The recent rise to national prominence of the Oregon and Oregon State women's basketball teams has come despite both being outspent by historically dominant programs.
Both teams will soon play in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive year. It marks the first time the in-state rivals have ever overlapped on that stage in back-to-back seasons and it comes less than a decade after each program bottomed out.
Oregon State has built a national power under coach Scott Rueck, even with athletic department budget disadvantages compared to the current Sweet 16 field that features schools with more money to spend.