In AP survey, ADs raise worries about women’s college sports

FILE - Stanford's Kiana Williams passes during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Missouri State in the Sweet 16 round of the Women's NCAA tournament at the Alamodome in San Antonio, in this Sunday, March 28, 2021, file photo. Williams said it hurt to see “the same effort” did not go into organizing the women’s basketball tournament as the men’s tournament. A new AP survey of athletic directors and conversations with ADs and conference commissioners during March Madness show concern about what would happen to women's college sports under proposals that would put more money in the pockets of some athletes. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Graphic page results of an AP survey of college athletic directors; 3c x 5 1/2 inches

FILE - Oregon guard Will Richardson, right, drives up court in front of Southern California guard Tahj Eaddy (2) during the first half of a Sweet 16 game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, in this Sunday, March 28, 2021, file photo. Arena branding was among the differences people noticed between the NCAA’s two biggest events, the women’s and men’s basketball tournaments. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2020, file photo, a panel of witnesses, from left, Big 12 Conference Commissioner Bob Bowlsby, National Collegiate Athletic Association President Mark Emmert, University of Kansas Chancellor Dr. Douglas Girod, National College Players Association Executive Director Ramogi Huma and National Collegiate Athletic Association Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Chair Kendall Spencer, listen during a Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing on intercollegiate athlete compensation on Capitol Hill in Washington. Emmert has been engaging in damage control after people noticed differences between the men’s and women’s college basketball tournaments. A new AP survey of athletic directors and conversations with ADs and conference commissioners during March Madness show concern about what would happen to women's college sports under proposals that would put more money in the pockets of some athletes. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

FILE - Big East Conference Commissioner Val Ackerman speaks to reporters after the remaining NCAA college basketball games in the men's Big East Conference tournament were cancelled due to concerns about the coronavirus, at Madison Square Garden in New York, in this Thursday, March 12, 2020, file photo. Ackerman says she has heard concerns from athletic directors about “a finite amount of resources” as changes to college sports financing loom. A new AP survey of athletic directors and conversations with ADs and conference commissioners during March Madness show some have questions about what would happen to women's college sports under proposals that would put more money in the pockets of some athletes. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

FILE - Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey testifies before a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this Wednesday, July 1, 2020, file photo. Sankey told the AP he is “concerned — highly concerned — about the impact on all student-athletes” of coming changes to the way college sports finances work. A new AP survey of athletic directors and conversations with ADs and conference commissioners during March Madness show some have questions about what would happen to women's college sports under proposals that would put more money in the pockets of some athletes. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

FILE - Stanford players, top, and a Utah Valley player warm up before their college basketball game in the first round of the women's NCAA tournament at the Alamodome in San Antonio, in this Sunday, March 21, 2021, file photo. Arena branding was among the differences people noticed between the NCAA's two biggest events, the women's and men's basketball tournaments. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)