Posted: Friday March 15, 2002 1:35 PM
Updated: Friday March 15, 2002 1:41 PM
Financial Lowdown: Full Reports
Information is from the most recent 990 tax statements filed by the conferences in 2000 as tax-exempt organizations. The exceptions are the Big East and Big East Football Conference, which last filed in 1999.
SKINNY: John Swofford leads all commissioners with a compensation package of $436,558 . . . ACC is third in total revenues, but because of fewer members it leads all conferences with an average payout in excess of $8 million per school . . . After expenses, conference hoops tourney made almost $4 million.
SKINNY: Ran up a deficit of $53,000 last year . . . Temple took a half-million split here and close to $3 million as football member of the Big East . . . Conference hoops tourney generated almost $500,000.
SKINNY: Basketball-driven conference is reimbursed for expenses through an administrative agreement with the Big East Football Conference . . . Spent in excess of $100,000 on NCAA rules compliance . . . TV/radio rights income of more than $11 million . . . Appear to be a year behind other conference in tax filings.
SKINNY: Football-only conference had $30 million in revenue last year, compared to $20 million for the Big East . . . Spent $16,000 on preseason press conference and $116,000 for officiating . . . Bulk of revenue from bowls ($15 million) and TV/radio rights ($14 million).
SKINNY: No.1 in total salaries, with commissioner Jim Delaney’s deal including $3,210 for country club dues, $2,981 for personal use of an auto and $6,865 for spousal travel . . . List $3.5 million in investments . . . Top source of income is $42 million in TV broadcast royalties . . . Spent $118,000 on kickoff luncheon.
SKINNY: Pay the most for office space, $650,000 . . . List travel subsidies in excess of $9 million . . . Spent almost $500,000 each on promotions and TV consulting.
SKINNY: Chuck Neinas, former head of the College Football Association and Big Eight commissioner, earned a $53,000 consulting on TV contracts . . . Total membership fees listed at more than $5 million . . . Conference hoops tourney made $1 million.
SKINNY: Lost almost $25,000 last year and has but $225,000 in net assets . . . List income of $750,000 from the Motor City Bowl and $600,000 guarantee from the Bowl Alliance . . . Spent $121,000 on travel.
SKINNY: Another operating at a deficit, losing $25,974 last year . . . Paid a meager $352,000 to seven member schools . . . Majority of revenue comes from $2 million in membership dues.
SKINNY: Don’t breakdown income, just list $56 million from TV contracts/tournaments . . . Spent $231,000 on officiating last year, plus $280,000 on promotions.
Insurance, lighting and game guarantees associated with televised events
2,239,873
Salaries/benefits
2,172,915
Non-revenue sports/TV contract
1,687,689
1999 conference football championship
1,312,365
Sponsorship royalties
655,963
Bowl alliance administrative expenses
480,443
Commissioner’s salary/benefits
407,647
Conferences/meetings
323,398
Officiating
303,699
Travel
295,493
Awards
221,057
Bowl game insurance
198,485
Postseason baseball tournament
195,740
Occupancy
149,413
CCA national letter of intent program
75,070
2000 conference football championship
48,796
Legal fees
48,528
Postseason softball tournament
15,695
CONFERENCE REVENUE SPLIT
Mississippi
8,117,812
Kentucky
6,741,155
Florida
6,644,400
Alabama
6,558,994
Georgia
6,488,950
LSU
6,400,863
Auburn
6,396,040
Mississippi State
6,376,901
South Carolina
6,363,363
Arkansas
6,329,084
Vanderbilt
6,318,363
Tennessee
6,289,702
Total
79,025,627
Average
6,585,468
SKINNY: Financial heavyweight with more than $94 million in revenue last year and a whopping $27 million in assets . . . Football conference also tops in post-season basketball income of nearly $20 million . . . Vanderbilt pulls in $6.3 million from the conference, proving its pays to be a patsy.
SKINNY: Spent $318,000 more than made last year. At that rate, net assets will be eaten up in four years . . . Lowest revenues of the conferences looked at, $2.7 million . . . Only $39,000 in investments and interest income.
SKINNY: Had an operating deficit of $250,000 last year . . . Majority of income is from membership dues ($1.6 million) . . . List a $271,000 expense for bowl sponsorship.
