ACC schools, including UNC, NC State and Duke, are poised to reap big-time benefit from NCAA’s new women’s basketball unit distribution, rewarding teams for postseason success.

There is no formula for accurately predicting who will win the NCAA Tournament. But over the years, we’ve learned a thing or two. Including UConn last season, 19 of the past 22 national champions have been ranked among KenPom’s top six teams entering the postseason.

Alabama State is one of two HBCU men’s teams in this year’s field for the NCAA Tournament. The Hornets played in the very first game of the tournament on Tuesday night versus Saint Francis (PA) in the NCAA First Four,