The NCAA is ADMITTING it gave the men's tournament teams a better weight room set up than the women -- but it's blaming the disparity on a lack of space.
Riiiiight.
It all started when Stanford's performance coach, Ali Kershner, exposed the difference in the two setups Thursday on social media ... showing a giant workout area for the men in Indianapolis complete with machines, benches, racks, etc.
The women in San Antonio got stuck with yoga mats and 6 sets of dumbbells.
The post drew outrage from WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu and NBAers like Ja Morant and C.