Summit League Schools – NIL & NCAA Revenue Sharing – NIL & NCAA Revenue Sharing by School& NIL

Summit League Schools 2026-27	Basketball Conference	Football Conference	Athletic Budget ($)

Kansas City	Summit	-	17,154,796
North Dakota	Summit	MVFC	35,076,412
North Dakota State	Summit	Mountain West	34,212,041
Omaha	Summit	-	29,147,554
Oral Roberts	Summit	-	15,622,065
South Dakota	Summit	MVFC	23,720,055
South Dakota State	Summit	MVFC	28,715,906
St. Thomas	Summit	Pioneer	28,936,150

Total Teams	8

Estimated NCAA Revenue Sharing 2026-27: Summit League Schools

Based on estimated average operating revenue of around $ 10 million per school, revenue sharing using the 22% NCAA benchmark results in an average of about $ 2.2 million 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: Summit League Schools 2022-25

Per EADA (aka Title IX) reporting, average 2025 athletic department operating costs were $ 26 million for Summit League schools, a 36% increase in expenses over a 3-year span. Schools with football programs typically have higher annual operating expenses:

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

Kansas City	Summit	-	17,154,796	17,404,163	15,225,069	12,893,022	33%
North Dakota	Summit	Missouri Valley	35,076,412	31,552,730	29,038,127	26,449,160	33%
North Dakota State	Summit	Mountain West	34,212,041	30,251,922	29,824,792	26,554,998	29%
Omaha	Summit	-	29,147,554	27,244,703	25,150,144	21,351,679	37%
Oral Roberts	Summit	-	15,622,065	14,121,956	12,569,420	12,109,178	29%
South Dakota	Summit	Missouri Valley	23,720,055	21,548,929	19,665,874	18,536,056	28%
South Dakota State	Summit	Missouri Valley	28,715,906	26,424,829	24,184,193	20,184,851	42%
St Thomas	Summit	Pioneer	28,936,150	25,339,821	22,370,292	17,812,586	62%
Average per School ($)	8		26,573,122	24,236,132	22,253,489	19,486,441	36%

* 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