Link: first post on Texas and Oklahoma: If Texas and Oklahoma are serious about joining the SEC, the SEC would be foolish to refuse their admissions.
The University of Texas is the academic jewel in the Big 12 crown, and
in 2018 Texas had the country’s most valuable football program, valued by the Wall Street Journal as being worth
$1,105,493,378 with a 2018 revenue of
$163,928,296.
In 2018 Oklahoma had the country’s seventh most valuable football program, valued by the Wall Street Journal as being worth
$885,558,053, with a 2018 revenue of
$126,416,865.
2018 College Football Value Rankings - Ryan Brewer, Wall Street Journal – 2019 (115 schools ranked)
2016 College Basketball Value Rankings - Ryan Brewer, Wall Street Journal – 2017 (176 schools ranked)
Note that a WSJ subscription is NOT required to see the full WSJ rankings linked above. For easier viewing of the lists, choose the option to display 100 rows (schools) at a time. It appears that Dr. Ryan Brewer has stopped compiling his College Sports Value Rankings, as the two lists linked above are the most recent availaible, and may or may not reflect the present rankings of the teams listed.
In 2016 Texas had the country’s 26th most valuable basketball program, valued by the Wall Street Journal as being worth
$78,658,000.
In 2016 Oklahoma has the country’s 45th most valuable basketball program, valued by the Wall Street Journal as being worth
$51,865,000.
Link: post on Off Topic board: On February 20, 2021 Fieldhouse Flyer wrote:
TABLE 4: Niche's 2021 Best Colleges in America - SCHOOL RANKINGS
Niche Rank • Niche Grade • School • Conference • Niche Net Price
11 • A+ • Vanderbilt Commodores • Southeastern • $25,855
56 • A+ • Florida Gators • Southeastern • $10,457
59 • A+ • Georgia Bulldogs • Southeastern • $15,961
80 • A+ • Texas A&M Aggies • Southeastern • $19,237
134 • A • Auburn Tigers • Southeastern • $23,562
161 • A • South Carolina Gamecocks • Southeastern • $21,787
164 • A • Alabama Crimson Tide • Southeastern • $20,623
167 • A- • Mississippi State Bulldogs • Southeastern • $16,471
175 • A- • Missouri Tigers • Southeastern • $15,850
182 • A- • Arkansas Razorbacks • Southeastern • $16,263
201 • A- • Ole Miss Rebels • Southeastern • $14,672
223 • A- • Tennessee Volunteers • Southeastern • $21,024
241 • A- • LSU Tigers • Southeastern • $18,143
283 • B+ • Kentucky Wildcats • Southeastern • $18,958
153 • Southeastern Conference - Average Niche Ranking for 14 Schools
57 • A+ • Texas Longhorns • Big 12 • $15,502
110 • A • TCU Horned Frogs • Big 12 • $37,509
137 • A • Baylor Bears • Big 12 • $28,372
148 • A • Iowa State Cyclones • Big 12 • $15,195
156 • A • Oklahoma Sooners • Big 12 • $21,804
160 • A • Oklahoma State Cowboys • Big 12 • $15,325
165 • A • Kansas State Wildcats • Big 12 • $18,103
179 • A- • Texas Tech Red Raiders • Big 12 • $16,463
193 • A- • Kansas Jayhawks • Big 12 • $19,195
276 • A- • West Virginia Mountaineers • Big 12 • $12,743
158 • Big 12 Conference - Average Niche Ranking for 10 Schools
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In 2018 Ohio State had the country’s second most valuable football program, valued by the Wall Street Journal as being worth
$1,048,166,317, with a 2018 revenue of
$136,574,384.
In 2016 Ohio State had the country’s seventh most valuable basketball program, valued by the Wall Street Journal as being worth
$177,892,000.
On February 20, 2021 Fieldhouse Flyer wrote:
TABLE 4: Niche's 2021 Best Colleges in America - SCHOOL RANKINGS
Niche Rank • Niche Grade • School • Conference • Niche Net Price
14 • A+ • Northwestern Wildcats • Big Ten • $26,196
23 • A+ • Michigan Wolverines • Big Ten • $17,357
61 • A+ • Wisconsin Badgers • Big Ten • $16,103
75 • A+ • Illinois Fighting Illini • Big Ten • $14,660
76 • A+ • Purdue Boilermakers • Big Ten • $12,684
82 • A+ • Penn State Nittany Lions • Big Ten • $24,724
92 • A+ • Ohio State Buckeyes • Big Ten • $18,706
96 • A • Minnesota Golden Gophers • Big Ten • $17,279
115 • A • Michigan State Spartans • Big Ten • $16,579
121 • A • Indiana Hoosiers • Big Ten • $13,036
142 • A • Iowa Hawkeyes • Big Ten • $17,008
145 • A • Rutgers Scarlet Knights • Big Ten • $16,873
190 • A- • Nebraska Cornhuskers • Big Ten • $17,093
195 • A- • Maryland Terrapins • Big Ten • $17,723
102 • Big Ten Conference - Average Niche Ranking for 14 Schools
Ranking college sports' highest revenue producers - Brad Crawford, 247 Sports - July 17, 2020
1. TEXAS — $223 MILLION
3. OHIO STATE — $210 MILLION
8. OKLAHOMA — $163 MILLION
Big East Conference - Top Sports by Revenue - School data from 2018 – College Raptor, 2021
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