Big South Schools – NIL & Revenue Sharing

Big South Conference Schools 2026-27	Basketball Conference	Football Conference	Athletic Budget ($)
Charleston Southern	Big South	Ohio Valley	14,999,113
Gardner-Webb	Big South	Ohio Valley	17,654,126
High Point	Big South	-	31,987,656
Longwood	Big South	-	19,935,846
Presbyterian	Big South	Pioneer	14,157,255
Radford	Big South	-	14,870,883
South Carolina Upstate	Big South	-	10,944,084
UNC Asheville	Big South	-	9,048,280
Winthrop	Big South	-	12,546,554
Total Teams	9

Estimated NCAA Revenue Sharing 2026-27: Big South Conference Schools

Based on estimated average operating revenue of around $ 2 million per school, revenue sharing using the 22% NCAA benchmark results in an average of about $ 440,000 per school. Revenue sharing is optional, schools may pay any amount as long as total payments do not exceed $ 21.3 million, and schools can also opt out of revenue sharing entirely. Revenue sharing does not include any third-party NIL athlete compensation.

EADA Operating Expenses: Big South Schools 2022-25

Per EADA (aka Title IX) reporting, average 2025 athletic department operating costs were $ 16 million for Big South schools, a 27% increase in expenses over a 3-year span:

Athletic Department Expenses 2022-25 *	FY 2025 ($)	FY 2024 ($)	FY 2023 ($)	FY 2022 ($)	3-Year % Increase
Charleston Southern	14,999,113	14,027,849	13,327,550	13,265,320	13%
Gardner-Webb	17,654,126	14,245,572	13,954,647	18,034,155	-2%
High Point	31,987,656	27,989,156	20,717,004	20,164,689	59%
Longwood	19,935,846	15,258,942	14,665,446	12,023,798	66%
Presbyterian	14,157,255	13,975,515	12,175,117	11,391,677	24%
Radford	14,870,883	13,291,235	12,542,448	12,194,004	22%
South Carolina Upstate	10,944,084	10,502,773	9,412,283	8,946,029	22%
UNC Asheville	9,048,280	9,002,141	7,407,981	7,353,806	23%
Winthrop	12,546,554	11,810,051	10,054,013	11,582,972	8%
Average per School ($)	16,238,200	14,455,915	12,695,165	12,772,939	27%

* Expenses per Equity in Athletics Act (EADA) annual reporting. EADA differs from NCAA reporting with the primary difference being that EADA reporting does not require disclosure of payments made for athletic facilities debt service and leases.  Consequently, EADA reporting typically results in lower annual expenses than NCAA reporting at most schools. See our methodology page for more detail and disclosures.

 

We didn’t just make this stuff up … see our page on methodology and sources of information.  Questions on our data? Contact us at: NIL-NCAA.com  Statistics compiled & edited by Patrick O’Rourke CPA, Washington, DC