Impressive. Ahead of Maryland, UCLA, Oregon ....Imagine what we could do with a few sweet sixteen runs.
Iowa MBB Top 30 in '23 Revenue
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Shocking that Purdue is only #22, behind Minny! And all that wasted money at Indiana, OSU AND Michigan. So much money in the Big for so little results.
If Iowa was to raise the price of a soft serve cone/cup by $0.25, they would catapult into the Top 20.
Where did this data come from? Louisville was historically bad each of the last 2 seasons.
I’m not sure where the OP comes from, but it’s consistent with the website below.
This is the 2022-23 season. 10th in the B1G (without Northwestern reporting).
Pretty cool website that tracks all sports and every FBS public (reporting) university.
https://www.sportico.com/business/c...finances-database-intercollegiate-1234646029/
Ticket sales $3.4 million
Donations $500K
In-Kind Contributions $370K
Third Party Benefits $300K
Media Rights $5.1 million
NCAA Distributions $2.1 million
Conf distributions (non media) $450K
Programs/parking/concessions $480K
Advertising/royalties/Licensing $1.6 million
Sports camp $200K
Endowment/investments $200K
Other revenue $200K
Just think what we could do if we didn't have a shitty 14 loss team every year.
Gonzaga is a private institution and doesn’t have to report?
You’ll notice other not listed like Duke, ND, N’western, USC, etc for basketball and or football.
USC, and Northwestern definitely wouldn't be in the top 50. ND? Maybe but in the 40s at best.
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Easy. B1G media $$$$.
Look at the top 10. Essentially HALF of them are B1G programs. A full third of the top 30 are B1G programs. 16 of 18 B1G programs are in the top 50.
You think mighty Penn State is selling lots of tickets and merch? lol
It will likely be all 18 next year (could be now but we'll never know about SC and Northwestern). Also likely that UCLA and Oregon (and maybe Washington) pass us as soon as they start getting their full cut. Maryland also likely to move up at least a few spots if/when they stop sucking.
We'll probably settle around 12th - 13th in the league -- definitely ahead of USC, Rutgers, Northwestern and Penn State on ticket sales and merch alone.
There are no poverty programs in B1G men's basketball. It's a media juggernaut.
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Not every school reports basketball revenue the same. This is not something that can be used to compare school to school.
Haven't thought about it much and don't fully understand, but why can't much of this revenue translate into NIL $$$ going to the players, or does it already?
Most private institutions don't report it at all.
Other than that exception, the list tracks closely to conference affiliation/historical program success.
That's not some weird coincidence.
So I would disagree with your blanket statement.
5 of the Big10's most productive in the top 11. Really surprised Wisconsin comes in @ #14
Maryland and Rutgers received $0 of media rights in the above numbers, whereas Iowa received $5.1 million (10th in the B1G). I’m not certain, but I believe those two schools began receiving media rights in 2023-24.
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Not that I'm disputing the numbers, but this one strikes me as incredible. Yes, louisville has tradition in a basketball loving state. But they have been horrific of late. Last in their league consecutive years 2022-2024. They haven't had a winning record since being 13-7 in the Covid shortened '20-'21 season.
Louisville:
$12.1 million Ticket sales
$15.6 million in Donations (Iowa $500K)
$5.8 million in media rights
$1.2 million licensing/royalties
Still a few million unaccounted for…. Conf distributions?
Somehow Maryland basketball received $8.6 million from the B1G. The next closest was PSU at $1.2 million. Iowa received $450K after going to the NCAA Tournament. Rutgers received $0 from the B1G.
