Related Stories

April 5, 2025: Former NCAA President Cedric Dempsey dies. His nine years at the helm of the Association were a time of transition and growth, marked by the move of the national office to Indianapolis, the organization’s restructuring and landmark television agreements. 

April 5, 2025 3

Jan. 15, 2025: Division I establishes a revenue distribution structure for women’s basketball that is similar to that of the men’s tournament. Teams participating and advancing in the Division I Women’s Basketball Championship will earn financial rewards for their conferences, with the value of the revenue distribution funds increasing to $25 million over three years.  

January 15, 2025 3

Oct. 27, 2023: The NIT Board of Managers announces changes for the 2024 National Invitation Tournament that impact how teams qualify. For the 2024 NIT, conference regular-season champions that do not win their conference tournament or are not otherwise selected to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship will not receive an automatic bid to the NIT. Instead, the NIT will guarantee two teams (based on the NET rankings) from each of six conferences (Atlantic Coast, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and Southeastern).

October 27, 2023 3

Oct. 15, 2023: The Iowa women’s basketball team opens the 2023-24 season with a 94-72 victory in its exhibition game with DePaul at Kinnick Stadium in front of 55,646 fans, setting an NCAA single-game record for women’s basketball attendance. The Crossover at Kinnick was also the first women’s basketball game to be played outdoors in a football stadium. All net proceeds from the event benefited The University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital. 

October 15, 2023 3

July 17, 2023: The NCAA announces the creation of the Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament. The 32-team postseason tournament, which will be owned and funded by the NCAA, will be held annually beginning in 2024. With the addition of the WBIT, 100 postseason NCAA-funded opportunities will be available for Division I women’s basketball teams, equal to that of men’s basketball through its two events (the 68-team championship and 32-team National Invitation Tournament). 

July 17, 2023 2

March 12, 2020: The Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, which had been played every year since 1939, and the Division I Women’s Basketball Championship are canceled for the first time by the NCAA Board of Governors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All 2020 NCAA winter and spring sports are canceled, as well.

March 12, 2020 2

All Time Greats

This Month in History -December December (300 x 250 px) 1

This Month in History -December

October 8, 2025
This Month in History -November November (300 x 250 px) 2

This Month in History -November

October 8, 2025
This Month in History -October October (300 x 250 px) 3

This Month in History -October

October 13, 2025
This Month in History -September September (300 x 250 px) 4

This Month in History -September

October 8, 2025

You may have missed

December (300 x 250 px)

This Month in History -December

October 8, 2025 71
November (300 x 250 px)

This Month in History -November

October 8, 2025 35
October (300 x 250 px)

This Month in History -October

October 13, 2025 38
September (300 x 250 px)

This Month in History -September

October 8, 2025 28