Burial place for Chief Osceola

 

Where FSU stand in Florida's metrics

 

Where FSU stand in Florida's metrics

Eleven of the state's 12 public universities continue to struggle with increasing the numbers of low-income students they admit, a trend that the Board of Governors says it wants to see reversed.

The performance-based funding metric, which recognizes a commitment to access for undergraduate students eligible for a Pell Grant, is one of the key metrics in the State University System (SUS).

New College of Florida was the only university to improve in the metric, according to data presented to the board last week at the University of Central Florida.

“While none of the declines are significant, it’s important to ensure that the commitment to access is preserved going forward and that the declines do not become a long-term trend,” Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs Christy England told board members. “This is a particular concern at FSU and UF.”

The board's 2025 system strategic plan goal calls for all universities to be above an access rate of 30%. While 10 of the universities are still above the goal, including Florida A&M University, with a leading rate of 59.3%, Florida State University and the University of Florida continue to be the only universities below the goal with 26.3% and 24.7% respectively.

Neither FSU or UF has met the goal in the past five years.

FSU President Richard McCullough told board members FSU is a "really hard place to get into now" and explained what is being done to achieve the access expectations.

"We're setting aside money to target Pell Grant students with extra resources and redoubling our efforts to recruit them aggressively," McCullough told the Board of Governors. "It may take us a year or so to catch up, but we're on it."

In the past, FSU has highlighted how underrepresented minorities, including first-generation college students, have played a part in its four-year graduation rate. After having the highest percentage in 2021, FSU's rate was surpassed by UF in the year-to-year-based metric, with UF currently at a leading four-year graduation rate of 74.7%.

Although FSU did not improve in the category, it continues to have one of the highest rates in the system with 72.7%.

FSU’s score in the metrics increased from 88 points in 2021 to 90 points in 2022, making it the first time that the university has scored in the 90 range. FSU also placed fourth among all state universities, which is two rankings up from its sixth position in 2021.

The universities that scored in the top three this year were the University of Florida with 93 points, the University of South Florida with 92 points and Florida International University with 91 points.

Universities receive millions

The Board of Governors approved a performance-based funding allocation amount of $560 million during the meeting, which will be distributed to the 12 state universities for the 2022-23 fiscal school year. The money approved by the board consists of $265 from state investments and $295 million from university investments.

Here are the metric scores, university investments and state allocations for all 12 universities:

• Florida A&M University: 72, $14 million, $12.5 million
• Florida Atlantic University: 80, $22.5 million, $20.2 million 
• Florida Gulf Coast University: 71, $12.7 million, $11.4 million 
• Florida International University: 91, $35.1 million, $32.8 million 
• Florida Polytechnic University: 66, $4.7 million, $2.1 million 
• Florida State University: 90, $46.4 million, $41.7 million
• New College of Florida: 66, $4 million, $1.8 million 
• University of Central Florida: 88, $36 million, $32.3 million 
• University of Florida: 93, $57 million, $52.5 million 
• University of North Florida: 78, $14.2 million, $12.8 million 
• University of South Florida: 92, $37.9 million, $35.4 million
• University of West Florida: 81, $10 million, $8.9 million

The money can be used for universities to invest in their student and faculty success initiatives, such as recruitment and hiring, retention, professional development, academic counseling and financial aid.

Iansiti takes helm of FSU Foundation Board of Trustees

 

https://floridapolitics.com/archives/541802-takeaways-from-tallahassee-making-moves-at-fsu/

Iansiti takes helm of FSU Foundation Board of Trustees

Christopher E. Iansiti has assumed the role of chair of the Florida State University Foundation Board of Trustees.

He succeeds Nancy McKay, who chaired the board the previous two years, including a fiscal-year 2022 that saw more than $93 million in gifts and pledges from alumni and supporters – the second-highest giving year in a decade.

Iansiti, a Naples resident and decorated FSU alumnus, previously served as the board’s chair-elect and chair of the Trusteeship and Engagement Committee. He began his new role on July 1.

“Last year was a historic one for the FSU Foundation,” said Michael Hartline, interim vice president for University Advancement and interim president of the FSU Foundation. “I, along with the entire team, look forward to working with Chris to build on that success and continue to enhance the academic vision and priorities of FSU.”

As chair of the board’s Trusteeship and Engagement Committee, Iansiti focused on creating a fair and equitable process for board nominations, including emphasizing the need for diversity among trustees. In prior years, he chaired the organization’s Development Committee.

He aims to continue the momentum from McKay’s tenure. FSU’s Great Give enjoyed its most successful year in 2022 — raising $1,693,923 from 4,537 donors in just 24 hours in March. McKay also emphasized trustee engagement, brought greater focus to the university’s endowment and oversaw the creation and implementation of the FSU Foundation’s current three-year strategic plan.

“Nancy left big shoes to fill, but the success we have been experiencing year over year is the cumulation of not only her hard work, but the work of every trustee and staff member,” Iansiti said. “I want to work closely with the new Foundation president, whom we anticipate welcoming soon, to help align advancement across the university and prepare for the next big fundraising push for Florida State.”

The Florida State University Foundation ended fiscal year 2022 with $93,770,018 in gifts and pledges, an unaudited total surpassed only by the fiscal year in which Jan Moran and The Jim Moran Foundation pledged $100 million to FSU. Of the more than $93 million, $42,266,218 in gifts were designated for endowed funds, where the initial gift is invested and Florida State benefits from these returns in perpetuity. A healthy endowment is critical to the long-term success of the university.

Dr. Stacey Patterson named as Vice President for Research

 

I’m excited to announce Dr. Stacey Patterson as Vice President for Research. Her experience in economic development, tech transfer and commercialization make her an outstanding choice to lead FSU’s efforts to expand our research enterprise. https://t.co/nJPniFopUP

— FSU President Richard McCullough (@PresMcCullough) July 19, 2022

Updated ACC figures (update)

Projected Revenue by Conference, 2022-29

Great project info from ACC Football RX

Here's the data table, sorted by conference payout, highest to lowest:

Reworked Navigate Research Projected Payout Per Team: P5
Year	SEC	B1G	ACC	Big12	PAC12
2022	$54.30	$57.20	$30.90	$40.60	$34.40
2023	$56.00	$58.90	$36.30	$41.80	$35.50
2024	$57.60	$76.20	$37.90	$43.10	$24.20
2025	$74.90	$80.20	$39.60	$44.30	$28.10
2026	$107.80	$100.30	$54.30	$52.60	$38.00
2027	$111.00	$103.40	$56.60	$54.20	$39.10
2028	$114.40	$106.50	$59.00	$55.80	$40.30
2029	$117.80	$109.70	$61.50	$57.50	$41.40

ACC saw revenue growth in 2020-21 fiscal year

After the meetings concluded on May 12, the ACC announced Friday that it generated a record $578 million for the 2020-21 fiscal year. That was an increase of more than $80 million from the previous year's revenue total of $497 million.

This increase, while encouraging, is not a permanent indicator of a significant revenue growth. It can be attributed to the fact that Notre Dame agreed to join the ACC as a full-time member for the 2020 football season, sharing its NBC revenue with the rest of the conference.

This led to each school in the conference getting an allotment of $36.1 million from the ACC.

The overall revenue number is expected to somewhat fall back for the 2021-22 report without Notre Dame's full membership. However, a 20% growth in television revenue up to $397.4 million from the ACC Network's expansion in 2020-21 should grow once more on next year's report and make up some of the gap.

With Notre Dame as full member in 2020-21, ACC revenue increased

Pandemic fallout battered college athletics financially in 2020-21, but courtesy of Notre Dame’s one season as an ACC football member, league revenue increased by 16.4%, the largest growth in four years.

Filed to the Internal Revenue Service last week and provided to The Times-Dispatch on Friday, the ACC’s 2020-21 tax return reported $578.3 million in revenue, a record for the conference and more than $80 million north of the previous fiscal year’s $496.7 million.

Reflecting the times, the ACC spent $2.5 million on medical testing for member schools and reported $2.3 million in legal expenses, the latter more than double the $1.1 million of 2019-20. In his final year as commissioner, John Swofford collected $3.6 million in salary and other income, a 10% cut from 2019-20.

ACC revenue has more than tripled since 2011, and this latest bump is the league’s biggest since a 23.9% increase in 2016-17. The average distribution to the conference’s 15 schools, $36.1 million, is also a record, with Virginia and Virginia Tech receiving $35.9 million and $35.8 million, respectively.

But as usual with ACC financials, the larger picture is complex and less encouraging.

The complexities are rooted largely to Notre Dame, which joined the ACC as a partial member in 2013-14 while retaining its football independence. Both parties have benefited financially and competitively, and in 2020-21 their unusual, and occasionally uneasy, alliance veered unexpectedly.

Notre Dame’s NBC money helped the ACC’s television revenue increase 19.4%, to $397.4 million, and for the first, and perhaps only time, the Irish received a full share of conference revenue. Their $34.9 million more than tripled their partial share of $10.8 million the previous year.

Despite Notre Dame’s return to football independence, the ACC’s media rights figure to grow again in 2021-22. ESPN last November contracted with the nation’s largest television provider, Xfinity/Comcast, to carry the ACC Network, and the subsequent windfall likely will offset the loss of the Irish’s NBC package.

The ACC has long aspired to add Notre Dame football, and the program’s heritage and television appeal would help the conference close a widening revenue gap with the SEC and Big Ten. But university officials steadfastly resist, and with the SEC and Big Ten poised to sign new television deals, the ACC will fall further behind.

As USA Today’s Steve Berkowitz reported, the SEC’s 2020-21 revenue was $833 million, with an average per-school distribution of $54.6 million. Big Ten shares ranged from $43.1 million to $49.1 million, Big 12 $34.7 million to $36.5 million.

Most cautious among the Power Five conferences during the pandemic, the Pacific 12 distributed an average of $19.8 million to its schools.

SEC: 54.6 million per school average

B1G: 45.3 million per school average

ACC: 36.2 million per school average

B12: 32-35 million (post season money the variable) per school range

PAC: 19.8 million per school average 

In contrast, the PAC generated only $344m in 2020-2021, a decline of over $150m compared to the previous year. The PAC was hammered due to canceled football games which reduced media payouts.

That worked out to a paltry $20m a school.

The B1G also took a hit. Its truncated football season cost it money, knocking payouts down to about $44m from $54m the year before.

The SEC and ACC were wise to play full football schedules in 2020.

Power 5 conference revenues varied greatly for 2020-21

The ACC and Pac-12 released their financial data for the 2020-21 season on Friday, and most notably, the conferences saw their revenues impacted in a different way during the coronavirus pandemic.

While the ACC 990 form shows total revenue was more than $578.3 million, the highest gross revenue in league history, the Pac-12 reported total revenues of $344 million -- down 36% over the previous year.

The ACC saw a 16.4% increase in revenues compared to 2019-20, the largest growth with the current membership, and distributed an average of $36.1 million per school. The Pac-12 reported an average distribution of $19.8 million per school, a decrease of 41% over the previous year. In a statement, the Pac-12 attributed those numbers primarily to decreased media rights and postseason bowl revenues, game cancellations, lower event revenue due to no fans, and higher costs associated with COVID-19 health and safety protocols and testing.

Pac-12, Big Ten, Big 12 revenue fell in fiscal year of pandemic, while ACC, SEC saw increases

The conferences other than the SEC provided their new returns this week in response to requests from USA TODAY Sports, which also obtained additional comments from those four conferences. The SEC made its return public in February, and it showed total revenue of just over $833 million – a $105 million increase over what it reported for fiscal 2020. Its member schools received an average of $54.6 million in fiscal 2021, plus a $23.3 million advance on future conference distributions.

ACC

Payouts to schools: Ranged from $35 million to $38.1 million. (In 2020, they ranged $30.9 million to $37 million, except for Notre Dame, which got $10.8 million.) The conference declined to comment on whether Notre Dame’s full participation in the 2020 football season resulted in an increase in TV rights fees. It said that the ACC Network was about 80% of full distribution in fiscal 2020, and reached full distribution in December 2021; this should result in increased revenue for fiscal 2022.  

Commissioner’s pay: Swofford credited with more than $3.6 million in total compensation for 2020 calendar year, down from just over $4 million in 2019.

Total revenue by conference for FY21, when ACC and SEC played the most football games and Pac-12 the least:
SEC: $833 M (+$105M vs. FY20)
B1G: $679.8 M (-$89M)
ACC: $578.3M (+82M)
Big 12: $356M (-$53M)
Pac-12: $343.5M (-$190M) https://t.co/h9ioUhg6P1

— Steve Berkowitz (@ByBerkowitz) May 20, 2022

Per-school payouts for FY21, when ACC SEC played the most football games and Pac-12 the least, per new federal tax docs:
SEC: $54.6M + $23.M advance on future payouts
B1G: Range from $43.1M - $49.1M
ACC: Range from $35M - $38.1M
Big 12: Range from $34.7M - $36.5M
Pac-12: $19.8M https://t.co/h9ioUhg6P1

— Steve Berkowitz (@ByBerkowitz) May 20, 2022

Power 5 commish pay for 2020 calendar year, per new federal tax docs:
B1G: Jim Delany (retired June 2020), Net total of $4.7M
Pac-12: Larry Scott, $3.7M
ACC: John Swofford, $3.6M
B1G: Kevin Warren, $3.5M
Big 12: Bob Bowlsby, $3.1M
SEC: Greg Sankey, $3Mhttps://t.co/5hEzHgg5XK

— Steve Berkowitz (@ByBerkowitz) May 20, 2022

ACC REVENUE 2018-21

Best ACC breakdown you will read anywhere thanks to ACC Football RX

NCAA/CONFERENCE DISTRIBUTIONS, MEDIA RIGHTS, AND POST-SEASON FOOTBALL

Revenue received from the NCAA (including championships) and athletics conferences, media rights, and post-season football bowl games.

YEAR	2018	2019	2020	2021
ACC MEDIAN	$31,127,041	$33,342,791	$32,470,541	$37,265,972
CLEMSON	$29,857,274	$34,156,191	$36,045,855	$37,442,984
FLORIDA STATE	$36,403,663	$40,932,237	$32,414,576	$37,896,134
GEORGIA TECH	$29,808,184	$28,977,793	$31,849,447	$37,088,960
NC STATE	$36,771,171	$38,897,479	$30,314,651	$36,227,784
LOUISVILLE	$29,912,865	$29,491,643	$32,526,505	$35,235,096
NORTH CAROLINA	$29,952,739	$29,638,648	$33,902,645	$39,371,619
VIRGINIA	$32,301,342	$32,529,391	$30,835,905	$34,002,020
VIRGINIA TECH	$36,279,292	$36,095,803	$37,758,848	$38,006,000

By the way, here's how that compared to the other P5 conferences:

SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE MEDIAN*	$80,516,722
BIG TEN CONFERENCE MEDIAN	$46,610,487
BIG 12 CONFERENCE MEDIAN	$39,052,528
ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE MEDIAN	$37,265,972
PACIFIC-12 CONFERENCE MEDIAN	$21,613,484

This makes it look less like a P2+3 and more like a P1+4; I'll try to dig a little deeper to find out how the SEC paid out so much in 2021, so look for that post soon.

* ADDENDUM: I'm reminded that the SEC took a $322M loan from future TV contract monies due to pandemic losses. I'm also told the true actual media revenue for the SEC in 2021 was ~ $54.3 million.

DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS

Funds contributed from individuals, corporations, associations, foundations, clubs or other organizations external to the athletics program above the face value for tickets.

YEAR	2018	2019	2020	2021
ACC MEDIAN	$24,954,256	$25,069,746	$25,281,911	$24,820,877
CLEMSON	$40,512,301	$44,219,996	$43,496,371	$61,975,876
FLORIDA STATE	$55,886,370	$40,308,148	$37,215,952	$43,791,006
GEORGIA TECH	$11,576,700	$12,817,122	$10,984,784	$7,743,371
NC STATE	$15,005,244	$15,363,138	$15,231,888	$25,047,366
LOUISVILLE	$35,612,331	$38,194,281	$36,361,594	$11,641,455
NORTH CAROLINA	$20,752,770	$23,076,537	$22,311,409	$38,637,341
VIRGINIA	$27,594,417	$27,062,954	$28,252,413	$24,594,388
VIRGINIA TECH	$22,314,095	$18,897,304	$21,956,292	$16,329,303

Amounts reflect current dollars.

The ACC actually led all P5 conferences in terms of donations, with Clemson just killing it and Florida State not far behind.

CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP, ADVERTISING, LICENSING

Revenue generated by the institution from royalties, licensing, advertisements and sponsorships.

YEAR	2018	2019	2020	2021
ACC MEDIAN	$9,023,491	$11,896,737	$11,625,831	$8,843,543
CLEMSON	$13,616,788	$16,912,569	$12,634,474	$10,456,865
FLORIDA STATE	$8,589,229	$13,886,733	$15,403,795	$17,751,098
GEORGIA TECH	$6,035,873	$8,091,719	$7,042,248	$7,220,287
NC STATE	$5,114,908	$4,995,928	$5,336,599	$5,380,945
LOUISVILLE	$10,935,605	$18,193,138	$16,124,670	$26,155,862
NORTH CAROLINA	$12,330,897	$14,243,996	$12,863,503	$9,745,041
VIRGINIA	$9,457,752	$9,906,740	$10,617,187	$7,942,045
VIRGINIA TECH	$2,230,119	$2,813,608	$2,887,302	$2,897,488

Amounts reflect current dollars.

Louisville has always made a killing in sponsorship money, no doubt thanks in large part to the Yum! Center. Florida State has more than doubled this source of revenue in the last four years as well.

COMPETITION GUARANTEES

Revenue received from participation in away or neutral-site games.

YEAR	2018	2019	2020	2021
ACC MEDIAN	$916,104	$394,505	$385,000	$40,365
CLEMSON	$70,000	$34,000	$13,000	$0
FLORIDA STATE	$5,631,600	$132,225	$500,000	$83,776
GEORGIA TECH	$2,908,000	$609,000	$470,000	$25,000
NC STATE	$501,521	$300,000	$300,000	$0
LOUISVILLE	$1,122,846	$2,931,200	$550,000	$55,730
NORTH CAROLINA	$709,361	$855,175	$2,120,067	$243,929
VIRGINIA	$265,000	$489,010	$5,000	$63,000
VIRGINIA TECH	$3,165,216	$255,000	$11,700	$0

Amounts reflect current dollars.

Nobody really wants pay for away games to be a large part of their revenue, and it's not. There were some nice neutral site game checks cashed in 2018 in particular, but those games weren't played much during the pandemic - though this source of revenue should return for 2022.

TICKET SALES

Revenue received from ticket sales for all NCAA-sponsored sports at an institution.

YEAR	2018	2019	2020	2021
ACC MEDIAN	$22,155,214	$21,587,786	$21,325,272	$2,302,223
CLEMSON	$27,649,598	$28,717,237	$29,867,046	$6,138,680
FLORIDA STATE	$24,414,864	$20,347,512	$17,341,676	$4,768,147
GEORGIA TECH	$14,265,664	$11,008,601	$10,388,108	$3,494,035
NC STATE	$19,895,564	$22,632,368	$23,450,179	$1,110,410
LOUISVILLE	$30,193,960	$30,960,193	$27,501,377	$5,869,359
NORTH CAROLINA	$26,335,953	$23,525,823	$24,819,323	$980,589
VIRGINIA	$13,885,527	$11,506,754	$15,547,037	$178,936
VIRGINIA TECH	$19,428,428	$20,543,204	$19,200,364	$49,060

Amounts reflect current dollars.

Ticket sales really dried up during the pandemic (it says 2021, but it must be 2020-21?), as this chart shows. My Hokies dropped from $19 million to just over $49 thousand dollars. Ouch!

INSTITUTIONAL/GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

Revenue received from governments, direct funds from the institution for athletics operations, and costs covered and services provided by the institution to athletics (and for athletics debt) but not charged to athletics.

YEAR	2018	2019	2020	2021
ACC MEDIAN	$2,077,171	$3,352,599	$3,584,029	$5,640,020
CLEMSON	$5,304,748	$5,602,440	$5,926,637	$6,060,518
FLORIDA STATE	$0	$7,175,684	$6,010,649	$5,219,521
GEORGIA TECH	$2,659,769	$2,715,356	$5,813,296	$6,156,057
NC STATE	$3,030	$4,038	$6,514	$2,548,234
LOUISVILLE	$5,352,834	$4,912,920	$4,542,393	$4,389,243
NORTH CAROLINA	$1,813,707	$1,653,201	$1,693,426	$1,523,226
VIRGINIA	$2,340,634	$3,989,842	$2,625,665	$19,426,918
VIRGINIA TECH	$6,621	$2,579	$2,428	$18,479,268

Amounts reflect current dollars.

Some of the athletic departments were hit so hard by the pandemic that the schools had to help out, as we can see here.

STUDENT FEES

Fees paid by student and allocated for the restricted use of the athletics department.

YEAR	201800.00%	201900.00%	202000.00%	2021
ACC MEDIAN	$7,107,181	$7,510,173	$7,409,258	$7,114,123
CLEMSON	$0	—	—	$0
FLORIDA STATE	$8,493,715	$8,431,335	$8,743,772	$8,681,687
GEORGIA TECH	$5,448,836	$5,541,826	$4,513,637	$5,368,400
NC STATE	$6,681,827	$6,847,951	$6,716,957	$6,600,523
LOUISVILLE	$1,975,000	$1,010,897	$900,272	$987,500
NORTH CAROLINA	$7,532,534	$7,510,173	$7,409,258	$7,627,723
VIRGINIA	$14,231,359	$14,439,959	$14,715,353	$13,242,806
VIRGINIA TECH	$9,704,077	$10,275,759	$10,924,067	$10,889,955

Amounts reflect current dollars.

Kudos to Clemson for not collecting student fees for football. For many other ACC programs it's just part of the modern reality.

OTHER REVENUE

Revenue from the following categories: Compensation and benefits provided by a third party; game program, novelty, parking and concession sales; sports camps and clinics; athletics restricted endowment and investments income; and, other operating revenue.

YEAR	2018	2019	2020	2021
ACC MEDIAN	$5,931,543	$9,091,850	$7,069,165	$4,816,232
CLEMSON	$3,522,266	$4,219,082	$1,965,631	$1,057,881
FLORIDA STATE	$28,758,409	$21,544,009	$11,850,931	$11,551,632
GEORGIA TECH	$18,944,042	$16,040,695	$15,373,927	$19,102,748
NC STATE	$4,003,267	$3,683,646	$5,206,409	$1,309,148
LOUISVILLE	$19,050,467	$14,261,552	$22,360,301	$16,775,972
NORTH CAROLINA	$5,143,443	$7,309,066	$5,290,378	$3,736,148
VIRGINIA	$6,505,539	$10,294,467	$7,685,373	$5,896,315
VIRGINIA TECH	$5,357,547	$7,889,232	$6,452,957	$3,645,548

Amounts reflect current dollars.

I'm not sure why Georgia Tech, Florida State, and Louisville have made so much more money in this category than the other schools. I guess they sell a lot of concessions?

https://csnbbs.com/thread-947450-page-4.html

Breakdown of 2011 to 2021 NCAA/CONFERENCE DISTRIBUTIONS, MEDIA RIGHTS, AND POST-SEASON FOOTBALL Revenue payouts
P5/6
ACC............13.9M (2011)...37.2M (2021)
BIGE...........9.5M (2011).....Zero (2021) (Does not host FB anymore)
BIG10.........26.0M (2011)...46.6M (2021)
BIG12.........16.7M (2011)...39M (2021)
SEC............27.2M (2011)...80M (2021) (took 322M loan from future TV contract)
PAC............11.6M (2011)...21.6M (2021)

G5/6
AAC.............zero (2011).....8.6M (2021)
MWC...........4.1M (2011).....5.2M (2021)
CUSA..........3.2M (2011).....2.8M (2021)
WAC...........2.4M (2011).....Zero (Does not host FBS FB anymore)
MAC...........1.2M (2011)......2.8.6M (2021)
Sun............915K (2011).....2.4M (2021)

South's Best College Towns 2022 (Tally 13 of 20) (Update)

 Best College Towns (2022)

Best college towns according to https://t.co/ElSa3TpYva

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— JWP Sports  (@JWPSports) July 11, 2022

It's official: Tallahassee is one of @Southern_Living's "South's Best College Towns of 2022!" 🎉

See why our Panhandle gem attracts residents of all ages: https://t.co/QHAYi2z6r5 #iHeartTally pic.twitter.com/lmjCLBQEUA

— Visit Tallahassee (@Visit_Tally) March 11, 2022

2022 Kings and Barons

 Nice update from ACC Football RX.  Old articles at bottom

2022 Kings and Barons

From the Athletic, here are Stewart Mandel’s Kings & Barons (June 14, 2022), here are the updated lists. Stewart also wrote some great explanations as to why he moved teams up or down - but in recognition of his copyright, you'll have to click the link to read that (and subscribe if you haven't already done so - the Athletic is a great source of information with some of the very best writers in the business, but I must admit I don't keep up a subscription all the time, just occasionally - Hokie Mark). I've bolded the ACC teams, and added up and down indicators for teams which have moved since the last list (2017).

Emperors: Untouchably dominant

Alabama (^)

Kings: Powerful entities

Clemson

Georgia (^)

LSU

Michigan 

Notre Dame

Ohio State

Oklahoma 

Texas 

USC

Who’s a new king: Georgia

Who lost their kingdoms: Florida, Florida State, Miami, Penn State

Barons: Second-tier rulers

Auburn

Florida (v)

Florida State (v)

Iowa

Miami (v)

Michigan State

Nebraska

Oregon

Penn State

Tennessee

Texas A&M

Wisconsin

Who’s a new baron: Iowa

Who lost their fiefdoms: Stanford, UCLA, Virginia Tech

Knights: Fighting for honor and glory

Arizona State

Arkansas

Baylor

BYU

Cal

Georgia Tech

Kansas State

Kentucky (^)

Louisville

Minnesota (^)

Mississippi State (^)

Missouri

North Carolina

NC State

Northwestern

Oklahoma State

Ole Miss

Pittsburgh

South Carolina

Stanford (v)

TCU

Texas Tech

UCLA (v)

Utah

Virginia Tech (v)

West Virginia

Washington

Who’s a new knight: Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi State

Who lost their knighthood: Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, Syracuse, Virginia

Peasants: The working class

Arizona

Boston College

Colorado (v)

Duke

Illinois (v)

Indiana

Iowa State

Kansas

Maryland (v)

Oregon State

Purdue

Rutgers

Syracuse (v)

Wake Forest

Washington State

Vanderbilt

Virginia (v)

...we’re already guaranteed to have changes to the hierarchy in version 5.0. See you in 2027. - Stewart Mandell

BOTTOM LINE:

This is the problem with ACC football - and, ultimately, why it isn't paid as much as the SEC or Big Ten - the paucity of football royalty.

SEC: 1 emporer, 2 kings (soon to be 4), 4 barons, 6 knights, 1 peasant

B1G: 2 kings (soon to be 3), 5 barons, 2 knights (soon to be 3), 5 peasants

ACC: 1 king (associated with a 2nd), 2 barons, 6 knights, 5 peasants

Pac-12: 1 baron, 5 knights*, 4 peasants

Big XII: 6 knights (soon to be 7**), 2 peasants

The SEC is soon to have 9 out of 16 at or above baron level (56%). The Big Ten will soon have 8 themselves (50%). However, the ACC only has 3 kings & barons after the demotion of Virginia Tech (only 21%). Of course, I'm not counting Notre Dame among ACC royalty.

However, the Pac-12 and Big XII are in worse condition: the Pac-12 has only 1 football royalty (Oregon), while the Big XII has none. A collection of knights and peasants won't get you king and baron money!

Rx:

The only realistic way for the ACC to improve its situation is to promote from within. That would've been much easier over the last 2 decades when conference payouts were pretty close - now, they'll have to try to do it despite a serious financial handicap. I do think that FSU and Miami are capable of returning to king status, and that Virginia Tech can return to baron. I also think Louisville, Pitt, and possibly UNC and/or NC State could also move up - but they have to start winning those P5 non-conference games with some regularity.

https://allthingsfsu.blogspot.com/2017/11/reminder-fsu-is-king.html

https://allthingsfsu.blogspot.com/2017/05/2017-update-kings-barons-knights-and.html

https://allthingsfsu.blogspot.com/2017/05/cfb-bluebloods.html

https://allthingsfsu.blogspot.com/2015/05/program-pecking-order-kings-barons.html