Is this something that could happen in the near future?
Basically, only full share B1G and SEC programs + ND take a hit... but the other half of CFB gets a fairly big bump.
The big programs would still have a huge advantage in NIL, ticket sales, etc.
Step 1: Combine Estimated Media Rights Payouts
Using the per-program media rights revenue estimates (2024-2025, excluding postseason revenue), I’ll calculate the total revenue across all programs.
Big Ten (18 Programs)
Full-share schools (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio
State, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin, USC, UCLA, Maryland, Rutgers): 16 × $75 million = $1,200 million
Oregon, Washington: 2 × $54 million = $108 million
Big Ten Total: $1,200 million + $108 million = $1,308 million
SEC (16 Programs)
Full-share schools (Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt): 14 × $68.75 million = $962.5 million
Texas, Oklahoma: 2 × $50 million = $100 million
SEC Total: $962.5 million + $100 million = $1,062.5 million
ACC (17 Programs, Excluding Notre Dame)
Full-share schools (Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, NC State, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest): 14 × $52 million = $728 million
Cal, Stanford: 2 × $37 million = $74 million
SMU: 1 × $0 = $0
ACC Total: $728 million + $74 million + $0 = $802 million
Big 12 (16 Programs)
Full-share schools (Baylor, BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech, UCF, West Virginia): 12 × $55 million = $660 million
Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Utah: 4 × $30 million = $120 million
Big 12 Total: $660 million + $120 million = $780 million
Notre Dame (Independent)
Notre Dame: 1 × $67 million = $67 million
Combined Total
Big Ten: $1,308 million
SEC: $1,062.5 million
ACC: $802 million
Big 12: $780 million
Notre Dame: $67 million
Total Media Rights Revenue: $1,308 + $1,062.5 + $802 + $780 + $67 = $4,019.5 million
Step 2: Distribute Equally Among All Programs
68 programs (18 Big Ten + 16 SEC + 17 ACC + 16 Big 12 + 1 Notre Dame).
To distribute the total media rights revenue equally, divide the combined total by the number of programs:
Total Revenue: $4,019.5 million
Number of Programs: 68
Equal Per-Program Share: $4,019.5 million ÷ 68 ≈ $59.11 million
Basically, only full share B1G and SEC programs + ND take a hit... but the other half of CFB gets a fairly big bump.
The big programs would still have a huge advantage in NIL, ticket sales, etc.
Step 1: Combine Estimated Media Rights Payouts
Using the per-program media rights revenue estimates (2024-2025, excluding postseason revenue), I’ll calculate the total revenue across all programs.
Big Ten (18 Programs)
Full-share schools (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio
State, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin, USC, UCLA, Maryland, Rutgers): 16 × $75 million = $1,200 million
Oregon, Washington: 2 × $54 million = $108 million
Big Ten Total: $1,200 million + $108 million = $1,308 million
SEC (16 Programs)
Full-share schools (Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt): 14 × $68.75 million = $962.5 million
Texas, Oklahoma: 2 × $50 million = $100 million
SEC Total: $962.5 million + $100 million = $1,062.5 million
ACC (17 Programs, Excluding Notre Dame)
Full-share schools (Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, NC State, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest): 14 × $52 million = $728 million
Cal, Stanford: 2 × $37 million = $74 million
SMU: 1 × $0 = $0
ACC Total: $728 million + $74 million + $0 = $802 million
Big 12 (16 Programs)
Full-share schools (Baylor, BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech, UCF, West Virginia): 12 × $55 million = $660 million
Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Utah: 4 × $30 million = $120 million
Big 12 Total: $660 million + $120 million = $780 million
Notre Dame (Independent)
Notre Dame: 1 × $67 million = $67 million
Combined Total
Big Ten: $1,308 million
SEC: $1,062.5 million
ACC: $802 million
Big 12: $780 million
Notre Dame: $67 million
Total Media Rights Revenue: $1,308 + $1,062.5 + $802 + $780 + $67 = $4,019.5 million
Step 2: Distribute Equally Among All Programs
68 programs (18 Big Ten + 16 SEC + 17 ACC + 16 Big 12 + 1 Notre Dame).
To distribute the total media rights revenue equally, divide the combined total by the number of programs:
Total Revenue: $4,019.5 million
Number of Programs: 68
Equal Per-Program Share: $4,019.5 million ÷ 68 ≈ $59.11 million
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