Top 25 Football programs by revenue

For you all that are interested. I won't list it off to spoil your reading. Let's just say I thought LSU would have come in better than listed.


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Per requests below to post the list:

25. University of KY [Jelly]
"$96.7 million: Kentucky’s three-year football revenue is stronger than its men’s basketball revenue, coming in at $32.5 million, a full $10 million more than basketball. Ticket sales double that number. The most money is made off of licensing and rights fees at $40.1 million."

24. University of Arkansas [piggies]
"$96.8 million: Arkansas is almost tied with Kentucky for revenue. However their football team makes twice as much, coming in with $60.9 million for its three-year average revenue. Football brings in the most money at University of Arkansas, by far."

23. University of Kansas
"$97.7 million: Kansas’ football and men’s basketball times bring in a similar amount of revenue in their three-year averages. Basketball sees around $17 million, while football sees around $19.8. Licensing and rights feeds bring in the most money at over $36 million."

22. University of South Carolina
"$98.6 million: South Carolina loves its football program. It by far brings in the most money for their athletic program, banking a three-year average of $51 million in revenue. Basketball on the other hand made just shy of $8 million."

21. University of Arizona
"$99.9 million: U of A is just shy of hitting that 9 figure mark. Alumni power is big in Arizona, with donations making up almost half of their revenue at $44.3 million. Football and basketball rank around the same and bring in an average in the mid-20s."

20. University of Washington
"$100.3 million. Washington just hit the $100 million mark for their last season. The three-year average football revenue far surpasses all the other revenue they make coming in at $59.1 million. Men’s basketball only brings in about $10 million in comparison."

19. University of Georgia
"$103.5 million: Football is huge for the Georgia bulldogs. Their three-year average is $76.6 million. It should come as no surprise that they are already being predicted to be in the top 25 football teams for the 2016 season."

18. Michigan State University
"$104.7 million: Michigan State came in at number 6 in the 2015 college football postseason rankings. Their three-year average is $50.1 million for football revenue. Licensing and rights bring in the second highest amount of money at $41.7 million."

17. Florida State University
"$104.8 million: FSU came in at number 16 on the 2015 football postseason rankings. It’s already being predicted to come in at number 4 for the 2016 season. The football revenue brings in about $45 million. Licensing and rights bring in around $40.5 million."

16. University of IOWA [Idiots Out Wandering Around]
"$106 million: Iowa is another school where the football program does much better than the men’s basketball program. The three-year average revenues are $53.2 million and $9.8 million respectively. Postseason 2015 football rankings put U of Iowa’s team at number 9."

15. University of Minnesota [huh?]
"$106.2 million: Minnesota’s athletic program gets its money from a pretty even distribution. Licensing and rights bring in the most at $41.1 million. Men’s basketball makes half as much as football at $14.5 million and $36.3 million respectively."

14. University of Tennessee [Tennessee is a beautiful state but damn that campus is hilly.]
"$107.5 million: Tennessee has a strong football program. It brings in $59.5 million for its three-year average. It was ranked at number 22 in the 2015 postseason rankings. SB Nation already has it predicted at number 10 for the 2016 football season."

13. Auburn University
"$113.7 million: Auburn banks a lot on its football team. The three-year average for football revenue is more than double all their other revenue. Football comes in at $67.3 million. Basketball only make $9.7 million."

12. Penn State [got Sandusky'd]
"$117.6 million. Penn State’s athletic program has been dealing with some major scandal over the past few years, so it’s nice to them still standing strong through that adversity. The three-year average football revenue came in at $64.3 million, more than double all the other avenues."

11. Oklahoma State University
"$117.8 million: OSU came in at number 20 for the 2015 college football postseason rankings. The football revenue brings in around $42.9 million. Donations are at a close second bringing in around $37 million."

10. Texas A&M aka ATM [arse To Mouth]
"$119.5 million: Unsurprisingly, the football program does pretty well at this Texas school. The three-year average revenue brings in about $52 million. Donations, licensing fees, and ticket sales, all bring in money in the mid-30s."

9. University of Florida
"$124.6 million: The Florida gators closed out the Top 25 college football postseason rankings for 2015. They’ve made the list for SB Nation’s 2016 predictions. The three-year average revenue for the football team is $72.7 million."

8. University of Wisconsin
"$127.9 million: The Wisconsin badgers came in at number 21 for the 2015 college football postseason rankings. However, the program that brings in the most revenue is actually their licensing and fees rights, coming in at $49.4 million, right above the football team."

7. University of Oklahoma
No figures here but they are overrated every year like they are in football.

6. LSU!!!
"$133.7 million: Louisiana State’s football team brings in the most at a three-year average of $77 million. On the other hand, its men’s basketball team, only brings in around $8.4 million. SB Nation slated the football team at number 6 for the 2016 station."

5. Ohio State University [coached by Urban Liar]
"$145.2 million: The buckeyes make the most from their football program with a three-year average of $61.7 million. The second highest in ticket sales with $56 million. SB Nation predicted the football team for the number 7 spot for the 2016 season."

4. Gump University [Rolled by Toilet Paper- Auburn]
"$153.2 million: Roll Tide, Alabama is known for their football program. The three-year average football revenue was a whopping $88.5 million. It came in first place for the 2015 college football postseason rankings. For 2016 it is predicted at number 2."

3. University of Michigan [Have to admit I like the Wolverines.]
$157.9 million: The Michigan wolverines bring $86 million for their three-year average football revenue. For 2015 college football postseason rankings, it nabbed the number 12 spot. For 2016 predictions, it’s been bumped up to the number 5 spot."

2. University of Texas [Everything is big in Texas to include the pockets.]
"$161 million: U of Texas is the first team on this list to break $100 million in football revenue. The three-year average came in at $108.6 million. The team may have not made the Top 25 in 2015, postseason rankings, but its revenue is impressive. Licensing and rates bring in around $60.7 million."

1. University of Oregon [No surprise for me since they are heavily funded by sugar daddy Phil Knight.]
"$196 million. University of Oregon’s donations are record breaking with $124.9 million. Considering they get support from the Nike CEO and founder Phil Knight, that number is not too shabby!"

One surprise for me is that the University of Southern California is not even on the list. I thought there were some pretty rich USC grads.

frick them all though. GEAUX TIGERS!!!