Recently, we took a look at the biggest money-makers in college sports as well as the schools that spend the most money on their football teams. Now let's see how much schools spend on their men's basketball programs.
For many schools, the football and men's basketball teams are the only profitable sports. Subsequently, a lot of that revenue is used to finance the remaining sports in a school's athletic program. But before that happens, a certain amount must go back into the programs that are writing the checks.
(all data via Business of College Sports)
#20 Oklahoma State
EXPENSES: $5,658,993
REVENUE: $12,262,241
PROFIT: $6,603,248
#19 Washington
EXPENSES: $5,702,562
REVENUE: $10,474,040
PROFIT: $4,771,478
#18 Maryland
EXPENSES: $6,062,659
REVENUE: $10,965,638
PROFIT: $4,902,979
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