School's Worth in Realignment - 2012-13
Now that the 2012-13 revenue figures have been released by the NCAA, I slapped together some of the facts and figures that we toss around about a school's worth in realignment and have tweaked it based on other's suggestions. I have taken all of the FBS schools and given them a sliding scale (1-129) score in the following categories:
1. Undergraduate population (indicator of alumni quantity and current ability to support) - 10%
2. Academics - Combined scores of U.S. News and World Report, ARWU, and CMUP to give a decent indicator of undergraduate, graduate, and research capabilities - 20%
3. Director's Cup ranking - A good overview of the health of the entire athletic department. - 20%
4. Following - 75% football attendance and 25% men's basketball attendance. - 20%
5. Funding - 75% gross athletic revenue and 25% university endowment - 30%
The glaring item missing is TV markets, but I agree with JRSec that the future of major realignment will be value, not market potential. Also missing is the subjective "legacy" and "future potential". This is just an indicator of where things now stand.
1 Michigan
2 Texas
3 Ohio State
4 Florida
5 Penn State
6 Wisconsin
7 Texas A&M
8 UCLA
9 Georgia
10 Washington
11 Minnesota
12 California
13 Southern Cal
14 Michigan State
15 North Carolina
16 LSU
17 Oklahoma
18 Florida State
19 Notre Dame
20 Tennessee
21 Stanford
22 Alabama
23 Nebraska
24 Iowa
25 Kentucky
26 Purdue
27 Illinois
28 Virginia
29 Indiana
30 Arkansas
31 Auburn
32 Virginia Tech
33 South Carolina
34 Arizona
35 Arizona State
36 NC State
37 Duke
38 Oregon
39 Missouri
40 Maryland
41 Iowa State
42 Kansas
43 Northwestern
44 Oklahoma State
45 BYU
46 Louisville
47 Colorado
48 Vanderbilt
49 Rutgers
50 Syracuse
51 Texas Tech
52 Pittsburgh
53 Georgia Tech
54 Clemson
55 West Virginia
56 Miami
57 Kansas State
58 Baylor
59 Utah
60 Connecticut
61 Mississippi State
62 Central Florida
63 Oregon State
64 TCU
65 Mississippi
66 San Diego State
67 South Florida
68 Wake Forest
69 Boston College
70 New Mexico
71 Cincinnati
72 Temple
73 Washington State
74 Hawaii
75 Houston
76 Colorado State
77 Rice
78 Massachusetts
79 SMU
80 East Carolina
81 Buffalo
82 Tulsa
83 Memphis
84 Air Force
85 Old Dominion
86 UNLV
87 Tulane
88 Navy
89 Boise State
90 Army
91 Ohio
92 Utah State
93 UAB
94 Miami -OH
95 Akron
96 Wyoming
97 Fresno State
98 Kent State
99 North Texas
100 UTEP
101 UTSA
102 Central Michigan
103 Nevada
104 LA-Lafayette
105 Western Kentucky
106 Florida Intl
107 San Jose State
108 MTSU
109 New Mexico State
110 Toledo
111 Texas State
112 Appalachian State
113 Western Michigan
114 Northern Illinois
115 UNC-Charlotte
116 Marshall
117 Georgia State
118 Bowling Green
119 Idaho
120 Georgia Southern
121 Ball State
122 Arkansas State
123 South Alabama
124 Florida Atlantic
125 Southern Miss
126 Eastern Michigan
127 Louisiana Tech
128 Troy
129 LA-Monroe
For those wondering, the average conference scores are below. This shows where teams will be as of next year (e.g. Louisville in ACC, Rutgers/Maryland in Big 10):
Big 10 - 21.5
SEC - 29.28
PAC - 34.4
ACC - 42.2
Big 12 - 43.1
AAC - 75.5
MWC - 86.6
MAC - 103.1
CUSA - 105.7
Sun Belt - 117.6
1. Undergraduate population (indicator of alumni quantity and current ability to support) - 10%
2. Academics - Combined scores of U.S. News and World Report, ARWU, and CMUP to give a decent indicator of undergraduate, graduate, and research capabilities - 20%
3. Director's Cup ranking - A good overview of the health of the entire athletic department. - 20%
4. Following - 75% football attendance and 25% men's basketball attendance. - 20%
5. Funding - 75% gross athletic revenue and 25% university endowment - 30%
The glaring item missing is TV markets, but I agree with JRSec that the future of major realignment will be value, not market potential. Also missing is the subjective "legacy" and "future potential". This is just an indicator of where things now stand.
1 Michigan
2 Texas
3 Ohio State
4 Florida
5 Penn State
6 Wisconsin
7 Texas A&M
8 UCLA
9 Georgia
10 Washington
11 Minnesota
12 California
13 Southern Cal
14 Michigan State
15 North Carolina
16 LSU
17 Oklahoma
18 Florida State
19 Notre Dame
20 Tennessee
21 Stanford
22 Alabama
23 Nebraska
24 Iowa
25 Kentucky
26 Purdue
27 Illinois
28 Virginia
29 Indiana
30 Arkansas
31 Auburn
32 Virginia Tech
33 South Carolina
34 Arizona
35 Arizona State
36 NC State
37 Duke
38 Oregon
39 Missouri
40 Maryland
41 Iowa State
42 Kansas
43 Northwestern
44 Oklahoma State
45 BYU
46 Louisville
47 Colorado
48 Vanderbilt
49 Rutgers
50 Syracuse
51 Texas Tech
52 Pittsburgh
53 Georgia Tech
54 Clemson
55 West Virginia
56 Miami
57 Kansas State
58 Baylor
59 Utah
60 Connecticut
61 Mississippi State
62 Central Florida
63 Oregon State
64 TCU
65 Mississippi
66 San Diego State
67 South Florida
68 Wake Forest
69 Boston College
70 New Mexico
71 Cincinnati
72 Temple
73 Washington State
74 Hawaii
75 Houston
76 Colorado State
77 Rice
78 Massachusetts
79 SMU
80 East Carolina
81 Buffalo
82 Tulsa
83 Memphis
84 Air Force
85 Old Dominion
86 UNLV
87 Tulane
88 Navy
89 Boise State
90 Army
91 Ohio
92 Utah State
93 UAB
94 Miami -OH
95 Akron
96 Wyoming
97 Fresno State
98 Kent State
99 North Texas
100 UTEP
101 UTSA
102 Central Michigan
103 Nevada
104 LA-Lafayette
105 Western Kentucky
106 Florida Intl
107 San Jose State
108 MTSU
109 New Mexico State
110 Toledo
111 Texas State
112 Appalachian State
113 Western Michigan
114 Northern Illinois
115 UNC-Charlotte
116 Marshall
117 Georgia State
118 Bowling Green
119 Idaho
120 Georgia Southern
121 Ball State
122 Arkansas State
123 South Alabama
124 Florida Atlantic
125 Southern Miss
126 Eastern Michigan
127 Louisiana Tech
128 Troy
129 LA-Monroe
For those wondering, the average conference scores are below. This shows where teams will be as of next year (e.g. Louisville in ACC, Rutgers/Maryland in Big 10):
Big 10 - 21.5
SEC - 29.28
PAC - 34.4
ACC - 42.2
Big 12 - 43.1
AAC - 75.5
MWC - 86.6
MAC - 103.1
CUSA - 105.7
Sun Belt - 117.6
When you look at the average graphically it tells a story:
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10
15
20 B1G
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30 SEC
35 PAC
40 ACC
45 XII
50
55
60
65
70
75 AAC
80
85 MWC
90
95
100
105 MAC, USA
110
115 SUN
120
You could make the argument that it's the Big Ten, then 4 conferences roughly vying for 2nd place, then the American, Mtn West, and then the rest.
Agreed. These types of rankings......they are far from perfect. But interesting.
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