournament game its members played in the past six years. That means each game played in this year’s tournament will eventually be worth at least $1.53 million for its conference, paying out over the next six years. Most conferences divide that money evenly among all members, including the ones with bad basketball teams.

Each game played = 1 unit
Round of 64: 6 games = 6 units
Round of 32: 4 games = 4 units
ST units earned: 10

Round of 16: 1 game = 1 unit (Xavier)
Round of 8: ? (projected 2)
Final Four: ? (projected 1)

Total earned units: Maximum - 13, projected 17

Looking very good thus far, as the BE has already equalled last seasons NCAA units totals.

Big East doesn't divide the money evenly.

JayPak wrote:Big East doesn't divide the money evenly.

IIRC, and there's a good chance I don't, CU, XU, and Butler do not get full credits until some number of years. Is that right?

ElDonBDon wrote:

JayPak wrote:Big East doesn't divide the money evenly.

IIRC, and there's a good chance I don't, CU, XU, and Butler do not get full credits until some number of years. Is that right?

I would guess the 3 new schools get no share of previous credits... up to 2013. However, moving forward from last years tourney, equal shares should be the order of the day. Creighton and Villanova garnered 2 credits, Xavier and Providence gained 1 credit last season. In this season's tourney both Xavier and Butler have already gained 2 credits each.

This is the same logic put forth last year, only then it was regarding shares of TV revenues... Technically we are a new conference and as such should have equal revenue sharing as of the formation of the conference, in regards to current earnings. Any residuals (TV, NCAA, other earnings) from the previous regime (old BE) should remain with the holdover schools.

Since the new Big East was created as a basketball only league two years ago, the conference has received 10 NCAA bids and won seven NCAA tournament games.

For comparison: The American has received six NCAA bids and won 10 NCAA tournament games.

lets see by units-
2013-14 season-
AAC-
Louisville 3, Cincy 1, UConn 5, and Memphis 2. total of 11
Big East-
Nova 2, Creighton 2, Xavier 1, PC 1. Total of 6
2014-15 season
AAC-
Cincy 2, SMU 1. Total of 3
Big East
Xavier 3, Nova 2, Georgetown 2, Butler 2, St John's 1, PC 1. Total of 11 at least.

So total right now- AAC 14. Big East 17 at least- with 2 more possible. So Big East going to make more money off the last 2 years than the AAC in just the hoops units(and 1 less team to share it with as well).

Also the AAC win number isn't really all that valid, because 2 of them were from Louisville.