A glance at the 10 highest spending bowl-bound football programs, and the programs that spend the most per undergraduate student, according to the Equity in Athletics Data Analysis Cutting Tool.
TOP 10 SPENDERS
1) Ohio State, $31,763,036
2) Alabama, $31,118,134
3) Notre Dame, $29,490,788
4) Auburn, $27,911,713
5) LSU, $25,566,520
y-6) Florida, $24,457,557
7) South Carolina, $22,794,211
8) Wisconsin, $22,041,491
9) Arkansas $22,005,014
10) TCU, $20,609,361
TOP 10 PER UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT
1) Notre Dame, $3,531
2) Tulsa, $3,236
3) TCU, $2,822
4) Stanford, $2,625
5) SMU, $2,113
6) Miami (FL), $1,927
7) Boston College, $1,891
8) Northwestern, $1,851
9) Arkansas, $1,625
10) Auburn, $1,518
Figures for most schools were for 12-month periods ending in mid-2010.
y-University of Texas spent $25.1 million but did not make a bowl game this season.
