34 out of 50 states in 2011 are playing
In 2013, assuming that's what you mean by "this year," the NCAA Men's basketball tournament included teams from 31 states and the District of Columbia.
49 out of the 50 states are represented in NCAA Division I Men's Basketball (Alaska is not). Of those 49 states, 18 were not represented in the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. They are listed below.ArizonaArkansasDelawareGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisLouisianaMaineMinnesotaNew HampshireNew JerseyNorth DakotaOklahomaOregonRhode IslandSouth CarolinaWyoming
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Texas beat USC with Cheryl Miller playing in her final year, 97-81 to win the 1986 NCAA c;hampionship's.
If "this year" is 2013, then the answer is that 62% of the 50 states were represented by teams in the NCAA men's basketball tournament. That also happens to be the samepercentage as 2012.
Kara Lang plays for the UCLA Bruins in the NCAA. NCAA is strictly amateur, and if any NCAA athlete accepts money, or any sort of benefits their eligibility is cancelled. So if she does accept money, she probably would no longer be playing in the NCAA.
a large amount of people participate in in NCAA sports.
NCAA Woman of the Year Award was created in 1991.