The Big Ten ($159.1 million) trailed the SEC ($159.1 mil.) in median income for 2022, but both leagues were well ahead of the ACC ($134.4 mil.). Overall, the SEC's 13 public schools totaled $2.17 billion in revenue while the Big Ten's 13 totaled $2.04 billion. (Private schools such as Vanderbilt, Northwestern, Stanford, and USC don't have to report revenue)
Median Revenue by league:
SEC: $159.1 million.
Big Ten: $150.1 million.
ACC: $134.4 million.
Pac-12: $117 million.
Big 12: $110.7 million.
Variance within leagues:
SEC: $159 million, with a range of $203 million for Alabama, to $110.7 million for Mississippi State.
Big Ten: $147.1 million, with a range of $251.6 million for Ohio State, to $85.6 million for Rutgers.
ACC: $125.2 million, with a range of $151.9 million for Clemson, to $94.8 million for Georgia Tech.
Big 12: $106.9 million, with a range of $239.3 million for Texas, to $91.4 million for Oklahoma State.
Pac-12: $96.9 million. The top amount was $153 million for Oregon, which reported that total included nearly $13.1 million in the form of a one-time, non-cash gift: a video board that was part of a massive overhaul of the Hayward Field track and field complex, which hosted the 2022 track and field world championship. The lowest amount was $69.7 million for Washington State.
Mississippi State, the SEC’s lowest revenue generator, was at least $8.5 million ahead of every Pac-12 public school except Oregon and Washington.
Top-25 in revenue (in millions):
1-Ohio State $251
2-Texas $239
3-Alabama $214
4-Michigan $210
5-Georgia $203
6-LSU $199
7-Texas A&M $193
8-Florida $190
9-Penn State $181
10-Oklahoma $177
11-Auburn $174
12-Michigan State $172
13-Indiana $166
14-Virginia $161.9
15-Florida State $161.1
16-Kentucky $159
17-Clemson $158
18-Tennessee $154
19-Oregon $153
20-Arkansas $152
21-Iowa $151
22-Wisconsin $150
23-Louisville $146
24-Illinois $145.7
25-Washington $145.1
Median Revenue by league:
SEC: $159.1 million.
Big Ten: $150.1 million.
ACC: $134.4 million.
Pac-12: $117 million.
Big 12: $110.7 million.
Variance within leagues:
SEC: $159 million, with a range of $203 million for Alabama, to $110.7 million for Mississippi State.
Big Ten: $147.1 million, with a range of $251.6 million for Ohio State, to $85.6 million for Rutgers.
ACC: $125.2 million, with a range of $151.9 million for Clemson, to $94.8 million for Georgia Tech.
Big 12: $106.9 million, with a range of $239.3 million for Texas, to $91.4 million for Oklahoma State.
Pac-12: $96.9 million. The top amount was $153 million for Oregon, which reported that total included nearly $13.1 million in the form of a one-time, non-cash gift: a video board that was part of a massive overhaul of the Hayward Field track and field complex, which hosted the 2022 track and field world championship. The lowest amount was $69.7 million for Washington State.
Mississippi State, the SEC’s lowest revenue generator, was at least $8.5 million ahead of every Pac-12 public school except Oregon and Washington.
Top-25 in revenue (in millions):
1-Ohio State $251
2-Texas $239
3-Alabama $214
4-Michigan $210
5-Georgia $203
6-LSU $199
7-Texas A&M $193
8-Florida $190
9-Penn State $181
10-Oklahoma $177
11-Auburn $174
12-Michigan State $172
13-Indiana $166
14-Virginia $161.9
15-Florida State $161.1
16-Kentucky $159
17-Clemson $158
18-Tennessee $154
19-Oregon $153
20-Arkansas $152
21-Iowa $151
22-Wisconsin $150
23-Louisville $146
24-Illinois $145.7
25-Washington $145.1
SEC, Big Ten each top $2 billion in athletic department revenue, outpacing Power Five foes
Figures provide stark illustrations of disparities among Power Five conferences that seem almost certain to grow starting in the 2024-25 school year.
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