Top 20 Revenue Generating College Sports Programs

January 4, 2012 | Filed under: BeyondU Sports | Posted by: Raju Kansagra

Courtesy of BusinessInsider.com, here are the top 20 universities that generate the most revenue combined between their football and men’s basketball programs:

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20. KENTUCKY:

Football Revenue: $34,020,276

Men’s Basketball Revenue: $18,557,243

Total Revenue: $52,577,519

19. SOUTH CAROLINA

Football Revenue: $45,464,058

Men’s Basketball Revenue: $7,849,818

Total Revenue: $53,313,876

18. TEXAS A&M

Football Revenue: $45,414,074

Men’s Basketball Revenue: $9,786,655

Total Revenue: $55,200,729

17. WISCONSIN

Football Revenue: $43,296,599

Men’s Basketball Revenue: $16,353,313

Total Revenue: $59,649,912

16. NEBRASKA

Football Revenue: $54,712,406

Men’s Basketball Revenue: $6,371,843

Total Revenue: $61,084,249

15. MICHIGAN STATE

Football Revenue: $45,040,778

Men’s Basketball Revenue: $16,479,208

Total Revenue: $61,519,986

14. LOUISVILLE

Football Revenue: $25,658,653

Men’s Basketball Revenue: $40,887,938

Total Revenue: $66,546,591

13. OKLAHOMA

Football Revenue: $58,811,324

Men’s Basketball Revenue: $8,437,785

Total Revenue: $67,249,109

12. TENNESSEE

Football Revenue: $56,831,514

Men’s Basketball Revenue: $13,785,893

Total Revenue: $70,617,407

11. NOTRE DAME

Football Revenue: $68,782,560

Men’s Basketball Revenue: $3,977,728

Total Revenue: $72,760,288

10. LSU

Football Revenue: $68,510,141

Men’s Basketball Revenue: $6,982,768

Total Revenue: $75,492,909

9. ARKANSAS

Football Revenue: $61,131,707

Men’s Basketball Revenue: $14,608,513

Total Revenue: $75,740,220

8. OHIO STATE

Football Revenue: $60,837,342

Men’s Basketball Revenue: $17,020,807

Total Revenue: $77,858,149

7. MICHIGAN

Football Revenue: $70,300,676

Men’s Basketball Revenue: $9,154,689

Total Revenue: $79,455,365

6. PENN STATE

Football Revenue: $72,747,734

Men’s Basketball Revenue: $9,485,900

Total Revenue: $82,233,634

5. FLORIDA

Football Revenue: $72,807,236

Men’s Basketball Revenue: $9,930,796

Total Revenue: $82,738,032

4. GEORGIA

Football Revenue: $74,888,175

Men’s Basketball Revenue: $8,718,363

Total Revenue: $83,606,538

3. AUBURN

Football Revenue: $76,227,804

Men’s Basketball Revenue: $9,507,157

Total Revenue: $85,734,961

2. ALABAMA

Football Revenue: $76,801,800

Men’s Basketball Revenue: $11,016,184

Total Revenue: $87,817,984

1. TEXAS

Football Revenue: $95,749,684

Men’s Basketball Revenue: $16,437,705

Total Revenue: $112,187,389

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Raju Kansagra
Raju is a former Wall St. trader turned renaissance man living and working in the New York City area. He graduated from Boston College with degrees in Finance and Philosophy. Born and raised in NJ, he's traveled the globe. He's an ambitious entrepreneur who has worked with some of the brightest minds in business, IT, medicine, real estate, hospitality, law, finance, and most importantly college sports.