Business is booming in college athletics.
, the Power Five conferences brought in more than $3.3 billion in combined revenue for the 2022 fiscal year.
The Big Ten and SEC were the top earners as expected with the Big Ten bringing in $845.6 million in revenue and the SEC next in line at $802 million. The Big Ten doled out around $58.8 million to its schools with the SEC distributing approximately $49.9 million per member. The ACC and Pac-12 both reported record revenue figures even as they lagged behind the Big Ten and SEC. The ACC totaled $617 million in revenue and distributed $41.3 million to each member while the Pac-12 brought in $581 million and distributed around $37 million to its members.
Finally, the Big 12 reported $480.6 million in revenue, amounting to around $44.9 million being distributed to each school.The Big Ten and SEC were already earning significantly more than its conference counterparts. That will continue to be the case — and then some. Both the Big Ten and SEC have massive new media rights deals beginning next year. While the SEC struck an exclusive 10-year deal with ESPN,
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