The SEC pulls in the big bucks like no other conference in the country.
The league saw 10 of its 14 athletic departments reported at least $100 million in revenue for the 2014-15 season, according to a CBS Sports analysis of recently released figures reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Education.
The only schools that didn’t were Mississippi State, Missouri, Ole Miss and Vanderbilt.
According to the analysis, athletic departments that generate at least $100M in revenue used to be incredibly rare. As recently as 2011-12, just 11 schools comprised the $100 million club. Now, the SEC alone is just one institution shy of that mark.
The Big Ten was 2nd after the SEC with eight schools among the $100M club. Overall, 18 of the 28 schools in this exclusive club come from either the SEC or Big Ten.
Texas ($179.6M) and Ohio State ($170.9M) were 1st and 2nd, respectively, while Alabama ($150.6M) and LSU ($138.9M) were 3rd and 4th.
Here’s a look at the SEC schools below, their reported revenues and where they rank nationally:
SCHOOLS REVENUE NATIONAL RANK
Alabama $150.6M 3rd
LSU $138.9M 4th
Florida $130.8M 7th
Auburn $126.6M 9th
Tennessee $121.8M 11th
Kentucky $116.5M 14th
Arkansas $116.2M T-15th
Georgia $116.2M T-15th
South Carolina $113.2M 17th
Texas A&M $110M 19th
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The league saw 10 of its 14 athletic departments reported at least $100 million in revenue for the 2014-15 season, according to a CBS Sports analysis of recently released figures reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Education.
The only schools that didn’t were Mississippi State, Missouri, Ole Miss and Vanderbilt.
According to the analysis, athletic departments that generate at least $100M in revenue used to be incredibly rare. As recently as 2011-12, just 11 schools comprised the $100 million club. Now, the SEC alone is just one institution shy of that mark.
The Big Ten was 2nd after the SEC with eight schools among the $100M club. Overall, 18 of the 28 schools in this exclusive club come from either the SEC or Big Ten.
Texas ($179.6M) and Ohio State ($170.9M) were 1st and 2nd, respectively, while Alabama ($150.6M) and LSU ($138.9M) were 3rd and 4th.
Here’s a look at the SEC schools below, their reported revenues and where they rank nationally:
SCHOOLS REVENUE NATIONAL RANK
Alabama $150.6M 3rd
LSU $138.9M 4th
Florida $130.8M 7th
Auburn $126.6M 9th
Tennessee $121.8M 11th
Kentucky $116.5M 14th
Arkansas $116.2M T-15th
Georgia $116.2M T-15th
South Carolina $113.2M 17th
Texas A&M $110M 19th
http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/se...-with-10-teams-making-100-million-in-revenue/
