Big West Schools – NIL & NCAA Revenue Sharing – NIL & NCAA Revenue Sharing by School& NIL

Big West Conference Schools 2026-27	Basketball Conference	Football Conference	Athletic Budget ($)

Cal Poly	Big West	Big Sky	45,535,245
Cal State Bakersfield	Big West	-	18,028,334
Cal State Fullerton	Big West	-	26,422,865
Cal State Northridge	Big West	-	23,262,522
California Baptist	Big West	-	37,832,623
Long Beach State	Big West	-	27,320,150
Sacramento State	Big West	MAC	46,274,655
UC Irvine	Big West	-	30,301,851
UC Riverside	Big West	-	19,725,015
UC San Diego	Big West	-	36,538,768
UC Santa Barbara	Big West	-	32,803,613
Utah Valley	Big West	-	19,556,182
Total Teams	12

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

Based on estimated average operating revenue of around $ 3.5 million per school, revenue sharing using the 22% NCAA benchmark results in an average of about $ 770,000 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 West Schools 2022-25

Per EADA (aka Title IX) reporting, average 2025 athletic department operating costs were $ 30 million for Big West schools, a 31% increase in expenses over a 3-year span. Schools with football programs are typically going to have significantly higher operating costs:

Athletic Department Expenses 2022-25 *	Basketball Conference	Football Conference	FY 2025 ($)	FY 2024 ($)	FY 2023 ($)	FY 2022 ($)	3-Year % Increase

Cal Poly	Big West	Big Sky	45,535,245	35,298,634	30,710,336	27,857,623	63%
Cal State Bakersfield	Big West	-	18,028,334	17,837,609	18,317,243	16,374,340	10%
Cal State Fullerton	Big West	-	26,422,865	24,240,924	21,899,172	21,213,944	25%
Cal State Northridge	Big West	-	23,262,522	21,703,752	19,829,463	19,349,694	20%
California Baptist	Big West	-	37,832,623	34,879,391	32,709,356	30,647,868	23%
Long Beach State	Big West	-	27,320,150	27,086,185	26,439,800	23,772,461	15%
Sacramento State	Big West	MAC	46,274,655	33,323,561	34,284,776	35,004,648	32%
UC Irvine	Big West	-	30,301,851	29,611,950	25,229,757	23,191,075	31%
UC Riverside	Big West	-	19,725,015	16,771,144	15,792,444	13,444,939	47%
UC San Diego	Big West	-	36,538,768	30,251,874	26,830,048	25,973,056	41%
UC Santa Barbara	Big West	-	32,803,613	28,864,183	25,071,244	22,833,954	44%
Utah Valley	Big West	-	19,556,182	17,929,384	17,485,442	16,916,297	16%
Average per School ($)	12		30,300,152	26,483,216	24,549,923	23,048,325	31%

* 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