USA TODAY Sports released its NCAA financial analysis for the 2022 fiscal year and it shows that both Colorado and the Pac-12 are behind its Power Five counterparts.
In terms of revenue, Colorado ranked No. 51 in the country at $94,873,830 while reporting expenses of $95,968,696. These figures should go up given the expected trajectory of CU’s football and basketball programs, but a lot will depend on the Pac-12’s upcoming media rights deal and how Colorado reacts to it.
No. 51 out of the 232 Division I schools listed doesn’t seem bad at first blush, but Steve Berkowitz of USA TODAY Sports broke down the numbers further and they don’t look pretty for the Pac-12. Of the 10 Pac-12 schools listed — USC and Stanford don’t make their financial data public — the conference averaged $96.9 million in revenue, which ranks last in the Power Five (h/t Berkowitz):
SEC: $159 million, with a range of $203 million for Alabama, to $110.7 million for Mississippi State.
Big Ten: $147.1 million, with a range of $251.6 million for Ohio State, to $85.6 million for Rutgers.
ACC: $125.2 million, with a range of $151.9 million for Clemson, to $94.8 million for Georgia Tech.
Big 12: $106.9 million, with a range of $239.3 million for Texas, to $91.4 million for Oklahoma State.
Pac-12: $96.9 million. The top amount was $153 million for Oregon… The lowest amount was $69.7 million for Washington State.
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