Found the answer to my question of how much is being attributed to the women's tournament
https://frontofficesports.com/ncaa-espn-...pionships/
$65M of the $115M annually is for the Women' tournament
$50M annually for the M/W College World series, W Volleyball, M Lacrosse and other non marquee events.
With the Men's Tournament paying out an estimated $900M a year, the women are being given less that 10% value of the Men. Since they compete directly against each other on the calendar, CBS and WBD not being in the mix of bidder would probably drive down the value a bit.
Could a standalone package of the M/W College World series, W Volleyball, M Lacrosse and other non marquee events gotten $50M a year, or is the W Basketball tournament propping them up?
When you factor in the OTA exposure on ABC and the wide distribution of the ESPN networks, its makes sense for the NCAA, who wants to protect the smaller less marketable championships, but the Women's probably could have gotten a bit more had they been allowed to be bid on completely on their own, but I understand they did what they did.
I still say ESPN is getting a good deal. By paying slightly more than 10% of what CBS/WDS are paying for the Men, they get the growing Women's tournament along with everything else thrown in.