Why do men's and women's NCAA Tournament games have different formats? Men's games are two 20-minute halves, while women's are four 10-minute quarters ...

" Four quarters instead of two halves: Men's college basketball is the only visible form of the game in the world that does not have quarters. It is not a question of remaining unique.

Historical records indicate that both college basketball and the NBA adopted four 10-minute quarters in 1951, though the NCAA reverted to halves in 1954 while the NBA maintained quarters and ...

When did women's college basketball start playing four quarters? Women's basketball was played with two halves leading up to 2014-2015. However, the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved ...

Each quarter is 10 minutes (equaling 40 minutes, the same total time as 20-minute halves in men's) and halftime is 15 minutes.