seeds by school budgets breakdown

[QChawks]

interesting chart

 

[anon1791660717]

Is your thread title accurate? The chart says "women's basketball expenses". For instance, is coach salary included in the chart?

 

[QChawks]

Is your thread title accurate? The chart says "women's basketball expenses". For instance, is coach salary included in the chart?

oops.

the X title was wrong, I have corrected

 

[Hawk_4shur]

interesting chart

Well, it's been a long time since I took Stat Analysis in college, but I think you can draw a pretty nice graph here without much in the way of a standard deviation.

Pretty interesting OP. Thanks for posting.

 

[UpstreamHawkeye]

Looks like the bottom line for Big Ten is $6M.

Or "was" since the data was from 2023-2024.

 

[o_AMAYS]

Looks like the bottom line for Big Ten is $6M.

Or "was" since the data was from 2023-2024.

Which is before school revenue sharing, which won't be reported to the NCAA, by sport, until January 2027 (for fiscal year 2026). So this chart tells us nothing about how much schools are allocating to WBB in the form of revenue sharing.

 

[Anon1750875978]

Is Beckwith the big $$$ person involved with Iowa WBB, if anyone ventures an educated guess?

 

[Hawkangler]

Is your thread title accurate? The chart says "women's basketball expenses". For instance, is coach salary included in the chart?

I had read several years ago that the women's spent more recruiting than the men. I thought it was approximately $2M.

 

[Hawkfan_08*]

What, exactly, do expenses entail?

 

[Zach Jump]

What, exactly, do expenses entail?

Most are public universities.

You are welcome to go read their expense reports in detail.

Don't expect someone else to do it for you.

 

[anon1791660717]

Most are public universities.

You are welcome to go read their expense reports in detail.

Don't expect someone else to do it for you.

God forbid someone posts context. Sassy b*tch

 

[Hawkangler]

Most are public universities.

You are welcome to go read their expense reports in detail.

Don't expect someone else to do it for you.

I went to the athletic budget awhile ago, they don't provide detailed line spending.

 

[paladinhawk_rivals]

God forbid someone posts context.

Isn't there a unwritten rule that these board are supposed to be context free?

 

[paladinhawk_rivals]

What, exactly, do expenses entail?

From Gemini (not guaranteed to be accurate):

Top Spending Universities​

While exact "salary caps" for players are often kept private, recent financial disclosures and FOIA requests highlight the programs with the largest total operating and roster investments:

• South Carolina, LSU, & UConn: Consistently lead the nation with total program investments exceeding $10 million annually.
• Kentucky: Currently holds one of the highest reported roster costs in the nation, with some estimates citing up to $22 million across their basketball operations (though this is often skewed by high-profile coaching transitions).
  
  
  
• Iowa & Texas: Have seen massive budget increases (30%+) over the last two years due to record-breaking ticket sales and donor contributions.

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Breakdown of "Expenses"​

When a university reports its women's basketball expenses, it usually categories them into three buckets:

1. Operating (Game-Day) Expenses: Travel, lodging, meals, and uniforms.
2. Recruiting: Transportation and lodging for coaches to visit prospects. Power 4 schools often spend $250k–$500k annually just on recruiting.
3. Coaching Salaries: Head coaches at top-tier programs (e.g., Dawn Staley, Geno Auriemma) earn between $3 million and $4 million per year.

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[Legend12]

Is Beckwith the big $$$ person involved with Iowa WBB, if anyone ventures an educated guess?

She's one of them, yes. She's easily the most well known.

 

[Hawkfan_08*]

From Gemini (not guaranteed to be accurate):

Top Spending Universities​

While exact "salary caps" for players are often kept private, recent financial disclosures and FOIA requests highlight the programs with the largest total operating and roster investments:

• South Carolina, LSU, & UConn: Consistently lead the nation with total program investments exceeding $10 million annually.
• Kentucky: Currently holds one of the highest reported roster costs in the nation, with some estimates citing up to $22 million across their basketball operations (though this is often skewed by high-profile coaching transitions).
  
  
  
• Iowa & Texas: Have seen massive budget increases (30%+) over the last two years due to record-breaking ticket sales and donor contributions.

---

Breakdown of "Expenses"​

When a university reports its women's basketball expenses, it usually categories them into three buckets:

1. Operating (Game-Day) Expenses: Travel, lodging, meals, and uniforms.
2. Recruiting: Transportation and lodging for coaches to visit prospects. Power 4 schools often spend $250k–$500k annually just on recruiting.
3. Coaching Salaries: Head coaches at top-tier programs (e.g., Dawn Staley, Geno Auriemma) earn between $3 million and $4 million per year.

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I was looking at that earlier as well. The recruiting figure did, and didn't, shock me. Crazy how much that all costs. I think the Kentucky figure is for the guys team.

 

[Hawkangler]

I was looking at that earlier as well. The recruiting figure did, and didn't, shock me. Crazy how much that all costs. I think the Kentucky figure is for the guys team.

it is

 

[Roncuba65]

I am surprised we are above Maryland, Notre Dame and UCLA. Before CC, I would have expected us to be down with ISU... she should have the arena named after her someday soon.