MVC Athletic Department Revenues
Missouri Valley Conference Men’s Basketball
Previously, I broke down how the Creighton University Athletic Department spends its resources. How does that compare to Creighton’s Missouri Valley Conference rivals in basketball?
All data comes from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education (Equity in Athletics).
Bradley University Men’s Basketball Revenue
| Year |
Revenue |
Expenses |
Net |
| 2003 |
$1,878,452 |
$1,685,526 |
$192,926 |
| 2004 |
$1,852,961 |
$1,752,329 |
$100,632 |
| 2005 |
$2,154,393 |
$1,958,422 |
$195,971 |
| 2006 |
$2,344,432 |
$2,508,732 |
-$164,300 |
| 2007 |
$2,653,399 |
$2,912,194 |
-$258,795 |
Creighton Men’s Basketball Revenue
| Year |
Revenue |
Expenses |
Net |
| 2003 |
$2,180,567 |
$2,057,589 |
$122,978 |
| 2004 |
$2,841,382 |
$2,880,675 |
-$39,293 |
| 2005 |
$3,219,775 |
$3,129,548 |
$90,227 |
| 2006 |
$3,505,114 |
$3,421,910 |
$83,204 |
| 2007 |
$4,335,702 |
$3,610,271 |
$725,431 |
Drake Men’s Basketball Revenue
| Year |
Revenue |
Expenses |
Net |
| 2003 |
$758,962 |
$1,340,129 |
-$581,167 |
| 2004 |
$626,438 |
$1,274,506 |
-$648,068 |
| 2005 |
$925,675 |
$1,593,612 |
-$667,937 |
| 2006 |
$1,239,978 |
$1,531,537 |
-$291,559 |
| 2007 |
$1,519,783 |
$1,887,421 |
-$367,638 |
Illinois State Men’s Basketball Revenue
| Year |
Revenue |
Expenses |
Net |
| 2003 |
$1,103,440 |
$946,723 |
$156,717 |
| 2004 |
$1,098,013 |
$998,822 |
$99,191 |
| 2005 |
$1,174,738 |
$1,172,444 |
$2,294 |
| 2006 |
$1,105,445 |
$1,805,181 |
-$699,736 |
| 2007 |
$1,378,319 |
$1,423,877 |
-$45,558 |
Indiana State Men’s Basketball Revenue
| Year |
Revenue |
Expenses |
Net |
| 2003 |
$1,001,765 |
$1,458,287 |
-$456,522 |
| 2004 |
$609,922 |
$1,120,742 |
-$510,820 |
| 2005 |
$626,970 |
$1,158,318 |
-$531,348 |
| 2006 |
$727,620 |
$1,200,460 |
-$472,840 |
| 2007 |
$994,109 |
$1,302,547 |
-$308,438 |
Missouri State Men’s Basketball Revenue
| Year |
Revenue |
Expenses |
Net |
| 2003 |
$1,878,468 |
$1,144,154 |
$734,314 |
| 2004 |
$2,482,414 |
$1,331,179 |
$1,151,235 |
| 2005 |
$2,185,347 |
$1,281,174 |
$904,173 |
| 2006 |
$2,006,912 |
$1,557,785 |
$449,127 |
| 2007 |
$2,022,133 |
$1,795,922 |
$226,211 |
Southern Illinois Men’s Basketball Revenue
| Year |
Revenue |
Expenses |
Net |
| 2003 |
$1,010,372 |
$1,125,146 |
-$114,774 |
| 2004 |
$1,184,294 |
$1,283,685 |
-$99,391 |
| 2005 |
$1,135,677 |
$1,193,823 |
-$58,146 |
| 2006 |
$1,341,762 |
$1,386,475 |
-$44,713 |
| 2007 |
$1,698,642 |
$2,123,775 |
-$425,133 |
Evansville Men’s Basketball Revenue
| Year |
Revenue |
Expenses |
Net |
| 2003 |
$1,347,779 |
$1,347,779 |
$0 |
| 2004 |
$1,141,117 |
$1,379,041 |
-$237,924 |
| 2005 |
$1,447,593 |
$1,447,593 |
$0 |
| 2006 |
$1,964,334 |
$1,964,334 |
$0 |
| 2007 |
$1,693,936 |
$1,693,936 |
$0 |
Northern Iowa Men’s Basketball Revenue
| Year |
Revenue |
Expenses |
Net |
| 2003 |
$625,886 |
$984,737 |
-$358,851 |
| 2004 |
$1,198,869 |
$1,187,403 |
$11,466 |
| 2005 |
$1,732,158 |
$1,458,662 |
$273,496 |
| 2006 |
$1,793,228 |
$1,440,860 |
$352,368 |
| 2007 |
$1,869,631 |
$1,543,869 |
$325,762 |
Wichita State Men’s Basketball Revenue
| Year |
Revenue |
Expenses |
Net |
| 2003 |
$2,632,416 |
$1,898,134 |
$734,282 |
| 2004 |
$3,065,331 |
$2,012,670 |
$1,052,661 |
| 2005 |
$3,667,332 |
$2,229,801 |
$1,437,531 |
| 2006 |
$3,996,996 |
$3,105,407 |
$891,589 |
| 2007 |
$4,027,599 |
$3,108,195 |
$919,404 |
(Source: Data is for the year beginning July 1 of the referenced year (e.g. 2007= 7/1/2007 – 6/30/2008))
Missouri Valley Conference Aggregate Revenues
| Year |
Earned Revenues |
Men’s |
Women’s |
B-ball |
Other Revenue |
Total |
| 2003 |
$43,547,312 |
$30,474,588 |
$13,072,724 |
$14,418,107 |
$59,296,002 |
$102,843,314 |
| 2004 |
$48,068,093 |
$34,059,823 |
$14,008,270 |
$16,100,741 |
$74,960,357 |
$123,028,450 |
| 2005 |
$57,857,726 |
$39,310,764 |
$18,546,962 |
$18,269,658 |
$73,292,562 |
$131,150,288 |
| 2006 |
$70,908,123 |
$47,122,564 |
$23,785,559 |
$20,025,821 |
$78,362,854 |
$149,270,977 |
| 2007 |
$87,392,173 |
$57,050,859 |
$30,341,314 |
$22,193,253 |
$73,675,498 |
$161,067,671 |
The table above provides the aggregate revenues and expenditures for the Missouri Valley Conference for five most recent, available years. It includes all “revenues” including tuition waivers, money from student fees and direct institutional support, etc.
For 2007, $161,067,671 put the MVC just below the WAC in terms of total expenditures.
2007 Athletic Revenue by Conference
| Conference |
2007 Revenue |
| SEC |
$853,790,632 |
| Big Ten |
$840,609,482 |
| Big 12 |
$797,769,024 |
| ACC |
$648,921,163 |
| Pac-10 |
$587,672,004 |
| Big East |
$364,427,638 |
| Conference USA |
$308,481,690 |
| Mountain West |
$276,800,202 |
| Mid-American Conference |
$259,970,993 |
| Western Ath. Conference |
$184,072,761 |
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