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College Basketball NIL

We don’t have the actual NIL salary numbers or NIL budgets, and may never have. I think a decent stand in to understand what schools have money, or at least money around the program, is the overall basketball budget. This past year’s numbers are not out yet, but below are the pre Covid budgets. I choose those numbers because I think it’s a better reflection than the covid year empty gym weirdness and different states with different rules.

I also believe schools attendance is a decent informer to gauge audience and interest, with much of this based on Q Score type social media followings. Willing paying eyeballs.

Top Attendance

Basketball Budget
1DukeACC$22,178,473
2KentuckySEC$20,202,558
3LouisvilleACC$19,180,078
4Florida St.ACC$16,773,013
5AlabamaSEC$15,966,875
6TCUBig 12$15,718,763
7UCLAPac 12$15,468,381
8MarquetteBig East$14,979,149
9SyracuseACC$14,845,555
10VillanovaBig East$14,428,932
11Michigan St.Big Ten$14,395,851
12GeorgetownBig East$13,573,946
13VirginiaACC$13,400,721
14IndianaBig Ten$13,230,211
15KansasBig 12$12,547,439
16Texas TechBig 12$12,338,645
17Texas A&MSEC$11,818,860
18TexasBig 12$11,649,912
19North CarolinaACC$11,204,115
20ProvidenceBig East$11,117,186
21PittsburghACC$11,013,283
22Ohio St.Big Ten$10,996,364
23West VirginiaBig 12$10,798,893
24NorthwesternBig Ten$10,646,711
25TennesseeSEC$10,554,613
26AuburnSEC$10,536,653
27GonzagaWCC$10,496,251
28IllinoisBig Ten$10,480,939
29ArkansasSEC$10,440,326
30ArizonaPac 12$10,383,630
31OregonPac 12$10,348,633
32NC StateACC$10,295,048
33OklahomaBig 12$10,072,404
34St. John’sBig East$10,028,677
35VanderbiltSEC$9,901,818
36MichiganBig Ten$9,874,360
37BaylorBig 12$9,860,432
38PurdueBig Ten$9,604,624
39LSUSEC$9,512,515
40MississippiSEC$9,432,295
41UconnBig East$9,325,922
42FloridaSEC$9,317,385
43WashingtonPac 12$9,224,123
44HoustonAmerican$9,219,796
45NebraskaBig Ten$9,180,631
46MarylandBig Ten$9,163,793
47MinnesotaBig Ten$9,115,817
48UtahPac 12$8,965,613
49MiamiACC$8,895,333
50Wake ForestACC$8,805,630
51CreightonBig East$8,590,055
52South CarolinaSEC$8,561,964
53WisconsinBig Ten$8,548,485
54Virginia TechACC$8,525,606
55Arizona St.Pac 12$8,349,598
56Notre DameACC$8,331,273
57MissouriSEC$8,255,259
58ClemsonACC$8,229,736
59MemphisAmerican$8,217,757
60Wichita St.American$8,182,863
61IowaBig Ten$8,097,014
62Kansas StateBig 12$8,028,533
63GeorgiaSEC$7,756,002
64Iowa St.Big 12$7,693,014
65CincinnatiAmerican$7,644,770
66SMUAmerican$7,590,481
67RutgersBig Ten$7,545,360
68Seton HallBig East$7,506,127
69BYUWCC$7,447,430
70Mississippi St.SEC$7,443,131
71DaytonAtlantic 10$7,434,825
72St. LouisAtlantic 10$7,428,566
73XavierBig East$7,406,374
74Penn St.Big Ten$7,343,831
75ColoradoPac 12$7,252,987
76StanfordPac 12$7,143,168
77Georgia TechACC$7,095,493
78USCPac 12$6,901,843
79Boston CollegeACC$6,872,835
80DePaulBig East$6,793,520
81Oklahoma St.Big 12$6,700,510
82TempleAmerican$6,487,460
83Oregon St.Pac 12$6,203,088
84TulsaAmerican$6,196,308
85St. Joseph’sAtlantic 10$6,152,876
86CaliforniaPac 12$6,131,940
87VCUAtlantic 10$6,102,633
88UNLVMountain West$5,795,483
89San Diego St.Mountain West$5,786,034
90ButlerBig East$5,760,815
91DuquesneAtlantic 10$5,612,982
92Washington St.Pac 12$5,483,898
93Grand CanyonWAC$5,331,006
94BelmontOVC$5,129,856
95FordhamAtlantic 10$5,075,355
96TulaneAmerican$4,984,520
97South FloridaAmerican$4,931,868
98RichmondAtlantic 10$4,782,542
99Rhode IslandAtlantic 10$4,745,208
100NevadaMountain West$4,706,010
101UCFAmerican$4,594,025
102Santa ClaraWCC$4,445,480
103Colorado St.Mountain West$4,415,218
104St. Mary’sWCC$4,401,818
105Loyola ChicagoMVC$4,348,837
106George MasonAtlantic 10$4,287,689
107Utah St.Mountain West$4,250,996
108UTEPC USA$4,247,850
109New MexicoMountain West$4,206,654
110Loyola MarymountWCC$4,137,858
111San FranciscoWCC$4,071,649
112UmassAtlantic 10$4,025,395
113PepperdineWCC$3,975,688
114William & MaryColonial$3,970,949
115Old DominionC USA$3,953,002
116East CarolinaAmerican$3,942,406
117St. BonaventureAtlantic 10$3,832,105
118BradleyMVC$3,778,660
119Boise St.Mountain West$3,678,140
120Fresno St.Mountain West$3,642,878
121PortlandWCC$3,599,607
122La SalleAtlantic 10$3,558,014
123Northern IowaMVC$3,550,793
124George WashingtonAtlantic 10$3,548,937
125UABC USA$3,533,944
126Western KentuckyC USA$3,455,918
127LibertyA Sun$3,400,852
128High PointBig South$3,369,936
129OhioMAC$3,337,404
130Wright St.Horizon$3,330,147
131WyomingMountain West$3,329,650
132DavidsonAtlantic 10$3,297,453
133CharlotteC USA$3,295,523
134CharlestonColonial$3,289,426
135FairfieldMAAC$3,280,514
136DetroitHorizon$3,276,678
137ElonColonial$3,221,829
138SienaMAAC$3,219,292
139NortheasternColonial$3,207,255
140QuinnipiacMAAC$3,203,013
141UCSBBig West$3,202,493
142PacificWCC$3,181,522
143RiceC USA$3,169,654
144MarshallC USA$3,161,233
145San DiegoWCC$3,120,907
146BuffaloMAC$3,093,556
147New Mexico St.WAC$3,077,862
148AkronMAC$3,045,115
149Middle TennC USA$2,982,636
150HawaiiBig West$2,960,055
151UC IrvineBig West$2,953,537
152HofstraColonial$2,939,154
153Georgia St.Sun Belt$2,917,278
154IonaMAAC$2,881,346
155North TexasC USA$2,847,662
156Missouri St.MVC$2,808,838
157MonmouthMAAC$2,795,919
158DelawareColonial$2,785,559
159LouisianaSun Belt$2,780,548
160DrexelColonial$2,760,011
161James MadisonColonial$2,709,807
162SeattleWAC$2,681,442
163ToledoMAC$2,673,988
164BostonPatriot$2,669,686
165Robert MorrisHorizon$2,661,978
166DrakeMVC$2,649,047
167BucknellPatriot$2,624,075
168TroySun Belt$2,604,565
169MilwaukeeHorizon$2,588,033
170EvansvilleMVC$2,570,477
171UTASun Belt$2,557,576
172Louisiana TechC USA$2,556,193
173Bowling GreenMAC$2,544,177
174DenverSummit$2,532,725
175RiderMAAC$2,508,228
176Cal BaptistWAC$2,503,353
177UC RiversideBig West$2,485,812
178Southern IllinoisMVC$2,482,549
179Northern KentuckyHorizon$2,470,374
180ManhattanMAAC$2,455,366
181MontanaBig Sky$2,452,114
182Illinois St.MVC$2,440,752
183CSUNBig West$2,438,136
184ValpoMVC$2,415,050
185Long Beach St.Big West$2,412,791
186Murray St.OVC$2,398,909
187UC DavisBig West$2,395,167
188Stony BrookAmerica East$2,392,346
189StetsonA Sun$2,386,051
190MaristMAAC$2,358,993
191FAUC USA$2,352,069
192Cal St. BakersfieldWAC$2,333,990
193UNCWColonial$2,317,837
194HartfordAmerica East$2,303,817
195FurmanSoCon$2,293,070
196Holy CrossPatriot$2,282,921
197UNCGSoCon$2,275,162
198VermontAmerica East$2,261,158
199TowsonColonial$2,259,918
200UICHorizon$2,248,503
201UMKCWAC$2,246,404
202Western MichiganMAC$2,243,842
203Coastal CarolinaSun Belt$2,243,214
204UTSAC USA$2,239,480
205Miami OhMAC$2,234,349
206LipscombA Sun$2,228,677
207UMBCAmerica East$2,222,771
208Cal PolyBig West$2,181,492
209South Dakota St.Summit$2,177,776
210Eastern MichiganMAC$2,170,870
211Southern MissC USA$2,169,053
212Central MichiganMAC$2,168,814
213Kent St.MAC$2,158,311
214Cleveland St.Horizon$2,140,282
215Indiana St.MVC$2,129,934
216ColgatePatriot$2,126,456
217Little RockSun Belt$2,126,312
218Cal St. FullertonBig West$2,114,807
219Montana St.Big Sky$2,094,896
220Oral RobertsSummit$2,085,974
221CampbellBig South$2,085,182
222AmericanPatriot$2,072,510
223MercerSoCon$2,062,738
224South AlabamaSun Belt$2,052,778
225PennIvy$2,049,825
226St. Francis PANEC$2,040,877
227San Jose St.Mountain West$2,035,793
228JacksonvilleA Sun$2,025,816
229Stephen F. AustinSouthland$2,015,066
230Loyola MdPatriot$2,002,011
231Texas st.Sun Belt$1,976,474
232Ball StateMAC$1,975,432
233WoffordSoCon$1,965,358
234Appalachian St.Sun Belt$1,952,593
235FIUC USA$1,951,680
236North DakotaSummit$1,943,907
237ChattanoogaSoCon$1,940,945
238OaklandHorizon$1,940,265
239LafayettePatriot$1,938,231
240IUPUIHorizon$1,928,860
241SamfordSoCon$1,917,384
242Weber St.Big Sky$1,913,406
243Austin PeayOVC$1,904,820
244Texas A&M CCSouthland$1,901,648
245BryantNEC$1,883,381
246Umass LowellAmerica East$1,882,325
247ETSUSoCon$1,878,553
248Green BayHorizon$1,874,827
249Utah ValleyWAC$1,866,466
250NJITA Sun$1,857,283
251Fairleigh DickinsonNEC$1,846,780
252Mount St. Mary’sNEC$1,815,414
253Portland St.Big Sky$1,809,651
254Northern ArizonaBig Sky$1,805,164
255AlbanyAmerica East$1,799,859
256WinthropBig South$1,780,882
257Northern IllinoisMAC$1,775,696
258BinghamtonAmerica East$1,753,592
259IdahoBig Sky$1,729,001
260LehighPatriot$1,725,866
261North Dakota St.Summit$1,720,634
262NC CentralMEAC$1,710,811
263Purdue Fort WayneSummit$1,700,944
264Texas SouthernSWAC$1,696,591
265NiagaraMAAC$1,683,937
266RadfordBig South$1,682,177
267Sacramento St.Big Sky$1,667,359
268Alabama A&MSWAC$1,667,122
269UTRGVWAC$1,652,983
270St. Peter’sMAAC$1,641,425
271LongwoodBig South$1,640,350
272CanisiusMAAC$1,639,094
273Eastern WashingtonBig Sky$1,630,808
274New HampshireAmerica East$1,601,005
275FGCUA Sun$1,589,474
276Arkansas St.Sun Belt$1,578,156
277Eastern KentuckyOVC$1,576,265
278Youngstown St.Horizon$1,555,175
279VMISoCon$1,547,786
280Northern ColoradoBig Sky$1,538,837
281North FloridaA Sun$1,532,649
282Morgan St.MEAC$1,517,680
283Kennesaw St.A Sun$1,510,719
284Georgia SouthernSun Belt$1,505,129
285Jacksonville St.OVC$1,497,090
286Sacred HeartNEC$1,496,346
287WagnerNEC$1,487,551
288Norfolk St.MEAC$1,477,761
289The CitadelSoCon$1,477,703
290HarvardIvy$1,474,941
291South DakotaSummit$1,469,868
292ULMSun Belt$1,469,020
293Idaho St.Big Sky$1,461,637
294HamptonBig South$1,460,137
295ColumbiaIvy$1,445,658
296MaineAmerica East$1,432,766
297YaleIvy$1,416,853
298NC A&TMEAC$1,409,516
299CCSUNEC$1,402,297
300LamarSouthland$1,384,151
301Incarnate WordSouthland$1,371,582
302Morehead St.OVC$1,361,968
303St. Francis NYNEC$1,358,525
304Houston BaptistSouthland$1,345,408
305PrincetonIvy$1,342,776
306SIUEOVC$1,342,465
307HowardMEAC$1,338,284
308UC San DiegoBig West$1,336,221
309PresbyterianBig South$1,330,762
310Tennessee St.OVC$1,330,636
311BellarmineA Sun$1,318,815
312SEMOOVC$1,304,144
313Southern UtahBig Sky$1,301,285
314Central ArkansasSouthland$1,295,287
315OmahaSummit$1,262,543
316Charleston SouthernBig South$1,243,917
317BrownIvy$1,239,495
318Gardner-WebbBig South$1,195,668
319Sam Houston St.Southland$1,194,442
320Western IllinoisSummit$1,190,756
321PV A&MSWAC$1,184,538
322UNC AshevilleBig South$1,183,573
323Abilene ChristianSouthland$1,178,426
324SELASouthland$1,172,241
325USC UpstateBig South$1,167,592
326McNeese St.Southland$1,162,753
327Tennessee TechOVC$1,161,305
328North AlabamaA Sun$1,159,508
329Eastern IllinoisOVC$1,146,676
330CornellIvy$1,143,930
331Northwestern St.Southland$1,132,840
332DartmouthIvy$1,131,199
333UT MartinOVC$1,119,003
334Western CarolinaSoCon$1,089,269
335Bethune CookmanMEAC$1,079,602
336New OrleansSouthland$1,052,459
337Florida A&MMEAC$1,033,463
338UMESMEAC$1,000,683
339MerrimackNEC$999,430
340Alabama St.SWAC$992,694
341Grambling St.SWAC$913,266
342Delaware St.MEAC$910,671
343Tarleton StateWAC$864,953
344Dixie StateWAC$837,366
345Pine BluffSWAC$833,958
346SouthernSWAC$815,704
347Chicago St.WAC$801,305
348Nicholls St.Southland$798,687
349Coppin St.MEAC$785,999
350South Carolina St.MEAC$785,619
351Jackson St.SWAC$676,673
352Miss Valley St.SWAC$576,526
By Scott Johnson