Suddenly, it doesn't seem too rich for Rutgers' taste to be part of March Madness.
The average total annual pay of the seven Big Ten men's basketball head coaches who led their teams into the 2017 NCAA Tournament is $2.13 million, according to a review of a USA Today database.
While Michigan State's Tom Izzo inflates the Big Ten scale with his $4.25 million pay -- still less than other comparable high-end coaches in other conferences -- there were three coaches earning less than $2 million.
Wisconsin's Greg Gard ($1.75 million), Minnesota's Richard Pitino ($1.