College Football Program Values Ranking School Value 1 Texas $131 million 2 Notre Dame $122 million 3 Michigan $117 million 4 Alabama $107 million 5 LSU $103 million 6 Auburn $97 million 7 Tennessee $94 million 8 Oklahoma $93 million 9 Ohio State $87 million 10 Georgia $83 million Alabama spent more than $41 million last year, easily the most of any team in the country ... 1. Texas Longhorns Team value: $131 million Revenue: $113 million Profit: $74 million Conference: Big 12 Head coach: Charlie Strong The Longhorns saw profits fall last year, as the transition from Mack Brown to Charlie Strong cost the school an additional $11 million. 2. Notre Dame Fighting Irish Team value: $122 million Revenue: $81 million Profit: $48 million Conference: Independent Head coach: Brian Kelly A single home football game attracts almost 62,000 visitors from outside the South Bend area; on average, each of those fans injects close to $200 into the local economy. 3. Michigan Wolverines Team value: $117 million Revenue: $91 million Profit: $65 million Conference: Big Ten Head coach: n/a Hosting just one more home game than the year before helped Michigan increase team revenue by $10 million year-over-year. 4. Alabama Crimson Tide Team value: $107 million Revenue: $95 million Profit: $53 million Conference: SEC Head coach: Nick Saban The Crimson Tide is the third-most profitable team in college football despite spending more than $41 million last year, easily the most of any team in the country. 5. LSU Tigers Team value: $103 million Revenue: $88 million Profit: $50 million Conference: SEC Head coach: Les Miles Last year the LSU athletic department sent $7.2 million back to its parent university to support academic programming, which doesnt even include the cost of football scholarships. 6. Auburn Tigers Team value: $97 million Revenue: $75 million Profit: $39 million Conference: SEC Head coach: Gus Malzahn Auburn hired Gus Malzahn last year, and he immediately turned a struggling 3-9 team into a national title contender. A trip to the BCS National Championship helped boost team value 26% over last year. 7. Tennessee Volunteers Team value: $94 million Revenue: $70 million Profit: $49 million Conference: SEC Head coach: Butch Jones The Volunteers experienced the greatest surge in value, up 49%, but most of that growth is illusory, as the Tennessee athletic department adjusted how it allocates football revenues and expenses in its financial reporting. 8. Oklahoma Sooners Team value: $93 million Revenue: $71 million Profit: $43 million Conference: Big 12 Head coach: Bob Stoops Going to last years Sugar Bowl earned the Big 12 a $6.3 million payout from the BCS, while the OU athletic department contribued over $4 million to academics. 9. Ohio State Buckeyes Team value: $87 million Revenue: $66 million Profit: $39 million Conference: Big Ten Head coach: Urban Meyer The Buckeyes are 36-3 since Urban Meyer took over the program in 2012. A stellar 2014 season helped Ohio State seal a trip to the inaugural playoff, which is worth an extra $6 million to the Big Ten. 10. Georgia Bulldogs Team value: $83 million Revenue: $66 million Profit: $39 million Conference: SEC Head coach: Mark Richt UGA athletics makes an annual contribution of $4 million to university initiatives. 11. Florida Gators Team value: $82 million Revenue: $69 million Profit: $46 million Conference: SEC Head coach: Jim McElwain Florida saw its team value slide nearly 13% year-over-year, the combined result of playing one fewer home game while missing a bowl game for the first time since 1990. 12. Penn State Nittany Lions Team value: $80 million Revenue: $68 million Profit: $37 million Conference: Big Ten Head coach: James Franklin Penn States football revenue was up $9 million last year, primarily from a guarantee to play Syracuse in MetLife Stadium and an estimated $6.5 million from former head coach Bill OBriens contract buyout. 13. Texas A&M Aggies Team value: $78 million Revenue: $58 million Profit: $34 million Conference: SEC Head coach: Kevin Sumlin The Aggies are already cashing in on their new SEC home, with value up nearly 10% this year, and adding the team has been worth it - last years trip to the Chick-fil-A Bowl was worth nearly $3 million to the conference. 14. Washington Huskies Team value: $77 million Revenue: $68 million Profit: $39 million Conference: Pac-12 Head coach: Chris Petersen The Huskies palyed home games at Seattles CenturyLink Field in 2012, and returning to a renovated Husky Stadium last year helped increase ticket sales and contributions, driving revenue up $12 million on the year. 15. Nebraska Cornhuskers Team value: $73 million Revenue: $60 million Profit: $36 million Conference: Big Ten Head coach: Mike Riley Revenues and expenses both climbed last year thanks to hosting an eighth home game, and the athletic department made a contribution of $3.7 million to its parent university. T16. South Carolina Gamecocks Team value: $72 million Revenue: $56 million Profit: $30 million Conference: SEC Head coach: Steve Spurrier Increased ticket sales, contributions and conference distributions added $5.3 million to the Gamecocks bottom line last year. T16. Michigan State Spartans Team value: $72 million Revenue: $53 million Profit: $26 million Conference: Big Ten Head coach: Mark Dantonio Last year MSU went to the Rose Bowl, making it responsible for the Big Tens $23.9 million AQ payout from the BCS. 18. Arkansas Razorbacks Team value: $71 million Revenue: $57 million Profit: $29 million Conference: SEC Head coach: Bret Bielema Arkansas saw a slight dip in revenue last year thanks to hosting one fewer home game and failing to make a bowl. 19. USC Trojans Team value: $69 million Revenue: $59 million Profit: $29 million Conference: Pac-12 Head coach: Steve Sarkisian USC is another team that went through a costly coaching transition in the offseason - bringing in Sarkisian pushed football expenses up by more than $7 million. 20. Oregon Ducks Team value: $68 million Revenue: $56 million Profit: $38 million Conference: Pac-12 Head coach: Mark Helfrich The Ducks saw football profit increase by $5 million last year, which was the result of increased ticket sales and conference money combined with nearly $3 million in saved expenses related to game guarantees and salary costs.
Posted on: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 04:03:34 +0000
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