Sweet Deal Acc S Ncaa Tournament Run Good For 30M Windfall

And with the ACC’s 12-1 NCAA Tournament record thus far, it adds up to a windfall of upwards of $30 million, ESPN.com reported.

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Heads up, here’s the math: Each game played in this year’s tournament (a.k.a. “unit”) is worth six annual payments of $265,791, which equals $1.59 million from 2017-22. The ACC has accrued 13 units thus far, and is guaranteed a minimum of six more in the Sweet 16. So, 19 X $1.59 million = $30.3 million over six years.

But wait, there’s more. Because there are no intra-ACC matchups in the Sweet 16, it’s conceivable all six ACC teams — Duke, Miami (Fla.), North Carolina, Notre Dame, Syracuse and Virginia — could advance to the Elite Eight.

According to ESPN.com, the record for units earned by one conference in a single NCAA Tournament is 24 by the Big East in 2009. The ACC set a record of a different sort last year, when it became the first conference to guarantee itself more than $30 million in a single tournament (21 units adding up to $32.8 million).

And the rising tide lifts all boats because the ACC splits NCAA Tournament revenue equally among all 15 schools, regardless of whether or not they made the tournament.