The UA athletic program was 41st in revenue on the latest financial report released by USA Today.
USA Today released its annual report of NCAA finances on Friday. A pair of Texas schools topped the list, which reports public schools' athletic revenues and expenses each year.
The 2016-17 shows Texas had the highest total revenue with $214,830,647. Texas A&M was right behind, reeling in almost $212 million.Ìý
ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ was one of four Pac-12 schools (California, Oregon State, Washington State) to see its expenses outweigh its revenue, as the UA brought in $90,976,758 while incurring $91,756,963 in expenses. It was 41st in total revenue among NCAA public schools. Its closest rival up the road in Tempe sat at No. 30 in the country with $101,579,860 in revenue, which eclipsed its $98,825,395 in expenses.
Northern ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ came in at No. 147 with its expenses ($18,511,105) barely exceeding its total revenueÌý($18,353,486).
The football-powered programs of the SEC, Big 12 and Big Ten led the way, with six SEC schools among the top 10. Here's how they stacked up:
- Texas, Big 12, $214,830,647 total revenue, $207,022,323 total expenses
- Texas A&M, SEC, $211,960,034 total revenue, $146,546,229 total expenses
- Ohio State, Big Ten,Ìý$185,409,602 total revenue,Ìý$173,507,435 total expenses
- Michigan, Big Ten,Ìý$185,173,187 total revenue,Ìý$175,425,392 total expenses
- Alabama, SEC,Ìý$174,307,419 total revenue,Ìý$158,646,962 total expenses
- Georgia, SEC,Ìý$157,852,479 total revenue,Ìý$119,218,908 total expenses
- Oklahoma, Big 12,Ìý$155,238,481 total revenue,Ìý$132,910,780 total expenses
- Florida, Big 12, $149,165,475 total revenue,Ìý$131,789,499 total expenses
- LSU, SEC,Ìý$147,744,233 total revenue,Ìý$131,717,421 total expenses
- Auburn, SEC,Ìý$147,511,034 total revenue,Ìý$147,511,034 total expenses
In comparison, ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ and ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ State's revenue combined would have been just third behind the individual Texas goliaths.
NCAA's top revenue-generators generally thrive on the gridiron. Texas saw $72.5 million in ticket sales a year ago, which isÌýmore than the total revenue for 178 of the 230 athletic programs for which financial reports were obtained, according to .
The average football revenue of 127 FBS schools surveyed by the Ìýin 2017 was $31,924,154. That's well ahead of basketball's $8,193,344.
This year's report also reflected the largest difference between the top revenue-generator and the bottom, held by Alabama A&M ($3,293,950) which was over $211 million behind Texas.
Oregon was the highest Pac-12 school at No. 12 with its $145,417,315 revenue outpacing its nearly $120 million in expenses.
Here's a look at how the rest of the Pac-12 stacked up:
