Big Ten announces record $1.37 billion distribution to its 18 schools
College sports have never been more defined by money than they are right now. We know who's in the lead there.
For all the concerns about the Big Ten expanding beyond its Midwest roots and absorbing four West Coast school, we always knew the reason why the conference was doing it. And we got a hard number on Friday. The Big Ten announced a distribution of $1.
37 billion to its 18 member schools for the 2024-25 fiscal year, the largest conference distribution in the history of college sports. It works out to an average of $76. 1 million per school.
Not every school will receive that amount, as ESPN broke down : Sixteen of the Big Ten's member schools are fully vested but received different revenue payouts because of CFP participation and other factors. Ohio State received a league-high $91. 57 million for fiscal year 2024-25, and Penn State, a national semifinalist in football, received $88.
92 million. Other full members received between $76. 01 million and $79.