Power Four seek more control over NCAA policies, including running championship events: report
Associated PressThe AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! A proposal from the nation’s four largest conferences would give them more authority over rule-making, policy decisions and postseason events such as March Madness, Yahoo Sports reported Thursday. The proposal, described as a “working document” ahead of next week’s NCAA convention, would grant the SEC, Big Ten, Big 12 and ACC rights to manage postseason championships such as the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments. Since then, the NCAA and the power conferences, including the Pac-12, agreed to a $2.8 billion settlement of antitrust claims that clears the way for paying athletes directly — up to $20.5 million per school — beginning later this year if a judge gives final approval. ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips, a member of the NCAA Board of Governors, said the hope is to find a governance structure that “fits” modern college athletics.
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