Basketball Expenses by Team

[Sooner-Bred]

Info From Equity in Athletics

OU checks in at 19th in the country and 4th in the Big 12

Basketball Expenses by Team

001.) University of Louisville - $15,653,605
002.) Duke University - $15,170,813
003.) Syracuse University - $13,788,271
004.) University of Kentucky - $13,672,723
005.) University of California-Los Angeles - $12,717,020
006.) University of Kansas - $10,724,156
007.) Oklahoma State University - $10,638,819
008.) Indiana University-Bloomington - $10,219,195
009.) Michigan State University - $9,451,845
010.) The University of Texas at Austin - $8,991,640

011.) University of Memphis - $8,457,959
012.) University of Florida - $8,227,621
013.) University of Arkansas - $8,217,023
014.) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - $8,153,609
015.) Auburn University - $8,016,340
016.) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - $7,811,021
017.) University of Arizona - $7,806,806
018.) University of Pittsburgh - $7,474,265
019.) University of Oklahoma Norman - $7,372,069
020.) University of Connecticut - $7,293,895

021.) Baylor University - $7,251,120
022.) North Carolina State University at Raleigh - $7,144,610
023.) West Virginia University - $7,124,653
024.) Vanderbilt University - $7,084,431
025.) University of Washington-Seattle - $6,909,538
026.) The University of Alabama - $6,784,571
027.) Southern Methodist University - $6,582,998
028.) University of Minnesota - $6,571,925
029.) University of Virginia - $6,555,080
030.) University of South Carolina-Columbia - $6,535,615

031.) University of Wisconsin-Madison - $6,520,779
032.) University of Michigan-Ann Arbor - $6,488,836
033.) University of Maryland-College Park - $6,463,690
034.) Texas A & M University-College Station - $6,373,598
035.) University of Missouri-Columbia - $6,351,687
036.) Purdue University - $6,321,923
037.) Kansas State University - $6,343,324
038.) University of California-Berkeley - $6,302,822
039.) University of Iowa - $6,299,736
040.) Texas Christian University - $6,267,008

041.) Arizona State University - $6,264,174
042.) University of Miami - $6,261,821
043.) University of Cincinnati - $6,172,290
044.) University of Oregon - $5,965,248
045.) Northwestern University - $5,963,359
046.) University of Georgia - $5,953,014
047.) Ohio State University - $5,929,891
048.) Florida State University - $5,801,160
049.) Georgia Institute of Technology - $5,741,428
050.) San Diego State University - $5,609,451

051.) University of Southern California - $5,562,585
052.) University of Mississippi - $5,490,301
053.) Virginia Polytechnic Institute - $5,458,505
054.) University of Notre Dame - $5,412,264
055.) University of Nebraska-Lincoln - $5,311,622
056.) Iowa State University - $5,293,039
057.) Texas Tech University - $5,290,596
058.) Louisiana State University - $5,283,297
059.) Wake Forest University - $5,247,106
060.) Pennsylvania State University - $4,976,952

061.) University of Colorado Boulder - $4,884,321
062.) University of Nevada-Las Vegas - $4,866,627
063.) The University of Tennessee - $4,856,478
064.) Rutgers University-New Brunswick - $4,663,032
065.) Boston College - $4,566,285
066.) Colorado State University-Fort Collins - $4,461,810
067.) University of South Florida - $4,399,051
068.) Clemson University - $4,373,940
069.) Stanford University - $4,363,906
070.) Mississippi State University - $4,312,955

071.) University of Utah - $4,155,280
072.) Temple University - $4,125,712
073.) University of New Mexico - $4,056,148
074.) Oregon State University - $3,929,913
075.) University of Tulsa - $3,920,631
076.) Washington State University - $3,765,112
077.) The University of Texas at El Paso - $3,446,830
078.) University of Massachusetts Amherst - $3,266,120
079.) Ohio University - $3,222,448
080.) Rice University - $3,110,636

081.) University of Wyoming - $2,951,297
082.) University of Alabama at Birmingham - $2,946,415
083.) Tulane University - $2,849,058
084.) University of Central Florida - $2,843,388
085.) New Mexico State University - $2,809,254
086.) Western Kentucky University - $2,668,950
087.) University of Houston - $2,598,898
088.) Old Dominion University - $2,529,553
089.) Utah State University - $2,486,258
090.) East Carolina University - $2,465,163

091.) University of Hawaii at Manoa - $2,386,999
092.) Marshall University - $2,373,586
093.) Middle Tennessee State University - $2,155,002
094.) University at Buffalo - $2,142,779
095.) California State University-Fresno - $2,072,700
096.) University of Akron - $2,051,314
097.) University of North Texas - $2,016,950
098.) University of Southern Mississippi - $2,002,033
099.) Georgia State University - $1,969,032
100.) University of Nevada-Reno - $1,952,380

101.) Miami University-Oxford - $1,900,435
102.) Western Michigan University - $1,867,684
103.) Kent State University - $1,855,599
104.) University of Toledo - $1,847,789
105.) University of Louisiana at Lafayette - $1,796,518
106.) Florida International University - $1,776,629
107.) Boise State University - $1,757,700
108.) Louisiana Tech University - $1,744,438
109.) Central Michigan University - $1,666,104
110.) The University of Texas at San Antonio - $1,642,525

111.) Florida Atlantic University - $1,625,290
112.) Eastern Michigan University - $1,608,150
113.) Texas State University-San Marcos - $1,578,744
114.) San Jose State University - $1,568,297
115.) Ball State University - $1,561,611
116.) University of South Alabama - $1,502,682
117.) Bowling Green State University - $1,460,613
118.) Northern Illinois University - $1,447,289
119.) University of Idaho - $1,414,634
120.) Troy University - $1,345,740

121.) Appalachian State University - $1,265,809
122.) Arkansas State University - $1,153,070
123.) Georgia Southern University - $985,316
124.) University of Louisiana-Monroe - $700,814
125.) Air Force - Not Available


American Athletic Conference

01.) University of Memphis - $8,457,959
02.) University of Connecticut - $7,293,895
03.) Southern Methodist University - $6,582,998
04.) University of Cincinnati - $6,172,290
05.) University of South Florida - $4,399,051
06.) Temple University - $4,125,712
07.) University of Tulsa - $3,920,631
08.) Tulane University - $2,849,058
09.) University of Central Florida - $2,843,388
10.) University of Houston - $2,598,898
11.) East Carolina University - $2,465,163


Atlantic Coast Conference

01.) University of Louisville - $15,653,605
02.) Duke University - $15,170,813
03.) Syracuse University - $13,788,271
04.) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - $7,811,021
05.) University of Pittsburgh - $7,474,265
06.) North Carolina State University at Raleigh - $7,144,610
07.) University of Virginia - $6,555,080
08.) University of Miami - $6,261,821
09.) Florida State University - $5,801,160
10.) Georgia Institute of Technology - $5,741,428
11.) Virginia Polytechnic Institute - $5,458,505
12.) University of Notre Dame - $5,412,264
13.) Wake Forest University - $5,247,106
14.) Boston College - $4,566,285
15.) Clemson University - $4,373,940


Big Ten Conference

01.) Indiana University-Bloomington - $10,219,195
02.) Michigan State University - $9,451,845
03.) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - $8,153,609
04.) University of Minnesota - $6,571,925
05.) University of Wisconsin-Madison - $6,520,779
06.) University of Michigan-Ann Arbor - $6,488,836
07.) University of Maryland-College Park - $6,463,690
08.) Purdue University - $6,321,923
09.) University of Iowa - $6,299,736
10.) Northwestern University - $5,963,359
11.) Ohio State University - $5,929,891
12.) University of Nebraska-Lincoln - $5,311,622
13.) Pennsylvania State University - $4,976,952
14.) Rutgers University-New Brunswick - $4,663,032


Big XII Conference

01.) University of Kansas - $10,724,156
02.) Oklahoma State University - $10,638,819
03.) The University of Texas at Austin - $8,991,640
04.) University of Oklahoma Norman - $7,372,069
05.) Baylor University - $7,251,120
06.) West Virginia University - $7,124,653
07.) Kansas State University - $6,343,324
08.) Texas Christian University - $6,267,008
09.) Iowa State University - $5,293,039
10.) Texas Tech University - $5,290,596


Conference USA

01.) The University of Texas at El Paso - $3,446,830
02.) Rice University - $3,110,636
03.) University of Alabama at Birmingham - $2,946,415
04.) Western Kentucky University - $2,668,950
05.) Old Dominion University - $2,529,553
06.) Marshall University - $2,373,586
07.) Middle Tennessee State University - $2,155,002
08.) University of North Texas - $2,016,950
09.) University of Southern Mississippi - $2,002,033
10.) Florida International University - $1,776,629
11.) Louisiana Tech University - $1,744,438
12.) The University of Texas at San Antonio - $1,642,525
13.) Florida Atlantic University - $1,625,290


Mid-American Conference

01.) University of Massachusetts Amherst - $3,266,120
02.) Ohio University - $3,222,448
03.) University at Buffalo - $2,142,779
04.) University of Akron - $2,051,314
05.) Miami University-Oxford - $1,900,435
06.) Western Michigan University - $1,867,684
07.) Kent State University - $1,855,599
08.) University of Toledo - $1,847,789
09.) Central Michigan University - $1,666,104
10.) Eastern Michigan University - $1,608,150
11.) Ball State University - $1,561,611
12.) Bowling Green State University - $1,460,613
13.) Northern Illinois University - $1,447,289


Mountain West Conference

01.) San Diego State University - $5,609,451
02.) University of Nevada-Las Vegas - $4,866,627
03.) Colorado State University-Fort Collins - $4,461,810
04.) University of New Mexico - $4,056,148
05.) University of Wyoming - $2,951,297
06.) Utah State University - $2,486,258
07.) University of Hawaii at Manoa - $2,386,999
08.) California State University-Fresno - $2,072,700
09.) University of Nevada-Reno - $1,952,380
10.) Boise State University - $1,757,700
11.) San Jose State University - $1,568,297
12.) Air Force - Not Available


Pacific-12 Conference

01.) University of California-Los Angeles - $12,717,020
02.) University of Arizona - $7,806,806
03.) University of Washington-Seattle - $6,909,538
04.) University of California-Berkeley - $6,302,822
05.) Arizona State University - $6,264,174
06.) University of Oregon - $5,965,248
07.) University of Southern California - $5,562,585
08.) University of Colorado Boulder - $4,884,321
09.) Stanford University - $4,363,906
10.) University of Utah - $4,155,280
11.) Oregon State University - $3,929,913
12.) Washington State University - $3,765,112


Southeastern Conference

01.) University of Kentucky - $13,672,723
02.) University of Florida - $8,227,621
03.) University of Arkansas - $8,217,023
04.) Auburn University - $8,016,340
05.) Vanderbilt University - $7,084,431
06.) The University of Alabama - $6,784,571
07.) University of South Carolina-Columbia - $6,535,615
08.) Texas A & M University-College Station - $6,373,598
09.) University of Missouri-Columbia - $6,351,687
10.) University of Georgia - $5,953,014
11.) University of Mississippi - $5,490,301
12.) Louisiana State University - $5,283,297
13.) The University of Tennessee - $4,856,478
14.) Mississippi State University - $4,312,955


11.) University of Louisiana-Monroe - $700,814
Sun Belt Conference

01.) New Mexico State University - $2,809,254
02.) Georgia State University - $1,969,032
03.) University of Louisiana at Lafayette - $1,796,518
04.) Texas State University-San Marcos - $1,578,744
05.) University of South Alabama - $1,502,682
06.) University of Idaho - $1,414,634
07.) Troy University - $1,345,740
08.) Appalachian State University - $1,265,809
09.) Arkansas State University - $1,153,070
10.) Georgia Southern University - $985,316

 

[tycat947]

What all is included in expenses? WTH is osu spending $10M on? They are a football school now!

 

[MsProudSooner]

OSU isn't getting their money's worth! I'm surprised UNC isn't in the top 10.

 

[BCSooners]

SMU is the only non Big 6 school inside the top 41, sitting at 27. I wonder why that is?

 

[SoonerBounce13]

SMU is the only non Big 6 school inside the top 41, sitting at 27. I wonder why that is?

probably their coach's salary

 

[SoonerTraveler]

The problem with comparisons like this is that the accounting treatment and allocation of expenses is not the same at all schools.

For example, consider the cost of “security personnel” at home basketball games. Some schools might allocate these expenses directly to basketball operations, while others might charge these expenses to a “contract services” account which is not allocated to basketball operations, but instead may be included in administrative or operational overhead for the entire athletic department.

There are numerous detailed expense categories which may be accounted for, and allocated following different accounting procedures. Groups like “Equity in Athletics” do not have access to the detailed accounting records from each university, thus they do the best they can with summarized information available in public records.

While there may be audited balance sheets and financial statements for the athletic department as a whole, there can be significant variation in how costs are allocated to the various sports by different universities, and how these costs are reported to the public.

In other words, take these comparisons with a grain of salt. They do not always compare apples-to-apples.

 

[BigT14]

This is incredible. Good find. Very interesting.

 

[campbest]

In other words, take these comparisons with a grain of salt. They do not always compare apples-to-apples.

This...and by looking at the list makes it appear these numbers are even more worthless.

 

[Dignon003]

What all is included in expenses? WTH is osu spending $10M on? They are a football school now!

There's a video with Markel Brown, Brian Williams and Mike Cobbins that walks through the basketball facilities. I could easily see where 10 million is getting spent.

Of course 2 million is on the coach.

 

[tycat947]

There's a video with Markel Brown, Brian Williams and Mike Cobbins that walks through the basketball facilities. I could easily see where 10 million is getting spent.

Of course 2 million is on the coach.

I may be wrong but I don't believe capital expenditures would be included in general expenses. But maybe so.

 

[BigTime]

There's a video with Markel Brown, Brian Williams and Mike Cobbins that walks through the basketball facilities. I could easily see where 10 million is getting spent.

Of course 2 million is on the coach.

Hasn't done jack to help you win...