Win or lose, the coaches in the NCAA Division I men?s basketball tournament will make $1.4 million on average this season, according to a USA TODAY analysis of contracts and other compensation documents. Coaches’ pay ? for both football and men’s basketball ? has continued to increase amid pay freezes and cutbacks on many campuses, prompting protests at some schools. At the same time, about a dozen athletic departments in Division I operate without university or student fee funding.
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