The (Peculiar) Economics of NCAA Basketball

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xviii

   PDF

2. Rottenberg, Neale, and the Governance Policies of Sports Leagues

   • Todd A. McFall

   Pages 1-25

3. The NCAA’S Peculiar Economic System

   • Todd A. McFall

   Pages 27-60

4. Technology, Legal Decisions, and Superstar Teams Undermine NCAA Authority

   • Todd A. McFall

   Pages 61-79

5. The Selection Committee’s Trade-Offs in Creating the Tournament Field

   • Todd A. McFall

   Pages 81-105

6. Trading Off Uncertainty for Revenue with the Pod System

   • Todd A. McFall

   Pages 107-137

7. Back Matter

   Pages 139-159

   PDF

The economics of the NCAA Division I men's basketball league are peculiar because it fails to hire the best college-aged players and does little to enhance competitive balance within the league. The league's policy decisions and its ability to remain economically viable, despite its short-sighted governance decisions, are discussed.

• economic system
• economics
• sports
• trading

Todd A. McFall is Assistant Professor at Wake Forest University, USA, where he has taught for five years. He has also consulted at Alvarez and Marsal, LLC in New York City and Welch Consulting in College Station, Texas. He has published numerous articles in peer reviewed journals on the economics of professional golf. He represents Wake Forest often on local television and radio, where he has been interviewed numerous times on the business of collegiate sports.

Policies and ethics