Southland Conference Schools – NIL & Revenue Sharing

Southland Conference
Schools 2026-27 		Football
Conference		Basketball
Conference		Athletic
Budget ($)
East Texas A & MSouthlandSouthland18,247,569
Houston ChristianSouthlandSouthland20,375,958
Incarnate WordSouthlandSouthland25,756,198
LamarSouthlandSouthland23,925,429
McNeese StateSouthlandSouthland18,539,892
New Orleans-Southland7,850,098
Nicholls StateSouthlandSouthland12,676,933
Northwestern StateSouthlandSouthland14,210,359
Southeastern LouisianaSouthlandSouthland19,286,332
Stephen F AustinSouthlandSouthland22,450,088
Texas A & M -Corpus Christi-Southland16,927,943
UT Rio Grande ValleySouthlandSouthland22,844,024
Total Teams1012

Estimated NCAA Revenue Sharing 2026-27: Southland Conference Schools

Based on estimated average operating revenue of around $ 3.2 million per school, revenue sharing using the 22% NCAA benchmark results in an average of about $ 700,000 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: Southland Conference Football Schools 2022-25

Per EADA (aka Title IX) reporting, average 2025 athletic department operating costs were $ 20 million for Southland Conference football schools, a 22% increase in expenses over a 3-year span:

Athletic Department
Annual Expenses *		Football
Conference		Basketball
Conference		FY 2025 ($)FY 2024 ($)FY 2023 ($)FY 2022 ($)3-year %
Increase
East Texas A & MSouthlandSouthland18,247,56917,433,99515,344,59414,911,26822%
Houston ChristianSouthlandSouthland20,375,95820,045,33220,167,91918,468,27410%
Incarnate WordSouthlandSouthland25,756,19824,959,86424,544,71321,572,54719%
LamarSouthlandSouthland23,925,42923,698,41021,287,61418,854,20027%
McNeese StateSouthlandSouthland18,539,89216,868,72614,926,56213,315,50439%
Nicholls StateSouthlandSouthland12,676,93312,953,17311,658,72511,164,75514%
Northwestern StateSouthlandSouthland14,210,35912,032,73910,802,62311,812,57520%
Southeastern LouisianaSouthlandSouthland19,286,33217,404,46815,750,27814,695,24131%
Stephen F AustinSouthlandSouthland22,450,08823,836,56324,962,95524,125,257-7%
UT Rio Grande ValleySouthlandSouthland22,844,02420,007,46915,997,01814,186,64961%
Average ($)101019,831,27818,924,07417,544,30016,310,62722%

EADA Operating Expenses: Southland Conference Basketball Schools 2022-25

Athletic Department
Expenses 2022-25 * 		Basketball
Conference		Football
Conference		FY 2025 ($)FY 2024 ($)FY 2023 ($)FY 2022 ($)3-Year %
Increase
East Texas A & MSouthlandSouthland18,247,56917,433,99515,344,59414,911,26822%
Houston ChristianSouthlandSouthland20,375,95820,045,33220,167,91918,468,27410%
Incarnate WordSouthlandSouthland25,756,19824,959,86424,544,71321,572,54719%
LamarSouthlandSouthland23,925,42923,698,41021,287,61418,854,20027%
McNeese StateSouthlandSouthland18,539,89216,868,72614,926,56213,315,50439%
New OrleansSouthland-7,850,0987,856,0858,497,2748,113,422-3%
Nicholls StateSouthlandSouthland12,676,93312,953,17311,658,72511,164,75514%
Northwestern StateSouthlandSouthland14,210,35912,032,73910,802,62311,812,57520%
Southeastern LouisianaSouthlandSouthland19,286,33217,404,46815,750,27814,695,24131%
Stephen F AustinSouthlandSouthland22,450,08823,836,56324,962,95524,125,257-7%
Texas A & M -Corpus ChristiSouthland-16,927,94315,904,56615,046,82613,514,48925%
UT Rio Grande ValleySouthlandSouthland22,844,02420,007,46915,997,01814,186,64961%
Average per School ($)121018,590,90217,750,11616,582,25815,394,51521%

* 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