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LSU Fan'alyst
Our list of college football’s most valuable teams ranks the nation’s top programs by average annual revenue from 2014 through 2016, the three most recent seasons for which financial data is available. Ties in revenue are broken by using average annual team profit across the same time period.
College football’s 25 most valuable teams generate a combined $2.5 billion per year in revenue, and they clear more than $1.4 billion per year after expenses.
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25. Texas Tech
Revenue: $60M
Profits: $31M
24. Wisconsin Badgers
Revenue: $78M
Profits: $43M
23. Iowa Hawkeyes
Revenue: $79M
Profits: $38M
22. Michigan State Spartans
Revenue: $80M
Profits: $39M
21. Ole Miss Rebels
Revenue: $80M
Profits: $42M
20. Nebraska Cornhuskers
Revenue: $83M
Profits: $46M
19. Washington Huskies
Revenue: $84M
Profits: $36M
18. USC Trojans
Revenue: $87M
Profits: $47M
17. Florida State Seminoles
Revenue: $88M
Profits: $41M
16. Georgia Bulldogs
Revenue: $89M
Profits: $55M
15. South Carolina Gamecocks
Revenue: $90M
Profits: $50M
14. Penn State Nittany Lions
Revenue: $92M
Profits: $48M
13. Arkansas Razorbacks
Revenue: $92M
Profits: $54M
12. Oregon Ducks
Revenue: $92M
Profits: $54M
11. Tennessee Volunteers
Revenue: $108M
Profits: $60M
10. Florida Gators
Revenue: $111M
Profits: $67M
9. LSU Tigers
Revenue: $112M
Profits: $56M
LSU ranks second to only Alabama when it comes to football spending, shelling out an average $56 million annually, and that total doesn’t yet reflect the nearly $2 million per year the team needs to pay former coach Les Miles after firing him in 2016.
8. Auburn Tigers
Revenue: $112M
Profits: $61M
7. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Revenue: $112 M
Profits: $72M
6. Oklahoma Sooners
Revenue: $118M
Profits: $72M
5. Ohio State Buckeyes
Revenue: $120M
Profits: $69M
4. Alabama Crimson Tide
Revenue: $127M
Profits: $59M
3. Michigan Wolverines
Revenue: $127M
Profits: $75M
2. Texas Longhorns
Revenue: $133M
Profits: $87M
1. Texas A&M Aggies
Revenue: $148M
Profits: $107M