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LSU guard Aneesah Morrow (24) reacts after making a basket while being fouled by Seton Hall in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

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LSU's Aneesah Morrow is a rebounding machine and leads the nation in boards

The Associated Press

Aneesah Morrow has a nose for the ball, constantly hustling for rebounds. It's no wonder she leads the nation in rebounding.

A dozen schools from the Gulf South made it into the 2024 NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, including (left-right, top-bottom) McNeese State University, Samford University, Jackson State University, Grambling State University and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. For these schools, making it into the tournament is an accomplishment that can have a ripple effect on the entire school.

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For some Gulf South schools, a March Madness loss can still be a win off the court

Joseph King

Making it into the NCAA Tournament can translate to boosts in student enrollment, athletic involvement, merchandise sales and more for participating schools.

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March Madness is here! Here are the Gulf South teams to watch in the men’s, women’s tournaments

Joseph King

Get info on the seven men’s teams and five women’s teams playing in the NCAA Division I basketball tournament, plus see what time they play.

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More Money for Student Athletes May Not Mean More for Education

College football season is upon us. The first regular season game for the LSU Tigers is in two weeks. Playoffs debut this year. And the Tigers will have a…

Kansas State University President Kirk Schulz (left) discusses the NCAA structure Thursday, as Wright State University President David R. Hopkins looks on. The NCAA Board of Directors approved a package of historic reforms Thursday that will give the nation's five biggest conferences the ability to unilaterally change some of the basic rules governing college sports.

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NCAA Votes To Give New Autonomy To Big Conferences

Bill Chappell

Elite college sports conferences can set their own rules about sharing profits with student-athletes, under a new policy adopted by the NCAA's Division I Board of Directors on Thursday.

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NCAA Vote Could Boost Student-Athletes' Benefits, Big Schools' Power

Tom Goldman

Major college sports programs could take a significant step toward sharing their wealth. The NCAA Board of Directors is to vote on a plan to restructure Division I athletics.

Wisconsin's Traevon Jackson at practice for the 2014 NCAA men's college basketball tournament. Commentator Frank Deford says that, despite NCAA claims to the contrary, most college players are not typical students — "their job is to play a sport."

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Deford: NCAA Says Amateurism Is Alive And Well, But The Jig Is Up

Frank Deford

In a trial underway in California, the NCAA is arguing that college ball players should not be paid. But every coach knows that many players are not typical students, says commentator Frank Deford.

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NCAA Directors Decide To Allow More Freedom To Wealthier Schools

Tom Goldman

Major changes are expected for the NCAA, whose board meets Thursday. Directors will consider giving the five power conferences more autonomy, as well as changing the way scholarships are administered.

Arizona guard Gabe York (1) pulls down a rebound as teammate Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (23) watches during a regional semifinal NCAA college basketball tournament game against San Diego State, Thursday in Anaheim, Calif.

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Would March Be Less Mad If Players Were Paid?

Alan Greenblatt

A ruling this week that football players at Northwestern University could join a union has prompted dire warnings, but the most popular college sports probably wouldn't change much at all.