Estimated NCAA Athlete Revenue Sharing 2025-26:
As part of the House v. NCAA proposed settlement, schools will be allowed to share athletic department revenues with their varsity athletes beginning in the 2025-26 academic year. While not finalized, under the proposed revenue sharing model, schools will be allowed to distribute revenue to its athletes up to 22% of the average Power 5 School annual athletic revenue. The estimate for average Power 5 school revenue is just under $ 100 million annually, so this will result in a cap for 2025-26 of around $ 21 million (estimated to grow to $ 33 million over the next ten years).
We compiled data from the most recently available NCAA membership reporting of 20 Power Conference schools, and arrived at the following estimated revenue sharing allocations per team:
Estimated Revenue Sharing Power School Averages | Team | Average Per Team | Average Roster * | Average Per Athlete | % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Football | M | 15,029,708 | 105 | 143,140 | 77.3% |
Basketball | M | 3,209,097 | 15 | 222,050 | 16.5% |
Hockey | M | 545,334 | 26 | 20,975 | 2.6% |
Baseball | M | 358,510 | 34 | 10,394 | 1.8% |
Basketball | W | 229,259 | 14 | 16,740 | 1.2% |
Wrestling | M | 123,695 | 30 | 4,128 | 0.6% |
Volleyball | W | 101,916 | 17 | 6,161 | 0.5% |
Gymnastics | W | 89,335 | 19 | 4,905 | 0.4% |
Softball | W | 81,799 | 23 | 3,605 | 0.4% |
Hockey | W | 64,353 | 25 | 2,686 | 0.3% |
Soccer | M/W | 57,790 | 28 | 2,064 | 0.3% |
Track & Field / X-C | M/W | 41,761 | 49 | 852 | 0.2% |
Lacrosse | M/W | 39,562 | 41 | 975 | 0.2% |
Swimming | M/W | 30,802 | 30 | 1,027 | 0.2% |
Rowing | W | 19,771 | 64 | 297 | 0.1% |
Field Hockey | W | 19,039 | 25 | 724 | 0.1% |
Tennis | M/W | 16,529 | 9 | 1,837 | 0.1% |
Golf | M/W | 12,124 | 9 | 1,347 | 0.1% |
Beach Volleyball | W | 8,372 | 17 | 520 | 0.0% |
Totals per School | 19,432,197 | 100% |
Football and Men’s basketball account for close to 95% of team specific revenues at most Power Conference schools, and athletes on these two teams will be the major beneficiaries under the proposed revenue sharing model. While football receives the most revenue sharing per team, Men’s basketball ends up with a significantly higher average per player due to much smaller roster sizes (15 versus 105).
These are estimates of the amount of revenue sharing each school could distribute to its athletes for the 2025-26 fiscal year assuming each school limits revenue sharing to 22% of its annual athletic department revenues. However, any school can elect to share in excess of 22% of its athletic revenues as long as the total payout does not exceed $ 21 million annually. So, in theory, a mid-major FBS school could distribute revenue sharing to its athletes up to the $ 21 million annual cap even if this might represent say 90% of its annual athletic revenues. In reality though, it would be fiscally reckless for a smaller school to do this, so our estimates use the 22% benchmark as a guide to what schools would likely distribute in revenue sharing. Since participation in revenue sharing is optional, a school can elect not to share revenue with its athletes or opt to distribute amounts less than the proposed $ 21 million cap. However, doing so would likely put that school at a competitive disadvantage in athletic recruiting.
The NCAA model is titled Revenue Sharing so the initial cut at an allocation per team will begin with this computation. While close to 95% of all team specific revenue is attributed to football and men’s basketball at most P5 schools, other factors will likely affect the ultimate allocation including Title IX considerations.
These are averages per athlete. In actuality, a few players per team will get substantially higher than the average, while many will get much less. Let’s take football as an example: the average Power conference school will likely allocate around $ 15 million in annual revenue sharing to football, which based on a NCAA roster limit of 105 results in an average of around $ 143,000 per player. However, a coach may make a commitment of say 10% or $ 1.5 million per year to land a 5-star quarterback recruit. Then maybe $ 700,000 per year for some running backs and receivers, plus say $ 2 million annually for a starting offensive line to block for the running backs and protect that pricey 5-star quarterback recruit. It can quickly add up, and for players who see little if any playing time, their revenue share will also likely be little or none.
* Rosters sizes subject to NCAA proposed limits beginning in 2025-26
Estimated Revenue Sharing by Conference:
By our calculations, NCAA I schools could be shelling out over $ 1.6 billion annually in revenue sharing beginning next year. Based on NCAA reporting data compiled by USA Today, we arrived at the following estimates of 2025-26 revenue sharing by conference and member schools:
Average Annual Athletic Revenues per School * | # of Schools | Revenue per School | 22% of Revenue | 2025 Cap |
---|---|---|---|---|
SEC | 16 | 122,170,753 | 26,877,566 | 20,862,047 |
Big Ten | 18 | 116,190,176 | 25,561,839 | 20,359,707 |
ACC | 18 | 85,546,578 | 18,820,247 | 18,443,578 |
Big 12 | 16 | 66,210,685 | 14,566,351 | 14,566,351 |
Pac-12 | 2 | 60,974,391 | 13,414,366 | 13,414,366 |
Sub-total - P5 Schools * | 70 | $ 100,420,042 | $ 22,092,409 | $ 18,755,486 |
Mountain West | 11 | 19,862,094 | 4,369,661 | 4,369,661 |
American Athletic | 13 | 13,597,219 | 2,991,388 | 2,991,388 |
Sun Belt | 14 | 9,187,681 | 2,021,290 | 2,021,290 |
Mid-American | 12 | 8,651,993 | 1,903,438 | 1,903,438 |
Conference USA | 10 | 7,466,103 | 1,642,543 | 1,642,543 |
Sub-total - G5 Schools | 60 | $ 11,493,375 | $ 2,528,543 | $ 2,528,543 |
All other NCAA I Schools | 232 | $ 3,881,357 | $ 853,899 | $ 853,899 |
Totals - All NCAA I Schools | 362 |
Computed Athletic Department revenue includes event tickets and admission fees, game guarantees, TV, media, licensing, advertising, sponsorships and royalty rights, bowl game, NCAA and conference distributions and all related revenues. Revenue does not include direct or indirect school support, student fees or unrecompensed (i.e. charitable) contributions to the athletic department from alumni and boosters.
Based on these estimates, the average Power 5 conference school ($ 18,755,486) will likely compensate its athletes over seven times what the average Group of 5 school ($ 2,528,543) and over twenty times what all other NCAA I schools ($ 853,899) will likely share. These estimates assume schools use the 22% revenue sharing benchmark for their own revenue sharing – however, any school can exceed to share in excess of 22% annually as long as the total annual payout does not exceed the $ 21 million cap.
* We are confident in these estimates: our computed average annual revenue per P5 conference school came to $ 100,420,042 – spot on with the $ 100 million average P5 estimate reportedly used to formulate the parameters of the proposed NCAA revenue sharing model. Note: Revenue sharing is in addition to any third-party NIL compensation and athletic scholarships received by athletes.
Note: A separate antitrust case (Fontenot v. NCAA) contests the proposed settlement reached in House v NCAA as being insufficient. Among the complaints is that the proposed 22% revenue sharing allocation is too low, and by inference that revenue sharing by NCAA member schools should be mandatory, not optional.
Estimated Athlete Revenue Sharing by NCAA I School 2025-26:
The following is an estimate of the likely amount each public NCAA I school would distribute to its athletes under the proposed NCAA revenue sharing agreement. This assumes each school limits revenue sharing to 22% of its annual revenue. However, schools can exceed the 22% benchmark as long as the revenue sharing payout does not exceed the annual cap per school estimated to be about $ 21 million for the 2025-26 fiscal year:
Maximum Revenue Sharing
Estimates 2025-26Group Conf Annual
Revenue22% of
Revenue2025 Cap % of
revenue
Ohio State P5 Big Ten 187,930,323 41,344,671 21,000,000 11%
Michigan P5 Big Ten 166,204,848 36,565,067 21,000,000 13%
Texas P5 SEC 161,316,575 35,489,647 21,000,000 13%
Alabama P5 SEC 143,674,059 31,608,293 21,000,000 15%
Nebraska P5 Big Ten 142,131,011 31,268,822 21,000,000 15%
Penn State P5 Big Ten 141,979,389 31,235,466 21,000,000 15%
Texas A&M P5 SEC 138,935,509 30,565,812 21,000,000 15%
Oklahoma P5 SEC 134,140,083 29,510,818 21,000,000 16%
Wisconsin P5 Big Ten 132,091,734 29,060,181 21,000,000 16%
Kentucky P5 SEC 131,139,792 28,850,754 21,000,000 16%
Arkansas P5 SEC 128,309,736 28,228,142 21,000,000 16%
Georgia P5 SEC 125,201,819 27,544,400 21,000,000 17%
Florida P5 SEC 123,787,622 27,233,277 21,000,000 17%
LSU P5 SEC 123,379,555 27,143,502 21,000,000 17%
Auburn P5 SEC 122,045,527 26,850,016 21,000,000 17%
Iowa P5 Big Ten 118,237,834 26,012,323 21,000,000 18%
Tennessee P5 SEC 117,878,812 25,933,339 21,000,000 18%
Michigan State P5 Big Ten 117,004,694 25,741,033 21,000,000 18%
Oregon P5 Big Ten 112,696,955 24,793,330 21,000,000 19%
Louisville P5 ACC 109,745,038 24,143,908 21,000,000 19%
Minnesota P5 Big Ten 102,829,428 22,622,474 21,000,000 20%
South Carolina P5 SEC 102,805,072 22,617,116 21,000,000 20%
Indiana P5 Big Ten 102,392,473 22,526,344 21,000,000 21%
Washington P5 Big Ten 102,064,858 22,454,269 21,000,000 21%
Missouri P5 SEC 98,443,897 21,657,657 21,000,000 21%
Purdue P5 Big Ten 98,227,839 21,610,125 21,000,000 21%
Florida State P5 ACC 96,573,266 21,246,119 21,000,000 22%
Illinois P5 Big Ten 94,445,170 20,777,937 20,777,937 22%
Mississippi P5 SEC 93,462,097 20,561,661 20,561,661 22%
North Carolina P5 ACC 92,384,652 20,324,623 20,324,623 22%
Clemson P5 ACC 91,036,646 20,028,062 20,028,062 22%
Kansas P5 Big 12 89,242,319 19,633,310 19,633,310 22%
Mississippi State P5 SEC 88,041,139 19,369,051 19,369,051 22%
Iowa State P5 Big 12 86,403,751 19,008,825 19,008,825 22%
Maryland P5 Big Ten 82,283,284 18,102,322 18,102,322 22%
UCLA P5 Big Ten 81,961,661 18,031,565 18,031,565 22%
West Virginia P5 Big 12 81,632,904 17,959,239 17,959,239 22%
Georgia Tech P5 ACC 81,019,988 17,824,397 17,824,397 22%
North Carolina State P5 ACC 80,476,086 17,704,739 17,704,739 22%
Arizona State P5 Big 12 77,200,589 16,984,130 16,984,130 22%
Rutgers P5 Big Ten 76,561,314 16,843,489 16,843,489 22%
Texas Tech P5 Big 12 75,377,557 16,583,063 16,583,063 22%
Virginia P5 ACC 74,800,419 16,456,092 16,456,092 22%
Arizona P5 Big 12 73,374,904 16,142,479 16,142,479 22%
Utah P5 Big 12 73,358,616 16,138,896 16,138,896 22%
Virginia Tech P5 ACC 72,924,072 16,043,296 16,043,296 22%
Kansas State P5 Big 12 72,713,016 15,996,864 15,996,864 22%
Oklahoma State P5 Big 12 71,794,110 15,794,704 15,794,704 22%
California P5 ACC 70,959,035 15,610,988 15,610,988 22%
Colorado P5 Big 12 69,682,206 15,330,085 15,330,085 22%
Oregon State P5 Pac-12 62,557,861 13,762,729 13,762,729 22%
Washington State P5 Pac-12 59,390,920 13,066,002 13,066,002 22%
Cincinnati P5 Big 12 41,816,933 9,199,725 9,199,725 22%
Nevada-Las Vegas G5 MWC 29,750,807 6,545,178 6,545,178 22%
Connecticut D1 Big East 29,535,973 6,497,914 6,497,914 22%
Memphis G5 AAC 26,524,204 5,835,325 5,835,325 22%
Central Florida P5 Big 12 26,081,625 5,737,958 5,737,958 22%
Boise State G5 MWC 24,372,780 5,362,012 5,362,012 22%
Fresno State G5 MWC 23,992,615 5,278,375 5,278,375 22%
Houston P5 Big 12 22,060,373 4,853,282 4,853,282 22%
Colorado State G5 MWC 22,041,323 4,849,091 4,849,091 22%
South Florida G5 AAC 20,462,192 4,501,682 4,501,682 22%
New Mexico G5 MWC 19,941,247 4,387,074 4,387,074 22%
Nevada G5 MWC 19,890,559 4,375,923 4,375,923 22%
East Carolina G5 AAC 18,984,742 4,176,643 4,176,643 22%
Wyoming G5 MWC 18,676,631 4,108,859 4,108,859 22%
San Diego State G5 MWC 17,693,647 3,892,602 3,892,602 22%
Hawaii D1 Big West 15,608,789 3,433,934 3,433,934 22%
Georgia State G5 S-Belt 14,063,569 3,093,985 3,093,985 22%
Appalachian State G5 S-Belt 13,522,783 2,975,012 2,975,012 22%
North Dakota State D1 Summit 13,148,781 2,892,732 2,892,732 22%
Utah State G5 MWC 12,336,573 2,714,046 2,714,046 22%
North Dakota D1 Summit 12,204,707 2,685,036 2,685,036 22%
Montana D1 Big Sky 11,918,096 2,621,981 2,621,981 22%
Wichita State G5 AAC 11,906,324 2,619,391 2,619,391 22%
Texas-San Antonio G5 AAC 11,193,919 2,462,662 2,462,662 22%
Kent State G5 MAC 11,085,952 2,438,909 2,438,909 22%
Arkansas State G5 S-Belt 10,961,745 2,411,584 2,411,584 22%
South Dakota State D1 Summit 10,731,339 2,360,895 2,360,895 22%
Florida International G5 CUSA 10,457,738 2,300,702 2,300,702 22%
Marshall G5 S-Belt 10,135,615 2,229,835 2,229,835 22%
Old Dominion G5 S-Belt 10,116,411 2,225,610 2,225,610 22%
Toledo G5 MAC 10,107,516 2,223,654 2,223,654 22%
Texas-El Paso G5 CUSA 10,083,334 2,218,333 2,218,333 22%
San Jose State G5 MWC 9,924,753 2,183,446 2,183,446 22%
Louisiana-Lafayette G5 S-Belt 9,794,518 2,154,794 2,154,794 22%
Florida Atlantic G5 AAC 9,468,471 2,083,064 2,083,064 22%
Montana State D1 Big Sky 9,421,648 2,072,763 2,072,763 22%
Western Michigan G5 MAC 9,280,852 2,041,787 2,041,787 22%
William & Mary D1 CAA 9,092,373 2,000,322 2,000,322 22%
Nebraska-Omaha D1 Summit 9,074,612 1,996,415 1,996,415 22%
Massachusetts D1 A10 9,021,011 1,984,622 1,984,622 22%
Alabama at Birmingham G5 AAC 8,956,239 1,970,373 1,970,373 22%
Bowling Green G5 MAC 8,933,474 1,965,364 1,965,364 22%
New Mexico State G5 CUSA 8,911,525 1,960,536 1,960,536 22%
Middle Tennessee G5 CUSA 8,851,990 1,947,438 1,947,438 22%
Miami (Ohio) G5 MAC 8,848,517 1,946,674 1,946,674 22%
Akron G5 MAC 8,812,130 1,938,669 1,938,669 22%
North Texas G5 AAC 8,791,927 1,934,224 1,934,224 22%
Central Michigan G5 MAC 8,623,857 1,897,249 1,897,249 22%
South Alabama G5 S-Belt 8,457,690 1,860,692 1,860,692 22%
Georgia Southern G5 S-Belt 8,289,638 1,823,720 1,823,720 22%
Ohio G5 MAC 8,193,131 1,802,489 1,802,489 22%
Illinois State D1 MVC 8,116,615 1,785,655 1,785,655 22%
Southern Mississippi G5 S-Belt 8,083,426 1,778,354 1,778,354 22%
Louisiana Tech G5 CUSA 7,982,795 1,756,215 1,756,215 22%
Jackson State D1 SWAC 7,773,812 1,710,239 1,710,239 22%
Eastern Michigan G5 MAC 7,729,246 1,700,434 1,700,434 22%
Louisiana-Monroe G5 S-Belt 7,689,285 1,691,643 1,691,643 22%
Virginia Commonwealth D1 A10 7,602,581 1,672,568 1,672,568 22%
Western Kentucky G5 CUSA 7,551,622 1,661,357 1,661,357 22%
Ball State G5 MAC 7,530,392 1,656,686 1,656,686 22%
Texas State G5 S-Belt 7,433,062 1,635,274 1,635,274 22%
Northern Illinois G5 MAC 7,432,721 1,635,199 1,635,199 22%
Buffalo G5 MAC 7,246,128 1,594,148 1,594,148 22%
Missouri State D1 MVC 7,096,823 1,561,301 1,561,301 22%
Troy G5 S-Belt 7,046,695 1,550,273 1,550,273 22%
James Madison G5 S-Belt 6,975,380 1,534,584 1,534,584 22%
New Hampshire D1 AM East 6,416,670 1,411,667 1,411,667 22%
California-Davis D1 Big West 6,373,174 1,402,098 1,402,098 22%
Charlotte G5 AAC 6,086,956 1,339,130 1,339,130 22%
Coastal Carolina G5 S-Belt 6,057,710 1,332,696 1,332,696 22%
Southeastern Louisiana D1 Southland 5,802,004 1,276,441 1,276,441 22%
Southern Illinois D1 MVC 5,531,987 1,217,037 1,217,037 22%
South Dakota D1 Summit 5,522,744 1,215,004 1,215,004 22%
Idaho D1 Big Sky 5,475,898 1,204,698 1,204,698 22%
Sam Houston State G5 CUSA 5,405,153 1,189,134 1,189,134 22%
Florida A&M D1 SWAC 5,291,597 1,164,151 1,164,151 22%
Rhode Island D1 A10 5,264,067 1,158,095 1,158,095 22%
Albany D1 AM East 5,221,198 1,148,664 1,148,664 22%
Northern Iowa D1 MVC 5,080,013 1,117,603 1,117,603 22%
California Polytechnic D1 Big West 5,078,219 1,117,208 1,117,208 22%
Southern D1 SWAC 5,018,375 1,104,043 1,104,043 22%
Kennesaw State G5 CUSA 4,835,519 1,063,814 1,063,814 22%
Sacramento State D1 Big Sky 4,720,801 1,038,576 1,038,576 22%
George Mason D1 A10 4,620,770 1,016,569 1,016,569 22%
Stony Brook D1 CAA 4,552,632 1,001,579 1,001,579 22%
McNeese State D1 Southland 4,460,526 981,316 981,316 22%
Alabama State D1 SWAC 4,458,891 980,956 980,956 22%
Maine D1 AM East 4,294,310 944,748 944,748 22%
Vermont D1 AM East 4,287,365 943,220 943,220 22%
East Tennessee State D1 Southern 4,254,929 936,084 936,084 22%
Arkansas-Pine Bluff D1 SWAC 4,253,463 935,762 935,762 22%
Northern Colorado D1 Big Sky 4,117,149 905,773 905,773 22%
Lamar D1 Southland 4,040,619 888,936 888,936 22%
Citadel D1 Southern 3,931,356 864,898 864,898 22%
Northern Arizona D1 Big Sky 3,922,043 862,849 862,849 22%
California-Irvine D1 Big West 3,709,359 816,059 816,059 22%
Youngstown State D1 Horizon 3,698,887 813,755 813,755 22%
North Florida D1 ASUN 3,598,743 791,723 791,723 22%
Texas Southern D1 SWAC 3,598,136 791,590 791,590 22%
North Carolina A&T D1 CAA 3,579,281 787,442 787,442 22%
Southern Utah D1 WAC 3,568,515 785,073 785,073 22%
Tennessee-Chattanooga D1 Southern 3,529,320 776,450 776,450 22%
Murray State D1 MVC 3,526,246 775,774 775,774 22%
Central Arkansas D1 ASUN 3,521,414 774,711 774,711 22%
College of Charleston D1 CAA 3,470,276 763,461 763,461 22%
Austin Peay D1 ASUN 3,443,351 757,537 757,537 22%
Stephen F. Austin D1 WAC 3,437,325 756,212 756,212 22%
Eastern Kentucky D1 ASUN 3,350,516 737,114 737,114 22%
Eastern Washington D1 Big Sky 3,305,381 727,184 727,184 22%
Towson D1 CAA 3,304,287 726,943 726,943 22%
South Carolina State D1 MEAC 3,288,021 723,365 723,365 22%
Prairie View A&M D1 SWAC 3,269,726 719,340 719,340 22%
Weber State D1 Big Sky 3,260,976 717,415 717,415 22%
Western Carolina D1 Southern 3,258,688 716,911 716,911 22%
Idaho State D1 Big Sky 3,251,217 715,268 715,268 22%
Long Beach State D1 Big West 3,244,095 713,701 713,701 22%
Jacksonville State G5 CUSA 3,115,248 685,355 685,355 22%
Norfolk State D1 MEAC 3,102,827 682,622 682,622 22%
Eastern Illinois D1 OVC 3,014,524 663,195 663,195 22%
Tennessee Tech D1 OVC 2,966,636 652,660 652,660 22%
Oakland D1 Horizon 2,918,138 641,990 641,990 22%
Alcorn State D1 SWAC 2,918,132 641,989 641,989 22%
Nicholls State D1 Southland 2,823,129 621,088 621,088 22%
North Carolina Wilmington D1 CAA 2,783,777 612,431 612,431 22%
Northwestern State La D1 Southland 2,718,473 598,064 598,064 22%
Binghamton D1 AM East 2,628,552 578,281 578,281 22%
Indiana State D1 MVC 2,573,065 566,074 566,074 22%
Tennessee-Martin D1 OVC 2,517,550 553,861 553,861 22%
Florida Gulf Coast D1 ASUN 2,517,260 553,797 553,797 22%
Southeast Missouri State D1 OVC 2,508,796 551,935 551,935 22%
Grambling State D1 SWAC 2,489,931 547,785 547,785 22%
Portland State D1 Big Sky 2,489,848 547,767 547,767 22%
California-Santa Barbara D1 Big West 2,466,132 542,549 542,549 22%
Tarleton State D1 WAC 2,441,406 537,109 537,109 22%
Western Illinois D1 OVC 2,390,542 525,919 525,919 22%
Texas-Arlington D1 WAC 2,389,367 525,661 525,661 22%
Arkansas-Little Rock D1 OVC 2,310,583 508,328 508,328 22%
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi D1 Southland 2,271,799 499,796 499,796 22%
Massachusetts-Lowell D1 AM East 2,225,277 489,561 489,561 22%
Southern Illinois Edwardsville D1 OVC 2,216,427 487,614 487,614 22%
Illinois-Chicago D1 MVC 2,194,742 482,843 482,843 22%
Utah Tech D1 WAC 2,148,856 472,748 472,748 22%
North Carolina Central D1 MEAC 2,102,571 462,566 462,566 22%
Utah Valley D1 WAC 2,091,610 460,154 460,154 22%
Tennessee State D1 OVC 2,002,408 440,530 440,530 22%
Wisconsin-Green Bay D1 Horizon 1,890,485 415,907 415,907 22%
North Alabama D1 ASUN 1,881,761 413,987 413,987 22%
Morehead State D1 OVC 1,876,261 412,777 412,777 22%
VMI D1 Southern 1,851,268 407,279 407,279 22%
North Carolina Greensboro D1 Southern 1,843,583 405,588 405,588 22%
California State-Fullerton D1 Big West 1,817,621 399,877 399,877 22%
Missouri-Kansas City D1 Summit 1,790,439 393,897 393,897 22%
Texas-Rio Grande Valley D1 WAC 1,787,569 393,265 393,265 22%
Cleveland State D1 Horizon 1,786,021 392,925 392,925 22%
Central Connecticut D1 NEC 1,763,424 387,953 387,953 22%
Radford D1 Big South 1,761,835 387,604 387,604 22%
Wright State D1 Horizon 1,714,794 377,255 377,255 22%
Maryland-Baltimore Cty D1 AM East 1,692,086 372,259 372,259 22%
Wisconsin-Milwaukee D1 Horizon 1,623,233 357,111 357,111 22%
Mississippi Valley State D1 SWAC 1,593,781 350,632 350,632 22%
Northern Kentucky D1 Horizon 1,526,658 335,865 335,865 22%
Maryland-Eastern Shore D1 MEAC 1,466,750 322,685 322,685 22%
North Carolina Asheville D1 Big South 1,421,565 312,744 312,744 22%
California-San Diego D1 Big West 1,382,837 304,224 304,224 22%
New Jersey Tech D1 AM East 1,349,787 296,953 296,953 22%
Alabama A&M D1 SWAC 1,345,574 296,026 296,026 22%
California State-Bakersfield D1 Big West 1,254,479 275,985 275,985 22%
Morgan State D1 MEAC 1,247,370 274,421 274,421 22%
California-Riverside D1 Big West 1,241,054 273,032 273,032 22%
Coppin State D1 MEAC 1,215,677 267,449 267,449 22%
Purdue Fort Wayne D1 Horizon 1,191,837 262,204 262,204 22%
Longwood D1 Big South 1,158,308 254,828 254,828 22%
Winthrop D1 Big South 1,149,466 252,883 252,883 22%
Indiana-Purdue Indianapolis D1 Horizon 1,132,733 249,201 249,201 22%
California State-Northridge D1 Big West 979,609 215,514 215,514 22%
South Carolina Upstate D1 Big South 963,236 211,912 211,912 22%
Delaware State D1 MEAC 835,191 183,742 183,742 22%
New Orleans D1 Southland 681,927 150,024 150,024 22%
Chicago State D1 NEC 533,237 117,312 117,312 22%
The above data includes public NCAA Division I colleges only, comprehensive private school data is not currently available. For our sources of information see our Methodology page.
Non-Power Conference Schools face a newly tilted playing field:
Non-Power conference schools have much smaller revenues and their athlete revenue sharing pool will likely be a fraction of what big schools can – and will – pay. In men’s basketball and football, the average Power conference player can expect to receive between 5 to 60 times what a non-power conference player would receive.
Recruiting by non-power conference teams in revenue generating sports is going to be much more difficult. Since inception of the NCAA in 1906, all Division I member schools have recruited athletes subject to the same financial parameters: all schools were subject to identical scholarship limits per sport, and no member school could compensate athletes directly. The revenue sharing model scheduled to begin in 2025 will uproot this this long existing level playing field, and drastically alter the competitive balance between NCAA I schools.
Substantial increase in potential athletic scholarships for NCAA I athletes:
The NCAA recognizes that revenue sharing will primarily benefit athletes in only a few sports. To address this issue, the organization has proposed to eliminate existing scholarship restrictions on all D1 sports and instead substitute roster limits. This could create a substantial increase in athletic scholarships especially in non-revenue sports. For example, the scholarship limit in women’s rowing will increase from 20 to 68, in softball from 12 to 25 and in baseball from 11.7 to 34. Here are the new limits under the proposal:
Scholarship Limits
per NCAA I SportTeam Old
limitNew
limitIncrease
Per team%
Increase# of
TeamsIncrease in
Available
Scholarships# of
Athletes
Men's NCAA I Sports
Baseball M 11.7 34 22.3 191% 305 6,802 12,109
Basketball M 13 15 2 15% 362 724 5,826
Fencing M 4.5 24 19.5 433% 23 449 444
Football (FBS) M 85 105 20 24% 133 2,660 16,907
Golf M 4.5 9 4.5 100% 305 1,373 3,090
Gymnastics M 6.3 20 13.7 217% 12 164 250
Hockey M 18 26 8 44% 63 504 1,834
Lacrosse M 12.6 48 35.4 281% 77 2,726 3,914
Skiing M 6.3 16 9.7 154% 11 107 160
Soccer M 9.9 28 18.1 183% 212 3,837 6,708
Swimming M 9.9 30 20.1 203% 137 2,754 4,032
Tennis M 4.5 10 5.5 122% 242 1,331 2,485
Track / X-C M 12.6 62 49.4 392% 301 14,869 11,942
Volleyball M 4.5 18 13.5 300% 29 392 610
Water polo M 4.5 24 19.5 433% 29 566 774
Wrestling M 9.9 30 20.1 203% 80 1,608 2,805
Women's NCAA I Sports
Basketball W 15 15 - - 360 - 5,468
Beach volleyball W 6 19 13 217% 67 871 1,202
Bowling W 5 11 6 120% 37 222 360
Equestrian W 15 50 35 233% 20 700 798
Fencing W 5 24 19 380% 28 532 506
Field hockey W 12 27 15 125% 82 1,230 2,024
Golf W 6 9 3 50% 277 831 2,357
Gymnastics W 12 20 8 67% 62 496 1,279
Hockey W 18 26 8 44% 39 312 1,006
Lacrosse W 12 38 26 217% 130 3,380 4,459
Rowing W 20 68 48 240% 92 4,416 1,824
Rugby W 12 36 24 200% 11 264 386
Skiing W 7 16 9 129% 12 108 192
Soccer W 14 28 14 100% 348 4,872 10,658
Softball W 12 25 13 108% 307 3,991 7,024
Swimming W 14 30 16 114% 200 3,200 6,196
Tennis W 8 10 2 25% 312 624 2,930
Track / X-C W 18 62 44 244% 350 15,400 14,116
Triathlon W 6.5 14 7.5 115% 12 90 110
Acrobatics W 14 55 41 293% 6 246 252
Volleyball W 12 18 6 50% 346 2,076 6,159
Water polo W 8 24 16 200% 37 592 854
Wrestling W 10 30 20 200% 4 80 46
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Mixed / Coed Sports -
Rifle Mix 3.6 12 8.4 233% 22 185 262
Stunt Mix 14 65 51 364% 2 102 74
Totals 86,212 144,432
The potential impact of these additional awards is massive. Under our calculations, NCAA I schools could award up to 86,212 additional “full-ride” scholarships. Assuming a value of $ 35,000 annually per scholarship, this would result in potentially up to $ 3 billion in additional scholarship awards per year – almost double the estimated $ 1.6 billion in revenue sharing distributions.
But the actual increase is going to be substantially less than $ 3 billion. Scholarships awards are optional – a school can fully fund a sport or make awards less than the maximum allowed. Many schools already operate with roster sizes less than the NCAA limit, and they will have a new financial incentive to operate with smaller teams. And sadly, we’re likely to see cuts to non-revenue sports at many schools. Athletic directors are currently looking at a new reality where the costs of sponsoring a (competitive) non-revenue sport are likely to increase significantly, while the historical offsetting subsidy from sports such as football is being substantially decreased due to revenue sharing. To make matters worse, athletic departments are losing an undetermined amount of support from booster contributions being diverted to NIL collectives rather than directly to the schools. There are going to be painful decisions to make about non-revenue sports at many schools.
Potential Total Impact to schools from House v NCAA settlement:
As part of the potential settlement of the House v NCAA antitrust litigation, the NCAA has proposed the revenue sharing model outlined above, as well as removing scholarship limits for all NCAA I sports in order to give some additional consideration to athletes participating in non-revenue sports. For purposes of this analysis we are assuming a school’s athletic scholarship costs will increase by 25% – this percentage may be too low as there will likely be intense pressure from non-revenue sports to fully fund athletic scholarships. In addition to revenue sharing and additional scholarship costs, schools are currently losing booster financial support from donor funds that are being contributed to NIL collectives rather than directly to the schools. These three elements will have a potentially severe effect on a school’s athletic budget. The estimated potential total impact by school is as follows:
School Conference Football
DivisionRevenue
SharingAdditional
ScholarshipsCollective
FundingTotal
Impact
Ohio State Big Ten FBS 21,000,000 5,779,488 20,253,400 $ 47,032,889
Texas SEC FBS 21,000,000 3,610,803 22,272,474 $ 46,883,278
Michigan Big Ten FBS 21,000,000 7,969,319 16,357,054 $ 45,326,373
Louisiana State SEC FBS 21,000,000 3,147,779 20,137,141 $ 44,284,920
Georgia SEC FBS 21,000,000 2,963,443 18,326,566 $ 42,290,010
Texas A & M SEC FBS 21,000,000 3,410,965 17,228,714 $ 41,639,680
Alabama SEC FBS 21,000,000 3,947,942 15,995,406 $ 40,943,349
Penn State Big Ten FBS 21,000,000 5,847,097 13,793,489 $ 40,640,587
Oklahoma SEC FBS 21,000,000 4,652,676 14,817,595 $ 40,470,272
Florida SEC FBS 21,000,000 2,714,463 15,802,237 $ 39,516,701
Indiana Big Ten FBS 21,000,000 4,634,825 13,631,160 $ 39,265,985
Clemson ACC FBS 20,028,062 3,374,371 15,258,374 $ 38,660,808
Michigan State Big Ten FBS 21,000,000 4,213,978 13,035,471 $ 38,249,450
Tennessee SEC FBS 21,000,000 4,820,395 11,602,164 $ 37,422,560
Auburn SEC FBS 21,000,000 4,730,835 11,588,953 $ 37,319,789
Arkansas SEC FBS 21,000,000 3,623,305 11,544,039 $ 36,167,345
Kentucky SEC FBS 21,000,000 3,774,524 11,254,204 $ 36,028,729
Oregon Big Ten FBS 21,000,000 3,307,891 10,623,807 $ 34,931,698
Virginia ACC FBS 16,456,092 5,550,086 12,780,301 $ 34,786,480
Washington Big Ten FBS 21,000,000 4,093,057 9,406,794 $ 34,499,852
Wisconsin Big Ten FBS 21,000,000 4,451,499 8,982,406 $ 34,433,906
Louisville ACC FBS 21,000,000 3,734,149 9,443,439 $ 34,177,589
Iowa Big Ten FBS 21,000,000 3,362,494 9,698,730 $ 34,061,225
South Carolina SEC FBS 21,000,000 3,133,545 9,554,700 $ 33,688,246
Illinois Big Ten FBS 20,777,937 3,353,188 9,311,667 $ 33,442,793
Florida State ACC FBS 21,000,000 1,954,392 10,034,191 $ 32,988,584
North Carolina ACC FBS 20,324,623 3,784,472 8,355,617 $ 32,464,714
Nebraska Big Ten FBS 21,000,000 3,220,270 7,973,918 $ 32,194,189
Minnesota Big Ten FBS 21,000,000 4,016,619 7,171,424 $ 32,188,043
Mississippi SEC FBS 20,561,661 2,721,040 8,872,378 $ 32,155,080
Kansas Big 12 FBS 19,633,310 4,086,281 7,427,957 $ 31,147,549
Missouri SEC FBS 21,000,000 2,589,779 7,146,859 $ 30,736,639
Purdue Big Ten FBS 21,000,000 3,011,956 5,510,579 $ 29,522,536
Iowa State Big 12 FBS 19,008,825 2,496,355 7,551,312 $ 29,056,493
Mississippi State SEC FBS 19,369,051 3,137,077 6,467,166 $ 28,973,295
UCLA Big Ten FBS 18,031,565 4,210,184 5,919,423 $ 28,161,174
Virginia Tech ACC FBS 16,043,296 3,563,217 7,732,903 $ 27,339,417
Arizona State Big 12 FBS 16,984,130 4,077,476 5,689,877 $ 26,751,484
North Carolina State ACC FBS 17,704,739 3,100,788 5,935,429 $ 26,740,957
Utah Big 12 FBS 16,138,896 3,248,572 7,252,969 $ 26,640,437
Maryland Big Ten FBS 18,102,322 4,769,350 3,735,112 $ 26,606,786
Arizona Big 12 FBS 16,142,479 4,000,369 6,414,683 $ 26,557,531
West Virginia Big 12 FBS 17,959,239 2,664,101 5,495,362 $ 26,118,703
Rutgers Big Ten FBS 16,843,489 5,291,239 3,624,816 $ 25,759,545
Georgia InstituteTechnology ACC FBS 17,824,397 3,498,392 4,281,809 $ 25,604,600
Texas Tech Big 12 FBS 16,583,063 1,876,847 6,986,182 $ 25,446,092
Kansas State Big 12 FBS 15,996,864 2,117,046 7,121,436 $ 25,235,347
Colorado Big 12 FBS 15,330,085 3,056,619 5,337,719 $ 23,724,424
Oklahoma State Big 12 FBS 15,794,704 2,220,222 5,338,583 $ 23,353,510
California ACC FBS 15,610,988 3,680,583 3,932,903 $ 23,224,474
Oregon State Pac-12 FBS 13,762,729 2,594,594 3,163,423 $ 19,520,747
Washington State Pac-12 FBS 13,066,002 3,083,116 3,216,991 $ 19,366,111
Cincinnati Big 12 FBS 9,199,725 2,643,668 3,984,845 $ 15,828,240
Connecticut Big East FBS 6,497,914 3,007,977 3,839,690 $ 13,345,585
Nevada-Las Vegas MWC FBS 6,545,178 2,568,353 2,772,864 $ 11,886,396
Central Florida Big 12 FBS 5,737,958 2,634,921 3,308,993 $ 11,681,873
Memphis AAC FBS 5,835,325 2,138,532 2,634,877 $ 10,608,736
Boise State MWC FBS 5,362,012 2,409,742 2,765,657 $ 10,537,412
San Diego State MWC FBS 3,892,602 2,292,839 4,158,476 $ 10,343,919
Colorado State MWC FBS 4,849,091 2,407,323 2,586,300 $ 9,842,716
Fresno State MWC FBS 5,278,375 1,902,461 2,102,800 $ 9,283,638
Houston Big 12 FBS 4,853,282 2,130,414 2,098,333 $ 9,082,030
South Florida AAC FBS 4,501,682 2,117,236 2,235,939 $ 8,854,859
East Carolina AAC FBS 4,176,643 1,630,289 2,887,971 $ 8,694,906
Wyoming MWC FBS 4,108,859 2,076,030 2,426,393 $ 8,611,284
Nevada MWC FBS 4,375,923 2,232,243 2,000,558 $ 8,608,726
New Mexico MWC FBS 4,387,074 2,329,142 1,776,472 $ 8,492,690
Old Dominion S-Belt FBS 2,225,610 2,586,825 2,389,384 $ 7,201,821
Hawaii Big West FBS 3,433,934 2,612,451 1,051,850 $ 7,098,237
Appalachian State S-Belt FBS 2,975,012 1,644,867 1,925,394 $ 6,545,275
North Dakota State Summit FCS 2,892,732 1,258,273 2,070,608 $ 6,221,616
Montana Big Sky FCS 2,621,981 1,423,133 2,167,846 $ 6,212,962
Utah State MWC FBS 2,714,046 1,890,865 1,511,795 $ 6,116,708
Massachusetts A10 FBS 1,984,622 3,228,861 743,864 $ 5,957,351
North Dakota Summit FCS 2,685,036 1,543,784 1,602,727 $ 5,831,550
Marshall S-Belt FBS 2,229,835 2,107,694 1,462,900 $ 5,800,430
Georgia State S-Belt FBS 3,093,985 1,879,116 781,177 $ 5,754,281
William & Mary CAA FCS 2,000,322 2,662,909 933,943 $ 5,597,177
Wichita State AAC - 2,619,391 975,579 1,972,609 $ 5,567,581
Miami MAC FBS 1,946,674 2,990,200 602,237 $ 5,539,113
Toledo MAC FBS 2,223,654 2,238,293 928,243 $ 5,390,191
Texas at San Antonio AAC FBS 2,462,662 1,843,301 1,058,313 $ 5,364,278
James Madison S-Belt FBS 1,534,584 2,608,490 1,207,786 $ 5,350,862
Louisiana - Lafayette S-Belt FBS 2,154,794 1,877,348 1,284,835 $ 5,316,979
San Jose State MWC FBS 2,183,446 2,117,415 1,001,536 $ 5,302,399
Alabama at Birmingham AAC FBS 1,970,373 1,990,059 1,240,957 $ 5,201,390
Florida Atlantic AAC FBS 2,083,064 1,762,873 1,308,349 $ 5,154,288
Montana State Big Sky FCS 2,072,763 1,461,880 1,553,594 $ 5,088,239
Texas at El Paso CUSA FBS 2,218,333 1,836,341 955,659 $ 5,010,335
Arkansas State S-Belt FBS 2,411,584 1,362,744 1,207,619 $ 4,981,948
New Mexico State CUSA FBS 1,960,536 2,198,038 680,038 $ 4,838,613
Western Michigan MAC FBS 2,041,787 1,847,863 827,015 $ 4,716,667
Eastern Michigan MAC FBS 1,700,434 2,353,424 649,674 $ 4,703,534
Southern Mississippi S-Belt FBS 1,778,354 1,391,988 1,500,334 $ 4,670,677
New Hampshire AM East FCS 1,411,667 2,655,901 587,647 $ 4,655,218
South Dakota State Summit FCS 2,360,895 1,076,449 1,164,532 $ 4,601,879
Florida International CUSA FBS 2,300,702 2,052,892 229,930 $ 4,583,526
Kent State MAC FBS 2,438,909 1,924,336 160,201 $ 4,523,449
Ohio MAC FBS 1,802,489 2,185,491 509,427 $ 4,497,408
Virginia Commonwealth A10 - 1,672,568 1,912,304 902,755 $ 4,487,629
UNC Charlotte AAC FBS 1,339,130 1,569,066 1,570,976 $ 4,479,174
Bowling Green MAC FBS 1,965,364 1,836,009 670,821 $ 4,472,196
Middle Tennessee State CUSA FBS 1,947,438 2,076,259 418,455 $ 4,442,153
Rhode Island A10 FCS 1,158,095 2,709,600 561,639 $ 4,429,337
Georgia Southern S-Belt FBS 1,823,720 1,674,836 844,462 $ 4,343,020
South Alabama S-Belt FBS 1,860,692 1,869,166 479,267 $ 4,209,127
Texas State S-Belt FBS 1,635,274 1,970,442 599,058 $ 4,204,776
Louisiana Tech CUSA FBS 1,756,215 1,465,517 961,214 $ 4,182,947
UC Davis Big West FCS 1,402,098 2,218,851 524,841 $ 4,145,793
North Texas AAC FBS 1,934,224 1,600,017 607,493 $ 4,141,736
Illinois State MVC FCS 1,785,655 1,952,983 382,828 $ 4,121,469
Buffalo MAC FBS 1,594,148 2,176,767 348,600 $ 4,119,517
Coastal Carolina S-Belt FBS 1,332,696 2,366,235 367,676 $ 4,066,609
Central Michigan MAC FBS 1,897,249 1,533,857 545,831 $ 3,976,939
Ball State MAC FBS 1,656,686 1,937,905 341,183 $ 3,935,775
Western Kentucky CUSA FBS 1,661,357 1,336,892 870,548 $ 3,868,799
Missouri State MVC FCS 1,561,301 1,341,843 910,982 $ 3,814,129
Akron MAC FBS 1,938,669 1,459,703 372,336 $ 3,770,710
Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo Big West FCS 1,117,208 1,754,737 879,459 $ 3,751,408
Northern Illinois MAC FBS 1,635,199 1,604,622 506,195 $ 3,746,018
Troy S-Belt FBS 1,550,273 1,794,868 386,184 $ 3,731,327
Binghamton AM East - 578,281 1,200,533 1,848,070 $ 3,626,887
Nebraska at Omaha Summit - 1,996,415 1,024,047 556,138 $ 3,576,602
Albany AM East FCS 1,148,664 2,182,177 202,187 $ 3,533,031
George Mason A10 - 1,016,569 1,755,603 612,537 $ 3,384,712
Louisiana - Monroe S-Belt FBS 1,691,643 1,370,275 307,993 $ 3,369,913
Stony Brook CAA FCS 1,001,579 2,072,405 224,341 $ 3,298,327
Northern Colorado Big Sky FCS 905,773 1,605,102 779,260 $ 3,290,138
Vermont AM East - 943,220 1,861,020 479,689 $ 3,283,932
South Dakota Summit FCS 1,215,004 1,270,948 672,950 $ 3,158,904
Idaho Big Sky FCS 1,204,698 1,357,799 546,769 $ 3,109,268
Southern Illinois MVC FCS 1,217,037 1,361,772 524,242 $ 3,103,053
Towson CAA FCS 726,943 1,919,581 411,577 $ 3,058,104
Virginia Military Institute Southern FCS 407,279 1,443,155 1,181,769 $ 3,032,206
Jackson State SWAC FCS 1,710,239 563,253 757,484 $ 3,030,979
Maine AM East FCS 944,748 1,654,854 402,864 $ 3,002,470
Kennesaw State CUSA FCS 1,063,814 1,564,657 362,703 $ 2,991,176
Citadel Southern FCS 864,898 1,253,652 861,186 $ 2,979,739
East Tennessee State Southern FCS 936,084 1,222,833 746,505 $ 2,905,425
Northern Iowa MVC FCS 1,117,603 1,044,608 704,682 $ 2,866,896
Sam Houston State CUSA FBS 1,189,134 1,386,427 238,669 $ 2,814,231
Tennessee-Chattanooga Southern FCS 776,450 1,455,122 549,269 $ 2,780,845
Sacramento State Big Sky FCS 1,038,576 1,551,808 162,018 $ 2,752,406
Lamar Southland FCS 888,936 1,573,669 284,546 $ 2,747,154
Southeastern Louisiana Southland FCS 1,276,441 1,087,825 257,071 $ 2,621,340
Charleston CAA - 763,461 1,291,654 479,053 $ 2,534,171
McNeese State Southland FCS 981,316 1,024,636 519,547 $ 2,525,502
Northern Arizona Big Sky FCS 862,849 1,418,458 203,457 $ 2,484,767
Indiana State MVC FCS 566,074 1,392,538 524,475 $ 2,483,090
Eastern Kentucky ASUN FCS 737,114 1,576,200 161,551 $ 2,474,867
Murray State MVC FCS 775,774 1,258,666 409,722 $ 2,444,165
Florida A & M SWAC FCS 1,164,151 967,913 299,552 $ 2,431,619
Youngstown State Horizon FCS 813,755 1,335,219 245,788 $ 2,394,765
UC Santa Barbara Big West - 542,549 1,473,122 371,000 $ 2,386,673
Florida Gulf Coast ASUN - 553,797 1,057,031 757,497 $ 2,368,329
Umass - Lowell AM East - 489,561 1,634,881 184,144 $ 2,308,588
Alabama State SWAC FCS 980,956 1,033,199 288,741 $ 2,302,899
Southern SWAC FCS 1,104,043 839,071 351,048 $ 2,294,164
Jacksonville State CUSA FBS 685,355 1,281,097 316,158 $ 2,282,611
Weber State Big Sky FCS 717,415 1,184,812 372,994 $ 2,275,224
UC Irvine Big West - 816,059 1,198,547 199,130 $ 2,213,739
Austin Peay ASUN FCS 757,537 1,164,591 253,579 $ 2,175,711
Idaho State Big Sky FCS 715,268 1,294,793 165,227 $ 2,175,290
Central Arkansas ASUN FCS 774,711 1,206,092 129,109 $ 2,109,915
Eastern Washington Big Sky FCS 727,184 1,079,503 301,421 $ 2,108,111
Southern Utah WAC FCS 785,073 1,182,380 137,755 $ 2,105,211
Oakland Horizon - 641,990 1,206,812 224,580 $ 2,073,385
Tennessee Tech OVC FCS 652,660 1,254,993 104,683 $ 2,012,339
Tennessee-Martin OVC FCS 553,861 1,112,913 344,944 $ 2,011,721
Illinois at Chicago MVC - 482,843 1,395,580 115,207 $ 1,993,633
Stephen F Austin State WAC FCS 756,212 779,988 427,846 $ 1,964,048
Long Beach State Big West - 713,701 868,332 365,199 $ 1,947,235
Portland State Big Sky FCS 547,767 1,291,255 107,223 $ 1,946,247
Northwestern State Southland FCS 598,064 1,040,455 295,595 $ 1,934,117
Tarleton State WAC FCS 537,109 1,092,257 281,304 $ 1,910,673
Western Carolina Southern FCS 716,911 809,652 345,011 $ 1,871,577
Norfolk State MEAC FCS 682,622 1,027,020 139,803 $ 1,849,448
North Florida ASUN - 791,723 726,752 306,858 $ 1,825,337
Eastern Illinois OVC FCS 663,195 965,509 194,477 $ 1,823,184
Texas Southern SWAC FCS 791,590 920,169 104,025 $ 1,815,787
Maryland- Baltimore Cty AM East - 372,259 1,368,166 71,101 $ 1,811,529
Arkansas - Little Rock OVC - 508,328 978,889 272,370 $ 1,759,590
North Alabama ASUN FCS 413,987 1,040,400 303,471 $ 1,757,862
Morgan State MEAC FCS 274,421 1,323,664 144,401 $ 1,742,489
UNC Wilmington CAA - 612,431 766,419 355,627 $ 1,734,480
New Jersey InstituteTechnology AM East - 296,953 1,412,622 19,862 $ 1,729,440
Nicholls State Southland FCS 621,088 770,279 282,571 $ 1,673,941
Wisconsin-Milwaukee Horizon - 357,111 1,135,942 171,885 $ 1,664,942
Southeast Missouri State OVC FCS 551,935 962,812 142,232 $ 1,656,982
UC San Diego Big West - 304,224 1,226,230 125,845 $ 1,656,299
Longwood Big South - 254,828 1,182,437 195,164 $ 1,632,432
Prairie View A & M SWAC FCS 719,340 803,079 109,473 $ 1,631,894
North Carolina Central MEAC FCS 462,566 985,202 174,784 $ 1,622,554
Tennessee State OVC FCS 440,530 948,351 206,888 $ 1,595,772
South Carolina State MEAC FCS 723,365 717,493 153,860 $ 1,594,720
Arkansas at Pine Bluff SWAC FCS 935,762 585,105 71,226 $ 1,592,096
Texas at Arlington WAC - 525,661 882,066 181,592 $ 1,589,321
Grambling State SWAC FCS 547,785 824,494 203,964 $ 1,576,246
Cal State Fullerton Big West - 399,877 984,018 171,802 $ 1,555,700
Central Connecticut NEC FCS 387,953 1,020,204 121,254 $ 1,529,414
Western Illinois OVC FCS 525,919 909,400 88,370 $ 1,523,692
Cal State - Bakersfield Big West - 275,985 953,876 278,392 $ 1,508,256
Utah Valley WAC - 460,154 844,682 191,396 $ 1,496,235
Missouri-Kansas City Summit - 393,897 985,966 102,761 $ 1,482,627
Alabama A & M SWAC FCS 296,026 1,086,912 97,473 $ 1,480,414
Delaware State MEAC FCS 183,742 1,189,562 103,664 $ 1,476,972
North Carolina A & T CAA FCS 787,442 437,030 210,326 $ 1,434,801
Alcorn State SWAC FCS 641,989 753,542 36,786 $ 1,432,319
UC Riverside Big West - 273,032 1,056,744 76,105 $ 1,405,884
Northern Kentucky Horizon - 335,865 795,652 272,399 $ 1,403,918
Utah Tech WAC FCS 472,748 783,457 145,357 $ 1,401,566
Cleveland State Horizon - 392,925 850,203 138,367 $ 1,381,497
Texas A & M - Corpus Christi Southland - 499,796 757,285 118,556 $ 1,375,639
UNC - Greensboro Southern - 405,588 672,529 274,806 $ 1,352,926
Southern Illinois - Edwardsville OVC - 487,614 738,000 107,624 $ 1,333,240
Texas Rio Grande Valley WAC - 393,265 729,395 178,054 $ 1,300,716
Radford Big South - 387,604 704,659 194,979 $ 1,287,245
Cal State - Northridge Big West - 215,514 979,640 66,414 $ 1,261,571
Wisconsin-Green Bay Horizon - 415,907 513,047 292,411 $ 1,221,368
Indiana-Purdue Univ- Fort Wayne Horizon - 262,204 718,820 213,519 $ 1,194,545
South Carolina - Upstate Big South - 211,912 909,876 46,237 $ 1,168,028
Wright State Horizon - 377,255 595,552 192,499 $ 1,165,309
Indiana-Purdue Univ- Indianapolis Horizon - 249,201 799,705 30,560 $ 1,079,469
Morehead State OVC FCS 412,777 591,933 60,450 $ 1,065,164
UNC - Asheville Big South - 312,744 519,091 194,803 $ 1,026,641
Winthrop Big South - 252,883 543,760 144,932 $ 941,577
Maryland Eastern Shore MEAC - 322,685 583,799 6,114 $ 912,602
Chicago State NEC - 117,312 722,892 1,644 $ 841,851
New Orleans Southland - 150,024 617,996 21,246 $ 789,269
Mississippi Valley State SWAC FCS 350,632 338,303 42,261 $ 731,199
Coppin State MEAC - 267,449 346,170 89,103 $ 702,725
The total impact above does not include each school’s share of the House v NCAA $ 2.8 billion settlement to current & former athletes. This settlement will be paid by a combination of direct NCAA payments ($ 1.1 billion) and withheld NCAA revenue sharing distributions ($ 1.665 billion) to schools over the next ten years – see the table below for details.
The wildcard here are the NIL Collectives. With the advent of the proposed revenue sharing model, the NCAA has indicated that it will step up enforcement of NIL collectives so that payments to athletes are only for true NIL, and that these entities are not used as vehicles to circumvent (and exceed) the forthcoming $ 21 million revenue sharing cap.
Most schools would prefer that donor funds currently flowing to collectives instead go directly to the schools, where they can be used for areas in most need and even help pay for a school’s revenue sharing commitment: i.e., schools should determine how donor funds are spent. Athletic department budgets would be healthier if schools did not have to compete with collectives for contributions from the same boosters. Intercollegiate competition would also be on a more level playing field, as there would be less opportunity for a rogue coach to gain an unfair recruiting advantage by using a collective to do an end-around the revenue sharing caps.
The above data includes public NCAA Division I colleges only, comprehensive private school data is not currently available. For our sources of information see our Methodology page.
Are Non-Power Conference Schools getting hosed in proposed House v NCAA settlement?
Under the proposed $ 2.8 billion House settlement, the NCAA will pay $ 1.1 billion directly from its reserve funds and the remaining $ 1.665 billion will be paid by schools via reduced NCAA income distributions over the next ten years. But the proposed allocation of the amount due from schools is receiving some justified criticism. Under the proposal, Power conference schools will be responsible for $ 675 million or about 40% and all other NCAA I schools will be responsible for $ 990 million or around 60%. The issue is that Power conference schools account for over 80% of athletic revenues while all other D1 schools account for less than 20%. At first glance this appears inequitable, because as a percentage of annual revenue, non-power schools are paying about 6 times more of the House settlement than Power 5 schools:
House V NCAA
Proposed Settlement# of
Schools
%Total
Per School
TotalPer School
AnnuallyAvr Annual
Revenue% paid
per year
Power Conference Schools 70 40% $ 675 million $ 9,642,857 $ 964,286 $ 100,420,042 1%
All Other NCAA I Schools 292 60% $ 990 million $ 3,390,411 $ 339,041 $ 5,445,470 6%
Total 362 $ 1.665 billion
The NCAA’s presumed position on this is that the proposed settlement allocation matches the sources of the revenue streams it distributes to schools, and what a school may have in other revenue is irrelevant. While this position is valid, whether it is truly equitable remains up for debate. The plaintiffs in House are all former Power conference athletes, and it’s not unreasonable to argue that it appears non-Power conference schools are being asked to pay for more than their fair share. Allocating the settlement instead to match school or conference revenues would result in all NCAA I schools paying about 2% of their annual revenue.
School support of Athletic Programs by Percentage:
There is a direct relationship between Athletic Department Revenues and what a school needs to internally contribute to support its athletic department. Schools with substantial revenues from ticket sales, booster contributions and TV contracts require little or no school support. But most Athletic Departments have limited outside revenue and must rely on school funds & student fees to a significant extent to support their athletic programs:
NCAA I Schools
Public Universities
Total AD
RevenueSchool &
Student %Ticket
SalesContributions Rights &
LicensingStudent
FeesSchool
FundsOther
Ohio State 251,615,345 0% 59,649,921 63,582,228 104,211,451 - 102,794 24,068,951
Texas 239,290,648 0% 57,543,166 77,974,073 94,128,116 - - 9,645,293
Alabama 214,365,357 8% 44,211,016 53,113,300 83,989,823 - 17,577,998 15,473,220
Michigan 210,652,287 0% 55,266,135 44,258,631 91,652,498 - 188,808 19,286,215
Georgia 203,048,566 2% 37,192,353 74,315,945 77,447,079 3,530,802 - 10,562,387
LSU 199,309,382 0% 46,594,942 75,929,827 71,943,756 - - 4,840,857
Texas A&M 193,139,619 0% 50,624,287 54,204,110 76,984,470 - - 11,326,752
Florida 190,417,139 3% 34,784,702 61,364,272 75,817,625 2,559,134 2,706,111 13,185,295
Penn State 181,227,448 0% 44,678,657 39,248,059 77,552,680 - - 19,748,052
Oklahoma 177,320,217 0% 46,977,771 43,180,134 69,875,826 - - 17,286,486
Auburn 174,568,442 9% 34,140,396 36,372,783 79,666,600 6,403,602 9,746,530 8,238,531
Michigan State 172,799,513 1% 25,178,673 54,135,871 76,017,850 - 1,658,948 15,808,171
Indiana 166,761,471 2% 21,278,997 61,660,023 77,770,033 - 2,708,975 3,343,443
Virginia 161,916,231 15% 15,114,983 62,646,969 52,059,542 15,833,065 8,635,778 7,625,894
Florida State 161,141,884 14% 18,773,797 42,279,406 65,815,245 8,691,672 13,597,540 11,984,224
Kentucky 159,079,024 0% 40,538,111 27,938,279 83,524,057 953 - 7,077,624
Clemson 158,283,618 4% 31,980,356 60,859,475 56,800,545 - 6,387,497 2,255,745
Tennessee 154,566,935 1% 35,110,289 35,483,274 78,312,542 1,000,000 204,849 4,455,981
Oregon 153,510,555 0% 24,357,945 40,282,784 66,910,945 - 530,816 21,428,065
Arkansas 152,513,755 1% 48,073,959 22,165,941 78,155,868 - 2,038,078 2,079,909
Iowa 151,483,092 0% 26,416,829 32,595,258 76,821,019 650,000 - 14,999,986
Wisconsin 150,100,977 7% 38,117,093 7,054,061 90,004,532 - 10,955,182 3,970,109
Louisville 146,225,965 4% 27,045,669 30,413,091 65,419,107 900,000 5,167,836 17,280,262
Illinois 145,735,330 7% 15,693,517 40,963,477 72,261,630 3,430,709 6,895,974 6,490,023
Washington 145,184,864 10% 29,198,790 28,037,008 63,795,509 - 15,082,998 9,070,559
Nebraska 143,423,944 0% 38,946,701 1,292,933 91,985,961 - - 11,198,349
South Carolina 142,210,807 4% 24,301,862 33,833,869 67,594,219 - 5,571,866 10,908,991
Missouri 141,157,028 9% 13,929,479 29,555,704 62,960,968 - 13,157,427 21,553,450
Minnesota 135,198,272 6% 19,252,536 24,382,112 75,284,862 - 7,986,732 8,292,030
Mississippi 133,557,937 4% 19,574,652 34,409,478 66,400,484 1,911,778 3,774,584 7,486,961
Arizona 124,353,539 25% 19,164,426 19,865,817 48,238,594 3,246,328 27,866,490 5,971,884
North Carolina 122,603,567 8% 30,224,001 20,615,893 56,571,395 7,864,743 1,738,279 5,589,256
Arizona State 121,079,615 19% 14,144,182 20,475,970 63,056,407 11,661,761 11,741,295 -
California 118,212,179 27% 8,073,384 15,856,430 51,682,270 444,374 30,952,340 11,203,381
Kansas 118,020,175 1% 17,933,864 27,261,662 63,118,649 - 1,516,194 8,189,806
Utah 115,719,266 12% 15,286,819 28,843,990 51,162,315 6,141,558 7,375,102 6,909,482
Purdue 115,139,432 0% 16,617,614 16,911,593 72,749,095 - - 8,861,130
Virginia Tech 113,000,052 13% 21,168,159 25,882,821 44,777,987 12,474,178 1,718,981 6,977,926
Iowa State 111,287,492 2% 22,909,710 23,036,374 52,409,992 1,847,367 - 11,084,049
Mississippi State 110,653,367 0% 16,737,350 22,612,228 67,589,159 - - 3,714,630
Texas Tech 110,154,695 5% 13,560,519 28,947,020 57,296,617 - 5,830,118 4,520,421
Rutgers 109,601,529 22% 13,049,333 9,005,919 58,432,406 12,835,080 11,199,216 5,079,575
Maryland 107,526,374 14% 12,735,792 9,990,560 62,761,705 11,963,920 3,288,610 6,785,787
Georgia Tech 106,635,094 11% 12,303,309 13,749,430 46,154,021 6,024,950 5,840,726 22,562,658
West Virginia 105,193,311 8% 18,763,866 14,672,758 57,310,556 3,387,649 5,500,000 5,558,482
Oklahoma State 104,404,398 12% 12,882,021 19,600,676 54,534,792 75,606 12,934,006 4,377,297
UCLA 103,061,344 3% 17,494,361 18,522,470 56,455,535 2,517,213 60,000 8,011,765
North Carolina State 102,387,569 7% 21,214,362 14,899,856 56,060,166 7,010,316 1,311 3,201,558
Kansas State 100,822,204 0% 15,221,310 28,109,188 52,734,038 - - 4,757,668
Connecticut 99,041,960 56% 9,747,824 13,614,837 16,738,811 6,534,945 49,356,205 3,049,338
Colorado 94,873,830 13% 19,175,198 13,302,241 45,363,772 1,504,264 10,385,119 5,143,236
Central Florida 89,228,205 55% 5,782,943 14,350,681 17,004,491 23,224,972 25,570,927 3,294,191
Washington State 85,028,825 18% 9,299,636 10,274,202 45,003,702 1,275,107 14,088,596 5,087,582
Oregon State 83,480,015 13% 9,447,886 9,800,013 50,863,950 2,656,329 8,465,812 2,246,025
Cincinnati 83,344,028 32% 9,631,998 14,613,858 21,577,341 - 26,913,237 10,607,594
Houston 78,088,086 62% 5,191,579 7,575,763 12,951,912 8,513,075 39,938,875 3,916,882
Air Force 76,587,462 68% 4,194,959 5,902,630 10,015,668 404,865 51,393,212 4,676,128
San Diego State 65,897,302 43% 5,624,459 19,677,856 10,142,470 13,030,308 15,495,491 1,926,718
Nevada-Las Vegas 64,243,413 38% 7,034,986 9,836,550 14,041,977 5,868,321 18,787,735 8,673,844
Memphis 62,174,875 48% 10,253,609 5,778,343 15,285,719 7,872,383 21,999,945 984,876
Colorado State 61,263,230 46% 4,742,234 10,994,149 14,126,395 5,965,065 22,262,693 3,172,694
James Madison 57,800,447 81% 3,564,462 3,784,335 3,218,630 45,485,307 1,555,425 192,288
South Florida 56,110,830 51% 6,485,854 7,118,757 12,583,285 17,173,584 11,356,297 1,393,053
East Carolina 54,964,121 44% 5,807,897 11,764,013 12,458,632 14,544,931 9,670,435 718,213
Fresno State 54,124,579 43% 5,914,738 6,879,783 11,388,888 4,374,784 18,877,397 6,688,989
Massachusetts 53,639,818 78% 1,626,956 2,899,096 3,020,712 10,264,102 31,455,609 4,373,343
Old Dominion 53,419,653 59% 2,493,640 12,044,609 2,355,747 31,258,633 - 5,267,024
Boise State 50,569,147 33% 7,226,105 9,601,581 15,425,015 3,761,925 12,832,861 1,721,660
Wyoming 50,255,884 42% 4,084,611 10,678,818 9,756,593 1,948,214 18,952,221 4,835,427
Hawaii 49,422,827 59% 1,950,230 4,449,768 10,447,079 1,685,517 27,678,753 3,211,480
Nevada 47,946,637 48% 7,325,678 4,846,753 8,845,838 2,703,999 20,505,326 3,719,043
Georgia State 45,666,910 60% 606,809 4,146,278 5,432,438 20,950,989 6,506,074 8,024,322
Coastal Carolina 45,443,779 85% 1,306,549 930,579 4,373,817 5,348,195 33,107,295 377,344
New Mexico 44,881,065 42% 4,510,754 6,298,218 9,839,712 3,690,912 14,950,688 5,590,781
North Texas 44,477,324 75% 1,337,778 2,358,524 4,815,302 13,251,782 20,075,091 2,638,847
California-Davis 44,275,782 80% 773,182 2,420,219 3,078,019 25,502,413 9,979,976 2,521,973
Virginia Commonwealth 43,201,616 75% 2,132,585 3,360,240 4,715,650 23,602,752 8,636,043 754,346
Utah State 43,157,838 56% 2,718,827 6,479,715 6,679,716 4,508,014 19,833,536 2,938,030
Charlotte 41,261,880 66% 1,628,183 7,930,445 2,731,955 21,484,274 5,760,205 1,726,818
Florida International 41,043,885 73% 774,837 624,176 5,987,242 24,120,200 5,841,771 3,695,659
Buffalo 40,192,255 79% 1,010,239 1,110,824 4,149,105 10,002,577 21,832,726 2,086,784
Marshall 39,338,519 59% 2,946,763 5,954,274 4,373,063 6,775,000 16,473,630 2,815,789
Florida Atlantic 39,201,524 58% 1,112,409 6,848,265 2,321,971 13,950,403 8,934,385 6,034,091
Western Michigan 39,162,014 67% 1,460,058 3,571,926 4,494,087 - 26,309,236 3,326,707
South Alabama 39,119,983 74% 1,176,270 1,739,840 4,178,556 8,386,199 20,536,254 3,102,864
San Jose State 39,030,222 61% 608,561 5,485,303 7,753,590 8,789,866 14,830,300 1,562,602
Central Michigan 39,002,244 71% 682,078 2,639,042 4,107,499 - 27,739,345 3,834,280
Appalachian State 38,542,661 49% 5,407,791 6,307,299 6,152,978 14,003,740 4,708,839 1,962,014
Alabama at Birmingham 38,351,074 63% 2,306,791 5,243,833 3,953,927 7,730,425 16,420,577 2,695,521
Texas-San Antonio 38,183,028 63% 3,315,102 3,124,221 4,225,178 14,049,104 9,815,784 3,653,639
Miami (Ohio) 38,076,046 69% 745,947 2,918,375 4,539,330 17,096,904 9,212,250 3,563,240
Texas State 37,288,587 73% 1,191,968 2,453,012 4,799,943 18,924,463 8,478,050 1,441,151
California Polytechnic 37,134,737 74% 640,595 4,710,491 2,377,264 9,312,245 18,033,782 2,060,360
Stony Brook 37,027,808 86% 572,319 792,687 2,271,898 9,718,977 21,963,512 1,708,415
Sacramento State 35,893,960 85% 294,297 691,505 2,285,654 9,286,571 21,195,083 2,140,850
Middle Tennessee 35,614,512 71% 906,239 1,639,857 6,746,109 8,803,466 16,319,199 1,199,642
Toledo 35,602,789 61% 1,933,429 3,714,483 5,553,038 9,452,822 12,327,968 2,621,049
George Mason 35,162,841 78% 617,434 3,109,559 3,360,862 21,517,542 5,914,970 642,474
Western Kentucky 35,142,710 70% 2,281,717 3,015,146 4,297,084 3,262,101 21,313,841 972,821
Binghamton 34,835,289 61% 186,645 11,057,965 1,688,822 8,764,675 12,384,097 753,085
Troy 33,355,524 74% 778,536 1,571,210 3,109,159 821,841 23,915,778 3,159,000
Texas-El Paso 33,131,210 59% 2,318,851 3,495,870 6,014,844 7,874,846 11,677,160 1,749,639
New Hampshire 33,102,605 74% 1,478,024 2,097,522 3,632,289 13,315,230 11,273,183 1,306,357
Eastern Michigan 33,040,581 67% 771,271 3,181,680 4,569,264 - 22,129,655 2,388,711
Louisiana-Lafayette 33,021,554 54% 2,411,959 5,405,641 5,338,946 482,460 17,338,935 2,043,613
Kennesaw State 32,970,444 81% 635,600 1,571,272 3,213,663 15,264,355 11,299,298 986,256
Arkansas State 32,376,515 47% 1,178,133 6,169,644 4,316,767 6,274,431 8,970,695 5,466,845
Rhode Island 31,993,515 77% 1,281,600 2,135,704 3,469,698 - 24,593,744 512,769
William & Mary 30,941,310 55% 773,522 4,909,072 2,225,450 15,805,578 1,134,287 6,093,401
North Dakota 30,859,877 48% 5,874,403 3,877,419 3,499,669 3,083,815 11,693,936 2,830,635
Georgia Southern 30,700,262 63% 1,999,550 3,138,595 4,354,551 9,109,539 10,162,490 1,935,537
Akron 30,498,496 65% 552,228 1,713,256 3,996,321 - 19,973,110 4,263,581
New Mexico State 30,350,192 62% 1,465,012 2,672,691 2,541,512 3,501,004 15,264,972 4,905,001
Missouri State 29,915,772 61% 1,064,588 4,478,299 2,526,087 3,274,918 15,065,732 3,506,148
Illinois State 29,899,837 70% 1,426,063 903,259 2,976,597 10,830,469 10,049,494 3,713,955
Ohio 29,335,290 66% 1,234,040 1,865,575 5,090,423 - 19,276,584 1,868,668
North Dakota State 29,295,443 32% 5,961,999 6,636,653 4,970,904 1,378,132 8,131,877 2,215,878
Montana 28,970,312 35% 6,183,720 7,006,574 3,553,708 1,008,859 9,036,783 2,180,668
California-San Diego 28,899,588 93% 195,457 570,247 184,899 24,427,315 2,519,189 1,002,481
Ball State 28,804,851 69% 795,202 1,280,729 3,697,833 12,545,600 7,448,130 3,037,357
Louisiana Tech 28,693,958 56% 1,136,506 4,712,014 5,317,772 - 15,999,149 1,528,517
Wichita State 28,611,561 33% 4,713,121 7,289,251 5,242,024 4,271,768 5,144,218 1,951,179
Kent State 28,605,618 59% 313,217 661,531 4,189,872 11,562,384 5,295,751 6,582,863
Towson 28,568,909 81% 265,996 2,238,250 2,692,954 17,872,941 5,153,431 345,337
Southern Mississippi 28,361,867 51% 3,324,383 5,804,423 2,167,192 9,372,477 5,101,541 2,591,851
Albany 27,295,306 78% 406,713 823,500 1,946,257 7,422,081 13,828,527 2,868,228
Montana State 26,410,575 45% 4,436,089 5,016,777 3,562,002 2,125,688 9,846,462 1,423,557
Nebraska-Omaha 25,890,688 62% 2,633,319 750,509 4,082,815 3,186,679 12,878,888 2,358,478
Northern Arizona 25,750,579 82% 527,901 710,038 2,262,993 2,872,609 18,245,889 1,131,149
Bowling Green 25,573,967 54% 1,201,307 2,880,313 4,286,911 13,335,180 425,000 3,445,256
South Dakota State 25,570,541 48% 4,513,665 2,571,951 4,112,668 2,890,832 9,376,419 2,105,006
Maine 25,063,461 77% 929,590 1,521,645 1,783,723 - 19,247,506 1,580,997
California-Irvine 24,937,907 82% 349,927 861,683 1,310,951 5,046,016 15,320,849 2,048,481
Maryland-Baltimore Cty 23,488,196 92% 154,368 278,247 906,800 11,581,776 9,936,087 630,918
Wisconsin-Milwaukee 23,311,589 89% 180,191 865,649 1,194,392 12,490,850 8,331,857 248,650
Stephen F. Austin 23,217,377 76% 558,338 2,044,898 1,330,850 - 17,735,154 1,548,137
College of Charleston 23,201,574 77% 958,022 1,956,787 981,047 13,516,600 4,257,911 1,531,207
Vermont 23,196,348 74% 1,179,692 1,738,983 2,020,058 4,111,787 13,058,213 1,087,615
Idaho 23,013,225 63% 400,758 2,926,065 1,752,997 1,716,896 12,894,366 3,322,143
Massachusetts-Lowell 22,547,158 87% 476,983 643,444 1,196,951 - 19,678,437 551,343
Northern Colorado 22,439,916 63% 522,402 4,219,019 1,837,606 2,020,321 12,083,427 1,757,141
South Dakota 22,184,268 62% 1,229,582 2,864,991 3,229,226 3,006,672 10,789,861 1,063,936
Northern Illinois 22,177,045 55% 495,563 2,584,389 3,688,750 6,860,923 5,299,012 3,248,408
East Tennessee State 22,173,333 64% 886,468 3,655,653 2,085,475 5,745,721 8,517,030 1,282,986
California State-Fullerton 21,983,747 89% 443,686 601,648 1,000,765 8,067,081 11,497,397 373,170
California-Santa Barbara 21,720,136 79% 231,232 2,026,121 1,362,010 2,488,031 14,739,852 872,890
Sam Houston State 21,690,534 70% 307,512 1,144,673 1,852,117 10,006,182 5,134,526 3,245,524
Long Beach State 21,434,487 78% 827,845 1,394,216 1,156,484 4,241,914 12,554,262 1,259,766
California State-Northridge 21,090,545 94% 38,107 365,991 651,737 5,598,772 14,146,173 289,765
Tennessee-Chattanooga 21,051,127 71% 803,128 2,538,909 1,105,026 5,433,242 9,549,656 1,621,166
New Jersey Tech 20,660,097 93% 26,502 94,347 802,989 2,852,362 16,363,601 520,296
Jacksonville State 20,288,342 77% 281,617 1,642,052 1,254,865 1,078,248 14,452,794 1,578,766
Eastern Kentucky 19,440,010 79% 296,858 686,101 1,886,889 - 15,403,393 1,166,769
Louisiana-Monroe 19,119,368 53% 623,091 1,250,898 3,340,331 215,971 9,963,214 3,725,863
Lamar 18,882,235 72% 475,090 1,256,233 2,601,383 3,182,629 10,402,754 964,146
Southern Illinois 18,739,324 59% 1,074,469 2,115,288 3,655,346 5,477,846 5,614,203 802,172
Indiana State 18,656,224 71% 348,145 2,843,032 1,516,538 11,154,554 2,085,573 708,382
Murray State 18,597,756 74% 1,273,984 1,218,979 1,799,008 3,289,745 10,562,786 453,254
North Carolina Greensboro 18,432,746 82% 131,664 1,540,395 939,643 10,486,476 4,562,292 772,276
Tarleton State 18,308,489 81% 604,450 1,107,151 935,421 10,740,331 4,019,601 901,535
Citadel 18,209,217 60% 1,817,148 3,422,750 1,531,294 7,003,245 3,851,866 582,914
Illinois-Chicago 18,193,225 85% 102,727 598,252 1,446,503 9,428,752 5,971,479 645,512
Southern 18,190,798 72% 2,135,959 - 1,779,099 3,396,386 9,776,037 1,103,317
Texas-Arlington 17,996,376 82% 270,856 834,042 1,378,590 5,435,482 9,337,485 739,921
Utah Valley 17,816,209 83% 224,785 939,767 1,211,393 4,550,406 10,234,426 655,432
Youngstown State 17,773,160 73% 417,712 1,077,787 2,190,161 - 12,996,486 1,091,014
California-Riverside 17,692,802 91% 54,951 408,113 647,565 2,519,212 13,524,423 538,538
Austin Peay 17,641,703 74% 417,101 1,125,807 1,924,946 3,369,931 9,702,614 1,101,304
Oakland 17,619,216 77% 222,065 1,144,397 1,612,651 - 13,556,681 1,083,422
Northern Iowa 17,603,463 53% 1,135,780 3,151,870 3,200,049 1,861,917 7,509,663 744,184
Florida Gulf Coast 17,583,497 64% 825,822 3,783,182 1,102,711 7,065,391 4,217,664 588,727
Tennessee Tech 17,547,092 81% 276,908 360,036 1,545,152 5,342,885 8,877,535 1,144,576
Central Arkansas 17,502,833 78% 481,200 304,365 1,781,947 5,093,498 8,583,556 1,258,267
Southern Utah 17,259,008 76% 242,198 595,972 1,548,431 1,820,517 11,274,004 1,777,886
California State-Bakersfield 17,216,224 85% 406,260 1,287,619 848,219 4,154,106 10,520,020 -
Portland State 16,839,891 83% 233,398 419,000 1,248,562 3,115,627 10,815,416 1,007,888
Northern Kentucky 16,467,014 82% 242,279 1,415,137 827,133 - 13,525,219 457,246
Western Carolina 16,396,597 69% 316,317 1,782,909 1,463,506 6,795,831 4,559,169 1,478,865
North Carolina A&T 16,372,030 78% 1,257,381 22,350 1,436,732 9,479,012 3,291,387 885,168
Delaware State 16,211,290 92% 201,650 429,097 498,541 - 14,947,002 135,000
Texas-Rio Grande Valley 16,091,645 84% 279,567 803,803 952,698 9,757,190 3,743,083 555,304
Central Connecticut 16,043,570 85% 47,085 690,684 667,070 - 13,589,462 1,049,269
North Carolina Wilmington 15,989,714 73% 652,718 1,511,099 1,294,293 10,833,489 861,349 836,766
VMI 15,960,931 45% 297,659 6,892,834 514,917 6,478,842 737,987 1,038,692
Norfolk State 15,929,886 77% 325,150 525,484 1,786,615 8,296,369 4,005,206 991,062
Tennessee State 15,883,556 81% 276,808 982,008 644,638 3,111,739 9,787,401 1,080,962
Radford 15,848,430 82% 80,867 1,105,489 1,149,874 9,282,614 3,698,492 531,094
Weber State 15,842,365 69% 617,398 1,652,090 1,703,914 2,520,891 8,408,408 939,664
Southeastern Louisiana 14,876,169 56% 755,181 808,974 3,375,693 2,270,771 5,994,420 1,671,130
North Florida 14,783,497 65% 235,804 1,631,279 2,183,793 8,166,493 1,386,982 1,179,146
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 14,616,970 81% 210,723 510,632 1,189,363 5,345,796 6,488,743 871,713
Alabama State 14,550,273 65% 1,105,382 651,466 1,358,584 - 9,439,916 1,994,925
Tennessee-Martin 14,461,961 69% 132,377 1,966,438 1,727,254 1,816,783 8,161,190 657,919
Utah Tech 14,348,736 80% 156,801 727,627 394,122 1,683,857 9,788,396 1,597,933
Prairie View A&M 14,322,177 76% 484,351 181,741 1,373,443 2,995,463 7,875,247 1,411,932
Cleveland State 14,140,486 83% 213,684 628,211 805,306 10,924,312 801,942 767,031
Alabama A&M 14,006,086 90% 593,074 - - 506,977 12,153,535 752,500
North Alabama 13,788,806 75% 312,542 1,533,933 889,666 - 10,373,112 679,553
Arkansas-Little Rock 13,734,051 73% 307,167 1,350,070 1,253,626 2,988,439 7,084,959 749,790
McNeese State 13,623,100 51% 897,853 2,263,340 2,095,720 610,162 6,289,072 1,466,953
Northwestern State La 13,505,438 68% 215,433 1,583,122 1,611,468 1,812,500 7,391,343 891,572
Texas Southern 13,362,715 72% 507,870 125,073 1,524,779 2,529,947 7,109,559 1,565,487
Purdue Fort Wayne 13,300,194 82% 78,078 1,221,081 662,365 1,836,101 9,051,175 451,394
South Carolina State 13,271,355 73% 601,290 334,871 1,360,612 1,105,499 8,542,964 1,326,119
Florida A&M 13,172,315 60% 1,822,630 - 675,907 3,959,411 3,921,307 2,793,060
Eastern Washington 12,886,340 70% 1,247,729 586,273 1,118,960 1,650,000 7,344,686 938,692
Eastern Illinois 12,837,153 68% 113,384 1,069,914 1,627,490 1,538,745 7,213,970 1,273,650
Jackson State 12,821,652 39% 4,608,925 - 1,215,491 3,547,840 1,500,000 1,949,396
Southeast Missouri State 12,807,771 77% 410,833 454,580 1,450,577 976,207 8,868,188 647,386
Missouri-Kansas City 12,337,892 81% 113,867 511,386 1,076,675 1,310,855 8,725,212 599,897
Longwood 12,319,728 82% 74,200 1,113,279 620,768 8,376,084 1,672,057 463,340
Idaho State 12,137,163 67% 256,597 748,727 1,343,715 1,744,850 6,392,369 1,650,905
Morehead State 11,639,966 81% 74,897 292,915 1,002,396 - 9,470,790 798,968
Winthrop 11,409,622 83% 106,692 775,149 576,543 5,995,591 3,489,416 466,231
Grambling State 11,378,552 74% 763,192 477,828 296,640 1,125,899 7,284,894 1,430,099
North Carolina Central 11,339,477 77% 507,307 556,171 841,768 4,869,411 3,811,324 753,496
Southern Illinois Edwardsville 11,204,485 75% 122,988 531,851 1,517,102 5,269,209 3,186,998 576,337
Morgan State 11,126,282 83% 183,362 695,248 303,028 8,241,647 942,017 760,980
Wright State 11,046,655 77% 348,062 823,201 908,868 - 8,508,660 457,864
Nicholls State 10,961,304 60% 201,127 1,518,178 1,120,832 2,601,574 4,018,423 1,501,170
Indiana-Purdue Indianapolis 10,289,130 88% 78,614 107,330 976,608 3,193,461 5,855,606 77,511
Western Illinois 10,066,267 72% 87,498 450,191 1,306,058 2,513,576 4,711,958 996,986
Wisconsin-Green Bay 9,500,254 65% 389,835 1,389,347 1,108,822 1,607,992 4,612,430 391,828
South Carolina Upstate 8,941,784 86% 13,409 267,920 383,759 3,745,547 3,965,081 566,068
North Carolina Asheville 8,720,475 71% 45,071 1,140,209 826,569 2,400,409 3,758,292 549,925
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 8,650,669 51% 433,375 - 594,814 1,522,733 2,874,473 3,225,274
Chicago State 8,001,394 93% 10,000 - 2,099 517,123 6,951,034 521,138
Maryland-Eastern Shore 7,875,993 81% 37,203 - 871,146 2,168,717 4,240,526 558,401
Alcorn State 6,159,503 53% 223,822 - 504,074 1,099,871 2,141,500 2,190,236
Coppin State 4,091,289 58% 32,468 509,680 428,484 1,665,340 700,592 754,725
Mississippi Valley State 4,040,925 59% 209,026 48,114 492,247 620,076 1,778,954 892,508
New Orleans 2,526,887 73% 129,273 - 552,654 1,278,662 566,298 -
The emergence of revenue sharing & NIL collectives is going to substantially widen the already large financial gap between big revenue schools and everyone else. The NCAA is in a very difficult situation, while it truly strives to have member schools compete fairly, settlement of the ongoing anti-trust cases may require that competitive equity be sacrificed. However, athletics is key part of the college experience. It’s important that the necessary steps be taken to maintain as level of a playing field as possible between all NCAA I schools.
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Statistics compiled & edited by Patrick O’Rourke, CPA Washington, DC