The Southeastern Conference will earn a whopping $70 million payout from the NCAA Tournament after sending a record 14 of its 16 schools to the Big Dance. Two of those programs, No. 1 seeds Auburn and Florida, are still alive and will meet in the Final Four on Saturday in San Antonio. The NCAA pays conferences one "unit" -- worth roughly $2 million each by Sportico's calculations -- for every game their members play in the tournament. The SEC will play 35 games before Monday's final, earning 35 units to get to the $70 million estimate. That shatters the previous record of 25 units the Atlantic Coast Conference won in 2016.
SEC to rake in record $70M from NCAA Tournament
